Wed 07 May 2014 | 7:30pm | In advance £20.50 | On the door £23 | Standin
The Rutles ‘Neil Innes’ Beatles pastiche band is a spoof crafted with rare affection – and still has some great tunes’ ★★★★ THE GUARDIAN
Originally a fictional band first created by Eric Idle (Monty Python) and Neil Innes (The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band), for 1970s television programming, The Rutles leapt to fame and international sensation for their slick pastiches and parodies of The Beatles.
The group have since become the real deal, touring and recording, and releasing many songs and albums,...
Sun 27 Apr 2014 | 8pm | £10 (£8) | Seated Krystle Warren is a singer-songwriter from Kansas City, Missouri, currently touring the world with Rufus Wainwright, blessed not only with a voice that slides effortlessly from smoky depths to gilded heights, but also the ability to craft intoxicating songs of love and its loss, and to convey them to an audience with warmth and wit. On her last solo UK dates she was backed by Bluegrass virtuosi, The Wagon Tales review, but the November jaunt will feature her voice and guitar unadorned – and with a vocal approach that has been likened to those of...
The uniquely charismatic artist known as Joan As Police Woman is a violinist, guitarist and singer-songwriter with a highly acclaimed repertoire of albums. Since beginning her career playing violin with indie-rockers The Dambuilders, Joan has released three solo albums, building up an impressive resume of live performances and studio work with names like Lou Reed, John Cale, Tanya Donelly, Sheryl Crow, Sparklehorse, Dave Gahan, Elton John, the Scissor Sisters, Antony and the Johnsons, Guillemots,...
Sitting ‘somewhere between the lushness of Norah Jones and the quirkiness of Joanna Newsom’, Bridie Jackson & The Arbour’s music is simultaneously beautiful, ethereal, dark and powerful. Recently revealed as winners of the 2013 Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition, they are ‘the kind of beguiling, affable folk band whose sound feels so natural and inviting you wonder why your first listen wasn’t so much sooner’. They released their début album in January 2012, with a sold out show at The Sage Gateshead, and have since gained national...
Caravan With support from Tristan Mackay Formed in 1968, Caravan played a major part in what became known as the ‘Canterbury Scene’, a cradle for the most freewheeling British bands of the post-psychedelic era. Founders Pye Hastings, Dave Sinclair, Richard Sinclair and Richard Coughlan , had previously played at various times with a local band, The Wilde Flowers, which also featured Kevin Ayers and future Soft Machine members Robert Wyatt and Hugh Hopper. After a 10 year break from the studio, the band are set to release their brand new...
The Hoax Arguably the most influential British blues band of the last 20 years, The Hoax blasted through the 1990s, forging a loyal and widespread following and firmly established a cult status as one of the most exciting live acts ever. In the early 1990s, a band with fire in its belly and Blues in its heart emerged from a tiny village in deepest, darkest Wiltshire. That band was called The Hoax. Their high-energy stage performances gave the UK blues scene a much-needed shot in the arm, and with a string of highly-acclaimed albums, the band...
Winter Mountain Hailing from the shores of Cornwall and Donegal, Winter Mountain blend melodic folk songs, heartfelt lyrics and two voices in a sound reminiscent of a time before digital recording, when the emphasis fell on the importance of live performance, the power of harmony and the essence of the song. The duo share song-writing duties, their individual styles, like their voices juxtaposing yet beautifully complimenting the other. There have been the obvious comparisons to Simon & Garfunkel, the Fleet Foxes and the Everly Brothers and when you...
Dub Mafia Since forming just two years ago, Bristol-based Dub Mafia have become one of the most popular dance acts in the UK, Europe and beyond. The five piece band – who blend drum and bass, dub, dubstep, bashment, breakbeat and world music into their own unique sound (with a strict policy of ‘no backing tracks’ – ever) receive rave reviews wherever they play – from sweaty clubs to packed festivals. Fronted by singer Eva Lazarus, the band have won over hundreds of thousands of fans over the last year, including show-stealing performances on the...
