{"id":14137,"date":"2015-01-25T10:19:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T10:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14137"},"modified":"2019-09-05T18:35:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T17:35:16","slug":"top-3-gigs-week-beginning-2nd-feb-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/top-3-gigs-week-beginning-2nd-feb-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP 3 GIGS &#8211; Week Beginning 23rd Jan 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have yet another killer week for the Nottingham music scene! The next seven days sees an EP launch, an album launch, and a sweet mix of local talent!<\/p>\n<p><strong>GIG ONE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kicking things off this week we have <strong><a href=\"\">GEORGE HOLROYD\u2019S<\/a><\/strong> EP launch at <strong><a href=\"\">The Bodega<\/a><\/strong> on Friday. Many of you will be familiar with George, as he\u2019s an incredibly talented musician, who has made quite a name for himself around Notts with his incredibly distinctive voice and aggresive playing style. Chances are, you\u2019ll also know we\u2019ve been waiting bloody ages for him to actually release some material. And we can tell you peeps, the time\u2026 HAS FINALLY COME! Yup, George has gone and got himself an EP sorted, and it\u2019s full of plenty of beautiful little Folk numbers. We will give a forewarning though, there may be a bit of blood shed at this gig\u2026<\/p>\n<p>ANYWAYS, George has also gone and brought along with him plenty of fine local talent for support! Kicking things off we have the energetic big-band sounds of <strong><a href=\"%e2%80%93-cheshire-and-the-cat\/\">CHESHIRE AND THE CAT<\/a><\/strong>. If there was such a word as \u201cjazztastic\u201d, then these guys would be the dictionary definition. Uplifting, upbeat and something else beginning with up, these guys will definitely get the party started!<\/p>\n<p>Following we\u2019ve got the beautiful sounds of <strong><a href=\"\">MOLLY &amp; JACK<\/a><\/strong>. These two deliver some of the most stunning harmonies we\u2019ve ever heard, and there music is so cute, it just makes us feel all warm inside\u2026 awh. On top of all that cuteness, they\u2019ve got some ridiculously catchy songs too, and a knack for winning over the crowd that none many performers have. You\u2019ll love these guys from the second they walk on the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, before mr Holroyd takes to the stage, we have the angsty Oasis-esque sounds of <strong><a href=\"\">CONNOR SPRAY<\/a><\/strong>. Using a mix of Acoustic and Electric guitars, Connor brings some proper Rock and Roll style sounds to the stage, and also a fair few catchy melodies too.<\/p>\n<p>Price: \u00a36<br \/>\nDoors: 7pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>GIG TWO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Next up we have <strong><a href=\";ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming\">Farmyard Presents<\/a><\/strong> at <strong><a href=\";rf=102512803144764\">JamCafe<\/a><\/strong>, also on Friday!<\/p>\n<p>Kicking things off we have the stunning sounds of <strong>KATE AND ALEXA<\/strong>. A duo who, influenced by the likes of <strong>First Aid Kit<\/strong> and <strong>The Staves<\/strong>, make some truly beautiful soft Folk, with harmonies to die for. And we\u2019re sure they\u2019ll kick things off to an ace start!<\/p>\n<p>Following we have <strong><a href=\"\">THE DAMN HEAVY<\/a><\/strong>, who bring some\u2026 well, damn heavy sounds to <strong>Jam Cafe<\/strong>. Only two of \u2018em are popping along for this gig, but don\u2019t worry, they\u2019re still gonna have all the energy and kick that you\u2019re used to. And, as the event page says, there\u2019ll be plenty of songs about \u201cmisfortune, it is Blues after all!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rounding the night off we have <strong><a href=\"\">RYAN THOMAS<\/a><\/strong> and (some of) his band. The Blues maestro will be playing through the entirety of his <em>Worries &amp; Troubles<\/em> EP, the same EP that got No.1 on the iTunes Blues chart! If you\u2019re unfamiliar with Ryan, then prepare yourself to be blown away by some truly skillful guitar work, and some proper authentic Blues vocals!<\/p>\n<p>Price: Free<br \/>\nDoors: 8:10pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>GIG THREE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our last gig is\u2026 also on Friday! And it\u2019s <strong><a href=\"\">ALRIGHT THE CAPTAIN\u2019S<\/a><\/strong> album launch at <strong><a href=\"\">JT Soar<\/a><\/strong>! The band will be releasing their album <em>Contact Fix<\/em> on Monday 2nd Feb, but you lucky lot get to hear it live this Fri! The band make music that they describe as \u201cNoisy Math\/Post\/Jazz Rock\u201d, which doesn\u2019t particularly sound like it would go well together. But believe us, it does! An explosion of melodic noise will be taking over that stage, and we\u2019re pretty sure you\u2019ll be hooked into that album for months after thanks to this gig!<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re also bringing Notts lads <strong><a href=\"\">CHEAP JAZZ<\/a><\/strong> along to support. A band that bring some proper sick riffs, and plenty of stunning instrumentation to the proceedings. They\u2019ve also got some pretty ace song names &#8211; seriously \u201c<em>Skeggy Rash Strikes Again<\/em>\u201d, what more could you ask for from a song name? Anyways, these guys are sure to set the tone just right for ATC!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bear Makes Ninja<\/strong> and <strong>Knifecutter<\/strong> will also be performing.<\/p>\n<p>Price: 8pm<br \/>\nDoors: Free<\/p>\n<p>Yours in Love of New Music.<br \/>\nSam Nahirny x<\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S <a href=\"\">SLEAFORD MODS<\/a><\/strong> play <strong><a href=\"\">Rescue Rooms<\/a><\/strong> on Tuesday, but they&#8217;ve gone and sold it out! Otherwise, it would&#8217;ve been a strong contender for the <strong><a href=\"\">Top Three<\/a><\/strong>. Those with a ticket are in for a proper good night though!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have yet another killer week for the Nottingham music scene! The next seven days sees an EP launch, an album launch, and a sweet mix of local talent! GIG ONE Kicking things off this week we have GEORGE HOLROYD\u2019S EP launch at The Bodega on Friday. Many of you will be familiar with George,&#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-2nd-feb-2015\/\"><small class=\"wvc-button-background-fill\"><\/small><span>Continue reading<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14138,"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":[1020,618,348,357,423,1021,513,265,588],"class_list":{"0":"post-14137","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-blog","8":"category-previews","9":"category-top-3-gigs","10":"tag-alright-the-captain","11":"tag-cheap-jazz","12":"tag-cheshire-the-cat","13":"tag-connor-spray","14":"tag-george-holroyd","15":"tag-kate-and-alexa","16":"tag-molly-jack","17":"tag-ryan-thomas","18":"tag-the-damn-heavy","19":"entry-post-skin-dark","20":"entry","21":"clearfix","22":"entry-grid","23":"entry-columns-default","24":"entry-post-module-layout-fullwidth","25":"thumbnail-color-tone-dark","26":"entry-post","28":"entry-post-grid"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14137","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=14137"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20967,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14137\/revisions\/20967"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}