Local Music

Fine Tuned: 30 June

MEETING THE MUSOS

Canadian, Jimmy Goodrich came to Bristol five years ago and found his gentle melodies and elaborate guitar stylings welcomed with open arms.  He's a popular figure, often seen playing in venues like The Folk House and The Cube.  He's next appearing at Thekla Social on July 8 with Jane Taylor and Phil King and will be performing in the Acoustic Tent at the Ashton Court Festival on Sunday, July 15 and on the Cascade Stage at the Bristol Harbour Festival exactly two weeks later.  His current EP, Sing High, Sing Low is available from his website.

GETTING THE GOSSIP

Seagull Strange's new single, La La La Ley is out on Monday, July 2 on Shifty Disco - available from iTunes, Amazon, Virgin and other outlets.

DJ Kinetic's Tokyo Highway project has been signed to Wildchild Beats with a forthcoming release featuring a remix by the Swedish trancemaster, Carl B.

James Marshall Black's first single, Long Live Summer on Little Bigfire Records is out on Monday, July 2 available on download and via Ditto Distribution.

The trio of sisters, 3D are planning a 21-day European tour next month to raise money for the local charity, Hammer Out Brain Tumours.  They're looking for sponsorship so they can plough more cash back to the cause.  A percentage of the profits from their CD sales is also going to the charity.

The debut album, Faces In The Trees by Lacuna is launched tonight at The Lansdown with support from Bird Engine, Chipper and Don Bear.

TOP GIGS:

Kid Carpet, 3hostwomexicansandatinofspanners, Bellatrix and Le Pants at The Academy to launch Kid Carpet's new album, The Kid's Back - Sat, June 30

Angel Tech, You And The Atom Bomb, The Sky Is Blue at The Louisiana - Sat, June 30

Baka Beyond and Baka G'Bine at The Fiddlers - Sat, June 30

FINE TUNED TRACKS

JIMMY GOODRICH - Suffer
JIMMY GOODRICH - Sing High, Sing Low
SEAGULL STRANGE - La la la ley
DJ KINETIC - Reverence
JAMES MARSHALL BLACK - Long Live Summer
3D - Maybe Today
LACUNA - Nobody Noticed
KID CARPET - Your Love
SKY IS BLUE - Glitter Lust Funk
BAKA BEYOND - Helene

Fine Tuned: June 16, 2007

MEETING THE MUSOS

This week we chat with Angel Tech, who've been going for 12 years, but whose music sounds bang up to date.  More recent material is reminiscent of New Order with a bit of The Lightening Seeds and some extra electronica thrown in.  In the course of the band's history they've been picked up and dropped by a record label, formed their own label (Brain Gel), scored a movie and released a load of albums.  Currently, they're working on a new album, writing music for a computer game and composing another film soundtrack.  They're appearing in acoustic form at The Lansdown tonight with Rasha Shaheen and can be seen at The Louisiana with You And The Atom Bomb and The Sky Is Blue on Saturday, June 30.  They're also booked for the Shambala Festival over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

GETTING THE GOSSIP

Congratulations to Rose Kemp who's been chosen to play on the new BBC Introducing stage at this year's Glastonbury Festival. 

Katey Brooks is heading for Bordeaux to perform in the city's celebrations of the 60th anniversary since it twinned with Bristol.  That's taking place from Thursday, June 21 - Sunday, June 24

The Orange Show have just released their 10th album of jazz rock since they formed in 2001 - it's called X and is available via their Myspace website.

Footnotes Part 1, a 5-track EP by Throwing Snow has just been released - you can download it from various music websites or get hold of it via the band's Myspace page.

The debut album by Serious Music, The Heights, is just out - it's available from i-Tunes.

OLO Worm, the group behind the OLO Radio podcasts have released a mini-album called Bare Foot on Fence Records.  More details from their Myspace site.

TOP GIGS

The Beatnik Filmstars, Tiger MCs, Countryside and Steveless with Syd Howells are at The Louisiana on Saturday 16.

Papa Molasses and the Dane County Paragons, Mustard Allegro and Emily Breeze's new band are on stage at The Junction on Monday, June 18.

Pete Atkin from The Shrinks is performing songs he's written with the broadcaster, Clive James at St Georges on Thursday, June 21.

