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Oro Swimming Hour - Live At Rise Bristol

We\'re extremely excited to announce Oro Swimming Hour will be performing a special set for us upstairs amongst the record racks to celebrate the launch of their new album on Art Is Hard Records, Oro Swimming hour are a magical two piece featuring Bristol\'s own Oliver Wilde and children\'s book illustrator Nicholas Stevenson (also of Lucky Shivers). The 16 track album mastered by Orchid Tapes Warren Hildebrand is full to the brim with freak-folk anthems, lo-fi bedroom pop and the sound of Elliot Smith summoned to a torch-lit seance. Penrose Winoa was recorded in the space of five short days in the living room of Oliver\'s shared house using analogue equipment. If you listen closely enough, amongst the hiss and crackle of the tape fuzz you\'ll pick up the comings and goings of various housemates as well as Sparklehorse the cat. With no track lasting longer than 3 minutes the album passes by in a breeze whilst inducing the feeling of a pleasantly sticky summer day. The album is due for release on 28th July on ltd edition splatter effect 12" and is available to preorder here - http://www.rise-music.co.uk/browse/search/oro+swimming+hour/item/280937/Oro-Swimming-Hour-Penrose-Winoa.html

Rise Records, Bristol, United Kingdom

MV & BH Pres: Chorusgirl / Jetstream Pony / Capt.Lovelace (DJ)

Melting Vinyl & Bleeding Heart Recordings presents Chorusgirl + Jetstream Pony + Capt.Lovelace (DJ) Rialto Theatre, 11 Dyke Road, BN1 3FE 20 July 2017 Doors 8pm 7.50 + booking fee / 9.50 Standing Over 18s only Ticketing outlets: Ticketweb - http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/281485 Seetickets - http://www.seetickets.com/event/chorusgirl-jetstream-pony/the-rialto/1111500/ Songkick - https://www.songkick.com/store/events/30323049 Resident Brighton The brainchild of German songwriter, singer and guitarist Silvi Wersing, Chorusgirl blend the shimmering dreaminess of 4AD bands like Lush, the noir pop of The Cure and the bittersweet electricity of The Breeders, creating songs that sparkle with melody and pop nous but are stealthily subverted by something darker. We welcome them back to Brighton! After several years playing in bands that either split up or fizzled out, fed up with being someone elses bassist and feeling like the eternal chorus girl to other peoples dreams, Silvi Wersing decided to strike out on her own. Naming her own band with a heavy dose of irony, she recruited Udo Westhoff (bass), Michael Boyle (drums) and Diogo Oliveira (lead guitar) to flesh out the demos she had made on her laptop, polishing the recordings to a hi-fi sheen in Bear Cave Studios in Cologne. Dig beneath the surface of the perfect pop songs on Chorusgirl and youll find heavy lyrics about saying goodbye, giving up, grief, alienation and loneliness. Its all deliberately coded though, shrouded in the metaphysical poetry that Silvi does so well. Chorusgirl breathe new life into guitar pop, reinvigorating the genre with fresh hooks and sharp-edged songs full of heartache, anger and grit. No longer the eternal chorus girl to other peoples dreams, Silvi Wersing is creating the soundtrack to her own and perhaps her nightmares too. Chorusgirl take up the female-fronted fuzzbomb art-pop baton that Lush and The Long Blondes help patent - jangling guitars carrying along a bucketful of big hooks, Silvi Wersing\'s strident, cool-as vocals, joy camouflaging the pain. Sweeping The Nation. A shimmering brand of 4AD-inspired noir pop Drowned in Sound. - Support comes from: Jetstream Pony Brighton/Croydon based Jetstream Pony come from a common love for power-pop, post punk and indie-pop and is the songwriting project of Shaun Charman (The Wedding Present/The Popguns/The Fireworks), featuring Beth Arzy (Trembling Blue Stars/Luxembourg Signal/The Fireworks) on vocals, Matthew Rimell (The Fireworks) on additional guitar, Kerry Boettcher (Turbocat) on bass and Sara Boyle on drums. Jetstream Pony is also a lovely ex-racing greyhound, also known as Jenna. - DJ sets from Capt.Lovelace Born in Arcachon Bay France, Beatrice settled in Norway then returned to France and Bordeaux at 20, and now resides in Brighton. An adventurer, in love with the quaint European rail network that serves as an escape from the geeky computing world she inhabits for a living. Capt. Lovelace refers as much to pornographic actress Linda Lovelace as to the worlds first computer programmer Ada Lovelace. Beattie has shared stages with Tom Brosseau, Girlpool, Mike Watt & The Missing Men and released her debut EP /* Preview Pane */ on Damnably in August 2015. Beattie is currently working on a new EP of French songs which will be out soon. Check out her spotify taster playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/capt.lovelace/playlist/2KkTvnpUGM9xKbJHcfYEoV -- TAKE A CHANCE ON MV We love all kinds of music and we love sharing it with you. Our range of gigs is eclectic, all with one thing in common: the MV seal of approval! Keep an eye out for this logo (http://www.meltingvinyl.co.uk/blog/take-a-chance-on-mv/), shining a light on some smaller intimate shows you may have missed.

