A night of Acoustica with:

10.00  OLD PEOPLE www.myspace.com/oldpeopleband  - . "Feels like a letter from Nick Drake to the suburbs, crumpled and lost,then found and smoothed into rare beauty" - Headphones Off "Relatively inoffensive if played in the background, perhaps whilst driving"

9.15   Edd Garratt myspace.com/eddgarratt  - Very Impressive' - Gary Crowley of BBC London 94.9

8.30   Charles Anonymous  www.myspace.com/charlesanonymous

8.00   Dan Griffis  www.myspace.com/dangriffis

Doors at 7.45. £5.

SUBSTANCE

The Domino State

Daniel Land & The Modern Painters

+ Club AC30 DJs

£5 on the door

Doors at 8pm

The Domino State make “brooding, intense music that knocks spots off much
of the competition” (The Independent). On August 16th, they released their
hotly anticipated debut album Uneasy Lies the Crown, recorded late
2009/early 2010 at Treacle Studios, East London and produced by Joe Adams
(Radio Academy award winner 2010 - best live music producer).

Uneasy Lies the Crown was officially launched by the band on August 13th
with a special free in-store show at Rough Trade East, who were
exclusively stocking advance copies of the album.

The album release comes after numerous prestigious support slots including
the O2 Arena with Coldplay and tours with M83 and Longview, as well as
festival appearances including Glastonbury and Summer Sundae Weekender.

The band’s previous single “Firefly” was released last summer and picked
up instantly by iTunes and placed on their “what’s hot” compilation
featuring their pick of the latest UK releases. It was also that week’s
“hottest download” in The Sunday Times.

They have received worldwide airplay, including the UK (BBC, XFM , NME
Radio, Kerrang Radio, BFBS Radio), Germany (Motor FM, Radio Fritz, NDR
Radio), USA (Britsound Radio), Italy (Radio Città Aperta), Peru (Kool Rock
Radio), and have been Steve Lamacq's BBC6 rebel playlist winners.

CLUB AC30 PRESENTS

Resident DJs Gary, John and Andy will be spinning the best in 60s soul, R&B and ska, northern nuggets, mod beats and funk.

Special guest DJ is the enigmatically monikered Ska Paul, playing all the essential Trojan, Bluebeat and Treasure Isle grooves.

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CRAWDADDY!

FEED YOUR HEAD presents... YE

with support from PROJEKT / INALAND EMPIRE / and YOUNG AND THE DAMNED

£5 door, 8pm kick off, and the usual free shot of JAGERMEISTER to first 25 peeps!!

FEED YOUR HEAD

Steve Hall, Joe Wilkinson, Nick Helm, Diane Morgan & MC Michael Legge

3pm-5pm (doors 2.30pm)

£6/5, tickets available from wegottickets.com or on the door.

SUNDAY HULLABALOO

Hands on your head and no one gets hurt as dashing sketch criminals, THE BETA MALES hijack your evening and charm you into a pub to watch a bill of new material, fun and games and superlative comedic guests!

THIS MONTH we'll be joined by London's most dangerous sketch troupe, PAPPY'S!
Chortle Award Winners 2008
..."The funniest sketch troupe on the fringe" - The Scotsman

AND the one-man crimewave that is Joe Bone in accompaniment with his get-away guitarist, Ben Roe, as the pair perform an excerpt from BANE 3!
"Best Solo Performance" Stage Awards for Acting Excellence 2009
“It's a brilliant hour of comedy-theatre which has fun with all the genre's hallmarks and manages to conjure a sense of widescreen thrill with zero props.” The Guardian

All hosted by the Betas, who will be performing new sketches from their upcoming Edinburgh show, "The Train Job" and presenting the first monthly Patty Hearst Award for Hostage Of The Month.

Doors are 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Tickets are £6 for law-abiding citizens, £5 for students and £4 if you turn up on the door in disguise (mobsters, molls, burglars, Batman, etc.)

THE BETA MALES HOSTAGE SITUATION

Following the national success of their third anthology last year, Stop Sharpening Your Knives launch the fourth of the series at the Wilmington Arms on Tuesday 8th. There'll be short readings from poets Charlotte Geater, Theo Best, Kirsten Irving, Jack Underwood, Tim Cockburn, Emily Berry, Matthew Gregory, Jon Stone, Sam Riviere, Chrissy Williams, Nathan Hamilton (among others) a chance to nab a copy of the new book and a special live set from provocative pop duo 'Octagon Court'. Free entry. 

S/S/Y/K (4) is available now from Eggbox Publishing –
http://www.eggboxpublishing.com/articles/show/26

7PM

http://www.stopsharpeningyourknives.co.uk/index.html

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=616390806#!/event.php?eid=183236481700516

STOP SHARPENING YOUR KNIVES

Oh my goodness you look well. Have you been on holiday? You're glowing. Come and join us at the Time Out, Chortle and londonisfunny recommended Really Lovely Comedy Show! Tickjets are £5/£4 NUS here; http://www.wegottickets.co

m/event/107224

Feb 9th's Lovely* lineup features

ANDREW MAXWELL

as seen on on Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Mock the Week and Argumental.

if.comedy Award Nominee

LUKE BENSON

Amused Moose Finalist

Hackney Empire Finalist

"Hugely likeable, experienced and really funny” (Time Out)

GRAINNE MAGUIRE

Hackney Empire Finalist 2009

"has a big future ahead of her" - Time Out.

MARK SMITH

So You think You're Funny? Finalist 2009

"Obvious talent...a keen eye for untapped sources of funny” - Chortle

NISHANT KUMAR

***** The Scotsman

and MC Ben Van der Velde "Whip sharp" (Chortle)

Tickets are £5/£4 NUS and available at www.wegottickets.com.

7.30pm doors. 8pm show.

See you there, you hot little biscuit, you.

Team Lovely xxx

*Actual comedians may not be lovely...

THE REALLY LOVELY COMEDY SHOW

10.10 The Dive
09.30 The Tumbledryer Babies
08:50 Invisible Cities
08.10 The Slow Revolt

Doors 8 pm

Tickets £3.99 (advance: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101777 ) / £5 (door)

The Dive: Yorkshiremen turned Londoners with a spritely indie artnik sound...a lofi Franz F maybe with a bit of louche punking singing.
http://www.myspace.com/thediveuk

The Tumbledryer Babies: "..pitch-perfect bedroom indie.." - anewbandaday.com.. "..brings young marble giants to mind... nice stuff.." - full english breakfast.. "..unabashedly low-key, brilliantly realised and strangely moving all at once.." - artrocker magazine.
http://www.myspace.com/thetumbledryerbabies

Members of Invisible Cities have hit/strummed/bowed things with: ... Emergency&I / Mercaptan (RIP) ... Mammoths Melting out of the Ice!?! (RIP) ... Ali Whitton (quite a while ago) ... Ye Gods! (short lived) ... Sow Sow (not all that recently now - boo) ..
http://www.myspace.com/invisiblecitiesband

http://www.myspace.com/theslowrevolt

GOONITE

10 acts + ROB DEERING - “Uses music to brilliantly accessorise his swipes at the innate gormlessness of contemporary culture” - GUARDIAN

1.30pm

Tickets at £7 and available from our sponsor WeGotTickets at www.wegotcomedy.com.

Now in its third year, the Musical Comedy Awards (MCA) are back for another celebration of the UK’s best emerging and established musical comedians!

After the total sell out success of last year’s MCA, WeGotTickets have this year partnered up with Avin a Larf to sponsor the Best Newcomer Category in this prestigious competition to discover, support and promote the best emerging talent in the UK’s growing musical comedy community.

With some of the biggest names in comedy, acts such as Bill Bailey and Tim Minchin, popularising the genre, the MCA have grown in stature to become a key date in the comedy calendar and a launch pad for many careers. 

Having been selected by a panel of industry judges from the website www.musicalcomedy.co.uk, the UK’s top 40 emerging musical comedy acts will compete in a series of heats between January and March at the Wilmington Arms, with each show headlined by established stars of the circuit. From each heat of ten acts, the audience and judges will vote for their favourite five acts to progress to the next stage. The Final of the MCA will then take place on March 19th at the New Players Theatre, Embankment.

All of the MCA shows will be hosted by the 2010 MCA Runners Up, the brilliant HORSE & LOUIS - “See them before they're big, otherwise you'll regret it.” - BRITISH COMEDY GUIDE

Line-ups subject to change: for latest info check www.musicalcomedy.co.uk

2011 MUSICAL COMEDY AWARDS

Fika Recordings presents:

Horowitz (UK)

Moustache Of Insanity (UK)

Lisa Bouvier (SE)

Lost Summer Kitten (SE)

This night sees the launch of Fika Recordings, an anglo-swedish indiepop cassette label, presenting four artists releasing EPs with us tonight. There'll be free cakes baked by us to recipes from each of the bands.

Tickets £5 adv from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/103538

(£4 unwaged on the door, else £6). Doors at 8, music starts 8:30pm. Indiepop disco after.

Further details  at http://fikarecordings.wordpress.com

Moustache Of Insanity

Moustache Of Insanity are Nik (keyboards and giggles) and Bill (guitar and moustache). We first came across them supporting one of Bill’s various other bands (probably Allo Darlin’ or with Darren Hayman’s Secondary Modern) and were immediately blown away with their infectious and outrageously fun take on indiepop. Fiendishly simple songs about sending postcards to strangers over the internet, books and the soon-to-be swedish punk classic Kaktus is all it takes to take us to a place with no worries, a world where we can just spend all our time with friends dancing and singing along to pop. We love them.
“Goofy conceptualists” (New York Times)
“A daft combination of twee bedroom pop and the Moldy Peaches” (indie-mp3)
“It’s like The Ramones writing Belle & Sebastian records. Initially these tracks sound a little throwaway, but a repeat listen reveals a truly heartfelt, almost melancholic feel in these genuine love songs” (Off The Beaten Tracks)

Horowitz

Described as “the sound of the indiepop underground,” Horowitz formed in 2004 as a three-piece bedroom project. Since then they have released a full-length LP, 5 singles and numerous compilation tracks, memorably coining the slogan ‘Popkids of the World Unite!’ on the b-side of their first single for Cloudberry Records, 2007’s ‘Tracyanne.’ Practically bleeding DIY ethics, the band have taken their Pavement-meets-Subway Organization brand of noise pop to Germany, Sweden and the U.S, playing some of the finest indiepop clubs and festivals including Cosy Den in Stockholm and the 2010 NYC Popfest.
They’ve also released singles with WeePop, Paper Tiger and Glo-Fi.
“Horowitz songs are like something you can cling to when times are hard, or you’ve had a shit day at work, or you have no money or your girlfriend’s just told you she’s running off with your sister” (A Layer of Chips) .
“For other bands, Horowitz make lesson one quite simple. Have tunes. Loads of them” (In Love With These Times in Spite of These Times).
“Horowitz totally do guitar-based indie pop (like, TOTALLY do it) that makes me feel like there’s some whole other worry-free world out there that” (Norman Records).

