Joan Armatrading, Prince, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Jackson, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Lauren Hill, Jeff Buckley, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, Bjork, Tim Buckley, Yes, The Police, Annie Lennox...are just a few
HIS:
Seu Jorge, Dominic Miller, Matthew Reynolds, Andrew Bird, Justice, The E4 Band, Beastie Boys, RX Bandits, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Manu Chao, Les Rhythm Digitales.
'...Hella Cholla make unashamed fun, spirited music and their sparkle is absolutely infectious. Combining a sense of humour with more serious topics is a great feat and, as the lyrical content to "Apostrophe" - which is less a song about punctuation, more a droll extended metaphor - shows, Hella Cholla do it so well. Musically, they have much the same ethic: instrumental intelligence mixed with pure pop goodness. A very nice balance.'
Frontwoman Hannah Yadi is a skilled vocalist with some powerful and soulful pipes to her name. The band are extremely tight and together; Will Betts, Yadi's creative ally, contributes some great punchy acoustic guitar chordal work as well as occasional vocals which compliment Yadi's style
Kate Zezulka, Leeds Music Scene
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'Skiffle imbued jazz boho acoustics get strumming slickly as a cool chick does a warmly warblesome neo Winehouse thing most admirably with her vocal chords. Actually she has a lot more of Nelly Furtado about her singing voice than La Beehive, but it's a markedly soulful instrument any which way. ...this here Hella Cholla vibe is a jazz vibe fo sho Daddio...Carmel, could be a reference point- she did this kind of thing back in the 1980s. Contemporariliy you could relate this to Kooks/ Macabees territory....ironic indie pop lears tunefully outta the swingin' sass.... All this from a mere duo! Fabulous.'
Bugbear Promotions - acoustic review
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'...timeless and universally endearing. Yadi's voice is infectious, to the point of jealousy. And Bett's competency on the guitar strings the soulful voice onto a jazzy and catchy thread. Hella Cholla write and perform songs that you can sing along to by the final chorus on the first listen. And silly dancing is unavoidable....expect the size of the venue to grow fast, with their impending popularity...'
Henry Smith, The Sanctuary
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'Hannah certainly captivates and is a little firecracker as she constantly bops about the small stage utilising the microphone prop to its full advantage'
Ria Wilkinson, dalliance.co.uk
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'Like drinking a chilled umbongo on a desert island'
Monto Water Rats
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'...playing indie as if it was a form of music primarily associated with beaches and cocktails, rather than dodgy pubs and lager'
Gaymers Camden Crawl
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..GIGOGRAPHY..
10 Nov 2009
The Junction, Cambridge w/ Speech Debelle
9 Nov 2009
Finlandia World Cup @ Aquum
18 Oct 2009
Revolution, Cambridge
17 Oct 2009
Fishtank Festival @ The Rag Factory, Brick Lane
8 Oct 2009
Proud Camden
18 Sep 2009
Bangers & Mash @ Proud Camden
10 Sep 2009
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire - Introducing The Audio Files
To all those people that have been down to our nights this year, played them, enjoyed them and to all that are coming down in the future to play and enjoy!
JOIN US on 18TH DECEMBER @ THE HOBBY HORSE, for our XMAS PARTY! and last date of the year...
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Just thought i'd drop by and let you know our debut album "Swings & Roundabouts" is out now. CD's can be ordered directly from our myspace using the PayPal button, Also the album is available for digital download on all the major stores including iTunes, Play.com and amazon.com.
You can have a listen to some of the tracks on myspace as well, we'd love to know what you think. As i didn't want to spam your page too much with html, jpeg's, and links, all the information is on ours so pop over and check us out.
Join us this November @ THE HOBBY HORSE, for the launch of our new weekly FREE Fridays. LAUNCHING 6TH!!
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Joining us this month are: Artefacts for Space Travel, Islington boys' club, Electricity in Our Homes, The Duloks, Man Flu and Ice, Sea, Dead People to name but a few...
This is our last gig of the year (we're out of money and have had to retreat to native homelands for home cooking and arguments) so its gonna be a gooden.
Ex-Draftdown, The Prestige is coming back with their new EP, A Series Of Catastrophes And Consequences, recorded in the Boss Hog Studio (FR), you can download it for free on their new myspace page.
For fans of Norma Jean, Everytime I Die, The Chariot, Underoath ...
Oscar Wilde once stated that “I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old ones”. Of course there is a waspish humour within such a remark but it also focuses upon one of life’s great delights: New stuff. New stuff. Whether it’s a relationship or a pair of socks or a delicious, shimmering piece of Youreyeslie gorgeousness you can’t quite beat the chemical high that stems from beholding something new, surprising and unknown. The website has been updated with nothing but newness. So head to youreyeslie.com and take a wander through our cyber-Parthenon, exulting in the awe inspiring, humanity-affirming creations of the Youreyeslie design team. And then, once you’ve satiated your eyes make a couple of courageous clicks and take a little piece of the museum home with you.
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