Dark Horses To Headline A Rare Show At Electrowerkz

Mummy, what are Dark Horses? Good question. Maybe we should ask Serge Pizzorno from Kasabian to answer this, for he’s never going to forget his first introduction to the band in a hurry. Now is he?

Little did Serge Pizzorno know that when he pressed PLAY on his Cape Town tour bus CD player to first listen to DARK HORSES, that before the song was over he would be surrounded by two armed response team’s, pushing revolver’s in his face demanding him to stop this ‘disturbing and unholy clamour’... consequently the band toured with the Kasabian on their last UK tour, which also included 2 nights at Wembley Arena.

Fronted by Swedish siren Lisa Elle, a holy communion of Grace Slick and Siouxsie Sioux, Dark Horses are a leather-clad, neo rock outfit, whose name is proudly emblazons upon their black motorcycle jackets… gang chic style, along with the band’s motif… the mysterious red pyramid and the all seeing eye.  Dark Horses come across as Stooges meets the Manson Family, mixed with Andy Warhol’s Factory art collective. And this only fuels the band’s mystique. Whatever the fuck they are. All you need to know is… Dark Horses mean it.

Dark Horses will perform at the Electrowerkz on Wednesday 13^th June’12

Where they will present their own unique blend of Banshee’s guitar invocation, mixed with an healthy dose of Krautrock. Having already done tours with both Kasabian and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club in the not too distant pass, this will be a night, I promise you won’t wanna miss.

The band’s debut album will be released in the autumn by Last Gang Entertainment. It was recorded in Chicago’s Key Club studios with Richard Fearless from Death In Vegas.

The event also features a performance from Stockhausen student and current Brian Eno collaborator: singer songwriter artist

EBE OKE http://myspace.com/ebeokemusic

www.darkhorsesmusic.com

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Interview with the Liverpool band Space

Iinterview with the Liverpool band membTommy Scott and Allan Jones

Space are back! With a reunion gig in Liverpool's O2 Academy in Liverpool in December, a new album in 2012 and a possible world tour, the band are very busy at the moment. Luckily for us Tommy Scott and new drummer Allan Jones took time out of their schedule to give us a few answers to our questions.

How does it feel, after all this time, to be back together as a band. How does the recording feel and the reunion as a whole?
Tommy: It feels dead good to all be back together again doing solo things for so long.
We’d lost touch with each other but starting talking again after Andy’s funeral.
The band is the exact same line up apart from Andy and a sax player Andy’s replacement AlLan would make Andy proud. He’s fitted in really well.

Was it an easy decision to reform?
Tommy:It wasn’t an easy decision to reform and took years for me to decide. It’s been hard for us all to do solo stuff, even Ian McUlloch found it difficult. I also felt guilty about performing Space songs in my solo sets and it didn’t feel right to be performing them without the rest of the guys. The new solo songs went down amazing at Chester Rocks and Mathew Street lapped up both new and old Space songs even enduring the rain to have a dance.

3.The new album, do you have any idea on the name as yet?
Tommy:New album’s called, “Attack of the Mutant 50ft Kebab”.We’re still singing about serial
killers, somethings will never change
Allan: I’m so excited about it all, I was never a big Space fan growing up so had to learn
everything from scratch but I’m really excited now for the coming things, especially the
new stuff.
Tommy: There will No backing tracks either, one thing I insisted on was everything was played by us. Obviously my solo material bleeds through at times but the rockabilly songs have a "Spacey" sound to them as Fran has put bleepy noises over it to give it a 50’space sound.


What was the response to you gig at this years Chester Rocks?
Tommy: The resonse was immense. A lot of good feedback from it and people really enjoyed my solo material and throwing a few Space songs in, although I felt guilty about it, felt right.

Will the gig at the O2 in December feature any of the new material?
Tommy: It will be an even balance I think. Something for everyone. I don't really like nostalgia but I think that any reunion has am aspect of that so we hope to please everyone, old and new alike.

What are you looking forward to most at the Liverpool reunion gig?
Tommy: We are looking forward to the O2 gig, it will have a balanced mix of old and new stuff but the new songs are good enough to get the people going. Hates nostalgia so doesn’t want it
from the O2 gig. That might change though as I know the fans will be nostalgic about it. There will No backing tracks either, one thing I insisted on was everything was played by us.

