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The Levings
Indie / Pop / Rock

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Livingston, Scotland
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  11/13/2009
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Member Since7/26/2007
Band Websitemyspace.com/thelevings
Band MembersColin 'Sid' Baxter (Vocals) Mark 'Stranger' Strange (Guitar) Alan Strange (Keyboards) Craig Millar (Bass) Craig Purves (Drums)

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Influencesxtc, wings, talking heads, beatles, dylan, television, squeeze, cream, weller, byrds, small faces, doors, beach boys
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   About The Levings

Decided to start throwing some ideas into the melting pot late in the day, to take one last stand against the tidal wave of crap littering the net, charts, racks of shops and bargain bins. To offer an alternative to the fakers, wannabe's, never will be's and has beens. To make music and songs and sounds totally independent of any bandwagon, scene or trend. For better or worse, for richer or poorer, to take advantage of being able to get music directly to anyone who might enjoy it. For that is the sole purpose of music........Lemmy once said there are only two types of music...."good and bad" .........and we agree!

Based in Livingston, West Lothian, The Levings were formed when Colin ‘Sid’ Baxter and Mark ‘Stranger’ Strange got together to write songs after previously being in bands together, this slowly progressed into acoustic sessions. After refining the songs they progressed into forming a full band, adding Craig Millar (Bass), Alan Strange (Keys) and Craig Purves (Drums).

The Levings although with plenty of experience in other bands are relatively new, only starting out on the gig circuit in early 2008, performing mainly in central Scotland. However in this time they have already had successful gigs including Jool’s Holland Jam House, Edinburgh, Barrowlands, Glasgow and Moho Manchester as well as a number of local festivals including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

2009 has seen the band nominated for a ‘Best Out Of Area’ award at the Exposure Music Awards covering Southern England, a number one entry on Unsignedchart.com and two top ten entries on Tourdates.co.uk. With live dates already scheduled plus new material in the pipeline, things are looking busy.


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"WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY"

"The Levings confess, that as a band they are still in their infancy. Well there's evidence here that they're actually pretty much together already" - Toxic Pete Feb 08

"Hey Guys, Loving the tracks.. keep it up!" - MTV2

"From Bluesbunny's experience of bands from Livingston, something loud and brash was expected but this 5 piece band were altogether more laidback with Colin Baxter's confident vocals shining through on songs like "Daylight Breaking" and the sublime "Quiet Town". - Bluesbunny Live Review, Barrowlands 2

"Bridging the gaps between twangy modern folk, hearty Britpop and pristine '80s sparkle like a ten-legged pair of comfy cords, Livingston quintet The Levings are all about putting a new spin on classic styles. This is an ep of clever songs, smartly played. An ep of quiet moments, massive choruses and lots of lovely piano bits." Overplay.com

"Solid, good time popsters" "Straight onto the indie dancefloor" Teletext Planet Sound


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TV21

TV21



Nov 12 2009 5:00 PM

From TV21...

Just thought you might be interested in this website: 


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We're hoping the site will be another useful way for music lovers to find new music. So if you like it, please use it and also pass on the link. 

Ally/TV21
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Eggnog Series Two EP Club



Nov 3 2009 1:40 AM

Please support our Indie Pop "EP CLUB" presented by Series Two Records and Eggnog Records. It is a collaboration between an Indie Pop label in Nebraska and one in New Zealand. The indie pop EP CLUB's include artists from around the world.

If you would like to grab some free downloads or find out how to own your very own EP CLUB, read here      http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=448702614&blogId=512180204

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Christopher

This is EP Club number 1. So proud )  Thanks to Andy @ Fensepost for the great photo.


KMR Promotions

KMR Promotions



Oct 31 2009 4:16 PM

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Oct 29 2009 8:02 PM

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The Swansea Recreation Centre



Oct 29 2009 11:13 AM

nice touch on fire, monsieurs!
Capstin Pole

Capstin Pole



Oct 29 2009 9:15 AM

soundin good guys ...nice work Photobucket
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gapradio.co.uk



Oct 28 2009 8:57 AM

aw quality. will need to catch one of your shows soon!! ross x
gapradio.co.uk

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Oct 27 2009 7:31 PM

really liking fire! x
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Talitres Records



Oct 19 2009 8:04 PM


The Swansea Recreation Centre

The Swansea Recreation Centre



Oct 16 2009 10:50 PM

what's an out of area award?
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~MLJ Promotions & Management~



Oct 13 2009 9:28 PM

Thanks for being a new friend of MLJ Promotions..

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Oct 12 2009 10:26 PM

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Sep 20 2009 2:18 AM

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Sep 10 2009 12:55 AM

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Sep 3 2009 5:03 PM

If you havent caught us live yet, here's a wee taster : )



Enjoy !
Shift

Shift



Aug 24 2009 7:54 PM

shift 3rd birthday

Join us to celebrate 3 years of [SHIFT] this september 12th.

We have a very special live audio visual show from Phil Kieran (Skint, Soma), where the man will be showcasing his new album "SHH" on Sven Vaths 'Cocoon' in a totally unique live show.

check this out for a sneak peak as to what to expect from the SHH album tour:



Judging by previous nights when Phil played for us, this is gonna be a messy one, see ya DOON THE FROONT!!!

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Aug 14 2009 11:03 AM

Hi,

Thanks for accepting us!

We have live dates coming up in October!

Nice to meet you...

WBYTx
The Levings

The Levings



Aug 13 2009 2:22 PM

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HOWDEN PARK CENTRE AUDITORIUM, LIVINGSTON

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The Levings

The Levings



Aug 11 2009 2:58 PM

ACTION ROCKS TICKETS ONSALE NOW!!!!!

SATURDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 2009

HOWDEN PARK CENTRE AUDITORIUM, LIVINGSTON

FEATURING HIP PARADE, THE LEVINGS, BURNOUT, CAPSTIN POLE, PEDANTICS

DOORS 7.30PM TICKETS £7.50

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BOX OFFICE 01506 777666

or Contact ACTION ROCKS

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AGP(Oceansize Tunnels 30 Nov)



Aug 11 2009 1:49 PM

NEW AGP DISCOUNT CARD - GET YOURS NOW!!!!

£2 OFF ENTRY TO ALL AGP SHOWS!!!!

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The card launches on Sept 1st and whats more, for the first month (until 1st Oct) you can get yours for FREE!!!! Simply send us a message here with your name and address and we'll post it out to you! After 1 Oct it will still only be £1 for a card and they'll be on sale at all shows!

SIMPLE AND SAVES YOU HEAPS OF CASH!

AGP x

PS check out the page for all upcoming confirmed shows - we've got heaps to look forward to and want to see you there!

KMR Promotions

KMR Promotions



Aug 7 2009 11:47 AM

Proud Mary
Eejit Records

Eejit Records



Jul 22 2009 2:50 PM

thanks for the add. truly our honour to have a friend in livingston, probably for the first time! cool!
Tango In The Attic

Tango In The Attic



Jul 20 2009 2:01 PM

BLUNDERGROUND OUT NOW ON ITUNES

Hello!

Our single Blunderground is released Monday 20th July.

It will be made available through iTunes as well as a limited amount of physical copies.

It is a split single release with our friends Be A Familiar.

Come see us play!




xx

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