New video from The See See

Longtime Shindig! favourites The See See mark their debut US single on Sundazed Records, 'The Rain and The Snow', by releasing this promotional video. Their psych-folk pop still hits the spot, and this song hits the streets on coloured 7" vinyl on January 26. Click, watch and enjoy!

The See See on Sundazed Records

Focus live in High Wycombe

FOCUS
SATURDAY JANUARY 26 2013
@ THE ARTS4EVERY1 CENTRE, DESBOROUGH RD, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKS HP11 2PU

The first of the 'big gigs' at the Wycombe Arts centre will launch not only the new venue but 2013 itself in spectacular style, as the one and only Focus - Thijs Van Leer, Pierre Van Der Linden, Bobby Jacobs and Menno Gootjes- bring their annual dose of progressive neo-classical rock and roll mayhem all the way from Die Nederlands to South Bucks.

Expect probably the most riotous show ever performed by an all-instrumental band (bar the yodelling of course) featuring such joys as 'Focus 1, 2, 3 and 4', 'House Of The King', 'Sylvia', 'Black Beauty' and the inevitable 'Hocus Pocus'. The first of hopefully many touring shows to be performed in the Greater Hall of the Arts4every1 Centre (the former St John's Church). They've done 'gigs' before, but this is a true event! 

Tickets are £17 in advance from Wegottickets, Ticketweb, Stargreen, Counter Culture and Ruby Moon.

Event Preview - Hipsville weekender, UK

Hipsville is upon us in 2013!

The first edition of the 60s garage Go-Go party brought to you by the folk behind You Got Good Taste takes place on the weekend of May 10-12 at Bisley Pavilion, in Brookwood, Surrey.

Lots of bands (King Salami and the Cumberland 3, Wild Evel and the Trashbones, The Mentalettes, The Hi Class-Joes, Les Bof!, etc.), DJs (Traxel, Lutz, Kitty B Shake, Andy Roseaman, Neil Sick, Johnny Alpha, Craig Steptoe) Go-Go Girls (Linda, Lisa Kyle, Tia-Marie), Tiki Bar party, films, motorcycles and scooters...and much more! Hipsville takes place in a ballroom, with accommodation onsite and camping available.

More info to be announced as the time approaches of course, but suffice to say now if you fancy a weekend in an eccentric and secluded part of the English countryside you'll be well catered for at Hipsville.

Hipsville website

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Tour News - Matthews Southern Comfort

Original lead singer with the seminal FAIRPORT CONVENTION Iain Matthews returns to the stage playing material with his following band, the UK country-rockers MATTHEWS SOUTHERN COMFORT.

Moving to London from his native Scunthorpe in the mid-60s and fronting the short lived UK surf/harmony outfit The Pyramid, releasing 'The Summer Of Last Year' on Deram, Iain McDonald dropped the second I from his name and soon found himself in Fairport Convention after being spotted by Ashley Hutchings. He left during the sessions of third album Unhalfbricking (having fronted the band first with Judy Dyble and then Sandy Denny). In 1969 supported by most of his old band mates Iain issued a solo album under the name Matthews Southern Comfort, which harked back to his recent past, before forming a solid band around the same name and releasing Second Spring and Later That Same Year in 1970 and 1971. Further embracing American folk-rock and country-rock in the mould of Crosby, Stills & Nash, Neil Young, The Youngbloods and other notable West Coast hippies Matthews Southern Comfort gained a surprise #1 hit with a cover of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Woodstock’.

Band friction saw Matthews quit to record solo material in a similar vein prior to signing to Elektra with Plainsong, finishing what his previous group had started, whilst as Southern Comfort the remaining guys soldiered on for another two albums. Moving to America Matthews enjoyed a long and varied career that saw him veer off into all kinds of styles and genres from pop and jazz to electro-pop and new wave. Now he returns to the source material that allowed him to spread his wings.

Tour dates...