Lisa Bouvier

Lisa Bouvier took the brave leap into the pop world 2007, having grown tired of compromises in various band formations. She quickly made a name in southern Sweden as its most frisky popstar with handclaps, vocal harmonies and a bloodied guitar that could get any pop club or living room dancing along to her catchy songs.
In Lisa’s music the melodies form the center. Melodies that sticks like flypaper and are backed by equally deliberate handclaps, naive pop that push rock riffs and occasionally a beautiful singer / songwriter calm.
With these ingredients Lisa Bouvier suceeds with the true art of being an unpretentious serious pop artist. The lyrics dealing with small bittersweet truths about life, spiced with all manner of popular cultural references in the style of Annika Norlin and Mary LouLord. Behind her, Lisa Bouvier has Skåne, Sweden’s finest musicians, The Pop Messengers, composed of Emmy Hogstrom-Tagesson (vocals, melodica), Lars Diurlin (drums, vocals), Mattias Lidehäll (bass), Håkan Carlsson (git / keyboard / dance) and André Brorsson (piano, dance). Together they also play in Stars In Coma. Following magnificent sets with her band across the pop clubs of Europe, she’ll be playing a flurry of solo gigs in the UK in the new year.
“The scrumptious indiepop of Lisa Bouvier…. is this the best indiepop you’ve heard all year?” Swedesplease.net

Lost Summer Kitten

I first came across Lost Summer Kitten sometime in 2006, having stumbled upon their song Love Song No. 1 and instantly adored it’s melancholic bittersweetness. It quickly became a staple of mixtapes made for friends and I couldn’t resist playing it on the radio in Nottingham and Vancouver time and time again, much to the chagrin of fellow presenters who asked whether it was really necessary to play the same song so frequently (answer: yes, it was).
Fast forward 4 years to a cold February evening in 2010 and I’m meeting a few Swedes in the pub in Camden before heading over to the opening night of London Popfest. At that point, I barely knew them, having met only once before at a Twee As Fuck night a few months earlier. Conversation turned to the songs we’d put on mix CDs for the mix exchange at the popfest alldayer, and, old habits being hard to break, Lost Summer Kitten was on the CD I’d painstakingly put together. Turns out I was drinking “jugs of whatever” ale with LSK, who promptly reformed on the 242 bus back into the city after a few more beers to serenade the passengers with their sublime three-way harmonies of love, loss and loneliness. They’ve never been far from my heart since.
Lost Summer Kitten are Matilda Hjärtstam, Lisa Westerlund, Dennis Hollström and Amanda Nordin.
“Like twee on downers” Swedesplease.net

FIKA RECORDINGS PRESENT

Electroacoustic club presents:

Jack Cheshire (6.45pm)

Moddi (5.45pm)

Deer Park (4.45pm)

Doors 4.00pm.

£3 advance / £3 door

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/107331

ELECTROACOUSTIC CLUB

This month we bump the boffins for a line-up full of other members of the Bright Club family: People who are usually in the audience, door staff and curators.

Hosted by the lovely David Morgan (remember him from the New York Time review of our December gig?) with Jo Stephenson on uke and funny songs.

The revolutionaries are:

Charlie Pyne - you've seen her as Strawberry and taking your money. What's she like in real life?

Steve Hewitt - you've seen him teaching and drinking beer, but can he explain what he's drinking?

Jane Gregory - can see into your mind. Because she's a psychologist.

Alex Sarll - would like you to mind your Ps and Qs. Is sub-editing humour even possible?

Rebecca Machin - who makes films, and is from Stoke. And has been invited to Bright Club on dates.

Rick Crawford - is one half of he team behind Bright Club Manchester taking a trip to the Southern metropolis.

8pm. £5

BRIGHT CLUB: REVOLUTION 2

Three Beards + Cakes and Ale Band

7.30pm to 11pm

Price: £7 OTD

East Anglian twisted folk double bill with live performances from Three Beards & Cakes & Ale Band while The Fox and The Blacksmith spin folk, acid folk, folkish folk & prog folk tunes.

ROUT OF THE BLUES

Hello again. Are you sitting comfortably? Sure? You don't want to take
those shoes off? OK. Well, we're back again with D&G 7 and this one is a
peach (aren't they all?). We normally have a theme for our nights but the
theme this month just seems to be creating a nightmare for our long
suffering sound engineer! We'll have more instruments on stage than you
can shake a drum stick at so without further ado I give you...


GILBERT (www....myspace.com/gilbertlinley)
Shifty Disco uber-nutters Gilbert return for their second Ravenous show
and if you haven’t had the pleasure of seeing them live before you need to
get some. Matthew ‘Gilbert’ Linley is the non-evil mastermind responsible
and he is a classically trained musician who has written scores for film
and TV. He is also a drummer. Not your every day mix and Gilbert are not
an everyday band. Comparisons are futile and likenesses cannot be drawn
but if you like motivational speaking over big beats and live trumpets
then you might just love Gilbert. You might also need some medication...

THE B OF THE BANG (www.thebofthebang.co.uk)
Back for a second dose of D&G, Southsea’s finest TBOTB are firm favourites
in the world of Ravenous. Their blend of filmic, folk-tinged electronic
music with a wry sense of humour and a slightly deranged look at the world
makes them addictive and infectious – like all the best diseases. Think
the darker moments of Blur, Belle & Sebastian at their most whimsical and
Beck at his funkiest and you’ll get some idea of the talent these guys
have. Plus they have some of the best hair going so even if you don’t like
the music you can admire the locks!


SALMON JACK (www.facebook.com/salmonjackmusic)
Comedy Hip-Hop. Wait, come back....I know it sounds a bit dodgy but then
they used to say white men couldn’t jump and rock’n’roll would never take
off. Sam Baron and Jack Miller (see what they’ve done there?) are two of
the guys behind this collective and their mix of clever lyrics, witty
observations and addictive grooves is gaining them a lot of fans already.
Add in their own projections and films as part of the performance and
these guys are a truly unique package. So open your minds and your ears
and strap on your dancing clogs.


ONE MAN TEAM DANCE (www.myspace.com/onemanteamdance)
Where do you start with OMTD? Toys R Us might be a good choice. You see,
this High Wycombe duo make an almighty and infectious racket using toy
instruments, a couple of synths and a drumkit. Oh and sweat bands. Their
new album will be out on Dead Pilot Records soon and these guys promise to
be either huge or a hilarious flash in the pan at the expense of East
London trendyists! The reality is they are just mental. The music is
mental. You’d be mental to miss them so get there early!

8.00pm start

£4 entry

DEATH AND GLORY

Which Way Is Up!  A New Night from Odd Box Records

This Many Boyfriends
The Give It Ups
Lisa Bouvier

Doors 8pm. £5

★ This Many Boyfriends ★
http://www.myspace.com/howmanyboyfriends

This Leeds quintet are signed to Sheffield indiepop hit factory Thee SPC. Their song ‘I Don't Like You ('Cos You Don't Like The Pastels)’ has been an indiepop disco floor filler since it came out last year. Their live shows are often shambolic (and incredibly fun) where their top notch pop songs shine through. If you love Hefner, The Smiths or a good time, you’ll love This Many Boyfriends.

''This Many Boyfriends make raucous, shambolic indiepop that makes you bop around like it's 1986'' - PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER, 2010

★ The Give It Ups ★
http://www.myspace.com/theegiveitups

Odd Box favourites return to play another set of addictive lo-fi indiepop. They're going to be part of the Odd Box Singles Club so come along and hear what all the fuzz is about. Like all the best bits of all the best bands packaged up as a shambling pop dream with hooks so large you can hang duffle coats on them! Everyone should love The Give It Ups. And they do:

"Cheery pop manoeuvres" - Kitten Painting 

"Beat Happening having a fight with Huggy Bear in Mothercare" - Spiral Scratch 

"The twee Pavement" - Ian from Horowitz

★ Lisa Bouvier ★ (from Stars In Coma) 
http://www.myspace.com/lisaiwannateaseya

Lisa is promising a stripped back electric performance. She recently relocated to London from her native Sweden. With an imminent release on the newly established Fika Recordings (A DIY cassette label) – Lisa is due to capture indiepop hearts with her infectious melodies - you should expect sparkly pop songs to warm your hearts in the chill of mid winter.

★ Guest DJ - Paul Richards - Scared To Dance ★

WHICH WAY IS UP!

KIT ASHTON

"An happy marriage of early Bowie-esque influences and modern day indie rock", What's Happening Mag...

OUR LOST INFANTRY

"The sound is bigger than a WAG's suitcase and catchier than David James on a good day", Daily Star

RATS ON RAFTS

(From The Netherlands) "Right now, you hav to go and see them, they are a revelation", Incendiary Mag

8pm - 12am

£5 on the door

BAM THWOK

“Welcome to the kerryman"

A Irish pub in the heart of the midlands. Come meet the regulars and hear my tale of longing but struggling to ever leave.

Theres a bit where i move to london, a bit where i fall in love with a friend and a bit where i find out due to the fact im hilarious...i'm not attractive.(It came as quite a shock!)

