Kick The Plug june 3rd 2009 w/ Superman Revenge Squad + A-line + more TBC (no Blue Roses)

Blue roses who was previously billed to play this event, is no longer able to perform as she is going on tour with Mika. Kick The Plug goes on regardless however with the following excellence:

Blue Roses

In all the decent press at the moment for all the right reasons. Her debut album came out in April and is undoubtedly going to be featuring near the business end of year end lists come December. Think haunting folk with a timeless voice but don’t take my word for it, this is what THE SUNDAY TIMES had to say:

“A haunting record, full of unexpected instrumental textures that course beneath Groves’s extraordinary voice and eerie, elusive lyrics” 4****

See?

Superman Revenge Squad

He’s back and this time he’s brought some help. Not that he needed it, I’m just trying to build on the superhero theme. He wowed the Kick The Plug crowd with a solo set last year so I’m struggling to contain myself at the thought of what he might do with a band behind him.

A-Line

Like the dresses, we’re hoping this lot are going to be big in Summer 2009 and we’re hoping to give them an extra push at June Kick The Plug. They don’t need it mind because they’re brilliant, which you’ll find out if you come along.

I’m spent. See you on June 3rd.

At
Wilmington Arms, 69 Roseberry Avenue, EC1R 4RL
020 7837 1384
nearest tube Angel/Farringdon

Price:
£5 on the door
£4 advance from wegottickets
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/48609

myspace links:
http://www.myspace.com/musicofblueroses
http://www.myspace.com/supermanrevengesquad
http://www.myspace.com/alinemusic

the neednowater label + kick the plug myspace
http://www.myspace.com/neednowater

The Wilmington Arms
http://www.myspace.com/thewilmingtonarms

Kick The Plug May 6th 2009 w/ Stornoway + Rue Royale + This Is The Kit

Advance Tickets available from here:
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/48334

Kick the Plug once again makes the monthly visit to Clerkenwell’s Wilmington Arms. This time around we present epic folk from Oxford-based Stornoway, with support from Rue Royale and a solo set from Sunday Best favourite This Is The Kit.
Expect musical brilliance, with culinary treats and badges aplenty, and musical interludes provided by Mark and Tom of Neednowater.

STORNOWAY
http://www.myspace.com/stornoway
The band consists of an Ornithologist, an occasional Russian translator, a South African Pirate Captain, a human radio and a kitchen sink. They were first united in a snow-encrusted garage in Oxford and have since attracted the attention of Dr & Mrs Killjoy the neighbours and their android children. None of the band have ever been to Stornoway. But Brian once got to within 37 miles of it.

‘Officially the brainiest group ever, Stornoway’s big music worked a treat.’
THE INDEPENDENT

‘Stornoway have such a masterful control of melody, texture and dynamics that their live show is fantastically, continuously entertaining’
NIGHTSHIFT

‘This is perfect…I think you’re gonna love this’
COLIN MURRAY playing Stornoway on BBC RADIO 1

‘Cerebral, jaunty and at the same time powerful and wistful…they have everything and they do it all superbly.’
BBC OXFORD

‘Stornoway conjour up the innocent coziness of early Belle and Sebastian…Indie pop fans will melt in the brains.’
ARTROCKER

RUE ROYALE
http://www.myspace.com/rueroyale
Named after a highway running through the Chicago suburbs, Rue Royale’s musical journey has taken in a lot of sights in just two years.

In March 2008 Ruth and Brookln Dekker made the full-time touring band plunge, moving out of their house, in with some friends and selling all their belongings… save for a kick drum, shakers, guitar and a sat nav named Shelley. Straight in at the deep end, a 20-date European tour led to coverage on XFM (topping their weekly “Music Response” ballot) and BBC Six Music (“Introducing with Tom Robinson”) and boasted sold out concerts in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.

Rue Royale developed from Ruth and Brookln’s over-the-pond relationship. Influenced by Fleetwood Mac, Sufjan Stevens, Zero 7 and the northern UK soul of Elbow and The Doves, they began writing together and gradually developed the candle-lit Rue Royale sound, honed through acoustic gigs and home-recorded demos.

