Mixing trippy sixties psychedelia with a bombastic, contemporary pop sound, Modern Works are a classic mod fourpiece forged in Middlesbrough. Imagine the Small Faces catchier moments dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century and given a high-velocity blues treatment, all draped in the archetypal regalia of the best sharp-dressing British bands needle-sharp denim, mod roundels and fringes you could sharpen a razor blade with.
With frontman Ben Fisher boasting a powerful, bluesy voice that conjures up all kinds of delirious sixties beat memories - think Eric Burdon with added sandpaper - Modern Works are set to storm the region's stages once again.
How are you, Modern Works? Haven't checked in on you lately, so I swung by to wish you a happy halloween & hope you are feeling well! Listen, I have another track up on my page, "Attack Of The Mushroom People." You can Hear it right Now, if you'd like at: www.myspace.com/psychedelicpablo adios for now! Pablo
The best club in Boro (Pressure Drop for those who don't know) returns this Friday upstairs at Dr Browns, 135 Corporation Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 2RR. Doors open 9pm till 1am and admission is FREE!
Get yourself along and listen to the Boss sounds of yesteryear on old skool vinyl. You won't find us spinning those shiny beer mat things at Pressure Drop.
After a 6 month lay off Thee Strawberry Mynde are back with a gig in Ferryhill this Sunday (see details below).
Ferryhill Is United is a community festival hosted by Show Racism The Red Card & Dean Banks residents association. The festival takes place on Sunday 5th July 2009 at Ferryhill Business & Enterprice College, Merrington Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8RW.
The festival kicks off at 11am and will bring the community together to celebrate diversity and show that there's no place for racism in County Durham. There will be loads of activities for all ages including: Youth football tournament, sports & art workshops, fairground & climbing wall, live music including Sounds Of The World & Thee Strawberry Mynde.
This saturday in York! The Revolutionary Freaked Out Fuzz Club presents: The Mourning After and The Midnight Kicks City Screen Basement, 8 till 1am. Hope you can make it down!
Announcing the addition of 9 sneaky previews of tunes from the forthcoming dc fontana album "six against eight" are now up on our my space page for your delectation plus a snippet of the lack of afro remix of our forthcoming single "the contessa"......from our art to your soul..... Please do stop by and have a quick listen to these snippets (all works in progress) and let us know what you think won't you?
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