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Jimmy C and the Blues Dragons

Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Jimmy C and his combo are very entertaining, its well worth catching their act.

Check out the website  www.bluesdragons.com

They play music from Robert Johnson to Albert King through to Jimi Hendrix! – Always with a Smile.

“JimmyC has created a tight 4 piece to present his own brand of entertainment..The band clearly enjoy what they do and seem able to communicate this to audiences where ever they play”
BLUES IN BRITAIN MAGAZINE
“It’s the mans joi de vivre that hits the spot..innovative arrangements…rock solid rhythm section…a fine blues shakedown topped with some searing rock and roll”
SOUND MAGAZINE

NOVEMBER
13/FRI/SALMONnBALL/502 BETHNAL GREEN RD(E20EA)
 14/SAT/WEAVERS ARMS/98 NEWINGTON GREEN RD N1
 15/SUN/RAILWAY TAVERN/23 CROUCH END HILL N8
 18/WED/ANB/20 KINGLY ST(W1B5PZ)
 20/FRI/HOPEnANCHOR/128 TOTTENHAM LANE(N87EL)
 21/SAT/ROUND MIDNIGHT/ISLINGTON
 27/FRI/SALMONnBALL/502 BETHNEL GREEN RD(E20EA)
 28/PETE'S PUB/43 INDIA DOCK RD (E148EZ)

Big Gig Pie feat. Emily and Jessie Pie@Mores Bar Crouch End

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Jessie Pie’s four-piece band will be performing as Pie The Band, or Pie R Squared! – careering through a pie-ish platter of hot blues/jazz/rockesque weird and wonderful original songs and covers, providing multiple orgasms to all who fall within their radius! Moors is a terribly moreish music venue that stages lots of blues and live music and stays open until late. The band will hopefully start around 9pm and continue until midnight, or until angry neighbours descend waving compasses and protractors. So come, help us “calculate our aria”!

Friday, 27 November 2009
Time:
20:30 – 23:30
Location:
Moors Bar
Street:
57 Park Road, Crouch End, N8 8SY

It’s Free!

THE YURTS AT THE WESTBOURNE STUDIOS

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

THE YURTS AT THE WESTBOURNE STUDIOS

The heads behind E.T.A., Winterwell and Disco Caviar will host an unforgettable and  ‘intents’ night at The Westbourne Studioson Friday 27th November.  The evening promises to be one of amazing music and visual displays.

There will be live performances from acclaimed duo, The Nextmen.  This pair took the legendary E.T.A. Carnival Party by storm and are well loved for their unique blend of dancehall, drum ‘n’ bass, instrumental and actual hip hop.  Other acts will include The Jinks, Cleen Boys, and E.T.A residents Adrian and Jimmy V.

Westbourne Studios will be transformed into a bohemian paradise by several huge yurts powered by Funktion 1, who will be supplying one of their best sound rigs alongside state of the art lighting and visuals.  Sealed off in the yurts from the stresses of the outside world, revellers can dance the night away until dawn.

Head down to The Westbourne Studios on Friday 27th November for a night so good it yurts!

THE YURTS AT THE WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
Under the Westway
The Westbourne Studios
242 Acklam Road,
London, W10 5JJ
Timings: 9pm-4am

Live music bill returns to haunt government

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

On 19th November Tim Clement-Jones’ live music bill returned to the Parliamentary agenda:

http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2009-10/livemusic.html

If enacted, it would go a long way to meeting the recommendations of the all-party Culture, Media and Sport Committee. The bill proposes to exempt live music from entertainment licensing in bars and other premises up to 200-capacity, provided they are already licensed for the sale of alcohol, and similarly exempt schools and hospitals for audiences up to 200:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldbills/066/2009066.pdf

Originally published in July, it lapsed at the end of the Parliamentary year (like all private members bills awaiting 2nd or 3rd readings). But due to the determination of Lord Clement-Jones and Baroness Bonham-Carter (his proxy for the 1st reading of 19th November), the bill now stands a good chance of a full debate in the Lords early next year. This will dismay government spin doctors. They thought they had pulled a smart trick on 21st October by leaking the government’s apparent u-turn on an exemption for small gigs to the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/oct/21/police-law

Wider media coverage was suppressed. And, by creating the misleading impression that the long-running licensing controversy would probably be resolved before the general election, they hoped to secure a smooth ride for the government on this issue in the run-up to the general election. But the return of Lord Clement-Jones’ bill ensures that the controversy, and the government’s empty promises, will be exposed again in Parliament and in the press. Meanwhile the Chief Executive of UK Music, Feargal Sharkey, has again fiercely criticised the government’s misrepresentation of the latest licensing statistics. Writing for the Conservative blog ‘CulturePolitick’ he described as ‘ridiculous’ the DCMS claim that there has been an 11% rise in venues between 2007 and 2009: ‘DCMS… claim that the Licensing Act has actually delivered an 11% increase in live music from 2007-2009! I’ll try and put this rather kindly, it is shall I suggest, somewhat misleading if not bordering on the ridiculous. This estimate includes whole new ranges of venues like schools and hospitals, plus others not even licensed for live music so quite frankly shouldn’t count.’

http://www.culturepolitick.com/cms/2009/11/20/the-licensing-act-statistics-and-music/

Hamish Birchall

The Delta Ladies playing at The Cats Back Putney 3rd Dec

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

The Delta Ladies playing at:

The Cat’s Back Pub and Restaurant

86-88 Point Pleasant SW18 1NN

02088770818

 Wandsworth / Putney

 East Putney

 
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Elephant Shelf are at the Kings Head Islington on Sun 15th November at about 09:00

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Elephant Shelf are at the Kings Head Islington on Sun 15th November at about 09:00

