{"id":9206,"date":"2013-04-01T23:51:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T22:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=9206"},"modified":"2013-04-01T23:51:08","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T22:51:08","slug":"top-3-gigs-week-beginning-1st-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/top-3-gigs-week-beginning-1st-april\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP 3 GIGS &#8211; Week Beginning 1st April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GIG ONE <\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis <strong>Tuesday<\/strong> why not start your week off at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themazerocks.com\/gig\/notts-in-a-nutshell-9\">Notts In A Nutshell<\/a><\/strong>. Listen to what<br \/>\nthe new musicians on the block have to offer this spring and support your local scene all under one roof at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themazerocks.com\/gig\/notts-in-a-nutshell-9\">The Maze<\/a><\/strong>.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Mo-Morris\/408264269259643?fref=ts\">MO MORRIS<\/a><\/strong>, a country singer songwriter, will be starting the night off performing his original solo work after recently leaving a Bluegrass\/ Country band. He is sure to enlighten audiences with his Country Rock vocals and story telling within his heartfelt songs.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DodosArentDead\">DODOS AREN\u2019T DEAD <\/a><\/strong>describe themselves as a hard-core Rock band. Their tracks consist of heavy bass lines, rocking guitar parts and head busting drum fills, all guaranteed to make you want to mosh.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nHeadlining are <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thetidesbanduk\">THE TIDES<\/a><\/strong> an energetic Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll band, gaining their influences from <strong>The Clash<\/strong>, <strong>The Black Keys<\/strong> and <strong>The Hives<\/strong> (quite a three!). <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thetidesbanduk\">THE TIDES<\/a><\/strong> with their incredible raw vocals, guitar skills and energy on stage have all the right components to make you want to jump around like a crazy person.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAlso performing on the night are <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Defkon1\/426230087447570?fref=ts\">DEFKON1<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheFutureBoys?fref=ts\">THE FUTURE BOYS<\/a><\/strong>, so come along and support your local music scene and rock out to some great music!<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong>FULL LINE UP<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Mo-Morris\/408264269259643?fref=ts\">MO MORRIS <\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Defkon1\/426230087447570?fref=ts\">DEFKON1<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DodosArentDead\">DODOS ARENT DEAD<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheFutureBoys?fref=ts\">THE FUTURE BOYS<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thetidesbanduk\">THE TIDES<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong>DOORS: <\/strong>7PM<br \/>\n<strong>TICKETS:<\/strong> \u00a33<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong>GIG TWO<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis<strong> Friday<\/strong> evening get yourselves down to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themazerocks.com\/gig\/drongos-for-europe-the-smears-septic-psychos-more\">The Maze<\/a><\/strong> (yes again!) and enjoy some incredible music and do your bit for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Fun4dillon?fref=ts\">Fun4dillon<\/a> cause.  Nottingham musicians will be raising awareness about the illness Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (D.M.D.) and will be raising funds for 8 year old <strong>Dillion Mulvey <\/strong>helping him to have a better quality of life.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nOne of the bands participating is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/CRYO-GENICS-Band-Page\/107126239356112?fref=ts\">CRYO-GENICS<\/a><\/strong> an almighty Punk Rock band who describe themselves as <em>\u201cPunk F***ing Rock\u201d<\/em>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/CRYO-GENICS-Band-Page\/107126239356112?fref=ts\">CRYO-GENICS<\/a><\/strong> have been on the Punk scene for quite some time with their punchy lyrics, melodies and head banging guitar riffs, which will have you uncontrollably rockin\u2019 out with them.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nHeadliners <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-SMEARS\/115664515898?fref=ts\">THE SMEARS<\/a><\/strong> are basically Nottingham legends, so world renowned that the three-piece female Punk band were recently invited to tour of the states. They are are Influenced by the heavyweights of Pop, Punk and Grunge. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-SMEARS\/115664515898?fref=ts\">THE SMEARS <\/a><\/strong>add a feminine touch by stamping a stiletto heel right through the heart of Punk, consequently making their writing unique, with venomous vocals, driving bass lines and pounding drums, completing their sound.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAlso performing on the night are some other great Punk acts: <strong>Septic Psychos<\/strong> and <strong>Drongos For Europe<\/strong>. Remember, all proceeds are going directly to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Fun4dillon?fref=ts\">Fun4dillon<\/a> cause, so not only will this be a crackin\u2019 night of Punk Rock but also your support will help a very deserving young man and his family.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong>FULL LINE UP: <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/CRYO-GENICS-Band-Page\/107126239356112?fref=ts\">CRYO-GENICS<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-SMEARS\/115664515898?fref=ts\">THE SMEARS<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Septic Psychos<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Drongos For Europe<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong>DOORS: <\/strong>7:30 PM<br \/>\n<strong>TICKETS: <\/strong>\u00a35<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong>GIG THREE <\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis <strong>Saturday<\/strong>, round your weekend off at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodeganottingham.com\/\">The Bodega<\/a><\/strong>, where a variety of local acts will be supporting <strong>Lux Lisbon<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nHeadlining act <strong>Lux Lisbon<\/strong> do have strong ties to Notts as they met in Nottingham and subsequently moved to London after recording their debut album.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nSupporting on the night are <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/huskiesmusic\">THE HUSKIES<\/a><\/strong>, a three-piece Indie Pop band who have recently featured on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wearehuskies.com\/\">BBC introducing<\/a> <\/strong>, singing their catchy track <em>\u2018Stuck On Random, Down &#038; Sober\u2019<\/em>.  Check out the video <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wearehuskies.com\/\">HERE <\/a><\/strong>and you&#8217;ll see why they\u2019ll have you humming their tracks by the end of the night.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HarliKings\">HARLIKINGS<\/a><\/strong> are a four-piece band that use an infusion of Indie-Rock-Pop sounds with a sprinkle of Jazz. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HarliKings\">HARLIKINGS<\/a><\/strong> are a tight band with punchy guitar melodies and fruity drum fills, which give them their distinctive sound. Check them out and see why the people of Nottingham voted them into the <strong>2011 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/future-sound-of-nottingham\/\">Future Sound Of Nottingham<\/a> Final<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis is sure to be a great way to finish your weekend with some awesome local music, so don\u2019t miss out.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong>FULL LINE UP: <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/huskiesmusic\">THE HUSKIES<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HarliKings\">HARLIKINGS<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/luxlisbon.com\/\">Lux Lisbon<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong>DOORS:<\/strong> 7:30 PM<br \/>\n<strong>TICKETS:<\/strong> \u00a34<br \/>\n<br \/>\nYours In Love With New Music,<br \/>\nSteph Hargreaves x<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/nusic-editorial-project-spread-the-love\/\">#Spreadthelove<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GIG ONE This Tuesday why not start your week off at Notts In A Nutshell. 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