[email protected] nightshift.oxfordmusic.net Free every month NIGHTSHIFT Issue 218 September Oxford’s Music Magazine 2013 Get the party started, it’s... The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm BandOXFORD DUPLICATION CENTRE [email protected] Oxford’s hot jazz steppers talk witches, Office: 01865 457000 Mobile: 07917 775477 ice cream parlours and jazz riots. Supporting Oxfordshire Bands with Affordable Professional CD Duplication Also in this issue: FANTASTIC BAND RATES WILDERNESS and SUPERNORMAL ON ALL SERVICES Professional Thermal Printed CDs reviewed Full Colour/Black & White Introducing TRAPS Silver or White Discs Design Work Support plus Digital Printing Packaging Options Local music news, reviews, previews and Fulfilment photo: Andrew Ogilvy Recommended by Matchbox Recordings Ltd, Poplar Jake, Undersmile, four pages of gigs. Desert Storm, Turan Audio Ltd, Nick Cope, Prospeckt, Paul Jeffries, Alvin Roy, Pete The Temp, Evolution, Coozes, Blue Moon and many more... NIGHTSHIFT: PO Box 312, Kidlington, OX5 1ZU. Phone: 01865 372255 DHP PRESENTS ALTTICKETS.CO.UK FACEBOOK.COM/ALTTICKETS.CO.UK ALTTICKETS.CO.UK NEWS Nightshift: PO Box 312, Kidlington, OX5 1ZU Phone: 01865 372255 email: [email protected] Online: nightshift.oxfordmusic.net AETHARA bow out with a headline set at Skeletor’s monthly metal show at the O2 Academy this month. The band, who formed in 2010 and have consistently been described as one of the brightest young talents on the GATHERING local metal scene, announced their split on THE OXFORD RECORD LOCAL NATIVES LONDON GRAMMAR their Facebook with the message, “We are sad to announce that after four years, we DVD & CD FAIR are calling time on Aethara. From day one, CANDY SAYS CHARLIE BOYER & THE VOYEURS CHASING GRACE we aimed to write, record and perform the St ALDATES PARISH CENTRE CHEATHAHS CHLÖE HOWL DANCING YEARS DRENGE FYFE music that we all love, and we have made 40 Pembroke St, St Aldates, OX1 1BP the unanimous decision that the best way st JAY BROWN JJ ROSA KIMBERLY ANNE MT. WOLF PORT ISLA to continue is to move on to new musical Saturday 21 September WILD SWIM preview songs from their pastures. We would like to thank every PYYRAMIDS RUEN BROTHERS RYAN KEEN SWEET WILLIAM 10am-4pm forthcoming debut album at a show at promoter who has given us a show, every TEMPLES TO KILL A KING TROUMACA the North Wall this month. The local band we’ve shared the stage with, and Rock/pop/jazz/soul/reggae/indie/all other genres electro-pop band are set to enter the studio everyone who has come to a gig or bought Accessories/memoriabillia/books. WAXAHATCHEE WOLF ALICE with producer Steve Osborne throughout our music, and in doing so, made the last Brand new and back catalogue/Rare Vinyl September but will be playing the one-off four years absolutely fucking brilliant”. www.usrfairs.co.uk MANY MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED show at the Summertown arts centre on The Skeletor show is on Saturday 28th Saturday 7th. September. Aethara are supported by Mask Guitarist and keyboard player Jamie Jay of Judas, Fleisch, Lest We Forget and spoke to Nightshift about the band’s recent Demask Thyself. Tickets are on sale from the activities and plans: “We’ve been writing Academy box office. our debut album for the last two months and are going into the studio in early September ADAM BARNES, Black Hats, Dance a O ACADEMY OXFORD // ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST // THE BULLINGDON // PORT MAHON 2 to record with Steve. The writing period la Plage, Deer Chicago, Sweet William, EAST OXFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE // COWLEY ROAD METHODIST CHURCH // TRUCK STORE has given us the opportunity to experiment Toliesel, Empty White Circles, The Scholars, with different sounds and explore the widest Listing Ships and Duchess are the first SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER // WWW.GATHERINGFESTIVAL.CO.UK range of our influences, from Jeff Buckley acts to be confirmed for this year’s Oxjam £20 ALL AGES, UNDER 14 TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT to Marcel Dettman. As a result the new Takeover. The annual city-wide festival, material seems to be much more groovy than which raises money for Oxfam, takes place our previous offerings and (singer) Richard on Saturday 12th October, from 3pm to is discovering his inner James Brown. The 3am, at The Cellar, The Wheatsheaf, Purple North Wall show will be an opportunity for us Turtle, Turl Street Kitchen, St Michael of to give the new tracks an outing for the first the Northgate Church and New Road Baptist Friday 30 August Thursday 10 October Sunday 03 November Tuesday 12 November time, gauge audience reactions and Richard’s Church. Visit www.oxjamoxford.co.uk even toying with the idea of a stage dive to The Marsh Harrier Oxford POKEY LA FARGE KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES MAD DOG MCREA THE RIFLES mark the occasion. Fingers crossed. As for YOU CAN NOW RELIVE THIS are looking for acts O2 ACADEMY2 O2 ACADEMY2 THE BULLINGDON O2 ACADEMY2 the future, we have our third single out in SUMMER’S CORNBURY FESTIVAL October and will be playing a string of shows in the comfort of your own home from this Are you in a band? to accompany that release as well.” month with the release of `Live At The singer songwriter? solo artist? Thursday 12 September Friday 11 October Wednesday 06 November Thursday 21 November The new album is pencilled in for an early Original Cornbury Music Festival 2013’ 2014 release. Tickets for the North Wall gig album. The double album features 32 tracks Then get in touch SUPERFOOD JOHNNY FLYNN WILLE & THE BANDITS MOULETTES are on sale now, priced £10, from recorded live at the event, including virtually THE BULLINGDON O2 ACADEMY2 THE BULLINGDON THE JERICHO www.thenorthwall.org. Kill Murray are ever act performing on the two main stages, support for the night. from headliners Squeeze and Keane to local @ [email protected] starlets Candy Says. Proceeds from the CD Tuesday 24 September Thursday 24 October Saturday 09 November Thursday 21 November THE JERICHO TAVERN is looking for sales will go to Helen & Douglas House or call 01865 718225 THE 1975 LANTERNS ON THE LAKE RUARRI JOSEPH TURIN BRAKES bands for gigs on Fridays and Saturdays at hospice. the venue. In-house engineer Andy Nichol Visit www.cornburyfestival.com for more O2 ACADEMY | SOLD OUT THE BULLINGDON THE BULLINGDON O2 ACADEMY2 wants to hear from any local band looking details. for a show. Email him at oxfordpahire@ hotmail.co.uk AS EVER, don’t forget to tune into BBC Thursday 26 September Wednesday 30 October Sunday 10 November Thursday 05 December Oxford Introducing every Saturday evening MELANIE PAIN BEANS ON TOAST BROTHER & BONES NIGHT BEDS THE JAMES STREET TAVERN hosts between 8-9pm on 95.2fm. The dedicated New classes starting every Wednesday a free music and ale* festival over the local music show plays the best Oxford from 18th September: THE JERICHO THE BULLINGDON THE BULLINGDON O2 ACADEMY2 th th weekend of the 14 -15 September. Fall releases and demos as well as featuring 11.45 am - 12.45 pm Festival features sets from The Cellar interviews, studio sessions, gig reviews and @ The Yoga Garden, Summertown Family, Bright Works, The Gees, The local music news. The show is available to Tuesday 08 October Saturday 02 November Sunday 10 November Dublings, Move Somethin’ Soundsystem stream or download as a podcast at 7.30 - 9.00 pm FOSSIL COLLECTIVE THE GROWLERS VILLAGERS and Simon Batten on the Saturday, and bbc.co.uk/oxford. @ The West Oxford Communiy Centre, Grudle Bay, Matt Sage, Hannah Bruce, Regularly updated local music news is O ACADEMY2 THE BULLINGDON O ACADEMY Botley Rd (in the Mary Town room) - 07812 728720 Tel 2 2 GIGSINOXFORD.CO.UK Swindlestock, Huck, Ags Connolly and available online at www.musicinoxford. Ragdoll on the Sunday. co.uk. The site also features interactive (* - the music’s free, the ale isn’t, sadly) reviews, a gig guide, photo gallery and more. [email protected] ALTTICKETS.CO.UK FACEBOOK.COM/ALTTICKETS.CO.UK ALTTICKETS.CO.UK ALTTICKETS.CO.UK FACEBOOK.COM/ALTTICKETS.CO.UK A quiet word with personal because most of the band since the beginning of 2013 people discover good old-school hot jazz people who gossip about us the come from Catholic immigrant who buy tickets are coming back to to buy readily-available sounds. better. You’ll know if we all give backgrounds but that’s just a every single show we do.” Have things improved? up drinking because the economy coincidence. We’re here to stay There have been a fair few “I really think it is easier. Locally will collapse.” whether you like or not.” guest appearances from local both Rapture and Truck Store have Stuart may be coy about his The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band And there’s `King of the Swingers’ luminaries at those shows, often a nice selection, and great staff band’s drinking habits, but that and `King of Wine’, lyrically more from unexpected quarters: Juju ,and I frequently see good stuff on reputation was hardly hindered in keeping with TORFSB’s hard- from Candy Says, Asher Dust, sale in Gloucester Green market earlier this year when they partying reputation. Is there an Nick Kenny (Long Insiders), the on Thursday mornings. So all is launched their own line of cider autobiographical edge to those, or Brickwork Lizards, Loz Colbert, not lost.” earlier this year. Was that just an element of wishful thinking? Mr Shaodow, and Vienna Ditto limited run? How’s it gone down “I enjoy the imagery of opulence have all teamed up with the THE RISE AND RISE OF THE (literally and figuratively)? and grandeur on records like Rabbits along the way.