So how are you dealing with the media attention again and what are your plans for the near future?
Tommy: We are hoping for a full UK tour next year as long as we don’t fall out this time.(laughs) We’re all still in the honeymoon period again then in 2013 there will be a global tour including Thailand but for 2012 we’re concentrating on the UK.

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The Cubical album launch in Liverpool plus London shows

The Cubical album launch in Liverpool Mello Mello

‘It Ain’t Human’ – Released November 28th

A band makes noise, whereas a great band makes a lot of noise. It’s a subtle difference, but significant nonetheless.

Anyone who has caught The Cubical on stage will agree they fall into the latter category. That’s why titles like The Guardian, Mojo, and Artrocker quickly converted after discovering how Liverpool’s modern day saviours of raw garage blues look through psychedelic eyes.

So take a wailing mouth organ, frantic riff and propellant drumbeat, then add a gruff vocal delivery that one critic claimed would make Tom ‘Waits sound like Tiny Tim’ and you’re almost there. Finally, throw in the kind of live prowess that harks back to the days of real entertainers and tangible rock n roll induced parental nightmares. 

Now that’s the melting pot behind the band’s new album, It Ain’t Human. An eleven-track homebrew showcasing an act with a sound as unrefined and powerful as moonshine, only twice as potent. Nodding towards Captain Beefheart, but with a tougher, rougher, and altogether more whiskey soaked ethic, it’s timeless slide guitar grit that draws a line from the Mississippi Delta to River Mersey. 

But don’t expect a predictable ride. The bluegrass bar brawl come sax onslaught that is The Ballad of Willie McGrath, and the acoustic journeyman stylings of Paper Walls reference the roots of this canon. But elsewhere Dirty Shame threatens to make dead feet dance with a low down sleazy hook, while the brooding and dishevelled An Ode to Franz Biberkopf offers perhaps the darkest moment. Opinions to one side, both are essential, contemporary readings of these genres. Now hear any of the remaining eight songs and find a consistently varied sensory assault. That could be the runaway train of Walking Around Like Jesus or Three Drop Jameson Mechanism’s single malt quality. 

Led by enigmatic and irrepressible frontman Dan Wilson, a growler and natural born showman, with Craig Bell’s rumbling bass, Mark Percy’s rhythmic mastery, Alex Gavaghan’s twanging guitar, along with John Green’s irrefutable command of all things slide and harmonica related it doesn’t take long before you’re hooked on The Cubical’s intoxicating infusion. As unforgiving and uncompromising as they are unquestionably talented, Merseyside’s latest greatest export marks a welcome return of the heartfelt and hoarse that should appeal to anybody who has ever claimed to be a fan of real music. 

Fri 25th November - It Ain't Human Album Launch, Mello Mello, Liverpool.Support from: The Post War Glamour Girls, GORP & FREQ Fri 9th Dec - Planet Goo Goo @ the New Empowering Church, Hackney, London Wed 14th Dec - Religion Clothing Xmas Party, Religion Showroom, Shoreditch, London

http://www.myspace.com/thecubicalthecubical
http://twitter.com/#!/THECUBICAL 

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Sun Ra Arkestra announce Manchester show

Sun Ra Arkestra - Under the direction of Marshall Allen. Live at Band on the Wall, Manchester on Saturday 10th December.

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Sun Ra Arkestra
Saturday 10th Dec // 8.30pm // £22.50
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Cosmic jazz composer, keyboardist, bandleader and philosopher Sun Ra was one of the most important figures in 60's avante garde jazz along with artists such as Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, and Albert Ayler. Claiming that he was of the "Angel Race" and not from Earth, but from Saturn, Sun Ra developed a complex persona of "cosmic" philosophies and lyrical poetry that made him a pioneer of Afrofuturism. He abandoned his birth name and took on the name and persona of Sun Ra (Ra being the ancient Egyptian God of the Sun).

 

From the mid-1950s to when he left the planet in 1993, Sun Ra led "The Arkestra", an ensemble with an ever-changing lineup. Sun Ra's music ranged from keyboard solos to big bands of over 30 musicians. His music touched on virtually the entire history of jazz, from ragtime to swing music, from bebop to free jazz. He was also a pioneer of electronic music, space music, and free improvisation, and was one of the first musicians, regardless of genre, to make extensive use of electronic keyboards.

