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THE MUSICIAN NEWSLETTER: 12TH - 26TH JUNE Those of you observant enough may have noticed the not-so deliberate mistake - Wednesday 25th June should h
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Those of you observant enough may have noticed the not-so deliberate mistake - Wednesday 25th June should have contained the blurb for Goldwater and The Bobcats! We apologise for any confusion caused!
Hi all, a quick look at what's coming up over the next fortnight at the Musician for you!
Beginning with tonight, unfortunately The Sea have had to cancel at short notice due to illness. However, headlining will be Goldray (feat. Kenwyn House from Reef) plus support from local outfit The Greys. Tickets are just £5 on the door.
For our fantastic San Francisco Nights show on July 26th (featuring members of Big Brother & The Holding Company, Country Joe & The Fish and the Steve Miller Band amongst others), we will be opening the doors slightly earlier than usual at 7:45pm. Support comes from Diesel Park West frontman John Butler who will go on stage at 8:10pm. A show not to be missed!
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Thank you for all your continued support and we look forward to seeing you soon! |
Thursday 12th June
GOLDRAY
FEAT. KENWYN HOUSE OF REEF
£5 | plus The Greys
www.goldrayband.com
www.facebook.com/thegreys1
Goldray are Leah Rasmussen, Kenwyn House and Geoff Laurens and Chris Hardwick. House had previously seen huge success as the man behind Reef’s riff-driven alt.rock that exploded across the nineties and noughties. Rasmussen was enjoying a career fronting hits for the likes of Hydrogen, Bedrock and Renaissance, but the pair’s dynamic took them towards psychedelic rock: House’s hooks complemented by Rasmussen’s powerful but smooth Kate Bush-esque vocals.
"Pitch together the moodiness of the Doors, the grooviness of Cream and the trippiness of early Floyd and you get this splendid prog 'n' psych magical carpet ride" - Classic Rock Magazine
Please note that The Sea have had to pull out of tonight's show due to illness. If you require a refund, please contact WeGotTickets Customer Service |
Friday 13th June
MOJOHAND
FEAT. SPECIAL GUEST MICK RIDGWAY
£6
www.mojohandmusic.net
Mojohand consists of 4 musicians including founder members Charlie Lewin, Adi Wood and Al Sansome – who have built a solid reputation over the last 7 years as members of Chicago Blues Band Mick Ridgway's Mojo Hand.
Now renamed Mojohand and joined by Dean Parker on Tenor Sax, the band are Rockin' & Rollin' all over the midlands with an eclectic mix of danceable songs and instrumental classics for you to enjoy! |
Saturday 14th June
Xander Promotions presents...
THE SPINAL TAPS
£6 | plus March To The Grave
www.thespinaltaps.com
www.marchtothegrave.co.uk
The Spinal Taps are the UK’s only tribute to the 1980s cult film "This is Spinal Tap", with a show including not only the classic songs from the film but also all of its greatest comedy moments. From Big Bottom to Stonehenge, the band play all the hits in a non-stop barrage of 100% heavy duty rock - but also be prepared for arguments, walkouts, flying cricket bats and everything else you'd expect from an evening spent in the company of Spinal Tap. More than just a show, the band bring you both non-stop rock and non-stop laughs – in short, the sights, the sounds... the smells... of Tap at their best. And more - much, much more.
The gig is scheduled to finish before 11pm, so you need not miss out on England's World Cup opener vs Italy! |
Sunday 15th June
ANDREA KENNY (THE BRANDY THIEVES) + SIOBHAN MAZZEI + WEIKIE + MERI EVERITT + BECKY EDWARDS
£5
A night showcasing a selection of Leicester's finest local singer-songwriters, featuring Andrea Kenny of the Brandy Thieves.
"Siobhan Mazzei armed with only her guitar and her voice, but oh what a voice, reminding me a lot of Sinead O'Connor, with piercing vocals, while playing her original material. Siobhan's voice, dramatic and mysterious, adding theatrical impact which was fantastic to experience." - Arts In Leicester |
Tuesday 17th June
Magic Teapot presents...
ELECTRIC MOON
£8adv £10door | plus Prophets Of Saturn
www.electricmoon.de
Electric Moon were founded in late 2009 by painting artist/bass player Komet Lulu and Sula Bassana. Now with Marcus Schnitzler on drums, who is member of The Spacelords.
Take a huge dose of psychedelia, blend it with some acid colours and get as high as you can - this is the state of mind Electric Moon create with their sound.
Their live appearances are a unique thing. They want to celebrate their love of music together with the audience and the highest point of communication is reached when there is a happening symbiosis between audience and band.
Electric Moon belong to the upper shelf of the European psych and Krautrock scene. |
Wednesday 18th June
THE INCIDENTS + TAPESTRY + TRILOGY + ROSA LEIGH
£5
music.the-incidents.com
www.facebook.com/tapestrymusic
www.facebook.com/rosaleighmusic
When two brothers and two strangers met in the rough, tough, seedy back alleys of Kettering town, Northants, little did they know that on that dark hazy night their lives would be changed forever. For when a funkyass meteorite crashed into the ground between them and they were exposed to a mysterious cosmic radiation not seen on Earth since at least the 50s (gooooood times), the boys were imbued with mighty superpowers, and recognising the tremendous burden they now carried, the four boys became... The Incidents!
Tapestry are a trio from Leicester consisting of Elliot Buchanan, Taylor Burton and Alex Ulyett. They play hip hop influenced electronic music that they write and produce themselves. Their musical influences include artists such as James Blake and BadBadNotGood to Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. The result is a balanced between soul inspired melodies and electronic productions. |
Thursday 19th June
CHRIS CONWAY: 25 YEARS
£4
www.chrisconway.org
Chris Conway celebrates a quarter century as a professional musician.
