Cherry Tree, Cantebury
Our latest manifestation plays the Cherry Tree. Canterbury, on Tuesday 29th April. No, it’s not the James Bradley Band, it’s US!!
Support tbc….
Casey’s, Canterbury
We are emerging from hibernation to play a gig at Casey’s in Canterbury on Wednesday 5th March, supporting Syd Arthur. Entry is free.
Places mentioned in this post:
- Casey's, Canterbury (Find on Google Maps)
Belgian Cafe, Ramsgate
Alex will be playing solo at the Belgian Cafe, Harbour Parade, Ramsgate on 16th November, accompanying a photographic exhibition, including the work of Gerardo Calia, who has taken so many outstanding photos of us.
Places mentioned in this post:
- Harbour Parade, Ramsgate (Find on Google Maps)
The Pier, Herne Bay
Alex is doing a solo set (supporting someone good, but we don’t know who yet) at the Pier, Herne Bay this Friday (2nd November).
Prince of Wales, Herne Bay
We’re playing at the Prince of Wales, Mortimer Street, Herne Bay, along with the Boxing Octopus, on Sunday 28th October.
Places mentioned in this post:
- Mortimer Street, Herne Bay (Find on Google Maps)
Vic’s Vapour Club, The Cricketers, Canterbury
We’re doing an acoustic set at Vic’s Vapour Club at the Cricketers, St Peters Street, Canterbury, on 12th October.
Places mentioned in this post:
- St Peters Street, Canterbury (Find on Google Maps)
OSMC, Canterbury (private party)
We’re playing at a private party at Orange Street Music Club, Canterbury, on 16th December.
Places mentioned in this post:
- Orange Street Music Club, Canterbury (Find on Google Maps)
Studio 88, Camden
CANCELLED:
We’re not playing at Studio 88 in Camden on Sunday 11th November.
Places mentioned in this post:
- 88 Chalk Farm Road, London (Find on Google Maps)
New Cross Inn, London
We’re playing at an all-dayer at the New Cross Inn on Saturday 15th September, along with The Alps, Nebraska, Scuzz, The Lost Levels, The Berlin Girls, and The Run Up plus DJs. From 4pm to 2am, entry is only £3. We’re on around 6 or 7pm. We’re playing as an acoustic duo because Leo is on the other side of the world!
Return From New York
Yes, we’re back from the (deep breath) New York Summer Antifolk Festival 2007!!- and aside from jet lag and a mild sense of anticlimax, it was pretty damn good.
So what were we doing? At the behest of Lach, the originator of the Antifolk anti-genre and the organiser of the festival, we went to play two sets at The Fort, the Antifolk HQ situated in the back of the Sidewalk Café in the Lower East Side.
The Fort is a small, intimate venue, with an in-house upright piano and a PA/desk that all actually work! (UK venues, take note…). If you know Canterbury, it’s probably best described as being how Orange Street ought to be (and probably thinks it is!), but really isn’t…
On Monday (20th August) we did a two-song primer set at the Antihoot open mic and on Wednesday (22nd August) a 25-minute set that was recorded for posterity (downloads available soon!). Only me and Leo could afford to make the trip, so we chose to make it a stripped-down guitar and piano affair (knowing that the venue has a piano, this made logistics a little easier!). The set was: Dance of the Midwich Cuckoos (unfortunately beset by tuning woe- humidity and new strings!), It’s A Small Town, Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Cocoon and Moment of Clarity.
In addition to this we enountered a number of interesting antifolkers including Somer (pronounced ‘summer’) and Cheese on Bread (though the latter sadly via CD than in person). We survived jet lag, humidity, rain, card stoppages (******** to Barclays!), confusion with bizarre local custom/plumbing and had a generally ace time (Two gigs! Feeling queasy up the Rockerfeller Centre! A Thai Meal for six quid! Jackson Pollocks and Cezannes in the flesh! Etc!).
So that was our first US, er, ‘tour’. What next? Europe! Asia! The World! Any questions?