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The amazing/ridiculous open-mic night for communicators of science is
back! This month compere Steve Cross will be looking at the science of
love, and he'll be joined by ten amazing acts playing music, telling
jokes, recreating famous experiments, trying out mad demonstrations
and laying down cold hard facts. They are:

Andy Holding

Dave Jones

Helen Arney

Katie Steckles

Helen Clarkson

Oliver Broadbent

Chris Arridge

Professor Karmadillo

Kathryn Harkup

Rhys Phillips

Free (suggested charity donation £5)!

Doors 7pm

Already championed by the likes of Q Magazine and BBC 6Music due to their gloriously unpredictable live show, HOODLUMS release their second single ‘Dark Horses’ along with B-side ‘Ends of the Earth’ (physical and digital format) on January 30^th  via Blow The Whistle Recordings.

Doors 8pm

‘This Death Cab for Cutie-esque bout of upbeat moping from the South London outfit weaves autumnal piano around big guitars and anthemic vocals’ Q  Essential 50

‘This London-based motley-crew produce a sound like no other, highly original, lyrical, theatrical, at the close of the set the audience are literally screaming for more.’ The Fly

‘Literally swinging from the rafters and dancing on the tables and chairs are support band Hoodlums. This is how all great parties end.’  NME 

Heart Kill Giant – 10.20pm - www.facebook.com/heartkillgiant

Keebo – 9.40pm - www.facebook.com/keeboband

The Migrant – 9.00pm - www.themigrant.net

Malf – 8.20pm - www.malf.co.uk

DOORS 8pm, 5 QUID!

As it’s party time we are doing a FREE SLICE OF FEED YOUR HEAD CAKE on the door!!!

plus the usual FREE SHOT of Jagermeister to the first 25 people!!!!!!!!

Woo hoooooooo!!

For one night only enjoy an evening hosted by Lady Cariad, alongside top stage and screen comedians Rachel Stubbings, Brett Goldstein, Fraser Millward, Jessica Fostekew, Sara Pascoe & The Boom Jennies.

7.30pm (doors 7pm), £8

Megson + Milkwood

7.30pm to 11pm

£8 in advance from www.wegottickets.com  or £10 on the door

Trad & psych folk night with live performances from infectious folk duo MEGSON with support from SE London alt rockers MILKWOOD plus The Fox and The Blacksmith spin all kinds of folk, psychedelic & prog tunes. 

The Ethical Debating Society

Bordeauxxx

Colour Me Wednesday

The Ritas

Doors 8pm

£5 advance / £6 Door

Advance tickets - http://www.wegottickets.com/event/152864

The Ethical Debating Society

http://www.myspace.com/ethicaldebating

“The Ethical Debating Society” began as the pseudonym for Tegan Christmas, who began writing anti-love songs on her hooty piano, but quickly blossomed into a full band, now with Kris-Martin on guitar, Rob Macabre playing pots and pans and Su singing her art out.

4 songwriters. 4 attitude problems. 4 adverts for national service: we are The Ethical Debating Society. Most of our heroes don't appear on no stamps.

"This rules. Shouty aggro punk, rad male/female guitar interplay, exuberant and savage sounds from the UK with an urgent attack. This is gonna be your new soundtrack" -Maximumrocknroll

Bordeauxxx

http://soundcloud.com/bordeauxxx

A welcome return for Which Way Is Up! favourites Bordeauxxx. A band that deliver bright and brash guitar pop with more hooks that a fisher mans tackle. Or something. Either way, this lot, are good. If you missed them last time around you really shouldn't make the same mistake twice.

Colour Me Wednesday

http://www.colourmewednesday.com/

Having recently discovered Colour Me Wednesday I am super excited to have them play a show for Which Way Is Up! These pop sensations have some cracking songs including the (soon to be) indiepop anthem 'Purge Your Inner Tory'.

