Glasgowmusic newsletter 250811

Alrighty?!

Good busy week it has been and I am looking forward to a nice chilled out weekend! (My nephew turns 3!)

Soooooo to the news and all that.

THE OXJAM GLASGOW TAKEOVER will happen on the 22nd October. Venues for this years festival are G2, Bloc, Box, The Griffin, Buff Club & Sleazys and Flat 0/1

The first batch of bands to confirm are Aerials Up, Baldego, Binary Zero, Café Disco, Echofela, Fiction Faction, Gillian Christie, Hector Bizerk, I’m Sick, Kith & Kin, Laura Healy, Rose Parade, Skippy Dyes, Sonic Hearts Foundation, Stuntman Mike, The Corleones, Tragic O’Hara, Two River, Vigo Thieves & Will Hanson

CHAMBRE69

Fancy some LAYO & BUSHWACKA?!!?! Well they Present ‘SHAKE IT’ – An exclusive 4 hour DJ set on Saturday 10th September.

www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198594446869072
www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_scotland&query=detail&event=462567&interface=

I am keen to speak to more promoters too about using the venue for live music, club nights, art shows, exhibitions, clothes shops, business meetings. Anything goes. If you are looking for a home then let me know.

Please check out www.chambre-69.com for details of lots of club nights and vintage fayres we have booked in!

GARAGE

I start my fortnightly residency in the Attic in the Garage THIS FRIDAY! I will be playing Electro and rock n roll. I’m basing this gig on festival sets I have done in the past. Email over requests for tunes. Also I have UNLIMITED guest list if you would like to come along!? Let me know!

STAIRWAY

I will be DJing Stairway on weekly Saturdays come the start of September, I am very excited about this as I really enjoy playing to a club crowd. Expect a mix of Indie, Rock n Roll and electro. A few classics and lots of surprises! You should come along! www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002163465072

There is loads going on over at the club each night
www.glasgowmusic.co.uk/ReadFeature-0000000176

BLACK SPARROW

I have booked a couple of shows into the Black Sparrow for Free entry Thursdays. I am still looking for more
September 8th sees Raymond Hackland, Jono plus Brown Bear & the Bandits + Special guest!
September 22nd sees Louise Cairns, Gillian Christie and Rebecca Wallace take to the stage.
October 20th sees The Deadly Winters travel from Edinburgh

WANT A GIG?

I am looking for Full bands for Chambre69 on weekly / mainly Thursday nights for a new night I am going to start in September.

I am looking for stripped back / acoustic acts / electro acts to play at the Black Sparrow on Thursday nights – same format as the events I was recently running

Also I am looking for artists to play the Oxjam Music festival on the 22nd October. Please register your interest for charity (Glasgow based/nearby)


OPPORTUNITY

I am now looking for a new LEAD REVIEWER. If interested in overseeing a team of reviewers, having writing published on a site that has over 3500 hits a month, sorting out free gigs and music, then please get in touch. This is a voluntary position


RADIO 1

I am on BBC RADIO 1 INTRODUCING with ALLY MCCRAE on the A&R Zone once a month. Listen again to his shows at:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x592r

SOCIAL MEDIA

http://soundcloud.com/craigmcgee - www.twitter.com/mcgeecraig -
www.youtube.com/wwwglasgowmusiccouk

www.facebook.com/pages/glasgowmusiccouk/131203920284561



www.glasgowmusic.co.uk presents…..

AGENCY at www.glasgowmusic.co.uk/Representing

**Currently touring – FRIDGE MAGNETS – OCTOBER
**ALSO BOOKING – BRILLIANT DISGUISE (Bruce Springsteen tribute) Get in touch if you think this great act would go down well in your town/city! www.brilliantdisguise.co.uk



A QUIET NIGHT IN / OXJAM GLAMMING / XAVIA TV / LOTS OF VIDEOS / ROSE PARADE ON THE WINE / STRUM & HA’S / DRUMMER FOR ABEL / STRAWBERRY OCEAN SEA

***If you have any news stories/giveaways/etc you would like added to next weeks newsletter please email them to (also feedback on the newsletter is much appreciated!) [email protected] Please mention if you saw anything in the newsletter please


www.glasgowmusic.co.uk REVIEWS + FEATURES

www.glasgowmusic.co.uk is looking for someone to lead and drive reviews and features on the site. Let me know if you are up for it!