Even though in laymans terms its a play mocking my life..feel free to come long and have a good old laugh!

Developed by Sarah Solemani (Him & her)

Directed by John Hoggarth

Hope to see you there!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7.30 – 8.30pm

FREE!

WELCOME TO THE KERRYMAN - LAUREN O'ROURKE'S ONE WOMAN SHOW

James Sherwood comperes:

Rob Deering

Alistair Barrie

Terry Saunders

Doors open 7.30, show starts 8.30

Price - £7

JAMES SHERWOODS PIANO BAR

FEED YOUR HEAD presents... THE OTHER DANCES

With support from THE REFLECTIONS / THE ROACHES / and GRONK & THE BODY DOUBLES

£5 door, 8pm kick off, and the usual free shot of JAGERMEISTER to first 25 peeps!!

FEED YOUR HEAD

Sea of Bees + Jess Bryant

Doors at 7.30.

Tickets £6:
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/106847

The Allotment is proud to present three shows with the wonderful Sea of Bees this February, including one at the wonderfully intimate  Wilmington Arms on February 24th. Tickets are just £6.

Sea of Bees is the moniker of Sacremento based wonder Julie Bee. Signed to Heavenly Records in the UK, Jules is releasing her first album 'Songs For The Ravens' (which was chosen as 'album of the month' by Rough Trade) and touring the country in February. These intimate shows are not to be missed!

THE ALLOTMENT PRESENTS

10.10 Ferocity Lights

09.30 Scumbag Philosopher

08:50 Walking Naked Mary

08.10 femmepop

Doors 8 pm

Tickets £3.99 (advance: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101778 ) / £5 (door)

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128161150576998

Ferocity Lights are a mixture of influences with the result being music that we want to hear. Very much a rock band but trying not to stick to one particular sound. Trying not to get pigeonholed? More not wanted to get stale.
http://www.myspace.com/ferocitylights

Conceived as a sort of situationist prank by a group of Norfolk (UK) based misfits Scumbag Philosopher are a nihilist-baiting mismatch of a crazed girl mauling her two drum kit. a grumbling, misanthropic, borderline aspergers front man and cascading, caterwauling guitars.
http://www.myspace.com/scumbagphilosopher

Walking Naked Mary: Lots of electronic synthie sounds but still rocking in a postmodern way. Lot’s of raw punk rock n roll with a touch of pop. From Hamburg!
http://www.myspace.com/walkingnakedmary

...femmepop is singer songwriter Margaret O' Sullivan. The Kick ep is her first commercial release. Self Recorded and produced It also includes Chris Geddes of Belle & Sebastian on the title track. She has had national airplay across Ireland, including the countries main two radio stations 2FM and RTE Radio 1 and BBC Music 6.
http://www.myspace.com/femmepop

GOONITE

10 acts + KEN PARSONS - “Deadly witty short poems and crafted original songs in every possible style, funny, moving, thought provoking” - TROUBADOUR

1.30pm

Tickets at £7 and available from our sponsor WeGotTickets at www.wegotcomedy.com.

Now in its third year, the Musical Comedy Awards (MCA) are back for another celebration of the UK’s best emerging and established musical comedians!

After the total sell out success of last year’s MCA, WeGotTickets have this year partnered up with Avin a Larf to sponsor the Best Newcomer Category in this prestigious competition to discover, support and promote the best emerging talent in the UK’s growing musical comedy community.

With some of the biggest names in comedy, acts such as Bill Bailey and Tim Minchin, popularising the genre, the MCA have grown in stature to become a key date in the comedy calendar and a launch pad for many careers. 

Having been selected by a panel of industry judges from the website www.musicalcomedy.co.uk, the UK’s top 40 emerging musical comedy acts will compete in a series of heats between January and March at the Wilmington Arms, with each show headlined by established stars of the circuit. From each heat of ten acts, the audience and judges will vote for their favourite five acts to progress to the next stage. The Final of the MCA will then take place on March 19th at the New Players Theatre, Embankment.

All of the MCA shows will be hosted by the 2010 MCA Runners Up, the brilliant HORSE & LOUIS - “See them before they're big, otherwise you'll regret it.” - BRITISH COMEDY GUIDE

Line-ups subject to change: for latest info check www.musicalcomedy.co.uk

2011 MUSICAL COMEDY AWARDS

GIRL FROM THE CASTLE + CYCLONES + BAANEEX + THE BODY ELECTRIC + GO GO BUFFALO

BAANEEX are like Black Flag jamming with the Count from Sesame Street in the 50s. 

GO GO BUFFALO are a fierce three piece making noises with guitar, drums and bass; a mix of Rock, Indie and Grunge - inspired to make said noises by the likes of Pixies and Muse...

http://www.myspace.com/frighteningforyou

http://www.myspace.com/ourcyclones

http://www.myspace.com/baaneex

http://www.myspace.com/thebodyelectricuk

http://www.myspace.com/558112564

Facebook event: www.tinyurl.com/wil26feb

THE MONKEYBALL EXPERIMENT

FREE COMEDY!

The disTINGuished gentlemen and man about town Sir K Rah brings you an evening of free entertainment. 

He has brought together a selection of the finest talent on the comedy circuit.

No expense has been spared for this rib-tickling extravaganza. The only expense that's been spared is YOURS. As admission is absolutely FREE!

Doors open 6pm and the show commences at 7pm.

Performing for you on the evening of Sunday 27th February:

ALEX LOVE

HANNAH WARMAN (Effortlessly charming funny lady)

SEAN BRIGHTMAN (Seasoned Gentleman Comedian and Promoter)

LUISA OMIELAN (Just back from 3 months performing stand-up in America)

SAM WARREN (Brilliant Character Comedy)

HATTIE CURSEY (Social Satire)

with your M.C for the evening, the devastatingly handsome and debonair MARC SAFON

So if cracking comedy is your CAN A TING. Come along to SIR K RAH'S.

Sir K Rah's Can A Ting

Lady Garden return for their first dollop of residency in 2011 with

Colin Hoult + Lou Conran + Steve Oram & more TBA!  Cake included.

 Steve Oram

“Clever and dynamic as well as incredibly funny…gifted “ The List

 Colin Hoult

“Tear-inducingly funny” Chortle

Lou Conran

“A naturally funny comic- a touch of the Victoria Wood about her." XS Malarkey,Toby Hadoke

7.30pm Doors, 8pm Show

£6

LADY GARDEN AND FRIENDS

Adrian Edmundson + Neil Innes + Simon Brint + Rowland Rivron + SURPRISE GUEST!

Continuing their bizarrely successful semi-residency at The Wilmington – watch in astonishment as these four comedy chancers continue to improve before your very eyes, as they rehearse live a selection of comic songs by the likes of They Might Be Giants, Viv Stanshall, Ian Dury etc., and some new originals. Each show brings with it a different surprise guest of almost legendary comic pedigree.

Doors: 8.00pm

BUY TICKETS HERE!

IDIOT BASTARD BAND

Tony Black and the Collectors - myspace.com/tonyblack200

Blabbermouth - www.myspace.com/therealblabbermouth 

Matt Wheeler - www.myspace.com/matt_wheeler 

Doors at 7.30pm - £5 Entry

SUBSTANCE @ THE WILMINGTON ARMS

More TBC

LEIKA

Resident DJs Gary, John and Andy will be spinning the best in 60s soul, R&B and ska, northern nuggets, mod beats and funk.

Special guests - Rex Bendon and Jackie Jackson

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CRAWDADDY!

10 acts + JAMES SHERWOOD - "If you ever wondered what would happen if Bill Bailey and Marcus Brigstocke had a child..." CHORTLE

1.30pm

Tickets at £7 and available from our sponsor WeGotTickets at www.wegotcomedy.com.

Now in its third year, the Musical Comedy Awards (MCA) are back for another celebration of the UK’s best emerging and established musical comedians!

After the total sell out success of last year’s MCA, WeGotTickets have this year partnered up with Avin a Larf to sponsor the Best Newcomer Category in this prestigious competition to discover, support and promote the best emerging talent in the UK’s growing musical comedy community.

With some of the biggest names in comedy, acts such as Bill Bailey and Tim Minchin, popularising the genre, the MCA have grown in stature to become a key date in the comedy calendar and a launch pad for many careers. 

Having been selected by a panel of industry judges from the website www.musicalcomedy.co.uk, the UK’s top 40 emerging musical comedy acts will compete in a series of heats between January and March at the Wilmington Arms, with each show headlined by established stars of the circuit. From each heat of ten acts, the audience and judges will vote for their favourite five acts to progress to the next stage. The Final of the MCA will then take place on March 19th at the New Players Theatre, Embankment.

All of the MCA shows will be hosted by the 2010 MCA Runners Up, the brilliant HORSE & LOUIS - “See them before they're big, otherwise you'll regret it.” - BRITISH COMEDY GUIDE

Line-ups subject to change: for latest info check www.musicalcomedy.co.uk

2011 MUSICAL COMEDY AWARDS

FEED YOUR HEAD presents............

Wilde & The Portraits

Starken

Your Other Lover

Mexico Indigo

£5 door, 8pm kick off.

FEED YOUR HEAD

Iain Stirling

Elis James

Alison Bice

Dinosaur Planet (ft MJ Hibbett)

Sy Thomas

2.30pm-5pm, show starts 3pm prompt. 

£6/5 concessions 

Tickets available in advance from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/109690 or on the door, subject to availability. 

SUNDAY HULLABALOO

Like Jesus, JOKE PARTY resurrects itself in order to make you happy!

With... 

TOM BELL!

CARL SNEED!

TOM & GEMMA!

FRASER MILLWARD!

and WILLIAM ANDREWS!

ALL OF THESE PEOPLE WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY.

Do come along. It will definitely be excellent.

7.30pm

Tickets £5 on the door or £4 in advance from

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/109110

JOKE PARTY

HANDS ON YOUR HEAD and no one gets hurt as dashing sketch criminals, THE BETA MALES hijack your evening and charm you into a pub to watch a bill of new material, fun and games and superlative comedic guests!

