{"id":13348,"date":"2014-08-10T19:25:01","date_gmt":"2014-08-10T18:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=13348"},"modified":"2014-08-14T13:59:29","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T12:59:29","slug":"top-3-gigs-week-beginning-11th-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/top-3-gigs-week-beginning-11th-august\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP 3 GIGS – Week Beginning 11th August"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week is yet another incredible seven days for the Nottingham music scene. With the launch party for a bunch of exciting new gigs, a lineup full of great varied local talent, and a charity festival!
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\nGIG ONE<\/strong>
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\nThis weekend sees the start of a load of live music events going off at Lace Market Square<\/strong>, under the name \u201cLace Squared.\u201d It\u2019s the launch weekend as such this week, and there\u2019s plenty of great local talent to enjoy.
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\nOn the Thursday you can expect to hear the incredibly Soulful sounds of MONIQUE HENRY<\/a><\/strong>. Monique has only got one tune out here on the World Wide Web, however, it\u2019s bloody incredible. If you have a listen to \u201cDon\u2019t Let Your Baby Pass You By<\/em>\u201d, you\u2019ll hear how incredibly slick Monique\u2019s vocals are. This sounds just like early 00\u2019s R&B at it\u2019s very peak, and we\u2019re very much looking forward to seeing it live!
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\nThe Friday sees plenty more soulful sounds coming your way. Kicking things off we\u2019ll have TASHA DEAN<\/a><\/strong>, who brings a bit of poppy R&B flavour to the proceedings. Huge catchy choruses, and uplifting vibes a plenty, we\u2019re sure that Tasha will bring the sun out, and have you dancing as well. Keeping you dancing, we\u2019ll have the also ridiculously catchy sounds of BLESSING MAGORE<\/a><\/strong>. We recently did a session with Blessing, and since we recorded it, the entire Nusic team have been dancing around, talking about a \u201clove revolution.\u201d He made us feel the love, we\u2019re sure he\u2019ll make you feel it too!
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\nFinally on the Saturday we\u2019ll have two more, you guessed it, incredibly soulful artists coming your way! ROBYN HUGHES-JONES<\/a><\/strong> will kick things off with her sultry sounds and beautiful husky voice. Ever since we first heard \u201cJ\u2019adore<\/em>\u201d we\u2019ve been hooked, and we cannot wait to hear some of her new material live! Rounding everything off we have the sweet sounds of RACHEL MARTIN<\/a><\/strong>, who you probably recognise, as she fronts the awesomely named band that are WE ARE AVENGERS<\/a><\/strong>. She\u2019s going solo for this performance though, so expect the same incredible voice, but a bit more stripped back, so you can fully appreciate her stunning vocal.
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\nPrice: Free
\nDoors: Varies by day.
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\nGIG TWO<\/strong>
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\nNext up on our Top Three<\/a><\/strong>, we\u2019ve got five ace Notts bands at Bunkers Hill<\/a><\/strong> this Friday, courtesy of FRESH<\/a><\/strong>.
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\nBLEACH<\/a><\/strong> will bring some of their heavy distorted goodness to kick the night off. Powerful riffs mix with plenty of dirty grungy sounds to make something that you just want to go a bit crazy too. We\u2019re sure there\u2019ll be a fair few heads banging to these fellas.
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\nCHRIS ZWINGEL<\/a><\/strong> will give us a bit of his one man band Blues. Chris does something that\u2019s quite hard to do in the genre of Blues – make it sound original. Thanks to his slick guitar licks and harmonica playing, you\u2019ll be hooked in from the start. This is the fella that has played three hour sets before, so, he knows what he\u2019s doing!
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\nTOM MCCARTNEY<\/a><\/strong> will bring us his youthful take on the Blues, which actually, ironically sounds as if he\u2019s a bloke in his fifties who\u2019d been doing this for years. With tons of swagger and the tunes to match, Tom is bound to put on quite the performance.
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\nFUSOR<\/a><\/strong> will be taking us down the traditional Garage Rock route – I don\u2019t often like to quote the artists own descriptions of themselves as they can often be a bit tacky – but, FUSOR\u2019s is short, sweet – and sums them up perfectly\u2026 you ready? \u201cMelodic and meaningful.\u201d Everyone loves a good bit of alliteration.