Brookln grew up in St Louis, to church-music leading parents. He played the coffee-house circuit with God’s Green Earth before moving to Chicago in 1998. Ruth was raised in Midlands county Staffordshire in the UK, a stone’s throw from the historic city of Lichfield with it’s 1,300-year-old cathedral. Teenage years sound-tracked by 90’s Brit-pop and folk-rock, she met Brookln when touring Stateside. They wed in England five years ago and settled in Chicago soon after.

Brookln and Ruth started performing together in March 2006, and have since gigged extensively, clocked up hours of radio play across the US, had one of their tunes on MTV and amassed over 100,000 plays on myspace.

A lovingly illustrated EP, The Search For Where To Go (May 2006), was the first fruit with copies dispatched to intrigued music fans throughout the US, Canada, England, Germany and France.

Rue Royale unveiled their debut long-player at the start of 2008 – following a year that saw them firmly establish themselves on the musical map. The eponymous Rue Royale was recorded in December 2007 and independently released in February.

Not content with playing in all corners of Europe – ranging from the historic Sturmglocke squat site in Hanover to an intimate house show in rural Yorkshire – Rue Royale will leave their Chicago base to set up home in the UK this summer. Their plans for EU domination continue with another intensive tour of the European mainland this summer.

THIS IS THE KIT
http://www.myspace.com/thisisthekit
A not to be missed solo show from the spine tingling voice of Kate Stabels, “This is the Kit”,  who first grabbed our attention with her “Two wooden spoons” 7″ on Sunday Best. On tour in the UK in April and May, here to promote both her album “krulle Bol” and spilt 7″ with Soy un Caballo, so catch her while you can!

‘This is the Kit is Kate Stables, a lady in possession of a voice as pure and shiver-inducing as the morning dew. Her album, Krulle Bol, features simple songs in which said voice takes centre stage, with just a few simple plucks of the guitar as accompaniment. Kate’s lyrics are mostly pretty down to earth, but with Birchwood Beaker she starts to sound more pagan and witch-like, singing about snow, migrating geese and Odin… Originally from Winchester, and now settled in Paris via Bristol, This is the Kit is a favourite of Rob Da Bank.’ – subba-cultcha

Kick The Plug April 1st 2009 w/ Six Toes + The Greenland Choir + Katie Malco + Tristram

Whatup.

A change of pace after last months barnstorming Sons of Noel & Adrian led stampathon.

April sees KTP presenting the excellently sinister Six Toes, the serene and elegant The Greenland Choir and sets from Tristram and Katie Malco (that’s two sets, not one collaboration).

Six Toes

‘Scruffy, sinister folk rock. Something like Anthony and the Johnsons singing the scariest words of Aleister Crowley. In hell’. – NME

After touring with the Mystery Jets, King Creosote and Jamie T in 2007, SixToes retreated to the deepest darkest fenland backwater town of Ely (Cambridgeshire, England), to build a little home studio sandwiched between the asylum and historic cathedral. As the cold closed in they hightailed it back to their squat in London where they put together the finishing touches to their album. The band consists two vocalists, who trade in wide, off kilter harmonies, cello, violin, double bass and percussion. Their remix of Maps’ ‘Elouise’ was recently released by Mute Records followed with their AA single ‘Four Leaved Clover / Reggae Song. The band have just released their debut album ‘Trick Of The Night’.

The Greenland Choir

There’s hushed vocals over tinkly guitar lines and glockenspiel, piano etc. If that’s your thing, and lets face it, it darn well should be, The Greenland Choir will be right up your street. They’ve come all the way from Greenland too*, so attendance is the least you could do.

* this bit may not** be true.
** isn’t.

Katie Malco

A return to KTP for the wonderful Katie Malco. She played our second ever KTP and frankly, I’m appalled it’s taken us so long to get her back but back she is and I’ve punished the other KTP members suitably for the delay. She sings heartfelt folk songs with a beautiful voice. Think Joni Mitchell but better. Yes, I went there.

