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ISSUE 28 / MAY 2014 / FREE @omsmagazine ALSO INSIDE GRUDLE BAY / GLASS ANIMALS / METRONOMY / WILD BEASTS / REAL ESTATE / RODDY WOOMBLE / BOSSAPHONIK NEWS news Candy Says , the new band fronted D Fest , the free festival in the garden at the Red Lion pub in by ex-Little Fish frontperson Juju Drayton, originally started to ease the post-Truck blues, have Sophie are appearing at Truck Store announced their lineup for 26 July. Headliner is former on 29 May. The band are releasing Supergrass member Mick Quinn’s dB Band and they’re joined their debut album Not Kings , all the by Empty Vessels, Happy Hooves and Balloon Ascents and tracks being recorded in Juju’s many more. There’ll be an acoustic lounge and marquee and garage at home. You can hear the outside bar and fine food. Meanwhile, festival organiser Craig single and title track, a slice of Evans (pictured), former electronic pop sunshine at candysays.it. Not Kings is released Dead Jerichos frontman, has on CD, vinyl and cassette on 28 May. been posing for a modelling session for ‘barbers & male grooming specialists’ Mur - dock London showing guys how to wet shave properly (we SIMPLESIMPLMPLLEE didn’t know he was even of the shaving age yet!). You can see the results at murdocklondon.com/themurdockman/ how-to-wet-shave-at-home WITH MELANIEMELANMELANIE C MINDSMMININDS AND MARCMARC ALMONDALMOND Last issue’s cover stars Flights Of Helios are set to perform their SCOUTINGSSCOOOUUTITINNGG KKIDID soundtrack for the 1920s animated film The Adventures of Prince KIDKID Achmed by Lotte Reiniger again. The show is part of the FORFFOOROR GIRLSGGIRLSLS Museums at Night schedule at the Ashmolean on 16 May and it’s CCREOLEREOLO E free to enter. The band also appeared with the film at the Pitt 10cc10cc & THET E CCOCONUTSOCONUTS Rivers Museum recently – read our review on page 13 of this issue. Irregular Folk heads back down to The Perch pub at Binsey OPHIEOOPHPHIE LLISLLLILIS EXTOREXTORTOR SUZANNEUUZZANNEANNNE V EGAE during the summer for another one-off all-dayer in the Local act Huck & the Xander Band , fronted by erstwhile Epstein S E B GEORGIEGEOREORGIE FAMFAM E HUDSONHUDSONN TAYLORTAYLOR amazing Bedouin tent in the garden. A varied musical lineup bassplayer Huck, perform their audio/visual stage show & GUYGUY BARKERBARKER’S BIGBIG BANDBABAND matching the grand surroundings includes: London’s baroque Alexander The Great, A Folk Operetta at the Old Fire Station on pop outfit The Irrepressibles (pictured), You Are Wolf, The May 12 June. The show is inspired by Huck’s six week tour of the US, HOTEIHOTEI LUKE FRIEND Birds along with Oxford’s Duotone, Salvation Bill and Jess exploring literature, country/folk and jazz/blues. Listen to the music STAXSSTTAAAXSXS with SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES WITH GARYG A R Y U S B O N D S Hall. Speaking about the lineup, chief Folker Vez told OMS “The from the show by visiting huckandxander.bandcamp.com. SPECIALSPECIAL GUESTGUEST PPEATBOGEAATTBOGB G FFAEFAERIESAAERIES artists are a mixture of showstoppers from our previous gigs, Tickets are £10 or £8 concessions from oxfordplayhouse.com N I N A N E S B I T T artists we consider to be among the finest boundary pushing HOLYHOLLYY MOLYMOLLLYY & locals, and a lush selection of brand new bands”. Affordable THETHE CRACKERSCRACKERCKERS LLISSIEIISSSSSSSIIIEE RUSRUSTYSTY SSHACKLEHAACKLECCKLE eats and real ales also on hand. Tickets are £15 in advance Oxfordshire bands looking to busy up their gig schedules and REVEREND PEYTON'S BIG DAMNMNN BAND (from We Got Tickets or Truck Store) or £20 on the door. The get some exposure (in a legal way) ought to get in touch with Summer Session is on Saturday 12 July, music starts at 2pm. Cornbury Festival and Yardfest in Bicester. THETHE LOTTERYLOTTERY WINNERS THE DDUALERSUALERS Yardfest is an indoor festival in its second year, held at the Courtyard Youth Centre in Bicester – they are looking for THE ABSOLUABSOLUTE RADIODIO COMEDY EMPORIUM Local music promoter Daisy Rodgers celebrate 5 years in show bands to join their lineup for Friday 11 July which already business at the Jericho Tavern on 17 May. The popular nights includes Blitz Kids, Hype Theory, Scholars and Attention JEREMY HARDHARDY | MILESILES JUPP | AL MURRAURRAY sound like a Who’s Who of local talent and previous nights Thieves. Contact