An EP Launch, an Album launch plus another moment of Nottingham music history wowzer this Friday looks like being one of the most epic ever! Lets get stuck in to the massive dilemma of goodies that face you this coming Friday in what is effectively a ‘Top Three Gigs of Friday 3rd May 2013’.
GIG ONE
This Friday get yourselves down to The Bodega where LORNA will be having their album launch party for ‘Heart Of Wire’ with support from local bands THE AMBER HERD and AUGUST ACTUALLY.
THE AMBER HERD is a five piece post Punk/ Alt Rock band which has had live sessions on BBC Radio Nottingham on The Beat and has had the track ‘Magnolia’ played on Hollyoaks on Channel 4 earlier in 2012. Check them out on the Nusic New Music Podcast HERE
AUGUST ACTUALLY is a Folk/Pop band, who play songs about werewolves, psychic powers and of course love. They’ve played shows across the country, on line-ups featuring the likes of Allo Darlin’, Darren Hayman and The Wave Pictures .
Headliners LORNA describe themselves as ‘Indie/Dream Pop’, musically they mix Dreamy Pop guitars, brushed drums, loops and samples with clarinet, flute and strings to create their sound. They have been together for ten years and have toured worldwide with some great bands such as The Lemonhead, The Psychedelic Furs, Six By Seven, Mark Gardener (Ride), American Analog Set and Midlake. So catch LORNA while they are back for the release of their fourth album ‘Heart Of Wire’. They’ll be on Monday’s Podcast.
FULL LINE UP:
THE AMBER HERD
AUGUST ACTUALLY
LORNA
DOORS: 7PM
TICKETS: £5
GIG TWO
This Friday (there’s a theme developing here), start your weekend off at the BAND OF JACKALS ‘ One Hand Washes The Other’ EP launch at Jam café.
The Long awaited release of the BAND OF JACKALS EP is finally here, the band having recorded at Maida Vales Studios in prep for the launch. With their gritty rock vocals, blues twists, infectious melodies and not forgetting their showmanship, it’s clear why they’ve taken Notts, Mexico and Portugal by storm. We are excited to hear them live and can only imagine what one of Nottingham’s hardest working bands has created to entice our ears. Check out their Future Session HERE .
Supporting on the night is MICHAEL A GRAMMAR an Indie Rock band, which has influences ranging from Joe Division to Radiohead. MICHAEL A GRAMMAR tracks have been described as ‘transcendent, spacious and quietly anthemic’ – (The Beta Band on Ritalin). Listen to them on our New Music Podcast HERE
PAPER PLANE CRASH are described by BAND OF JACKALS as, ‘Rifftastic, fuzzy, epic and harmonic’. Their songs are full of epic story telling complete with crashing drum sets and great guitar riffs. They are one to watch.
This is sure to be a great event to Rock out to and get your hands on the first copies of the new EP ‘One Hand Washes The Other’.
FULL LINE UP:
PAPER PLANE CRASH
MICHAEL A GRAMMAR
BAND OF JACKALS
DOORS: 8PM
TICKETS: FREE
GIG THREE
This Friday (cough, cough) the Wesy B lads DOG IS DEAD return to their hometown to end their UK tour at Rock City. This will be a historic night as it’s already set to be the second biggest gig attendance at Citeh EVER for a Notts act. With just a couple of hundred tickets left there is a good chance they will match JAKE in selling out RC. That would mean in the 32 odd years of that’s venues existance only two Nottingham acts would have sold it out, and both would have been in the last three months! If that is not an objective testament to the current buzz in the Notts scene we don’t know what is. We are excited!!
Supporting are KAPPA GAMMA who will no doubt provide us with swish guitars, plenty of bass and lots of drum-based-groove. This band will have you nodding your head in prep for the DOGGIES to take the stage. We’re really happy that the DID have again given something back to the local scene and invited a Nottingham act to be one of their supports, please when you get famous make sure you do too. You can listen to KG on the Nusic New Music Podcast HERE.
Headliners DOG IS DEAD are one of the increasing number of home grown artists who are now living the musical dream touring, writing and getting paid to do what they love. After forming in 2007 as a group of friends jamming after school, they have now taken the UK by storm with their beautiful five part harmonies, infectious choruses and great lyric content. These Indie Pop pioneers have come a long way with a successful debut album ‘All Our Favourite Things’ and sold out venues across the UK (and Europe!); they truly are an inspiration to the talent currently on the scene. Why not see for yourself and watch Nusic Presents HERE. This is a special performance we filmed with them at Wayne Manor no less.
Also performing on the night is To Kill A King. This gig is going to be absolutely buzzing as DOG IS DEAD hit the stage to make Notts Music history, definitely one not to miss so get your tickets HERE as it is very close to selling out.
FULL LINE UP:
KAPPA GAMMA
To Kill A King
DOG IS DEAD
DOORS: 7PM
TICKETS: £11.50
Yours In Love Of New Music
Stephanie Hargreaves x
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