RITUAL UNION Reviewed Plus: All Your Oxford Music News, Reviews and Previews, Plus Seven Pages of Local Gigs for November
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[email protected] @NightshiftMag NightshiftMag nightshiftmag.co.uk Free every month NIGHTSHIFT Issue 280 November Oxford’s Music Magazine 2018 “We“We areare thethe definitiondefinition ofof BritishBritish reservereserve whenwhen itit comescomes toto anger.anger. WeWe probablyprobably dodo releaserelease aa fairfair bitbit photo: Helen Messenger throughthrough ourour music.”music.” SELFCultural exchanges, terrible tattoos HELP and dancing round the kitchen with Oxford’s pop punk stars. Also in this issue: Introducing WORRY SAVE THE CELLAR - fundraising campaign launched RITUAL UNION reviewed plus: All your Oxford music news, reviews and previews, plus seven pages of local gigs for November. 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 SUPERNORMAL FESTIVAL returns in 2019. The three-day celebration of leftfield and underground music and art takes place at Braziers Park in Ipsden RADIOHEAD’S PHIL SELWAY, RIDE’S MARK GARDENER over the weekend of the 2nd-4th and Gaz Coombes are among the musicians who have recorded August. The festival took a year messages of support for the Save The Cellar fundraising campaign, th off this year, organisers citing the which is officially launched on the 25 October. workload involved for what is a The local stars are among a host of artists rallying behind the photo by Helen Messenger group of volunteers. campaign as the venue fights for its survival in the wake of having its Regularly quoted as the best fire capacity slashed after its stairway was deemed 30cm too narrow. Having survived an attempt by the building’s owners, the St Michael’s COMMON PEOPLE looks festival in Oxfordshire, and and All Saints charities, to have the place turned into retail storage increasingly unlikely to return to Oxford music’s best kept secret, space, the venue received a snap fire inspection that deemed the exit, Oxford in 2019 after its parent the festival plays host to all forms which has existed in its current state for over 40 years, inadequate. company went into administration. of experimental music as well as The Cellar’s manager Tim Hopkins, whose father Adrian first ran Bestival, the umbrella company activities like death metal yoga and the venue in the 1980s under the name The Dolly, has now looked at run by Rob da Bank, suffered a Bowieokie. Acts who’ve played the possibility of building a new fire escape which should ensure the difficult 2018 with their Camp previous Supernormals include venue’s future with a sustainable capacity. Bestival event in Dorset in July Hookworms, GNOD, Pigs Pigs Among other artists from around the world who have pledged their cancelled partway through due to Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Wolf Eyes support by recording messages are are New York antifolk legend storms, and a disappointing turnout and Sacred Paws. Jeffrey Lewis; Kiran Leonard, Imogen Heap and rapper ShaoDow, for Common People in South Tickets are due to go on sale in who made his name on the Oxford scene and who spoke in parliament Park in May. Creditors Richmond early 2019 but find out the latest last month as part of the government’s select committee on the future Group Debt Capital called in the news at of live music in the UK. Indie labels Domino, Rough Trade and administrators in September and www.supernormalfestival.co.uk Ninja Tune have also pledged as have scores of local musicians and has offered to purchase the brand businesses. and assets of Bestival. Tickets for GLOVEBOX release a The campaign organisers are also asking music fans in Oxford and Camp Bestival 2019 are currently compilation album of some of the beyond to film messages of support to spread the word and help secure on sale but there has been no word acts who have played for them over the funding to keep the venue alive. on the future of Common People, the past few years. `Where All The The crowdfunder campaign launches on the 25th – full details are at or Bestival itself. The event had Best Music Is Kept’ features songs www.crowdfunder/Cellar-Forever an initial three-year licence to by Big Boy Bloater; Hunter & The Please get involved – all support, whether financial or moral, is very hold weekend festival in South Bear; Cale Tyson; The Dreaming welcome and hopefully Oxford can come together to save one of its Park, which ran until this year. Spires; Emily Smith; Holy Moly & most iconic venues. After successful events in 2016 The Crackers; Niall Kelly; Raghu and 17, featuring Duran Duran, Dixit; Paul McClure; Polly & The Primal Scream, Sean Paul and Pete Billets