 

After Sun Ra left the planet, the Arkestra was led by tenor saxophonist John Gilmore. Following Gilmore's death in 1995, the group has performed under the direction of internationally critically acclaimed alto saxophonist Marshall Allen. Marshall Allen has now given 52 years of uninterrupted dedicated service to the Sun Ra Arkestra. He continues to move the Arkestra forward as a spiritual band, maintaining the discipline centered on the study, research, and further development of Sun Ra's precepts. Along with leading the Arkestra, Marshall plays the alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, oboe, kora, and EVI (Electronic Valve Instrument). He is internationally recognised as the premier avant-garde saxophonist on the planet.

This show has been rescheduled from December 9th and is an exclusive Northern England concert.

Tickets/Info: http://bandonthewall.org/events/3295/

Tickets also available in person from Band on the Wall, seetickets.com or by calling 0845 2 500 500.

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 Liverpool band Space reunite for hometown Christmas show

LIVERPOOL band Space announced today they will reform to play a special hometown Christmas show, on Thursday 22 December at the 02 Academy Liverpool. Tickets are priced £12.50 and general on sale is Monday 14 November. Tickets are available from www.ticketweb.co.uk/  0844 477 2000.

The line-up will feature original band members Tommy Scott (vocals/bass), Jamie Murphy (vocals/guitar) and Franny Griffiths (keyboards). Along with Ryan Clarke (vintage keys) and drummer Allan Jones who will replace Andy Parle who sadly died in 2009.

"We can't wait to play Liverpool again as Space. I started to play the Space songs again this summer and started to get nostalgic about the band. I think a lot of it is down to timing, it just feels right to give it a go again" says Tommy Scott.

"I'm made up Space are back together because I was heading for a lengthy prison sentence the way I was going on! So once again Space have saved the day" adds Jamie Murphy.

The platinum selling band came to prominence in the mid 1990's with hit single such as Female of the Species, Neighbourhood, Avenging Angels, Me and you Verses the World and The Balllad of Tom Jones. They worked with Tom Jones in 1999 and Cerys Matthews a year earlier. The band formed in 1993 and released four studio albums, plus a number of charting singles, before disbanding in 2005.

Back in 1993, Tommy Scott and Andy Parle had been floating around their hometown of Liverpool for too long. Where the shadow of The Beatles still hung over every aspiring Liverpudlian musician, finding the personnel to translate the sound in Scott's head had proved a frustrating and fruitless task.

A teenage would-be guitarist Jamie Murphy was always around. A precocious musical talent and hive of hyperactivity, he'd always seemed too young to be involved. With a saying in mind "If you're big enough, you're old enough", the first time Scott saw him out in a local nightclub, he decided to give it a go. Murphy turned up to his first rehearsal in school uniform. Kraftwerk fanatic Franny Griffiths was the next to join the fold. The original line-up was complete. Space had been born.

Liverpool manager Mark Cowley has been with the band since their first gig and recorded the band’s first single If it’s Real on his own label Hug Records, with The Farm's Carl Hunter designing the Artwork. It was from this that Gut Records first discovered the band and started a sub label under the same name. "It’s exciting working with the boys again....it was crazy back then and it will crazier again next year" says Mark.

An initial low key single Money/Kill Me was released in November 1995, it left the shops as quickly as it had entered. They cut their live teeth around this time too, but it was the release of their first proper single Neighbourhood that really kicked things off for the band. It told the tale of Tommy's childhood street in Liverpool, but with serial killers and transvestites in starring role. This was pop music with a dark and sharp edge, a taste of things to come.

The second single Female of the Species was a bolt from the blue. Scott wrote this song for his late father, who had always hated his music. He wanted it to sound like a Burt Bacharach tune sung by Frank Sinatra. The results were wonderful. Female of the Species was an instant classic, staying in the UK top 40 for an amazing 3 months. It was this song that catapulted Space to a whole new audience. The debut album Spiders was a resounding critical success. Three sold out tours, three further Top 20 singles, Dark Clouds, a re-released Neighbourhood and the Top 10 hit Me and You Versus The World and some triumphant festival appearances followed.

Old acquaintance Dave Palmer, better known as Yorkie, joined the band in late 1997. After helping out with the album, Yorkie was asked to become the bands' full time bassist, allowing Tommy to concentrate on vocals.