Upper Street, Islington, London N1 1QN

 
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About Elephant Shelf

In Trouble Again   [Shelf Life Records 003] ;  Now on Radio Playlists Europewide

Is this blues? Is it Jazz?, Is it rock? No, it is the music of
Elephant Shelf; a whole modern music for all audiences and all generations;
Indulge in numerous great pleasures; listen to Elephant Shelf; excellent!”
Serge Warin – RADIO CANAL BLUE France

“These guys have got I, the sound and feel of early Stones & the Facest!”
Larry Miller – Top UK Blues Rock guitarist

“Hey guys, you know what? This morning I was working in my garden,
My windows opened and listening to Elephant Shelf, it was a good moment – it sounded great!”
Cesar Sezer – RADIO COTEAUX France

‘A truly exciting live act’
Gavin Martin of the Independent

“Great original songs, really good production, captures the band’s exciting live sound and feel excellently, and really top-notch bass playing”
Jim Rodford – Zombies / Blues Bishops, ex Kinks,  Lonnie Donegan

OFFICIAL PR – SLIM’S BLUES www.slimsblues.com
Also with BOOGALOO PROMOTIONS – www.boogaloopromotions.com

“…This great CD, strong powerful tracks, from the very strong & powerful’ Snakebite’ to the great song ‘Willow Tree, even a touch of Jazz, listening was a real pleasure’
Joost Van Steen – Jazz & Blues Tour Radio Show – Radio Alpenstad Holland

“Thanks very much for the CD, really great!”
Kjell Andreasson – Radio Holtesbro Denmark

“A really good effort and great artwork”
Pete Feenstra – Major London based Blues Promoter

“Just listened to it, lots of really good songs, and I’m making ‘When You Left Me”
My track of the week, that one really does it for me.”
Warren Knight – Jazz & Blues show Radio Verulam St. Albans UK

MORE QUOTES

“I really dig this, powerful, classic blues & up tempo rockers, really tight sound”
Przezemek Draheim Radio Bravo / Radio Torun, BluesPL magazine  – Poland

“It’s great!”
Kronoslav Markutovitch  – Radio Boom Boom VFM radio Vinkovci Croatia.

“Really good, 4 tracks are now on my play-list”
Bjorn Wiksaas -Radio Ung Norway

“I love ‘Squeeze Me Tease Me’, the guitar sound”
Gary Blue- Radio Star Blue 107FM Cambridge

“Elephant Shelf – A really fresh sound and a very exciting vibe…
Charles Foskett – Producer whose artist have included Elkie Brooks, Edwin Starr, Elvis Costello, Mick Taylor

“Great sound, its going on my playlist!”
Luc Brunot –Radio Blues Intense FRANCE

‘I really enjoyed playing with you guys’
Rafael Ravenscroft –  Saxophonist on Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street
and Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On Album’

“Vicky, some of the best slide playing I’ve heard, uncluttered, simple and you make every note count”
Louis Cenammo – Bassist ex Renaissance / Coliseum / the Herd

ADDITIONAL RADIO PLAY

La Hora del Blues – Barcelona

Dixie Rock – RCF Correze France

JAZZ & BLUES TOUR – Alphenstad FM – Holland

City of Light’s Radio Show – France

City of Lights Radio Show – Condat St. Vienne – France

L’Emmission the Wind of the Blues  – Blues sur Radio Quartz – Belgium

All Blues 421 – France

Radio Blues Intense – France

MOJO BLUES – O2 Radio Tresse – France

Boogie Blues Radio – Roche la Moliere – France

The Blues Show GTFM – Wales – UK

Radio Mont Blanc – France

Biker Street Radio – France

Radio 666 Binmaison France

BLUES POWER RADIO – Radio Weser  Bremerhaven Germany

Radio Srawa – Poland

Radio Brawo – Poland

Highway 61 Radio – San Michelle Italy

Rock & Blues Today – Umbertide Italy

And many more

The Brickhouse hosts new monthly night Whoreditch

Monday, November 2nd, 2009


A celebration of the spirit of Rock n Roll

The Brickhouse supper club, bar and party venue launches one of the most exclusive underground parties in the capital, Whoreditch.

This monthly event will also serve as the ‘coming out party’ for The Good The Bad,

who celebrate their worldwide debut EP release ‘From 001-004’ on London’s freshest indie label Stray Cat Records.

Whoreditch taps in to the very essence of what makes Shoreditch such a cultural phenomenon: art, creation, fashion, music, flamboyance and sex – conjuring up the heady days of New York’s Studio 54.

Spread over three floors, The Brickhouse is the ultimate destination for a full entertainment and multi-sensory experience. From the ground floor cocktail bar and stage where guests can enjoy an extensive range of delicious cocktails, wine and champagne, to the beautiful white beds on the top floor where party-goers can relax, recline and chill-out while watching the band below.

Whoreditch will change the entertainment offering each month, focusing on showcasing one hot live music act along with a selection of DJs, dancers, snake charmers and other forms of entertainment which most reflect the style of our featured live music act.

The Good The Bad band hail from Copenhagen and have quickly risen to cult heroes among the rock n roll classes of Western Europe. The Killers invited them to exclusively play at their aftershow in London, one of their members was guitarist with The Raveonettes and from Roskilde to Hop Farm to a Harley Davidson European Rally they’ve taken the festival circuit by storm.

Clothing store MERC, audio maestros Capital Sound, new music magazine Clash Magazine and cult label 2SB are partnering with Whoreditch and The Brickhouse for this event.

EVENT DETAILS

When: Friday 13th November 2009

Time: 8pm – 4am

Entry Cost: £3

Venue: The Brickhouse