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AUGUST 2014 JULY 2014 Cheeseweasel Promotions presents... Forty Tenth Promotions presents... Sun 3 Wed 9 THE BLUEFIELDS RAINBOW GIRLS £12.50adv £15otd - Roaming Son £10adv £12otd - plus Marty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra The Bluefields are an American rock band from Nashville, BAfter a brilliant gig last year we had to bring them back. The Tennessee featuring Joe Blanton, Warner Hodges, Dan Baird and sound of the Rainbow Girls is a big and boisterous mix of alt- Brad Pemberton. Their rock and roll story might be as pure and country and Americana, with a sprinkling of ethereal folk thrown in simple as the prior statement if it weren’t for the fact that the for good measure. Onstage or on the street, they swap instruments combined band members’ resumes boast platinum record success, and trade lead vocalist duties with an energy and approachability a Grammy nomination, an Americana Hall of Fame Lifetime that’s been known to get folks up and dancing, no matter where Achievement Award and song authorships that have become they may be. Top class stomp folk! www.rainbowgirlsmusic.com iconic, rock and roll standards, making this band far from simple. Magic Teapot presents... thebluefields.com Thu 10 Tue 5 THE WEBB SISTERS LEON HENDRIX £12adv £15otd - plus Sam Semple and Ward Thomas £10adv £12otd The Webb Sisters’ singing and playing (harp, guitar, mandolin, Leon is the younger brother of rock icon Jimi Hendrix, who piano, drums) draws from the folk and pop traditions of Britain encouraged him to pick up a guitar and best known for his and the United States. They have recorded three albums, building original artwork of Jimi and his songwriting regarding his life a following on their travels, achieving album, single and record of growing up as part of the Hendrix legacy. Leon aims to keep the week on iTunes and BBC Radio Two. Charley and Hattie have the Hendrix spirit alive with his own unique tribute to his performed twice for Princess Anne and once for Queen Elizabeth. legendary brother. The show will include a large amount of Jimi They have toured and performed alongside with Richard Hendrix cover versions, some original material and also feature Thompson, Leonard Cohen, Jamie Cullum and Rufus Wainwright special guest John Campbell from top Hendrix band “Are You amongst many others. www.thewebbsisters.com Experienced?”. facebook.com/leonhendrixofficial Magic Teapot presents... Wed 16 Cheeseweasel Promotions presents... Sat 9 IAN MCLAGAN WITH JON NOTARTHOMAS £12adv £15otd SKAM (ALBUM LAUNCH SHOW) Ian McLagan is a genuine, dyed-in-the-wool rock ‘n’ roller. In £7adv £9otd - plus Furies fact, his smiling visage - he was, after all, a member of the Small Formed five years ago by Steve Hill (guitar), Matt Gilmore (bass) Faces and the Faces - would serve as an ideal illustration in the and Ray ‘X-Ray’ Peverill (drums), SKAM are a three-piece, hard proverbial Dictionary of What Is Truly Cool. A British rock legend, rock band based in Leicester, UK. With over 400 gigs to their Ian McLagan’s musical career began in the 1960’s in the UK as the name to date and having played in every major city in the UK and keyboard player for the Small Faces and the Faces. His Wurlitzer Ireland this is a crack live unit with a stage show second to none. electric piano is heard on everything from Stay With Me by the Influenced by bands such as AC/DC, Iron Maiden and The Foo Faces to the smash hit Miss You by The Rolling Stones, and Mac’s Fighters the band have a reputation for delivering no-nonsense, trademark Hammond B-3 organ is featured on the Small Faces gutsy, classic British rock music. Tonight sees the official launch classic Itchycoo Park. ianmclagan.com party for their second album ‘Peacemaker’. skamuk.com Magic Teapot & CheeseweaseL Promotions presents... Magic Teapot presents... Tue 22 Thu 14 JOHN FULLBRIGHT JEFFREY LEWIS & THE JRAMS £10adv £12otd - plus Richard Warren £8adv £10otd - plus Seth Faergolzia (Dufus) John Fullbright is one of the most exciting singer-songwriters to Born and raised New Yorker Jeffrey Lewis leads a double-life, as emerge this decade. His astonishing debut album From the Ground both a comic book artist and an indie-rock musician. Jeffrey’s Up features original songs bursting with a musical and lyrical now 15-year career has included sharing bills and tours with the prowess. His songs capture an America not heard on disc for a very likes of The Vaselines, The Fall, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Roky long time and conjure up an authenticity that recalls all the greats. Erickson, The Mountain Goats, Daniel Johnston, Devo, Pulp and Born in Woody Guthrie’s hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma, he many other luminaries. Appearing in the past as Jeffrey Lewis grew up surrounded