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LATEST news - Monday 8th February 2010

 

Upcoming shows at a glance
 
 
08/02
Eliza Doolittle Cellars, Portsmouth
 
11/02
The Perils Cellars, Portsmouth
 
13/02
The Silver Beatles Boileroom, Guildford
 
19/02
6 Day Riot Freebutt, Brighton
 
20/02
Ezio Freebutt, Brighton
 
24/02
Acoustix Square Brewery, Petersfield
 
25/02
Nik Kershaw Concorde 2, Brighton
 
26/02
Kate Walsh Boileroom, Guildford
 
26/02
Jon Allen (band show) Freebutt, Brighton
 
27/02
Jon Allen (band show) Cellars, Portsmouth
28/02
Chew Lips Cellars, Portsmouth
 
28/02
Jon Allen (band show) Boileroom, Guildford
 
02/03
Lisa Mitchell Komedia, Brighton
 
03/03
Doll and The Kicks Cellars, Portsmouth
 
05/03
Ezio Boileroom, Guildford
 
05/03
Little Fish Cellars, Portsmouth
 
06/03
Doll and The Kicks Audio, Brighton
 
06/03
Ezio Cellars, Portsmouth
 
10/03
Kids Love Lies Freebutt, Brighton
11/03
Hardly Heroes Cellars, Portsmouth
 
11/03
Kids Love Lies Boileroom, Guildford
 
12/03
Kids Love Lies Cellars, Portsmouth
 
13/03
Bog Rolling Stones Boileroom, Guildford
 
16/03
Lupen Crook Cellars, Portsmouth
 
17/03
Lupen Crook Freebutt, Brighton
 
18/03
Lupen Crook Boileroom, Guildford
 
18/03
The Colour Movement Joiners, Southampton
 
19/03
The Colour Movement Cellars, Portsmouth
 
20/03
The Colour Movement Boileroom, Guildford
 
20/03
The Kabeedies Cellars, Portsmouth
 
21/03
The Colour Movement Freebutt, Brighton
 
21/03
The Kabeedies Boileroom, Guildford
 
23/03
The Kabeedies Freebutt, Brighton
 
24/03
Acoustix Square Brewery, Petersfield
 
25/03
Jenna Upstairs @ Square Brewery, P'field
 
31/03
Leigh Mary Stokes Freebutt, Brighton
 
01/04
Leigh Mary Stokes Boileroom, Guildford
 
03/04
Leigh Mary Stokes Cellars, Portsmouth
 
28/04
Minnaars Luminaire, London
 
29/04
Polly Paulusma Upstairs @ Square Brewery, P'field
 
30/04
Minnaars Boileroom, Guildford
 
01/05
Minnaars Cellars, Portsmouth
 
14/05
Boo Hewerdine Boileroom, Guildford
 
22/05
Boo Hewerdine Freebutt, Brighton
       
Previous shows include
 
Amy Studt - Animal Kingdom - Attack! Attack! - Baddies - Beth Rowley - Bleech - Boo Hewerdine - Brigade - Caimbo - Cara Dillon - Chesney Hawkes - Chris Difford - Collapsing Cities - David Ford - Dodgy - Eliza Doolittle - Emily Barker - Emily Maguire - Ezio - Foy Vance - Frank Hamilton - Gary Go - Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers - goFASTER>> - Hafdis Huld - Hazel O'Connor - Hjaltalín - Hockey - Hold Fast - Hot Club de Paris - Howard Jones - Hugh Cornwell - I Am Kloot - Iain Archer - Imelda May - James Yuill - Jersey Budd - Johnny Flynn - Jon Allen - Jont - Jose Vanders - Josh Doyle - Julian Perretta - Juliet Turner - Kaki King - Karine Polwart - Kate Rusby - Kate Walsh - Kirsty McGee and Mat Martin - Kitty, Daisy and Lewis - Klaus Says Buy The Record - Laura Veirs - Little Lost David - Lisa Mitchell - Lo-Fi Culture Scene - Luke Leighfield - Lupen Crook - Marina and The Diamonds - Mark Morriss - Martin Simpson - Martyn Joseph - Meiko - Milk Kan - Mumford and Sons - Nik Kershaw - Official Secrets Act - One Eskimo - Operahouse - Outl4w - Paul Jones - People in Planes - Polly Paulusma - Polly Scattergood - Priscilla Ahn - Pulled Apart By Horses - Queenadreena - Ralph McTell - Ray Gun - Red Light Company - Rosalie Deighton - Rosie and The Goldbug - Sam Isaac - SixNationState - Smudge - Son of Dave - Spiers & Boden - Teitur - The Chemists - The Clik Clik - The Coronas - The Dykeenies - The Foxes - The Hair - The Hot Melts - The Kabeedies - The New Devices - The Parlotones - The Perils - The Storys - The Third Man - The Thirst - The Voluntary Butler Scheme - them:youth - This City - Thomas Tantrum - Vagabond - Violet Violet - William - Winterkids - Yoav