Tristram

Soon to be huge, if there’s any justice in the world (thanks Lemar), Tristram is a one man folk machine. I’ve no idea if it’s just one man but the songs are brilliant. Listen on his myspace (v down there v) if you don’t believe me.

http://www.myspace.com/sixtoes1
http://www.myspace.com/thegreenlandchoir
http://www.myspace.com/katiemalcomusic
http://www.myspace.com/tristramsongs

Kick The Plug March 4th 2009 w/ Sons of Noel and Adrian + Stars of Sunday League + My First Tooth

Kick the Plug returns once again to Clerkenwell’s Wilmington Arms. This time around we present the epic folk 12-piece Sons of Noel and Adrian, who are going to be making some big noise in 2009 and really have to be seen to be believed, with support from Stars of Sunday League and My First Tooth.
Expect musical brilliance, with culinary treats and badges aplenty, with musical interludes provided by Mark and Tom of Neednowater.

Sons of Noel and Adrian
Closely resembling a giant centipede in motion Sons of Noel and Adrian grew up in the midlands with many like-minded musical folk. A couple of years ago they moved to Brighton to gather more legs and are now a fully formed outfit with sometimes as many as eleven members or as few as five.

The music is acoustic and falls loosely into the progressive folk niche. At the core are Jacob and Toms tumbling guitars, joined by a colourful host of other instruments to create music that ranges from Shanty to Schoenburg, from deep underground to just above the surface and muses on whether excess can make you a better person and what’s to do when your credit’s all used up and there’s nowhere to go.

“It’s all in Jacob Richardson’s bowel rupturing baritone, the kind of low end that can level entire cities and bring grown men to tears.” (FACT Magazine, 10th December ‘08)

Stars of Sunday League

Stars of Sunday League is the constituent parts of Euan Robinson. Liberated by a lack of real musicianship he writes simple uncluttered songs about how the biggest things are wrapped up in the smallest.

He has been treading the musical boards around London since summer 07 and has found himself standing on stages at Bestival, End of the Road, New York’s Sidewalk cafe, sxsw and bandstands across London and beyond.

Live, Stars of Sunday League adds the various musical talents of Sarah Triggs to the mix while Emmy the Great adds a sometime vocal gloss to proceedings.

Thus far they have been fortunate enough to play alongside such luminaries as the Wave Pictures, Stornoway, Emmy the Great, Chris Wood and many others.

EP in the new year – look out!

My First Tooth

My First Tooth’s Ross writes in his bedroom, other people’s bedrooms and sometimes in the garden. Ross plays live with Sophie who sings, plays the violin and bouzouki. Ross records with Sophie, Joel and Rob.

“…recommendations…My First Tooth” – Huw Stephens, Radio 1

“Simultaneously rough and delicate, MFT
make music that’ll quietly ravage your
heart, then give it a gentle stroke better.
Killer pretty stuff” – Marsha Shandur, XFM

myspace links:
http://www.myspace.com/sonsofnoelandadrian
http://www.myspace.com/thestarsofsundayleague
http://www.myspace.com/myfirsttooth

Kick The Plug February 4th 2009 w/ Birdengine + Blacklands + Rodney Fisher

Following on from the oddity that was the January show (two bands canceled on the day, but we still put on a good show!) Kick the Plug returns triumphantly to Clerkenwell’s Wilmington Arms. This time around we present sparse nu-folk from the excellent Birdengine with Rodney Fisher & his band, and Blacklands performing material from their brand new EP recorded in a shed in the North Yorkshire Moors,
Expect musical brilliance, with culinary treats and badges aplenty, with musical interludes provided by Mark and Tom of Neednowater.

Here’s some additional info on the acts:

Birdengine
Birdengine is Lawry Joseph Tilbury who comes from a tiny village in Dorset called Winterbourne Steepleton. This is dark and sinister nu-folk from the backwoods of deepest Dorest. Accompanied only by an acoustic guitar, tape crackle and the occasional snatch of birdsong, Birdengine’s murmured vocals tell tales of strangeness and charm, darkness and mystery.