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\nFOR THE GIRL<\/a><\/strong> will be bringing some of their ridiculously catchy Pop-Rock sounds to the evening, and believe us when we say they won\u2019t be leaving your head for days. They\u2019re the perfect kind of Summer band, they\u2019re uplifting, will have you dancing about all over the place – and they make you feel happy, what more could you want?
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\nFinally we\u2019ll have those traditional Indie fellas that are THE MITHERED<\/a><\/strong>, bringing some of their huge anthems to round off the night. From the picky riffs that draw you in, to the honest lyrics that keep you listening. These guys define their influences as some of the Indie greats, and if they keep on this track, it won\u2019t be long \u2018til they\u2019re on the same bill as them.
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\nPrice: 6:30PM
\nDoors: \u00a34
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\nGIG THREE<\/strong>
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\nThis weekend sees the two-day festival Sound Recovery<\/a><\/strong> take over Sobar<\/a><\/strong> with eleven Nottingham acts, all in the name of charity, thanks to I\u2019m Not From London<\/a><\/strong>.
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\nSATURDAY<\/strong>
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\nKicking us off we\u2019ll have the near impossible to describe, but really bloody good IVORYSERFS<\/a><\/strong>. A band so hard to define, their genre on Facebook is defined as eleven different genres – you have to hear it to understand. Following we\u2019ll have some Funky Indie Blues from the guys in LUNADOGS<\/a><\/strong>; known for putting on an electric live show, their huge riffs and powerful vocals are sure to draw you in. STOLEN WIVES<\/a><\/strong> will be up next, bringing their interesting concoction of Blues, Rock, Jazz & Funk – with some absolutely crazy guitar work, and a knack for an awesome spontaneous jam, these fellas always put on quite a performance. CHLOE CHARLEMAGNE<\/a><\/strong> will get everybody dancing all over the place with her slick throwback R&B sounds – she\u2019s a master of the huge pop chorus, so expect to be singing her tunes for days! Finally, we\u2019ll have the Honest-Pop sounds of THE BREAKFAST CLUB<\/a><\/strong>; it\u2019s always a bit odd when a band that are so good at writing a catchy hook also have some, erm, \u201cinteresting\u201d lyrics; just don\u2019t sing these too loudly around the kids, okay?
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\nSUNDAY<\/strong>
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\nSunday sees\u2026 THE ITES BAND<\/a><\/strong>, a Roots Reggae band collating local musicians who have been working on loads of different projects over the past 30 years; with proper traditional sounds, we\u2019re sure they\u2019ll have you skanking all over the place. Following we\u2019ll have the funky Soul-Pop sounds of OSCAR SPEED<\/a><\/strong>; if you saw him at the FSN<\/a><\/strong> final, you\u2019ll know this guy is pretty much the perfect popstar, and has the bloody catchy tunes to match, make sure you keep an eye out for our Future Session with him in the near future! JIALLO<\/a><\/strong> will be up next with their Jazzy instrumental sounds; they often end up having featured vocalists, and considering how much amazing talent will be around them on the day, we\u2019re really looking forward to seeing how their set goes. MATT HENSHAW<\/a><\/strong> will be bringing his Blue Eyed Soul sounds to the festival; with a truly beautiful voice, and a knack for writing honest, relatable songs, Matt is a fine addition to the festival. LEE GOUGH<\/a><\/strong> will be bringing some of his Soulful Acoustic sounds along for the ride too; his material is full of catchy melodies and uplifting lyrics, and we\u2019re sure he\u2019ll hook you in with his heartfelt material. ALICE MACIOBORSKY<\/a><\/strong> will chill things out a bit with her soft Acoustic-Folk sounds; Alice\u2019s voice is truly beautiful and quite soothing too – perfect for a Sunday afternoon.
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\nPrice: \u00a35 for one day, \u00a37 for the weekend
\nDoors: 4PM
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\nYours in Love of New Music,
\nSam Nahirny x
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\nP.S<\/strong> This Sunday sees the annual Nottingham Carnival take place at the Forest Recreation Ground, but this year, there seem to be a little less love for live local acts than usual. It’s still a great part of Nottingham’s entertainment calendar though, so we highly suggest popping down for a bit if you get the time. Make sure you keep your eyes peeled for any last minute additions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week is yet another incredible seven days for the Nottingham music scene. With the launch party for a bunch of exciting new gigs, a lineup full of great varied local talent, and a charity festival! GIG ONE This weekend sees the start of a load of live music events going off at Lace Market…<\/p>\n

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