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Jim and Bruce were working in Jan '07 together. Bruce was playin solo material at open mic nights in local pub The Doghouse, and after talking about it for a while, they decided to start a band. They met up with Bruce's mate James and asked him to play drums. After one jam, things were looking good so they started to talk about bass players but no-one reliable came to mind. Randomly on a drunken night out, they met Scaife and mentioned they had a jam and were looking for a bassist. A week later Scaife came for a jam, things felt good so the band properly formed in April 07.The Weekend Pickups had their first gig on the 29th of June in the doghouse and have since played various venues around scotland including support slots for the likes of boykillboy and parka along the way.they have recorded two demo's and are looking forward to playing more gigs in the future!
REVIEW OF GIG ON 4/08/07 BY ANDY G:-
I didn't know who the next band on were - but after the set was over, I couldn't find out who they were fast enough. Turned out that they're called Weekend Pickups, come from Dundee and this was only their 4th gig! 4th gig? I was stunned, because from the performance I heard tonight, you'd think they'd been at it for ages. A quartet of guitarists plus rhythm section, they sounded just fantastic from the moment they started. Theirs was a chunky sound of steaming riffs, striking guitar leads and solos, massive sounding rhythm section expanse and vocals that really hit the spot. Trying to think of a comparison, I thought of bits of Foo Fighters mixed with bits of nu-indie-rock bands such as Brigade and Hondo Mclean, all wrapped up in a solid sounding and tight sea of surging arrangements, not to mention a stunning bunch of songs. Although I can't do a track by track review at this stage, I have to say that I was absolutely addicted to it all from the opening to the last tracks, standing there, taking in all this mix of seriously stirring rhythm section work as the guitars blazed a trail on top and the songs were delivered with the confidence of a band who knows they've got what it takes to make it big. They surprised - and delighted - the crowd, with a closing number that was totally different from the rest of the set, yet which worked an absolute treat, as the drummer launched into this amazingly tight storm of crunchy, crisp and razor sharp dance-styled drumming, while the rhythm guitarist provided the meat of the tune and the bassist pumped out this hurricane of pounding chords, as the lead guitarist switched to vocals and this amazing, and totally addictive, largely instrumental track provided one of the finest mixes of indie guitar-rock and dance that I've heard in ages. Now I know I've given you only a sketch as to what this band sound like, but that's because I was so enjoying it, any thoughts of review just disappeared. A truly stunning new band that I have to see again - and soon, I hope!
our first gig back after much commotion in the band, with the changing of a drummer and the writing of much awesome tunes, were back on the circuit as from NEXT THURSDAY THE 28TH at DEXTERS so make sure u get along to chek out the new tunes and have some awesome banter!!!!!!!
Alritey! We have a gig tomorrow at the Doghouse for the Draymin E.P Launch well be on about 9ish and its my 21st(calum) so come along and show your support. Also were given out FREE Demo's you cant say no to that ha! niceone.Mon the Row. XX
THEN... GLiTCH RETURNS WITH THE VERY TALENTED MILTON JACKSON OF FREERANGE RECORDS GLiTCH Vol 3 HOUSE, ELECTRO, MINIMAL - TECHNO SATURDAY 7th JUNE 2008 With Special Guest MILTON JACKSON (IDM / FREERANGE RECORDS) www. myspace. com/miltonjackson06 www. freerangerecords. co. uk Barry Christie AKA Milton Jackson has achieved a lot since kicking off his production career at the age of 19. His first EP ended up on a Roger Sanchez's Mixmag compilation so from the outset the bar was set high. A dedication to electronic music and days on end locked in the studio perfecting his dark, techno influenced deep house music has resulted in a considerable discography. A few years down the line and Milton is still at the top of his game, putting out a constant flow of EPs on a multitude of heavyweight labels, including Freerange, Urbantorque, Tsuba and Silver Network. DJ dates followed at venues such as Fabrik/Goa (Madrid), Womb (Tokyo), Sonar Festival (Barcelona) and Maria (Berlin). Being regularly played and charted by the likes of Carl Cox, John Digweed, Funk Dvoid, Jimpster and Ben Watt has put Milton Jackson at the forefront of the house music scene across the globe. Most recently Miton's Freerange outing 'Cycles' was a huge hit with the follow-up single 'Ghosts in my Machines' headed for similar acclaim. With a Freerange album in the makings, a remix for Joey Negro's Sunburst Band and a busy DJ-ing calender, 2008 sees no let up in the rise and rise of Milton Jackson. See you on the 8th of June my Glitches.... Support from BRYN WILLIAMS Doors 10pm Entry £6 Before 11
Come and go f**kin mental at our single launch gigs. Glasgow,Dunfermline,Glenrothes,Dundee 4 days and nights of sambuca madness anyone that makes all 4 gigs wins a prize.
Jim and Bruce were working in Jan '07 together. Bruce was playin solo material at open mic nights in local pub The Doghouse, and after talking about it for a while, they decided to start a band. They met up with Bruce's mate James and asked him to play drums. After one jam, things were looking good so they started to talk about bass players but no-one reliable came to mind. Randomly on a drunken night out, they met Scaife and mentioned they had a jam and were looking for a bassist. A week later Scaife came for a jam, things felt good so the band properly formed in April 07.The Weekend Pickups had their first gig on the 29th of June in the doghouse and have since played various venues around scotland including support slots for the likes of boykillboy and parka along the way.they have recorded two demo's and are looking forward to playing more gigs in the future!
REVIEW OF GIG ON 4/08/07 BY ANDY G:-
I didn't know who the next band on were - but after the set was over, I couldn't find out who they were fast enough. Turned out that they're called Weekend Pickups, come from Dundee and this was only their 4th gig! 4th gig? I was stunned, because from the performance I heard tonight, you'd think they'd been at it for ages. A quartet of guitarists plus rhythm section, they sounded just fantastic from the moment they started. Theirs was a chunky sound of steaming riffs, striking guitar leads and solos, massive sounding rhythm section expanse and vocals that really hit the spot. Trying to think of a comparison, I thought of bits of Foo Fighters mixed with bits of nu-indie-rock bands such as Brigade and Hondo Mclean, all wrapped up in a solid sounding and tight sea of surging arrangements, not to mention a stunning bunch of songs. Although I can't do a track by track review at this stage, I have to say that I was absolutely addicted to it all from the opening to the last tracks, standing there, taking in all this mix of seriously stirring rhythm section work as the guitars blazed a trail on top and the songs were delivered with the confidence of a band who knows they've got what it takes to make it big. They surprised - and delighted - the crowd, with a closing number that was totally different from the rest of the set, yet which worked an absolute treat, as the drummer launched into this amazingly tight storm of crunchy, crisp and razor sharp dance-styled drumming, while the rhythm guitarist provided the meat of the tune and the bassist pumped out this hurricane of pounding chords, as the lead guitarist switched to vocals and this amazing, and totally addictive, largely instrumental track provided one of the finest mixes of indie guitar-rock and dance that I've heard in ages. Now I know I've given you only a sketch as to what this band sound like, but that's because I was so enjoying it, any thoughts of review just disappeared. A truly stunning new band that I have to see again - and soon, I hope!