THIS MONTH it's a DEADLY DAME DOUBLE BILL where we'll be aided and abetted by two of British comedy's most fearsome females:

Star of Radio 4's Showstopper: The Improvised Musical, BBC 2's "Fast and Loose" and if.comedy ‘Best Newcomer’ Nominee...PIPPA EVANS as LORETTA MAINE!
★★★★★ - Broadway Baby
★★★★★ - allthefestivals.com
★★★★ - Time Out

...AND...

Star of BBC 1's "Armstrong and Miller show", BBC 2's "Fast and Loose", BBC Radio 7's "Idiots of Ants: Totally Gizmo"...JESS RANSOM!
★★★★ - Fest
★★★★ - Fringe Review
★★★★ - Three Weeks

All this PLUS new sketches from the Beta's upcoming Edinburgh show, THE TRAIN JOB and the 2nd monthly Patty Hearst Award for Hostage Of The Month!
★★★★★ - Broadway Baby
★★★★★ - Fringe Guru
★★★★★ - Three Weeks

Doors are 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Tickets are £6 for law-abiding citizens, £5 for students and £4 if you turn up on the door in disguise (burglars, Catwomen, Thelma and/or Louise, etc.)

THE BETA MALES HOSTAGE SITUATION

She Keeps Bees + Support
Tickets £7.50
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/108589

The Allotment is super overwhelmedly excited to welcome the utterly wonderful She Keeps Bees back for this intimate, special show at the Wilmington Arms. The Brooklyn duo have a new album on the way and this will be a delightful opportunity to hear songs from it. There will be free cake as well, and who doesn't like free cake?!?!

THE ALLOTMENT PRESENTS

As recommended by Time Out and londonisfunny.com. Tickets are £5.£4 NUS and available here;www.wegottickets.com

March 9th's lovely* lineup features

BRENDON BURNS
...if. comeddie (aka Perrier) Award Winner 
as seen on BBC, CBC, Channel 4 and ITV.
"...the modern master of this autobiographical genre" (The Guardian)

LATE NIGHT GIMP FIGHT
Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominees 2010 and Chortle Award Winners 2011

DAVE GIBSON
Runner up for Dave TV's "Funniest Joke of the Fringe" award 2010

JAMES SHERWOOD
Elegant, intelligent stand-up, with enough regular laughs to keep everyone satisfied." Guardian
"If you ever wondered what would happen if Bill Bailey
and Marcus Brigstocke had a child..." Chortle

MATT RICHARDSON
So You Think You're Funny? Finalist 2010
and MC Ben Van der Velde "Whip sharp.. life-giving" (Chortle)

Doors open 7.30pm for an 8pm show

THE REALLY LOVELY COMEDY SHOW

The Good Gods

Man and Vertebrates

The Momeraths

£3. 

8.00 - 11.00pm

LIFE AT THE TOP

Girls Girls Girls + special guests

DJ: Doctor Matthew Wallbridge

Doors: 8pm

Acts from 8:30pm

Girls Girls Girls: 10pm

£3

Girls Girls Girls will stage a live performance on Friday March 11th 2011 at the Wilmington Arms in London.

The vagabond punk threesome will play songs old and new in celebration of the the release of their latest opus 'Hello Sailor..!' in hip new VINYL format. There will be superlative support acts, dancing vagrants and Dr Matthew Wallbridge on the Wheels of Steel.

GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS

Club Night playing the finest Twee, Indie Pop, Post Punk, Riot Girl, Lo-Fi, Girl Groups, Northern Soul.

DJ's Annagrammatical & SoftSkull will be playing the music. 

7.30pm

£5 / £4 with flyer, NUS, OAP. 

All money goes to The Depression Alliance.

MY HEART SAID YES! BUT MY THERAPIST SAID NO!

On 17th April Brian Kearney will be running the London Marathon in aid of Help the Hospices. What better way to celebrate this ludicrous endeavour and rustle up some extra sponsorship cash than get some great musicians  and DJs together for a very special night?

Line-up includes:

Tim Ten Yen

www.myspace.com/timtenyen

Joseph Aquilina

www.myspace.com/aquilinaband

Paul Kearney & Kay Tyrell

www.myspace.com/distractionsband & www.myspace.com/faulmusic

Lions & Tigers & Bears

www.myspace.com/lionsntigersnbearslh

DJ sets by:

Christopher Laird (Radio Nowhere)

Paul Stokes (NME)

Doors 6.30pm 

Entry is just £5 on the door, and all proceeds will go to Help the Hospices.

BEGGING BANQUET FOR HELP THE HOSPICES

Adrian Edmundson + Neil Innes + Simon Brint + Rowland Rivron + SURPRISE GUEST!

Continuing their bizarrely successful semi-residency at The Wilmington – watch in astonishment as these four comedy chancers continue to improve before your very eyes, as they rehearse live a selection of comic songs by the likes of They Might Be Giants, Viv Stanshall, Ian Dury etc., and some new originals. Each show brings with it a different surprise guest of almost legendary comic pedigree.

Doors: 8.00pm

BUY TICKETS HERE!

THE IDIOT BASTARD BAND

Joe Lycett - compere
Strawberry and Cream - music
John Butterwoth - physicist
Zoe Self - racehorse scientist
Ryan Nichol - physicist
Tom Manly- psychologist
Dom Furniss - Interaction Researcher

Doors 8pm

£5

What a line-up of brainboxes, intellectual heavyweights and big
thinkers we have for you this month at the clever comedy night that
this month made the front page of the BBC website!

Joe Lycett takes MCing duties for his Bright Club debut. He was best
newcomer at the 2010 Chortle Awards, so it'll be interesting to see
what he's been up to since then.

Strawberry & Cream return to their spiritual home, showcasing their
own songs alongside the usual array of sexy covers.
...
Zoe Self studies how race-horses work. They're pretty big and that's a
lot of muscle, bone and tendon to track. She won't be giving out tips
for the 4.15 at Chepstow.

Jon Butterworth smashes particles into one another using a little
piece of apparatus called the Large Hadron Collider. You might have
heard of it.

Dom Furniss is a human-computer interactions specialist, and he
tackles the really big questions like "Why don't things just
work?!?!?!"

Ryan Nicholl flies balloons in the antarctic looking for neutrinos. He
also has more magnets in his office than anyone I've met in my life.

Tom Manly is a neuroscientist. He'll popping open a few skulls to see
what's going on inside.

BRIGHT CLUB: BIG

A World in London Special

Featuring:

Movimientos DJs (Movimientos / Global Local)

DJ Ritu (BBC Radio London / Kuch Kuch)

Xtreme Link - Live! (The WildBunch)

STELLA OBE (Factory Foundation Recordings, Massive Attack Tour DJ)

Jamie Renton (Chilli Fried)

The BBC’s decision to axe the capital’s only world music radio show has shocked and incensed lovers of global music and culture prompting a huge outcry and a campaign to save AWIL.

Sign the petition to save A World in LDN

http://www.petitiononline.co.uk/petition/save-a-world-in-london/592

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-DJ-Ritus-A-World-in-London-show-on-BBC-London/177211285624267

ATTITUDE ON THE DECKS

When we read that we had the honour of doing the St Patrick's day show at
the Wilmo we were dead chuffed. Then we realised that we didn't know any
good Irish bands. So, we've gone for entirely non-Irish bands of supreme
quality and free whisky on the door until the bottle runs out. In the
words of Sean Connery, it's a compromyje...

AMBASSADORS OF MOROCCO (www.myspace.com/ambassadorsofm...orocco)
Formed in an abandoned shoe factory (Ambassadors of Morocco is Victorian
slang for a shoemaker), this London based quartet have had quite a ride
since their launch in autumn 2010. A savvy blend of early Blur, the Cure
and Depeche Mode has created a sound heavy of melody and big of hook. With
6Music and XFM already on board and songs like the oh-so-topical Wikipedia
being hailed as modern classics, AoM look set to be one of the feel-good
hits of this summer.

VETS IN HONG KONG (www.myspace.com/vetsinhongkong)
Vets in Hong Kong are a new school band with old school sensibilities.
They put on their own nights, produce a zine (no blogs here) and play
quality songs crafted in the style of Arcade Fire, Death From Above,
Vampire Weekend and Mars Volta. Following the release of their debut E.P.
in February 2011, ViHK are picking up momentum despite their early stages.
And if all else fails, they can easily go and treat sick pigs in the old
colony....

MODEL STAGGS (www.myspace.com/modelstaggs)
Electro Folk Garage. No, not somewhere that robots go to get repaired but
instead is Cambridge's finest, Model Staggs. Confusingly, they aren't
Stags either but rather the dynamic duo of Ash and Tom playing fierce
guitar and drum driven tunes with the raw energy of the White Stripes and
the foppish charm of Mumford & Sons. So, confusing descriptions aside, it
all sounds marvellous. What a relief?!

KATE STAPLEY (www.myspace.com/katestapley)
North London lass Kate Stapley is a rising star of the UK folk scene with
an edginess and charm not to be underestimated. Influenced by the likes of
Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Fionn Regan, Joni Mitchell and Laura Marling,
Stapley is in fine company and we expect you'll be swooning in to your
free whisky in no time...

As always, doors are at 8.00pm, entry is £4 and first act on at 8.15.....ish

DEATH & GLORY ST PATRICKS DAY SPECIAL

★ Which Way Is Up! #2 ★ 

A new night from Odd Box. Every third Friday of the month at The Wilmington Arms.

★ The Felt Tips ★
http://thefelttips.com/

Pop music is all about pop crushes. And The Felt Tips first grabbed my heart back at the first ever indietracks (2007, folks!). Since then the band have found a drummer and written one of the LPs of 2010 - 'Living and Growing'. This quartet from Glasgow are playing a rare London show! Be sure to see them and prepare to have your own pop crush on The Felt Tips.

The Felt Tips play melodic indiepop songs about your life – like that time you fumbled around with a condom in your darkened bedroom while trying to keep the mood alive – well The Felt Tips were there watching you.