Internationally, things began to happen for the band; already a massive hit in the UK Female of the Species also gained moderate airplay on college radio and MTV in America as well. With success comes touring, with touring comes stress. A tour of the US followed in mid-1997. Jamie, the youngest member of the band at only 21, found it all too much. He took a break, missing some live shows and TV appearances. The death of Palmer's mother, legendary Liverpool singer Gladys Palmer, also devastated the band.

Jamie returned for the recording of Space's second album Tin Planet. This was a darker, more song-led album than their debut. Scott's voice was at the fore, as the band mixed the classicism of his songs with Griffiths' keyboard backdrops, Murphy's energy and Parles' solid rhythms.

Tommy described Tin Planet as, "More darkness, but the songs were pure love songs. Our first songs used to be trying to be like Speedy Gonzales or Peter Lorre. Then it became more Marlene Dietrich."

In early 1998 after finishing Space's second album Tin Planet, drummer Andy Parle left. He was immediately replaced by Leon Caffrey.

In 2001, Space parted ways with Gut following certain issues with the label, including the constant postponing of their third album Love you More Than Football .  Jamie  Murphy decided to quit the band in early 2002. After a three year break from public attention, Space returned in 2004 to release Surburban  Rock  'N' Roll,  their first proper release of new material since Tin Planet.  
In 2005 Space announced their decision to go their separate ways.

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Grammy winner Jim Lauderdale to play Eric's Liverpool Monday 14 November

Jim Lauderdale to play Erics Liverpool November 2011

Jim Lauderdale plus support £10 adv £12.50 door
www.ticketweb.co.uk

On Monday November 14, there will be a special gig at from Grammy winner Jim Lauderdale.

Jim featured in the Gwyneth Paltrow film, Country Strong, as a member of her band and performed with her as band leader on rhythm guitar at the 2010 Country Music Awards. Recent  appearance  on Austin  City Limits  as a  member  of  Elvis Costello's  Sugarcanes band,  and  2010  performances  with  Willie Nelson.

When Jim Lauderdale was a North Carolina teenager back  in the 1970s, he had a straightforward  idea of what he wanted to be when he grew up: a tenorsinging, banjo-playing bluegrass musician.  As it turned out, the banjo playing fell by the wayside,  and so did much of the tenor singing.  But the bluegrass musician part?  For the answer, consult any of the half-dozen stellar bluegrass albums Lauderdale's made over the past  decade and a half, including 2003's Grammy for  Best  Bluegrass  Album  with Ralph  Stanley - or,  even  better, just spin  the  Americana  icon's  debut  for  Sugar  Hill  Records, Reason  And Rhyme.  It's the latest proof, if any were  still needed, that two time Bluegrass Grammy winner  Lauderdale's  a  master  - and  just  as  importantly,  it's  some mighty fine music.

Indeed, one of the joys of the new release is its reliance  on the magic made by the  songwriting team  of Lauderdale  and legendary Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter.  Building on  a  track record that goes back to 1997's  Grammy  nominated  Lauderdale-Ralph Stanley collaboration - "I sought him  out,"Jim says with a laugh - the pair got busy writing last autumn after Lauderdale finished  a European tour guesting with Elvis Costello.  "I got this idea to write a bluegrass record with Robert," Lauderdale recalls.  "And so I would send him melodies,  in an hour or two he would send back lyrics.  First off, we wrote a couple of gospel  songs, because we knew Ralph was recording a gospel album - we were too late, but 'Fields Of The Lord' came from that, and that was the catalyst for the rest of the project.  In 10 days we wrote about 18 songs."

With the songs in hand, Lauderdale wanted to move quickly, so he turned to Randy Kohrs, the sought after studio Dobro player and singer who'd produced his Grammy-winning  The  Bluegrass  Diaries in 2006.  "Randy's  instincts  were  so good,"  he notes, "And  it allowed me to make my record a lot quicker.  He got a dream team together, and we recorded the whole thing in a day.  The next day I went and fixed a few things, and over the next two days, Randy mixed it.  It was the fastest I've ever made a record, and it was a great experience.  I could never have done that on my own - it would have taken days, weeks, months."

But don't be fooled by the quick production of Reason And Rhyme.  Its easygoing spirit and spontaneous grooves are underpinned by a lifetime  of  bluegrass  involvement.  Indeed,  the  very first album  Lauderdale  ever recorded  was  with  bluegrass legend  Roland White, during  a brief  stay in Nashville  some  30 years  ago.  "If I had had my way,  that's the way my recording career  would have started," he says with a chuckle, but the album was never released, and he moved on to what eventually became a successful career as a writer of country hits - and much more.