“Tilbury displays the same quiet understatement and backwards weirdness as Bonnie ‘prince’ Billy, but transposed to Dorset. Listening to I fed Three Rabbit Water is like visiting a museum of curiosities packed with shelves of malformed foetuses and two-headed dogs pickled in jars; the songs are full of rustic-mythic weirdness, with Tilbury singing about dead mermaids, feral children, “beast folk” and sewing his eyelids shut”
Andy Gill, The Independent

“nervy pastoral loneliness and recorded entirely on 4-track cassette – is a reminder of how much of an intrusion digital meddling with music can be; the birdsong on *The Evil Twin* sounds as far from affectation as it could be. There’s a witchy weirdness to this all – titles like *You Gave Birth To A Horse* give that away – but it’s a very beautiful record”
Joe Muggs, Word Magazine

Blacklands
Blacklands  is Al Murphy & his revolving roster of musicians: James Knowles (guitar, engineering), Ed Shipley (Bass), Jamie Bridson (Drums), Jonny Ogle (Vocals and harmonica) and Tom Syson (guitar). Al has been making music on the side since 2000 whilst carving out an incredibly successful career as an illustrator, finally producing the delightful first official release The Wytchwood EP.

Under their former moniker Murphy Kid & The Bad Luck Band they’ve shared the same bill as Bob Dylan, Athlete, and Tunng. On re-launching as Blacklands last year they played a triumphant come back show with Sons of Noel and Adrian, to be followed by more live shows in the upcoming months with artists including Alessi’s Ark and Birdengine amongst others.

Traditionally Al would self-record in the garden shed of his sister’s house. These new tracks, however, were written in Berlin (where Al went for 3 months and came back a year later) and recorded on the North Yorkshire Moors, in an old farmhouse where Al got to live out his American Werewolf In London fantasies. Ever the nomad, Al is soon to be packing up and roaming again, this time returning to New York to pedal his wears and sing for his supper.

Rodney Fisher

Its almost as if Johnny Cash met Don Henley in an alleyway one dark night, they both cut their thumbs with boy scout penknives and made a lifetime commitment to writing tunes together in the lyrical style of Smogs Bill Callahan. For all the lyrical and musical turnings Rodney takes you never once lose interest because you feel you are in safe hands and that the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow will be full. This is because Rodney serves the songs, finding out how they want to be presented and then doing just that. To put it simply, hes in it for the long haul, in the business of turning out instant classics.

“a gentle brand of folk music-gossamer-like songs lifted by a sympathetic five-piece combo and Mr. Fisher’s fragile voice…
… Mr. Fisher and his troupe have a humble, winning presence. At one point, he tried to move across the stage and inadvertently bumped into a trumpet at its player’s lips. At the song’s end, he shook the trumpet player’s hand. ‘We’re having fun,’ he said to the audience. ‘Thanks for being so quiet.’ “
- Jim Fusilli (The Wall Street Journal)

Kick The Plug January 7th 2009 w/ Rue Royale + Six Toes + Catriona Irving

It’s the first Kick the Plug of 2009 at the Wilmington Arms!

This time around we present the excellent Rue Royale, and we are very excited to present support from the equally excellent Six Toes and Indie-folk cutey Catriona Irving.

Expect musical brilliance, with culinary treats and badges aplenty, with musical interludes provided by Mark and Tom of Neednowater.

Rue Royale

http://www.myspace.com/rueroyale

Named after a highway running through the Chicago suburbs, Rue Royale’s musical journey has taken in a lot of sights in just two years.

In March 2008 Ruth and Brookln Dekker made the full-time touring band plunge, moving out of their house, in with some friends and selling all their belongings… save for a kick drum, shakers, guitar and a sat nav named Shelley. Straight in at the deep end, a 20-date European tour led to coverage on XFM (topping their weekly “Music Response” ballot) and BBC Six Music (“Introducing with Tom Robinson”) and boasted sold out concerts in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.

Rue Royale developed from Ruth and Brookln’s over-the-pond relationship. Influenced by Fleetwood Mac, Sufjan Stevens, Zero 7 and the northern UK soul of Elbow and The Doves, they began writing together and gradually developed the candle-lit Rue Royale sound, honed through acoustic gigs and home-recorded demos.

Brookln grew up in St Louis, to church-music leading parents. He played the coffee-house circuit with God’s Green Earth before moving to Chicago in 1998. Ruth was raised in Midlands county Staffordshire in the UK, a stone’s throw from the historic city of Lichfield with it’s 1,300-year-old cathedral. Teenage years sound-tracked by 90’s Brit-pop and folk-rock, she met Brookln when touring Stateside. They wed in England five years ago and settled in Chicago soon after.

Brookln and Ruth started performing together in March 2006, and have since gigged extensively, clocked up hours of radio play across the US, had one of their tunes on MTV and amassed over 100,000 plays on myspace.