FINE TUNED TRACKS

ANGEL TECH - Calm Down
ROSE KEMP - Violence
KATEY BROOKS - Circles
THE ORANGE SHOW - Bolvangar 1
THROWING SNOW - Glitter Clatter
SERIOUS MUSIC - Food For Soul
OLO WORMS - Guess Who Garden
STEVELESS WITH SYD HOWELLS - Mae West
MUSTARD ALLEGRO - Grosser Weiser
PETE ATKIN - Thirty Year Man

Fine Tuned: June 9, 2007

MEETING THE MUSOS

Bristol's answer to The Pogues, mixed up with Nick Cave and Johny Cash are featured this week - they are the John E Vistic Experience.  They're next playing at Invention Studios in Bath on Saturday, 9, and are including five new songs.  They're down for the Glastonbury Festival and if you want to investigate one or more of their five albums, their Myspace website is a good place to start.

GETTING THE GOSSIP

Karno's Army have released a new limited edition EP called The Sunshine Kids - get it via their Myspace website.

Jane Taylor's recorded a new single with producer, Colin Elliot, who's worked with various well-known acts, including Pulp.

The new album, "Moonshout" by Transglobal Underground and featuring Natacha Atlas and Doreen Thobekile, among others has just been released.  See their Myspace page for more.

Art Scare Records is a new local label being launched at The Croft on Wednesday, June 13 with performances from T-50, Cajita and Alan MX.

TOP GIGS

June 9 The Junction plays host to You And The Atom Bomb, Venus Bogardus, Strangers In Polaroids and Walter Schreifels.

Also June 9 you can see Arctic Circle, Rasha Shaheen and Emma Harper at Cafe Kino

Next Thursday, June 14 Clumsy, The Epstein, Roger Tarry and Stanton Delaplane are appearing at The Lansdown.

THIS WEEK'S FINE TUNED TRACKS

THE JOHN E VISTIC EXPERIENCE - Oh Alleluiah
THE JOHN E VISTIC EXPERIENCE - John The Revelator
KARNO'S ARMY - The Sunshine Kids
JANE TAYLOR - Cracks
TRANSGLOBAL UNDERGROUND - Dancehall Operator
ALAN MX - Annie Get Your Gun
YOU & THE ATOM BOMB - Mudwig Bahnhoff
ARCTIC CIRCLE - Naval
STANTON DELAPLANE - The Little Strange World Of Stanton Delaplane Has Come To An End

Fine Tuned: June 2, 2007

MEETING THE MUSOS

Mix up Blondie with the nineties band, Sleeper and quite possibly Santa Dog is what would result.  The female-fronted indie-pop outfit are releasing their debut album on the Japanese label, Quince this week and are soon going to be travelling the world on tour.  Their album launch gig is Saturday, 2 June 2007 at The Cooler on Park Street.

GETTING THE GOSSIP

OHM Recordings are releasing the album Here ARe The Roses by Dragons on Monday - the band will be performing at Thekla Social on Wednesday.

Two festivals featuring local bands are currently underway: The Sunrise Celebration near Yeovil has got Fortune Drive playing tonight and Babel and Gravenhurst tomorrow.

And the Venn Festival continues, with international acts mixing up with bands from our own back yard, including upcoming sets from My Two Toms, Bronnt Industries Kapital and Jem Noble.

After almost going under because of a huge tax bill, The Junction on Stokes Croft's been told it was overcharged and now the VAT man owes the pub money instead of the other way round.  Various benefit gigs and CDs had been put together by local acts determined to save the popular grass-roots venue.

TOP GIGS

Invention Arts in Bath hosts a Myspace Weekender today.  Joe Volk, Stanton Delaplane, Twocsinak and Anna Parry are some of the acts on the extensive bill.

The Mudheads and Bristol Rock and Psycho Delia's respective acoustic wings, The Loaders and Unplugged And Not Dangerous are appearing tonight at The Old Tavern in Stapleton.

Next Thursday, June 7 Secret Shine and The Great Admirers are playing The Louisiana.

THIS WEEK'S FINE TUNED TUNES:

SANTA DOG - Pop Coloured
SANTA DOG - Big Bang
DRAGONS - Here Are The Roses
BABEL - Pearl St Raga
MY TWO TOMS - Horseriding Song
2HRSTEN - Rigsby
JOE VOLK - Thaumaturgist
MUDHEADS - Unconditional Love
SECRET SHINE - Lost Memory