Live-Music-Scene Turns Five

by Live-Music-Scene

April 2012 will see Bristol-based music webzine

www.live-music-scene.co.uk turning five. The website set up by Jodie Humphries in 2007 has come a long way since it was began at Bath Spa University. These days the site has a large team behind it providing live reviews, CD reviews and interviews.

To celebrate the website turning five, the team are putting on a gig at The Fleece on the 29th April and have invited nine of their favourite bands down to play and celebrate their birthday. Playing on the night is:

Hello Lazarus

Gunslinger

Riot:Noise

Neo-Ritmo

MKZero

Koshiro

Zero Pilot

Mind Museum

Cassette Culture

All the bands chosen to play have played a part in the site over the last five years. Live-Music-Scene are proud to have Gunslinger on the bill as the band features Alan Davey, former bass player of Hawkwind, and long-term friend of the site.

The night promises to be full of fun and the first people through the door will even get a party bag!

Doors are 3pm so head down and party with Live-Music-Scene.

Latest Wave of Acts Announced For Dot To Dot

by Dot To Dot

Dot To Dot Returns for 2012

by Dot To Dot

The Drums / Pulled Apart By Horses

Willy Mason / Dog Is Dead / Summer Camp / Lucy Rose

Bristol: Saturday 2nd June 2012

Nottingham: Sunday 3rd June 2012

Manchester: Monday 4th June 2012

www.dottodotfestival.co.uk / facebook.com/dottodotfestival / #d2dfest

• 'An eclectic mix of innovative, ground-breaking acts manage to secure the festival’s spirit and provide the musical kudos.' - Virtual Festivals

• ‘A forest of new stars, old favourites and plenty of mischief at one of the UK’s fastest rising festivals’ - NME

• ‘With a stunning bill and venues within yards of one another we’ll leave you to join the dots.’ - Clash

Dot To Dot, the Uks only tri-city traveling festival returns for 2012 announcing its first salvo of must-see artists. Renowned in its seven year history for offering guaranteed crowd-pleasing bands alongside the first live glimpses of some of today’s biggest acts, which have included double Brits winner Ed Sheeran, The xx, Florence & The Machine, The Naked and Famous, Friendly Fires, Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons, this year’s multi-venue event will take place across the Diamond Jubilee bank holiday weekend, visiting Bristol on June 2nd, Nottingham on June 3rd, making its triumphant finale in Manchester on June 4th.

Dot To Dot Organiser Anton Lockwood commented: “More than ever Dot To Dot 2012 will see a great line up of exciting new music alongside the hottest live acts at the moment. Our first announcement of indie titans The Drums and fast rising rockers Pulled Apart by Horses sets the tone for Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester to each have a great day of fresh and exciting music.”

Kicking off this year’s line-up are one of the biggest success stories of recent years, The Drums. Previous recipients of the NME’s coveted Philip Hall Radar Award, their eponymous debut album and follow up, Portamento, have singled them out as one of the most acclaimed bands around, making them a sure-fire hit for Dot To Dot 2012. Adding a fiery edge to proceedings, co-headliners Pulled Apart By Horses will be showcasing their incendiary live show across Dot To Dot’s three home cities this year. With their second album, Tough Love cementing their reputation as one of the Uks most essential bands, the Leeds post-hardcore four-piece have been described by the Observer as ‘the best live band in Britain’ so they’re certain to captivate the crowds.

Other acts set to traverse the triumvirate of cities include timeless folkster Willy Mason, whose recent hook up with Lianne La Havas opened him up to a whole new audience, Nottingham art-pop quintet and fast-rising stars, Dog Is Dead, bliss-drenched duo Summer Camp and Bombay Bicycle Club collaborator Lucy Rose. And there are still many more acts to be announced in the coming months.

With an illustrious musical heritage that has given thousands of music fans the opportunity to catch future stadium fillers and the most exciting acts around in intimate surrounds, Dot To Dot’s track record for musical discovery is second to none. And what’s more tickets, which give you access to the entire bill across all the venues are incredible value for money, currently priced at just £20 per day, so what are you waiting for?

Tickets are now on sale:

Bristol: £20

Nottingham: £20

Manchester £20

Visit www.dottodotfestival.co.uk for all ticket info.

Full Line Up So Far:

The Drums / Pulled Apart By Horses / Willy Mason / Dog Is Dead / Summer Camp / Lucy Rose / ThePetebox / Pearl And The Beard / Wonder Villains / Vadoinmessico / Broken Hands / Deaf Club / Dirty Goods

LMS Turns Five

by Jodie Humphries

LMS this year turns five and we want to celebrate! Keep an eye out for more information!

