Headliner: Killaflaw http://www.myspace.com/killaflaw
Born from the influences of the rave scene to the rock driven sound of Led Zeppelin, Killaflaw are an explosive act. They consist of Benn Helm - vocals, guitar and studio synths and Andy Paton - synths, samplers, drum machines and trumpet. They have been working together for four years but joined forces officially two years ago due to commitments in other bands.
Benn Helm has performed in many bands and music projects. He gigged in the The Royal Albert Hall and Summer Pops with The Jones's, backing James Brown, and has been in bands such as Nanmess and Circus. Nanmess were a hard hitting rock band whilst Circus combined Blues and psychedelic rock. He writes his own acoustic material and was also a member of Hendrix-esq band Kush. His original interest in the rave scene has brought them together. His raw, energetic and bluesy vocal style, unique songwriting skills and talent for memorable and catchy guitar riffs is essential to the Killaflaw sound.
Influences: Prodigy, Orbital and Chemical Brothers, Miles Davis, Led Zeppelin to Vaughan Williams to Pink Floyd. Other favourites of ours are Pearl Jam, Jimi Hendrix, Underworld, Leftfield, Death From Above, Soulwax, Add N to X, Felix Da Housecat, Future Sound of London, Erol Alkan, Altern8, SL2, Primal Scream, The Stone Roses, Two Lone Swordsmen, Aphex Twin, Coldcut, Mr Scruff, Jon Carter, Carl Cox, KLF, Ulrich Schnauss, Massive Attack, Bob Dylan, Joy Division, Nirvanna, The Orb, Tangerine Dream, Sky, The Beach Boys, Pendulum, LTJ Bukem, Stockhausen, Hint, Josh Wink, Alter Ego, Justice, Daft Punk, Moby (early stuff), Rage Against the Machine, The Pixies, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Janis Joplin, Gil Scott-Heron, Jeff Buckley, Anthony and the Johnsons, Radiohead, Portishead, UNKLE, Ratpack, 808 State, DJ Hype, DJ SS, NWA.....
1st Support: Tom Young http://www.myspace.com/tomyoungmusic
"I think it's really good stuff. I'd like to play some on my show sometime" John Peel
"I thought it was good and really catchy. There was a good use of melody lines. It was really funky for an almost breakbeat tune. I'd like to hear more. It peaked my interest definitely!" Tom Findlay (Groove Armada)
''Dance music is on a downer at the moment...Its a calling for all electronic artists to make music that excites people again!''
Tom Young is a 22 year old Big Breaks/Electronic musician and producer. He strongly believes in live dance music and feel that crap DJ's, along with faceless, one-hit bedroom acts (usually 40yr old men [Oi! JK] who cant beat them, so join them!) have spoilt the masses perception of dance music, and he's out to put things right. The connection, energy and buzz from a live crowd is far too important just to limit your music to a recording.
He writes his tracks between his home studio in Suffolk and his tiny room at his uni halls in Liverpool, much to the annoyance of his neighbours! Always writing with live performances in mind, he finds inspiration from jamming and trawling through banks of samples. He's currently working with a number of talented vocalists on his debut album (including the tracks on his myspace) and playing live shows in and around Liverpool, whilst also producing other exciting acts (including Killaflaw) AND completing a degree at LIPA.
He's won a number of awards for his music, including the title of Young Musician of the Year, and the Sound Plus Award for Innovation
Influences: THE PRODIGY, THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS, MUSE, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, PENDULUM, GROOVE ARMADA, LEFTFIELD, PLUMP DJ'S , PITCHSHIFTER
2nd Support: The Mong Club http://www.myspace.com/themongclub
"A Message from Dementia "
The Mong Club don't give much away about themselves, but quality music like this speaks for itself!
Influences: The muppet show,lee perry,capt.beefheart; and the magic band,brian eno,miles davis,tom waits,m.f.doom,the fab four,dennis bovell, burning spear,dr.john,grandmasterflash,the clash,the zeb,radio mongolia,tits o"driscoll,madvillian,peter tosh,doug e fresh,radiohead,the pogues,jimi hendrix,section47,adult swim,salvador dali,a good nights rest,... infinite livez,the sparky,funkadelic,ian dury;andthe blockheads.marvin gaye,steel pulse,stevie wonder,l.k.j,koolkeith,biggie smalls,twoears.bigfoot,2000ad,can,bill hicks, vivian stanshall,pork recordings,aphex twin,kraftwerk,sly and robbie,john peel,gonzales,tim buckley,janis joplin,the soft machine,the specials,&.you...............etc,etc,etc.
3rd Support: Esa Shileds http://www.myspace.com/esadshields
"A refreshingly original sound"
Former dj, future jeweler, he's been doing music officially for about 6 years, just doing his own thing. Remarkably he doesn't know how to read music yet plays all the parts. The notes sometimes sound "wrong" to some, but to the enlightened, He plays the instruments in the way he knows how to which creates a refreshingly original sound. Dig it!
