Funk Soul Brother OBS Unplugged Kevin Montgomery & The
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
December 2010 January 2011 Thu 2 OBS Unplugged Lulo Rienhardt’s Latin Swing Project Throughout January (see over for dates) £10 plus The Gadjos £2 with flyer £3door Lulo Reinhardt is a spontaneous and spirited musician who is led An extension to the already popular Original Band Showcase, OBS by the guitar into musical voyages of discovery. His curiosity has Unplugged is specifically for acoustic acts, singer-songwriters and taken him to southern Spain in search of flamenco roots, and to duo’s of any genre. The chosen artists will participate in a series South America, exploring various musical styles of Latin Jazz. Lulo of high profile showcases throughout January. With over fifty acts expresses his artistic personality in his gypsy influences, reflecting taking part these shows promise to be great nights showcasing his character. www.myspace.com/luloreinhardt the some of the best established and emerging talent that the East Midlands has to offer. Sun 5 Tue 4 Steve Conte & The Crazy Truth Kevin Montgomery & The Roadtrippers (Michael Monroe, New York Dolls guitarist) £14 plus support £10 plus Melodramas and Kafka Diva Kevin Montgomery grew up on Nashville’s Music Row as a child of “He sings, he shreds… great songs, great band!” - Andy York parents whose careers crossed over from country music to the early, (John Mellencamp); “Good, old-fashioned ‘70s NYC barroom Rock seminal days of American rock ‘n’ roll. While the contemporary yet ‘n Roll.” - Music Tap; “I love it!” - Cheetah Chrome (The Dead timeless feel of Kevin’s own music is strongly influenced by the Boys); “Steve Conte is Rock-n-Roll, with taste!”- Rick Richards ‘California Country-Rock’ of artists like Gram Parsons, The Eagles, (Georgia Satellites/Izzy Stradlin); “Consummate talent and and Roger McGuinn, his deeply resonant songwriting recalls the relentless passion ...but it rocks like crazy!” - Billy Squier Americana-flavored storytelling of Bruce Springsteen and Jackson www.myspace.com/stevecontecrazytruth Browne. www.kevinmontgomery.com Thu 16 Lay-Z Boi Music presents.. Roger Wilson Fri 14 £7 plus Matti Wilson Charlie & The Martyrs Roger Wilson is sounding better than ever, his performances £5 plus support drawing on the combination of his own songwriting, traditional Charlie Jones (BBC Singer/Songwriter of the Year - Finalist 2008) folk songs and fiddle tunes and the work of several of his favorite and some of Nottingham and Leicester’s most creative and writers, notably Hank Williams and Tom Waits. He performs in captivating musicians, Charlie & The Martyrs are amazing crowds clubs, concerts, festivals and dance events, and enjoys a busy far and wide with their unique style of melodic indie/pop ‘n’ roll. parallel career as a workshop leader and teacher. Charlie & The Martyrs are set to take off as they hit the rest of the www.myspace.com/littlebackroom UK with a live set that will blow you away, www.myspace.com/charlieandthemartyrs Mon 20 Greenbird Promotions presents… The Tall Man At The Back: Tue 18 A Tribute to Tom Westmoreland John Kirkpatrick £3 feat: Mother Hubbard, Sally Barker, Mellow Baku, £8 plus Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell Kevin Hewick and others. From the late 1960s John Kirkpatrick has been at the very forefront The Tall Man is back for another all star showcase featuring the of innovative folk in Britain and has played witth the Albion Band, cream of Leicester’s musicians. Over the last year we have raised Steeleye Span, the Richard Thompson Band, Brass Monkey and more than £2000 for the CF Trust and the CF ward at Glenfield Band of Hope, as well as establishing himself as a brilliant solo act. Hospital and we hope there will be much more to come! Tom is Winner of Musician of the Year at the 2010 BBC Radio 2 2010 Folk sadly missed by all who knew him and these fine musicians are Awards, he is quite simply, as fRoots said “in a class of his own.” here to pay tribute to Leicester’s greatest bass player. www.johnkirkpatrick.co.uk Cheeseweasel Promotions presents… El Pussycat Ska & Kingsize Sat 22 Tue 28 and Wed 29 £7 El Pussycat are no longer young boys blasting out 100 mph ska. Forever Living Dead “You’re just too fast, too loud, too loud!!”said the godfather of £5 plus support ska Laurel Aitken. These days they keep their sound, which goes Forever Living Dead are a Leicester based 4-piece alternative rock back to the 50’s roots of bluebeat and ska, relaxed and rock band with big choruses, catchy harmonies and raw edged riffs. steady. Leicester’s other top ranking ska band Kingsize play foot- Combining the sounds and image of today’s music scene with stompin’, house rocking Kingsized arrangements of the finest their own unique brand of heavy rock, few would bet against original Jamaican ska sounds. Their