Country,Folk, bluegrass, blues and other music for uplifting gourmandizers.
Music
Absentee, Amy Newton, Black Mountain, Blood Meridian, The Broken Family Band, Circulus, The Trees, Dusty Sound System, Fairport Convention, The Rolling Stones, The Lemonheads, Teenage Fanclub, Steeleye Span, Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, The Gun Club, The White Stripes, Hank Williams, The Louvin Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Goldrush, Isobel Campbell, The Coal Porters, Mark Lanegan, Johnny Cash, George Jones, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Jenna Witts, Johnny Cash, Langhorne Slim, Willie Nelson, Michael Roach, Flatt & Scruggs, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Miller, Mojave3, Pink Mountaintops, Rory Ellis, Sonny, William Elliott Whitmore, The Tyde, Beachwood Sparks, Gene Clark, Gram Parsons, Dot Allison, The Eighteenth Day Of May, The Left Outsides, The Brian Jonestown Massacre,Bonnie Prince Billy,Indigo Moss and anything played by the Health & Happiness DJs!
Movies
Earl Scruggs His Family And Friends, A Mighty Wind, No Direction Home, Dig!, High Lonesome: The Story Of Bluegrass, Heartworn Highways, Be Here To Love Me, The Devil & Daniel Johnston
THE AUTUMN DEFENSE (two members of WILCO) + PLUSH (Liam Hayes) Sunday 7th September @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
The Autumn Defense is a collaboration between Wilco/Uncle Tupelo bassist John Stirratt and Wilco multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone who has also produced records for the likes of Andrew Bird and Joseph Arthur. They have released 3 albums of beautifully arranged, organic, wispy folk-rock and singer-songwriter musings.
"Comfort music for the soul...” UNCUT **** "never less than utterly gorgeous" THE WORD "reference points include Nick Drake and CSN, Bread, Big Star and the essence of Love, Steely Dan and a dozen others" MOJO **** "edifying and beautifully textured" DAILY MIRROR **** "soft rock at it's most elegant." TIME OUT "Soft, dreamy and bittersweet” WASHINGTON POST "Warming, gorgeous and delightful” DAVID FRICKE, SENIOR EDITOR, ROLLING STONE
Liam Hayes appeared as himself in High Fidelity and his band Plush's long lost masterpiece 'Fed' is currently receiving rave reviews across the music press including 5/5 in Uncut, 4/5 in Mojo, Q, Plan B, NME 8/10 etc. A regular collaborator, he has also worked with Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy), appearing on keyboards across the Palace era output, and also played on records by Royal Trux.
"Fed is beautifully excessive, ornamented with dazzling soul/pop arrangements. And the songs are glorious..." UNCUT ***** "A banquet of sonic gorgeousness" NME 8/10 "Fed is something of a lost classic" MOJO **** "Fed can be finally heard as a testament to Hayes's widescreen obsessions" Q **** "Perfect takes time" PLAN B “a soulful symphonic masterpiece” ROLLING STONE
A pretty decent amount of superlatives there for just £9 (adv.) Get your tickets from www. clwb. net, Spillers (Cardiff) or Diverse (Newport)
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'TRIPPING IN THE COUNTRY' 1st Birthday Party (Free Champagne for early birds) @ Bardens Boudoir, Cosmic Ladies Night: Featuring: Mary Epworth & The Jubilee Band Gemma Ray Brigid Power-Ryce +Guest DJ: 'Spooky Lady's Sideshow'
Hi folks. The bombardment begins! We have five shows this month, the first of which is mighty exciting!
Supporting his new Asthmatic Kitty LP ’In The Vines’ Raymond Raposa stops by for one of only six UK shows. His wonderful songwriting is awash with trippy electronics and lazy country licks. Twisted country Grandaddy possibly? I dunno, bloody good though! Assisting on the album are a wealth of talented musicians including members of the wonderful Phosphorescent, Jana Hunter and Sufjan Stevens.
Supports are great too.
York ain't so far away! 10 minutes from the station.
Please Please You presents Castanets, Fishing Partners + Red Trees. The Basement, York, Thurs. 8th May, 8pm. £6adv.
One of only five UK shows on his 'Paisley Dreams' tour The Basement are very proud to have Steve Wynn playing on Friday.
Performing with Robert Lloyd (Willard Grant/John Wesley Harding) he has a great catalog of songs from previous bands The Dream Syndicate and The Miracle Three to a new record recently finished with Chris Eckman (Walkabouts).
With Boss Caine in support this should be a mighty fine night. Cheers, Joe.
Please Please You presents Steve Wynn + Boss Caine @ The Basement, York. March 7th, 8pm. £7adv./£8otd.
Hope y’all can make it... X Bonanza is very excited to announce the launch of it's brand new night at Power's Acoustic room in Kilburn tomorrow Sat 1st March. But please, please arrive early ‘cos we’ve already sold half the tickets ....
Power’s Acoustic Room, 332 Kilburn High Road, NW6 2QN.