Centre Manager Jeremy Leggett at KIDS ZONE have included performances by Spring Offensive, Alphabet [email protected] Circus Skills | Storytelling | Junkunk Percussion | Magic Shows | Musicalusical Theatre WWorkshops | Moo MMusic Backwards, Half Rabbits, August List, Beta Blocker, Wild Cornbury Festival are looking for six unsigned local acts Face Painting | Clay Sculptureculpture | Withy Weaving | Animation | Groovy Records | Carnival Masksasks Swim and many more. Ticket prices are kept to a bare to open the weekend’s proceedings at the campside stage Snot The Dragon | Bhangra Tots | Bollywood Dance | Glamba | Puppet Shows minimum – at just £2 for the early bird, who could refuse! on Thursday 3 July. To win one of these slots and get The Epstein headline this birthday bash, with more to be tickets for the rest of the weekend, acts should apply at Painting & Making | Garden Gamesames | Interactive Musical Installationnstallation and World Class Streettreet Theatre announced. Go to daisyrogers.com for gig info. www.jackoxfordshire.co.uk by midnight on 15 June. Fairground | Gourmet Caterersaterers | Festival Shops | Disco Shedhed | Amazing VIP and Glamping WWW.CORNBURYMUSICFESTIVAL.COMWWWW.CORNBUR.C.CORNBURYMUSICFESTIVTIVVAL.COMAL.COM Oxfordshire Music Scene is published by Back & to the Left. Editor: Stewart Garden. Contact: [email protected]. Design: Simon Minter at nineteenpoint.com Thanks to all the contributors: Leo Bowder, Celina MacDonald, Kerry Smallman, Andrew Fletcher, Andrew Grillo, James Cunning, Chris Blizzard, Tom McKibbin, Liz Green, Michael Chilcott. ENGLAND’SENGLLAND’SAND S MOST CIVILISEDCIVILISED GATHERINGGATHERING SEE BACK ISSUES AT WWW.BACK2LEFT.CO.UK OXFORDSHIRE MUSIC SCENE / MAY 2014 / 3 REVIEWS local releases d r a z z i l B s i r h C GLASS ANIMALS glass animals beats on this ridiculously smooth and immersive track. If peanut butter gooey vibes can be adopted as a musical term, it might sum up the listening Oxford’s latest buzz band and they are certainly deserving of the experience of Gooey . Second track attention. New EP Gooey is refreshing and exciting, especially ‘Holiest’, featuring New York’s Tei for a sound that seems to have more reverb than instruments. Shi, is equally moving but intensely The title track’s bubbly, electronic drums are deceptively strong darker, her strong vocals creating underneath Dave Bayley’s husky whisper, the overall sound, at a nice dynamic with Bayley’s voice. The accompanying ‘Gooey’ once, celestial and underwater. “You just wanna know those remixes are intriguing variations as well as a good excuse to peanut butter vibes” the singer woos over the throbbing electric hear the eponymous track three more times. (CM) candy says we’ll give you a cast-iron guarantee you’ll be able to sing not kings along to it after just one play, whether you want to or not. Pretty unrecognisable from previous incarnation Little “Gotta get out before my heart Fish, this is the title track for the Candy Says debut album explodes” is the refrain, and with release. Subtle, melodic synths and electronic drum the more accessible sound on patterns are to the fore, Juju’s captivating, multi-tracked display here, it’s not a stretch of vocals and handclaps giving it a bit of heart and soul. the imagination to think that Candy Says could match, or even Overall, it’s totally poppy, more-ish and radio-friendly, and outstrip, Little Fish in a popularity contest. (SG) black hats new wave influences are all present and correct, along with a no more smoke generous helping of funky basslines, squelchy keys and reverberating Pretty much a household name throughout Oxfordshire, Black guitars. ‘No More Smoke’ doesn’t Hats latest, an explosive taste of their next mini-album Does exactly travel a road we’ve never That Make You Nervous? , is as dynamic, floor-friendly, and been down before, but it’s certainly well-realised as we have come to expect. Their trademark mod/ a decent pop song. (CM) 4 / OXFORDSHIRE MUSIC SCENE / MAY 2014 DESIGNED BY NINETEENPOINT: WWW.NINETEENPOINT.COM FEATURES FEATURES t’s been almost 3 years follow, but [the songs have] which Spring Offensive work with other people, Isince this magazine ended up having a lot in approach everything but for Young Animal Hearts spoke to Spring Offensive, common. You could say around their music. 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