Win Tickets To See Vintage Trouble!

by Jodie Humphries

Vintage Trouble return to Bristol to play the Thekla on Saturday 17th December and we have two tickets (guestlist) on offer for the show, plus two runners up will receive a CD from the band. All you have to do for a chance to win is answer the following question:

What was the name of Vintage Trouble's single released in November?

Send your answers to livemusicscene@gmail.com with the subject 'Vintage Trouble competition'

The competition will close at midday on Friday and winners will be notified that evening.

Back in February, when the band were less than one year old, LA-based four piece Vintage Trouble were playing the local circuit in their hometown of Los Angeles. Just three months later they would land in the UK for what was supposed to be a short stint. But their brand of “Primitive Soul” caught like wildfire, keeping them here for an unprecedented flurry of Live Shows, Radio Sessions, TV Appearances and more. 2011 has turned into quite an extraordinary year for this new act. Now they have announced their return. ‘Nobody Told Me’ is their new single released on the 14th November, accompanied by a full tour of the UK and Ireland.

Vintage Trouble's performance on Later in April 2011 was one of the most talked about (if not THE most talked about) Jools Holland performance this year, the band trending worldwide on twitter just hours after the show.

The band went on to play 80 shows in 100 days – appearing in front of 400,000 people across the UK and Germany. They sold out 25 of 27 club shows – culminating in a sold out headline show at London’s Jazz Café. They played Hyde Park twice in 8 days – with Main Stage appearances at Hard Rock Calling and Wireless Festival.

Singer Ty Taylor calls Vintage Trouble’s music “primitive soul.” He says: “It’s raw, naked and hard-hitting – 1950’s Soul and Rhythm & Blues music with the balls of 1960’s rock ‘n’ roll.” The name Vintage Trouble is inspired by Taylor’s late father. “My dad lived the life of a bluesman,” the singer recalls. “He was wild.” The line-up is completed by Nalle Colt (guitar), Rick Barrio Dill (bass) and Richard Danielson (drums). Key influences include Otis Redding and Led Zeppelin.

www.facebook.com/vintagetrouble

Win Tickets to Amplifier

by Jodie Humphries

It's competition time at Live-Music-Scene! In association with Top Button Digital we're offering you the chance to win two pairs of tickets to Amplifier's Bristol show at the Fleece on the 12th December. All you have to do is answer the following question.

What is the title of the latest Amplifier album?

A- The Squid

B- The Shark

C- The Octopus

Send your answers to amplifier@topbuttondigital.com by midnight Sat 11th. Winners will be contacted on Sunday December 11th. Good luck :)

New Artscare Podcast

by Jodie Humphries

It's that time again when the lovely, lovely Mr Dave Artscare has done another podcast for our listening pleasure. This month, not only does it feature LMS friends such as Hello Lazarus, Rock In Your Pocket and El Wristo, but you can hear me chatting away about the start of LMS and picking a track by one of my favourite Bristol bands. If you can put up with my Wiltshire accent - which for some reason sounds posh in places - I don't know how that slipped in - I am from Trowbridge after all - then take a listen. Or just listen to all the podcast and fast forward over me chatting away! Listen to it here or go direct and download it for when you want to listen.

The Hawklords European and UK Tours 2011

by Hawklords

The Hawklords kick off their European tour on September 8th at The Spirit Of 66, in Vervier, Belgium, followed by three dates in the Netherlands and four in Germany, winding-up with an outdoor concert at the wonderful Beisdorfer Parkbuhne in Berlin on Sept 16th.

The UK tour gets off to a flying start Liverpool's 02 Academy on October 13th and ends on a high with a Hawklords Halloween, Hells-a-poppin' Party (prizes for best costumes!) at the O2 Academy in Islington, London on October 29th.

Full details can be found in 'Shows' on http://www.reverbnation.com/hawklords

Fronted with flamboyant charisma by Hawkwind founder-member Nik Turner and vocalist Ron Tree, the band is dramatically driven by the cream of ex-Hawkind members including Ade Shaw, Alan Davey and Jerry Richards, with a widescreen wall of spacey and classic keyboard sounds ably supplied by original Hawklords members Harvey Bainbridge and Steve Swindells.