Yet though  he's  become  known as a roots music Renaissance man,  hosting  a  popular country music variety  show, recording  and performing with an array of artists from Costello to jamgrass favorites Donna The Buffalo, playing George Jones in a musical play, writing hit songs, recording country and Americana albums and much more.

http://www.jimlauderdale.com/

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Terrorvision Review @ Erics Liverpool

Terrorvision review Erics Liverpool 2011

The review of Terrorvisons gig in the famous erics venue in Liverpool 2010
Some people may have slated the return of Eric's to Mathew Street as this time around they believe it will only have cover bands, lack lustre performances and yesteryear bands no one has any interest in, but tonight they can eat their opinions as a rock band whose reputation speaks for itself, Terrorvision, came to Liverpool and they rocked Eric's to it's very core. 

 

With a packed out Eric's, including the obligatory generation who have to tie their coats around their waists, there was anticipation in the air and as the lights dimmed and music from Rocky filled the air and as far as I'm concerned any band who have the sense of humour to play this deserve the full respect of the crowd, ironically or not.

Terrorvision provided a full on rock set, which reached the speed of 100 mph and used full throttle to keep it there for the 90 minutes, only slowing down to change gear with "Bad Actress", which gave the crowd and themselves a well earned breather. I can say with all honesty, I have never seen such energy, enthusiasm and sheer love for what they do and it paid off with everyone joining in with them and giving it their all. With fantastic crowd interaction, from cooling the crowd down by squirting water from their bottles at them, putting the mic's into the crowd so they could join in chorus's and little quips from lead singer, Tony Wright, who cheekily introduced themselves as "Terrorvision, from Bradford!!"

By the end of the set, I had forgotten just many hit songs Terrorvision had had and I am so glad I have been reminded, ranging from "Tequila", "Perseverance", "Middle Man", "Oblivion", "In My House", which almost saw the roof getting raised off, and "Celebrity Hit List" to name but a few. By the end of the set, the crowd were not willing to let the band go. After they left the stage chants for "Alice.....Whats the Matter" began to reverberate around the room and sure enough, Terrorvision gave the crowd what they wanted, followed by "Pretend". As they left the stage for the final time, "The Wonder Of You" played in the background and I can't help thinking of a more apt song for such an amazing, energetic and thoroughly fantastic band.

If Eric's can secure more high calibre, outstanding bands like this as well as talented upcoming bands, like Terrorvision's support, "The Breakdowns", a crowd pleaser in their own right, then Eric's will be make it's mark on the the new generation of music lovers as well as it's predecessors and I for one can't wait to see what they have to offer next.

Review by Alison Goggin

Full photo set can be sen here

Full Terrorvision photos

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Josh Rouse at the Black - E - Liverpoool

Harvest Sun Promotions presents... 

JOSH ROUSE @ THE BLACK -  E

Great George Street, Liverpool L1 5EW
+ very special guests

7.30pm, Thursday 26 January

Tickets £15 adv available from www.ticketweb.co.uk & Probe Records

Although born in Nebraska, singer/songwriter Josh Rouse moved to various cities throughout his childhood and subsequent musical career, driven at first by his father's military career and later by his desire to take inspiration from different environments. He paid tribute to his birthplace on his 1998 debut, Dressed Up Like Nebraska, and explored the influence of his adopted home state, Tennessee, with 2005's Nashville. Rouse later settled in Spain and explored the country's musical traditions, although his songwriting continued to exhibit the summery, rootsy appeal of his earlier work.

As a child, Rouse spent time in California, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota, Georgia, and Arizona. Music was one of the few constants in a life filled with new towns, new schools, and new friends, and he took comfort in bands like the Smiths and the Cure. After receiving several guitar lessons from his uncle, Rouse began writing songs as an 18 year-old and molded himself into a skilled composer, eventually scoring a contract with the Rykodisc subsidiary Slow River. His debut album, Dressed Up Like Nebraska, was released in 1998 to widespread critical acclaim. He pulled up stakes shortly thereafter and resettled in Nashville, where he was befriended by Kurt Wagner, frontman of the chamber country group Lambchop. The two began writing together and issued a collaborative EP, Chester, in the fall of 1999.