Wed 21st November, Kinross - Backstage @ Green Hotel

Thu 22nd, Scunthorpe - Plowright Theatre

Fri 23rd, Liverpool - Leaf On Bold Street

Sun 25th, Exeter - Phoenix

Mon 26th, Birmingham - Kitchen Garden Cafe

Tue 27th, Hebden Bridge - The Trades Club

Thu 29th, Whitstable - Royal Native Oyster Stores

Fri 30th, Tonbridge - West Kent College

Sat 1st December, London - The Borderline

Sun 2nd, York - The Duchess

Exhibition - Stamford Hill mods

Photo by Stephen Hughes

Exhibition - Stamford Hill mods: the genesis of Marc Bolan
Hackney Museum, 7 November 2012 - January 2013

50 years ago the photographer Don McCullin took pictures of the 15 year old Mark Feld and his mod friends in Stamford Hill for Town Magazine. In 1965 Mark changed his name to Marc Bolan and went on to be the pop icon of T-Rex fame.

This exhibition looks at early mod culture, fashion and music in Stamford Hill in the 1960s. There are memories from people who grew up there and remembered the clothes they wore, the places they went to, the scooters they rode and their friendship, or not, with the young Mark Feld. Ths display includes a 1962 two tone Vespa scooter personalised by Eddie Grimstead, the scooter dealer to all the mods in East London as well original clothing, magazines and records of the time.

Opening Times:

Tues, Weds, Fri 9.30am - 5.30pm, Thurs 9.30am - 8pm, Sat 10am - 5pm. Closed Sun, Mon And Bank Holidays

Event: Chris Langeland Memorial Gig

Chris Langeland of Thee Vicars fame sad passing last summer has prompted his record label to hold a memorial gig next month, on Friday December 21, the day after what would have been his 23rd birthday.

Dirty Water is hosting, with all profits going to a charity, Youth Music, nominated by Chris's family.

The bands will include:

THEE VICARS 1 - the four original teenage terrorists (Mike Whittaker, Marcus Volkert, Reuben Kemp and Jasper Kemp) performing songs from their debut album "Back On The Streets".

THEE VICARS 2 - Mike & Marcus with Will Pattenden on drums and Reuben standing in for Chris performing songs off their second LP "Psychotic Beat!".

THEE VICARS 3 - Mike with Alex De Renzi on drums with Reuben standing in for Chris performing songs off their third LP "I Wanna Be A Vicar".

THE DIDDLERS - Rhys and Joe from The Horrors have graciously offered to take time out from recording the fourth Horrors album to perform with their r&b band, The Diddlers.

There will more guest bands including:

KING SALAMI AND THE CUMBERLAND 3
THEE SPIVS
MFC CHICKEN
THE DUSTAPHONICS

DJs will include PJ and Jonathan (Dirty Water), Phil Istine (Sweet But Deadly), Rob Bailey (New Untouchables), and Yvan Serrano-Fontova (Healer Selecta / Raison D'etre).

Ticket are priced at £10 and available from here, with all profits going to the charity identified by Chris' family, Youth Music.

Happening the club, November edition

The ‘Happening’ clubnight has now established itself as the grooviest place to sample the delights of the Shindig! universe. The world’s leading, most dedicated magazine for 1960s and ’70s music, the Happening website is the modern day equivalent of Shindig! - an online magazine for retro-classicism-inspired new music, clothes and events. A joint operation in conjunction with Sweet but Deadly Promotions, Happening has become its own little rock’n’roll haven. Come meet, greet and party with like-minded souls ’til your head explodes with delight!

Live Bands:
THE NOVEMBER FIVE

Debut album ‘If You’re Satisfied You Are Dead’ is out Monday, November 5th! Creating a rock'n'roll noise that's made when MENSA collides with ASBO... "The November Five combine the driving sneer of Earl Brutus, some of the atmospherics of the Arcade Fire if they weren't twig-stroking Canadians, and some very British bombast - in The November Five's hands, guitars do, very much, squall" say The Quietus. "If you like the incendiary music of The MC5, The Stooges, The Birthday Party, Jim Jones Revue or The Cramps then go download their debut single, ‘Closure b/w Flame’, and look out for next single, ‘Awake in a Daze b/w It's Not Enough’, hitting the stores (real and online) very soon. Even better still, go watch then live as you will not be disappointed in the slightest" say Shindig!.

THE HYPNOTIC EYE

The Hypnotic Eye are a South London-based five piece Flower-Punk band, who play abrupt, slightlydelic garage, haunted by Brill-Building pop & Musique Concrète. The Hypnotic Eye take their name from George Blair’s cult classic horror film. Known for their prismatic dress and engaging performance, the group are fronted by 19 year old, Grace Lightman. The band’s debut-LP “The Optical Sound of The Hypnotic Eye” is complete, but unreleased. An independent limited 7” pressing of “Marianne”, featuring Rhys Webb & Coffin Joe, taken from the album, is available.