style draws heavily on the these guys realising their ambition to make it on to the big stage. classic Studio One song catalogue and traditional big band sounds of ‘60s ska. www.elpussycat.co.uk www.kingsize-ska.com Fri 31st Fri 28 New Years Eve Blowout with... Funk Soul Brother Moonlight Sinatras £5 £8adv £10door As the name suggests the Funk Soul Brother band is a tight knit Dipping into six decades of rock and pop and with lashings of unit of friends featuring brother and sister lead vocal team Adam good humor thrown in, we are delighted to have 2010’s most and Anna Ross. They are dedicated to giving the best possible glamorous hedonists - David Wyatt, Carl ‘Fanny’ Dawson, Lee performance and keeping all the audience on the dance floor. Spreadbury, Simon Gilroy and Jordan Birtles, to help us rock ‘n’ roll Many of the band members have worked together in a number the New Year in, in style. of different groups giving an unrivalled depth to the musical understanding within the band. Need a gig? Contact Darren on either 07970 529 760 or [email protected] 8.00pm until midnight Sunday to Thursday 8.00pm until 1.00am Friday and Saturday Live music starts around 9.00pm Full disabled access and facilities December January Wed 1 Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies - £10 Sat 1 Closed plus support. Sun 2 OBS Unplugged presents… - £2 with flyer £3door Thu 2 Lulo Reinhardt’s Latin Swing Project - £10 feat. Kieran Hebden, Humble He, Davenport Folk, Jinnwoo. plus The Gadjos. Flamenco roots and Latin Jazz. Mon 3 Musician Open Stage - free Fri 3 Keep it Cash - £8 Electric and acoustic open mic session. Bands welcome. Johnny Cash tribute. Tue 4 Kevin Montgomery & The Roadtrippers - £14 Sat 4 AB/CD - £10 plus support. Popular Americana from Nashville. AC/DC tribute. Wed 5 OBS Unplugged presents… - £2 with flyer £3door Sun 5 Steve Conte & The Crazy Truth - £10 feat. Bowen and The Tide, Sorry No Refunds, The Keepsakes, Silver Lining. plus Melodramas and Kafka Diva. Michael Monroe, New York Dolls guitarist. Thu 6 OBS Unplugged presents… - £2 with flyer £3door Mon 6 Musician Open Stage - free feat. Kristy Gallacher, Joel Owen and the Antoine Band, Steve Faulkner. Electric and acoustic open mic session. Bands welcome. Fri 7 OBS Unplugged presents… - £2 with flyer £3door Tue 7 Dan Reed - £10adv £12door feat. Calder McLaughlin, The Heartland Roots Band, Grace and The Magic Roots. Full band show. Sat 8 Blueswamp Southern - £5 Wed 8 King King - £8adv £10door plus Greg & Tonia Tempest. Blues and roots. Stinging blues-rock from Alan Nimmo. Sun 9 OBS Unplugged presents… - £2 with flyer £3door Thu 9 David Wyatt - £5 feat. Martha Bean, Rogue State Circus, The Daydream Club, The Wagon Tales. plus Steve Faulkner. Mon 10 Musician Open Stage - free Fri 10 The Quireboys - £15 Electric and acoustic open mic session. Bands welcome. plus The Breakdowns. This is rock ‘n’ roll! Tue 11 OBS Unplugged presents… - £2 with flyer £3door Sat 11 John Otway - £10 feat. Rich Rainbow, The Kirkland Turn, Pesky Alligators, Markus Reeves. Sun 12 Aynsley Lister - £10 Wed 12 OBS Unplugged presents… - £2 with flyer £3door Blues guitar hotshot. feat. Find Pocket Girl, Martin Brown, Elizabeth Cornish. Mon 13 Musician Open Stage - free Thu 13 OBS Unplugged presents… - £2 with flyer £3door Electric and acoustic open mic session. Bands welcome. feat. Wife Divorces Man After Hotel Leap, John Budding. Tue 14 Stevie Jones & The Wildfires - £4adv £5door Fri 14 Charlie & The Martyrs - £5 plus The Abrahams and Evangeline. Stevie Jones presents... plus support. Lay-Z Boi Music presents... Wed 15 Sinnerboy - £7 Sat 15 Piston Broke - £5 Rory Gallagher tribute. Xander Promotions presents… Thu 16 Roger Wilson - £7 Sun 16 OBS Unplugged presents… - £2 with flyer £3door plus Matti Wilson. Talented folk singer-songwriter. feat. The Stevie Jones selection. Fri 17 Diesel Park West - £10 Mon 17 Musician Open Stage - free plus support. Electric and acoustic open mic session. Bands welcome. Sat 18 Simon ‘Honeyboy’ Hickling - £7 Tue 18 John Kirkpatrick - £8 plus D.J’s Blues Bar. Blues harmonica ace. plus Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell. Greenbird Promotions presents… Sun 19 Nine Below Zero - £12adv £14door Wed 19 An Evening with Chris Conway - £5 Xander Promotions presents… Chris Conway and guests. Mon 20 The Tall Man At The Back: A Tribute to Tom Westmoreland - £3 Thu 20 Clara Barker & Lucy Ward - £6 feat: Mother Hubbard, Sally Barker, Mellow Baku, Kevin Hewick and many more. Forty Tenth Promotions presents… Tue 21 Kafka Diva - £3 Fri 21 Fred Zeppelin - £6adv £8door plus support. Xander Promotions presents… Wed 22 Maximum Humbug! - £4adv Sat 22 Forever Living Dead - £5 with echolocation, Scaley Fuego and Gestalt plus support. Up-and-coming alternative rockers. Thu 23 Bandjaxed - £10 Sun 23 ProstAid Jazz Day - £10 LOROS fund raiser Midday till 7pm.