[kj] FW: The Rakes, Gang of Four, Port O'Brien, Deftones and more

melinda grant hollytree1961 at hotmail.com
Fri May 1 20:01:17 EDT 2009



some bands playing here you lot may be interested in details below ok



milindafgrant



Subject: The Rakes, Gang of Four, Port O'Brien, Deftones and more
Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 16:38:21 -0700
To: hollytree1961 at hotmail.com
From: noreply at meanfiddler.com


































HMV Hammersmith ApolloThe HMV ForumHeavenJazz CaféThe BorderlineULUBarflyThe Fly








The Rakes, Gang of Four, Deftones, Road to V,
Port O'Brien, Kira Kira ticket offer and more...












Highlights






SJM Concerts presents
The Rakes



HMV Forum || Thu 29 Oct || £15
Economical with their writing, focused on the job at hand. Tight, concise, sharp, meaningful and glorious, The Rakes sound better than ever.



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Mean Fiddler presents
Gang of Four:
Entertainment! Anniversary Celebrations



HMV Forum || Sat 26 Sep
£25 || ON SALE SAT 2 MAY 9AM
Gang Of Four is one of the most radical, and radically important, rock groups of the last 30 years. More than anything, Gang Of Four are about visceral, high energy, maximum impact rock 'n' roll. They make you dance and they make you sweat just as they make you think. The performance will include all of Entertainment! plus songs spanning this bands remarkable career, with a promise of new material.




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Festival Republic presents
Deftones



HMV Forum || Thu 27 Aug || £20
Seminal rock band from Sacramento featuring Chino Moreno's distinct vocals and trademark wall of sound / melodic guitars, Deftones are metal's standard bearers and sound as amazing as ever.




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Road to V semi finalists announced




Had your eye on Virgin Media's Road to V? The public votes are in and the mentors, Just Jack and The Charlatans, have spoken. To find out which of the unsigned acts are in with the chance of opening this year's V Festival, check out roadtov.com now.










Mean Fiddler presents
James McMurtry & The Heartless Bastards



The Garage || Mon 5 Oct || £15
Astute Texan no-holds-barred chronicler of the human condition, McMurtry's new album Just Us Kids is sonically majestic and confirms him as "the truest, fiercest songwriter of his generation." (Stephen King)




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Live Nation presents
Silversun Pickups



Heaven || Tue 7 Jul || £11
Following sold out shows at Barfly and Borderline, Silversun Pickups find themselves in Heaven creating trademark distorted noise embellished by string flourishes. This is beauty and aggression rolled into one.



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Mean Fiddler presents
Luke Pickett



The Garage || Fri 25 Sep || £7
With a debut album out autumn this year This young man has a way of spinning a classic love tale into an über-romantic twisted musical sonnet with his unique soaring vocals and signature falsetto. Luke Pickett is the troubadour sent back from the future to wake us up from the banality of shoe-gazing retro hippies.




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Mean Fiddler & Eat Your Own Ears present
Port O'Brien



Borderline || Tue 18 Aug || £8
'One of the dreamiest albums of the year' The Guardian "...it's clear why Johnny Marr is touting the Californian throng as his new favourite band. We've developed a bit of a crush." -NME "...charmingly rendered … teeming with joyous abandon a la the Arcade Fire." 4/5 stars -Uncut




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Live Nation presents
Little Boots



Heaven || Thu 28 May || £8.50
More tickets just released but going fast….




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Mean Fiddler presents
The Dodge Brothers



The Garage || Fri 2 Oct || £10
Singing songs about transport, heartbreak and homicide, The Dodge Brothers are renowned for playing the hell out of classic Americana. With TV and radio presenter Mark Kermode thumping out the rhythm, this roughneck trio have got feet stomping and hands clapping from California through the Natchez Trace to the South coast of the UK.




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Just Announced






Mean Fiddler presents
LO'JOJazz Cafe || Thu 4 June || £13.50
World music scene veterans, French band Lo'Jo weave diverse influences into a stream of surreal poetry and café chanson, with timelessly Gallic theatricality. "They have to be one of the best live bands in the world now."-The Independent




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Mean Fiddler presents
Ashley Slater's Freak PowerJazz Café || Sat 27 June || £13.50
Ex Loose Tubes trombonist Slater reforms Freak Power (founded by Norman Cook) for a night of acid jazz, funk, soul and trip hop. 'Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out'.




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Mean Fiddler presents
An AlbatrossBorderline || Sat 18 Jul || £8
US noise rock band, who played sold out shows with enter Shikari last year, known for their chaotic live shows and psychedelic /circus-like presentation, their sound is somewhere between The Mars Volta and Fantomas.




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Mean Fiddler presents
Magnolia Electric CompanyICA || Mon 7 Sep || £15
American singer-songwriter Jason Molina first came to prominence performing and recording as Songs: Ohia, both in solo projects and with a rotating cast of musicians. Since 2003, he has recorded either under his own name or with a stable line-up of band members as the Magnolia Electric Co.



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Barfly presents
Illegitimate Sons of a King + This Life Scandal + Yves Klein Blue Camden Barfly || Fri 8 May || £5
North London four-piece who's 60s guitar sound and hook-laden rhymes create a raucous, freewheeling rap-rock mash up that is truly infectious.




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London Unsigned presents
Vivian & the Rude Radio
+ The Falling EmbersThe Fly || Mon 15 June || £5
With a prize of a Single deal with Forty 5 Records including studio time, mastering, artwork and an 8 date UK tour, competition is fierce. Visit londonunsigned.com for more details.




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Communiversities presents
Uni's Got Talent GRAND FINAL HMV Forum || Fri 17 Jul
£10 students £15 non students
For the first time ever, we will witness students from across the country battling it out in a bid to be crowned the UK's most talented student act by a panel of famous faces and industry experts.




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Mean Fiddler presents
Dead By April Camden Barfly || Sun 27 Apr || £6
'Modern melodic metallers' from Gothenburg, Sweden support the May 11th release of their debut digital single 'Losing You' with a debut UK appearance.




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RSW Concerts present
The Grams +Natascha Soul
+ News From Nowhere + Alex Body BandThe Fly || Sat 27 June || 10.30pm || £7
Guitar based 4-piece, (two brothers and two life long friends whose sophisticated guitar interplay and solid pounding backline drives killer melodies lock you in.




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Glasswerk presents
Paper Heroes + Just For Kicks The Fly || Wed 3 June || £6.50
Skins Life New Music gave Paper Heroes the profile they deserve and they now release a single on the Skins Life label. One to watch.




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More in London






King Ramirez + The Absolute Belters + Red Wire _ Zero Punk
15 May
Hexagram + Cathode Ray Syndrome + Tin Soldiers
21 May
Citadels + Beat The Radar + Perfect People + The Gorgeous Colours + The Bridport Daggers
5 June
The Toadies
19 June

ARCS + New Street Adventure + Circus Electric + Domino State + Lucy Jane
26 June
The Domino Theory + Mallory Knox + Absie
9 Jul
Anison + This Life Scandal + Flakes
11 Sep
Meretto + The Volt + Citizens
12 Sep
















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KIRA KIRA SPECIAL OFFER
Mean Fiddler is very happy to exclusively offer newsletter subscribers the chance to see Kira Kira + Taxi Taxi this Sunday for half price. All you have to do is print out this newsletter and take it with you to the gig on Sunday and you will get entry for £5 instead of £10!! Simple as that.

Mean Fiddler presents
Kira Kira + Taxi Taxi || Borderline || Sun 3 May || doors 7pm





























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