DARK BELLS

A trio living within the dark heart of on the edge post-psychedelia. Dark Bells spin a beguiling web of haunting yet melodic sounds built on the bricks of post-punk with the atmosphere of an act you might have found on 4AD in 1983. Their focus is creating a truly unique sound inclusive of soundscapes. Dark Bells are a band where each instrument works with and around the others creating something unique that sets them aside from anyone else. Innocent at times, truly captivating at others.

Dark Bells

Plus Resident DJ Phil Istine will spin your world via ’60s psychedelia, garage, beat, and general vintage rock’n’roll wondermints!

@ Rattlesnake Of Angel
56 Upper Street, London N1 0NY.

Tube: Angel (4 mins)
Doors 7.30pm. £4 in advance and before 8, then £6 on the door.

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Rolling Stones live in London and New Jersey

The Rolling Stones have finally put those rumours to bed by announcing four 50th anniversary shows, in London and New Jersey.

They made a video (see below) and announced it via their Facebook page - two shows at London's O2 Arena on November 25 and 29, and two at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on December 13 and 15.

They released a statement, in which Mick Jagger says "Everybody loves a celebration, and London and New York are two good places to do it in". Keith Richards elaborated, saying "The waiting is over. I've always said the best place for rock and roll is on the stage and the same is true for the Stones. I'm here with Mick, Charlie and Ronnie and everything is rocking. See you very soon!"

Prices for London are an eye-watering £106-£406 (causing some consternation amongst fans). Tickets for London go on sale this Friday and for New Jersey next Friday. Full ticket details can be found here.

Abrahma European tour

Formed in 2005 under the moniker Alcohsonic, the Parisian quartet epitomised the ideals of rock ’n' roll. Blending the classic American ’70s sound with blues, southern roots and just a hint of the modern Seb Bismuth, Nicolas Heller and the brothers Colin attempted to set Europe on fire. Their flame burned hot but far too bright and after five years, one LP and a scathing trail of live shows sharing the stage with the likes of Brant Bjork and Cactus, their course was run. But like a pheonix rising from it's own ashes Alcohsonic has been reborn as Abrahma.

Their latest album Through The Dusty Paths Of Our Lives is a self made monument to what might have been and an explosive first example what is yet to come. Five years on the road has hardened the sound and forged the new songs like iron in flame. Gone are any hints of ’70s revivalism, buried beneath thick sludgy riffs and thundering basslines. Six hands play as one with the voice of an angry angel lighting the way. Catch a glimpse before the sparks begin to fly.

DATES:

25.10.2012 - LONDON (UK) - WINDMILL BRIXTON

26.10.2012 - OXFORD (UK) - THE CELLAR

27.10.2012 - KOBLENZ (GER) - SK2

28.10.2012 – FREIBURG (GER) - WHITE RABBIT

29.10.2012 – BERLIN (GER) - JÄGERKLAUSE

30.10.2012 – WIEN (AUT) - ESCAPE (METAL CORNER)

31.10.2012 – STUTTGART (GER) - BEAT BARACKE

01.11.2012 – PARIS (FR) - LES COMBUSTIBLES

02.11.2012 – SARREBOURG (FR) - T.B.A

03.11.2012 – EMMEN (NL) - DRENTSCHE PEIL FEST

04.11.2012 – DARMSTADT (GER) - OETINGER VILLA

05.11.2012 – COLLOMBEY LE GRAND (CH) - YUKON BAR

06.11.2012 – TOULON - LA VALETTE s/ VAR (FR) - LE VOX

07.11.2012 – TORINO (IT) - UNITED CLUB

08.11.2012 – SAVIGNANO (IT) - SIDRO CLUB

09.11.2012 – ROSA VICENZA (IT) - VINILE CLUB (w/ OJM)

10.11.2012 – MILANO (IT) - COX 18

11.11.2012 - NICE (FR) - LE VOLUME 

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Devon's Blow Your Wig! celebrates 1st anniversary

This Saturday night it is the first anniversary of  the 'Blow Your Wig!' clubnight, at the Exeter Bikeshed Theatre.

