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.
The Louie knows it’s stuff and so to help you out, we’ve compiled a list of bands that we think are good.
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.
F.O.F PRESENT: TUBELORD | HELLO LAZARUS | FLIGHTS
F.O.F PRESENT: TUBELORD | HELLO LAZARUS | FLIGHTS ENTRY//£7adv Tubelord: There are four of us in Tubelord. When we record we ask everyone we know to contribute. When we play live, it’s always a bit lonely on stage as a result. Tubelord ? My First Castle from Sean Roy Parker on Vimeo.
SCARLET RASCAL & THE TRAINWRECK | CRYBABY
SCARLET RASCAL & THE TRAINWRECK | CRYBABY ENTRY//£4adv Listen to The Haunting (Geoff Barrow Mix) –
F.O.F PRESENT: run, WALK! / TFU / NO COAST / CYCLE SCHMEICHEL / THE HAND ME DOWN KIDS
F.O.F PRESENT: run, WALK! / TFU / NO COAST / CYCLE SCHMEICHEL / THE HAND ME DOWN KIDS ENTRY//£6adv There seems to be a surprising amount of incredible 2-pieces proving you can make as much noise as if there was double the amount of musicians working next to you. Run, Walk! is one of these [...]
DHP PRESENT: PAUL KELLY | EMILY BARKER
DHP PRESENT: PAUL KELLY | EMILY BARKER ENRTY//£12adv www.paulkelly.com.au/ Paul Kelly has recorded seventeen studio albums as well as several film soundtracks (Lantana and the Cannes 2006 highlight, Jindabyne) and live albums, in an influential career spanning more than thirty years. He was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1997. Songs From The [...]
LOFI HIFI PRESENTS: STILL CORNERS + SPECIAL GUESTS
LOFI HIFI PRESENTS: STILL CORNERS + SPECIAL GUESTS ENTRY//£7adv 16+ accompanied by an adult
BIG JOAN (ALBUM LAUNCH) | THE LIFTMEN
BIG JOAN (ALBUM LAUNCH) | THE LIFTMEN ENTRY//£5adv Big Joan – The Long, Slow Death of Big Joan’ album (Blood Red Sounds 2011) Album Launch Night!
LOFI HIFI PRESENT: LONEY, DEAR | ARIANNA | SAM EASON
LOFI HIFI PRESENT: LONEY, DEAR | ARIANNA | SAM EASON ENTRY//£10adv Tickets: www.bristolticketshop.co.uk http://www.seetickets.com/Event/LONEY-DEAR/The-Louisiana/610347 www.gigantic.com www.wegottickets.co.uk 16+ (Accompanied by an Adult) Loney dear – Young Hearts from Loney dear on Vimeo. After his last time touring the United States in support of 2009′s Dear John (Loney Dear’s fifth album and Polyvinyl debut), Emil Svanangen returned [...]
METROPOLIS PRESENT: CHARLENE SORAIA
METROPOLIS PRESENT: CHARLENE SORAIA ENTRY//£7adv www.charlenesoraia.com Charlene picked up her first guitar at the age of five. She played her first Open Mic night at the age of eight, and was a regular on the Open Mic circuit by the age of ten. Completely self-taught, she won admission to the legendary BRIT School of Performing [...]
LOFI HIFI PRESENT: SPECTOR
LOFI HIFI PRESENT: SPECTOR ENTRY//£6adv Spector: they’re kind of asking for trouble calling themselves that, aren’t they? A bit like that 80s hard/jazzcore band fronted by Wire magazine favourite Kevin Martin, God, or Brilliant, that other 80s group with a superlative, begging-for-a-kicking name. If you title yourself after the greatest record producer in history, one [...]
LOU LOU PRESENT: GRAEME CLARK (WET WET WET) | GAVIN THORPE
LOU LOU PRESENT: GRAEME CLARK (WET WET WET) | GAVIN THORPE ENTRY//£10adv DOORS: 7.00 Hot on the heels of his highly aclaimed Solitary Soul tour and EP, Graeme Clark returns to the stage promoting the release of his first album – Mr Understanding. Graeme’s pedigree as a song writer is proven. After all, he was [...]
LOFI HIFI PRESENT: BETH JEAN HOUGHTON
LOFI HIFI PRESENT: BETH JEAN HOUGHTON ENTRY//£9adv Beth Jeans Houghton was born in Transylvania to a pack of albino wolves who raised her on chewing tobacco and stuffed clams. Despite they’re hospitality, love conquers all and she soon eloped to scotch corner with her shiny new stallion peter Andre. Beth was his mysterious girl for [...]
DHP PRESENT: COLD SPECKS
DHP PRESENT: COLD SPECKS ENTRY//£7adv Here is a link to the Jools live A capella performance of ‘Old Stepstone’ Cold Specks is Al Spx, which is pretty amusing because Al Spx is just as enigmatic as Cold Specks and she could have just left it at that. Not that there’s anything funny about Spx/Specks – [...]
