May 30, 2007
This week has been interesting. Editing the video - there's a rough
cut on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzSHjERyils
I just need to complete the rest of the DVD now.
I lost count of the number of nights with less than four hours
sleep last week but I feel just great on it. Permanent high - for
as long as you can keep going.
Intro
Happy - Jimmie Bratcher
(Missouri, USA)
www.jimmiebratcher.com
What better to keep you going?
Giura - Lineaviola (Italy)
Promised to play them last week and ran out of time.
Il gruppo nasce nel 1999 a Reggio Emilia. Nel 2003-2004 la la band
ha suonato come supporter in numerose date del "Numb tour" dei
LINEA77. Nel 2004 viene pubblicato per l'etichetta Zeta Promotion
"Maledetto Copernico". Ad Aprile 2007 prevista uscita del secondo
disco "Determinante"
www.lineaviola.com/
Cafe de
Paris, London last Friday.
Excellent evening of deliciously mixed live music.
Not a day goes by - Jimmy
Golding (London, UK)
Jimmy Golding is a London based singer songwriter with English
attitude delivering thoughtful songs with powerful melodies and a
soaring voice.
I saw Jimmy play live at the Podcastcon in London last November.
That was a very different occasion with an audience of hardened
(but enthusiastic) podcasters, Friday was rather different. Jimmy
was second on the bill and had to work hard to get the attention of
the audience after the opening act. This he did and turned in a
polished set.
www.jimmygolding.com
First band up was Daytona
Lights who formed just six months ago in college at the East
15 acting school at Loughton in Essex. The acting genes shone
through their live show. Although first on they put on a great
spirited set, working the audience with the help of a strong
contingent in from Essex.
Thus far they have two tunes for download from their MySpace. To be
honest I think these should be seen as demo tracks and I'd love to
hear the result of a day in a studio.
Charlie Chalk - Daytona Lights
(Essex, UK)
It is very early days and they could probably benefit from more
gigs in a variety of venues and to a variety of audiences to hone
their skills. The music is finely crafted in arrangement and
execution. It comes over as both highly theatrical and very honest.
Perhaps it's the honesty in which they camp up the theatrical.
Either way, a band to watch.
www.myspace.com/daytonalights
The purpose of the visit to the Cafe de Paris was to get together
with a few other music oriented people.
Other bands performing included Luc Floriani and Temposhark. The
show was headlined by Marcella Detroit who took to the stage with a
particularly promising vintage Gibson semi-acoustic guitar.
The promise was not broken. Quiet self assurance on the guitar with
characteristic soaring vocals were presented with a captivating
stage presence.
I'm tempted not to mention Marcy's pedigree because her music and
performance are not retrospective - they are of a quality that
assures appreciation in any era. However, if the name is familiar
and you can"t place it, she was in Eric Clapton's band for four
years (she co-write Lay down Sally with EC) and was half of
Shakespeare's Sister who had a huge hit with Stay with Me a while ago. In fact,
listening to some of her back catalogue over the weekend I'm
convinced that her voice is more interesting now than it was then.
The range is fantastic and some of the tones she achieves found
their way straight to my spine and I'm pleased to say they are
settling in nicely!
Her new single Mystery to Me with
Loverush UK is out this month.
Sadly I can't play anything by Marcy yet but I'm working on it.
The venue is amazing and I'd recommend the Friday night Cafe Rocks
show.
Greed - Nicklas Ljungfelt
(Sweden)
I'm 21 years old from Sweden. Been playing guitar for about 5-6
years. Studying dentistry at the moment.
Here comes dark daisy - After
Son (Nethelands)
OK, I've played After Son, from Huisen in the north of Holland,
before and I'll be playing them again. Such versatility and
interesting sounds. Just love it. They have one or two new tunes up
on the PMN and a few older ones that they seem to have
re-posted.
There is an interesting link to their place on the CU2 site - take
a look.
www.afterson.eu/
Pete Cogle
suggest checking out Lay Low
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt-uv6bcq2g
I'm off up to the Winelight Club
in Norwich next Wednesday where Tony Kavanagh has again put
together a really interesting line-up. This month as he describes
in the Winelight Newsletter:
Juliana Meyer recently launched her latest album, Holding up the Sky, at the world famous 100 club (we wonder if anyone will write that about The Winelight Club one day?) and our Tony was privileged to be there. He feels Juliana will go down a storm in the intimate surroundings of The Wine Press and encourages everyone to make the effort to get down on the 6th and witness this rare event.
Ruby Muse cross-genre 21st century folk-rock-blues-pop in an acoustic indie vein. Following the success of Vista last month we thought we'd continue in the vain of providing something a little different.
Peter McAllen "If you were to chose two words to sum up Pete's live performance they would be 'passion' and 'power'. His voice has a quality that sends tingles down your spine." Simon Badman - Stepping Stone Live.
Bookings via The Wine Press (don't forget you don't have to eat, you can just book a table) on 01603 622134.
www.myspace.com/thewinelightclub (Norwich)
www.myspace.com/thewinelightclub2 (Bury, Nr Manchester)
World at your feet - Alastair Artingstall (London, UK)
Yes, I know I've played it before but I just like it and I promise I'll try to get some more tunes for you at next week's gig.
www.alastairartingstall.com/
Difficult to imagine a greater contrast with World at your feet but if there's one thing I do know about Suffolk 'n' Cool listeners it is that they can cope with contrast!
Just like you - The Nightmares (Oregon, USA)
Swept up from the ashes of Portland's rock-n-roll underbelly, The Nightmares feature former members of such bands as the Viles, New Wave Hookers, Hellside Stranglers, Weaklings, Incinerators and Poison Idea. Since 2001 The Nightmares have been serving up a dirty concoction encompassing 2 parts sleaze, 1 part horror and a splash of glitter; shaken, twisted and served so cold that it'll leave you face down in the gutter.
Hm. Sounds like Friday night all over again.
www.myspace.com/thenightmarespdx