anthony gibbons, drums & backing vocals /Chris Bennett, guitar, mandolin & lead vocals/Kristi Watson, bass guitar & backing vocals
Influences
elvis, eddy cochrane, beatles, sly & his family, black sabbath, stevie wonder, faith No More, funkadelic, queen, curtis mayfield, the rolling stones, led zeppelin, nirvana, the who, marvin gaye, the kinks, the small faces, jimi hendrix, blur, james brown, guns n roses, roy orbison, bootsy, faces (small or otherwise), saban bajramovic & god?
rock & roll dads, boring jobs, angry fucks worldwide,
childhood illnesses, brasseye and anthony likes the boss.
Sounds Like
The fine line between love & hate, genius & madness, Michael Jackson & Gary Glitter
The Citizen Band are now into a second phase, but are now sounding like an even bigger rat up an even bigger drainpipe.
Benefitting from a vast & varied musical youth we have continued to bash the rat back down, writing original songs with rousing melodies, pin sharp observation & surging adrenaline.
For those of you keen on listening, tonight’s Cellar Tapes showcases the finest in 1960's musac.
Tonight’s featured album is the 1967 marvel, the Velvet Underground and Nico, there is also the Cellar Tapes: Song For Your Dad, The Here Are The Sonics Sonics Song and A Song for The Caribbean.
As well as all these treats, there will also be numbers from such acts as The Doors, The Primitives, Dave Davies, The Rising Sons, Pink Floyd and John Mayall.......its all happening.
Hoover Dams are back in Accrington on SATURDAY 12th APRIL at THE ATTIC Plus Support
Since winning Channel 4's Harvey Goldsmith presents last year the Dams have gone on to win a national competition with www. bandrepublic. com and will release their debut single next month
Accrington will be in for more high energy, exciting, dancing indie pop
Hey, long time no see! How are you guys doing? Are you back up North for a while?? Hope you remember us old "Blue Thatcher" boys? Couldn't make it to your thing on Friday night, we had a gig the same time, same night.
I want to put another crazy night on, up in the hills with a few bands and mountains of ale, would you be up for it? I would love you to come and play it, probably headline or 2nd headline and I'm hopefully going to arrange it for a Saturday in April...let me know!!
U guys alive or what!?!?!? hows ya doin, i been well fukin busy & the good news is we are nearer to gettin the ROXX bar reunion party & Xmas party in Accy with bands.... We have 2 meetings next week & should know the date(s)!!!! by the end of next week possibles are Fri 21st or Sat 22nd Dec or Xmas eve or Fri 28th or Sat 29th Dec or New Years Eve (bands get in touch) Also will there be a new ROXX bar in Feb.... watch this space.... pass on this good news to every fuker ya know, ROXX bar ONE failed, dont let it happen again, or Accy will always be full of CHAVz.... think about it.... & tell fellow rockers to make friends with us ere.... OK back to my business plan!!!!! and er, can of Sbow.... C ya stevirox
Blackburn’s biggest and most charitable event of the year is back! The Cellar Bar, Independent and Oxjam Blackburn have teamed up once more to not only raise funds for and awareness of OXFAM, but also to provide a stellar weekend of live entertainment.
Featuring the best in local bands and return appearances from bands that have ‘wooed’ ‘those who know where the shit is at’ this year, all is set to be a worthwhile party, definitely not to be missed.
Your only obligation upon entry is to pay £3, then redeem your first drink FREE from the bar – this way everyone makes a donation, even us!
KARMA TO PLAY MANIS MANIC MONDAY 27 Aug IN THE NEWLY REFURBISHED REVOLUTION BAR, DEANSGATE LOCKS. THE GIG GOES OUT LIVE ON AIR FROM 7.00. SO IF YOU CANT GET DOWN, TUNE IN. FROM MANCHESTER WITH LOVE ... KARMA
