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THE GIG LIST – NUMBER 39

Last time around we had live music from The High Wire and we were all cast under their gorgeous spell. Foreign Office shook up the room with their awesome pop and David Byrne looks, (…circa Once In a Lifetime). This time around we have some of London’s hottest talent on show.

There’s gonna be upbeat drums, spikey guitars, harpoon-sized hooks, claps, cowbells and more at this monster indie session. Of course we also have Eleni Mettyear’s photobooth setting up so get planning your shot. Her last session resulted in the busiest flurry on Facebook that we’ve ever seen, with a monster tagging session.

Obviously the Recommender’s next mixtape (#5) will be handed out, alongside the usual badges, stickers and other goodies, so make sure you pick up one of these too. Below we list the 4th mixtape, available to download, purely so you can see what you’re missing!

THE RECOMMENDER MIXTAPE # 4

JUKEBOX COLLECTIVE – We are just as excited to see this support band as we are the headliners. Not since the power of Sunshine Underground have indie tunes sounded so sharp, punchy and jammed with addictive hooks. This is a band that we predict will surely be back to headline next time around.

WILD PALMS – They may well have some of the best razored indie riffs around, but beyond the enticing guitars there’s a stack of intelligent, well-designed songs packed into their lockers. All of these are carved out with skill, showing them off as a triumphant, energetic group well deserved of their current NME and Radio One attention. They’ve also had some extraordinary remixes done for them, (see the below track).

BATTERY POWERED DJs – Our resident DJs will round off the evening, playing tracks exclusively from the blog, so expect cutting edge, razor sharp selections. If you want to know what tunes you should be listening to this year then check out this set from Brighton’s scenester DJs.

Tickets are available from Ape, Resident and Rounder Records. If you can’t get to the shops in person, simply phone them up and ask them to put a ticket on the door for you and they’ve agreed to help. It’s only £4 advance and £6 on the door. Come and see the monthly party that everyone in Brighton is talking about…

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Published: April 20th, 2010
Author: The Recommender
Category: The Gig List
Tags: Battery Powered DJs, Eleni Mettyear, Jukebox Collective, The Gig List 39, Wild Palms

THE GIG LIST – NUMBER 36

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The (r)evolution continues with our second party event of 2010. Last month was a massive success, with the predicted set of Brighton hipsters turning out. Highlights included some fantastic laughs with Eleni Mettyear’s Photobooth, the results of which you can see here, but the stars were undoubtedly Plugs, as they blasted out an outstanding headline set.

So we arrive at the next event, with Eleni Mettyear returning with her booth and the Ophelia Fancy girls will once again be handing out our gifts, which include our exclusive new mixtape (# 3), featuring a collection of the music getting critiqued on this blog. In case you missed it, the mixtape from our last party is attached below. Lastly, we plan on having two outstanding bands that we promise will knock your sexy socks off.

THE RECOMMENDER MIXTAPE # 2

:KINEMA: - Hitting the stage first will be :Kinema:, a trio of ascending stars from the Brighton music scene, with their magnificent synth pop. Expect Dom’s sexy showmanship, with barrels of positive confidence and tunes to match. This will no doubt be one of the last times you will be able to catch this band in such an intimate environment, so rapid is their climb.

VELO - Headliners tonight will be a proper buzz band from the London hipster circles. To give you some context, Velo arrive with a group that counts one member from Marina & The Diamonds, one member from I Blame Coco and one member from Golden Silvers. This is a band with real potential, gaining lots of chatter on the blogs and they even hit the number one spot on Hype Machine within the last couple of weeks. 2010 is theirs for the taking.

BATTERY POWERED DJs - Our resident DJs will round off the evening, playing tracks exclusively from the blog, so expect cutting edge, razor sharp selections. If you want to know what tunes you should be listening to this year then check out this set from Brighton’s scenester DJs.

Tickets are available from Ape, Resident and Rounder Records. If you can’t get to the shops in person, simply phone them up and ask them to put a ticket on the door for you and they’ve agreed to help. It’s only £3.50 advance and £4 on the door, as we seriously don’t want anyone missing out on the action. Welcome back to the future…

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