Music Videos | Directory | Search | Top Artists | Shows | Music Forums | Music Classifieds | Artist Signup 

The Five Aces
R&B / Soul / Jazz

"Dance, ya bunch o' totties!"

Glasgow,
United Kingdom

Profile Views:  47581




Last Login:  7/4/2008
View My: Pics | Videos

   Contacting The Five Aces

 MySpace URL: 
  http://www.myspace.com/thefiveaces  

   The Five Aces: General Info
Member Since12/5/2005
Band Websitethefiveaces.com
Band MembersDuncan - Guitar; Iain - Hammond Organ; Mark - Bass; Richard - Vocals, Harmonica; Ross - Drums
Sounds Like"The band is amazing...terminally understated cool... with a vocal that packs a paralysing punch" - Hammondbeat

"The Boogaloo Investigators are one of the most soulful bands on the scene today. This band Put It Up and Lay It Down the way soul music is supposed to sound" - Neal Sugarman, Sugarman 3 and Co./Daptone Records

"Truely the Real Deal ... the U.K.s most convincing exponents of Booker T-Boned Ramalama!" - The Metro Newspaper (U.K.)

"A perfect marriage of early Stax and Chess records" - Blues In Britain (U.K.)

"Wonderfully original rhythm & blues" - Paul Jones, BBC Radio (U.K.)

"Explosive Hammond Heavies" - NOW Magazine (Canada)

"They are rock solid! A pinch of New Orleans and a dab of Georgia...that comes out all twisted and wild!" - Big Daddy Magazine

"They look perpetually tired... I find their silly little jokes rather annoying" - R. Auld, Beat Bash

Type of LabelIndie





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 1 2008 9:00P
bottleneckers @ blackfriars glasgow
Jul 3 2008 9:30P
the privates @ the twisted wheel glasgow
Jul 4 2008 11:00P
Document @ Cargo London, London and South East
Jul 5 2008 9:00P
Hootanannys Brixton London, London and South East
Jul 8 2008 9:00P
bottleneckers @ blackfriars glasgow
Jul 12 2008 9:30P
The Boiler @ Sala Jazzroom Barcelona
Jul 24 2008 10:00P
Firewater Glasgow, Scotland
Aug 21 2008 10:00P
Firewater Glasgow, Scotland
Sep 18 2008 10:00P
Firewater Glasgow, Scotland

The Five Aces's Latest Blog Entry  [Subscribe to this Blog]

Firewater Tonite  (view more)

Hardy Amies, Edinburgh (Wed 4th June)  (view more)

Firewater gig moved to 29th May  (view more)

Privates in last minute gig shock!!!  (view more)

Overexposure  (view more)

[View All Blog Entries]

   About The Five Aces
Debut Album Now Available!

If you would like to be able to listen to The Five Aces in the comfort of your own stereo, you can do no better than to mosey on over to our web site and buy our new CD. Please note that there is no vinyl pressing at present, or imminently planned, although we will keep you posted if we manage to sort something out.
Click to Buy

Biographical Infomercial

By their own admission The Five Aces are "a rhythm & blues group based in Glasgow". They also claim to have an exciting live set designed for dancers. It is best to assume for now that they are referring to a troupe of Go-Go Dancers in skimpy costumes (or perhaps nipple tassles) rather than a dance floor of gyrating drunkards.

Armed with a hammond organ, a drum set and a singer (who brandishes other instruments), as well as the obligatory bass guitarist and guitar player, the band, in the words of top record producer Bosco Mann (Daptone Records) "successfully reclaim R&B" from it's "modern bastardization by major label pop".

Loosely speaking, their brand of music spans the period between the late 1950s and 1960s where rhythm & blues had almost started to develop into soul music and hammond organs played instrumentals that girls danced to. Rock n' roll was all about the twist, the monkey and 1001 other dance crazes and beat was not yet beaten into submission by the rock.

Within that description you will find them playing a generally uptempo selection of their own songs and interpretations of chart toppers previously performed by the likes of Eddie Bo, Lowell Fulson, Ray Charles, The Gardenias and of course the British Groups of yesteryear. The vocal side of their performances are augmented by instrumental toe tappers by the likes of Booker T & The MG's, Jimmy McGriff and The John Barry 7.

Although I find them and their silly little jokes rather annoying in person The Five Aces do seem to produce a thoroughly splendid musical and rhythmic presentation every time they perform. For the life of me I can't see why this type of dance beat music is even acceptable fare in today's curmudgeonly times. But something that sounds like "a perfect marriage of Stax and Chess Records" (Blues In Britain Magazine) can only ever be considered a good thing. - R. Auld, Beat Bash Magazine

The Five Aces on Youtube

You can see some footage of us playing Movin' On (as featured on our CD Shout & Shimmy!), on a Saturday afternoon in June, just after the full moon, in Dundonia (note: there are a number of clips from the same gig, uploaded by the same user here).