by a rich musical heritage. He started playing & The Jitters, Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard and other touring the piano at 5 and learned to play guitar at the legendary Blue ensembles, his newest band incarnation is Jeffrey Lewis & The Door eventually supporting Joe Ely and Jimmy Webb. Jrams (pronounced “drams”) featuring Caitlin Gray on bass and johnfullbrightmusic.com Heather Wagner on drums. thejeffreylewissite.com Xander Promotions presents... Wake Up Promotions presents... Thu 24 Fri 15 CANNED HEAT FLEETWOOD BAC £22.50adv £25otd - plus The Della Grants £10adv £12otd Emerging in 1966, Canned Heat was founded by Alan “Blind Fleetwood Bac have been rated by The Times newspaper as one Owl” Wilson and Bob “The Bear” Hite, the name “Canned Heat” of the UK’s top 5 tribute shows, alongside The Bootleg Beatles, taken from a 1928 recording by Tommy Johnson. The band Bjorn Again and the Counterfeit Stones. They have had rave attained three worldwide hits, “On The Road Again” in 1968, reviews in ‘The Stage’ newspaper, fantastic endorsements from “Let’s Work Together” in 1970 and “Going Up The Country” the UK’s leading Fleetwood Mac fansites, the official Stevie Nicks in 1969 became rock anthems throughout the world with the website and the approval of ‘Big Daddy’ Mick Fleetwood himself; latter being adopted as the unofficial theme song for the film and they have had ecstatic audiences wherever the band have Woodstock and the “Woodstock Generation.” played. fleetwoodbac.com cannedheatmusic.com Mon 25 Fri 25 FALLERS GRACE PETRIE £5 - plus Humble He, Samuel Idwal and special guests TBA £8 £6con - plus Jasmine Kennedy Fallers are an all girl 4 piece band from Leicester, bringing 3 part Grace Petrie comes from Leicester. She writes indie folk rock harmonies together with a variety of percussion, bass and guitar songs (a couple with an acoustic punk twist), plays the guitar to create a mix of folk inspired songs that will have you sitting and sings with a voice that has been likened by listeners to Laura back and chilling out to songs that’ll get your feet tapping and Marling and Kate Nash. In 2010 Grace’s music began to take your hands clapping. Having supported bands such as Emily & a new, political direction. The heartbreaking results of the UK The Woods, My Sad Captains and The Daydream Club, Fallers are general election inspired in her such rage and despair that she off to a great and very exciting start. facebook.com/fallersmusic picked up a guitar and wrote what has become one of the most celebrated anti-establishment anthems of recent times, Farewell to Welfare. gracepetrie.com JULY AUGUST Tue 1 Louise Balkwill & The Gents - £5adv £6door Fri 1 Brothers Groove - £7adv £9otd Invigorating energy and swing from the Jazz starlet and her band. An exciting blend of funk and blues. Wed 2 Katie Buckhaven - £5adv £7door Sat 2 Cliff Stocker & The Legendary Slack Alice Band - £6adv £7otd Breathtaking, fragile and haunting singer-songwriter. A must for all lovers of great rhythm n’ blues. Thu 3 David Wyatt - £5 Sun 3 The Bluefields - £12.50adv £15otd plus Mia & The Moon. Highly popular and unique Leicester singer-songwriter. plus Roaming Son. Nashville rock supergroup feat. Dan Baird and Warner Hodges. Fri 4 Voodoo Room - £8adv £10door Mon 4 Eleanor Friedberger - £7adv £9otd Stunning power trio performing the best of Jimi Hendrix and Cream. plus Courtney Askey and Claire Halford. Magic Teapot presents... Sat 5 Goodtime Recordings IV - £3adv £4door Tue 5 Leon Hendrix - £10adv £12otd feat. The Pale Faces, Subtitles, Preacher & The Bear and K. Magic Teapot presents... The younger brother of rock icon Jimi Hendrix performs his own unique tribute. Sun 6 Closed Wed 6 Steve Parker - £5 Mon 7 The City Acoustic Club - free plus Red Herrings and Dust & Debris. One of Leicester’s folk favourites. Leicester’s original and best open mic night. Thu 7 The 45s - £6adv £8otd Tue 8 Dean Friedman & The South Street Fusion Project - £20 plus The Della Grants. High octane rhythm n’ blues from the Cumbrian schoolmates. plus Boothby Graffoe. An eclectic mix of jazz, rock, pop and world music. Fri 8 The Lewis Hamilton Band - £6adv £7otd Wed 9 Rainbow Girls - £10adv £12door Contemporary blues rock from the rising young star. plus Marty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra. Top class stomp folk. Sat 9 SKAM (Album Launch Show) - £7adv £9otd Thu 10 The Webb Sisters - £12adv £15otd plus Furies. Popular no-nonsense classic rockers launch their new album. plus Sam Semple and Ward Thomas. Magic Teapot presents... Sun 10 Nishe - £5 Fri 11 Dizzy Lizzy - £7adv £8door plus 8MilesHigh. Diverse sounds and exotic rhythms from alternate/indie rockers. Dynamic tribute to Phil Lynott’s Thin Lizzy. Mon 11 The City Acoustic Club - free Sat 12 Porter - £7adv £9door Leicester’s original and best open mic night.