Club Ugly: Tuesday 27th April, 2010
The Loves:
On their long journeys between haunted castles and cowboy ghost towns Scooby, Shaggy and the rest of the gang liked to chill out in the comfort of the Mystery Machine and explore the boundaries of recreational drug-use and inter-species dating while listening to their favourite band, The Loves. While we can’t promise any talking dogs this time around, a visit from The Loves always means some straight up, blissful rock n’ roll, perfect for meddling kids of all ages.
"The band claim to have looked for the middle ground between the Monkees and the Velvet Underground, and, incredibly, they've found it."
– The Sunday Times
Little Things:
In a parallel universe Stuart Murdoch got over himself and quit moaning about the state that he was in. He moved down south, met a nice girl and a couple of polite blokes and started a band called Little Things. If you’re feeling sinister then these guys will cheer you up in no time.
"Little Things- a band that have single handedley invented Nu-Twee and got away with it. It is an infectious pop conundrum!"
– Artrocker
Amber States:
Oh Lord! What has become of the children? They’ve thrown away their synthesizers and bought guitars, they’ve started wearing chequered skirts and started hanging around Epping Forest during the day, they’ve become responsible, and considerate, and started penning folk and blues songs, and left irony back in the cloakroom of the Astoria Theatre.
+ disc-spinning, joke-making, and a near-universal lack of pretensions..
Deny yourself expenses (it's free).
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Club Ugly: Thursday 29th October, 2009
In the words of Stephen Malkmus,"If you need a trademark for your sound you better look around".
This October, Club Ugly presents something old, something new, some people from Brighton, and a man singing the blues...
The Bobby McGees:
Unique, unmistakable, enchanting, The Bobby McGees have won admirers across
the country with their quirky stage show, knowing humour and gnawingly catchy
tunes, to see them once is to fall in head-over-heels in L.O.V.E.
"Demented...Psychotic...Brilliant...World Beating."
– Artrocker
The Title Sequence:
This not-so-gruesome twosome present an immediately enjoyable blend of
electronica-informed folk jingles presented in bright crayon technicolour and
filled with the joy of all the best old Saturday morning cartoons.
"I begin to wonder whether serendipity’s going to keep dropping superb
two-pieces like this my way in the future."
– Drowned in Sound
Alex Highton:
Mr. Highton has long deserved recognition for his impeccable musicianship and subtle,
understated, infectious tunes… but instead this laid-back fellow is more of a
hidden treasure, content to entertain the few who find him of their own accord.
"This guy is great... how do I buy the album?"
– Ashton 'Dude Where's My' Kutcher
+ disc-spinning, joke-making, and a near-universal lack of pretensions..
Let the recession recede (i.e. it's free).
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