https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122267291199266
PS. Amy Winehouse dying at the age of 27 – spooky? No. People die all the time, at all ages, musicians and non-musicians. The song below, from 2007, gently takes the piss out of the 27 myth. Enjoy.
WIRE & WOOL MINI FEST!
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FREE- 2nd JUNE @ THE ALLEYCAFE!!
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this event will be a showcase of some of Wire & Wool’s finest acts, ranging from Hip hop to folk, from Folk to funk, we’ll have the outside and inside of the venue utilised with a marquee, bottle bar, P.A with lighting and visuals supplied by Metempsychosis…
Come get some- all free!
OUTSIDE IN THE COURTYARD…
11.30 – KNIFECUTTER
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“TWO PIECE POWERHOUSE, IN YOUR FACE GRUNGE FROM TWO OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF THE WICKETS”
11.00 – JUST JAMES
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“Nottingham based electric noise!!”
https://www.facebook.com/WeAreJustJames?sk=app_178091127385
10.30 – THE SABOTEURS
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“The Saboteurs are one of a new wave of Nottingham bands, talented, and diverse, they finely blend blues and jazz with alternative music to create a free flowing contemporary swing outfit.”
http://www.myspace.com/saboteursmusic
10.00 – MIDNIGHT HIGH
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“Acoustic folk, rock, with influences such as The Strokes, Paolo Nutini, Brand New, Paul Simons”
http://www.myspace.com/midnighthighband
9.30 – ALI POW3RS
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“More aliases than Lord Lucan and Mr Nice put together, see Ali at his most placid, it’s a rare treat”
http://soundcloud.com/ali-pow3rs
9.00 – CURTIS WHITEFINGER
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“Blows a lot of the big boys out of the water…..If Bob Dylan had grown up on Shane Meadows’ estate he would sound like this.” Subba-Cultcha Magazine
http://www.myspace.com/curtiswhitefinger
INSIDE …
11.30 – THE DUB FAIRY
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“Innovative, original, acoustic songs over a dub beat, genuinely enthralling”
11.00 – ALEXA HAWK
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” Earnest, frank and funny, Alexa crafts alternative pop songs with an edgy well observed hue which is incredibly endearing but for the tragedy of truth that lies behind the lyrics”
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alexa-Hawksworth/109319739092302
1O.30 – MEBEROB
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Meberob writes unique songs of drunken nights out, failed conquests and modern day life, as we know it. …. The lyrics have been described as modern day, urban poetry. Rob and his eclectic ever-changing line up, pulls off track after track of dangerously melodic, never to be forgotten tunes, all executed with more wit and performance than you can shake a stick at. …. …A musical melting pot of, kind of urban, kind of folk, kind of post punk, but most of all…. just original and truly unique. Superb melodies, inspired lyrics and an honest connective performance. ….
http://www.myspace.com/meberob
10.00 – ANDY WHITTLE
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“Andy Whittle has the rare gift of being able to translate what he sees in real life, into successful song lyrics with poignancy and ease” – MAVERICK
9.30 – EMILY MARTIN
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“Sexy songstress with a huuuuge voice. Emily’s actually becoming one of the most name-dropped ladies on the circuit. There’s a hell of a lot of great singers in Notts but that doesn’t count for much. It’s the balls and push that make you stand out, this is why she’s hot!”
Acoustickle.
http://www.myspace.com/emilyrachelmartin
9.00 – SYD RHYTHM
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“A Filthy young man who thinks he is really cleaver because there are no vowels on any of his album covers, check out his most recent release “Gypsy Hymns” on myspace!- Truly magical!”
Flux Tom
http://www.myspace.com/sydrhythm
Plus N.P.A.G (Baby Godzilla) DJ’s spinning garage rock, and psychoblues all night long!
MORE TBC!!
COMPLETELY FREE!
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I’ll be playing a load of new songs at this event, including this:
See ya there!
New EP available to download free:
http://www.mediafire.com/?2pqgy2h606q95
Zip file:
http://www.mediafire.com/?2vv1w9l1b92o8cr
Queer Street (track 02):
From the Britannia Avenue EP which will be free to stream/download tomorrow 25th May 2011…
All my sugar’s turned to alcohol / and since you left I been drinking it all / because things ain’t so sweet no more / I can’t find the keys to the kitchen door / and yeah baby all the milk’s gone sour / the clock’s ticking me off by the minute and hour / yeah sugar your heart is tame / you switched real love for aspartame / babe, the bread’s gone stale / I need nutrition cos my hands are pale / mama, my meat’s gone bad / I don’t what to eat and I’m going mad / sugar realise I ain’t bitter at all / just sitting here waiting for the city to fall / so you and that banker’s son / can take a twenty-first storey running jump / sugar things now ain’t so sweet / come take a peek inside the jaws of your defeat / sugar now you’re making me sick / what I thought was truth was just a trick / all my sugar’s turned to alcohol
Track 01 – Britannia Avenue EP
Download for free from www.curtiswhitefinger.co.uk on 25th May 2011
Featuring Curtis Whitefinger on all vocals and instruments, including homemade cardboard drums.
Just found this review of 2009′s The Curtis Whitefinger Ordeal LP from Big Cheese magazine:
“The Curtis Whitefinger Ordeal An ordeal is described as a difficult or painful experience that severely tests character. This CD is by no means an ordeal at all. With Rock ‘n’ Roll guitars and some absolutely brilliant vocals; this album is a fresh sound in the modern day. Reminiscent of the Beatles and sounds like The Animals but also incorporating the America blues sounds of Woody Guthrie amongst others makes this album a pleasure to listen to. When most bands are trying to find a new sound and moving forward, The Curtis Whitefinger Ordeal looked in the past and found a sound that is perfect even for today’s modern youths. The 60’s just got revamped for modern Britain.”
I concur! Download the album on Last.fm free here: http://www.last.fm/music/Curtis+Whitefinger/The+Curtis+Whitefinger+Ordeal
The Stealer – video:
Download the whole album in one go:
Inner Days.zip
You’ll need one of those zip file program thingys to get the files out, I recommend this one : JustZipit (free)
Get the new album right here for free… its a psychological melodic drama in 13 songs….
Stream it in full here: http://www.4shared.com/playlist/k4eq9eKo/The_Curtis_Whitefinger_Ordeal_.html
Heres us playing 2 ÷ 1 live in the studio, minus Dave on guitar. We’ll be playing this and the rest of the album (most of it anyway) live at our album launch party gig in April…..Will confirm the date and venue later today…
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14097046/2%20div%201%20%5Bpractice%5D.mp3
Just re-done this blog….This site now contains all my albums and EPs to stream or download for FREE. Have a look at the ‘Albums’ and ‘EPs’ tabs. Have a listen, and please share the links with as many people as possible if you like what you hear…..
Inner Days, the album coming March 16th….
Heres us doing When You Dance by Neil Young….we’ll be doing a few gigs this year under the moniker Rust For Glory, playing nothin’ but Neil songs…check out the Rust For Glory page on this blog and ‘like’ our facebook page and we’ll keep you updated when we start gigging….
And in other news….The new album Inner Days by The Curtis Whitefinger Ordeal will be available to download FREE right here on the 16th March 2011…..
We’ll be having a big ass launch party gig that week, more details coming soon.
Heres track 1 from the album:
