This Feeling comes to Liverpool this March

This Feeling comes to Liverpool's The Magnet this March

This Feeling comes to Liverpool...

The Magnet Liverpool March 17th - The Coral (DJ), Janice Graham Band (live), SULK (live), The Sundowners (live). The Wicked Whispers (acoustic - live)

‘London’s most rock ‘n’ roll night out’ and ‘where to see future next big things in advance’ The Evening Standard

"Like a mad 60's carnival" Serge Pizzorno "A colossal club night" Noel Gallagher

The infamous London club night This Feeling, a favourite with Kasabian, Noel Gallagher, Noel Fielding and many more, has been flying the flag for guitar music over the last five years, earning a richly deserved reputation as the best place in the capital to see some huge bands play intimate one of shows or bands on the cusp of greatness and is set to branch out nationwide throughout March hitting London, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow and Dunfermline with monthly nights set to be added in Brighton, Southampton, Birmingham and Edinburgh later in the year.

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THE CORAL will be on the decks in all six cities, cranking out their favourite floor fillers during an exclusive live DJ set whilst Manchester's JANICE GRAHAM BAND (picture attached), who've been compared to The Specials, The Happy Mondaysand The Coral, have bagged the Inspiral Carpets tour support, an XFM play-list with 2nd single "No Money Honey" (watchhere) and headline the first This Feeling UK tour are clearly a band on the rise. Their debut album "It's Not Me" drops Feb 27th, is earning rave reviews and has done close to 10,000 pre-sales.

SULK, who are earning comparisons with The Stone Roses and The Charlatans, recently released their 2nd single "Back In Bloom" (watch here) to critical acclaim winning them fans and radio play across the UK and as far afield as Japan and the USA. With a big radio friendly 3rd single and debut album due later in the year, these are their first shows outside London and look set to win the band an army of new fans.

Support across the run of dates includes relatives of The Coral, THE SUNDOWNERS, THE DRAYMIN', SELECTIVE SERVICE, DAYSTAR and WHERE'S STRUTTER?

The Vibe Bar Feb 24th - Janice Graham Band (live)

Sheffield Leadmill March 15th - The Coral (DJ), Sulk (live) and Janice Graham Band (live)

FAC251 Manchester March 16th - The Coral (DJ), Janice Graham Band (live), SULK (live), The Sundowners (live) Where's Strutter? (live)

The Magnet Liverpool March 17th - The Coral (DJ), Janice Graham Band (live), SULK (live), The Sundowners (live). The Wicked Whispers (acoustic - live)

PJ Malloy's Dunfermline March 30th - The Coral (DJ), Janice Graham Band (live), SULK (live), Selective Service (live)

Chambre 69 Glasgow March 31st - The Coral (DJ), Janice Graham Band (live), SULK (live), Selective Service (live), The Draymin (live)

Queen of Hoxton London April 14th - SULK (live), Murray James (live), Selective Service (live), Where's Strutter (live), Howard Marks (DJ)

All adv tickets, info and exclusive free downloads from all the above bands at www.thisfeeling.co.uk

The bands...

JANICE GRAHAM BAND - ‘Like the mutant offspring of The Specials and The Happy Mondays’ This Feeling

http://www.thisfeeling.co.uk/bands/49-janice-graham-band/

SULK - ‘Pretty damn catchy’ NME

http://www.thisfeeling.co.uk/bands/52-sulk/

THE SUNDOWNERS - ‘There’s something otherworldly about them, great tunes’ Music-news.com

http://www.thisfeeling.co.uk/bands/71-the-sundowners-/

DRAYMIN - ‘Nailed on hits’ Gordon Smart, Bizarre (The Sun)

http://www.thisfeeling.co.uk/bands/14-the-draymin/

SELECTIVE SERVICE - ‘Expert fusion of soul, rock and reggae, gloriously well done’ This Feeling

http://www.thisfeeling.co.uk/bands/77-selective-service/

WHERE’S STRUTTER? - ‘Pure rock and roll delirium’ NME

http://www.thisfeeling.co.uk/bands/72-wheres-strutter-/

MURRAY JAMES - ‘Soul and reggae, expertly fused, with truly unique lyrics’ This Feeling

http://www.facebook.com/murrayjamesmusic?sk=app_241142185917751

The Wicked Whispers recruit Captain Beefhearts ‘Magic Band’ Liverpool 3 Dec

The Wicked Whispers recruit Captain Beefhearts Magic Band for the Butterfly ball Liverpool

The Butterfly’s Ball and the Grasshoppers Feast!

Saturday 3 December 2011

Liverpool The Kazimier

Tickets are £17.50 plus booking fee www.ticketline.com and www.probe-re

Liverpool’s ‘The Wicked Whispers’ have pulled a lot of the bag inside their first year. Besides doing 2 UK tours, releasing their debut EP on limited 10” vinyl (now goldust!), playing a series of festivals and building a loyal following leading up to their Liverpool and London EP launch shows this summer the bandalso put on their own club night last November called ‘The Butterfly’s Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast’ at the Static Gallery in their hometown of Liverpool.

The night was their first official show and drew a large amount of attention. ‘The Crazy World of Arthur Brown’ was the special guest alongside The Wicked Whispers. A hand picked selection of local talent in the from of El Toro and Eve Petersen (Ex - The Little Flames) kicked off the evening. Will Sergeant (Echo and The Bunnymen) was on DJ duties whilst visual delights were provided by Howard Be Thy Name (artist, performer and projectionist). The evening was compared by BBC introducing’s Dave Monks topping off a sell out success and offering something a little different to Liverpool’s gig goers.

Almost 12 months on, the band are planning another event and have put together something really special indeed in recruiting Captain Beefheart’s ‘TheMagic Band’ following the death of the good Captain (Don Van Vliet) last year.

‘He’s always been a huge inspiration to me and to Liverpool’ Michael Murphy explains. ‘We were all saddened by his death last year. I couldn’t think of a better special guest than The Magic Band for this years show, so we went and got them.’

This years line-up includes:

THE MAGIC BAND

THE WICKED WHISPERS

THE LUCID DREAM

VISUAL LIGHTSHOW : TOWYN ROBERTS (THE GRATEFUL DEAD/SHACK/THE CORAL)

DJ : PYSCHEDELIC SOUNDS FROM EDGAR ‘SUMMERTYME’ JONES (THE STAIRS/THE JONES’S/FREE PEACE

COMPARE : DAVE MONKS (BBC INTRODUCING)

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Butterflys-Ball-and-The-Grasshoppers-Feast/118840408205907

www.electonerecords.co.uk

www.thewickedwhispers.co.uk

Harpole Scarecrow Festival 2011 Announce Special Concert

Harpole Scarecrow Festival 2011

Announce Special Concert

***Saturday 10^th September 2011 4.00PM to 11.00PM***

STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL

plus very special guests

TOMMY SCOTT & THE RED SCARE

(ex Space - playing hits including Female of the Species, Avenging Angels)

THE WICKED WHISPERS

&

THE DIRTY WORDS

plus

Comedy Stage & Acoustic Lounge & Bars & Food

THE Harpole Scarecrow Festival is proud to announce a special concert at The Bowls Club on Saturday 10th September 2011. The line- up includes 70’s legends Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, ex Space frontman -Tommy Scott and The Red Scare, hotly tipped Liverpool band The Wicked Whispers and Northampton’s very own rockers, The Dirty Words.  There will also be a comedy stage and an acoustic lounge as well as an excellent selection of food and bars. Tickets are priced at £24.50 (subject to booking fee) and are available from Harpole Village Store and both the 2Seasons stores in town (Grosvenor Centre and Wellingborough Rd).  Credit card hotline 01909 512 534.

“As you may have heard this year the Festival will ROCK!!  It’s with great pleasure that for the 14th Harpole Scarecrow Festival we have announced a very special concert, with a line-up that includes the fantastic, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, along with a full supporting cast of bands, comedians and introducing The Acoustic Lounge.” Said Harpole Scarecrow Festival Chairman, David Walker- Collins.
English rock band, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, first made their name in the early 1970s. Their music covers a range of styles from pop to progressive rock. Over the years they have had five albums in the UK Albums Chart and twelve singles in the UK Singles Chart.
Much-loved British rocker Steve Harley has been touring consistently for over 30 years and shows no sign of slowing down. “It’s going to be a fantastic festival and we’re really excited to be a part of it.” Said Steve Harley.
A prolific songwriter and renowned lyricist, Steve’s set-list is packed with all his big songs; Judy Teen; Mr Soft; Here Comes The Sun; Mr Raffles (Man, It Was Mean); Sebastian and, of course, the smash hit Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me).
Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) reached number one in 1975 in the UK and many European countries and is regularly voted among the top singles in the history of the charts, which covers six decades of releases. The Performing Rights Society has confirmed MAKE ME SMILE one of the most played records in British broadcasting.

Last year Steve released Stranger Comes To Town, his first new studio album in five years.

Special guests are Tommy Scott and The Red Scare. Tommy was lead singer in Liverpool band Space. Space came to prominence in the mid 1990’s with hit singles such as Female of the Species, Neighbourhood, Avenging Angels and The Ballad of Tom Jones. They also performed with Tom Jones and Cerys Matthews. Tommy will be singing new material as well as the Space classics. ‘We’re all really looking forward to playing the festival as it’s such a different gig for us’ says Tommy.

The Wicked Whispers are one of the most hotly-tipped acts emerging from new music scene in Liverpool.  Taking inspiration from the psychedelic West Coast explosion of circa 1967-1969 along with overtones of country, soul and 60s French pop, The Wicked Whispers bring a dark twist to the combining genres creating something altogether new and unique. In June they released their critically acclaimed debut EP this summer 'The Dark Delights of The Wicked Whispers.'

The Dirty Words are a Northampton based blues and rock band. Originally founded in the early part of 2010 by Jim Manning (Vox & Guitar) and Andy Clayton (Guitar & Vox) who got together to do what they do best which is write and make music. A few months into the proceedings they were joined by Brendan Walsh (Drums) then closely followed by Tom Nigthingale (Bass Guitar).

Taking there influences from an array of musical genres including such bands as Eric Clapton, Biffy Clyro, Jimi Hendrix, Kings Of Leon, Mostly Autumn and Seasick Steve, they are definitely a band not to be missed.

There are a number of new events during the Scarecrow festival this year, including children’s art activities, poem recitals, real ale stall, music and crafts. And not forgetting the things that have made this event so special, the popular open top bus rides, art show, refreshment areas and cake stalls.

This year visitors to the village to follow a “Harpole trail.” This will be designed to ensure most areas of the village are visited during the weekend and to test our visitors, and possibly also your, knowledge of the village.



Since its inception fourteen years ago the Harpole Scarecrow Festival has raised over £30,000 for the organisations and community in Harpole.

The Harpole Scarecrow Festival was started in 1997 to raise funds for All Saints Church in Harpole. The continuing success of this endearing village tradition means that it has been possible to carry out a number of vital church projects and repairs over the past few years.

In 2007, a new village committee was established made up of representatives from Harpole village charities, and thankfully it includes members of the old church committee who have stayed around to pass on their expertise. Since then the money raised has been distributed to help a wide range of local community projects.

The spirit of Harpole's Scarecrow festival is all about our community working together to provide a weekend of simple family fun and creativity, whilst raising funds for the benefit of a wide variety of village projects and charitable causes.

The Harpole Scarecrow Festival raises funds for a variety of village charities and community projects. We aim to provide residents and visitors with a weekend of simple traditional entertainment, which can be enjoyed by the whole family. Some visitors return year after year to see our scarecrow displays and many other activities.

Village residents are encouraged to create and display scarecrows of all shapes and sizes in their gardens and visitors can spend a delightful day meandering around our charming village – you will be amazed at the creativity of Harpole residents!

Tickets are priced at £24.50 (subject to booking fee) and are available from Harople Stores and both 2Seasons stores in Northampton (Grosvenor centre and Wellingborough Rd). Credit card hotline 01909 512534)



www.harpole-scarecrows.co.uk

www.steveharley.com

www.antipoprecords.co.uk

www.thewickedwhispers.co.uk

www.myspace.com/thedirtywordsmusic



Directions:

Harpole Scarecrow Festival, Harpole Bowls Club, Larkhall Lane, Harpole NN7 4DP.

From Northampton: From Sixfields head towards Daventry (i.e. towards the M1 Junction 16); Straight over the roundabout and past the Total garage on your left;

Turn right into Harpole shortly after the garage, just before The Turnpike, Beefeater Inn

From the M1: Come off at J16 (Daventry) and head towards Northampton

Turn first left (approx 1 mile) into Harpole immediately after The Turnpike, Beefeater Inn

Sat nav: Enter the postcode NN7 4DH (High Street)

The Butterfly’s Ball and the Grasshoppers Feast Liverpool

 

Liverpool band The Wicked Whispers recruit Captain Beefhearts ‘Magic Band’ 

for their next installment of their 60’s inspired annual club night 

- The Butterfly’s Ball and the Grasshoppers Feast!’

 

 Liverpool’s ‘The Wicked Whispers’ have pulled a lot of the bag inside their first year. Besides doing 2 UK tours, releasing their debut EP on limited 10” vinyl (now goldust!), playing a series of festivals and building a loyal following leading up to their Liverpool and London EP launch shows this summer the band also put on their own club night last November called ‘The Butterfly’s Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast’ at the Static Gallery in their hometown of Liverpool.

The night was their first official show and drew a large amount of attention. ‘The Crazy World of Arthur Brown’ was the special guest alongside The Wicked Whispers. A hand picked selection of local talent in the from of El Toro and Eve Petersen  (Ex - The Little Flames) kicked off the evening. Will Sergeant (Echo and The Bunnymen) was on DJ duties whilst visual delights were provided by Howard Be Thy Name (artist, performer and projectionist). The evening was compared by BBC introducing’s Dave Monks topping off a sell out success and offering something a little different to Liverpool’s gig goers.

Almost 12 months on, the band are planning another event and have put together something really special indeed in recruiting Captain Beefheart’s ‘The Magic Band’ following the death of the good Captain (Don Van Vliet) last year.

‘He’s always been a huge inspiration to me and to Liverpool’ Michael Murphy explains. ‘We were all saddened by his death last year. I couldn’t think of a better special guest than The Magic Band for this years show, so we went and got them.’

This years line-up includes:

THE MAGIC BAND

THE WICKED WHISPERS

THE LUCID DREAM

 

VISUAL LIGHTSHOW : TOWYN ROBERTS (THE GRATEFUL DEAD/SHACK/THE CORAL)

DJ : PYSCHEDELIC SOUNDS FROM EDGAR ‘SUMMERTYME’ JONES (THE STAIRS/THE JONES’S/FREE PEACE

COMPARE : DAVE MONKS (BBC INTRODUCING)

 

Tickets are £17.50 and go on sale MONDAY 1^ST AUGUST 2011 VIA www.ticketline.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Butterflys-Ball-and-The-Grasshoppers-Feast/118840408205907

www.electonerecords.co.uk

www.thewickedwhispers.co.uk

Check out The Wicked Whispers debut video -  the EPs leading track, Amanda Lavender.  Directed by Liverpool Photographer Mark McNulty and edited by Brainface, the video was shot in the UK's largest Garden Maze, on location in Snowdonia, North Wales, the video stars Merseyside's most talented rising model Charlotte Cooper (Impact Model Agency) playing the lead of Amanda Lavender The ‘Amanda Lavender’ video is available to watch online on YouTube: You Tube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyRHM2lWhBs

Harvest Sun Promotions...The Wicked Whispers E.P Launch

Harvest Sun Promotions & Electone Records proudly present... 

The Dark Delights of The Wicked Whispers 

debut EP launch

8.00pm Saturday 4th June

The Kazimier,Liverpool

£4adv (more otd)

Tickets from: http://tiny.cc/wickedline

Or from here: http://www.probe-records.com

Featuring....

The Wicked Whispers

The Wild Eyes

The Beatnik Hurricanes

DJ Kool Aid Bob (Probe Records)

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The Dark Delights Of The Wicked Whispers is the debut release from Liverpool group The Wicked Whispers which is to be released Monday 6th June 2011 on Electone Records, limited to only 300 10" vinyl. The Wicked Whispers are one of Liverpool's hotly tipped acts with an already sizable fanbase in Liverpool and throughout the UK following a series of live dates up and down the country. The band’s debut show in Liverpool titled 'The Butterflies Ball and The Grasshoppers Feast' at The Static Gallery November 2010 was a sold-out success and demand for the group's first release has been growing ever since. Taking influence from psychedelic and folk sounds of the late 60's whilst adding their own stamp, The Wicked Whispers are one of the more progressive acts to emerge from the North West in some time creating something that is instantly recognizable as theirs.

Recording of The Dark Delights of The Wicked Whispers EP:
Recorded at Roscoe Studios in Liverpool, the EP captures the raw and honest sound of the band using only live takes. Produced by Steve Powell (Cast, The Stairs, Mick Head and the Magical World of the Strands) and front man Mike Murphy, the idea was to record takes using an abundance of live room mics to capture every possible sound. The main objective for the EP was to make a record that would instantly sound at home on vinyl. To assist this Steve Powell was an obvious choice to co-produce with additional support from producer John Wood (Incredible String Band, Nick Drake) and producer and mastering legend Jon Astley (George Harrison, David Bowie, The Who).

‘Amanda Lavender’ video:

In preparation for the release, The Wicked Whispers unveiled their debut video the EPs leading track, Amanda Lavender which has received a very positive response so far. Directed by Liverpool Photographer Mark McNulty and edited by Brainface, the video was shot in the UK's largest Garden Maze, on location in Snowdonia, North Wales, the video stars Merseyside's most talented rising model Charlotte Cooper (Impact Model Agency) playing the lead of Amanda Lavender The ‘Amanda Lavender’ video is available to watch online on YouTube:

http://www.thewickedwhispers.co.uk/

http://www.myspace.com/thewickedwhispers