Ade will be playing bass for the Euro dates and Alan will be 'booming' on the UK shows, then Ade will join us for the last four dates. The band welcome Meurig Griffiths from Inner City Unit as their guest drummer.

Oct 13th. Liverpool. O2 Academy. 11- 13 Hotham st, Liverpool, L3 5UF. £15. Doors open: 7pm. Under-14s with adults only. Box office: 0844 477 2000/www.ticketweb.co.uk / http://www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk

Oct 14th. Leeds. The Irish Centre. York Road, Leeds, LS9 9NT. £12 adv, £14, door. Box office 0013 248 9208 (cash or cheque only), or 0113 245 5570 (credit & debit cards). Doors open: 7.30pm. Http://www.theleadsirishcentre.co.uk

Oct 15th. Glasgow. The Ferry. 25 Anderston Quay. Glasgow. G3 8BX. Adv, £14.50 (plus booking fee). Door, £16. Box office: 01698 360085/www.ticketsoup.com Doors open. 8pm. Support act: Whimwise. Http://www.the-ferry.co.uk

Oct 16th. Edinburgh. The Queens Hall. 85- 89 Clerk Street. Edinburgh. EH8 9JG. Box office 0131 668 2019. £15. Doors open at 7pm. Support act: Dyonisis http://www.thequeenshall.net

Oct 18th. Leicester. O2 Academy. University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH. £15. Under-14s with adults only. Doors open at 7pm. Box office: 0844 477 2000/ www.ticketweb.co.uk http://www.o2acdemyleicester.co.uk

Oct 19th. Wolverhampton. The Robin 2, Bilston. 26 - 28 Mount Pleasant, Bilston, Wolverhampton, WV14 7LJ. £12.50 adv, £15 door. Box office: 01902 401211/www.ticketweb.co.uk. Doors open at 8.45pm.

Oct 20th. Oxford. O2 Academy. 190 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1UE. £12.50. £15 door. Under-14s with adults only. Doors open at 7pm. Box office: 0844 477 2000/www.ticketweb.co.uk

Oct 21st. Mansfield. The Diamond. 47, Stoney Street, Sutton-In-Ashfield, Mansfield, Notts, NG17 4GH. £10. Doors open at 7pm. Box office: 01623 456617/http://thediamonduk.com

Oct 22nd. Bristol. The Barrel Inn. St Mary Street, Thornbury, Bristol. BS35 2AB. This is a free, private show. Guest list only - now closed. Doors open at 7pm. Http://www.reverbnation.com/thebarrel

Oct 23rd. Leamington Spa. The Assembly. Spencer Street, Leamington Spa, Warwicks, CV31 3NF. £15. Doors open at 7pm. Box office: -1926 523 001/www.seetickets.com / http://www.leamingtonassembly.com

Oct 25th. Plymouth. The White Rabbit. Unit 14, Brenton Bus Station, Plymouth, PL4 0BG. £11adv, £11.50, door. Doors open at 8.30pm. Box office: 01752 268 801/http://myspace.com/whiterabbit_uk

Oct 26th. Poole. Mr Kyps. 8a Parr St, Lower Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH14 0JY. £11 adv, £12.50 door. Doors open at 8pm. Box office: 01752 268801/http://www.mrkyps.net

Oct 27th. Chislehurst. The Beaverwood Club. Beaverwood Road, Chislehurst, Kent. BR7 6HF. £12 adv, £15, door. Doors open at 7.30pm. Box office: 0208 761 9078/www.feenstra.co.uk / http://www.thebeaverwoodclub.co.uk

Oct 29th. London. O2 Academy Islington. N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, London N1 0PS. The Hawklords Halloween Hells-a-poppin' show! Prizes for best costumes - judged by the band! Support act: Gunslinger. £15. Under-14s only with adults. Doors open at 6pm. Curfew at 10pm. Box office: 0844 477 2000/www.ticketweb.co.uk http://www.02academyislington.co.uk

Benjamin Francis Leftwich Oct Tour

by Chuff Media

"A majestic debut" - The Fly

"Brit-folk's pretty new voice" - NME

"A serious new talent" - The Sunday Times

Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Benjamin Francis Leftwich has announced an extensive UK headline tour for October.

The tour will see Ben perform at 24 venues across the country with his first show kicking off in Stockton’s Georgian Theatre on September 30th. The tour will head to the capital on October 26th where Ben will perform at Islington’s legendary Union Chapel, before coming to a close in Morecambe on October 30th.

