Glasgowmusic newsletter 201011

Hows thing’s?

This week is all about the Oxjam Glasgow Takeover taking place this Saturday. There are 40 bands playing and donating their time to the cause of raising money. Full details below

Really enjoyed the Waverley Boat Party on Friday night. I also popped into Niteworks EP Launch at Chambre69 on Saturday night, what a great band they are. You should check out their EP which is a fusion of electro and gaelic

Lots of good news and opportunities below, I hope you find something useful in here. As always feedback is welcomed

THE OXJAM GLASGOW TAKEOVER

Tickets for 40 acts are a mere £8 and that money goes a long way for Oxfam! Please buy your ticket at www.ticketsoup.com/TSSearchResults.aspx?Search=oxjam

The OFFICIAL AFTERPARTY will be at STAIRWAY (Free entry with wristbands) Come celebrate raising money for Oxfam

The Lineup is as follows

BLOC
21:00
21:15-21:45 Café Disco
22:00-22:30 Baldego
22:45-23:15 Verse Metrics
23:30-00:00 Adopted as Holograph
00:15-00:45 Suspire


BOX

18:00-18:30 Holly Ogilvie
18:45-19:15 Acrylic Iqon
19:30-20:00 Luca
20:15-20:45 Echofela
21:00-21:30 The Windows
21:45-22:15 Dirty Keys
22:30-23:00 Kiss To Kill
23:15-23:45 Herculean

BUFF CLUB
19:00 DOORS
19:05-19:35 Will Hanson
19:50-20:20 The NK Jays
20:35-21:05 Lonely & Lola
21:20-21:50 Rose Parade


FLAT 0/1
19:15 DOORS
19:45-20:15 Plum
20:30-21:00 Voltergeist
21:15-21:45 Miss Baudelaire
22:00-22:30 Lizzie Nightingale
22:45-23:15 Integra TV
23:30-00:00 Jumpers Knee
00:15-00:45 Binary Zero

G2
18:30 DOORS
18:45-19:15 Kevin McGuire
19:30-20:00 Im Sick
20:15-20:45 Sean Vs The Robots
21:00-21:30 Fiction Faction
21:45-22:15 Vigo Thieves

GRIFFIN
19:15 DOORS
18:45-19:15 Callum Baird
19:30-20:00 Two Rivers
20:15-20:45 Shambles Miller
21:00-21:30 Laura Healy
21:45-22:15 Gillian Christie
22:30-23:00 Tragic OHara
23:15-23:45 Hector Bizerk

SLEAZYS
19:30 DOORS
19:45-20:15 The Black Hand Gang
20:30-21:00 Skippy Dyes
21:15-21:45 Sonic Hearts Foundation
22:00-22:30 How To Swim


Please like our Facebook http://www.facebook.com/OxjamGlasgowTakeover
If you are coming please attend and share our event
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=256818051022366

We are also using the #Oxjamglasgow tag on Twitter if you care to mention it

STAIRWAY

Hope to see you this Saturday night in Stairway where I will be DJing.
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002163465072


BLACK SPARROW

www.glasgowmusic.co.uk is proud to announce another series of live stripped back, acoustic and electro shows at the Black Sparrow on Charing Cross on weekly Thursday nights. All these shows are FREE entry and start at 730.

Check out a preview of this week’s line-up http://www.glasgowmusic.co.uk/ReadBlogs-0000000231

I AM NOW BOOKING UP NOVEMBER ONWARDS, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH IF INTERESTED IN A SHOW

OCTOBER

20 – The Deadly Winters, Acrylic Iqon
27 – Rose Parade, Black & White Boy, West Avenue

CHAMBRE69 / FRIDGE MAGNETS

FRIDGE MAGNETS + VERSUS VERSUS + THE MACHINE ROOM are playing at Chambre69 on Thursday 27th October. All 3 bands have been featured on the A&R Zone on BBC Introducing. Its only £5 and tickets are onsale now from Ticketweb and Tickets Scotland.
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=252298738147805

Keep up to date at www.chambre-69.com

RADIO 1

I am on BBC RADIO 1 INTRODUCING with ALLY MCCRAE in the A&R Zone this Sunday. You can listen again at: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x592r

www.glasgowmusic.co.uk presents…..

AGENCY at www.glasgowmusic.co.uk/Representing

**Currently touring – FRIDGE MAGNETS – OCTOBER – 27th October at Chambre69 with Versus Versus & The Machine Room
**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

STAIRWAY WANT PROMOTERS / GREEN DOOR STUDIOS COMPILATION / BANDWAGON LAUNCHES / YANN TIERSEN WANTS PHOTOGRAPHER / PINUP NIGHTS / SONG OF RETURN WIN BIG APPLE AWARD / HUORATRON BEEF IT UP / LOUISE MCVEY GIGS / LITTLE FIRE TOUR AND PODCAST

***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

Check out the latest reviews on the website
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DJ NIGHTS

www.glasgowmusic.co.uk/DiscJockey

Friday 21-10-11
HORRORSHOW at THE BRASS MONKEY

I will be playing a mixture of Electro, Motown, Funk and Soul. Come enjoy a beer, cocktail or glass of wine with nice background noises.
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 21-10-11
REBEL at the ATTIC in the GARAGE

My latest night, I will be playing a mixture or Electro and Rock & Roll. Good tunes to have you dancing into the early hours, feel free to fire over your requests.

Saturday 22-10-11
LIFE ON MARS at STAIRWAY GLASGOW

My new night taking elements of HORRORSHOW (Firewater) and FUNHOUSE (Barfly) Influences if you will add in the fun of various other nights like WNF:D, Some great tunes, hidden gems and classics from a whole host of genres. I am very excited and I hope you can make it. FREE before 10pm!

