Elliott Smith, The Velvet Underground, Neil Young, Big Star, Crosby Stills & Nash, Nick Drake, Os Mutantes, Brian Wilson, Tom Waits, The Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, Pavement, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Blue Cheer, The Beach Boys, Can, The Cure, Judee Sill, The Beatles, Wendy & Bonnie, Black Sabbath, Robert Wyatt, Gorkys Zygotic Mynci, Ennio Morricone, Syd Barrett, The Flaming Lips, The Soft Machine, David Bowie, Beck, Richard Thompson, Super Furry Animals, C.O.B, Cornelius, Scott Walker, Deerhoof, Mudhoney, Fela Kuti, Silver Apples, Grandaddy, Manu Dibango, The Incredible String Band, Bridget St. John, Vashti Bunyan, Stravinsky, Love, The Pentangle, Illes, Jean Claude Vannier, Eric Dolphy, Weird War, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Ersen, Belle & Sebastian, Captain Beefheart, Low, Chris Bell, Steve Reich, Caetano Veloso, The Pink Fairies, Sonic Youth, Dennis Wilson, Euros Childs, Clinic, Kaleidoscope, Neu!, Earth, The Beta Band, Silver Mt. Zion, The Liars, Quasi, The Webb Brothers, Bob Dylan, B-Music, Stackridge, Kraftwerk, Royal Trux, Espers, Kevin Ayres, Shostakovich, Morris On, Joy Division, Anne Briggs, Nick Cave, Paul Giovanni, Stephen Malkmus, The Jesus Lizard, Small Faces, Linda Perhacs, The Pretty Things, Icy Demons, Sun Ra, Devendra Banhart, Heatmiser, Mercury Rev, Welsh Rare Beat, Television, Green Man Festival, Tropicalia, Robin Williamson, Saint Just, Baris Manco, Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, Animal Collective, Nico...Et cetera
The Weary Band used to be called Valley Forge...It all started sometime in the last century with Tim and Alex recording songs on a 4-track cassette player. In early 2001 Phil joined on drums and for a while they played with Aron on bass. When Aron left he was replaced by Matt Modget, who within a week of joining was playing onstage with the 'Forge in Paris.
A year, and a few gigs passed when Matt decided, like his predecessor that 6-strings good 4-strings bad, so the band auditioned again, only to choose a friend - Tom, who played with the band for the 2003/04 season, where The Weary Band were introduced in order to play some more of Tims' 200+ back catalogue of songs. They often supported themselves at gigs, playing a over 24 songs a night. The duality was met with appreciation by audiences and even journalists - yet the A&R men who had descended upon the band like "a veritable smog" were left mightily confused.
Tom played his last low frequencies for the band in late 2004, and the band continued as a 3-piece and finished recording an debut album themselves (half weary, half valley) that was to be released on an independent label just before summer 2005, with a preceding single "Sunshine & Gold" - but the record company turned out to be wolves in sheeps' clothing (the sharp teeth should have given it away) and nothing happened.
Now settled as a four-piece with bassist Andy, the band have recently recorded a bunch of songs in Liverpools' The Ranch Studios and plan to release an album this summer.
hey there we're busy again this friday down at the Ruin. would be cool if you can make it.
Friday 4th July from 9pm - late
Celebrating the unsigned artists! From local heroes to worldwide wonders. One of the most interesting and craziest nights RNDM will have the pleasure to host. Get Excited!!!
Address: Mother's Ruin - 7-9 St Nicholas Market, Bristol, BS1 1UE / (0117) 925 6969
Music genres covered in one night are from Tropicalia, Indie, Avant Garde to French Pop and more. From the Fifties to the Noughties. From the painfully new to the reassuringly classic. THE most eclectic night in town.
£2 after 11
Thursday 10th July around 8 we're playing live at Mother's Ruin with Brighton band Hot Damn and Black Chalk
(can't get enough of the place!!) if yr free come on over. x a
Benita is right. It was pretty darned special last night. It's unfortunate that not so many people know that we have moved to the Full Moon yet... sorry about that... you deserve to play to a bigger crowd... I hope you'll come back in a few months time.
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Ciao for now and as always may all your April showers be golden….
Hello gorgeous! Looking forward to a catch-up.. house viewings started last night; 2 couples, so fingers crossed! Then I shall be wending my way to Bristol and drinking and strumming witcha 'til the wee hours. Before you're so famous you lose touch with your old pals! ;) Chat soon, Trace xx
hello dear chester! i'm not so well. keep getting ill! fluey ill! need to stay in bed forever! i know i have your jumper, sorry for keeping you cold, will drop it round! my head is full of assignments, practices, lessons and birthdays, and all the rest i sleep. we must catch up soon but i can not see where soon is at the moment. how is you? x x
Hey! Happy New Year! If you aren't playing yourself.......i'm playing The Polish Club tomorrow night.....would love to see you there!?
Anyway, hope this year has started off great......take care, Kevin
Hey! How is everything in Bristol? Already added one of your songs to my page and got really nostalgic. Would really like to come for a visit in spring but don't know if I will make it cause I'm extremely busy with my exams... Hugs from Berlin! ANNE
i was going through an icredibly low point at that stage... the whole series was shown in succession on some Freeview channel, post-Xmas... Yes. it gave me herpes. bummer!
what on earth was your music doing on the Jodie Marsh marriage shockumentary!? Hah! or perhaps I should ask what i was doing watching it... great stuff x
Happy New Year!! How are you? hope you are fine! Last year your Japan Tour gig was Fantastic! It's one of my best memories in 2007! Arigato! Im looking forward to listening you new songs of 2008!