The tour follows on from a huge summer with Ben’s first headline tour of Ireland and a host of major festival appearances in the UK including Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Leeds & Reading, Boardmasters, Green Man and Bestival.

Acclaim has been building for Benjamin Francis Leftwich since the release of his late 2010 EP A Million Miles Out, with solid backing from Radio 1 including a Maida Vale session with the Fleet Foxes, multiple Record Of The Weeks and his debut single ‘Box Of Stones’ awarded Zane Lowe’s much sought after Hottest Record In The World. On Ben’s most recent tour he sold out venues across the UK including London’s own The Garage.

Combining delicate guitar lines and haunting vocals that draw a crowd to silence, it is on stage that Ben has cemented himself as one of the most exciting and talented live performers of 2011.

General release tickets will go on sale June 23rd with Ben’s debut album ‘Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm’ released July 4th.

Tour Details:

Fri 30 Sep 2011 - Stockton - The Georgian Theatre

Sat 01 Oct 2011 - Sheffield - Leadmill

Sun 02 Oct 2011 - Lincoln - Tokyo

Mon 03 Oct 2011 - Norwich - Arts Centre

Tue 04 Oct 2011 - Nottingham - Glee Club

Fri 07 Oct 2011 - Newcastle - Riverside

Sat 08 Oct 2011 - Aberdeen - The Tunnels

Sun 09 Oct 2011 - Glasgow - Oran Mor

Mon 10 Oct 2011 - Edinburgh - Cabaret Voltaire

Fri 14 Oct 2011 - Leeds - Brudenell

Sat 15 Oct 2011 - Manchester - The Ruby Lounge

Sun 16 Oct 2011 - Leicester - Musician

Mon 17 Oct 2011 - Cambridge - University - ARU

Tue 18 Oct 2011 - Oxford - Academy

Thu 20 Oct 2011 - Bristol - Fleece

Fri 21 Oct 2011 - Exeter - The Cavern

Sat 22 Oct 2011 - Cardiff - Chapter Arts Centre - SWN

Sun 23 Oct 2011 - Southampton - Talking Heads

Mon 24 Oct 2011 - Brighton - Komedia studio room

Wed 26 Oct 2011 - London - Union Chapel

Thu 27 Oct 2011 - Birmingham - Library

Sat 29 Oct 2011 - York - National Centre For Early Music

Sun 30 Oct 2011 - Morecambe - Library

Sailor Jerry Present Dananananaykroyd

by House PR

Dananananaykroyd to perform at Thekla in Bristol on Wednesday 12th October

· Series inspired by Norman ‘Sailor Jerry’ Collins, the father of old-school tattooing

· Tickets on sale Friday 12th August for £5 at www.sailorjerry.co.uk

Sailor Jerry Presents Dananananaykroyd will be the fourth in this year’s series of explosive live gigs that will see the self-dubbed ‘fight pop’ band take to the stage at Bristol’s Thekla on Wednesday 12th October in honour of Norman ‘Sailor Jerry’ Collins.

Dananananaykroyd are set to play a number of tracks from their newly released second album ‘There Is A Way’ from their own record label, Pizza College. Originally from Glasgow, the six-piece band are set to bring their unique mix of indie-rock guitar and drums and all-or-nothing performance to the Bristol crowds.

They, along with all Sailor jerry Presents… acts, share the attitude and energy shared by the late Norman ‘Sailor Jerry’ Collins, the tattoo pioneer known to many as simply ‘The Man’.

Tickets for the show cost £5 (with no booking fee) and are available from www.sailorjerry.co.uk from Friday 12th August, with tickets also available on the door for £6. The gig follows sell out events in Brighton, Glasgow and Manchester with the final gig planned for London later this year.

Collins’ motto of ‘Originate, don’t imitate’ will be well played out on stage with Dananananaykroyd’s relentless onslaught of speedy-fingered riffs and energetic vocals. Whilst the band un-leash its prowess on stage, the bar will be serving up a couple of free Sailor Jerry Spiced mixes for the thirsty crowd with Sailor & ginger and Sailor & cola on offer throughout the night.

The Sailor Jerry Presents gig series follows a long association with music in the UK and the US. Sailor Jerry rum works with like-minded musicians and artists who share an approach to authenticity, dedication and non-conformist attitude. Dananananaykroyd joins a list of bands who have performed in the past two years, including King Blues, Pulled Apart by Horses, The Joy Formidable and Mystery Jets, who have since gone on to secure wider critical acclaim.