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[email protected] @NightshiftMag NightshiftMag nightshiftmag.co.uk Free every month NIGHTSHIFT Issue 274 May Oxford’s Music Magazine 2018 “If you are seeking, then Oxford is an inspirational place, conducive to contemplative thought” Oxford’s hip hop collective on collaboration, philosophy & battle raps Also in this issue: Introducing WANDERING WIRES COMMON PEOPLE previewed plus All your Oxford music news, releases and reviews and seven pages of gig listings for May NIGHTSHIFT: PO Box 312, Kidlington, OX5 1ZU. Phone: 01865 372255 NEWS Nightshift: PO Box 312, Kidlington, OX5 1ZU Phone: 01865 372255 email: [email protected] Online: nightshiftmag.co.uk summer. Soul, r’n’b and country rock outfit Deadbeat Apostles, who release their debut album, `Day of the Deadbeats’ this month, as well as playing Common People at the end of May, and reggae faves Zaia, join Ran Kan Kan; Audacity BAS JAN, BELLATRIX AND ALABASTER DEPLUME are among Live; Papa Nui; Heavy Dexters and the acts confirmed for this year’s Irregular Folks Summer Session. Flights of Helios at the inaugural The annual celebration of some of the best leftfield and experimental MSRY release a new EP in July. family festival in Florence Park on th music from around the world as well as locally, takes place over the `Safety First’ is released on the 6 Saturday 16th June. weekend of the 7th-8th July at The Oxford Artisan Distillery (TOAD), July and is the follow-up to the Glofest is the first ticketed live situated at the top of South Park. band’s self-titled debut which was music event in the park and For the first time Irregular Folks are hosting their Summer Session over a Nightshift Demo of the Month follows the annual Flofest daytime two days with the Sunday a day of films and shorts in conjunction with last year. family festival in the park that day. The UPP. The local hardcore trio will play Flofest, which is free, has taken Saturday is music day, with Serafina Steer’s psychedelic electro-folk- the Uncommon Stage at Common place in Florence Park since 2013. pop outfit Bas Jan making their Oxford debut, as is cosmic wyrd-pop, People in South Park on Sunday Flofest runs from 11am-5pm with th jazz, blues and soul experimenter and champion beatboxer Bellatrix. 27 May. They then support Carcer Glofest starting at 6.30pm and Manchester’s Alabaster dePlume has received widespread acclaim for City at the O2 Academy on the running til 10.30pm. Tickets for st his inventive approach to jazz. They are joined by former Stornoway 1 June before heading off on an Glofest are on sale now, priced multi-instrumentalist Jon Ouin, making his solo live debut, and Zahra eight-date co-headline tour of the £5, with under-12s going free. Tehrani’s experimental electronica and hip hop project Despicable Zee, UK with MTXS. Money raised will go back into with Alice Haughton, Sephine Llo and one more act to be announced Talking about the new EP MSRY local community projects as well completing the line-up. singer Kial Churcher said, “Safety as helping make Flofest more Additionally there will be oddball talks in the Odditorium, hosted by First is about being told that sustainable in future years. More David Bramwell, while absurdist comedy genius Paul Foot returns once no matter how much you love details at www.flofest.uk again to compère the show. something or how much it means Talking to Nightshift about this year’s event, which has been funded by to you that it’ll all be for nothing in LITTLE RED release their The Arts Council and the PRS Foundation Open Fund, organiser Vez the end. It’s the foreboding sound new album at the end of May. Hoper said, “I honestly keep pinching myself each day that it’s true – and, of hearing people dismiss you `Draw Blood’ will be out online wow, that patch is starting to hurt! Irregular Folks has always been about for wanting to be more than you at the end of May on All Will bringing a super high level of unique creativity to people at an affordable actually are and facing the face of Be Well Records and released in price so people can try out something new. Having this funding means failure with a smug grin, knowing physical form early June, available that we not only get to keep this event true to the values of creativity over you’ll come out better in the end from Truck Store and all online commercial gain, and improving it year on year, it’s also a big juicy piece despite what anyone thinks.” platforms. The Oxford/Reading of recognition from two exceptionally highly regarded organisations, The More info at facebook.com/ dark-folk trio headline The