There's also some footage of us playing at the Crossroads Cafe in Antwerp (more footage from the same user here:

Bookings

For Bookings in Europe (excluding Holland and Spain), The States and indeed the rest of the world contact: duncan@thefiveaces.co.uk

In Holland the band is represented by Mojo Concerts and for booking enquiries you should contact: k.krosschell@mojo.nl

In Spain the band is represented by iwanna management and trouble & tea and all booking enquiries should be directed to: euroyeye@telecable.es

Pre-History of The Five Aces

Previously, the group was known as The Boogaloo Investigators, formed in 2001 and their sound was based around late-sixties/early-seventies funk, mid-sixties R&B, soul and hammond jazz.

By the end of 2004, the out and out funk material had disappeared entirely from the live repertoire, although this was still a genre that the group was largely associated with. A change of name became an increasingly attractive proposition, and just a year later the group had managed to think of one.

Buy The Boogaloo Investigators Dynamighty! CD

The Boogaloo Investigators' Dynamighty! CD is still available, and can be ordered online for £10 + P&P by clicking here.
Click to Buy

Buy The Boogaloo Investigators Dynamighty! LP

If you are interested in a copy on vinyl instead of CD, contact Vinyl Revival, 5 Hilton Street, Manchester, M4 1LP. Tel. 0161 661 6393 E-mail vinylrevival@btinternet.com. Cost for vinyl is £12.50 including P&P for UK (enquire with them if you require European and Worldwide postage rates).


   The Five Aces's Friend Space (Top 20)
The Five Aces has 2106 friends.
 Mata Hari 


 holly 


 The Bottleneckers 


 Alpha of the Plough 


 All Tore Up! 


 Beatsville Records 


 Rosco 


 Bella Kitty Von Purrr Purrr 


 All Saints Mod Holiday 


 dynomite records 


 Divine! 


 The Venue At Oran Mor 


 club ROCKULA 


 DundeeDavie Hudson 


 Miss ::Excellence 


 Les BOF! 


 JA Ecosse - JAMMIN’ ADVENTURES SCOTLAND 


 Jukebox Jam - July 11th at the George Tavern 


 Belle Vue 


 The New Birdmen 





The Five Aces's Friends Comments
Displaying 50 of 927 comments  ( View All | Add Comment )
Sharnalee





Jul 5 2008 5:39 AM

What a great night at Cargo! You guys are GOOD!! Hope you survive tonight,too....Oh,and thanks for that "Rock & Roll Twist" - made my night!
xx
The GoGo





Jul 3 2008 6:22 PM

THE GOGO! Saturday 5th July.
with The URGES live!!!
£3 b4 midnight with a flyer. 11pm-3am.

Le Mod





Jul 3 2008 4:58 AM

have a nice month!!
DEXTERS BAR





Jul 1 2008 5:58 AM

what a braw day Saturday was...bit sweaty ...

thanks for being on time!!!

tee hee
HONOR / Aussie songwriter in Scotland


Is Online


Jul 1 2008 5:55 AM

hi boys, hope you had fun at the blues fest. Got a couple of new acoustic tracks up, EVERY TIME AND WHY DONT YOU JUST CALL ME. My 2nd album will feature them as full band. Would appreciate any comments on either of them from your good selves if you get a chance. Still listen to your very first album with great enjoyment.
Hx
Kirk


Is Online


Jun 30 2008 7:40 AM

shit hot at the mod weekender guys !
Wang Dang Delta





Jun 29 2008 2:23 AM

Great gig in Dexters last night! We were on our last legs after our own gig earlier in the day and you fair perked us up! Keep up the good work! Cheers from the planet Wang Dang.
christy





Jun 29 2008 1:34 AM

HEY GUYS I FORGOT TO TELL U THAT EVERYTIME I M LISTEN TO U PLAYING IS LIKE THE VERY FIRST TIME!U WERE AMAZING!HOPE TO SEE U IN GREECE!CHEERS
Tom Creole





Jun 27 2008 1:31 PM

Ich schau mal vorbei um
Hallo zu sagen!
I..m flying by, to say Hello!

Pin up

wünsche ein gutes Wochenende
wish a great weekend

- Tom Creole .-

-Neuer Song im Player!!!-
Time For Action records





Jun 27 2008 7:41 AM

WOODLANDS CREATURES collective





Jun 27 2008 5:21 AM

Photobucket
this sunday at the Halt
Sally Simpson





Jun 27 2008 5:15 AM

I heard I'm finally seeing you in Barcelona...

:-)
Jean-Paul





Jun 26 2008 5:09 PM

Looks like I'll be DJing for you at The Hootananny Brixton on Saturday 5th July... can't wait! Any requests?

