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"...a real groove that just drew you in and made time pass in a stoned,watch the clouds passing by kind of way..." Kevin Hewick on Acoustic Soda's performance at Comfort Zone, Firebug, Aug 2006
After a year of developing his acoustic songwriting and guitar style, Vitriol I.D. bassist Phillip Eldridge-Smith has made a small but viciously seductive wave on the Leicester solo performance music scene. His mix of subjective observation, spiteful emotion and biographical exploration, a hint of self-deprecation and an honest guitar style is making some sort of mark in an as ever popular and talented music community. He has played bills alongside gifted and reknowned musicians such as Didier Souchon, Kevin Hewick, Rai Studley, and Ben Thomas to name a few. Comparisons nowadays range from Eddie Vedder to Jack Bruce and Francis Dunnery. So, sit back with a cold beer, light up a fatty boombatty, and enjoy.
As you may or may not be aware SoundARC hold a charity gig every year at Club 85 in Hitchin in aid of the Garden House Hospice in Letchworth, and this year we are going to try something a little different from previous years.
This year we are going to take over the club and host 37 acts in one weekend putting full bands upstairs and acoustic acts downstairs in an event that we are calling ARCfest!
It all starts on Friday 4th December at 7pm and then continues on through Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th from 12pm-11pm
As well as raising money for the Garden House Hospice in Letchworth, ARCfest will showcase all the different genres of bands that we at SoundARC have come across over the last 4 and a half years. Over this weekend a lot of the acts that you will see don’t get a chance to play a great local venue like Club 85, So as well as hearing new music you will see all manors of genres and styles from acoustic - Metal - Indie - Rock - Punk - Electro - Ska - Funk - Hip Hop/Rap - Alternative - Rhythm & Blues - Reggae - Grunge and loads more that I cant remember!
Hey Pez dude - miss u!I've got a free download album on www. kevinhewick. co. uk 'Doomcloud' very cheerful Hewick tunes from 2000 2001 & 2003, just me and an acoustic, with full song by song essay on the site, like I said all for FREE - keep it real and don't get the outside woman blues lol K x
Great show down at the musician mate...stayed out til 2am and work was a big old mess on friday!
Just some info about authentics too...
Drummer Dave is back for a week from Switzerland and the band has managed to secure a one-off gig at The Charlotte, Oxford Street, Leicester on Tuesday 5th February 2008. We’ll be playing songs from the new EP and support comes from SKAM and more bands to be announced soon. Doors at 8.00pm. £3 entry and 16+ age limit.
Hi Phil, good meeting you yesterday and really enjoyed your songs btw!! Be good to get together sometime and I'll bring my fiddle to see if I can jam a little.. don't expect great things from me as I'm still kinda learning the thing lol.. ;-)
Hi there thanks for the request....i currently run an acoustic open mike night in Nottingham at the Old Volunteer Burton Road Carlton...would love to see ya there sometime...lovin the tunes by the way
Hey there! Thanks for the add, am loving the tunes! Hope you get the chance to listen to my songs sometime! Will try and make it to the Loft gig! Cheers, Ying x
did I make a comment about your scarf hat combo? if not i should have. im thinking now i did. ahh your face. hilarity! miss it tho. come to brighton ive got a job so i can take you out like yeah!
Hello there,
If you have time, please take a moment to listen to my new song. I was awake writing and recording it over 48 hours and it means a lot to me. There is more information in my blog if you are interested.
Thanks, -jack xx
Hello!
I'm working til 5 o'clock and having to come after... unless I can sucessfully bunk off work... :) Rai told me the other day that it actually starts at 2:00pm and Kev confirmed due to nasty noisy people starting upstairs at 6:30... boo!
I didn't come on wednesday as I went to collect my boyf from work and he didn't finish til really late and then we decided to go home and eat icecream and do nice things in the warm non-raininess!... Sorry! Next time!
See you tomorrow!
Elaine
xx
Hey sweetie, YAY for TLF: Acoustic Soda. Yours and Risto's set was possibly the best i've seen ya. Worry not about the 'odd' organisation - all adds to part of The Sun experience. Kinda like those nasty midges in your baked beans when you're camping in Wales. Extra vitamins xxx Rai
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