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[email protected] nightshift.oxfordmusic.net Free every month NIGHTSHIFT Issue 211 February Oxford’s Music Magazine 2013 “There’s always room for a spoon solo!” STORNOWAY telling tales Also in this month’s issue: Introducing DALLAS DON’T Foals’ `Holy Fire’ reviewed plus All your local music news, reviews, previews and five pages of Oxford gigs. photo: Pal Hansen 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: nightshift.oxfordmusic.net Bands or solo acts wanting to play at The Punt can submit demos, either by emailing links to online music (no sound files, please) to [email protected], or sending CDs to Nightshift, PO Box 312, Kidlington, OX5 1ZU. In both cases, please clearly mark STORNOWAY play an acoustic set your demo PUNT and include both as part of a Childish Things music phone and email contact details and special at The New Theatre this a brief biog of the band. Only acts month. The local folk-pop heroes, from Oxfordshire may apply, you whose two headline shows at can’t apply if you played The Punt Oxford Town Hall this month have last year and, due to the licensing already sold out, join KT Tunstall, conditions of all the venues, only Newton Faulkner and Bug bands aged over 18 will be eligible. Prentice on Monday 4th February. Deadline for demos is the 10th Childish Things, now in its ninth March, with the line-up announced year, is an annual fundraising on the 15th. concert for Helen & Douglas House As ever, a limited number of all- Hospice, the world’s first children’s venue Punt passes will be on sale hospice. Hosted by comedian Rob from early February. GUNNING FOR TAMAR play their biggest hometown show to date Brydon, this is the first dedicated when they headline the O2 Academy on Saturday 16th March. Childish Things music concert and TRUCK FESTIVAL TICKETS The local math-rock faves are launching their new `Camera Lucida’ is followed on the Tuesday and go on sale from 7pm on Monday 4th EP, which is released on Alcopop! that week. The EP is also released in Wednesday by the traditional music February. This year’s Truck takes France, The Netherlands and Belgium on Hip!Hip!Hip! Records and in and comedy nights. Tickets, priced place on Friday 19th and Saturday Spain on Desert Pearl Union. £25, are available from the New 20th July at Hill Farm in Steventon. The Academy show is the first date on an extensive UK tour throughout Theatre box office or online at www. Last year’s event was the first March and April, followed by a month-long tour around Europe, finishing atgtickets.com. Tickets are also under the new management of Y in Germany on 11th May. on sale from all Helen & Douglas Not Festival and sold out, earning a Support for the Oxford show comes from Wot Gorilla?, Salvation House shops in Witney, Thame, number of nominations at the annual Bill and Phil McMinn. Tickets, priced £6, are on sale now via Abingdon, Chipping Norton and UK Festival Awards. Visit www. Ticketweb, or from the Academy box office. Visit www.facebook.com/ Wallingford. Visit www.facebook. truckfestival.com for more news. gunningfortamar for more news and gig info. com/childishthingsshow TRUCK STORE celebrates its THE OXFORD PUNT is open for second birthday this month with a Salvation Bill, New Carnival and local shops like Truck. As well as acts to apply to play. As reported in full day of live music instore. The Jordan O’Shea are the acts already a wide selection of CDs and vinyl, last month’s Nightshift, the annual Cowley Road shop is Oxford’s lined up. they also sell a comprehensive range showcase of unsigned Oxford only independent record store and, Other Truck instores planned for of local bands’ music and provide an talent takes place on Wednesday depending on the future of HMV, February are Artclasssink and The important service for local acts and 8th May, featuring 16 acts at The may soon be the only dedicated Method on Thursday 14th, and Very promoters. Use them or lose them. Purple Turtle, The Cellar, The music retailer in the city. Nice Harry and The Drakes on Visit www.truckmusicstore.co.uk Wheatsheaf, The Duke’s Cut and The birthday celebrations take place Friday 15th. for all sorts of news and stuff. the newly-opened White Rabbit in on Sunday 10th February, starting We know we bang on about this Friar’s Entry, off Gloucester Green. at 1pm. Trophy Wife, Rhosyn, kind of thing, but it’s vital to support BBC OXFORD INTRODUCING has moved to a new time slot. The dedicated local music show is now OMD head a host of big names coming to The broadcast on Saturdays