Rouse's second solo record, Home, appeared the following spring and was followed by Under Cold Blue Stars in 2002.. Before the release of his next album, however, Rouse's marriage ended and he moved from Nashville to Spain. Released in 2005, Nashville served as a farewell to both the city and his marriage; it was also his most fully realized record to date, featuring Brad Jones' lush production and Rouse's poignant, nostalgic lyrics.

Once in Spain, Rouse settled in the small seaside town of Puerto de Santa Maria and began writing songs shaped by his new surroundings. Jones eventually flew into town, and the two captured a relaxed and intimate vibe on 2006's Subtitulo. After the release of two EPs (Bedroom Classics, Vol. 2 and She's Spanish, I'm American, the latter of which was recorded with Rouse's girlfriend, artist Paz Suay), Rouse chose to handle his own production for 2007's Country Mouse City House. He also married Suay, became a father, and relocated to Valencia's Mediterranean coast.

Rouse's eighth studio album, El Turista, was released in 2010, a full five years after his relocation to Spain. Living abroad for half-a-decade had left an indelible mark on the songwriter, who sang several of the album's tracks in Spanish. Ironically, the bulk of El Turista was recorded in Nashville with Brad Jones, a move that only strengthened the globe-trotting appeal of Rouse's songwriting. For the 2011 release Josh Rouse & the Long Vacations, the singer/songwriter drew from the AM radio sounds he grew up with, as well as present-day influences from his adopted home of Spain.

Josh Rouse and the Long Vacations’ marks a new peak in achievement for the Artist. One that bridges both history, and what is to come. All highlighted in a musical collection that also reflects the current day, and the here and now for the artist. This is the world of Josh Rouse circa 2011: An American, born in the Midwest, who has over his life called many parts of the United States home, but an American now living a more cosmopolitan existence in modern Europe. The common thread through this rich journey has been the music – distinctive, appealing, and much celebrated across the globe. And so the life of Josh Rouse, of the Artist, is reflected in this set of new recordings, a new album, his ninth overall, and with the simple title, ‘Josh Rouse and the Long Vacations’.

In drawing the album’s players from a mostly local crew of musicians, the Artist has made an excellent choice. Across the breadth of these nine songs, the supporting cast exhibit an uncanny ability to interpret the material with perfection. In addition to core Long Vacations members Xema Fuertes and Caio Bellveser, the record is enhanced by contributions from special guests Refree (a.k.a. Raül Fernández) on the theremin, piano, moog and vox, Robert DiPietro providing drums and percussion, Esteban Perles (on more drums) and Paco Loco on the baritone guitar. 

http://www.joshrouse.com/

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The Dome Liverpool announces its first line-up of shows before end of year

Liverpool’s new 1200 capacity live performance venue The Dome, situated in Grand Central on Renshaw Street has announced an opening line-up of acts to take place in 2011. A larger line-up of acts for the New Year will be announced in the coming weeks. 

Ten top live touring acts have been announced and have promised to rock The Dome to the core with its hi-tech sound system and electric performances.  Opening the doors to The Dome is the ultimate PINK tribute act I’m Not Pink on Sat 19 November, followed by Guns & Roses the new excellent tribute band to Guns  n’ Roses consisting of the finest members of the last few GnR tributes on Fri 25 November, the popular UK touring show Back For Good the finest Take That tribute on Sat 26 November, a double bill of legendary 80’s bands The Blockheads and The Boomtown Rats on Sun 27 November, new Irish rock band Bipolar Empire on Thu 8 December, 80’s band The Beat on Fri 9 December, Metal band Live Wire (ACDC Tribute) on Sat 10 December, TV Smith and The Valentines on Mon 12 December, Scottish dance act QFX on Fri 16 December and finally the Irish rock sell-out sensations Aslan on Wed 21 December.  

The Dome owner Sean Finnerty said “The venue is starting to roll and it is exciting to see such a diverse group of initial shows on sale, watch this space for our next announcement of names for 2012 which will be our main booking year”

The ticketing solution for the venue will be processed by the Echo Arena Box Office that will offer an online, telephone and personal caller service to The Dome customers.

The Dome offers theatre style seating on two levels with 500 fixed circle seats and an option of 700 standing or 500 seating downstairs in the stalls (Cabaret style tables is also an option), A huge organ installed in 1907 acts as an impressive back drop and stands proud behind the main stage. The venue has an inbuilt hi-tech lighting and sound system, two bars, catering facilities and an in-house promotions and production team.  The Dome will offer a wide range of affordable daytime hire rates to welcome local community groups through to full-scale conferences.

