pentangle, the spike drivers, aphrodites child, dando shaft, elephants memory, sunforest, the byrds, rodriguez, wendy and bonnie, the left banke, the millenium, mellow candle, we all together, ananda shankar, taj mahal, bert jansch, jethro tull, margo guryan, broadcast, the association, can, the west coast pop art experimental band, colours, the united states of america, james taylor, os mutantes, us 69, halina frackowiak, twink, gordon jackson, please, fotheringay, mark fry, vetiver, don cooper, hp lovecraft, the electric flag, bonnie dobson,shawn philips, crosby stills and nash, neil young...
the monks kitchen, redbricks/1965 special at the 12 bar, november 14th 2006.
the monks kitchen, 'down at the redbricks'. january 30th 2007.
All photographs by CiaraN. www.myspace.com/silverlindentree
eh up, cheers for dropping in.. for those of you that don't know, us at the redbricks have been putting on killer nights of fucked up folk and fun loving psychedelia in ever evolving venues around london for a good 18 months now and are permanently broadening the horizons of what we can achieve from pulling together a highly skilled and enthusiastic gang of home spun progressive songsmiths..
it all started in soho may 2006, when, having recently moved to london, our main protagonist and self confessed psychedelic impressario, lee gorton, decided that the city was lacking somewhere for it's bristling nu folk starlets to hang out and launched our mother night 'down at the redbricks' at the black gardenia.. word spread pretty quickly after early gigs from the draytones, the beep seals, findlay brown and pete greenwood helped 'em all land decent deals on the back of impressive live performances and the sense of a burgeoning scene...
the flagships night has since moved to the elegant location of the english maid, an undiscovered, moored, three tiered boat on the thames with stunning views of the houses of parliament from londons best smoking terrace.
we're running open mic nights for the finest fingerpickers at the gladstone on the 1st and 3rd sundays of the month and putting on gigs out west on the 2nd and 4th wednesdays at the defectors weld in shepherds bush.
we've instigated our own annual fete in the shape of the bonnington square festival which occurs, free, every july in bonnington square, vauxhall, and is a kinda old school jubilee style street party crossed with a pagan village fete. we are imminently about to launch our own record label, the redbricks recordings. the first single by pete greenwood will be out in february.
we're slowly gaining ground across britain too. 'up at the redbricks' runs monthly in manchester in the sunny suburb of chorlton at the newly opened dulcimer folk bar along side our nights every tuesday at the newly opened deaf and dumb institute just off oxford road. the first thursday of every month is at the an old converted music hall, the maltcross in nottingham. we're starting a run in sheffield too, 1st friday of the month at the cremorne.
sooo, if you're into acid-folk/wyrd-folk/nu-folk/psychedelia/tropicalia/krautrock/progrock/freakbeat or just good 'ol fucked up pop music from the golden age come and hang out. we really try to make as many of the gigs as free or cheap as possible so they're accessible to all and we're persistently uncovering a healthy new crop of super talented psychedelic beatniks and off beat venues... come and get involved!!
love, the redbricks. x
AFTER LAST MONTHS SELL OUT SHOW MOJO AND THE BEATNIKS ARE BACK AT THE RED HOUSE
FRIDAY 11 JULY at The Red House The Gospel According to King Mojo Presents: THE PSYCHEDELIC SOLUTION A night of live raw passion psychedelia, funk,jazz and blues and good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll!!!4 Live Bands plus a host of Djs doors at 8 first band on at 9pm and open til very late.
The Murmurs of Tension www. myspace. com/themurmursoftension Summer festivals are made around the harmony of the amazing psychedelic Murmurs, beautifully entwined vocals with lingering organ spliced jaunty sixties-style strollin rock. Do not miss the chance to experience this trippy collective visiting from St Helen’s, Liverpool.
Mojo and the Beatniks www. myspace. com/mojoandthebeatniks Funky stompin’ gutbucketblues from beatnik 7 piece. After a storming show at Peace in the Park get ready to shake your hips and get your mojo risin’ again for some redhouselowdownblues. Didgeridoo, sax, flute, trumpet, djembe and all that crazy beatnikitry!
Gentlemen of Junk www. myspace. com/gentlemenofjunk Acoustic jazz blues from Adam Went; the growlin’ forever changeling circus preacher revivalist. Get your frantic dancin’ shoes groovin’ to some of the most original songwriting heard since Beefheart, backed thoughtfully by the cajon and bass.
King Capisce & The D'Junderstands www. myspace. com/kingcapisce Experimental dub jazz 4 piece with sax, come and get some gentle jazz and your face and then dig the tight flight into the wandering dimensions of a frenzied King Capisce. Funky break beat rhythms, dub riddims, jazzy dishevelled chords and freakin’ sax.
"Drapes of Black" is the new single from Aidan Smith's new album, Allotments. It was played on Radcliffe and Maconie's show on Radio 2 on Monday and is in this week's Pick and Mix!
Go here to vote for Aidan to get played on their show every day next week!
KEITH play the AFTERSHOW at MOHO LIVE this friday night. leave a message on www. myspace. com/keiththeband for advanced cheap guestlist entry. ALSO playing GLASTONBURY late 'n' live stage - headliners on SATURDAY night. see you in Manchester or in a field in somerset. KEITH. x
Hi everybody, We've finally moved the repair workshop from Jamaica Street to Otago Street in Glasgow's West End. We're now open for business again and hope to see you soon. Check the website for more details.Thanks for all the support,
