In the past we have put on:
Tall Firs, Marvin, Ned, Das Wanderlust, Papier Tigre, MV & EE with the Golden Road, The Doozer, Beach Fuzz, Dälek, Pifco, Jeffrey Lewis and the Jitters, Puttin' On The Ritz, Crëvecoeur, Souavris, Chops!, Sincabeza, Action Beat, Health, EYEHAI, Indian Jewelry, OvO, Talibam!, Barr, Felix, No Age, This Town Needs Guns, Jonquil, USAisamonster, Younogodie, Projections, Coughs, Twinkie, Spin Spin The Dogs, The Retro Spankees, Plans and Apologies, Misterlee, Fabulous Foxes, Mark Jasper, Foals, Great Eskimo Hoax, Awesome Color, The Chemistry Experiment, Tired Irie, Cats And Cats And Cats, Lords, Lovvers, Destructo Swarmbots, The Unit Ama, LaFaro, Monster Killed By Laser, Forest, You Judas, Beyond This Point Are Monsters, and various Lincolnshire-based bands/artists including: A Copse, Mother Joan of the Angels, Josh Butters, The Petty Thief, Owsley Sunshine, Grito Grito, Arthur Fox, Landfill, Iodo, Tengs of Thugs, Lipstick Entourage, Tiger Warsaw, Worse Things Happen At Sea / Snails, Virile, The Titanic Was A Hoax, The Mark 9's, Ice Cream Social, Werewolves In Their Youth, Zieken, Box He, The Snoozelen, Forward Slash, Dan Svarc, Josh and the Hey Goolies, Eddie Harrison, Manbearpig, Bruce-tality, Found Missing. Plus some more bands we can't remember off the top of our collective head.
Movies
A couple of videos filmed by Kaz at onebigwellingtonboot nights:
About me: One Big Wellington Boot is a small collective of dedicated people who put on independent gigs in the Lincoln area. If you come to our gigs, you can expect good and interesting music for as little cost as possible. Depending on how rich we're feeling at the time, bands might also look forward to cheap european booze, food and also, regardless of our current fiscal situation, our wonderfully comfortable floorspace. The posters are done by either the lovely Sal or the lovely Lewis or the lovely Graham. Usually. But not always. Our good friend James usually acts out the DJ role to celestial standard. He runs a record store called Select Sounds, which is down the High Street (just next to Dixon Street). Check it out, Lincoln.
If you want to get in touch with us without using the bastion of culture that is myspace, your best bet is probably onebigwellingtonboot[at]hotmail[dot]co[dot]uk [although sometimes that goes for a week or more without being checked so myspace is good if it's urgent.]
NO MORE GIGS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. WE GOT OTHER SHIT TO DO. SO, IF YOU'RE A BAND THAT WANTS GIGS; DON'T SEND US MESSAGES BECAUSE THEY'LL JUST GET DELETED, AND PROBABLY PISS US OFF A LITTLE BECAUSE IT MEANS YOU DIDN'T BOTHER READING THIS PAGE, WHICH MEANS YOU JUST WANT ANY OLD SHOW, WHICH IS COOL, BUT IT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT.
WE'LL BE BACK BUT UNTIL THEN, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND US AT OTHER SHOWS IN LINCOLN (BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME SWEET PROMOTERS AROUND THIS CITY) AND BEYOND.
PEACE XX
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NEXT SHOW? NEXT YEAR!
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Keep yr ears to the ground as more gigs will be announced soon and this page is regularly updated.
Soon to be confirmed:
THAT'S IT! THE ONLY SHOWS WE HAVE LEFT THIS YEAR ARE UP ABOVE!
Who I'd like to meet: All of you at the next gig we're putting on, of course!
xNoBBQx Skewer 10" LP (Ltd to 300 copies) - Out May 12th
We first came across xNoBBQx (just call them No Barbeque, I guess) in Piccadilly Records last year when the Siltbreeze vinyl reissue of their first CD-r appeared on its shelves. The Siltbreeze label being a bastion of all that is great in terms of dirgy, lo-fi, transcendental unmusicality, we were thus intrigued to hear this slab. And, we have to say, it was one of the greatest shop-listening experiences of all time. Here was a duo, probably of fully grown men, bashing away at their instruments in a manner that suggested they had never really learned any 'proper' technique. We later read a review, in fact, that put it thus:
"So what exactly is the difference between an xNoBBQx recording and a couple of 14 year olds bashing instruments in the garage with record pressed down on one of their mum’s old tape recorders? Probably not a whole lot, actually, but I get the feeling that’s precisely the point. " (Cyclic Defrost)
Well, yes, that does largely seem to be the point. But it's a helluva point. The Australian duo, in spite of their unabashed simplicity, manage to create sounds that are warm as an old-fashioned blanket, each piece having the ability to induce a state of complete, dribbling mental stasis. It's disjointed, scratchy and 'difficult', yes. But it also manages to be completely absorbing. If you like your rock deconstructed to the nth degree, we highly recommend you dig this.
xNoBBQx will be touring the UK from 10th May 2009. We'll be putting them on in Manchester on 12th May (venue TBC), so keep yr eyes on this page.
Yeah, I headed back home for August and hit 4 festivals. Fantastic stuff. Looking forward to getting up to this show, not been to the Turks Head yet! You coming down to Camera Obscura on the 19th @ Drill Hall?
Access To Music (ATM) Lincoln are offering free workshops in the half term break. These courses will be in 3 key areas; Performance, Sequencing and Recording. All courses will be held at the high spec ATM Center, Clasketgate, Lincoln.
Professionals who are actively working in the music industry will run all courses. These courses will available to 14years and above,
Performance Workshop:
The performance workshop will focus on instrumentalists (Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals, and Keyboards). Areas to be covered will be; working best on your instrument and working within a band to create a song. All learners will leave with a CD of the song they have played on.
Sequencing:
The Sequencing workshop will be lead by Tommie Wincott who has had 25 professional releases and is currently working with some of the biggest record labels in Drum n Bass. These workshops will focus on using Logic to create a short piece of original music. Learners will leave with a copy of their music.
Recording:
The Recording workshop will be lead by Sean South who is currently being played on Radio 1 with his band ZedCopter. Sean has recorded many genres from classical to death metal with over 20 years experience. These workshops will focus on the running of a professional recording studio whilst recording a band and mixing the recordings. Learners will leave with a copy of the song that they recorded.
To book a placement on any of these courses please contact the ATM center on 01522 583812 or email atm.lincoln@accesstomusic.co.uk
Why? Why!?!? Why put The Retro Spankees on a night we're playing too? I've not seen them for a couple of years so may well dash across the Brayford to catch their set. Looking forward to it, Tom.