Jericho Arts Council and PRS Foundation.” MSRYBand Tavern on Friday 25th May with Irregular Folks’ Summer Sessions is open to over-16s. Tickets are on sale a full band show. Support comes now from Truck Store and Wegottickets.com. Earlybird tickets are £15; DEADBEAT APOSTLES AND from The Ed Lofstedt Assembly, advance tickets £20 and £30 on the door. Sunday’s cinema day is free to ZIA are the among latest acts to be Rosie Caldecott and Ephebe. Saturday ticketholders. Visit www.irregularfolks.co.uk for more details. added to the line-up of Glofest this Visit www.littleredband.co.uk. LITTLE BROTHER ELI GAZ COOMBES plays an acoustic release a new single at the end of show at Truck Store this month. Gaz the month. `Our Kind of Love’ th plays the local indie record shop on is released online on the 18 th Cowley Road on Saturday 5 May May to coincide with the band’s at 6pm to launch his third solo album, appearance at The Great Escape `World’s Strongest Man’. The gig Festival in Brighton. It will be the is part of a series of instore shows band’s second single release of around the UK which precedes a full 2018, following on from `Tooth’ national tour as well as his set at Truck in January, which saw the band Festival in July. take a more electronic sound. Hear Priority tickets will be given to anyone it when it’s cooked and ready at pre-ordering the new album from soundcloud.com/littlebrothereli. Truck. Meanwhile, Coombes is streaming the KELLY LEE OWENS will second song from `World’s Strongest headline We Are Your Friends Man’, `Walk the Walk’ . More tour #3 in September. The Welsh dates at www.gazcoombes.com electronic music star, whose self- NEWS THE VERY BEST LIVE titled debut album was voted Bookshop Band; Jay Sunaway; Pitchfork’s Number 3 electronica Sinfonia Gaia; Owl Light Trio, and album of 2017 and was remixed Xogara. More names are set to be MUSIC ON YOUR DOORSTEP by Bjork and St Vincent, comes added along with late night DJs to the Bullingdon on Sunday and ceilidhs. As well as live music 2nd September as part of the there will be workshops, talks, MAY AUGUST annual fundraising event for the films, poetry, yoga and more. THE WATERBOYS Sun 6 YOU WIN AGAIN – Fri 31 Michael Barry Fund, part of the The cycle-powered, volunteer-run CELEBRATING THE MUSIC Brain Tumour Charity, in memory festival encourages fans to arrive BEAUTIFUL – Tue 8 – Sat 12 OF THE BEE GEES of local musician and promoter by bike or public transport, with THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Michael Barry who died in 2016. an emphasis on environmental THE ILLEGAL EAGLES Thu 17 In March local post-rock legends responsibility. Early bird tickets SEPTEMBER Youthmovies reformed for two are on sale now, priced £70 for BOOT LED ZEPPELIN Sun 20 shows in his memory, raising over adults, £35 for under-18s and ISLANDS IN THE STREAM Fri 7 Thu 24 £6000 from their Bullingdon gigs under-12s going free. Get yours at THE SHIRES BOOT LED ZEPPELIN CHAD VALLEY will headline this year’s If Not Now, When? FASTLOVE - A TRIBUTE TO Sat 8 Sun 20 May for the fund. tandemcollective.org. 9 TO 5 - THE MUSICAL Tue 29 – GEORGE MICHAEL Tickets for the September Festival. The 80s-inspired electro-pop outfit, helmed by Hugo Manuel, Sat 2 June show are on sale now from SEBASTIAN REYNOLDS top the bill at the second one-day mini-festival which takes place MONEY FOR NOTHING Fri 14 on Saturday 15th September across three rooms at East Oxford Wegotttickets.com. launches his `Mahajanaka’ EP ALEXANDRA BURKE Sat 15 this month. The local composer Community Centre and Fusion Arts off Cowley Road. JUNE PERHAPS CONTRAPTION are and promoter is releasing the Among the other acts confirmed for the DIY/indie event are: WHITNEY - QUEEN OF Tue 25 Despicable Zee; Night Flowers; Cousin Kula; Lucy Leave; Gender DAVID BYRNE – Thu 14 THE NIGHT among a host of acts confirmed for Thai-inspired EP to celebrate AMERICAN UTOPIA TOUR this year’s Tandem Festival. They the preview live performance Roles; Robert Sotelo; Cassels; No Violet, and Breakfast Muff. More THE SIMON AND Wed 26 join headliners Tantz at Home of Mahajanaka Dance Drama, acts are set to be announced over the summer. LES MUSICALS Sun 17 GARFUNKEL STORY Tickets for INN,W?, which is sponsored by Glasshouse Studios, are on Farm in Oxford over the weekend a project in conjunction with Tue 26 JOAN ARMATRADING Fri 28 nd th sale now, priced £20 (£15 for under-18s). More info at facebook.com/ TRAVIS - THE MAN WHO of the 22 -24 June. Other acts dance company Neon Dance IN CONCERT TRAVIS - THE MAN WHO IN CONCERT announced for the eco-friendly and choreographer Pichet ifnotnowhenoxford.