 

Eliza Doolittle
plus Leigh Mary Stokes and Natalie Hall
The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth

Monday 8th February 7.30pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

"Soul-felt pop in the old skool sense with a little fruit, spice, sugar & nuts - a tasty combination" - BBC London

Check out Eliza Doolittle's music: www.myspace.com/elizadoolittle

Tickets Available From:
The Perils
plus The Absolute Belters, The Stanley Blacks and Porcelain Coins
The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth

Thursday 11th February 7.30pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

"Good People Do Bad Things - one of the best albums of 2009" - Club NME Brighton

Check out The Perils' music: www.myspace.com/theperilsarecoming

Tickets Available From:
The Silver Beatles
The Boileroom, Guildford

Saturday 13th February 8.00pm
£10.00 advance / £12.00 door

This quartet are clearly a cut above most they blast out songs with note-perfect aplomb"  - The Daily Telegraph

 

Tickets Available From:
6 Day Riot
plus Andrea Kenny and The Cavalry and Bitter ruin
The Freebutt, Brighton

Friday 19th February 7.30pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

"Sunny harmonies, calypso beats, buoyant melodies, quirky lyrics. Unashamedly poppy & irrepressible" - NME

Check out 6 Day Riot's music: www.myspace.com/6dayriot

Tickets Available From:
Ezio
plus special guests
The Freebutt, Brighton

Saturday 20th February 7.30pm
£10.00 advance / £12.00 door

Two mad men playing Rock 'n Roll on acoustic guitars... tempered with beautiful ballads

Check out Ezio's music: www.myspace.com/eziouk

Tickets Available From:
Acoustix
ft LIght Effect, Jazz Morley and Penny Nicholls
Downstairs @ the square brewery, petersfield
wednesday 24th February
8.00pm
Free Entry

Get an acoustic fix of original material from some of the area's developing artists and accomplished performers


Check out Light Effect's music: www.myspace.com/lighteffectband

Tickets Available From: Free Entry  
Nik Kershaw
Plus special guest
Concorde 2, Brighton
Thursday 25th February 7.30pm
£16.00 advance / £18.00 door

Wouldn't It Be Good if Nik Kershaw was back on the road again? He is...

Check out Nik Kershaw's music: www.myspace.com/nikkershaw

Tickets Available From:
Kate Walsh
plus Caitlin Kelly
The Boileroom, Guildford

Friday 26th February 7.30pm
£10.00 advance / £12.00 door

'Tim's House' debuted at #1 in the iTunes Top 100 Kate Walsh returns with her follow up album 'Light and Dark'

Check out Kate Walsh's music: www.myspace.com/katewalsh

Tickets Available From:
Jon Allen (Band show)
plus special guests
The Freebutt, Brighton
Friday 26th February 7.30pm
£10.00 advance / £12.00 door

Support from industry tastemakers & broadcasting giants Johnnie Walker and Bob Harris

Check out Jon Allen's music: www.myspace.com/jonallenmusic

Tickets Available From:
Jon Allen (Band show)
plus Light Effect
The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Saturday 27th February 8.00pm
£10.00 advance / £12.00 door

"A breathtaking debut..." **** - Q Magazine - "Wow..." ***** - Maverick Magazine

Check out Jon Allen's music: www.myspace.com/jonallenmusic

Tickets Available From:
Chew Lips
plus special guests
The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Sunday 28th February 7.30pm
£7.00 advance / £8.00 door

"The threesome have created an utterly peerless work; ten tracks to completely lose yourself in." - NME

Check out Chew Lips' music: www.myspace.com/chewlips

Tickets Available From:
Jon Allen (Band show)
plus Craon and Van Dave
The Boileroom, Guildford
Sunday 28th February 7.00pm
£10.00 advance / £12.00 door

