Influences
The Who, David Bowie, The Smiths, Jerry Lee Lewis, Queen, The Jam, Mansun, Elvis Costello, Muse, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Early Aerosmith and Ramsey Lewis.
Bands we like
The Brute Chorus, The Uncomfortables, Gideon Conn, The Seal Club Clubbing Club, Cheeky Cheeky and the Nosebleeds, Onions, The Black Velvet Band, The traveling band, Elbow, Gogol Bordello, Kings of Leon and Vampire Weekend
Jelly's Last Jam, a piano led four-piece from the Northwest are best known for their dramatic and energetic live performances. Their musical style transcends from catchy pop through to a darker, fast paced indie-rock.
"Once you hear their music it is easy to understand why there is so much excitement about this band. Their music is catchy, original and bursting with talent from all members. ‘Alibi’ combines atmospheric piano and sensational vocal lines beautifully and captures the listener from the start whilst ‘Smash and Grab’ is an energetic song and is another great example of wonderful musicianship from all members." -slavetosound.com
"‘Alibi’ delivers everything you expect from a class outfit like Jelly’s last Jam; a huge hook, plenty of stunning piano lines and a great vocal performance. ‘Smash and Grab’ shows their darker side and is another true classic, guaranteed to be a hit with their fans, old and new alike. If you haven’t heard them yet then check this out now!" -digitalgig.co.uk
"Top quality... and up into the premiership [in footballing terms]... Jellys Last Jam are up there and pushing for a place in Europe" -Dave Spikey
"By far the best and most exciting band around at the minute" -thisislancashire.co.uk
"There are elements of Queen and Muse happening throughout here, also something very original at the same time, so the effect is that both originality and familiarity boxes are well and truly ticked, making the result both exciting and comfortable" - MeerMusic
"Piano-led rock, rich in harmony, deeply set rhythm and soul with the local scene's most characteristic front man" -Rough Sketch
"Far from a one man show jlj are a band in every sense with a distinctive growling bass sound, honky tonky piano and sympathetic drumming" -Strummer Mag
"Punchy, upbeat and confident, it's good old rock 'n' roll and it's great to watch." -Rough Sketch
"Their heavier than expected sound is catchy pop with all the rock and roll trimmings, delivered with the power of a sucker punch" -HedMag
"What a voice! and an unbelievably tight band." -StrummerMag
"It is almost impossible to ignore the singers damn fine voice or stop the foot tapping" -Rough Sketch
"This is great stuff, I haven't heard music like this on American radio for a long time if ever. I love this quirky, mysterious sound in this song." - MeerMusic
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Electric Free Time Machine celebrate the launch of their debut album: ’mystery with hermit foil’ with a gig at the Yorkshire house in Lancaster.
ELECTRIC FREE TIME MACHINE - Lancaster
recent sound carriers for Damo Suzuki:From fast and bulbous blues stomps and vast experimental krautrock ambient strangeness, to abrasive shambolic metal, strange time shifts and delicate acoustic folk. www.myspace.com/eftm
albums at a special launch price of £4...so thats £5 for an amazing night of music and a brand spanking new bespoke embossed digipack album...have mercy
I'm happy to announce that my new album "Songs From The Films Of David Lynch" is out now.
"Truly unsettling and perplexingly brilliant... testament to both the quality of Lynch’s soundtracks and Truax’s talents" - The Skinny
"Truax is paying homage to a kindred spirit with this album. It's the best kind of tribute – affectionate and respectful, but with its own quirks and imaginative leaps and its own distinct identity." -The Scotsman
CONFIRMED BANDS FOR 2009 INCLUDE... NINE BLACK ALPS KID BRITISH WAVE MACHINES MISTY’S BIG ADVENTURE THE TRAVELLING BAND TEN BEARS THE VORTEX THE MAYBES KARIMA FRANCIS THE JESSIE ROSE TRIP FRAZER KING CASIO KID GIDEON CONN THE GAY BLADES THE WHISKYCATS TEN BEARS ..... with around 200 bands over the weekend
**** CHECK THE MYSPACE BLOG FOR FULL MUSIC AND ARTS LISTINGS ****
***Local bands/producers and music fans listen up!***
Tonight at the Canteen an evening of top class band and music industry masterclasses. If your a song writer, producer or in a band you'd be a fool to miss this event!
Wednesday 6th May at The Canteen
Generator and the Barrow in Furness Music Co-operative present a day of seminars and workshops designed to support both the artistic and professional endeavors of the musician.
Songwriting Masterclass with Jon Byrne / 3pm - 5pm
With a musician whose influences are so diverse, expect this session to draw in all kinds of music and be concerned with quality work, both in song writing and composition. *limited spaces still available*
A&R Panel Session / 6pm - 7.30pm
Faced with the shrinking profits, record labels are adopting a new approach. So do bands and artists now need to do the same? How do artists generate interest from record and publishing companies to begin with? What are the terms of a deal likely to be these days? This panel contains a broad cross-section of contemporary thought, on how artists can cultivate their own careers.
Panellists include -
Caroline Elleray / Head of A&R Universal Publishing
Debs Wild / Music Industry Consultant, Coldplay - various
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