Vocals - Rob Manby-------------------------------------------------------------------------Guitars - Ambler----------------------------------------------------------------------Drums - Adi Wright---------------------------------------------------------------------------Bass - Andy Shearing--------------------------------------------------------------
Kiss Catch
Now Then!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Playground was born in around 1993, and after many summers practice in the bottle shed of the Cricketers Arms Seacroft, we emerged a pale and interesting bunch, with some raw talent and some dark grooves. Unfortunately after a few seasons we lost the mighty bar room brawler and guitarist that was Christy Herron, who went on to join Jonny Cronin's band which is now The Aftermath, However Christy is now playing in melodic folk outfit My Pet Brick. Anyhow, after much debate and counselling by mental health professionals the remaining members Rob, Lee and Adi decided to carry on. Lee has now made the difficult transition from bass to guitar and has developed a good songwriting partnership with Rob (Ambler/Manby). Our newest recruit is our bass man, Andy Shearing - a great chunk of funk who has immediately added the neccessary throb and rumble we wanted.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As a band we want to gig as much as possible in and around Leeds to add to our home town following, Rob wants to persue his obsessive tattoo disorder and feels that his endeavours in semi naked yodelling are a good way to fund this, Lee who is obsessed with guitar porn is currently working on his tissue box and elastic band solo. Andy is hoping to make enough from the band to employ someone to catch the ferret that's always running around in his clothes and Adi is merely seeking as much exposure as possible for his new haircut and facial hair experiments.
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So that as they say is that. Tell a friend & keep watching this space - Maybe we'll see you in Leeds soon---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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 in York at the Speakeasy on the 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,
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".
Hiya We are playing at the Junction in York next Sunday on March 8th (with RED ZEPHYR, THE LOCALS and JONNY KAY) 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 Basement Bar in York on 17th December; it would be really nice to see you there but we understand if you can't make it, we are also playing the Speakeasy in York on the 12th Jan 09,there are more Jan dates to follow.
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
January 26th @ TJ's Of Woodhouse,Leeds (Woodhouse Lib)
This event welcomes anyone young or old from any scene whether it be Ska, Indie, Mod, Scooter, Skinhead, Hippies, Townies, Trendys, anyone who loves music & wants to dance! No Discrimination!
hey boys, can i get you all together for a photo shoot soon? ive lots of good ideas. individual & group pics would be fine for the site. let me know when lees back from hols. also want to get pics of the bands tattoos. drummer adis' lufc badge is cool! so are you gonna release 'kiss catch' as debut single then? its a stormer!
Great debut gig on Friday at Primrose!I've put some of the before & after concert pics onto myspace.com,so you can see a few of them there. Or you can join facebook.com & then add my name to your friends list! ''Kiss catch'' was the best of them all, but ''bond/love'' came close. And they served nice cold lagers!Best band in Leeds. Unsigned act? not for long....
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