In the News

STAIRWAY on Union Street is looking for promoters to put on live shows. If you are interested get in touch with Ian - [email protected] Also if bands are wanting to put on their own shows in a great sounding venue with their own support bands too, then get in touch. Any other ideas for shows are welcomed.

The GREEN DOOR STUDIO compilation is now available for download. The Tracklisting includes Sons & Daughters, 1990s, Remember Remember, Jacob Yates & The Pearly Gate Lockpickers, Casual Sex, Wife vs Secretary, The Thomas Brothers, Charles of The Ritz, Shes Hit, plus a special collaboration from Ultimate Thrush and Blue Sabbath Black Fiji www.greendoorstudio.co.uk

Check out www.bandwagongigs.com BANDWAGON aims to: Facilitate and promote emerging artists as they build a fanbase through playing to live audiences, Help promoters and venues by simplifying the gig booking and event management process, Support the UK live music industry which contributes £1bn to the UK economy.
It is ran by two former promoters, band managers and lifelong music fans, who know that it’s hard enough detangling your headphones most of the time, without the added struggle of finding gig opportunities. They also recognise the need for a simple platform that allows promoters to find acts and manage their events.

YANN TIERSEN is looking for a budding photographer to take photos at their ABC gig on the 23rd October. You will be paid plus given a plus 1 to the show. LET ME KNOW if interested and I will set it up

PINUP NIGHTS returns with In association with Agwa, its Pin Ups Annual Spooktacular - theres so much going on its scary! Guest Djs: Carl Barat - The Libertines (with Dirty Pretty Things pal Didz Hammond)Adele Bethel & Scott Paterson (Sons & Daughters) + Pin Ups DJs playing indie, soul, punk, electro and anything that takes our fancy across 2 rooms
Playing Dead: Tokamak; Skinny Villains and Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5
ALSO in Pinup words – ‘Long term friend of Pin Ups, and one of the most hardworking Djs in Glasgow, Chambre 69s Craig McGee will be back on the Pin Ups decks.’

Congratulations to SONG OF RETURN who won Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland’s Big Apple Award, after a brilliant live performance at The Garages G2 venue last night wowed the Award’s judges. www.tartanclef.org

On Halloween Friday 28th BEEF brings Finlands HUORATRON to Glasgow for a live set that will raise the dead. The man behind the massive $$ Troopers and Corporate Occult is headlining this evening of evil electronic madness. Ross Hinton and i am blip will be kicking off proceedings from 11pm. £10 on the door. Fancy dress is optional, attendance is mandatory. Get down early to ensure to catch a rare UK performance from the legendary HUORATRON.
http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?296010

THE NK JAYS are playing King Tuts on the 7th November. You can also check out an acoustic set of theirs this weekend at the Oxjam Glasgow Takeover

LOUISE MCVEY & THE CRACKS IN THE CONCRETE are playing the Threads of sound gig in Stereo 21st of this month with Pumajaw and Finn Le Marinel (Doors 7). Selected live tracks are being recorded and will be released. Also for Glasgow in December they will be playing with Miss The Occupier in The Common Rooms December the 2nd.

HECTOR BIZERK is an outlandish hip-hop duo in its infancy who have just played for award winners at The Official Mobo after party in The Corinthian. You can catch them in the Griffin as part of the Oxjam Glasgow Takeover this Saturday night. Their ‘Living Off Rhyme’ EP has just been released and will be a launch party on Friday at Pivo to celebrate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXkvjk23JaA

Glasgow-based electronica producer MIAOUX MIAOUX has announced a very special gig to preview brand new album material, with a full live band, on November 23rd at The Captains Rest.The band and guest vocalists are: Profisee (exceptional Edinburgh rapper), Paul Carlin (Dananananaykroyd / American Men), Kris Ferguson (Mitchell Museum), Anna Miles (Maple Leaves.) Support comes from Jonnie Common.

EL DOG are releasing new album Hey Werewolves” www.eldog.co.uk

ESTRELLA are playing G2 on 1 Dec [email protected]

KISS TO KILL release new tune ‘Black Kisses’ The single is out 21st Nov on limited edition vinyl replica cd and download. Check them out this week live at the Oxjam Glasgow takeover http://soundcloud.com/flowersinthedustbin/kick-to-kill-black-kisses

MORE THAN CONQUERORS playing Bloc on 20th October, their ‘Boots & Bones’ EP – Released 7th November http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApA48cAFnBU

Glasgow’s STONESTHROW, who released their album Judas Or Rebel recently with free downloads of the single ‘Tear it Down’ from this album via i-Tunes and that which you can hear here www.judasorrebel.com , have just announced they are playing Box on the 5th November.

FINALLY

LITTLE FIRE and BROWN BEAR & THE BANDITS will be going on a mini tour this November in Scotland.
Thursday 10th - Ayr- Su Casa with The Imagineers
Friday 11th - Stewarton - Stewarton Arms with Jill Jackson
Thursday 17th- Dundee - Dexters
Friday 18th- Stirling- The Cape
Sunday 20th- Edinburgh- Whistlebinkies
www.facebook.com/brownbearandthebandits / www.facebook.com/littlefiremusic

Check out Jamie (who is Little Fire’s) excellent Podcast, some excellent artists on there
http://littlefire.tumblr.com/

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

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

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

UPCOMING SHOWS:
www.glasgowmusic.co.uk/ReadBlogs-0000000217

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