★ Pocketbooks ★ 
http://www.pocketbooks.org.uk/

London's premier indiepop band are playing Odd Box for the first time (although they were big favourites at my old Lost Music nights!). The band have been 'away' recording their second album. Their first 'Flight Plaths' was a highlight of 2009 and was released on the How Does It Feel To Be Loved? label. Pocketbooks deliver shimmering pop music which comes informed by 60s soul and the best that indiepop has to offer. 

"Some of the finest songwriters in indiepop today" - SCATTERBRAIN

"Remember those albums you listen to when you're laid on the floor of your bedroom and you've just done something completely life-changing? Or you're just about to? Well, this is one of those. Listen to Flight Paths, and go out and find the one you love." - A LAYER OF CHIPS

★ Falling and Laughing ★ 
www.myspace.com/duncsfallingandlaughing

Falling and Laughing are two piece indiepop band from Birmingham, UK. They released their beautiful hand crafted 'Bunny Hood' EP on Odd Box in 2010 (very few copies left folks!). And I am delighted to finally be able to bring the band down to London to play a pop show for us!

"There is something quintessentially British about the lyrical content on offer here, taking in subjects such as NME writers, bus routes and geeky girls turned supercool, while the tempo changes in all four songs ensure the ears are constantly stimulated." - THE WESTMORLAND GAZETTE

8pm  

£5 Advance tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/104395

WHICH WAY IS UP!

MONSTER CEILIDH BAND

www.monsterceilidhband.co.uk

"On stage, in front of thousands, their music inspired dancing as the crowd kicked it up in the rain soaked mud of the arena" – NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 

"A King Kong of an album... from a band with talent as deep as Loch Ness!! " – JEZ LOWE

“Get entertained, energised and electrified with the Monster Ceilidh Band and their outrageously funky grooves that mix elegant traditional playing with raucous rave-like rhythms” – KINGS PLACE

7.00pm

Buy tickets here -  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/109163

PULL UP THE ROOTS

The boys bring you a night of new material from some of the funniest comedians on the circuit. There'll be lots of stand up, a few musical comedy numbers, a fantastic character comedian and of course the Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek- fresh from their 2000 seater sellout charity gig with Michael McIntyre and Jimmy Carr- testing more of their silly and hilarious sketches.

Tickets only £4!!! 

7.30pm doors, 8pm start 

THE LINE UP:

Tony Law

Luke Toulson,

Catie Wilkins

Kerry Gilbert

Naz Osmanoglu

Tom Meetin

Gerry Howells,

Vicki Stone,

GGG 30 MIN HEADLINE SET

www.gingegeordiegeek.com

GINGE GEORDIE GEEK AND FRIENDS

Matt Green: Too Much Information (work in progress)

Matt Green returns after a sell out 2010 show with a new hour of stand up (already nominated for Best New Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival 2011). We're living in funny times. Come and watch Matt try to make sense of it all. Warning: may contain moderate statistics and bafflement. Also jokes about politics and sex. But hopefully not at the same time. "A stand up audience's dream" ***** (Three Weeks) "A super impressive comedy brain" (British Comedy Guide) 

Tom Price - Work in Progress

Tom has been a regular on the UK stand up circuit for nine years now, and is currently preparing to think about maybe taking a show to the Edinburgh fringe for the first time. His bright and breezy manner thinly covers a dark seam of misanthropic material dealing with with daily confrontations with mannerless human beings. Manners is his starting point. No one's quite sure where it'll end. 

"One to watch" Chortle.co.uk

"Hilarious" The List

Doors 7pm, Show at 8pm. 

Price: £5, £4 adv http://www.wegottickets.com/event/113230 

MATT GREEN & TOM PRICE - WORK IN PROGRESS

FEED YOUR HEAD presents................

The Marshall Arts Family

Sparrow

Brightlight City + guests

£5 door, 8pm kick off, and the usual free shot of JAGERMEISTER to first 25 peeps!!

FEED YOUR HEAD

The Gresham Flyers + The Give It Ups

8pm: The Gresham Flyers (semi-acoustic set)

8:45pm: Give It Ups (support set)

9:30pm: The Gresham Flyers (full set)

The Gresham Flyers' Final Gig: "It's Not Finished... It's Finished." Two sets from The Gresham Flyers, with a Give It Ups performance sandwiched in the middle.

£5.00 advance tickets here - http://www.wegottickets.com/event/109301

THE GRESHAM FLYERS

Fuzzystar
Originally hailing from Edinburgh, London based Fuzzystar perform off-kilter pop that is filled with narrative and melody.

4 out of 5 "Absolutely wonderful dream-pop" - God Is In The TV

“Like the result of an illegitimate affair between a Scottish Brian Wilson & Elliott Smith.” - Records Make Great Pets

http://www.fuzzystar.co.uk

Something Beginning With L
Consisting of Lucy, Jen and Jon the outfit originally started life as a solo project before morphing into the 6 limbed shape it now retains. The band fashion beautifully maudlin pop coated in chimes, whirrs and lovely melodies.

“Sounds like the Breeders stargazing at Adem’s ‘Love and Other Planets’, with the brittle drum and guitar parts smoldering-ember vocals making for moments of scuzzy disorder and sweet transfixion. Another little miracle courtesy of Devon via Brighton’s always excellent Drift Records.” - Time Out

“Wonderfully woozy, synth-laden pastoralia.” - The Sunday Times
http://www.myspace.com/somethingbeginningwithl

Pollyanna Valentine
Pollyanna Valentine is the muse of Charley Sharp, via New York City…California… Arkansas, USA. Charley met Pollyanna at The car wash.

http://www.myspace.com/pollyannavalentine

Jess Bryant
Jess Bryant is a songwriter living in London. She has been described as ‘haunting’ a fair few times. She currently has an ep out called ‘Dusk’ which is available on iTunes.

"If Jess Bryant isn’t widely adored pretty bloody soon, we’re going to take to the street and start smacking random strangers ‘round the face. " - RockFeedback

http://www.myspace.com/jkcbryant

£5 in advance.

£6 on the door.

Doors 8pm.

FREAKSCENE PRESENTS

Chris Dangerfield
 
Katie Hearsey
 
Dougie Hastings
 
Jay Cowle
 
Jane Deane
 
and they're all RUDE, CRUDE and VERY FUNNY!!!
 
with your polite and tasteful M.C Marc Safon

Five pounds on the door.
Doors 6pm. Show 7pm.

SIR K RAH'S CAN A TING

Adrian Edmundson + Neil Innes + Simon Brint + Rowland Rivron + SURPRISE GUEST!

Continuing their bizarrely successful semi-residency at The Wilmington – watch in astonishment as these four comedy chancers continue to improve before your very eyes, as they rehearse live a selection of comic songs by the likes of They Might Be Giants, Viv Stanshall, Ian Dury etc., and some new originals. Each show brings with it a different surprise guest of almost legendary comic pedigree.

Doors: 8.00pm

BUY TICKETS HERE!

THE IDIOT BASTARD BAND

James Sherwood's Piano Bar - the comedy night where every act ends on a song!

Featuring:

John Finnemore (Mitchell & Webb, Dead Ringers, Cabin Fever, MIranda)

Nick Revell (old-school satirist)

Helen Arney (new-school warbling funny lady)

Oompah Brass (pop tunes by a brass band)

and hosted by James Sherwood

Doors 7.30pm, show 8.00pm

£7 http://www.wegottickets.com/event/107571

JAMES SHERWOODS PIANO BAR

Meet two television journalists devastated by their ex-boyfriends successes, a balloon modeller looking for You Tube fame, a couple of ‘ootreprenurial’ businesswomen whose product could take the world by storm and Katy and Wills eccentric Royal Wedding Planner!

Made it big. Made it up. Made it to the Moon and back.

Character sketches, songs and 100% silk with female musical comedy duo The Silky Pair.

£5.

8.00pm

THE SILKY PAIR: MADE IT!

CRAWDADDY!

Moon Visionaries 

The Screenbeats  

Circus Sands + guests

£5 door, 8pm kick off, and the usual free shot of JAGERMEISTER to first 25 peeps!!

FEED YOUR HEAD

James Sherwood

Adrian Poynton

Nat Luurtsema

Chris Boyd

Matthew Crosby (MC)

3pm - 5pm (2.30 doors)

Tickets available from WeGotTickets or on the door.

£6/ £5 concessions (students, seniors & unwaged)

Find us online www.twitter.com/sundaybaloo or on Facebook

SUNDAY HULLABALOO!

The Beta Males

Max & Ivan

Late Night Gimp Fight

£6 full

£5 concs

£4 if in 'gang-themed' costume

Doors 7:30, Start 8pm

Brand new material from The Beta Males for their upcoming Edinburgh show "The Train Job", plus VERY SPECIAL GUESTS: Max & Ivan and Late Night Gimp Fight!!

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/112247

The Beta Males' Hostage Situation #3: Gang Warfare

Award-winning comedy duo McNeil and Pamphilon's monthly showcase (Recommended by Spoonfed, London Is Funny, Chortle, and Critic's Choice in Time Out), celebrates its move to The Wilmington Arms with the cream of sketch and character comedy from the London circuit:

- Late Night Gimp Fight - Edinburgh Best Newcomer Nominees, 2011 Chortle Best Sketch Act
- Clever Peter - Soon to record their BBC Radio 4 Series!
- Boom Jennies - "Hilarious...Fluid Comedy Genius" - Scotsgay
- Rufus Jones - 2005 Perrier Award Nominee (with Dutch Elm Conservatoire)
- George Ryegold - 2011 Best Show, Leicester Comedy Festival
- Asian Provocateurs - 2011 New Act of the Year finalists
- Allnut and Simpson - UKTV's Comedy Smalls Award Winners
- Rachel Stubbings - "Destined for Greatness" - Time Out

8pm (doors 7.30pm)
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/113900

McNeil and Pamphilon's Sketch Night

ESPERI www.daydreammanagement.com

JESSE JONES www.myspace.com/jumpingjessej

DAN GRIFFIS myspace.com/dangriffis

JAELEE SMALL www.myspace.com/jaeleesmall

Doors at 7.30pm - £5 entry

SUBSTANCE @ THE WILMINGTON ARMS

Trace Recordings presents:

Signals

David Hurn

The Sleeping Years

Rome Pays Off 

The Amnesia Orchestra

DJ - Mike Keelin 

For further information, please visit : www.tracerecordings.com

£5 on the door - All Proceeds Going To The Red Cross Japan Tsunami Fund

TRACE RECORDINGS PRESENT

The Croshaw Family invite you to a night in the country with:

The Croshaw Family

The Bonfire Band

Serious Sam Barret

8pm. £5

Bookings: please email . an arrive by 8.30pm

LOOK!