at 8pm, New Theatre later this year. The synth-pop putting it in line with all other BBC legends return to Oxford on Monday 6th May, Introducing regional shows. Dave their first show in town since 2007, to promote Gilyeat presents the hour-long new album `English Electric’. Tickets, priced show on 95.2fm, playing the best £33.50, are on sale from www.atgtickets.com. new Oxford releases and demos, Other shows of note at the venue include Simple as well as featuring interviews and Minds on Thursday 3nd May, as part of their sessions with local acts. The show is Greatest Hits tour, and an evening with Bryan available to listen to online all week Ferry on Sunday 3rd November. at bbc.co.uk/oxford as well as to Also coming to the New Theatre in 2012 is download as a podcast. a feast of big-name folk acts in the form of Regularly updated local music Bellowhead (Wed 13th February); Formerly of news is available online at www. the Dubliners (Wed 20th March) and Steeleye musicinoxford.co.uk. The site also Span (Fri 29th March). Tickets for all shows, as features interactive reviews, a gig well as further gig news, at www.atgtickets.com. guide, photo gallery and more. COMING SOON TO THE NEW THEATRE CHILDISH THINGS 9 NEWSgardens, the Newman Rooms and MUSIC NIGHT Gloucester Green. STARRING Last year’s Folk Weekend has been NEWTON FAULKNER shortlisted for an Epic Award, which STORNOWAY, celebrates amateur music and arts KT TUNSTALL events across the UK. & MORE Tickets for the festival are on sale LAST FEW now. Adult weekend tickets are £48 HOSTED BY SEATS ROB BRYDON (£42 concessions; £30 for under-18s REMAINING ALICE COOPER is the surprise and £20 for under-12s). Visit MILTON JONES JIMMY CARR headline act for the opening night www.folkweekendoxford.co.uk. FRI 1 FEB SAT 2 FEB MON 4 FEB of Fairport Convention’s annual Cropredy Festival this year. The THE CELLAR launches two new veteran rocker tops the bill on live music club nights this month. Thursday 8th August and is joined by CHILDISH Continuing to excel at hosting an rd Edward II and Fairport Acoustic, DAUGHTER play Oxford Town Hall on Tuesday 23 April. The Lon- THINGS 9 eclectic range of music, the venue don band, centred around singer and guitarist Elena Tonra, signed to 4AD among others. hosts The Hoodoo Club on Saturday COMEDY 10cc top the Friday night bill, last year and release their debut album, `If You Leave’, in March. The trio 2nd February, featuring alt.country alongside The Levellers and have enjoyed widespread critical acclaim for their fragile, brooding pop, NIGHT and Americana. The inaugural night Kathryn Roberts and Seth Lakeman, releasing their last EP, `The Wild Youth’, on Mumford & Sons’ Commun- STARRING features raucous Cajun, zydeco and while Fairport themselves play their ion label, and selling out their January UK tour. Tickets for the Town Hall JOSH WIDDICOMBE, bluegrass outfit Police Dog Hogan, traditional Saturday night headline show are on sale now, priced £13, from www.alt-tickets.co.uk. HAL CRUTTENDEN as well as local Americana crew set. Saturday’s bill also features Nik & MORE Swindlestock. On Sunday 17th, Reckless Sleepers, Traps, Chris Johnson at the Holywell Music Kershaw and Peatbog Faeries. Line-up varies each night, Brainlove Records kick off a new Grant, Firegazers and more to be Room on Thursday 28th February; Tickets for this year’s Cropredy please check when booking Label Profile Sessions night, each added. The entire weekend is free, Susanna Borsch and Daniel Teruggi Festival, which runs from Thursday PAM ANN month featuring bands and DJs from but donations are welcome and at Modern on Art on Friday 1st 8th-Saturday 10th August, go on sale TUE 5 - WED 6 FEB FRI 8 - SAT 9 FEB SUN 10 FEB small indie labels from around the there’s a raffle to help raise funds. March and Phill Niblock, Thomas from 1st February at country. Iceland’s Oyama play Visit www.wittstock.co.uk for more Ankesmit, Ornis and Valerio Trio www.fairportconvention.com. live, while label honcho Mat details. at Modern Art on Saturday 2nd Riviere is on the decks. Visit www. March. Exhibitions by Rolf Julius OXFORD FOLK WEEKEND cellaroxford.co.uk for details of all THE ORIGINAL RABBIT FOOT and Helmut Lemke run from 25th is set to return later this year. The the venue’s gig and club nights. SPASM BAND launch their own February through to early March at festival takes place over weekend brand of cider at a special show at Modern Art and Brookes University. of 19th-21st April. As with last ONE WEEKEND CLOSER The Big Bang in the Oxford castle Visit www.audiograft.com.