Doux; Rainbreakers, and of our live shows as podcasts over favourites and is our way of adding Tong’s Heritage Orchestra, this Danny & The Champions of the the last few years, enabling our that little bit extra to what we try to year’s festival, featuring headline World. Glovebox has promoted audiences to relive the grand nights do as promoters.” sets from The Jacksons and James over 60 shows at various venues with us,” explained promoter All profits from the album go to (pictured), failed to attract such a in Oxford since 2004. “Glovebox Ade Phillips; “this CD represents Help Musicians UK. Visit www. large turnout. We shall see. has been proud to present many twelve highlights from some of our gloveboxlive.uk for more details. DEATH OF THE MAIDEN HAVE LAUNCHED A KICKstarter campaign to fund their debut album next year. Fans can enjoy dinner cooked for them by the band, a private gig at their home, a music lesson from one of the band, pick a song to be covered at a future gig or enjoy an evening of board games as well as sign up for a copy of the album. The band, formed by Tamara Parsons-Baker and Hannah Bruce and featuring Lucy Leave’s Jennifer Oliver on bass, release `The Girl With the Secret Fire’ in 2019 with a launch gig at The Jericho Tavern on Friday 29th March. Support comes from Jeff and Ghosts in the Photographs. Find out more at facebook.com/Deathofthemaiden or search for it at www.kickstarter.com. Meanwhile Death of the Maiden’s monthly No Tolerance shows, which aim to showcase female musicians in a “no asshat” environment, continue with a festive special on Thursday 6th December. London’s Fightmilk headline The Jericho Tavern with support from Suggested Friends and Petsematary. Admission is £8, or what you can afford, on the door. FIRST CLASS LIVE MUSIC AND IRREGNEWSULAR FOLKS host their poor advance ticket sales, means traditional Christmas show on the promoters had to pull the plug. the 7th December. London-based “It’s the first time we’ve ever had ENTERTANMENT ON YOUR DOORSTEP electronica/folk musician and to cancel a gig, but we couldn’t composer Cosmo Sheldrake and take the huge financial risk on it,” ethereal songstress Sephine Llo explained Buried in Smoke’s Ryan will perform at St Barnabas Church Cole. NOVEMBER APRIL 2019 in Jericho. Sheldrake, the son of BiS do, however have a super show on in November, with Californian ONE NIGHT OF ELVIS: Fri 9 ART GARFUNKEL Sat 6 parapsychology expert Rupert LEE ‘MEMPHIS’ KING sludge-metallers Armed For Sheldrake and renowned voice THE BOOTLEG BEATLES: Sun 14 teacher Jill Purce, released his debut the Apocalypse coming to The SEASICK STEVE Sat 10 LIVE IN CONCERT album, `The Much Much How How Wheatsheaf on Sunday 18th. Support Sat 17 Fri 26 & I’ on Transgressive earlier this comes from local heavyweights JESSIE J KATHERINE JENKINS year. Llo played at Irregular Folks’ Drore and Keyed Up. SHOW OF HANDS Sun 18 Summer Session in July, though her set coincided with England’s World AS EVER, don’t forget to tune into DEACON BLUE Mon 19 JERSEY BOYS Cup win against Sweden. More info BBC Oxford Introducing every MAY 2019 Tue 18 Dec – Sun 6 Jan THE MAGIC OF MOTOWN Thu 22 and ticket details at Saturday night between 8-9pm on LITTLE BROTHER ELI bass player Josh Rigal has been talking to CLUB TROPICANA Mon 13 – Sat 18 www.irregularfolks.co.uk. 95.2fm. The dedicated local music Nightshift ahead of the band’s headline show at The O2 Academy this THE AUSTRALIAN PINK Fri 23 show plays the best Oxford releases month. The band play the O2 on Friday 30th November, celebrating the FLOYD SHOW RUMOURS OF Mon 20 and demos as well as featuring release of five singles over the course of this year. FLEETWOOD MAC OXFORD CONTEMPORARY BILLY OCEAN Sat 24 MUSIC hosts Project VEAR and interviews and sessions with local At the beginning of 2018 Little Brother Eli returned to action after a line- MOTOWN’S GREATEST HITS: Thu 23 Voice Park as part of this year’s acts. The show is available to stream up change, promising a new, more disco, less bluesy sound, something HOW SWEET IT IS Christmas Light Festival. The or download as a podcast at Josh put down to a desire to stay musically fresh. interactive, multi-sensory event bbc.co.uk/oxford. “After a couple of line up changes we really just wanted to stay true to takes place at Oxford Castle over ourselves. Alongside that we’re also desperate to do something new and DECEMBER the weekend of the 16th and 17th OXFORD GIGBOT provides a what we’d consider to be innovative. We’d also gigged our last album for ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN Sun 2 JUNE 2019 November. Project VEAR (Voice regular local gig listing update on two years straight, doing over 100 shows a year.