The Dome Grand Central is set to become a hub of creativity and set to be one of Liverpool’s leading live music, theatre, cabaret, variety and vaudeville venues.

LISTING INFORMATION

Saturday 19 November -

I’m Not Pink (Pink Tribute Act)

Doors Open 7pm 

£7.00 adv, £10.00 door   

Standing – Downstairs

Seated – Upstairs

Friday 25 November   

Guns & Roses (Guns N’ Roses Tribute Act)       

Doors Open 7pm 

£6.00 adv, £9.00 door    

Standing – Downstairs

Seated – Upstairs

Saturday 26 November 

Back For Good (Take That Tribute Act)   

Doors Open 7pm 

£12.00 adv, £15.00 door    

Standing – Downstairs

Seated – Upstairs

Sunday 27 November 

The Blockheads and The Boomtown Rats 

Doors Open 7pm 

£18.00 adv, £23.00 door

Standing – Downstairs

Seated – Upstairs

Thursday 8 December 

Bipolar Empire       

Doors Open 7pm 

£8.00 adv, £11.00 door

Standing – Downstairs

Seated – Upstairs

Friday 9 December   

The Beat          

Doors Open 7pm 

£12.00 adv, £15 door

Standing – Downstairs

Seated – Upstairs

Saturday 10 December

Live Wire (ACDC Tribute)        

Doors Open 7pm 

£12.00 adv, £15.00 door    

Standing – Downstairs

Seated – Upstairs

Monday 12 December 

TV Smith and The Valentines ‘Best of the Adverts Tour’  

Doors Open 7pm 

£5.00 adv £8.00 door

Standing – Downstairs

Seated – Upstairs

Friday 16 December       

QFX + DJ              

Doors Open 7pm 

£10.00 adv, £15.00 door

 Standing – Downstairs

Seated – Upstairs

Wednesday 21 December

Aslan 

Doors Open 7pm 

£15 adv, £20.00 door                                                     

Standing – Downstairs

Seated – Upstairs

THE DOME Grand Central

35 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, L1 2SF

Website: www.thedomegrandcentral.com

You can book now in person at Liverpool Echo Arena box office, on The Dome Grand Central hotline on 0844 809 4620 (Mon–Sat 9am-9pm and Sun 10am–4pm) or online on www.thedomegrandcentral.com*

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Exclusive Interview with Tyla from Dogs D'amour

The Dogs D'Amour are a rock and roll band formed in 1983 in London, England. Over the years the band has had various line-ups, the only constant being vocalist Tyla.

Our man on the scene, Bryan Heath, got to talk to the man himself on the cusp of their new UK tour and ask him a few questions regarding the old members and his notorious rock and roll life style.

How are the preparations for the tour coming along? Looking forward to it? What can the audience expect? 

YES, everything on schedule looking good and cant wait for it to start. 

Any plans to do any of the old material (Errol Flynn, satellite kid?) and what, if any new stuff do they intend to play?

Well if you just do new stuff the older fans moan and if you only do old stuff new fans moan so its hard to keep everyone happy so we will be doing a wide selection of everything old and new. should be about an 8 hour set, only joking about an hour and a half, basically if we don’t have a curfew I would keep going as long as the fans stay. 

You have a reputation for being the "rock star" (drinking lots, partying etc) does this still go on or has age calmed you down? 

Well I still like the odd drink or two but being a family guy with 2 kids its not best to get wasted with them around lol 

A lot of the old skool fans would like to see the original Dogs D'amour again,will there be any chance of the old line up getting together at some point?

Well one is in L.A one in Middlesborough  one in New York so booking a studio is a problem lol, no we still keep in touch, calls and emails but they are busy with their things and I'm just keeping on with mine. 

You have 18 solo albums..any plans for any more?? 

Oh yes, I just keep working you know pen and paper in pocket and it just comes when it comes, I have even written lyrics down on my oyster card in the past! I am redoing all the old albums including A graveyard of empty bottles, the record company didn’t want to do it so I'm going to do it myself with some new videos as well. I have already put a couple on YouTube so check it. 

You used to do the artwork for your covers do you still do the art? 

Yes yes that’s what I do I love it, I love painting guitars, becoming a musician was never my dream I just started doing it and I'm lucky to be still at it but art is always something I will love to do. 

