{"id":12444,"date":"2014-03-16T19:16:03","date_gmt":"2014-03-16T19:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12444"},"modified":"2014-03-17T12:38:05","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T12:38:05","slug":"top-3-gigs-week-beginning-17th-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/top-3-gigs-week-beginning-17th-march\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP 3 GIGS &#8211; Week Beginning 17th March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GIG ONE<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nDown at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jamcafenottingham?rf=481537825192161\">Jam Cafe<\/a><\/strong> this Thursday, you can expect to see some of the best Urban in Nottingham.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nFirst up we\u2019ll have <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Teamkriptik\">KRIPTIK<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>ELJAY<\/strong>, who will be bringing a lively fusion of Grime to the stage. They\u2019re both big names on the Grime scene  so we\u2019re looking forward to seeing how they come together to put on a live performance. They will be backed by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bmagore?fref=ts\">BLESSING MAGORE<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lance.hume?fref=ts&#038;ref=br_tf\">LANCE HUME<\/a><\/strong>, who are two well established local musicians in their own right. So we\u2019re sure it\u2019s a performance that you won\u2019t want to miss out on.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nNext up we have <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/ujahm-band\">UJAHM<\/a><\/strong>. Possibly the \u201cbounciest\u201d Reggae band to be found in Notts. At first their uplifting Summer vibes may have you thinking of margaritas and beaches, but it won\u2019t be long before you\u2019re up and bouncing all over the place!<br \/>\n<br \/>\nFinally, we have the Don\u2019t Flop legend that is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=160573990672810\">YOUTHORACLE<\/a><\/strong>. Known as one of Nott\u2019s finest MC\u2019s, he always puts on a good show. With an unstoppable flow, and deep, thought-provoking lyrics, you need to see this guy to appreciate just how good he is. He did a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/future-session-38-68-youthoracle\/\">Future Session<\/a><\/strong> with us a little while back with Lance on guitar, so make sure to check it out if you want an idea of what to expect.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nDoors: 9PM<br \/>\nPrice: Free<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong>GIG TWO<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nYou can expect to find four incredible local acts down at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Live-at-the-Loft\/683711571673586\">The Loft<\/a><\/strong> this Friday.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/future-session-45-75-%E2%80%93-sam-jones-in-the-cold-cold-ground-steve-mcqueen\/\">SAM JONES<\/a><\/strong> will be opening the night with some beautiful Folky-Soul and stellar songwriting. I know we\u2019ve said this before, but the <strong>Splendour<\/strong> judges loved him so much last year, they opened up the LeftLion stage half an hour early just to fit him in; he\u2019s just that good.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/future-session-39-69-rebecca-king\/\">REBECCA KING<\/a><\/strong> will be showing off her incredible set of lungs, and no doubt giving a few renditions of the heavily Jazz influenced \u201c<em>Unspoken Words<\/em>\u201d EP, that she released recently. The producer of said EP, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/future-session-41-71-ashmore\/\">ASHMORE<\/a><\/strong>, will also be taking to the stage to deliver his unique blend of Jazz &#038; Hip-Hop. Catchy hooks paired with clever rhymes make this guy one of the standout performers on the local scene.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nFinally, we\u2019ll have <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fayelarteymusic\">FAYE LARTLEY<\/a><\/strong> rounding off the night. Rather new to the scene, Faye makes beautiful little Acoustic numbers, that are sure to send shivers down your spine.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nDoors: 8PM<br \/>\nPrice: Free<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong>GIG THREE<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Spotlightkidsound\">SPOTLIGHT KID<\/a><\/strong> have just released their new album \u201c<em>Ten Thousand Hours<\/em>\u201d and to celebrate the launch, they\u2019re throwing an afternoon party down at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-Chameleon-Arts-Cafe-Nottingham\/195090847210354\">The Chameleon<\/a><\/strong> this Sunday.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nFor those unfamiliar, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Spotlightkidsound\">SPOTLIGHT KID<\/a><\/strong> make Shoegazy Noise-Pop. The perfect kind of music to enjoy a Sunday afternoon drink to. The reviews of the new album have already started flooding in, and it\u2019s getting plenty of praise. So make sure to head on down! It\u2019s Sunday, you have no excuse!<br \/>\n<br \/>\nDoors: 3PM<br \/>\nPrice: \u00a34<br \/>\n<br \/>\nYours in Love of New Music,<br \/>\nSam Nahirny x<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong>PS: Details on how to submit listings for future Top Three Gigs are as always in our FAQs: nusic.org.uk\/faq<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GIG ONE Down at Jam Cafe this Thursday, you can expect to see some of the best Urban in Nottingham. First up we\u2019ll have KRIPTIK and ELJAY, who will be bringing a lively fusion of Grime to the stage. They\u2019re both big names on the Grime scene so we\u2019re looking forward to seeing how they&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"theme-button-text wvc-button wvc-button-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/top-3-gigs-week-beginning-17th-march\/\"><small class=\"wvc-button-background-fill\"><\/small><span>Continue reading<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,16,8],"tags":[347,391,481,483,480,482,346,254,44,362],"class_list":{"0":"post-12444","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-blog","7":"category-previews","8":"category-top-3-gigs","9":"tag-ashmore","10":"tag-blessing-magore","11":"tag-eljay","12":"tag-faye-lartley","13":"tag-kriptik","14":"tag-lance-hume","15":"tag-rebecca-king","16":"tag-sam-jones","17":"tag-spotlight-kid","18":"tag-youthoracle","19":"entry-post-skin-dark","20":"entry","21":"clearfix","22":"entry-grid","23":"entry-columns-default","24":"entry-post-module-layout-fullwidth","25":"no-post-thumbnail","26":"entry-post","28":"entry-post-grid"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12444"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12459,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12444\/revisions\/12459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}