Gig Listings - 2010/11
The Musician, Clyde Street, Leicester LE1 2DE
(Please scroll down for gigs at other venues)
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Band |
Admission |
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| 10/2/12 | SNAKEWATER
Snakewater are the hottest up & coming blues act to originate from the UK! What you get is a classic valve driven back line with all the elements of rock & roll. Influences range from Gary Moore, Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, Rory Gallagher and Peter Green to Led Zeppelin, Cream and Free. Basically, that old school of British rock persuasion of the blues! The sound that emerges from the trio after they've settled behind their instruments is not the one you would imagine emerging on first sight - looking like the latest young indie band in town, the wall of solid blues that they throw out is quite startling.
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£5 |
7/4/12 |
SeYes
SeYeS A unique tribute to Prog rock giants YES SeYes (pronounced say-yes) have done what many considered impossible by re-creating the live sound of Classic YES.
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£7/£9 |
5/5/12 |
DR. FEELGOOD
Formed on Canvey Island in Essex in the early 1970s Dr. Feelgood remains one of the most popular and exciting live rhythm and blues acts in the world. The raw and uncompromising style of their performance resulted in the album Stupidity that immediately went to the number one position in the U.K. charts. Dr. Feelgood have also enjoyed global success with a string of hit singles including Roxette, Back in the Night, Milk and Alcohol, Down at the Doctors, She Does it Right, Going Back Home and See You Later Alligator - which gave the group their first gold record. The last album to feature Lee Brilleaux - Down at the Doctors, was recorded live at the Dr. Feelgood Music Bar on Canvey Island, (now the site of the Oysterfleet Hotel) just two months before he died. The current line up features the rhythm section Kevin Morris on drums and Phil Mitchell on bass, approaching 27 years in the band and Steve Walwyn on guitar who has been with the band for 20 years. Vocalist Robert Kane (formerly of the Animals) is the most recent addition – joining in 1999. In 2000 EMI records released Chess Masters, Dr. Feelgood’s tribute to the Chess Label, home to many of the finest blues artists of the 20th century and the first album to feature Robert on vocals and harmonica. Recent releases include a DVD - Live in London and CD Repeat Prescription - a collection of some of the bands most enduring songs but with a fresh approach. Julien Temple’s film Oil City Confidential released on 2nd February 2010 tells the story of the bands formative years featuring the Wilko Johnson era. The band continues to tour extensively throughout the World.
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£15/£18 |
| 11/5/12 |
SHE WILL ROCK YOU
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£6/£8 |
1/6/12 |
Never mind the diamond jubilee, here’s … www.thepistols.co.uk
The Pistols are the world renowned Sex Pistols tribute band playing all of the original material from one of the the most influential bands of our time. All of the blistering hits such as Pretty Vacant, God Save The Queen and Anarchy In the UK are there... but you will also be treated to the farcicle gems of the Sex Pistols aftermath such as Friggin In The Riggin, Silly Thing and My Way. A worryingly authentic Sex Pistols tribute band from Good Old London Town; real musicians, real punk, and the closest thing to the original Sex Pistols you are ever likely to see.
