Wednesday 18 August 2010

Thirsty & Miserable is born


Thirsty & Miserable has been born, starting with two shows in Cheltenham, one in Wolverhampton and two in Birmingham.

The first show will be a joint double show with Cheltenham based Simatic Promotions and will take place on consecutive days at Alchemy Bar in Wolverhampton on Monday September 27th and then at Boogie Lounge in Cheltenham on Tuesday September 28th to celebrate the launch of Agent 15 a new weekly alternative night. Both nights will include both Thirsty & Miserable DJ's and Simatic DJ's until late.

Next up we return to Cheltenham on Wednesday 13th October, bringing Random Hand and JB Conspiracy to Cheltenham to be supported by local legends Stillbust at The Frog & Fiddle you can get tickets by following the link bellow.
 



Tickets now available for

Thirsty and Miserable presents Random Hand

from   http://www.wegottickets.com/event/90273

After that great line up we are proud to present another line up we are very proud of on Sunday 31st October we will be celebrating Halloween at The Flapper in Birmingham with Have Nots (Paper + Plastick records USA), Swindon Skapunks Slarjeri and Midlands brass rockers Advantage again for tickets click the banner below.




Tickets now available for

Thirsty & Miserable presents THE HAVE NOTS

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/90791

Finaly The 4th of November see's us back in Birmingham at The Flapper for Swiss Rocabilly legends The Peacocks with support to be announced very soon!




Tickets now available for

THE PEACOCKS + SUPPORT

from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/90790

For the moment that's everything we have to announce but keep an eye out for updates very soon.

Monday 16 August 2010

Rookie/Error EP Launch @ The Frog and Fiddle

The Frog and Fiddle was the setting for yet another launch party last night starring local post-hardcore heroes Rookie/Error who were celebrating the release of their latest EP Back To The Drawing Board.

The Victory Show kicked the night off with an energetic live performance of their twist on modern hardcore music. The sound they create is made individual with the lack of a bassist whose position is filled by a second guitarist creating driving guitars to back the vocals. Vocally TVS balance passionate shouting with occasional singing into a fascinating live style. Overall the band is not yet the finished article but have a great deal of potential and look likely to create something special as they develop their sound. With a live performance as energetic and eye catching as tonight’s this band would struggle not to impress an audience.

After the audience had been well and truly warmed up by The Victory Show, Stillbust took the stage and continued the hardcore theme in their own unique style. As I have come to expect when watching them live every minute of the set was filled with passionate intensity. There were debuts of new songs, which show a progression from the last EP, filling me with anticipation for their next release. The set ended with a challenge from the band, to audience, to see how many people could be touching the guardrail for the climax of their set.

With the audience whipped into a frenzy and filled with anticipation Rookie/Error took the stage and burst into a frantic live set. The band combined tracks from the new EP with some very interesting new material to create a perfectly balanced set. Once more R/E have a completely different take on hardcore inspired music, which combines post-hardcore with a punk edge and creates an individual style. It would be impossible not to respect the passion delivered from members of the band throughout their live set, which makes the set memorable. When you combine the passion and energy of the live performance with front man Jason’s stage presence, and old school front man style of performance, you have a winning combination.

It’s always great to see a band enjoy a live performance and as the set progressed that’s exactly what seemed to be happening. Between songs the band were humble and extremely grateful to the audience for coming down to celebrate their latest release. The show climaxed with the members of all three bands performing the final song in a chaotic style.

The only question I was left with after the show was when is the next Rookie/Error record coming out?