Rialto Theatre, Brighton, United Kingdom

Anthrax Anarchistwood Steve Lake Virus BugCentral KMK TOR

Carnival Punks back on it!!!! With... * Anthrax (UK) Anarcho punk formed in the early 1980\'s and still very active today, still gigging and running one of the best DIY labels out there, Grow Your Own Records. With releases on Small Wonder Records, Crass Records and tracks on Mortarhate Records, as well as the more up to date studio album \'All For The Cause\' they are one of the most dedicated and hardest bands out there, and we\'re very happy to have them!!! https://www.facebook.com/ANTHRAX-UK-107790359263197/ https://anthraxuk.bandcamp.com/ http://anthraxukoffical.com/anthraxukoffical.com/ANTHRAX.html * Anarchistwood (London) Prank Rock, Punk Rock, anarchist subversives, a cross between Crass, Frank Zappa and New York Dolls . Brand new album \'The Nasty Album\' out now recieving rave reviews. Also recent split 7" with Flowers In The Dustbin on Grow Your Own Records. https://www.facebook.com/anarchistwood/ http://punkvert.tv/anarchistwood * Steve Lake of Zounds No introduction needed!!!! If you don\'t know of Zounds and their legendary status, then you really need to check them out! Steve will be performing all the Zounds classics as well as his other works. https://www.facebook.com/zounds2/ * Virus (Dorset) Anarcho punk formed in 1983, but still going strong today and better than ever! They\'ve been busy over the last few years, with releases, including their Hunt Sabs benefit single and their latest 7" on Grow Your Records. https://www.facebook.com/Virus.PunkRock/ * Bug Central (London) https://www.facebook.com/Bug-Central-113566775345698/ 3 piece anarcho punk from London. Formed in 1996. After releasing demo\'s and after line up changes, they released their \'Welcome To Deadtown\' album in 2008. About to release a new 7" ep on Grow Your Own Records. * Kiss Me, Killer (Bristol) Local garage punk riot grrl 5 piece, who made quite a impact at their debut gig not so long ago at the Chelsea. This band are gonna go far!!!! https://www.facebook.com/kissmekillerband/?fref=ts * Trees Of Rage Bristol based hard hitting political punk! Were a 3 piece but now a 4 with a new added guitarist. Band members include members of Kilnaboy and Public Order Act. We\'re looking at making this an all-dayer, with acoustic bands in the garden along with the Carnival Punks BBQ. Door entry price to be announced nearer the time... More info soon! UP THE PUNKS

Chelsea Pub Easton, Bristol, United Kingdom

Hardside / Will To Die + Support At The New Cross Inn LDN

U.S Hardcore touching down in London Hardside https://hardside.bandcamp.com/album/the-madness Will To Die https://willtodie.bandcamp.com/ Life Betrays Us https://lifebetraysushc.bandcamp.com/ Strike Back https://strikebackuk.bandcamp.com/album/trial-by-fire MIND HC https://mindhardcore.bandcamp.com/releases DOORS AT 7PM 6 ADV HOSTILE EVENTS / EMBEDDED PROMOTIONS

New Cross Inn, London, United Kingdom

Lip Sync For Your Life - Grand Finale!