The Ritas

http://theritas.co.uk/

The Ritas are geeky fangirls. They are the girls who stand at the front. They are the girls who try to find the stage door. With a sold out EP on Dufflecoat Records we are sure that you are going to fall head over heals for The Ritas. Buzzy girls with guitars - what's not to love?

Colin Hoult, Horse&Louis, Dregs & The Beta Males

8pm (Doors, 7:30)

Tickets are £6 for normal people, £5 for students and £4 if you turn up on the door in SPACE COSTUME (Starfleet Uniform, Klingon Battle-Armour, Perpetual Virginity, etc.)

After a third critically acclaimed run on the Edinburgh Fringe, sketch storytellers, THE BETA MALES return to their Time Out Recommended launch-pad for new material, THE WILMINGTON ARMS for another night of stellar sketch comedy.

A slick, hilarious sketch show... Genius." - The Sunday Times

"A joy" - Steve Bennett, Chortle

"Highly inventive and gloriously funny" - Time Out

★★★★★ Spoonfed ★★★★★ FringeGuru ★★★★★ ThreeWeeks ★★★★★ Broadway Baby ★★★★ Chortle ★★★★ Fest ★★★★ The List ★★★★ Time Out

Also blasting off with us this month are...

...Character comedian and STAR of 'This is Jinsy' and 'Russell Howard's Good News', the titular COLIN HOULT!

“Lewis Caroll meets League of Gentlemen…will draw out laughter from the deepest recesses of your soul” – Time Out

...Sketch bastards from the outer reaches of the universe, DREGS!

★★★★ Broadway Baby

★★★★ National Student

★★★★ Three Weeks

"Sharp, quick...unique ...something rather special" Three Weeks

...And Songsters, Musical Comedy Award Winners and actual astronauts*, HORSE & LOUIS!

‘Wryly funny songs and quirky lines… plenty to enjoy… A smartness to the writing and a downplayed elegance to their performance. Watch them grow.’ - CHORTLE – Steve Bennett

*May be a lie...

Tristan Mackay, Album Launch (Full band) on stage 9.00pm

Matt Belmont, on stage 8.00pm

Doors, 7.30pm

£5 in advance

The 22^nd February sees the long awaited launch of Tristan Mackay’s debut album ‘Out Along the Wire’ released on his own label Battered Hat Records on 20 February. Already picking up plays on Radio 2! The night will feature Tristan with his full band and support from Matt Belmont!

Tristan Mackay first picked up a guitar at the age of 14 after hearing the Eric Clapton ‘Unplugged’ album. This started his lifelong love for blues guitar music and the storytelling songs of Dylan, Young and Springsteen.

In 2001 he moved to Yorkshire to study at Leeds University.  During his student days he would busk to pay the bills and it was to this pursuit he returned after university to promote his music. In 2010, Tristan was discovered on myspace by Grammy award winning producer Martin Levan (John Martyn, Andrew Lloyd Webber) who invited him to his studio to lay down demos.

Later that year they embarked on a collaboration to produce Tristan’s debut album ‘Out Along the Wire’. With a team of outstanding musicians, including Pete Van Hooke (Mike and the Mechanics, Van Morrision) and friend John Garden (Scissor Sisters) as well as a cameo organ performance from Paul Carrack, the album of all original tracks is due for release in Feb 2012.

Shacklewell Row – 10.20pm - www.facebook.com/shacklewellrow

Another’s Blood – 9.30pm - www.facebook.com/anothersblood

The Umbrella Parade – 8.50pm - www.facebook.com/theumbrellaparade

YoB – 8.10pm – www.yobmusic.com

DOORS 8pm, £5 ADV / £6 DOOR

The usual FREE SHOT of Jagermeister to the first 25 people!!!

The second work in progress from BAFTA nominated comic actor Spencer Jones. Come and see him as he works out what is going to be in his debut Edinburgh show. He bought everyone a pint after the last one.

8pm

FREE ENTRY!

Burning Beard + special guests

Prepare for Burning Beard to melt your face away. With Pearl Jam vocals and Led Zeppelin riffs, this is truly going to be one of those most memorable nights of your life.