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£6/£8 |
| 9/6/12 | THE MUSTANGS www.themustangs.co.uk
THE MUSTANGS are a breath of fresh air on the British blues scene. They combine the power and punch of traditional R’n’B with great original songs and a show-stopping stage set. They have established a formidable reputation as one of the hardest-working and most charismatic bands in British blues. In 2010, they were nominated for Best Band at the prestigious British Blues Awards. The Mustangs are led by the stunning voice and slashing guitar of livewire frontman Adam Norsworthy. The razor-sharp rhythm section of Jon Bartley (drums) and Ben McKeown (bass) is the tightest on the circuit. The line-up is completed by R’n’B veteran Derek Kingaby on vintage blues harp. The Mustangs formed in Hampshire in 2001. They immediately started gaining rave reviews in the blues press, with writers hailing the band as the country’s brightest new blues talent. Since then the Mustangs have headlined stages all over the UK, from the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival to the legendary Hackney Empire. They have toured the length and breadth of the country, playing alongside giants of the British and American blues scenes. This year they started taking their unique brand of blues rock to ecstatic crowds on the European festival scene. In 2006 they signed to Blues Matters, the UK’s major dedicated blues label. Their first record for the label, the all-original Split Decision, reached number 5 on the iTunes blues chart on release. The follow up, Nothing Stays The Same, was one of Blues in Britain magazine’s Albums of the Year in 2008. Their fifth album, Cut Loose, was released in May 2010 to rave reviews, gaining a five out of five star review in Rock’n’Reel magazine. That same month, the band was nominated as Best band at the British Blues Awards, and Ben and Jon were also nominated as Best Bassist and Drummer. ... with support from excellent local band FRIEND OF A FRIEND
Friend of a Friend are an up and coming four piece lounge rock band from Leicestershire. The guys met at Loughborough University and started playing with a clear vision to produce a unique sound based on Jack Frazer's mesmerizing rhythm guitar riffs. Combined with the powerful voice of George "Buzz" Crabb, catchy drumbeats and melodic basslines, Friend of a Friend reminds many of John Mayer, Jason Mraz or John Butler Trio's music. The band also incorporates jazz fusion elements via trumpet solos. All of the guys come from musical backgrounds and Friend of a Friend is not the first band they have been in. The bands origins stretch back to 2009 when Jack, Rich and Zil established a soft rock band, Aeon of Sound. Having played several successful gigs, AoS broke up and made some line-up changes. In the beginning of 2010, Jack and Rich acquired Buzz as a lead singer and guitarist and asked Zil to join the newly formed band in the autumn. The four, now known as Friend of a Friend, made their debut in London and performed on radio shows on LCR. Ambition is not something they lack; thankfully, the same can be said about their potential. Keep an eye for their upcoming shows and records on their Facebook profile! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Friend-Of-A-Friend/211708255561960
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£5 |
| 29/6/12 | THE GROUNDHOGS
Tony McPhee may be the godfather of grunge, ask Nirvana producer Jack Endino, he may have been playing with blues legends (Hooker, Dupree, Wolf) in the British Blues boom check out BBC4's 'Blues Britania' and 'Blues in Britain' footage. He's still featuring in Classic Rock, Mojo & Music Maker magazines, you will have to buy those… and yet he remains one of the businesses more enigmatic guitar legends, choosing to just get on and play rather than jump on the biz bandwagon. Who, what, where, when etc…. "In the very early 1970s, the Groundhogs were an ultra-hip, Utopian musical force playing their Top 10 album songs on Top of the Pops and recording alongside Can, Hawkwind and Amon Düül 2 for Andrew Lauder’s groundbreaking Liberty/United Artists record label. And, like the above mentioned groups, the Groundhogs’ albums were housed in supercool gatefolds or triple-gatefolds or even 12” x 15” unfolding comic books which portrayed the individual group members as superheroes. The Groundhogs referred to themselves as ‘Men of Destiny with secret thoughts of saving the world’, and gave their albums titles such as Thank Christ for the Bomb, Split and (best of all) Who Will Save the World? The Mighty Groundhogs! And the Groundhogs music was something else entirely. It was a frantic and unresolved post-blues played at breakneck speed with a hard non-hippy idealism and drumming that sounded as though the god Thor was using the gasworks as tom-toms… Their frantic songs of alienation would piledrive along only to disintegrate into whoops of feedback and sonic wah-distortion. As a 15-year-old, I’d sit in the living-room of local axe-hero and watch him mime ecstatically to the guitar freakout in which T.S. makes his Stratocaster sound like the flushing of an electric toilet!" - Julian Cope (abridged)
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£10 |
9/11/12 |
FRED ZEPPELIN
FRED ZEPPELIN have had the honour of Led Zeppelin’s front-man Robert Plant attending 3 of their gigs and John Bonham’s son Jason has even jammed with them on stage. According to a reader poll in Kerrang, FRED ZEPPELIN are among the top ten best live bands to see. Quite an achievement, as they were the only tribute band listed in any category. It’s worth taking a camera with you to any gig, as you don’t know who you could be standing next to. In the audience have been MAGNUM’s front-man Bob Catley, WHITESNAKE’s guitarist Mel Galley, who attended on recommendation - “Thought I would come and see you, as Robert (Plant) said you were brilliant”. Roy Wood, legendary main man of THE MOVE & WIZZARD and SLADES Jimmy Lea who was the latest rock celebrity to experience a two-hour Fred Zeppelin gig. Fred Zeppelin were invited by Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page to attend a charity event of which Jimmy is a patron. Kev (bass) and Blackie (drums) attended and were thrilled to meet and chat with the legendary guitarist. Also at the party were Roger Daltrey, Julian Lloyd Webber, Leo Sayer and Formula One’s David Coulthard. What a night! The four members of Fred Zeppelin are real fans of the originals, and formed ‘The Fredz’ out of their admiration and love of Led Zeppelin’s music. As their name suggests, the band do not take themselves too seriously - they know the praise belongs to Robert, Jimmy, John Paul Jones, and Bonzo.