MATT GREEN AND TOM PRICE - WORK IN PROGRESS

It features Spencer Jones and Jamie Glassman taking it in turns to perform their wonderful character comedy creations.

It's going to cost just £3 to come in and it's going to be genuinely hysterical and award winning and a 5 star show.

The last one was a standing-room only sell out show. This one is going to be almost as good as the last one. Maybe even 'as good'.

8pm

Spencer and Jamie's Two-Man Solo Character Slam

Adrian Edmundson + Neil Innes + Simon Brint + Rowland Rivron + SURPRISE GUEST!

Continuing their bizarrely successful semi-residency at The Wilmington – watch in astonishment as these four comedy chancers continue to improve before your very eyes, as they rehearse live a selection of comic songs by the likes of They Might Be Giants, Viv Stanshall, Ian Dury etc., and some new originals. Each show brings with it a different surprise guest of almost legendary comic pedigree.

Doors: 8.00pm

BUY TICKETS HERE!

THE IDIOT BASTARD BAND

Time Out, Chortle and londonisfunny recommended

Tickets £5/£4 here; www.wegottickets.com

April 13th's lovely* lineup features;

MILES JUPP

Perrier Nominee and star of Rev, Mock the Week and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow.

TIERNAN DOUIEB

“Small in stature, not in talent” – The Scotsman

JIM CAMPBELL

So You Think You're Funny and Amused Moose Finalist '09

"exquisite... his set is rich with beautifully phrased jokes and observations...it’s hard to imagine a subject he couldn’t come up with an original and literate joke about." (Chortle)

MARK RESTUCCIA

"Corking lines to satisfy, all delivered with unwavering faith’ (Chortle)

RHYS JONES

"Amazing skills for someone so young." (Comedy Central)

"Rhys had the best one-liners of the night. Big things await. Annoyingly talented" (Richard Herring)

MC BEN VAN DER VELDE "whip sharp" (Chortle) 

Doors open 7.30pm for an 8.15pm show. Tickets £5/£4 NUS through www.wegottickets.com or on the door (subject to availability.)

THE REALLY LOVELY COMEDY SHOW!

"Very funny, this young man is the Will Pickvance of his generation" - Dylan Moran

International pianist and entertainer Will Pickvance brings his anarchic touring circus to the Wilmington Arms for an enchanted two hours of candle-lit vaudeville.

Stride piano outbursts one minute, heart-breaking laments the next, Will’s friends include concert violinist, Feargus Hetherington, jazz trumpeter, Chuck Dearness, Hungarian folk double bassist Balazs Hermann and a retired office clerk pursuing a new career in song and dance.

Come and see the Albert Hall squeezed into the Wilmington Arms.

Guest appearances from London acts including Oom Pah Brass, Martin White and Letty Stott

Doors open 7.30pm.  Show starts 8pm

£7 – http://www.wegottickets.com/event/113844

WILL PICKVANCE AND FRIENDS

A new night from Odd Box. Every third Friday of the month at The Wilmington Arms.

Baaneex

http://baaneex.com/

Baaneex are the latest signings to Odd Box Records. The band hail from Hackney in East London. They were tipped as 'ones to watch in 2011' by Sounds XP. Describing themselves as “Dracula-inspired garage punk/noisepop/roarcore”. 

"Their sound is somewhat wide-spanning and incredibly difficult to pin down. Weird Dance 2 is two songs, or two bands even, in one.... It’s chaotic and confusing, but exciting, fun and even manages to be catchy. I’m pretty sure I don’t understand it, and God knows where they’re planning to go with it, but regardless, this is great. Just give it a bloody listen. " - Basement Forever

The Notes

http://www.myspace.com/wearethenotes

The Notes are Sam, Lauren, Aaron and their vintage drum machine. 

They make music for your heart and ears. Their debut album has recently surfaced as a beautiful double 10" on Bleeding Gold Records. Their reverb soaked indiepop has been at the top of our playlists. I can not wait to see them in action!

Chips For The Poor

Chips For The Poor will startle you. In a good way. Like a mind bending mix of The Fall and a drunk kickboxer. They're everything that is great about pop music in 2011. This will be their first UK show after returning from SXSW in Austin, TX.

''The vibe is lo-fi electronic punk that nods to Suicide, The Fall and The Talking Heads but carries a humour more present in modern new wavers such as simian mobile disco. This is a seven inch that will turn a few heads' - Rough Trade 

'It's a banger' - Huw Stephens, Radio 1

£5   http://www.wegottickets.com/event/112892

WHICH WAY IS UP!

The combined forces of some of the best improvisers in London; 8BIT bring you Chicago-style improvised comedy in a teacup with a Union Jack on it. They create an intricate adventure of stories and characters from an audience idea, and take you on a journey the likes of which has never been seen before or since. or now. Or before.

Unscripted... Live... Right there in front of you. Yeah, right there. Yeah. There. Mmmm.

"They got good game" - David Shore

"The best British Harold I've seen" - Matt Andrews, Fingers on Buzzards

"I liked it when the animals talked" - Katy Schutte, News Revue

£5. 8pm

8bit Improvised Comedy

★ Which Way Is Up! ★ has a Monday night special coming up. 

A Monday? 

Yep we couldn't make the Friday work and Odd Box couldn't resist the chance to put on the fabulous Onward Chariots who are over on their European tour - so we are doing a Monday night special! 

So yeah. Excited.

Doors: 8pm

★ Onward Chariots ★ (NYC, USA)

http://www.myspace.com/onwardchariots

People have compared Onward Chariots' music to the Beach Boys, Beulah, the Shins, Teenage Fanclub, and Belle and Sebastian, among others. Their summer tinged flower power pop is the missing link between 60s pop and 80s indiepop. The band were one of the highlights of Indietracks in 2010 and I'm dead excited that they're coming back to London to play their pop songs.

"I think I have found a new favourite band, a band that has such an effect on me that I want to listen to their songs over and over again and I still want more" -- Eardrums

★ The Sunny Street ★ 

http://thesunnystreet.tumblr.com/

Just announced for the NYC popfest, Anglo/French quartet The Sunny Street are a lo-fi pop treasure that joins the dots between the dreamy hazy pop of Mazzy Star and the indiepop of Brighter and a host of other Sarah favourites. The Sunny Street have been quietly kicking up a fuss over the past few years with appearances at the Indietracks festival, the legendary Nottingham Indiepop all dayer, a tour of Sweden and the awesome Let's kiss and make up Indie Pop Days weekender in Berlin. Their new album, "Hidden For Decades" is coming out soon on Plastilina records, too.

★ Owl + Mouse ★

http://www.myspace.com/sonicuke

Owl + Mouse hail from London and they have played for HDIF and had Ian (from HDIF) enthused about their mesmerising set so much so that I had to book them. Their sound is a delicate and gentle folky take on indiepop which manages to sound a little like Allo Darlin’, with a dash of The Magnetic Fields (check out their cover of 'The Book of Love' on their My Space!) and hints of Camera Obscura at their most vulnerable. Lovely.

Tickets: £5 - http://www.wegottickets.com/event/112891

WHICH WAY IS UP!

MC - Josie Long

Music - Sleepy Ed Hicks

Brains - Uli Tiedau (Low Countries historian), Andrew Walton

(philosopher and political scientist), Geraldine Horan (linguist),

Mike Hughson (vaccine engineer) and more...

£5

Doors 8pm. 

This month the comedy and intellect team of Bright Club take on the entire frickin’ world, with these geniuses leading us:

Josie Long – MC. We’ve been trying to book her for ages and ages because we know she’s going to be mind blowingly-amazing and perfect for Bright Club.

Sleepy Ed Hicks – Banjo man. Returning after two fantastic sets for us in November. 

They'll be joined by a group of University researchers ready to find the funny side of our planet and its peoples.

BRIGHT CLUB: THE WORLD

Wallace Steel Group + solo sets from Nancy Wallace & Jason Steel

 7.30pm to 11pm 

£7 OTD or in advance from www.musicglue.com

Acid and trad folk night with live performances from Nancy Wallace & Jason Steel (collectively as the Wallace Steel Group + solo sets from Nancy and Jason) plus The Fox and The Blacksmith spin folk, acid folk, folkish folk & prog folk tunes.

ROUT OF THE BLUES

Here comes our Easter Special and it's ruddy eggcellent. From the outset
we need to point out that this is the night before Good Friday so you can
drink, dance, drink some more and then sleep all through the next day
before waking up to eat the brown treats the Easter Bunny has left for
you. The chocolate, not the shit (lawsuit avoided). But before all that
happens we're giving you a very special night of live music which
goes......a little....something....like.....this!

MFC Chicken (www.myspace.com/mfcchicken)
They're back! MFC Chicken absolutely blew our minds in December at the
Christmas show so we got them back just as soon as we could. For those of
you who are uninitiated in the ways of the Chicken then just know that the
MFC boys play rock'n'roll the good old fashioned way. Raw bass, smooth
organ, driving drums, wailing guitar, booming sax, sing-a-long lyrics and
a whole lot of sweat. And if that doesn't convince you then let it be
known that MFC Chicken are the first band we've given an hour long set to
- yes, they're just that good.

Bourbon Army (www.myspace.com/bourbonarmy)
We first discovered these guys supporting We Rock Like Girls Don't and
they blew us away. A rockin' two piece from Venezuela that have more balls
than the lottery show and bigger chops than an oversized butchers. Bourbon
Army are a band that are way more than the sum of their parts and the
parts are pretty damn impressive....if you know what I mean.