LIP SYNC FOR YOUR LIFE - SEASON 6! EVERY WEDNESDAY AT BAR REVENGE 7th June - 19th July Grand Finale: 26th July Hosted by Lydia L\'Scabies & Rose Gould Calling all boys, girls, kings & queens and all those in between! The time has come... for you to lip sync.... forrrr yourrrr LIIIIIFE!!! Your cheeky mid-weeker in BACK, with two brand new hosts on alternating weeks, giving you the chance to sashay onto our stage and lip sync to your favourite songs for a 50 CASH PRIZE!! If you wish to create your own mix just make sure you send it to [email protected] with the date of the heat you\'d like to compete! And if you don\'t win the first time? Come back and slay us again!! YOU DON\'T NEED TO BOOK - just turn up on the night if you prefer :) The winner from each week will be invited to a grand final where the top prize is a 100 PAID GIG at The Powder Room on Brighton Pride Sunday (6th August) where you could perform alongside RuPaul\'s Drag Race royalty! Previous winners Herr, Richard Von Wild, Shaedenfreude and Rose Gould have supported world-renoun performers like Willam, Alyssa Edwards, Detox, Adore Delano & Alaska Thunderfuck and you could be next! FREE ENTRY FREE SHOWS FREE SHOTS FOR TAKING PART JUST LIKE KARAOKE, WITHOUT THE SINGING!

Revenge, Brighton, United Kingdom

Selfridges Music Matters Presents New Gen: 67, NOT3S, RENZ

Selfridges’ Oxford Street will provide a platform for new music artists, in the Ultralounge, the world’s first in-store live music venue. Superstar creatives Skepta and A$AP Rocky will open and close Music Matters at Selfridges with global exclusive fashion-based concepts. From Thursday 20 July and for 9 weeks, the UltraLounge, Selfridges’ 3,500 sq ft unique and permanent special events space, will become a state of the art visual content studio and interactive platform for the Music Matters at Selfridges line-up. This new incarnation of the Ultralounge is the brainchild of TEM (The Experience Machine) whose work include designing innovative experiences for Jay Z, Beyoncé and Lady Gaga. The Ultralounge will host a programme of ‘New Music Nights’ and artist nights called ‘Selfridges Presents’ and a donation will be made by Selfridges to the Music Venue Trust for every ticket purchased from those events. Please see below for full line-up. The full Ultralounge programme was announced last night [5 July] via a special event at Selfridges, which featured an expert panel who discussed the concern of the closure of music venues across the UK, and how its impacts on the music industry. The panel, selected by 5x15, curators of brilliant conversations, was hosted by singer songwriter and broadcaster, Cerys Matthews and included guest speakers: Nick Mason of Pink Floyd, James Lavelle of UNKLE, Hannah Barry of Bold Tendencies, and Jeff Horton of the 100 Club. Tickets for the Ultralounge’s season of music will be released from today via Selfridges.com/musicmatters. There will also be a series of other musical happenings taking place in-store, including classical, acoustic and DJ performances, as well as a curated collection of nostalgic music merch, a RYE WAX record store on the menswear floor on Oxford Street. Music Matters at Selfridges will also feature a partnership with Yang Li for his Japanoise passion project with his band and merch outfit SAMIZDAT and special events with Bold Tendencies and the Multi-Story Orchestra. Selfridges Presents 20 July: New Gen: 67, NOT3S, RENZ 27th July: ELVØR, CHARLIE CUNNINGHAM 3 August: UNKLE 10th August: RAYE, MABEL 17th August: VESSELS, Ten Fé, BEN PIERCE DJ 24th August: SHURA, PIXX 31st August: JOE GODDARD, AMA LOU, DJ ED ROSTAND 7th September: LAST NIGHT IN PARIS, HARE SQUEAD 14th September: ZULI, EL 3ezba New Music Nights 26th July: Tom Walker / Majik / Tayla 9th August: Kudu Blue / Croox / Frank Gamble 23rd August: Mullally / Joy Crookes / Callum Pitt 6th September: Sam Wills, Cameron Bloomfield, MAAD 13th September: Yassassin / Nova Twins / Animal Sons