Regards,
Jean-Paul
Chica Ye-ye





Jun 26 2008 4:15 PM

Looking foward to Brixton next week!!

A :-)
Johnny_Staccato





Jun 26 2008 10:43 AM

Wohhhhh!

what can i say. just brilliant.

cheers
SMASH





Jun 26 2008 1:07 AM

Heya The Five Aces... ; )

Wassup in Glasgow???
I hope everything's alright whatever you're up to... ; )

This is an invitation to go on our "Myspace" page and listen to our new song "Hey-Hey Mona!! (Fallen From The St*rz)" mixed by Octopus Turner & Helta SkeltAxis!!!

Take care, have a nice week 'n' speak soon!!!

Fred "The Axis"
Crazy LoLa





Jun 24 2008 10:40 AM

hey guys !! really like your sound !
cheers from mexico city
Murd0ch





Jun 24 2008 5:35 AM

Thanks for being a thoroughly braw and beezer combo of the beat variety at the weekend. The kaidavidsontrust salutes you and your hipswingymungous shoeshufflietastic boogieosity.
Lucky Number Nine Records





Jun 22 2008 9:33 AM

Photobucket

Tickets available from Monorail, Kings Court. 7" & Digital Download available from all good record stores & download sites from 07/07. You can pre-order the 7” vinyl from www. luckynumbernine. co. uk from 23/06.

The Zoeys are Jim Gellately's single of the week and will be live in session on Marc Riley's BBC 6 Music show too!

Photobucket

Punch & The Apostles debut single 'Asylum / Tie Me To The Mast' availble on 7" vinyl from www. luckynumbernine. co. uk and

Monorail (Glasgow)
Avalanche(Glasgow)
Oxfam Music (Glasgow)
Roughtrade(s) London
Sister Ray (London)
Pure Groove (London)

Photobucket

A fantastic bill in aid of a great charity. Tickets available from Monorail & Missing Records. For the full line-up and more info please visit www. myspace. com/christmastimeinthemountains

Le Mod





Jun 21 2008 10:12 AM

have a nice week-end!!!!
FUNTASTIC DRACULA CARNIVAL





Jun 21 2008 10:09 AM

SEE YOU IN BARCELONA GUYS!!
ENTRADAS A LA VENTA EN:
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT:
www. funtasticdraculacarnival. com
AFORO LIMITADO, 800 PERSONAS, CORRE LA VOZ!!
CAPICITY LIMITED TO 800 PEOPLE!! PLEASE, SPREAD THE WORD!!

Photobucket

SALUDOS DESDE VALENCIA!!
GREETINGS FROM SPAIN!!
PUB ROCKER





Jun 19 2008 7:56 AM

white chocolates,
bring that soul to l.a.
Sakis





Jun 19 2008 12:47 AM

Thanx guys...you are already one of us! You are the best band i've heard the last years! Your show in Platamonas was amazing!
We're just waiting to see you back in my hometown Larissa for a new performance in January!
cheers,
Sakis, Belle Vue
Gold Spiders





Jun 18 2008 2:57 PM

thank you for giving us the opportunity
and the privelege to be present in such a mind blowing gig!
you were fantastic!
we're just waiting to see you back in Athens for a new show!
cheers,
Gold Spiders
MOJOKINGS





Jun 17 2008 3:26 PM

MOJOKINGS LONG AWAITED DEBUT ALBUM ON PINK'N'BLACK RECORDS IS NOW AVAILABLE FROM OUR MYSPACE PAGE...

JUST FOLLOW THE "BUY NOW"
LINKS ON OUR PAGE...

Photobucket
Le Mod





Jun 17 2008 8:55 AM

tnx for the add!!Photobucket
AMY BIERHAUS





Jun 17 2008 8:00 AM


YAAAAAAYYYYYY, THANKS SO MUCH MATES ...


Create Fake Magazine Covers with your own picture at MagMyPic. com




I LIKE YOU!!!

CHEERS, AMY :O)

**GoGo Sisters&Brothers**





Jun 17 2008 5:46 AM

Helloooo!!!

This is a mid summer psychedelic week special!!

Hope you can join us and dance and drink and laugh :->

GoGos xxxxx

93 feet east

Photobucket

Photobucket
Marco Pisoni





Jun 16 2008 3:50 AM

Hallo Guys!!
Thanks for the Add.!!

...I love your music and
i always listen to your cd!

Beautiful Sound and Songs!?!?!?!? ...

See you soon!
Eugene Vincent Craddock





Jun 15 2008 2:17 AM

HI GUYS.........


Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting



ROCKIN REGARDS
LILLY XOXOXO
HONOR / Aussie songwriter in Scotland