GIG GUIDE (20TH TO 26TH JULY)
July 20, 2009,
Written by Melanie McGovern
Weclome to the first ever 405 Gig Guide! Every week we'll be selecting the top ten gigs that you should be checking out. So sit back, have a read and get your credit card out!
Monday
Marianne Faithfull @ The Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London
This one off special show promotes her March released album Easy Come, Easy Go. So…err if you haven’t got yourselves a ticket you better just grab the CD and a bottle of red instead. I’m pretty sure the fabulous album guest appearances from the likes of Rufus Wainwright, Cat Power and Keith Richards will maybe….just maybe make up for the beauty of the solo performance you could be missing from this icon.
Cancel all tonight’s plans, there are still a few tickets http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/music/productions/marianne-faithfull-46228
Tuesday
The Leisure Society @ Academy 3, Manchester
Performing since 2006 these guys have been called England’s very own Grizzly Bear or Fleet Foxes. Tonight they perform tracks from this year’s eagerly awaited debut The Sleeper.
For more tour dates click here www.theleisuresociety.co.uk
For tickets head to www.seetickets.com
Wednesday
The Death Set @ Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, London
Electro-punk-hipster-noisesters….call them what you will these kids hit this suitably trendy Old Street venue just in time to brighten our mood while our weather is still shit. Definitely a band to check out while they are still mixing up the festival circuit with tiny, grimy east London clubs and the like!
For more tour dates and festival appearances check here: http://www.myspace.com/thedeathsete
For tickets head to www.seetickets.com
Thursday
Billy Bragg @ Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
If you’re not quite sure what you’re after this evening Billy Bragg is sure to provide a welcome mixed bag of traditional folk, punk-rock and anti-folk protest for the indecisive of us.
For more tour dates see http://www.billybragg.co.uk/shows/
For tickets head to www.seetickets.com
Friday
Richard Thompson @ Waterside Centre, Leicester
Folk veteran, who originally made his name with Fairport Convention, and was voted by Rolling Stone as one of the Top 20 guitarists, is playing venues and folk festivals up and down the country over this month and next.
For more dates check www.richardthompson-music.com
For tickets www.seetickets.com
Saturday
The Books @ St. Giles Chapel, London
Join this New York based duo in the intimate church behind London’s Tottenham Court Road, for a night of what band member Nick Zammuto labels “collage music”. Intricate looping of vocals, thrift store cassette tapes, children’s toys, a cello, a banjo and a lot more in-between….Eclectic randomness or eccentric genius? Pop along and decide for yourselves.
For more info on Paul de Jong and Nick Zammuto check out www.thebooksmusic.com
Buy tickets at www.seetickets.com or www.wegottickets.com
Sunday
“Folk by the Oak” @ Hatfield House, Hertfordshire
Enjoy a day with contemporary English folkies Jim Moray, Lau and Kate Rusby to name but a few. All for a charmingly reasonable price and set amongst the ancient woodlands in the Hatfield House grounds.
For further events at Hatfield House see 7 http://www.hatfield-house.co.uk/Ticketing/Events.asp?S=7&V=1&P=
Additions
Tough Love Records 4th Birthday Party
Saturday 25th July @ the Old Blue Last, London
Here's what Tough Love had to say...
Come help us celebrate with our all day event at the Old Blue Last,
London. It will be a bittersweet affair, as it'll also be the final
ever Favours for Sailors gig. Excitingly, there will be special
Favours for Sailors record (a tape compiling all their demos).
It's not just about Favours for Sailors though, as we've lined up a
whole host of bands to help celebrate the momentous day.
Favours for Sailors
William
Munch Munch
Gold Panda
The Bridge Gang
Young British Artists
Young Athletes League
No Pain in Pop, Rockfeedback and Tough Love DJ's.
Downstairs will be a special Zineswap workshop.
Doors open at 1600 till late.
Advanced tickets are available for £5 from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/52831
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1 response so far...
Oliver
I'm definitely going to see Favours for Sailors!
Will - 11/03/10
"is Grohls drumming really something that's gonna be the first point to come to mind?" Well, maybe not the first, but certainly one of the key points. I'm not sure about Nevermind, but I don't think I've ever had a chat about SFTD with someone who hasn't marveled over the drumming. He was never overshadowed Dave Grohl's fame peaked with Foo Fighters, not his talents. [view article]
Aaron - 11/03/10
So you're saying that one album captures Daves Grohl's talent better then the various albums he's put out with The Foo Fighters and Nirvana during their prestige? This might be the case if Grohl was the life and soul of that particular QOTSA album, but he wasn't. Granted its a good album, what would you say separates SFTD from say one of Nirvana's greatest albums Nevermind? Both have good points about them but is Grohls drumming really something that's gonna be the first point to come to mind? With The Foo's, Grohl's progression from drummer to lead ultimately forced his presence as a musician in the rock world to sky rocket. Now the attention and focus surrounded him and his band, rather then Kurt like it had been in Nirvana. How many drummers are better known then leads? None. So it makes sense to say that being in The Foo's is what allowed Grohl to come into his own as a musician and demonstrate his abilities without being overshadowed. I'd say Grohls talents peaked during The Foo's, so nothing before or after that can really be his best. The era of The Foo's was when Grohl was in his prime. [view article]
TheBooklovers - 11/03/10
I dunno Aaron. He certainly achieved more column inches and air time with The Foos, can't be denied, but as a guitarist and singer he's fairly average. Don't get me wrong, he's good and he more than gets the job done. But he's nothing special. When you get down to brass tacks though, there are very few people who have been inspired to pick up a guitar because of him. On the other hand, the vast majority of drummers around my age I know have cited him as one of their first drum crushes. Even older drummers I've met, who started playing before Grunge broke, have mentioned him as an influence. I'm always amazed that he never went into acting though. If Flea can have a side career as a walk on extra, then surely he must have been approached by now. SOMEONE needs to fill the void left by Jim Carey who isn't Jack Black. Just watch any of their videos, his comic timing is fantastic! [view article]
Will - 11/03/10
Front men generally do get the spot light. Doesn't make them better as musicians. Gotta be QOTSA [view article]
Aaron - 11/03/10
IMO It was The Foo's. As front man Grohl achieved more notoriety as a musician, much more so than when he was in Nirvana where the spotlight was heavily on Kurt Cobain. [view article]