A lovingly illustrated EP, The Search For Where To Go (May 2006), was the first fruit with copies dispatched to intrigued music fans throughout the US, Canada, England, Germany and France.

Rue Royale unveiled their debut long-player at the start of 2008 – following a year that saw them firmly establish themselves on the musical map. The eponymous Rue Royale was recorded in December 2007 and independently released in February.

Not content with playing in all corners of Europe – ranging from the historic Sturmglocke squat site in Hanover to an intimate house show in rural Yorkshire – Rue Royale will leave their Chicago base to set up home in the UK this summer. Their plans for EU domination continue with an intensive tour of the European mainland in September 2008.

Six Toes

http://www.myspace.com/sixtoes1
‘Scruffy, sinister folk rock. Something like Anthony and the Johnsons singing the scariest words of Aleister Crowley. In hell’. – NME

After touring with the Mystery Jets, King Creosote and Jamie T in 2007, SixToes retreated to the deepest darkest fenland backwater town of Ely (Cambridgeshire, England), to build a little home studio sandwiched between the asylum and historic cathedral. As the cold closed in they hightailed it back to their squat in London where they put together the finishing touches to their album. The band consists two vocalists, who trade in wide, off kilter harmonies, cello, violin, double bass and percussion. Their remix of Maps’ ‘Elouise’ was recently released by Mute Records followed with their AA single ‘Four Leaved Clover / Reggae Song. The band have just released their debut album ‘Trick Of The Night’.

“Scruffy, sinister folk rock. Something like Anthony and the Johnsons singing the scariest words of Aleister Crowley. In hell”. – NME

“A slice of edgy, scaffold-side folk and a voice like a schizophrenic eunuch.” – Time Out (Pick Of The Week)

“An intoxicating salvo of touching folk nior” – The Indie Music Magazine

“Their sound is inspiring and individual, which definitely works in their favour” – Daily Music Guide

“As playful as Andrew Bird but with the eccentricities of Tom Waits and the elegance of Shearwater. Marvellous.” – Music Week

Catriona Irving

http://www.myspace.com/catrionairvingmusic
Catriona Irving is an indie-folk star in the making. Grabbing the bull by the horns,  her debut release was the self-released ‘Running on Empathy’, followed by the Stitch EP which enjoyed excellent reviews (“DIY music at it’s best”, said FACT, while the Metro called her “an artist to watch out for”). She’s currently working on an album, and in the meantime has been building a reputation for her live show, playing at venues such as 93 feet east, the 12 bar Club and the Borderline, and supporting the Espers, Nic Dawson Kelly and Emilie Simon along the way. Combining clever lyrics and sweet melodies that stick in your head for days, with a sweet and witty live performance, Catriona is making a significant mark on the DIY scene.

Christmas gifts

Kick The Plug December 3rd 2008 – Christmas Party w/ The Sleeping Years + Kat Flint + Catriona Irving

It’s the Kick the Plug Christmas party at the Wilmington Arms!
This time around we present the excellent The Sleeping Years, with support from the equally excellnt Kat Flint and Indie-folk cutey Catriona Irving. As if this wasn’t a brilliant line-up enough, they are all playing us a special Christmas song as part of their sets.
Expect musical excellence, with mince pies, other culinary treats and badges aplenty, with musical interludes provided by Mark and Tom of Neednowater.

The Sleeping Years
http://www.myspace.com/thesleepingyears

The Sleeping Years is the new project from Dale Grundle, formerly of the Catchers.  The debut album “We’re becoming Islands One by One”, is a gorgeous exploration of melody and melancholy. A gifted lyricist, Dale’s exquisitely crafted songs tell of people trying to stay connected in a world seemingly designed to keep them apart.  He is heavily influenced by the language and culture of his home in Ireland, providing a distinct character to this highly personal collection of songs.

Born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland to an Irish father and a Scottish mother, Dale started his first band Catchers while at school. Their first single ‘Cotton Dress’ came out on Setanta Records and became single of the week in Melody Maker. Their debut album ‘Mute’ was recorded with Mike Hedges in France. Catchers went on to tour with Pulp, Edwyn Collins, The Divine Comedy, Dr. John and Oasis. Their second album ‘Stooping to Fit’ was recorded with Nick Drake’s arranger Robert Kirby.

