Oxjam West Yorkshire 08/09 - 31 days full of life-changing music - the main month will be MARCH 2009. Oxjam is one huge UK wide music festival taking place in October, nationwide, to raise lots of cash for Oxfam. Following the success of last year's events we're really hoping that this year will be an even bigger success and we can help to MAKE MUSIC RAISE MONEY END POVERTY.
Visit www.oxfam.org.uk/oxjam to find out more about how you can get involved.
To give you an idea of what kind of things you could do, here are some of the bloody marvellous events that happened in Leeds for Oxjam 2006....
The Oxjam Team put on some great stuff, including: swing night with the big heat; Capri and the lovely Cara Robinson playing ace sets in Hifi; The Voom Blooms headlining The Fav followed by the Babyshambles aftershow party; and some brilliant in-stores at the Oxfam shop in town, including Duels and The Lodger.
Brainwash Festival raised over £2500 and featured the best bands from Leeds and further a field. A dangerously good time was had by all at WrathstonburyThe Research, Napoleon IIIrd and Mi Mye played Chantry Chapel -ahhhhhh
Chiara L's raised A LOT of money and made A LOT of people very happy
Mark Newton was a champion and did a rather good exhibition, with prints for sale. Pay him lots of money to take pictures for you. He's very good Sandinista did a month long series of events. Fraternise them frequently in the future, and Oxjam Regional Co-ordinator Alison made a tit of herself by dressing up as a monkey and dancing in the Oxfam shop window
like a monkey with a miniature cymbal
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.
Please check out me new video for The Gipton Removal Firm.
The video and the remix were created by Vinny Van Bommel to help promote my forthcoming album "The Jimmy Saville Experience"!
Im sure you'll agree that the video is amazing so please could you do me a massive favour and forward this to a few of your contacts to help spread word about me album release?
Hiya You'll be able to hear a radio mix of our new single 'What Katie Did' on Sherwoodradios unsigned show on this saturday night (13th Sept) The singles released on Oct 31st
Hiya What a summer its been!! We’ve been working hard in the studio and are currently recording our first commercial EP 'What Katie Did' which will be released around October time. You can hear a demo version on our MySpace.
We are not planning any live shows until we are ready to promote the EP but you never know we may pop up at a venue near you.
Hiya We’ve been working on some new songs and are in pre-production for the recording of our first commercial CD release which will be recorded over the summer, with a hopeful release October time,
Our last live performance before our summer holiday will be at the Selby outdoor festival at the James Street 'bowling green' in Selby on the 21st June, the event starts at 1pm and we’ll be on stage at 5pm others on the bill are Dirty Secrets, Chantel McGregor, The Beautiful Sound, Last Gang and headlining is the Bryan Adams Experience, we hope you can be there.
Hiya It’s been busy in the K&Q camp and we’ve a few gigs coming up in the next few weeks. We are starting with a couple of gigs in York, Fibbers 23rd April and Speakeasy 28th April before moving on to the New Roscoe in Leeds on 25th May and then onto Nottingham Trent Students Union, Brackenhurst Bar, NTSU Brackenhurst Campus, Southwell on the 29th May, It would be great to see you at one of them if you can come. love K&Qs xxx
Hello :) just to let you know that you can now have listen to 5 new recordings from our soon to be released debut album ‘Little Eyes In The Universe’. Please have a listen... We hope you enjoy... Andy x
Hello,
We are playing the lovely Cardigan Arms on the 21st of March. Being foreigners from Sheffield, it would be grand if you could pop in and see us and bring a few other Leedsies with you if you are free.
Here are a few nice things people have said about us. Have a listen on our page and see if you like what we are up to
"AN AMAZING LIVE ACT, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM AGAIN" (Sandman Magazine)
"AN IMPRESSIVE SET FROM A BAND WITH A KNACK FOR WRITING CATCHY SONGS AND DELIVERING THEM LIVE AS WELL AS IN THE STUDIO" (Sandman Magazine)
"PROMISING SONG WRITERS" (Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6)
"THESE DAYS I FIND THRASH AND POWER POP A BIT REPETITIVE, BUT THIS WAS REMINISCENT OF MORRISSEY WHILE STILL BEING PERSONAL, I HEAR THE POSSIBILITY OF A GOOD FUTURE. IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU COULD SUPRISE US ALL ONE DAY". (Paul Gambaccini, BBC Radio 6)
Hello,
We are playing the lovely Cardigan Arms on the 21st of March, being foreigners from Sheffield it would be grand if you could pop in and see us and bring a few other Leedsies with you if you are free.
Here are a few nice things people have said about us have a listen on our page and see if you like what we are up to:
Reviews:
"AN AMAZING LIVE ACT, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM AGAIN" (Sandman Magazine)
"AN IMPRESSIVE SET FROM A BAND WITH A KNACK FOR WRITING CATCHY SONGS AND DELIVERING THEM LIVE AS WELL AS IN THE STUDIO" (Sandman Magazine)
"PROMISING SONG WRITERS" (Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6)
"THESE DAYS I FIND THRASH AND POWER POP A BIT REPETITIVE, BUT THIS WAS REMINISCENT OF MORRISSEY WHILE STILL BEING PERSONAL, I HEAR THE POSSIBILITY OF A GOOD FUTURE. IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU COULD SUPRISE US ALL ONE DAY". (Paul Gambaccini, BBC Radio 6)
Hiya We are playing at the Junction in York next Sunday on March 8th and the Wardrobe in Leeds on the 19th March. These gigs will be the first outing for Katie and the Questions with our new Drummer, Guitarist and Bass Player so we hope you can come and check us out love K&Qs xxx
Hiya We are playing at the Junction in York next Sunday on March 8th and the Wardrobe in Leeds on the 19th March. These gigs will be the first outing for Katie and the Questions with our new Drummer, Guitarist and Bass Player so we hope you can come and check us out love K&Qs xxx
Charlie Parr is from the same Duluth music scene that spawned the likes of Low and Haley Bonar, and his music delves deep into the back roads of American folk music, there’s hints of Robert Johnson, Nick Drake and Will Oldham in his playing, and a true from the heart power and clarity that is simply stunning. This guy is the real thing, and you can hear it in every note he plays, which would also explain why the people at the superb End of the Road festival ask him back every single year!
Neil McSweeney plays beautifully considered and perfectly restrained music that will delight fans of Low, Adrian Crowley, Nina Nastasia, Mark Kozelek, and Jason Molina.
Deftly fingerpicked folk loveliness from a local favourite - Michael Rossiter perfectly executes traditional folk as well as his own material, sings from his heart and gets the perfect sound from his guitar.
Just thought i'd post you a little message to let you know Vinnie & The Stars second single "Spaceship Blues" released on IVOLV Digital is now available for digital download on iTunes, Play. com, Amazon. com, Napster, Deezer, and many more. The single also features two live B-sides "Dreaming" and "Spaceship Blues" recorded at the Sheffield Boardwalk supporting The Martin Harley Band.
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You can preview the tracks on our myspace player, Please check em out and let us know what you think.
Hiya We are playing at the Junction in York on Friday 21th November; it would be really nice to see you there but we understand if you can't make it
We are also playing The HOWDEN-RiBFEST-2008 on Saturday afternoon doors open at 1pm at Howden Working Mens Club 36 Bridgegate, Howden, Goole,, Howden, Northeast DN14 7AB Cost: £3
We’ve put some of the new live recording up on our Myspace and are re-mixing our mini album ‘Kitchen Drums and Turn-up Tantrums’ which will be freely available from us at gigs soon Take care