UltraLounge, Selfridges, London, United Kingdom

Jake Mitchell And Lee Hinchcliffe At Tramshed | Cardiff

Doors: 19.00 14+ (All ages - Under 14\'s accompanied by an Adult) Support added: Lee Hinchcliffe  

Tramshed, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Green Haze / Sunset Sunday / Sonic Sunrise At Exchange, Bristol

Fri 21st Jul | 7pm | 10 adv | 14+* Green Haze www.green-haze.com GREEN HAZE are the ultimate tribute to one of the best rock bands the world has ever seen Green Day. Being inducted into the RocknRoll hall of fame in their first year of eligibility, joining just a handful of bands to ever do so Green Day have forever cemented themselves as one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Touring the length and breadth of the UK, Green Haze have rapidly become the UKs most in-demand and booked Green Day tribute band of choice, playing to sell-out crowds at some of the biggest and most established venues & festivals, including The Manchester Academy, BugJam Festival at The Santa Pod Raceway, The O2 Academies, Scala in Londons Kings Cross & The Brooklyn Bowl at The O2 Arena to name but a few. Sunset Sunday www.facebook.com/sunsetsundayofficial Sonic Sunrise www.facebook.com/sonicsunrise TICKETS www.seetickets.com/tour/green-haze www.bristolticketshop.co.uk/?/170721EXCGREE1 *Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult

The Exchange, Bristol, United Kingdom

Wayward Sons At The Louisiana

WAYWARD SONS TOBY JEPSONS NEW BAND BRISTOL LOUISIANA Wed 26th July 2017 Tickets 10adv 8pm 11pm Ticket Line 0117 9299008 Artists Website www.facebook.com/waywardsonsbanduk Reset the counters! Toby Jepson is back with WAYWARD SONS his brand new band and Ghosts Of Yet To Come, his first new album in over 20 years. After the incredible success of Little Angels, a number one album, millions of records sold, massive sell out shows and numerous hit singles, Toby has been busy these past years in movie work, performing with Fastway, Gun and Dios Disciples and producing albums for numerous bands (Saxon, Fastway, Virginmarys). His heart however, is always in writing and performing and so the concept of WAYWARD SONS was born a new band, built for playing live, a new direction with Tobys songs centre stage and a new album, signed to Frontiers Music SRL, with all the hallmarks of a great debut. Wayward Sons, handpicked by Toby are Nic Wastell (bass, Chrome Molly) Phil Martini (drums, Spear Of Destiny, ex Quireboys, Joe Elliots Down and Outs) Sam Wood (guitar, a real new gunslinger from Treason Kings) and Dave Kemp (keys, ex Little Angels touring band and long time sideman to Toby). GOYTC was written in a live band situation, a first for Toby I decided to get out of my comfort zone, new players, no been there done that and it totally worked says Toby. 26 songs were written in a series of rehearsals at Peter Gabriels Real World Studios and 14 were then taken into Vale Studios in Worcestershire and recorded in a live band situation with Toby co producing with Chris Dadda. Passionate, honest music made by passionate honest musicians who have come together to create rock music that reflects their heroes from the 70s and 80s modernity through homage..Wayward Sons

The Louisiana, Bristol, United Kingdom