The Clench (www.myspace.com/itstheclench)
Sheffield gun slingers The Clench are 6 horseman of the A-rock-olypse and
they are riding in to London town for the first time to steal your horse
and get with your woman. They play Country with a hard edge, music you can
light a match on if you will. Think of the music Clint would have an his
i-pod while he rode across the prairy - if any of that was remotely
historically possible. We can but dream...

As usual it's all kicking off at 8ish and it'll cost you nothing more than
£4.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=100168020068982

DEATH AND GLORY

The combined forces of some of the best improvisers in London; 8BIT bring you Chicago-style improvised comedy in a teacup with a Union Jack on it. They create an intricate adventure of stories and characters from an audience idea, and take you on a journey the likes of which has never been seen before or since. or now. Or before.

Unscripted... Live... Right there in front of you. Yeah, right there. Yeah. There. Mmmm.

"They got good game" - David Shore

"The best British Harold I've seen" - Matt Andrews, Fingers on Buzzards

"I liked it when the animals talked" - Katy Schutte, News Revue

£5

8pm

8bit Improvised Comedy

The Scaramanga Six  

Local Girls

Dr Vampire

8pm. First band on 8.30pm

£3

CURSED - THE SCARAMANGA SIX ALBUM LAUNCH

Enjoy some 'WICKED' comedy the Sunday before the big day.

A top line-up of stand-up's plus 2 Very Important special guests!

Think of it as the public's stag and hen night.

Five Pounds on the door.

It all starts at 7pm

Sir K Rah's Royal Wedding Easter Special

7.30pm

The comedy night where everyone ends on a song.  Featuring:  Nick Revell ("sharp satirist...superb comic."  Time Out)  John-Luke Roberts (award-winning stand-up and News Quiz Now Show writer)  Matt Forde (raconteur and TalkSport radio host) plus your host James Sherwood on the upright joanna.

JAMES SHERWOOD'S PIANO BAR

The Centrals 

The Overcoats  

Cool Customer + guests

£5 door, 8pm kick off, and the usual free shot of JAGERMEISTER to first 25 peeps!!

FEED YOUR HEAD

The Epstein

Mat Gibson

£5 advance / £6 door http://www.wegottickets.com/event/110668

7.00pm

£5 advance / £6 door http://www.wegottickets.com/event/110668

http://www.pulluptheroots.co.uk

Twitter: http://twitter.com/putroots

Facebook Group: http://ow.ly/i2YF

PULL UP THE ROOTS @ THE WILMINGTON ARMS

THE ANTI ROYAL WEDDING!!

Nova's Basement, with support from Antonio Lulic and Paddy Griffith

£4 door, 8pm kick off!

FEED YOUR HEAD

Johnny Cola & The A Grades

Sound Of The Nudge

Diaphragm Failure

The Body Electric

Disciplin

8pm 

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=214695555214447

£5 entry. £3 to members of http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=52122316630

THE MONKEYBALL EXPERIMENT

The Idiot Circus Band are in town! Join us for an evening of madness and wonder at our cabaret band, consisting of a ukulele, contrabass, piano, percussion and nipple tassels.

Price : £3.00

Start time: 7.30

AN EVENING WITH THE IDIOT CIRCUS

TONY BLACK AND THE COLLECTORS www.myspace.com/tonyblack200

SLOWALK www.myspace.com/keefslowwalk

DAN GRIFFIS  www.myspace.com/dangriffis

LANE HINES   ( No myspace am afraid )

Doors at 7.30pm   £5 Entry

SUBSTANCE @ THE WILMINGTON ARMS

Back at the Wilmington, we've got Kick The Plug favourite and recent Domino signing François & The Atlas Mountains -

http://www.dominorecordco.com/uk/news/20-04-11/domino-announce-new-signing---frnois--the-atlas-mountains/

http://www.myspace.com/fracnoisinbristol

AND, over in the UK promoting the new single on Need No Water

http://neednowaterrecords.com/needno011

we've got This Is The Kit for you too:

http://www.myspace.com/thisisthekit

with support from Halo Halo

http://halohalomixmix.blogspot.com/

and Mark from Need No Water DJ-ing.

Awesome.

£6 on the door / £5 advance from wegottickets - http://www.wegottickets.com/event/114252 

Start times: 8PM - Close

KICK THE PLUG

Resident DJs Gary & John and Andy from Distortion play the best in 60s soul, ska and R&B plus northern nuggets and mod beats.

Guest DJ this month is Crawdaddy! regular Ska Paul, playing the best in Trojan, Treasure Isle and Blue Beat grooves, with some R&B and soul gems thrown in.

FREE ENTRY

www.facebook.com/crawdaddysoulclub

www.twitter.com/boogaloogaz

Come at 6pm and try out your best moves with other dancers from beginners to experts at FOR DANCERS ONLY a friendly FREE pre-club dance session.

CRAWDADDY

We Happy Few ‘ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY’

with support from... Villareal / Murphy Mcfall / Jonny White

£4 door, 8pm kick off, and the usual free shot of JAGERMEISTER to first 25 peeps!!

FEED YOUR HEAD 

EXTRA! EXTRA! Notorious sketch-criminals, THE BETA MALES conspire to hold an an audience captive for an evening of parlour games, new material, and superlative comic guests!

Buy tickets here:

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/116209

There, these members of the public will find themselves inducted into a secret within a riddle within a mystery within a Clerkenwell pub as their captors entice them to watch...

…bad boys of magic and stars of BBC1's The Magicians, BARRY & STUART!

“Impeccably slick magic provided by the ultimate dark showmen Barry and Stuart” - BBC Comedy

“Burn the Sorcerous Blasphemers!“ - The Guardian

“The most consistently original, creative and exciting force in British magic.“ - Derren Brown

...avant-garde enfant terrible and Winner of this year's Leicester Comedy Award, BEN TARGET!

“His dead pan jokes and his eccentric manner made him one of my favourite acts of the night” - Remote Goat

“absolutely hilarious” - Spoonfed.co.uk

...and musichall mirthmakers, HORSE & LOUIS!

2010 Musical Comedy Award Runners-Up

"you'd have to be pretty dead inside to not laugh...genuinely funny and endearingly silly...a very gifted duo" – Comedy.co.uk

...as well as new sketches from the Betas' upcoming Edinburgh show, THE TRAIN JOB and the fourth Patty Hearst Award for Hostage Of The Month!

 “An utterly brilliant hour of sketch comedy” - Broadway Baby

 “one of the funniest and most genuinely pleasing shows I've seen this year.” - Fringe Guru

“Here is the cream” - Three Weeks

The Beta Males Hostage Situation IV: SMOKE & MIRRORS

The Cheeky Beggars, Morris and Vyse, Moonfish Rhumba, Totally Tom, Rachel Stubbings, Late Night Gimp Fight, McNeil and Pamphilon

£5

8pm (doors 7.30pm)

McNeil and Pamphilon present the cream of sketch and character comedy from the London circuit, including:

The Cheeky Beggars - "Sheer Comedic Joy" ***** Broadway Baby
Morris and Vyse - "Excellent" Evening Standard / ***** Metro
Moonfish Rhumba - 2009 Hackney Empire New Act Finalists
Totally Tom - Youtube Sensation! / ***** The Tab
Rachel Stubbings - "Destined for Greatness" - Time Out
Late Night Gimp Fight - 2011 Chortle Best Sketch Act, 2010 Edinburgh Comedy Award Newcomer Nominees
Also, this month, McNeil and Pamphilon (2011 Hackney Empire New Act of the Year Finalists) will be previewing a large amount of their 2011 Brighton Fringe show!

MCNEIL AND PAMPHILON'S SKETCH NIGHT

The Loveliest comedy night in town returns for another briliant comedy night.

TONY LAW
Star of BBC's Russell Howard's Good News and Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle

“a top-notch comic who marries a powerful delivery with some deceptively ingenious material” (Chortle)
“Law is terrific, effortless … one of the best comedy performances of the year” (The Independent)

JAMES ACASTER
Star of Russell Howard's Good News and Dave's One Night Stand
"Elevating the most everyday occurrence into a grand anecdote and celebrating petty triumphs as magnificent victories." (Chortle)

CARLY SMALLMAN

Star of BBC2's The Rob Brydon Show
"Delightfully ebullient." (Time Out)

ROMESH RANGANATHAN
Finalist So You Think You're Funny?, Latitude New Act of the Year and Amused Moose 2010

JIGSAW
Amazing new sketch group featuring the multiple award-winning talents of Dan Antopolski, Nat Luurtsema and Tom Craine.

MC BEN VAN DER VELDE 

"whipsharp...a live-giving compere." (Chortle)


Doors open 7.30pm for an 8.15pm show. Tickets £5/£4 NUS through www.wegottickets.com or on the door (subject to availability.)

7.30pm

THE REALLY LOVELY COMEDY SHOW

FOG Featuring Charlotte

Free Entry

7.30 ish and 9 ish

Introducing FOG

FOG are: Four Old Geezers, Funky Offbeat Groovers, Free Open Gigsters (or any other combination you wish!) featuring the more youthful and soulful vocals of Charlotte.

Playing an eclectic mx of covers from old soul, motown and stax classics though funky rhythm & blues to more rocky tunes.

The evening will start off mellow with an early set from around 7.30 for those on the post work wind up, and then a more raucous and upbeat set from 9 ish for those up for the evening shenanigans.

Its free entry, so turn up tune in and discover the delight & the delirium of aural delectation.

