The 405 Gig Guide // (10th - 16th January 2011)

The 405 Gig Guide is back! Well…sort of. It seems bands don’t like to play much in the first few weeks of the year, which suits our week-long New Years hangovers, but doesn’t serve our Gig Guide very well. Below you’ll find some of the gigs we did manage to mind but we’d like to stress that in the coming weeks the weekly guide will be a lot plumper.
The Gentle Good - 10 Feet Tall // 11th January 2011 Part of the January Home Town Heroes festival in January, Cardiff’s Gareth Bonello plays his delicate folk songs at 10 Feet Tall, with intricate acoustic flitters and vocals in both English and Welsh. Support comes from the wonderfully weird Meilir, who combines experimental instrumentation, electro beats, acoustic guitar and piano to make his unusual take on folk music. Click here to buy tickets You can visit The Gentle Good by heading to myspace.com/thegentlegood Other Gigs 14/01/11: The Broken Vinyl Club – Buffalo Bar // Click here to buy tickets 14/01/11: Twenty4Eleven Mini-festival – The Globe // Click here to buy tickets 15/01/11: Mwsog / Mowbird / Breichiau Hir – Buffalo Bar // Click here to buy tickets
In Zaire, Nope, Illness, and Natalie Evans at Cowley Club // 11th January 2011 Four bands for the suggested donation of £4 at Cowley Club. Fast-paced, loud and weird afro-inspired instrumental psychedelia from In Zaire, driving noisey Krautrock jams from Leeds’ Nope, catchy instrumental lo-fi sounds from Brighton’s own Illness, and acoustic folk-pop from singer-songwriter Natalie Evans. You can visit In Zaire by heading to myspace.com/inzaire, Nope at myspace.com/nopeleeds, Illness at illnessband.tumblr.com, or Natalie Evans at myspace.com/natalieevans Other Gigs 11/01/11: Dead Empire / The Nameless Dead – The Prince Albert // Click here to buy tickets 14/01/11: Restless List – The Hope // Click here to buy tickets 16/01/11: Edward Denman – The Globe // Click here to buy tickets
James Blake - Plan B // 14th January 2011 As one of our 'Ones to Watch' for 2011, James Blake at Plan B is the first essential gig of the year. If he can pull off live what he's managed to put down on record then you'd be a fool miss this. Click here to buy tickets You can visit James Blake by heading to www.myspace.com/jamesblakeproduction Other Gigs 11/01/11: Wire - Rough Trade East 12/01/11: Singing Adams - Old Blue Last // Click here to buy tickets 12/01/11: British Sea Power - Barfly Camden // Click here to buy tickets 13/01/11: Jeff The Brotherhood - The Windmill // Click here to buy tickets
The Coral – Ruby Lounge // 15th and 16th January 2011 A local gig for a local band, almost! The Coral return for an intimate acoustic set at the rather stunning Ruby Lounge. With a string of critically acclaimed releases under their belt, including a Mercury Music Prize nomination, their vintage sound is definitely one to see live. And, with support from fellow Liverpudlian, Delta Maid, it is sure to be a great treat. 2011 is not just for the ‘next big thing’. Remember your old favourites, too! Click here to buy tickets You can visit The Coral by heading to http://www.thecoral.co.uk/ Other Gigs 14/01/11: Justin Townes Earle- The Deaf Institute // Click here to buy tickets 15/01/11: Sam Carter- Band On The Wall // Click here to buy tickets
Washington Irving - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut // 13th January 2011 We've been really digging Washington Irving over the last few months and what better way to spenf a Thursday night in Glasgow than by spending it at King Tut's with this wonderful band? Click here to buy tickets You can visit Washington Irving by heading to www.myspace.com/washingtonirvingband Other Gigs 14/01/11: Tango In The Attic - King Tut's // Click here to buy tickets 16/01/11: Broken Records - The Old Fruitmarket // Click here to buy tickets