Check out the latest reviews on the website
www.glasgowmusic.co.uk/Reviews-0-10



DJ NIGHTS

www.glasgowmusic.co.uk/DiscJockey

Friday 26-08-11
HORRORSHOW at THE BRASS MONKEY

I will be playing a mixture of Rock and Roll, Indie, Electro, Motown and Soul
Requests welcomed as it’s your night out
Good music in good surroundings with good drinks and most importantly good people - what more could you want?
www.thebrassmonkeyglasgow.co.uk

ALSO ON

Friday 26-08-11
REBEL at the ATTIC in the GARAGE

My latest night, I will be playing a mixture or Electro and Rock & Roll. I’m very excited about this one. I HAVE UNLIMITED GUESTLIST, get in touch if you want to come along!!!!


In the News

A QUIET NIGHT IN is a new all day festival launching in Ayshire featuring loads of local acts. Well worth checking out as the line-up is great http://www.glasgowmusic.co.uk/ReadFeature-0000000177

OXJAM Glasgow are having a massive fashion show on Friday 26th August! This night is going to be spectacular www.glasgowmusic.co.uk/ReadFeature-0000000175


XAVIA have been very busy recently. They played Wickerman opening the main stage and have recently just played ‘Youthbeatz’ festival alongside Chipmunk and Basshunter! Check out the latest episode of their TV channel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvm9QmJ3L7M or their new website www.xavia.co.uk

STRUMS & HA’S is a great wee event in Rab Ha’s in the Merchant City. Finding Albert are on this months bill, check it out here www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=233464846696315¬if_t=event_invite

SPOTLIGHT KID are playing Stairway on the 15th October. They just played Glastonbury and toured with the Joy Formidable! www.facebook.com/spotlightkidsound

THE RIVER68S are playing at the Captains Rest on Saturday 3rd September. www.list.co.uk/event/216840-the-river-68s/

ROSE PARADE have released a new track called "Midnight Wine" - Free downloads are available on their soundcloud!
http://soundcloud.com/roseparade/midnight-wine

Brand new KITCHEN SESSION by Brown Bear and the Bandits are now online
http://thekitchensessions.co.uk/

STRAWBERRY OCEAN SEA are releasing their new single on the 27th August. Catch them at Edge festival with Mona in Edinburgh on the 28th. www.strawberryoceansea.com

SNIDE RHYTHMS have a new video www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mh2kkyAUEk

JD ALLAN has released a new single titled ‘For Your information’ and it features James Clifford and Mark Brown from the Cosmic Rough Riders www.youtube.com/watch?v=auqw2EZfUIQ

CALM AS THE COLOUR have a new video, go on watch it www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BERnlNHqoE

ROCKBURN self release their brand new single ‘Finkin’ in September http://soundcloud.com/christolambrou/finkin-new-2011

SCOTT MCWATT is playing Stereo on the 30th September. Check out his new EP www.soundcloud.com/scottmcwatt

DIXIE FRIED are playing Slouch on the 4th Sept www.dixiefried.co.uk/shows

PINUP NIGHTS is this coming Friday night and features live sets from Oh you Dancer, Machines in Heaven & Evol plus Digital Winch (Members of Twilight Sad) DJs www.pinup-nights.co.uk

FINALLY

FOR ABEL have just taken on a new drummer, they thank me for passing on details via my newsletter! See you can have a career in music industry!


Best wishes

Craig McGee
www.glasgowmusic.co.uk

Music Programmer - Chambre69 www.chambre-69.com / Warner Chappell Scottish Scout / BBC Radio 1 A&R Zone

Agency: www.glasgowmusic.co.uk/Representing Alan McKim / Any Color Black / Fridge Magnets / Louise McVey & the Cracks in the Concrete / Nevada Base / Vigo Thieves

www.facebook.com/mcgeecraig / www.soundcloud.com/craigmcgee / www.twitter.com/mcgeecraig

DJ: BRASS MONKEY (Fri), GARAGE (Fortnightly Fridays), STAIRWAY (Weekly Saturdays)

http://www.glasgowmusic.co.uk/images/General/GM.jpg“>

This article has been viewed 16933 times