"A breathtaking debut..." **** - Q Magazine - "Wow..." ***** - Maverick Magazine

Check out Jon Allen's music: www.myspace.com/jonallenmusic

Tickets Available From:
Lisa Mitchell
plus The Boy Who Trapped The Sun
Komedia, Brighton
Tuesday 2nd March 7.00pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

'Neapolitan Dreams' used on Surf TV ad, Radio 1 playlisted and Newton Faulkner 2009 tour support

Check out Lisa Mitchell's music: www.myspace.com/lisalisamitchell

Tickets Available From:
Doll and The Kicks
plus Lucifer's Gold
The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Wednesday 3rd March 7.30pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

"All attitude, radiating confidence, striking poses and delivering high quality, driven, eccentric pop" - Artrocker

Check out Doll and The Kicks' music: www.myspace.com/dollandthekicks

Tickets Available From:
Ezio
plus special guests
The Boileroom, Guildford

Friday 5th March 7.30pm
£10.00 advance / £12.00 door

Two mad men playing Rock 'n Roll on acoustic guitars... tempered with beautiful ballads

Check out Ezio's music: www.myspace.com/eziouk

Tickets Available From:
Little FIsh
plus special guests
The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Friday 5th March 8.00pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

Recent Custard/Universal signings, produced by Linda Perry & winner of Indy Award 'Rock Act of the Year 2008'

Check out Little Fish's music: www.myspace.com/littlefishmusic

Tickets Available From:
Doll and The Kicks
plus telegraphs and Rob The Rich
Audio, Brighton
Saturday 6th March 7.00pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

"All attitude, radiating confidence, striking poses and delivering high quality, driven, eccentric pop" - Artrocker

Check out Doll and The Kicks' music: www.myspace.com/dollandthekicks

Tickets Available From:
Ezio
plus special guests
The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth

Saturday 6th March 8.00pm
£10.00 advance / £12.00 door

Two mad men playing Rock 'n Roll on acoustic guitars... tempered with beautiful ballads

Check out Ezio's music: www.myspace.com/eziouk

Tickets Available From:
Kids Love Lies
plus Clayton Strange
The Freebutt, Brighton
Wednesday 10th March 7.30pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

"Strop pop palpitation... a sub 3-minute rush of Pretty Girls Make Graves style post hardcore sweetness" - NME

Check out Kids Love Lies' music: www.myspace.com/kidslovelies

Tickets Available From:
Hardly Heroes
plus special guests
The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Thursday 11th March 7.30pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

"I like these lads! Reminding me of the Undertones. A spunky bunch!" - Franz Stahl (Scream & Foo Fighters)

Check out Hardly Heroes' music: www.myspace.com/hardlyheroes06

Tickets Available From:
Kids Love Lies
plus special guests
The Boileroom, Guildford
Thursday 11th March 7.00pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

"Strop pop palpitation... a sub 3-minute rush of Pretty Girls Make Graves style post hardcore sweetness" - NME

Check out Kids Love Lies' music: www.myspace.com/kidslovelies

Tickets Available From:
Kids Love Lies
plus special guests
The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Friday 12th March 8.00pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

"Strop pop palpitation... a sub 3-minute rush of Pretty Girls Make Graves style post hardcore sweetness" - NME

Check out Kids Love Lies' music: www.myspace.com/kidslovelies

Tickets Available From:
The Bog Rolling Stones
The Boileroom, Guildford

Saturday 13th March 8.00pm
£10.00 advance / £12.00 door

"A breathtaking debut..." **** - Q Magazine - "Wow..." ***** - Maverick Magazine

Check out The Bog Rolling Stones' music: www.myspace.com/bogstones

Tickets Available From:
Lupen Crook
plus Jack Alexander
The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
tuesday 16th March 7.30pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

''Utterly compelling'' - NME... ''Indisputable genius, sublime stuff'' - The Fly... "A bewitching talent" - Uncut

Check out Lupen Crook's music: www.myspace.com/lupencrook

Tickets Available From:
Lupen Crook
plus special guests
The Freebutt, Brighton
Wednesday 17th March 7.00pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

''Utterly compelling'' - NME... ''Indisputable genius, sublime stuff'' - The Fly... "A bewitching talent" - Uncut

Check out Lupen Crook's music: www.myspace.com/lupencrook

Tickets Available From:
Lupen Crook
plus The Hall of Mirrors
The Boileroom, Guildford
Thursday 18th March 7.00pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

''Utterly compelling'' - NME... ''Indisputable genius, sublime stuff'' - The Fly... "A bewitching talent" - Uncut

Check out Lupen Crook's music: www.myspace.com/lupencrook

Tickets Available From:
The Colour Movement
plus The Rivers of Sound and The Stanley Blacks
The Joiners, Southampton
Thursday 18th March 7.30pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

Caimbo now have a new name, new songs and a new direction attracting no little attention in the process...