A fixture at many South West festivals including Glastonbury, Port Elliot, Beautiful Days and Farmfest, 'Blow Your Wig' is marshalled by DJ Louie Louie. They celebrate a year of playing 50's R&B, Jump Jive, Rockabilly, 60's Garage & Northern Soul and other cool vintage sounds at Exeter's Bikeshed Theatre on October 6. 

It regularly attracts an enthusiastic mixed crowd, often dressed in vintage or retro attire. The dance floor always packed to rocking tunes by Big Joe Turner, Gene vincent, The Sonics or Etta James, all made well before most of the people there were born. You will quite often find various local music and arts celebrities hanging out at the bar or doing the twist. This Tarrantino and Bettie Page inspired, cocktail fuelled night is on the first Saturday of every month.

The Bikeshed Theatre

Fore street, Exeter, EX4 3AT

9pm till 2am - £1

Event: Soundflat Records Ballroom Bash

SOUNDFLAT RECORDS BALLROOM BASH VOL. 6 is almost upon us!

October 25-28 @ the Koeln Jugendpark & Sonic Ballroom in Cologne, Germany.

Expect: 8 Bands / 12 international DJs on 3 floors / Tram-Ride Party / Bowling Party / Art Exhibitions / Burlesque / Exotic Cocktails / Stalls / Food Stands & more.

BANDS:
- THEE OUTLETS (GER)
- REBELS OF TIJUANA (F)
- CAVEMEN V (F)
- THE JACKETS (CH)
- THE OMENS (USA)
- BOONARAAAS!!! (GER)
- THE SHOOK-UPS (UK)
- MINNESOTA VOODOO MEN (JP)

DJ-Line Up: MIGUEL Y GARZA (Mushroom Machine Club, ESP), WOLFGANG STAHL (Beat Explosion, Berlin), CONSTAN CHAO (Knock Knock, ESP), GIANNI FUSO (Festival Beat, IT), CRISTINA ALONSO (Boiler Club, ESP), MICHAEL WINK (2 Men From L.I.N.Z, GER), SEBAS (ESP), SR PIRSIN (ESP), DIRK UNGAWA (Ungawa Radio, BEL), LUTZ SOUNDFLAT (Soundflat, GER), KEVIN THE “K” (Hip Shakin Beat Club, GER), and your host MARCO TRAXEL/TRAXMAN (Soundflat/Hip Shakin Beat Club, GER).

Go-Go Girls: MIMI DE MONTMARTRE (F), LINDA A-GOGO (USA), CELIA FORMICA (F).

There are different ticket prices depending on how much of the event you go to, please email this address to order.

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Left Lane Cruiser tour dates

LEFT LANE CRUISER support their new album Painkillers with a European tour, followed by some US dates.

European tour dates
Sept 28 Les Nuits Defendues – Bordeaux, France
Sept 29 Cafe Olive – Nimes, France
Sept 30 Deep Inside – Dijon, France
Oct 2 La Chocolaterie – Bruxelles, Belgium
Oct 3 Point Ephemere – Paris, France
Oct 4 Le Tremplin – Beaumont, France
Oct 5 La Citrouille – St Brieuc, France
Oct 6 4AD – Diskmuid, Belgium
Oct 7 DB’s – Utrecht, Netherlands
Oct 8 Mac Daid’s – Le Havre, France
Oct 9 L’Usine – Geneve, Switzerland
Oct 10 Peniche Sonic – Lyon, France

USA shows
Nov 9 The Bohemian Caf – Greenville, SC
Nov 10 The North River Tavern – Atlanta, GA
Nov 11 JJ’s Bohemia – Chattanooga, TN
Nov 29 Founders – Grand Rapids, MI
Nov 30 Cricket’s Pub – Muskegon, MI

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Happening the night returns tomorrow!

Angel, north London, tomorrow from 7.30pm. We'll be seeing you...