FIELD PROMOTIONS PRESENT: BLEECH | CALL THE DOCTOR | ANNETTE BERLIN
FIELD PROMOTIONS PRESENT: BLEECH | CALL THE DOCTOR | ANNETTE BERLIN ENTRY//£6adv
SYMPTOMATIC PRESENT: SPOTLIGHT KID
SYMPTOMATIC PRESENT: SPOTLIGHT KID Spotlight Kid continue their assault against sonic mediocrity with an assuredness and an emotional depth so many guitar bands are currently lacking. This is the sound of a band rising to the top of their game, while wearing their hearts on their sleeves and performing live shows like their next meal [...]
LOFIHIFI PRESENT: THE CAST OF CHEERS | CASINO TRAP
LOFIHIFI PRESENT: THE CAST OF CHEERS | CASINO TRAP ENTRY//£7adv Ever wondered what would Foals would sound like if they were Irish? the Cast of Cheers are a maths rock four-piece from Dublin, the land of Eire. The band all started when singer/guitarist Conor started writing some songs in his home’s attic. Later on, joined [...]
SNG PRESENT: MARTHA TILSTON | JASON STEEL
SNG PRESENT: MARTHA TILSTON | JASON STEEL ENTRY//£10adv Biog Martha Tilston is a captivating performer, an enchanting singer-songwriter blessed with a gloriously clear and seductively beautiful voice. Weaving her magic spell over listeners wherever she plays – from the concert hall to the campfire, from folk clubs to main festival stages – she is a [...]
F.O.F PRESENT: THE CHAPMAN FAMILY | THE NATURALS | SPECTRES
F.O.F PRESENT: THE CHAPMAN FAMILY | THE NATURALS | SPECTRES ENTRY//£6adv The Chapman Family are a band from Teesside in the North East of England. Artrocker magazine called “All Fall,” their debut single from their debut album, “the best rock song of the year” in October 2010. Their debut album “Burn Your Town” will be [...]
LOFI HIFI PRESENT: SUMMER CAMP
LOFI HIFI PRESENT: SUMMER CAMP ENTRY//£8adv Taken from The Guardian: The BBC Sound Poll and all those other lists of who’s going to make it in 2010 already seem out of date and out of touch. Why? Because they didn’t have Summer Camp in them, and Summer Camp are going to be quite a big [...]
DCB PROMOTIONS PRESENT: KILL IT KID
DCB PROMOTIONS PRESENT: KILL IT KID ENTRY//£8adv Harder, grittier and more malevolent than anything previously heard from Kill It Kid, new single ‘Pray On Me’ marries a punishing blues riff a la Black Keys to Chris Turpin’s dust bowl howl and Stephanie Ward’s softer but no less strident vocal. The strange, electrifying scream that opens [...]
WWW.JOEBLOGGERS.NET PRESENT: LIZ GREEN
WWW.JOEBLOGGERS.NET PRESENT: LIZ GREEN ENTRY//£8adv / £10 door With just a gently plucked acoustic guitar to accompany her, Liz Green is fast becoming one of the most talked about singers in the UK. Her hushed voice recalls Nina Simone, but filtered through the British folk tradition.
DHP PRESENT: DUOLOGUE
DHP PRESENT: DUOLOGUE ENTRY//£5adv Duologue are a newly formed four-piece band from London, initially founded last year by university friends Tim Digby-Bell and Toby Leeming as a song-writing project. In the time that followed they spent many hours in their home studio writing and recording material that blended and reflected their shared influences whilst also [...]
HELLO LAZARUS PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS
HELLO LAZARUS PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS ENTRY// £TBC Hello Lazarus are an explosive alternative rock band from Bristol creating “one hell of a sound for just a trio” (Red Hot Velvet). Following their critically acclaimed first single “Ladies Love Liars” they self-released their debut mini-album titled “All Alliteration” on 12th March 2011. It has seen strong [...]
LOFI HIFI PRESENT: LAURA GIBSON
LOFI HIFI PRESENT: LAURA GIBSON ENTRY//£8adv Laura Gibson & Ethan Rose — Boreas Borealis from Holocene Music on Vimeo. Beast of Seasons opens with a hum and drone, a veil of fog conjuring a sense of atmosphere not unlike the Pacific Northwest coastal timber town where Laura Gibson was raised. A plaintive strum emerges with [...]
THE BAD JOKE THAT ENDED WELL | DIRTY JERKERS
THE BAD JOKE THAT ENDED WELL | DIRTY JERKERS ENTRY//£5adv
DHP PRESENT: DAN MANGAN
DHP PRESENT: DAN MANGAN ENTRY//£7adv Once a mere fresh faced folk singer from Vancouver, Canada, Dan Mangan now stands at the world’s doorstep. The evolution of Mangan’s music is instinctively in line with its breadth and sincerity. As his art has developed, so has the story behind its constant and exponential proliferation. The proof is [...]