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£6/£8 |
30/11/12 |
GREEN DATE
Tribute band for the amazing Green Day, performing tracks from every Green Day album.
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£6 |
Gigs at other venues
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The Criterion, Millstone Lane, Leicester
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| 27/4/12 | The Razors
Howard Smith and the Razors are a Midlands based band featuring Howard Smith (Guitar/Vocals), Bugsy (Bass) and Cozy (Drums). |
Free |
| 11/5/12 | The Piranha Brothers
The Piranha Brothers Blues Band has existed on and off for the last twenty three years. The current lineup of Waz Bee - drums, Cas Castledine - guitar + vocals and Martin Johnson - vocals + bass remains unchanged since 1989, drawing many faithful fans to every gig. With the fantastic gravelly sound of Martins’ vocals set against bluesy guitar solos and a good solid backbeat from the drums, this is how a proper blues band is meant to sound. So why not get off your sofa and go and see Leicestershires’ best kept blues secret? |
Free |
| 1/6/12 | Blues Positive www.bluespositive.com
These experienced musicians from West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom were voted Best British Blues Band at the prestigious Maryport Blues Festival in 2008, building on their growing popularity at similar events in Dundee, Burnley and Colne. Lead vocalist Tim King proves that you can have a British accent and still sing the Blues with conviction. Screaming Jay Hawkins' "I Put A Spell On You" and a host of other classics by Broonzy, McTell, and Estes are performed with a raw emotion that transcends race and colour. King is a consummate professional who is multi-talented, playing amazing harp on "Leaving Trunk" and "My Babe," superb soprano saxophone on Allison's "Your Mind Is On Vacation," and mind-blowing tenor sax on "Key To The Highway." Tim King served his apprenticeship at Ronnie Scott's in London and it is this Jazz influence that is setting Blues Positive apart from the crowd and contributing to their rising profile. Bassist Rick Jones and drummer Dave Hatfield lay down a steady groove, with guitarist Martin Hutchinson producing some innovative guitar riffs and gentle solos. "Positively Blue" was written by Hutchinson and the lyrics and arrangement augur well for future original material. Taking the Blues from Chicago to Shipley might have seemed too big a leap for a white band that includes a university professor and a doctor, but in the end it turned out to be a small step as the Test Results show |
Free |
| 13/7/12 | Triad The title of the EP reflects what all of the songs on it are about. Each one of the original songs have been written about people who have been an influence on guitarist & vocalist Malcolm Watson. The tracks have been recorded at the internationally acclaimed Far Heath Studios in Northampton, whose client list includes many big names within the music industry. (Sherman Robertson, Earl Thomas, Wishbone Ash and Emerson, Lake & Palmer). triad2007music@gmail.com • www.myspace.com/triad2007 • www.facebook.com/triadrnb http://www.myspace.com/triad2007 |
Free |
| 5/10/12 | Maz Mitrenko Band
Maz Mitrenko is one of middle England's best kept secrets.
After early success with UK cult rock heroes "The Handsome Beasts", he has since worked with Trevor Burton (The Move), Richard Tandy (ELO) and Johnny Neel (Allman Brothers) amongst many others.
Now fronting his own Brit blues/rock power trio, he leads Paul Turner (Bass) and Phil Brittle (Drums) further down the road travelled by Rory Gallagher, Eric Clapton with Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. |
Free |
| 30/11/12 | Snakewater
Snakewater are the hottest up & coming blues act to originate from the UK! What you get is a classic valve driven back line with all the elements of rock & roll. Influences range from Gary Moore, Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, Rory Gallagher and Peter Green to Led Zeppelin, Cream and Free. Basically, that old school of British rock persuasion of the blues! The sound that emerges from the trio after they've settled behind their instruments is not the one you would imagine emerging on first sight - looking like the latest young indie band in town, the wall of solid blues that they throw out is quite startling.
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Free |
