This week's Newsletter
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In the week we welcomed our one millionth customer (round of applause, please!) our top musical recommendations are former Mercury nominee Ghostpoet, New York garage rockers Jacuzzi Boys, Kansas pop princess Piney Gir, hotly tipped new indie-pop group Arthur Beatrice, post-dubstep forebearers Submotion Orchestra, an evening of Depression era folk from Ian Nagoski with The Family Elan, Perrier Jazz Award winner Matthew Bourne, and the Soundcrash Reggae Soundclash with Trojan Sound System, Channel One and Reggae Roast. Away from music there's top comedy from Robin Ince, and a great film experience from the people behind Secret Cinema as Future Cinema present Brief Encounter.
Ghostpoet
The recipient of a Mercury Prize nomination last year for his first full-length 'Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam', young bright thing Ghostpoet goes from strength to strength - especially off the back of a stunning performance on 'Later with Jools Holland' a few weeks back. The softly spoken 24 year old has already won over the nation's foremost taste-makers with a series of off-kilter, loopy electronic ditties blessed with his delightful rambling musings on modern life and with a live show that expands and improves on the excellent studio offering, these shows are set to be one of the highlights of the winter.
Cambridge ARU on Monday 13th February tickets/info
London KoKo on Wednesday 15th February tickets/info
Leicester SUMO on Friday 17th February tickets/info
Sheffield DQ on Thursday 23rd February tickets/info
Future Cinema presents Brief Encounter
The official launch of The Other Cinema, from the people behind Secret Cinema...
Future Cinema presents a live film experience of one of the most beautiful and romantic films of all time, David Lean's Brief Encounter. The Troxy will be transformed into a Picture Palace for five nights only, to celebrate the launch of the Other Cinema - a network of film lovers who seek to return to the golden days of the cinema. From the 14th to 18th February, live music, an organist, usherettes and performance will return the venue to its opening glory bringing community, passion and shared experience back to cinema. Have a look at their Facebook page for more information about The Other Cinema, and get your tickets to the launch show below.
London Troxy on Tuesday 14th to Saturday 18th February tickets/info
Jacuzzi Boys
While definitely within the garage milieu, there's more going on with this Miami trio. Jacuzzi Boys' sound is less blown-out sounding than most of their brethren, with a strong post-VU New York vibe about them - Television and The Feelies are pretty obvious influences - and their album from last year, 'No Seasons', is pretty damn great. This tour is going to be a party.
Manchester KRAAK Gallery on Saturday 24th March tickets/info
Leeds The Brudenell Social Club on Monday 26th March tickets/info
London Madame JoJo's on Tuesday 27th March tickets/info
Robin Ince
Following on from his sellout national tour of 'Uncaged Monkeys' with Professor Brian Cox, and co-presenting duties on BBC Radio 4's Sony Gold Award winning series 'The Infinite Monkey Cage', Robin continues his comic exploration of the human condition in his new show. He asks if you can be happy and rational at the same time - join him in a world of Schrodinger cats, multiverses and evolutionary conundrums. Spend an entertaining evening in Robin's company as he orienteers through the craggy landscape of evolution whilst plumbing the depths of his own murky consciousness, all without the aid of a safety net.
Southampton Brook on Sunday 25th March tickets/info
Aldershot West End Centre on Thursday 29th March tickets/info
Chorley Little Theatre on Thursday 19th April tickets/info
Hull Pave on Sunday 29th April tickets/info
Richmond Georgian Theatre Royal on Wednesday 30th May tickets/info
Piney Gir
Piney Gir takes her freshfaced Kansas charm and a clutchbag full of pop diamonds on the road together with an entourage of dirty rock 'n' rollin' troubadours kicking up a wild west storm. Fresh from recording her new album in LA, Piney's newest offering 'Geronimo' is a tell-it-to-the-Byrds journey into heartbreak, friendship and new love - recorded with special guests ranging from Brian Wilson's band to the Beatles' brass section.
Oxford Jericho Tavern on Thursday 8th March tickets/info
Bath Chapel Arts Centre on Friday 9th March tickets/info
Cardiff 10 Feet Tall on Sunday 11th March tickets/info
Arthur Beatrice
Not to be confused with Golden Girls actress Beatrice Arthur, Arthur Beatrice are a London indie-pop four piece. Fronted by Orlando Sheppard and Ella Girardot they feature boy-girl vocal interplay not dissimilar to the XX, and have an overall sound that recalls indie greats The Smiths and The Sundays. Hotly tipped for big things in 2012, this is your chance to catch them in a cosy, intimate venue before they move on to bigger spaces.
London The Dalston Victoria on Tuesday 28th February tickets/info
Submotion Orchestra
Incorporating deep bass-driven grooves and dense textures in their progressive live dubstep sound, Submotion Orchestra are a seven piece hailing from Leeds. Founded by members of the acclaimed dub group Gentleman's Dub Club, the Submotion crew are as renowned for putting on a great live show as GDC themselves - as anyone at last year's Soundwave Festival out in Croatia will testify. Their infectious rumbling basslines, Ruby Wood's silky vocals and their affecting jazz and ska influenced arrangements, are heading to London, Brighton and Bristol this March - and tickets are selling fast, so get yours soon!
London Scala on Thursday 15th March tickets/info
Brighton Concorde 2 on Friday 16th March tickets/info
Bristol Fleece on Saturday 17th March tickets/info
Soundcrash Reggae Soundclash
The three most influential reggae crews in London meet for a soundclash...
This Soundcrash Reggae Soundclash will feature the Trojan Sound System, Channel One with Jah T and Mikey Dread, and Reggae Roast - which any reggae fan will know is as good as it gets! The mighty Trojan Sound System need no introduction. Trojan records are synonymous with quality original reggae the world over, so you know what's coming to you, and you know you're gonna love it. Channel One with Jah T and Mikey Dread is one of the world's top sound systems playing roots and culture music, and Reggae Roast is one of the most vibrant new reggae collectives in the UK - since 2007 they have been spreading their sound of conscious roots music across the globe.
London Scala on Friday 23rd March tickets/info
Ian Nagoski Presents 'To What Strange Place Tour'
With The Family Elan
These shows are something a bit different, offering a fascinating, new view of American folk music. New York's Ian Nagoski will discuss and play tracks from his amazing collection of obscure early 20th Century Eastern Mediterranean 78s. Before the golden age of Americana on record, immigrants from the dissolving Ottoman Empire were singing their joys and sorrows to disc in New York City, recorded between WWI and the Depression, and it's these records you can expect to hear played and discussed. In addition, The Family Elan will be kicking out the Anatolian jams in their new bouzouki/bass/percussion trio formation.
London Cafe Oto on Saturday 11th February tickets/info
Oxford The Old Boot Factory on Monday 13th February tickets/info
Manchester KRAAK Gallery on Tuesday 14th February tickets/info
Edinburgh The Pleasance Cabaret Bar on Friday 17th February tickets/info
Matthew Bourne
The winner of a 2001 Perrier Jazz Award, Matthew Bourne has taken his time putting together his first solo studio album - 'Montauk Variations' is released on February 7th - preferring to spend the last ten years collaborating with an impressive roster of artists. Finally flying solo, Bourne will support the album's release with this intimate show at London's wonderful Cafe Oto. Playing the venue's grand piano, the show should see the romanticism and fragility of his solo work come to the fore while maintaining the unpredictability and intensity he's become known for.
London Cafe Oto on Wednesday 15th February tickets/info
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