You can catch it at around 12.50pm on the Saturday Surgery with Dr Phil Hammond on BBC Radio Bristol. Or listen again to the slot along with extended versions of the interviews here on the BBC Bristol website. The feature is presented by BBC Radio Bristol presenter and musician Kate Salisbury. ** This page is for February 2007's shows - for more click 'local music' at the top of the page ** 24 February This week meet Emily Breeze - A woman who rocks with a passion. She has a new EP out called "Badlands". If you like Patti Smith, check her out. We've got an extended interview with her here on the website along with the chance to listen again to the programme.
News in this week's show: - My Own Flag release their new album "I Think I'm Made Out of Robots" on Monday 26th Feb on Amzuto Records. Noiseburst remixes of their song 15 Queens are also out on Dead Weight Records.
- Arctic Circle's third album is being launched with a gig at The Cube on Thursday March 1st.
- Jetfly's new album "Flockabilly" is also coming out - they're performing some of its songs at the United Reform Church in Easton on Sat 24th Feb.
- Modesty Blaise return to the Bristol stage after a 6-year absence. They'll be at The Cooler on Park Street as part of Espionage on Friday, 2nd March.
Some more gigs... - John E Vistic Experience and The Debretts at the Moles in Bath on Saturday 24th Feb.
- Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley and James Morton will be paying tribute to the late James Brown at Thekla Social on Sunday 25th February.
17 February 2007 This week - a band who live in the heart of Bristol, but call themselves Countryside. Were they born in a barn? You can hear an extended interview with the band - click the links below. You can also hear: - The Master Chaynjis, who specialise in what they describe as "b-movie soul music", release new EP
- A new EP from Sexy Bitch. It's called Canis De Sexus and is available online
- Light Of Words - who describe themselves as shoe-gazing purveyors of apocalypse pop - release their new EP called Executive Order 66
Gigs of choice this coming week: - Countryside - Saturday, 24 March, at Bridgwater Arts Centre with The Deadbeats. They will also play in Bristol on March 3rd when they appear with Santa Dog at The Louisiana
- Caroline Martin, Rasha Shaheen and Nik Young. Louisiana, Bristol, 20 February
- Silev, Stanton Delaplane, Jar and Joe Volk. The Lansdown in Clifton in Bristol, Friday 23
10 February 2007 This week we find out about the pop music mayhem created by Safetyword and their new album Man's Name Is Legion. We've got an extended interview with Steve Kerrison from the band - see the link below. Also, information on new releases from twocsinak & DJ Sarah Wilson, DJ Antoni Maiovvi and neo-punk rockers The Following Announcement. Plus a collaboration between Bristol R&B siren Charmaine Laudat and The Game's sister, B-Fly. This week's choice gigs - The Get Outs, Three Orphans and 2Hrs10 - Saturday, 10 Feb at the Louisiana
- The Junction benefit gig featuring Figment, Sexy Bitch, The Sky Is Blue and Loci - Friday, 16 February
- Myspace Valentine's Bash featuring Fortune Drive, Parry:Matthews, 3D, Matt Wescott - Saturday, 17 February at Invention Studios in Bath
- Safetyword, You And The Atom Bomb and SJ Esau - Saturday, 17 February at the Louisiana, Bristol
All the above bands have profiles on Myspace if you want to check out their music and find out more. 3 February 2007 A special on the folk-rock avant-garde siren who is Rose Kemp as she prepares for the release of her album "A Hand Full Of Hurricanes" on One Little Indian on February 5th.
Listen to an extended interview with Rose here and listen to her music via her Myspace page. Other news from this show: - Babel have signed to Peopletree records
- Shadow Law have clinched a deal with Siege of Amida Records
- Stoyic have put out a self-titled EP
- Seagull Strange have released an album titled Better Angels of our Nature on Shifty Disco
- Two more benefit CDs released for The Junction on Stokes Croft. Bridging the Gap and Up The Junction join Disjunction in helping raise funds for the venue - available via Myspace (look for The Junction, Bristol)
All the above bands have profiles on Myspace if you want to check out their music and find out more. This week's choice gigs: - Caroline Martin (EP release) The Lansdown, Clifton, Friday 9 Feb with Roger Tarry and Tessa Bickers.
- Mustard Allegro and Mike Gorton upstairs at The Hatchet, Frogmore Street, also on Friday 9.
- Soul 2, The Square, Berkley Square, Clifton, on Tuesday, 6 Feb.
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