Check out The Colour Movement's music: www.myspace.com/thecolourmovement

Tickets Available From:
The Colour Movement
plus Thinking For Tuesday, The Rivers of Sound and The Stanley Blacks
The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Friday 19th March 8.00pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

Caimbo now have a new name, new songs and a new direction attracting no little attention in the process...

Check out The Colour Movement's music: www.myspace.com/thecolourmovement

Tickets Available From:
The Colour Movement
plus The Stanley Blacks and The Rivers of Sound
The Boileroom, Guildford
Saturday 20th March 7.30pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

Caimbo now have a new name, new songs and a new direction attracting no little attention in the process...

Check out The Colour Movement's music: www.myspace.com/thecolourmovement

Tickets Available From:
The Kabeedies
plus special guests
The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Saturday 20th March 8.00pm
£7.00 advance / £8.00 door

Glastonbury, Latitude and Summer Sundae veterans, 'Rumpus' voted No. 9 in Artrocker's Top 20 albums 2009

Check out The Kabeedies' music: www.myspace.com/thekabeedies

Tickets Available From:
The Colour Movement
plus special guests
The Freebutt, Brighton
Sunday 21st March 7.30pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

Caimbo now have a new name, new songs and a new direction attracting no little attention in the process...

Check out The Colour Movement's music: www.myspace.com/thecolourmovement

Tickets Available From:
The Kabeedies
plus special guests
The Boileroom, Guildford
Sunday 21st March 7.00pm
£7.00 advance / £8.00 door

Glastonbury, Latitude and Summer Sundae veterans, 'Rumpus' voted No. 9 in Artrocker's Top 20 albums 2009

Check out The Kabeedies' music: www.myspace.com/thekabeedies

Tickets Available From:
The Kabeedies
plus special guests
The Freebutt, Brighton
Tuesday 23rd March 7.00pm
£7.00 advance / £8.00 door

Glastonbury, Latitude and Summer Sundae veterans, 'Rumpus' voted No. 9 in Artrocker's Top 20 albums 2009

Check out The Kabeedies' music: www.myspace.com/thekabeedies

Tickets Available From:
Acoustix
ft Three Acoustic Artists
Downstairs @ the square brewery, petersfield
wednesday 24th March
8.00pm
Free Entry

Get an acoustic fix of original material from some of the area's developing artists and accomplished performers


Tickets Available From: Free Entry  
Jenna
plus special guests
Upstairs @ Square Brewery, Petersfield
Thursday 25th March 7.30pm
£7.00 advance / £8.00 door

"Staggering maturity... an abundance of natural talent. Irresistible... superior acoustic music" - Daily Telegraph

Check out Jenna's music: www.myspace.com/jennadwitts

Tickets Available From:
Leigh Mary Stokes
plus special guests
The Freebutt, Brighton
Wedneday 31st March 7.00pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

"... like tea and crumpets before work, roast dinner at your mum's and listening to your iPod on the bus"

Check out Leigh Mary Stokes' music: www.myspace.com/leighstokesmusic

Tickets Available From:
Leigh Mary Stokes
plus special guests
The Boileroom, Guildford
Thursday 1st April 7.00pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

"... like tea and crumpets before work, roast dinner at your mum's and listening to your iPod on the bus"

Check out Leigh Mary Stokes' music: www.myspace.com/leighstokesmusic

Tickets Available From:
Leigh Mary Stokes
plus special guests
The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Saturday 3rd April 8.00pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

"... like tea and crumpets before work, roast dinner at your mum's and listening to your iPod on the bus"

Check out Leigh Mary Stokes' music: www.myspace.com/leighstokesmusic

Tickets Available From:
Minnaars
plus special guests
The Luminaire, London

Wednesday 28th April 7.45pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

"Dancey & direct; very impressive stuff" - Artrocker... "Right now we're loving Busy Hands" - NME

Check out Minnaars' music: www.myspace.com/minnaars

Tickets Available From:
Polly Paulusma
plus special guests
Upstairs @ Square Brewery, Petersfield
Thursday 29th april 7.30pm
£7.00 advance / £8.00 door

