"Are you going to make us sound good then?" Asks Kevin. I'll do what I can...
Yeah Sparrow garner the appreciation and support of audiences wherever they play, often being described as the UK music scene's best kept secret, people take the music to their hearts as an old friend. The frontman of the group, Kevin, has been playing an equal amount of solo and band shows in various locations across the UK, with a brief sojourn to Australia earlier this year. He describes the project - "we're trying to communicate to a part of the soul where logic and emotion meet, the place that science maps and psychology describes. Its not something I'm clever enough to put directly into words, and that's the role of art anyway I reckon, but that's the target. It sounds pretentious, but that's how I see it anyway. I also like the idea of music being a confidante, a friend that you can share an inner experience with, but you might not talk to anyone else about".
Kevin is fond of talking abstractly, because that's the way he seems to think. He's "always written little ditties and doodled with pencil and words", and for him "making and experiencing as many forms of the arts as possible has always been my secret religion". He's being modest. He's got hundreds of songs under his belt, folders and folders of drawings, short stories, essays, thoughts and scribblings that I've only been allowed a brief glimpse at, worked as an editor, performed as an actor on film and on the stage and formally he studied Philosophy, Psychology and Film at university.
However he sees it or himself, the outcome is a collection of songs that on recordings, and my experience of their live performances, have elements of pop, of folk, of art-rock, indie-rock, blues, bluegrass... which fit together as a cozy vehicle for the insightful lyrics of songwriters delving to the meaning and significance of their own worldly experiences.
The three members of Yeah Sparrow have been renting a small room on industrial ground in Brixton, South London since 2007 and have been developing and recording the sound of Yeah Sparrow, amongst other projects. Both Dave Mackie and Christoph Bauschinger have a background in film; Dave in effects editing and Christoph in soundtrack composition. Having worked in these environments, they were able to fix something concrete to anchor Kevin's abstract wanderings, and the threesome put together a portfolio of songs that excite, entertain and sometimes move audiences to tears. They took the show to Latitude festival a month ago, playing four slots on two stages, and collected more devoted fans and internet murmurings along the way.
Led by Dave Mackie, Yeah Sparrow also play as ironic neo-grunge band "Love Song In Disguise", pioneering a sound they call 'nurge', which is defined as a combination between need and urge...
So my advice to you would be to hook up with these guys if you get the chance, you'll gain a friend, and an endlessly rewarding new addition to your permanent music collection.
"I like your music, Kev. Quite often your songs come on shuffle and I leave them on".
D Lovell.
"Folk accoustic troubadour rapidly on the rise on the London circuit"
The London Paper
"Willy Mason styled warble" [wtf?...]
Time Out
"...one of the capital’s most authentic and exciting acoustic bands....catch them while you can."
reFRESH magazine
"Campfire songs given a twist via Motown and unpredictable rhythms....an exciting local work in progress that has transformed itself from dusty porch songs to a unit that pushes the envelope of Americana by stuffing it with soul, rock and freeform goodies."
The Windmill, Brixton
"...play solid, acoustic driven garage rock....They are playing somewhere in the festival at least once a day, but unfortunately I never stumble upon them again. Keep your eyes peeled yourselves; they’re well worth checking out."
The 405, www.thefourohfive.com
The Jim Jones Revue play a special XFM 14+ show at The Barfly in Camden this Monday. The show will be recorded and broadcast on John Kennedy's XFM Xposure radio show throughout November.
The Jim Jones Revue play a special XFM 14+ show at The Barfly in Camden this Monday. The show will be recorded and broadcast on John Kennedy's XFM Xposure radio show throughout November.
cheers mate - i enjoyed your set too you got a great voice, i was at the bar when you started and honestly thought jase was playin a cd. We held our nerve well in front of the huge crowd anyways...
Hi guys dont no if ya remember us the island bar in brum. But weve been pretty busy gigin wise an we have a gig we would love you or even your band to fill a 20- 30 minish support slot. Its at the wagon and horses in brum. On the 21st of nov- please send a contact number so i can giv promoter to ring tonight. Other band who will be headlinin is the reliants. Thanks. Msg bak. Broken witt rebels
Hey Rockers! The Jim Jones Revue celebrate the release of their new album “Here To Save Your Soul” with a release party at Cargo on Thursday 1 October. “Here To Save Your Soul” collects all the JJR singles together in physical format for the first time (Vinyl and CD).
Bring your hard hat and help us blow the roof off Cargo next Thursday!
Click on flyer for tickets Here To Save Your Soul is released by Punk Rock Blues Records on October 5
Delta Blues legend David Honeyboy Edwards plays The Luminaire this Friday at the incredible age of 94. This show kicks off another round of the 5 Years of NTSOBC Festival which continues with shows next week by The Handsome Family, Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir, Kelly Joe Phelps and The Jim Jones Revue .
Friday 25 David Honeyboy Edwards @ The Luminaire,London, NW6 Monday 28 Handsome Family @ Bush Hall, London, W12 Tuesday 29 Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Wednesday 30 Kelly Joe Phelps @ The Union Chapel, London, N1
October
Thursday 1 October The Jim Jones Revue @ Cargo, London, EC2A
Tuesday 27 October Oysterband @ The Union Chapel, London, N1
Hey Rockers! The Jim Jones Revue celebrate the release of their new album “Here To Save Your Soul” with a release party at Cargo on Thursday 1 October. “Here To Save Your Soul” collects all the JJR singles together in physical format for the first time (Vinyl and CD). Bring your hard hat and help us blow the roof off Cargo next Thursday! Click on flyer for tickets
This month we mostly have Catie Curtis (with a Richard Thompson cover), Lindsay Fuller and The Cheap Dates (and who amongst us isn't?), Josh Fix with a track from the well-titled album This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry and the rather lovely Red Rooster.
The Tail Dragger from Greenville, Mississippi AKA Mr T-Model Ford kicks off The 5 Years of NTSOBC Festival with a two date residency at The Luminaire on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 September.
Five Years of NTSOBC Festival Schedule: September Friday 11 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Saturday 12 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Tuesday 15 Bob Log III @ The Luminaire, Kilburn, London, NW6 Friday 25 David Honeyboy Edwards @ The Luminaire,London, NW6 Monday 28 Handsome Family @ Bush Hall, London, W12 Tuesday 29 Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Wednesday 30 Kelly Joe Phelps @ The Union Chapel, London, N1 October Thursday 1 October The Jim Jones Revue @ Cargo, London, EC2A
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This
bank holiday Sunday we’re playing the Carnival aftershow party at
Ginglik, Shepherd’s Bush Green. It’s gonna be great! Come along and say
hello.
Or,
on Friday 4th September we’re playing at the very cool Born Bad night
which is normally in Brighton but has made the trip up to London for a
change. It’s at Barden’s Boudoir.
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