25 years, 3500+ gigs, 106 albums released, played with members of Jethro Tull and Fairport Convention and toured with Peter Tork (Monkees). He's opened for Richie Havens, Bob Geldof and Jefferson Starship, and Brazilian jazz diva Ithamara Koorax and UK folk singer Vikki Clayton have both recorded his songs.
Tonight is the culmination of a series of events to mark the occasion and will mostly focus on his songs of love and peace and outer space, some chat and joined by a few chums no doubt. |
Friday 20th June
Cheeseweasel Promotions presents...
FURIES
£5 | plus Super73 and Casino Empire
www.facebook.com/furiesuk
www.facebook.com/wearesuper73
www.facebook.com/casinoempireuk
Furies are a band of 4 angry men from Leicester. Now approaching their 4th year, they are a band that plays angry, emotive, and original music mixing their love of indie, rock, metal, grunge and punk. Their debut CD 'Death Valley' has been described as a ''tightly executed set of highly passionate songs that has got it all: exhilarating guitar riffs, a mountain of feverish drumming and commanding vocals."
''...menacing and organic ...pulverising and propulsive ...enough compelling gear changes to keep listeners guessing'' - The Monograph
"It's all about the high octane rock sounds that the Furies master so well'' - Arts In Leicestershire |
Saturday 21st June
SINNERBOY
TRIBUTE TO RORY GALLAGHER
£7adv £8door
www.sinnerboy.co.uk
Playing live is what Sinnerboy do best. Anyone who has seen them will tell you, it's all about energy and passion, strong songs played with verve. But how else could you approach playing Rory's music?
Their repertoire numbers over forty songs (and rising), with material from every stage of Rory's career including his early days with Taste. Bullfrog Blues, Walk On Hot Coals, Tattooed Lady, Shadow Play, Moonchild and many more are the essential ingredients of every Sinnerboy set.
For Sinnerboy, keeping the music of Rory Gallagher alive for people who love to hear it, is all that matters, but don't look for three guys on stage poncing about in wigs trying to look like three other guys, what you get with this band is all out passionate Rory Gallagher music! |
Sunday 22nd June
THE KOKOMO KINGS
£8adv £10door
www.kokomokings.com
Take a big bucket of unpolished Mississippi juke joint boogie and blend it with another bucket of laid back down home blues. Add a teacup of swamp pop, a tablespoon of hillbilly and a pound of profane, ecstatic gospel and you'll have the Kokomo Kings. This is rock 'n' roll before rock 'n' roll was born. Nothing but primitive, groovy Saturday-night music made for dancing.
The band is a collaboration of some of Sweden and Denmark's absolute top players. After years of backing a long list of international blues artists like James Harman, Mud Morganfield, Big Jack Johnson, Lazy Lester and many more, and playing with a number of Scandinavian bands like The Instigators, The Domestic Bumblebees, Paul & The Blue Delivery and Peter Nande Band, they decided to start a new band and do their own thing. |
Tuesday 24th June
HANNAH ALDRIDGE
£7adv £8door
hannah-aldridge.com
Hannah Aldridge is the daughter of Alabama Music Hall of Famer Walt Aldridge, who is one of the most prolific songwriters of the modern musical era. Twice named by Billboard magazine as one of the Top Country Songwriters of the year, ASCAP Songwriter of the Year, and countless Number One and Top Ten hits recorded by the likes of Lou Reed, Reba McEntire, Travis Tritt, Earl Thomas Conley, Ricky Van Shelton, Ronnie Milsap, and Conway Twitty.
With sounds ranging from blues in the Mississippi Delta to the dusty, dixieland jazz sounds from New Orleans, the musical stylings of Muscle Shoals on up to the primitive roots of American Country music, Hannah Aldridge leaves no inspiration or influence untapped.
"Hannah Aldridge's songs are all deep, intelligent, inciteful and very, very powerful" - No Depression
"Her country-based songwriting has a rough edge to it, feisty and filled with attitude" - Mayer Danzig - Twangville |
Wednesday 25th June
Muddy Roots I
GOLDWATER + THE BOBCATS
£5
www.facebook.com/goldwaterleicester
www.facebook.com/thebobcatsbluesband
Made up of a selection of some of Leicester's more established Musicians including Grant Decker (The Dirty Backbeats/DJ Decker), Carl Dawson (The Moonlights/The Buccaneers), J Junior Kenna (Ego Armalade/Superevolver) and John Kenna (The Platforms), Goldwater are a new band set to hit the stages of Leicester and beyond in 2014.
Having been working together for a year 'Goldwater' have been busy writing and recording songs. They bring together a fresh approach to some old styles of music, taking influences from blues, 60s psychedelia, gypsy music and rock. Be prepared for a big live sound with a theatrical approach to songwriting, reflected in a great live performance. Prepare yourself, Goldwater are here! Get down for an unforgettable night of proper live music! |
Thursday 26th June | Doors 7:45pm
SAN FRANCISCO NIGHTS: U.S. LEGENDS OF THE PSYCHEDELIC 60'S
feat. Sam Andrew (Big Brother & The Holding Company), David Bennett Cohen & Bruce Barthol (Country Joe & The Fish), Greg Douglass (Steve Miller Band/Hot Tuna), Roy Blumenfeld (The Blues Project/Sea Train) and Bex Marshall as the voice of Janis Joplin
£10adv £12door | plus John Butler (Diesel Park West)
www.bbhc.com
The “San Francisco Nights" 2014 UK tour coincides with the 47th Anniversary of the 1967 Monterey International Pop Music Festival in California - the first ever widely promoted and heavily attended rock festival. This show features members of no less than four bands who appeared there who will be performing an exciting back catalogue of their classic songs.... and more! |
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