I always thought of you as an American band as you had that look, I was surprised to discover you were actually British, do you get that a lot?

Yes some people think I'm American, Australian but I have a background from Portsmouth and the midlands. (said with an unmistakable midland accent!)

http://www.myspace.com/tylaandthedogsdamour 

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George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic to perform at the HMV Ritz - Manchester

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
Thursday 1st Dec // 7pm // £22.50
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George Clinton has been one of the greatest innovators of urban based soul, rock and funk over the last forty years, and is set to perform at the recently refurbished HMV Ritz club in Manchester on Thursday, 1st December 2011.

Formed in 1968 Funkadelic carried the torch for George's creative output until 1972 when, in a stroke of genius, George renamed the band Parliament and signed them to Casablanca Records, while Funkadelic signed with Warner Brothers in 1976. Clinton now had two powerhouse bands signed to two different labels. With the growth of funk as a vibrant musical force, George was churning out landmark hits with both acts. Parliament was hitting with dance floor jams like Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk), Aqua Boogie, Flashlight, and Bop Gun. Meanwhile, Funakdelic was also hitting hard with anthemic funk jams like (Not Just) Knee Deep and One Nation Under A Groove.

This is the only UK date outside London and an extremely rare club performance for one of the godfathers of funk.

Presented by Mean Fiddler in association with Band on the Wall.

Tickets/Info: http://bandonthewall.org/events/3372/

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The Dogs D'Amour Live this December

 

 

The Dogs D’Amour

Plus special guests The Lucky Strikes

Sunday 4^th December 2011 – O₂ Academy2 Islington

Thursday 8^th December 2011 – O₂ Academy2 Oxford  

Friday 9^th December 2011 – O₂ Academy2 Liverpool

Saturday 10^th December 2011 – O₂ Academy2 Newcastle

Sunday 11^th December 2011 – O₂ Academy3 Birmingham

 

£12.00 adv + STBF (Regional) / £14.00 adv + STBF (London)

Tickets available from venue box office / 0844 477 2000 / ticketweb.co.uk 

 

Friday 21st October:As it approaches twenty five years since their breakthrough album ‘In the Dynamite Jet saloon’, The Dogs D’Amour will make a return to the live arena for five UK shows this December. Now legendary, Dogs D'Amour gigs are surrounded by tales of debauchery and destruction, unadulterated rock 'n' roll antics and excesses.  

 

Fronted by the inimitable Tyla, The Dogs D'Amour were unleashed onto an unsuspecting and somewhat mediocre UK music scene during the mid 1980s. With their ramshackle pirate-meets-Dickens style they pioneered a unique mixture of glam-punk and stonesy rock 'n' roll. They sang songs about sweet sorrows and told torrid tales of destruction - all perpetuated by their ‘do-or-die’ attitude. Their music and style stood out from the rest, as did their iconic artwork created by frontman Tyla. His quirky illustrations of mischievous rock n’ rollers up to no good adorned the bands album covers and sleeves.

 

The Dogs D’Amour played their debut gig in London, England on April 12th 1983. They had UK chart success with ‘Satellite Kid’, peaking in at Number 26, as well as several other Top 40 singles and albums. From 1994 Tyla focused on his demanding solo career and in 2000, The Dogs release ‘Happy Ever After’, and in 2002 the band opened for Alice Cooper on his European tour. In 2005 Warner Brothers release a best of ‘Heart Shaped Skulls’ featuring new artwork and liner notes from Tyla, plus all their promo videos on a DVD bonus disc. 2006 Tyla tours the Dogs in UK and Europe  for over 100 dates releasing a live DVD/CD of the shows titled ‘Unleashed’ whilst also maintaining a solo career which includes  well received Art Exhibitions in Europe and an extensive 6 month solo tour of the USA in 2007.

 

And now, 2011, in between all the Dogs activity, Tyla has managed to release an impressive 18 solo albums to date and has recently re-recorded ‘In the Dynamite Jet saloon’ for its 25^th Anniversary. He is also set to release his latest solo album ‘Quinguaginta’ marking his 50^th year on this earth. In true Tyla style the album is an eclectic mix of songs about real life, heart ache, tragedy and true love and a wonderful collection of soul searching anthems from a man who has never been afraid to put his heart out on the line.

 

For further info go to www.justanenglishoutlaw.com

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