Influences: blue oyster cult, sun ra, the fall, goblin, esg, judy henske, broadcast, bikini kill, selda, the monks, kraftwerk, rolland kirk, incredible string band, cocteau twins, van dyke parks, david ackles, royal trux, stina nordenstam, young marble giants, the stooges, charles mingus, lightning bolt, buzzcocks, muddy waters, T rex, butthole surfers, peaches, the seeds, margo guryan, love, acdc, the remains, neil young, silver apples, bo diddly, xtc, nirvana, abba, scott walker, dr dre, bbc radiophonic workshop, can, the tornados, roxy music, james brown, the breeders, the trashmen, jilted john, brenda lee, billie holliday, the cramps, link wray, joannie sommers, knoxville girls, los microwaves, kiss, captain beefheart, warren zevon, the gogo's, the beach boys, husker du, bettye lavette, the contortions, galaxy 500, sam cooke, grace slick, the human league, howlin wolf, patti smith, jan garbarek, minutemen, the cranes, strawberry switchblade, pink floyd, sandy denny, b52s, devo, kristen hersh, sufjan stevens, heart, teardrop explodes, the shirelles, ann briggs, public enemy, sebadoh, sparks, tom waits, peanut butter conspiricy, billy childish, joanna newsom, king krimson, memphis minnie, jeffery lewis, the clash, faith no more, blues magoos, black sabbath, pavement, todd rundgren, vashti bunyan, rita mitsouko, flamingo 50, augustus pablo, this heat, cheap trick, bernard hermann, the millenium, kling klang, the byrds, prince, cat power, nico, roy orbison, pere ubu, karen dalton, grace jones, the vaselines, robert johnson, add n to x, the ronette's, sister rosetta tharpe, towns van sandt, black flag, yes, the cars, the chordettes, the beatles, blonde redhead, sonic youth, red krayola, little richard, john cage, john cale, the residents, hank williams, the smiths, judee sill, rosa ponselle, skeeter davis, creation, parlament, martha and the muffins, pixies, bananarama, the jam, the shaggs, Siouxie + the banshees, fuzzbox, elizabeth cotton, N.O.U, neu!, erik satie, bobby callender, bad brains, kate bush, the slits, ween, superchunk and tramp, the sonics, herbie hancock, wire, chuck berry, jerry lee lewis, bob dylan, slayer, joy/order, elliot smith, prefrab sprout, serge gainsbourge, trans am, the runaways, slint, jimi hendrix, blondie, united states of america, nancy and lee, os mutantes, swing out sister, shakespears sister, phillip glass, bush tetras, sleater kinney, steely dan, letigre, dinosaur jr, burning spear, melvins, angelo badalamenti, del shannon, scritti politti, the modern lovers, skip spence, hawkwind, au revour simone, durruti column, buffalo springfield, early 80's metalica, jesus and mary chain, fiery furnaces, the carpenters, shocking blue, chrome, the velvet underground, fairport convention, my bloody valentine, john carpenter, the luv'd ones, guided by voices, peter gabriel, the music machine, yeah yeah yeahs, daniel johnston, fleetwood mac, bubble puppy, stereolab, echo and the bunnymen, shonen knife, fifty foot hose, television, the chiffons, bowie/eno, megadeth, francoise hardy, pussy galore, bach, ramones, john coltrane, oingo boingo, tom tom club, eartha kitt, girl bands, pych, classical, punk, electonic, jazz, kraut, french, blues, surf, heavy/soft rock, pop, drone, 80's power ballads, folk, 50's r&b ect...
4th Support: The Shabangs http://www.myspace.com/theshabangsuk
"A Musical Influx Of Magical Colours"
The Band Consisting Of Luke Bennett (guitar), Chris Naughalty (bass) & James Warren (drums) Formed In May 2007. Luke & James had already been playing together in a previous band called The Priory Of Sion & after spliting with the band they formed a new band with Chris, a friend who was learning bass. After a month of playing the band had about 3 songs perfected and decided to search for a new guitarist, although it did not take long to find one. Chris Skeggs was announced as the newest member of the band but sadly after 4 months Skeggs decided to leave the band for private reasons.
The band, now once again a 3-piece are playing local gigs around Wirral & Liverpool
Influences: Kings Of Leon ,The Strokes, The Beatles, Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, John Kenright, Stu Bennett, Blink-182, The Doors, Fall Out Boy, The Libertines, Kings Of Leon, Travis Barker, Matt Tong, Matt Helders, Ronny Vannuchi, Tre Cool, Joey Castillo.
Opening: The Bards of New Brighton
"Expect the unexpected"
The Bards of New Brighton meet on the first Monday of every month at the Little Brighton Inn (The Ginny) in Rowson Street, New Brighton, from 8.30pm.
From Poetry, to Politics, to Comedy, to music. From High art to pure filth - expect all this and more!
New members always welcome, just turn up! For more info, contact Steven Regan: 07764 615069
Some of the regulars will be doing a turn, we're not quite sure what to expect yet, but it's likely to be pure entertainment, so get there early!
Influences: Shakespeare, Milton, Keats, Shelley, Robert Burns, Gordon Burns, Half man Half Biscuit, Jegsy Dodd, Roddy Frame, Monty Python, George Bush, John Lennon, Tony Blair, Margret Thatcher, and others.
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