Dale started his solo project The Sleeping Years with a trilogy of EPs in 2007, ‘You and Me Against The World’, ‘Setting Fire to Sleepy Towns’ and ‘Clocks and Clones’.  These were very well received and are living proof that independent singles do sell-out. They also garnered critical acclaim, featuring on BBC Radio 1’s Introducing, the Guardian’s writer’s play list and on the cover mount of Rolling Stone and Word Magazine. Songs have been heavily played on Gideon Coe’s 6music show, Stuart Bailie’s BBC Radio show, and on French radio, having been championed by France’s answer to John Peel, Bernard Lenoir.

The Sleeping Years have toured this year across France, Italy, Belgium, Ireland and the UK, including dates supporting The Bowerbirds and Damien Jurado. The live band is Dale Grundle (acoustic guitar/vocals), Michelle So (cello), Dan Wood (keyboards) and Tom Page (drums).

‘a record that only Bon Iver’s ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’ has really rivaled in recent months. ‘We’re Becoming Islands One By One’ could be remembered as one of 2008’s best of its kind in years to come’. 8/10”
Drowned in Sound

‘his voice breaks exquisitely between hope and despair in songs that the acoustic guitar was invented for’
The Guardian

‘a one-man show that owes his lilting metaphysical lyricism to the likes of Nick Drake, Elliot Smith and John Martyn. It’s good to know that there are people like him out there’
Dazed and Confused

‘Just as Sufjan Stevens has been moved to celebrate the quirks and character of the United States, so Dale Grundle is devising his own charts, full of wonder, dread and reverie. Can’t wait to see where he takes us next.’
Stuart Bailie (BBC Radio)

Kat Flint
http://www.myspace.com/katflint

Kat Flint is a Scottish songwright and wordsmith, born in Barbados and living in London. She’s a bit mixed up about it all. She makes instruments out of suitcases and writes incessantly. Mostly she plays solo because all her musical comrades are in other very good bands instead of hers. She kidnaps them from time to time, for special occasions and recordings, and she’d quite like to keep them.
She was once buried alive in the name of television and she used to tell ghost stories for a living.

Kat’s debut album ‘Dirty Birds’ was released on 15th Sept, 2008. Recorded in a living room, mixed on a roadtrip across America and funded entirely by donations from fans, it contains songs about black crows and bomber jets, pigeons and prostitutes and young men marching off to war.

When she’s not making a gentle racket, Kat also writes fiction no-one reads and draws pictures with a scratchy pen and a pot of India ink.

Catriona Irving
http://www.myspace.com/catrionairvingmusic

Catriona Irving is an indie-folk star in the making. Grabbing the bull by the horns,  her debut release was the self-released ‘Running on Empathy’, followed by the Stitch EP which enjoyed excellent reviews (“DIY music at it’s best”, said FACT, while the Metro called her “an artist to watch out for”). She’s currently working on an album, and in the meantime has been building a reputation for her live show, playing at venues such as 93 feet east, the 12 bar Club and the Borderline, and supporting the Espers and Emilie Simon along the way. Combining clever lyrics and sweet melodies that stick in your head for days, with a sweet and witty live performance, Catriona is making a significant mark on the DIY scene.

Kick The Plug November 4th 2008 -Stars of Sunday League + Catriona Irving

Kick the Plug returns to Exmouth Market’s Wilmington Arms, because it is excellent in so many ways. This time around we present the brilliant London folk-scene favourites Stars of Sunday League with support from our own Indie-folk cutey Catriona Irving and Brighton’s Laish Duo. As usual there will be cakes and badges aplenty, and the addition of a timely selection of toffee and chocolate apples, with DJ sets from the Neednowater DJs and guests. All for only 4 of your English pounds.

Here’s some more information on the bands:

Stars of Sunday League

Stars of Sunday League is the constituent parts of Euan Robinson. Liberated by a lack of real musicianship he writes simple uncluttered songs about how the biggest things are wrapped up in the smallest. He has been treading the musical boards around London since summer 07 and has found himself standing on stages at Bestival, End of the Road, New York’s Sidewalk cafe, sxsw and bandstands and grandstands. Apart from the grandstands. Live, Stars of Sunday League adds the various talents of Sarah Triggs to the mix playing and it’s been known for Emmy the Great to sometimes add a vocal gloss to proceedings.