Night Beats European tour

The Night Beats head to Europe on a mammoth tour in November/December. Night Beats are an American psychedelic-garage-soul group, based out of Seattle, Washington. Night Beats incorporate sounds of early R&B, Texan psychedelic rock, UK blues, folk and soul. They've toured extensively with bands such as The Horrors, Black Lips, The Black Angels, Roky Erickson, Wooden Shjips, The Greenhornes, Acid Baby Jesus, and more.
TOUR DATES:

November
14 UK - London - The Shacklewell Arms
15 UK - London - The Fiddlers Elbow (tickets here)
16 DE - Berlin - Westgermany
17 DE - Kassel - Haus
18 CZ - Prague - 007 Klub
19 AT - Vienna - Chelsea
20 DE - Munich - TBA
21 DE - Konstanz - Klimperkasten w/Gozilla
22 CH - St Gallen - Schwarzer Engel
23 DE - Karslruhe - Alte Hackerei
24 FR - Paris - Miroiterie
25 FR - Nantes - Stakhanov
26 FR - Bordeaux - Pompier w/ Strange Hands
28 ES - San Sebastian - Bukowski
29 ES - Madrid - Siroco
30 ES - Barcelona - Apolo 2
December
1 NL - Amsterdam - Pacific Parc
2 NL - Utrecht - Le Guess Who Fest
3 BE - TBA
4 BE - Antwerpen - Trix
5 BE - Brussels - Madame Moustache
6 NL - Haarlem - Patronaat
7 GR - Athens - Six Dogs
8 GR - Thessaloniki - Gaia Live

The band were signed within weeks of self releasing their debut EP, the H-Bomb EP. Picked up by Chicago's Trouble in Mind Records (Ty Segall, Fresh and Only's, Hex Dispensers, etc.). Any number of bands cite 60's Texas psych as an influence, but rarely does a group actually capture what made those bands special. Following their debut EP also on Trouble In Mind, The Night Beats have expanded on the bedroom immediacy of their first recordings to create an LP that perfectly captures and modernizes the hallucinogenic and exhilaratingly demonic aura of bands like The 13th Floor Elevators and Golden Dawn. With blazing guitar work and a razor sharp rhythm section Danny Lee Blackwell and company mutate conventional chords & progressions into a mind-blowing sonic sprawl. The record reels you in with 2-3 minute pop songs like 'Ain't Dumbo' and 'Dial 666,' forging a landscape that then throws you into a chaotic journey of jams a'la 'Dewayne's Drone' and 'Little War in the Midwest' that bend and meander but never overstay their welcome.

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Event: The Night Of The Jackalope

They may have lost their spiritual home in Stoke Newington but the spirit of The Jackalope rages on! Transmuting out of necessity into a guerilla operation they return on September 22 to the Motorship Stubnitz!

Here's a taste of the amazing line-up: Badly Drawn Boy, Syd Arthur, Seahawks,  The Magnetic Mind, Denis Jones, Paddy Steer, John Stammers, Sunlight Service Group, Eat Lights Become Lights, Savaging Spires, Grass House, The Title Sequence, Elda Champion...plus formidable DJ sets from Chris 'The Judge' Arthur, Pete Fowler, Horton Jupiter, Richard Norris, Jah Shabby and Critical Heights...

The Motorship Stubnitz is an 80 meters long ex-East German fishing vessel transformed in 1992 into a moving platform for cultural research and exchange. Originally Built in 1964 in the former East German city of Stralsund and weighing in at over two and half thousand tons the Stubnitz “roving neutral venue” travels from its homeport Rostock around the Baltic and North Sea, physically networking with cities such as Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Newcastle , Hamburg, St. Petersburg and now, since July 2012 in London. Including the outside deck there are four fully-equipped event areas transformed out of the old cargo holds catering for audience(s) of up to seven hundred people.

Saturday September 22

@ MS Stubnitz, Millennium Mills Pier, London Royal Docks

6pm-4am. £10 advance

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Happening the clubnight is back!

Happening the clubnight is back after a summer break, in a great new rocking venue in Angel, north London.

The ‘Happening’ clubnight has now established itself as the grooviest place to sample the delights of the Shindig! universe. A joint operation in conjunction with Sweet but Deadly Promotions, Happening has become its own little rock’n’roll haven, with invitations sent out to the best bands and DJs asking them to stoke your sonic fires. Come meet, greet and party with like-minded souls ’til your head explodes with delight!

Playing Live:
Black Light White Light
http://www.facebook.com/BlackLightWhiteLight
From Denmark, expect catchy melodies swirled in distorted tremolo and chiming guitars, with groovy bass lines and pounding beats in a Spectorish 60s sound. With a modern Scandinavian twist!

