FEATURED BANDS

The Louie knows it’s stuff and so to help you out, we’ve compiled a list of bands that we think are good.



THOUGHT FORMS

THOUGHT FORMS

PLAYING THURS 11th MARCH 2010 Hailing from England’s rural South West, Thought Forms were brought together mid-2004 amongst the ley-lines and ancient vibrations by a shared love of guitar abuse and pedal worship.


AMELIA TUCKER

AMELIA TUCKER

You may wish to know who and what you might be listening to. At 23 amelia is already a confident writer, producer, and performer of her own songs. the songs come influenced by a motley mix of early listening including pink floyd, radiohead, kate bush and the beach boys.


DHP PRESENT: PORCELAIN RAFT

DHP PRESENT: PORCELAIN RAFT

DHP PRESENT: PORCELAIN RAFT ENTRY//£6adv


BETH PORTER / DAISY CHAPMAN / KILLING NO MURDER /  LUKE BROOKS (FROM SR&TTW)

BETH PORTER / DAISY CHAPMAN / KILLING NO MURDER / LUKE BROOKS (FROM SR&TTW)

BETH PORTER / DAISY CHAPMAN / KILLING NO MURDER / LUKE BROOKS (FROM SR&TTW) ENTRY//£4adv Beth Porter is an in-demand cellist, based in Bath, UK. She has over 60 album credits on a wide spectrum of genres, from Eliza Carthy to Kula Shaker and plays regularly with a number of artists, as well as teaching, [...]


MUGSTAR / ISOLA / SVALBARD

MUGSTAR / ISOLA / SVALBARD

MUGSTAR / ISOLA / SVALBARD ENTRY//£6adv Bio: Mugstar are the sound of 10,000 suns exploding, pulsing with repetitive beauty, pounding like a supersonic mantra with shades of Sonic Youth, Neu!, Oneida and Pink Floyd. Mugstar’s new album ‘Lime” is released on Important Records in October 2010. Contact mugstar383@hotmail.com DISCOGRAPHY: “Spotlght Over Memphis” 7″ Critical MASS [...]


LOFI HIFI PRESENT: MALCOLM MIDDLETON PRESENTS “HUMANS DON’T BE ANGRY”

LOFI HIFI PRESENT: MALCOLM MIDDLETON PRESENTS “HUMANS DON’T BE ANGRY”

LOFI HIFI PRESENT: MALCOLM MIDDLETON PRESENTS “HUMANS DON’T BE ANGRY” ENTRY//£12.50 New album ‘Human Don’t Be Angry’ released April 16 on Chemical Underground Former Arab Strap guitarist Malcolm Middleton returns to Glasgow’s seminal alternative label Chemikal Underground in 2012 with his self-titled debut album as Human Don’t Be Angry. Named in honour of the German [...]


LOFI HIFI PRESENT: BEAR IN HEAVEN

LOFI HIFI PRESENT: BEAR IN HEAVEN

LOFI HIFI PRESENT: BEAR IN HEAVEN ENTRY//£8adv Bear in Heaven is a Brooklyn-based rock band formed by Jon Philpot. The sound of the band incorporates influences from psychedelic music, electronic music, and krautrock. Jon Philpot has previously released music as part of the duo Presocratics, in collaboration with guitarist and composer Need Thomas Windham. Presocratics [...]


KILLING MOON PRESENT: PUSSYCAT AND THE DIRTY JOHNSONS / THE DYNAMITE PUSSY CLUB / RADIONASTIES

KILLING MOON PRESENT: PUSSYCAT AND THE DIRTY JOHNSONS / THE DYNAMITE PUSSY CLUB / RADIONASTIES

KILLINGMOON PRESENTS – PUSSYCAT AND THE DIRTY JOHNSONS / THE DYNAMITE PUSSY CLUB / RADIONASTIES ENTRY//£5adv PUSSYCAT AND THE DIRTY JOHNSONS-sounding like theYEAHYEAHYEAHS Karen O fronting THE RAMONES after a seriuos cough syrup binge,PADJ’s play slowed down,lewd and crude garage punk-rock’n’roll as evidenced on album ‘Excercise Your Demons’.Heavy doses of melody atop grinding guitar lines,this [...]


DHP PRESENT: JAKE MORLEY / HOT FEET

DHP PRESENT: JAKE MORLEY / HOT FEET

DHP PRESENT: JAKE MORLEY / HOT FEET ENTRY//£7.50adv **** “Jake Morley and his impressive band more than have what it takes” The Independent 9/10 “There will be nothing to stop this guy” Virgin Music “This is music to cherish” MusicRiot “A superb show even for myself, a newcomer to his music” AllGigs “There is no [...]


STB PRESENT: DZ DEATHRAYS

STB PRESENT: DZ DEATHRAYS

STB PRESENT: DZ DEATHRAYS ENTRY//£6adv We started at a house party… we will most likely end at one. We used to be called DZ now we are DZ DEATHRAYS. We hope to one day party with Andrew W.K.


DHP PRESENT: NEAL CASAL / DANNY GEORGE WILSON

DHP PRESENT: NEAL CASAL / DANNY GEORGE WILSON

DHP PRESENT: NEAL CASAL / DANNY GEORGE WILSON ENTRY// £13.50 Neal Casal’s debut record, Fade Away Diamond Time, was released in 1995 to much critical acclaim. Produced by Jim Scott (Wilco, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash) in a sprawling mansion in the hills of Santa Ynez, California, the album introduced the intimate songwriting and lyrical guitar work [...]


PETE AND THE HARMONICS / BEYOND RIVERS

PETE AND THE HARMONICS / BEYOND RIVERS

ENTRY//£5adv Peter & The Harmonics are an acoustic folk four-piece from the South West who write songs inspired by the likes of Neil Young, Belle & Sebastian and Simon & Garfunkel. Biography With a discernible pop sensibility, their songs chime with catchy melodies throughout. The band is building a buzz in the South West and [...]


LOU LOU PRESENTS: ARTMAGIC / GOAN DOGS

LOU LOU PRESENTS: ARTMAGIC / GOAN DOGS

LOU LOU PRESENTS: ARTMAGIC / GOAN DOGS ENTRY//£6adv Artmagic is guitarist Richard Oakes and producer / vocalist Sean McGhee. Richard Oakes is best known for his work as guitarist and songwriter with Suede. Sean McGhee has recorded and mixed #1 singles for Britney Spears, sung with Alanis Morissette, and worked with Robyn, Sugababes and Imogen [...]


METROPOLIS PRESENT: KING CHARLES

METROPOLIS PRESENT: KING CHARLES

METROPOLIS PRESENT: KING CHARLES ENTRY//£10


LOFI HIFI PRESENT: CHEWLIPS + SPECIAL GUESTS

LOFI HIFI PRESENT: CHEWLIPS + SPECIAL GUESTS

LOFI HIFI PRESENT: CHEWLIPS + SPECIAL GUESTS ENTRY//£8adv Dance pop duo Chew Lips will release their new single ‘Do You Chew?’ on 11th June through the bands own label Family Records, as part of a new deal with Sony Music. Free download of ‘Do You Chew?’ available at: www.soundcloud.com/chewlips/chew-lips-do-you-chew Following the release of their debut [...]