FOG @ THE WILMINGTON ARMS

WOULD-BE-GOODS

Ah, the Would-Be-Goods, Matinee Records' elegant and melancholy pop legends. You have Jessica Griffin's beautiful and distinctly English vocals, Peter Momtchiloff's crisp and colourful guitar, Andy Warren's confident bass lines and then there is the happiest drummer in pop: Debbie Green. No drummer is able to pay such varied and strong rhythms, sing such clear harmonies and carry such a sunny smile as Debbie. The combination of these four distinctive personalities and talents makes for one of my favourite pop bands around. Jessica has been writing, playing and singing fantastic songs like 'The Camera Loves Me' since the late 80s and the band continue to write complex and beautiful compositions. They played HDIF in Brixton in January and debuted a fresh tune! This band are one of indiepop's and the UK's quietly legendary gems. Do not miss this! 

http://www.would-be-goods.com

THE STARLETS

Somehow this accomplished Scottish band have been around for over ten years but I only just heard of them and witnessed their brilliant live performance this past December at the Glasgow Popfest. The band have a huge sound accented by violin and trumpet, the latter ably played by Nigel of Camera Obscura. What completely won me over though was the charming between-song Glaswegian storytelling from Biff, the band's vocalist, acoustic guitarist and frontperson. The audience was in stitches at Biff's stories and consequently, each song soared. We were theirs. Have a look at this video below to catch a glimpse of what we saw and you will see when The Starlets play for us on this night. The band are on their way to Paris the following day, so come and say 'bon voyage!' to them this Friday night.

http://starlets.co.uk/wp/

CINEPLEXX

Sebastian Litmanovich is an incredibly witty, sweet and tender, outgoing and FUN personality, songwriter and performer. You watch him and you feel as if you are on holiday. Stressed? Tired of the dreary weather? Week too long? Then you want a dose of Cineplexx. He has been creating his sometimes upbeat, sometimes downbeat richly textured songs for many years abroad. We are lucky to now have him sprinkling his Spanish-language tunes upon us in London. Come welcome this fabulous recent London transplant to the city!

£5 tickets from WeGotTickets

Facebook Event

Last.fm Event

Wittering on Anorak Forum

COLOUR ME POP

Furniture, Marbles, feat. Rob Broderick and Jurassic 4

Price: £7

Start: 7pm

A hip-hop/comedy jam hosted by Cornish-Canadian improv duo Marbles. Jazz trio Furniture bring the beats, and they will be joined by the comedy circuit's top mic controllers.

Funk, with the emphasis on fun.

This month:

Abandoman's Rob Broderick

Jurassic 4 (Max & Ivan, Jon Gracey from the Beta Males, Dave from Marbles). Freestylers welcome to join the fellowship and throw it down in the finale.

BEATS, RHYMES AND MIRTH

This month Bright Club is two years old. Can you believe it? In that time we've run more than twenty-five gigs, hosted more than a hundred speakers, enjoyed the company of more than 3000 audience members, grown into two new cities and had more than five hundred rounds of applause.

So we're celebrating in style, by inviting some old friends to share sets old and new, and to keep us up to date with the latest humorous happenings in their fields.

Steve Hall is back as MC after holding our last Bloomsbury Theatre sellout together. He knows Bright Club inside-out, and will probably be wearing his glasses to try and look scholarly.

Colin Hazel will be tinkling our ivories as only he can tinkle. Smooth.

You might have heard Jason Dittmer on a recent podcast. He works on Captain America and the apocalypse, on the antichrist and Alan Moore. He's a human geographer (so no colouring in).

Laura Ishiguro reads other people's letters. She's studying correspondence between frontiersmen (and women) and their families back home. She's a great source of vintage culinary, etiquette and dating advice!

Joe Flatman examines ships for violent and sexual iconography and checks for exciting objects before anyone builds in Surrey. He's an archaeologist, but of the cool metropolitan variety, rather than a beardy Time Teamer. Ask him about Bone Kickers. Please ask him about Bone Kickers.

We're waiting to hear back from two more geniuses. It's going to be a PACKED evening.

As a special treat we have an anniversary appearance from Steve Cross, the voice on the Bright Club podcasts. He'll be telling you all the stupid things that happen when you run a comedy club that people who've never been don't understand for two years.

Wilmington Arms. Five pounds to get in. Doors at 8pm. May 17th. What more do you need to know?

BRIGHT CLUB

Comedy duo Shirley & Shirley have been on the circuit for just over two years, shocking and delighting audiences in equal measures with their racy and original character driven and physical sketches. They have had two consecutive successful runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, filmed and produced clips for BBC Comedy Online and recently hosted the People’s Choice Music Awards 2010 alongside Stephen K Amos.

Clips available: http://www.shirleyandshirley.com/Site/Welcome.html

"Two of the freshest and most energetic performers in Edinburgh this year"

James Corden

“Characters that make you think I wish I’d thought of that”

Mackenzie Crook

“These girls are going all the way”

The Herald ****

“Shirley and Shirley are a terrific comedy pairing, an certainly one to watch”

Broadway Baby ****

www.davemauchline.com

8pm, £6 on the door

SHIRLEY AND SHIRLEY

At Death & Glory we like to think we give you plenty in terms of entertainment, new music and fun times. Well, now we want to give a little more back to the world by supporting the Stay Strong Stephen Murray campaign. Ravenous Promotions lady Merryn's other half is cycling the entire length of the country and needs sponsorshing (see more at http://www.ltdstate.com/lejog) so we are helping out with this gig. However, we aren't letting u...p on the quality music front so this month we are giving you.....

MR TWIST (http://www.facebook.com/mrtwistband)

Fresh from the launch of their debut album 'D.I.Y.' (Smashed Records), London Indie-rockers Mr Twist are coming back from their second Ravenous show. Those of you that saw their Ginglik show for us a few years ago will be intrigued to know that the band have developed a harder edge (think QOTSA, Foos, Biffy) to compliment their pure 3-part vocal harmonies and hook laden tunes. Mr Twist are a band developing in to serious contenders and with album number 2 already being recorded there is lots to look forward to!

PEERLESS PIRATES (http://www.peerlesspirates.com)

After a while out in the wilderness (or open seas if we're gonna get nautical), Peerless Pirates have come in to dock to drink with your woman and drink your rum. Captained by Cliff Adams, this Oxford 4-piece mix the janglier elements of the Smiths with the raw energy of the Stooges and layer on some intricate lyrics for good measure. There are some of their old favourites in the set but, more excitingly, there are a few new tracks in the pipeline which promise to be belters.

COP ON THE EDGE http://www.facebook.com/copontheedge)

New Cross Indie-Popsters Cop On the Edge create a pic'n'mix blend of music that will keep you guessing from one song to another. Guitars, synth, percussion and a cracking rhythm section work their way through styles from Pere Ubu to Talking Heads and then off to Joy Division for a quick visit without having around long enought to get too grumpy. New single 'Honorary Girl' has just come out with the debut album 'Single Science' soon to follow but it's in the live arena that COTE excel so come and check them out for yourself.

CHRIS ALIANO (http://www.myspace.com/chrisaliano)

Way back in the mists of time, when Stages Of Dan were just a glint in a horny old rockers eye, there was a young man called Chris Aliano. His Dylan-esque folky ramblings won him many a fan and groupie before he went down the rock'n'roll road. Well, it took some persuading but as Chris is a big supporter of the Stay Strong Stephen Murray charity, he couldn't resist but get involved. So get down early for a rare performance by this talented singer-songwriter. And Cheesemonger.

As always, doors at 8.00pm and it'll cost you jut £4.

DEATH AND GLORY

Tigercats
Bordeauxxx
The Whatevers

Price £5
8pm Start

Tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/116411

Tigercats
http://haircutrecords.co.uk/site/tigercats/
http://www.myspace.com/tigercatswearinghats

Tigercats have manfully stepped in to headline this show! They're snazzy
pop is a real delight, too. They've released stuff on the fab Haircut
Records. And they've got a new 7" due on WeePOP! soon (I think!). They're
ace. But don't take my word for it. Here is what others have said about
them:

"TIGERCATS write songs about Stevie Nicks and Whitechapel, all delivered
atop a cloud of shimmering dream rock. Drums twist and guitars bloom like
fireworks, whilst a plaintive vocal sounding eerily like Pete Shelley
underpins their sound". - Upset the rhythm

"A brand new band featuring members of Esiotrot and Hexicon, east London’s
Tigercats reimagine The Wave Pictures and Violent Femmes as spiky,
infectious post-punk anti-heroes. We haven’t heard a new band sound this
perfectly-formed for quite some time" - How Does It Feel To Be Loved

Bordeauxxx
http://www.myspace.com/bordeauxxxmusic
http://soundcloud.com/bordeauxxx

This London band are new kids on the block and they deal in joyful melodic
harmonic pop. They've recently 'released' a free download EP so you can
check them out before the show.

"Apparently they started out as a bit of an 80′s throwback band, well i'm
glad that all changed, Mothers Ruin is a brilliant and massively exciting
EP from a new and even more exciting band" - Hey Man, Check My Band

The Whatevers
http://thewhatevers.bandcamp.com/

These DIY urchins from the North (er Leeds, possibly?) play shambolic and
tuneful indiepop. They too, are very new. And I think everyone is going to
love them. They've released a free EP on Holiday Records and have got a few
bits and bobs including the fab 'Art and Sex' LP for sale on Bandcamp.

"Full of rattley guitars, ropey singing and shoouty bits in the right
places, most of the songs here sound a little like late '90s heroes Uresei
Yatsura and, at times, early Hefner." - A Layer Of Chips

WHICH WAY IS UP!

Edinburgh Preview - Holly Walsh & Matthew Crosby

£5

8pm

HOLLY WALSH & MATTHEW CROSBY - EDINBURGH PREVIEW

Edinburgh previews - Holly Walsh & Pete Firman

8pm

£5

HOLLY WALSH & PETE FIRMAN

Pubs cost a fortune, there's nothing good on and the music is terrible.

Not any more.

"Further down towards Exmouth Market, the Wilmington Arms is setting itself up as pretender to its crown. At the monthly night run by the sketch troupe Ladygarden, it's not unusual to see stars from Peep Show's Isy Suttie to Lenny Henry performing to a 40-strong crowd, spot Jennifer Saunders at the bar or bump into Ash Atalla, the producer of The Office, scouting for new talent."

See below for context.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/feb/19/this-weeks-new-comedy