Albert Zi & The Uptown 3
http://www.facebook.com/albertzindtheuptown3
The Roves + MFC Chicken + The Vinyl Stitches = Uptown 3! The sound of English beat meets South American fuzz!

Temple Set
http://www.facebook.com/templesetmusic
A super psychedelic "dream-gaze" band, specialising in haunting melodies and shimmering guitars. The Future Sound Of London.

Then resident DJ Phil Istine and guest DJ Lady Michelle (Lordy Lord) will spin your world via ’60s/’70s dancefloor psychedelia, garage, beat, and general vintage rock’n’roll wondermints!

@ Rattlesnake
56 Upper Street, London N1 0NY. 7.30pm-2am.
Free before 8.30pm. £4.50 in advance from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/185667
£6.50 on door. Tube: Angel (4 mins)

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Albert Zi & The Uptown 3

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The Fingers reform for home show

One of the UK's first psychedelic groups, Southend's  The Fingers, are reforming for a special hometown gig at the Riga Music Bar in Westcliff-on-Sea.

Probably the first group to wear hillbilly hats and braces and vests, they still pack a mighty punch with this original six-piece line-up, three of whom have worked extensively with Mickey Jupp in various bands including Legend. Members of The Fingers have also worked with many well known artists such as Billy Fury, Suzi Quatro, Chris Farlowe, Frankie Ford Flaco Jiminez, Robin Trower, Rhet Stoller, and Cliff Richard. They also recorded, as Daddy Lindberg, the classic 1967 psychedelic song 'Wade In The Shade'.

The Fingers

Friday September 21

@ Riga Music Bar, Westcliff-on-Sea

£10 in advance, £12 on the door. 

Riga website

Brain Police & Greenleaf Tour

Get ready Europe, here comes the Brain Police & Greenleaf 2012 Euro Tour.

Right on the heels of their brand new album Nest Of Vipers, Sweden's rather excellent Greenleaf will be hitting the road with Icelandic label mates Brain Police for the better part of October 2012. This is gonna be a show that is not to be missed. There also maybe a few more additional dates to be added - these are shows for fans of Graveyard, Deep Purple, and all things both retro and heavy...


Tour Dates
Oct 9, 2012 - Berlin, Germany - Lido
Oct 10, 2012 - Frankfurt, Germany - Das Bett
Oct 11, 2012 - Stuttgart, Germany - Zwoelfzehn
Oct 12, 2012 - Munich, Germany - Feierwerk
Oct 13, 2012 - Dresden, Germany - Groovestation
Oct 14, 2012 - Linz, Austria - Kapu
Oct 16, 2012 - Wien, Austria - Arena
Oct 17, 2012 - Innsbruck, Austria - PMK
Oct 18, 2012 - Geneva, Switzerland - L'usine
Oct 19, 2012 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Gaswek
Oct 20, 2012 - Altenkunstadt, Germany - Nepomuk
Oct 21, 2012 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
Oct 22, 2012 - Cologne, Germany - Underground
Oct 24, 2012 - Hamburg, Germany - Molotow
Oct 25, 2012 - Jena, Germany - Rose
Oct 26, 2012 - Siegen, Germany - Vortex
Oct 27, 2012 - Osnabrueck, Germany - Westwerk

The Groundhogs live

Tony McPhee, Joanna Deacon and the band with the greatest name in British psychedelic blues rock are back!  The Groundhogs play High Wycombe at the Arts4every1 Centre on Saturday September 29. Go see the man who was already turning R'n'B into psych when Hendrix was still playing backup for the Isley Brothers, and the band who influenced everyone from Black Sabbath to The Damned and even Pavement. 

Expect 'Cherry Red' 'Split' 'Garden' 'Eccentric Man' and many more, including maybe a sneak preview at some new material. Tickets are £10 in advance from WeGotTickets, and local emporiums Counter Culture and Ruby Moon.

Event: Kizmiaz rock'n'roll shows, Sicily

This Kizmiaz garage rock'n'roll festival in Catania, Sicily, Italy is brought to you by Kuma Records. All the information is there on the excellent flyer above, but to surmise - two warm up parties this and next month with Reverend Beat Man and The Cynics playing, before the main weekend in November featuring the rock'n'roll royalty that is King Khan and The Shrines, King Salami & The Cumberland 3, and King Automatic.

More Cramps-referencing festivals, please!