Catriona Irving

Catriona Irving is a singer/songwriter based in London. Her debut release was the self-released ‘Running on Empathy’, followed by the Stitch EP which enjoyed excellent reviews (“DIY music at it’s best”, said FACT, while the Metro called her “an artist to watch out for”). She’s currently working on a new material and in the meantime has been building a reputation for her live show, playing at venues such as 93 feet east, the 12 bar Club and the Borderline, and supporting the Espers and Emilie Simon along the way. Combining clever lyrics and sweet melodies that stick in your head for days, with a sweet and witty live performance, Catriona is making a significant
mark on the DIY scene.

Laish Duo

Laish and Laish Quartet, and for this performance Laish Duo are the various names for Daniel Green’s most recent musical output. With an unusual fingerpicking guitar style, a distinctive and honest vocal delivery and a confident stage manner, he has found many admirers for his new collection of songs. A prolific songwriter, Green’s lyrics are open letters to friends; meditations on love, death, humour and despair. He also works with Brighton’s favourite post-folk orchestra,  Sons of Noel and Adrian as well as singing with  Redwood Red  and drumming with  Kopek . Laish Quartet is a part of Brightons’ Willkommen Collective.

myspace links:

http://www.myspace.com/thestarsofsundayleague
http://www.myspace.com/catrionairvingmusic
http://www.myspace.com/laishmusic

the neednowater + kick the plug myspace
http://www.myspace.com/neednowater

The Wilmington Arms
http://www.myspace.com/thewilmingtonarms

Kick The Plug October 1st 2008 – Nic Dawson Kelly + Catriona Irving + Superman Revenge Squad.

Kick the Plug returns to Exmouth Market’s Wilmington Arms, as it is brilliant there and we love them all. Even the moody bar boy lightened up when offered one of Helene’s cakes.

This time around we present the excellent Sunday Best approved Nic Dawson Kelly, with support from our own Indie-folk cutey Catriona Irving, as well Croydon’s foremost Superman Revenge Squad. As usual there will be cakes and badges aplenty, with DJ sets from the Neednowater DJs and Dale Grundle of The Sleeping Years.

Here’s some more info on the artists in slightly cringeworthy Press Release speak:

October 1st Kick The Plug

Nic Dawson Kelly
The Sunday Best favourite, psych-twisted songwriter Nic Dawson Kelly sits somewhere between Anthony & The Johnsons, Devendra Banhart and Bob Dylan. With an enviable knack for a fabulous melody and a witty perspective on modern life, Nic will win your heart with song as quickly as he’ll entertain you with his lyricism.

Catriona Irving
Catriona Irving is a 25 yr old singer/songwriter based in London. Her debut release was the self-released ‘Running on Empathy’, followed by the Stitch EP which enjoyed excellent reviews (“DIY music at it’s best”, said FACT, while the Metro called her “an artist to watch out for”). She’s currently working on a new EP which is due for a late Autumn release, and in the meantime has been building a reputation for her live show, playing at venues such as 93 feet east, the 12 bar Club and the Borderline, and supporting the Espers and Emilie Simon along the way. Combining clever lyrics and sweet melodies that stick in your head for days, with a sweet and witty live performance, Catriona is making a significant mark on the DIY scene.

Superman Revenge Squad
Superman Revenge Squad is a bloke from Croydon, who’s real name is Ben, accompanied by an acoustic guitar. He only started writing at the beginning of 2007, but his accessible, inventive and painfully funny songs, taking shots at pop culture but never straying too far from endearing self-deprecation have earned him quite a reputation already. Tom Robinson on Radio6 Music described him as “A very sharp lyricist indeed… Absolute genius!”. Most definitely an artist to watch out for.

myspace links:
http://www.myspace.com/nicdawsonkelly
http://www.myspace.com/catrionairvingmusic
http://www.myspace.com/supermanrevengesquad

the neednowater + kick the plug myspace
http://www.myspace.com/neednowater

Dale Grundle/ The Sleeping Years
http://www.myspace.com/thesleepingyears

The Wilmington Arms
http://www.myspace.com/thewilmingtonarms