"The most literate songwriter of her generation" - The Independent

Check out Polly Paulusma's music: www.myspace.com/pollypaulusma

Tickets Available From:
Minnaars
plus special guests
The Boileroom, Guildford
Friday 30th April 7.00pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

"Dancey & direct; very impressive stuff" - Artrocker... "Right now we're loving Busy Hands" - NME

Check out Minnaars' music: www.myspace.com/minnaars

Tickets Available From:
Minnaars
plus special guests
The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Saturday 1st May 8.00pm
£6.00 advance / £7.00 door

"Dancey & direct; very impressive stuff" - Artrocker... "Right now we're loving Busy Hands" - NME

Check out Minnaars' music: www.myspace.com/minnaars

Tickets Available From:
Boo Hewerdine
plus special guests
The Boileroom, Guildford
Friday 14th May 7.00pm
£10.00 advance / £12.00 door

Ivor Novello Nominated (Patience of Angels) and in excess of 500 song writing credits worldwide

Check out Boo Hewerdine's music: www.myspace.com/boohewerdine

Tickets Available From:
Boo Hewerdine
plus special guests
The Freebutt, Brighton
Saturday 22nd May 7.30pm
£10.00 advance / £12.00 door

Ivor Novello Nominated (Patience of Angels) and in excess of 500 song writing credits worldwide

Check out Boo Hewerdine's music: www.myspace.com/boohewerdine

Tickets Available From:
   
   
 

February
13 :: The Silver Beatles
26 :: Kate Walsh
28 :: Jon Allen (band)

March
05 :: Ezio
11 :: Kids Love Lies
13 :: Bog Rolling Stones
18 :: Lupen Crook
20 :: The Colour Movement
21 :: The Kabeedies

April
01 :: Leigh Mary Stokes
30 :: Minnaars

May
14 :: Boo Hewerdine

 

February
08 :: Eliza Doolittle
11 :: The Perils
27 :: Jon Allen (band)
28 :: Chew Lips

March
03 :: Doll and The Kicks
05 :: Little Fish
06 :: Ezio
11 :: Hardly Heroes
12 :: Kids Love Lies
16 :: Lupen Crook
19 :: The Colour Movement
20 :: The Kabeedies

April
03 :: Leigh Mary Stokes

May
01 :: Minnaars

For more details on further shows visit: www.thecellars.co.uk

 

February
19 :: 6 Day Riot
20 :: Ezio
26 :: Jon Allen (band)

March
10 :: Kids Love Lies
17 :: Lupen Crook
21 :: The Colour Movement
23 :: The Kabeedies
31 :: Leigh Mary Stokes



 

April
28 :: Minnaars

 

February
24 :: Acoustix
Square Brewery, Petersfield

25 :: Nik Kershaw
Concorde 2, Brighton

 

March
02 :: Lisa Mitchell
Komedia, Brighton

06 :: Doll and The Kicks
Audio, Brighton

18 :: The Colour Movement
Joiners, Southampton

24 :: Acoustix
Square Brewery, Petersfield

25 :: Jenna
Upstairs @ Square Brewery, Petersfield

 

April
29 :: Polly Paulusma
Upstairs @ Square Brewery, Petersfield

 

May
22 :: Boo Hewerdine
Freebutt, Brighton

 

Eliza Doolittle
Leigh Mary Stokes

Natalie Hall
The Perils
The Absolute Belters
The Stanley Blacks
Porcelain Coins
6 Day Riot
Andrea Kenny and The Cavalry
Bitter Ruin
Ezio
Light Effect
Jazz Morley
Penny Nicholls
Nik Kershaw
Kate Walsh
Caitlin Kelly
Jon Allen
Light Effect
Crayon
Van Dave
Chew Lips
Lisa Mitchell
The Boy Who Trapped The Sun
Doll and The Kicks
Lucifer's Gold
Telegraphs
Rob The Rich
Little Fish
Kids Love Lies

Clayton Strange
Hardly Heroes
Bog Rolling Stones
Lupen Crook
Jack Alexander
The Hall of Mirrors
The Colour Movement
The Rivers of Sound
The Stanley Blacks
Thinking For Tuesday
Jenna
The Kabeedies
Leigh Mary Stokes
Polly Paulusma
Minnaars
Boo Hewerdine


 
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