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That's clever isn't it? The song title's got a violin in and so has the song! Very clever that! Ok enough of the sly comments, let's just sit back and listen to the emo-rock that has been made to sound Irish by the addition of the worst sounding violin in musical history...
An American band with guitars and a violin will bring images of Hillbilly country rock. Add a hint of reggae and you'll be forgiven for thinking it's the Mad Hatters tea party.
Daghdha @ Horsforth Social Club
Not many bands in Leeds will have played Horsforth Social Club, and I dare say not many bands will. It's a good-sized venue and is easy to find.
Band Profile: Hooray! Say The Roses
We are a six-piece based in Leeds, from all parts of the country. We play guitars, drums, violin, bass, reed organ, melodica, banjo, piano.
Last Night's TV: Better Than That
This CD was a challenge to me as I am not used to reviewing acoustic material but I thought I would give it a go.
Despite arriving fairly early to Leeds Met, I managed to just miss support act Ben's Brother. The prompt stage times saw Seth Lakeman begin his set just shy of 20:30; fortunately the venue seemed just about full when he began.
nu-folk
Last Night's TV: Know and Love
A well presented 3-track CD with evocative picture sleeve (good photo by Susan Porteous) from Spencer Bayles (vocals and guitars and songs), Owen Marriott (percussion and recording) and Sarah Jones (violin).
Miranda Arieh - songwriter/vocals/bass/guitar John Mcdonough - bass/guitar/vocals, ru rose poster violin.
Band Profile: The Royal Park Orchestra
acoustic jazz folk rumba
Band Profile: Tigers That Talked
Jamie: guitar / vocals Glenna: violin Owain: bass Chris: drums Tigers That Talked are a quartet hailing from assorted corners of the UK and Europe but currently based in Leeds, having gravitated towards the city's current creative renaissance.
Last Night's TV: Quiet Storm EP
The opening song "Quiet Storm" will be on Last Night's TV's forthcoming album "Too Much in Doubt". The three other tracks, "Some Place to Go", "Shoes, Model's Own", and "Gone" (this last played solo) can only be found here.
Yndi Halda: Enjoy Eternal Bliss
Can anyone remember instrumental guitar-music (or, ahem, "Post-Rock") being in such robust health as of now?
Last Night's TV: Too Much in Doubt
Last Night's TV bring us their 14 track album of laid-back chilled tunes. Mostly a progression on the acoustic material from their previous EP.
The Dizzy Club @ Boston Spa Jazz Club
I am from the small village of Boston Spa on the outskirts of north Leeds but until tonight I have never checked out the local jazz club, which bears world acclaim and attracts the big names on the Yorkshire jazz circuit, as well as visiting artist from the USA.
Dirty Three: She Has No Strings Apollo
Melbourne's Dirty Three play no genre music. Jim White plays drums, Warren Ellis plays violin and Mick Turner plays guitar.
The new single from Seth Lakeman's album 'Freedom Fields', The White Hare, is a softly swaying folk ballad.
The Envy Corps: Wires and Wool
Elegant, atmospheric indie. Pretty drab isn't it? The description even sounds boring. Okay, there are a few bands that do it right (Radiohead, Doves) but the rest just can't help but steer down the country roads, rather than dare their way down the motorway at midnight.
Joan As Police Woman: Flushed Chest
There are a few high-ranking names you could try if asked who Joan Wasser makes you think of, but the piano says Nina Simone, even though 'Flushed Chest' uses several other instruments in a finished product that can still leave you feeling as if you've witnessed voice and piano in secluded emotional contact.
This band will be big. When trawling through the thriving yet generally unimaginative Leeds scene, dominated as it is by generic pop-punk and the occasional 'innovative' ska movement, it's a relief to chance upon something a bit different.
Detwiije: Would You Rather Be Followed By Forty Ducks for the Rest of Your Life
God bless post rock bands and their inability to come up with short, precise titles. In the world of post rock, reviewers tend to miss the point, and label a band "the new" someone or other, or even worse than that, they simply grab a handful of random bands in the genre and apply their names to newer bands in order to give them a starting point as to what they're trying to do.
In the dereliction of Leeds' nineteenth century railway arches Mark Linkous coaxes sublime and fragile music from a tangled mass of leads and electrojunk from the twentieth.
Bobby Conn @ Leeds Festival 2002
Bobby Conn is such an unusual, diminutive character that the public opinion is very much divided. There are those that don't appreciate the unconventional and criticise the offbeat dress sense and self-proclamation (that he is the antichrist) that accompany the live show.
"Through a mutual like of Ben Folds Five" is not a line that commonly crops up in a bands biog, but true to their word Melodyme serve plenty of pia-pia-piano.
What's it like? Well for starters, it's nice to hear something new to the ears, Tarentum are almost like, how can I put it...
Gary Stewart Band @ Courthouse (Otley)
Apologies to all others on the bill at the Courthouse; the Gary Stewart Band was the only complete set a busy night allowed me.
Having spent his time as a youth listening to the likes of Metallica and Pantera, you might find yourself shocked on hearing Kris Drever's debut album for the first time.
Field Music: You're Not Supposed To
Like a pre-emptive strike, Field Music's new single has an accompanying list of things "you're not supposed to do" with the calculated inclusion of "release a cash-in b sides album".
Permafrost's first incarnation played at the Bradford Love Apple Cafe on the Fresh Milk night in March 2004.
Little Japanese Toy: Calling Disused Numbers
This is a very nice single from the Star Harbour label. It tucks right into the New Art Underground as if Chicago or Montreal were just up the road.
God Speed You Black Emperor! @ St George's Hall (Bradford)
God Speed You Black Emperor! come from Canada. They wear shirts, buy amplifiers and get scared by tall buildings.
Operator Please: Just A Song About Ping Pong
This track, if I remember aright, grabbed a certain amount of airplay a few months back. Someone, however, seems to think that it warrants another bite at deserved chart glory.
Kayla Kavanagh is a solo artist with a twist. The 29 year old Irish singer/songwriter performs live with an array of instruments, wires and technology, taking the audience on a journey from acoustic to full technology-led electronica.
Last Night's TV: Nice to Have a History
Spencer Bayles and company have taken a big leap forward with this richly-produced single. Main song "Nice to Have a History" has a haunting tune and a warmer range of sounds than the customary Last Night's TV signature.
Kid iD: Broken Little Monkey EP
American styley alt-soft-rock-folksy voice boy Ralph Pelleymounter has emerged from the bottomless pit of solo acoustic performers and lends his sultry vocals to the backdrop of a full line up, thus Kid iD are born and henceforth comes this natty little EP.
Solus Locus @ Leeds Festival 2008
A violin bow on a guitar is no longer an interesting sight. As an opening gambit by a new band it's even a bit ponderous.
Blacklands describe themselves as "a thrilling baroque rock monster now with searing violin and exquisite keys" on their Myspace page.
Various Artists: Soma Compilation 2004
Bloody, battered and bruised, dance music has gone a full ten rounds with the media world fervently announcing its death.
Tonight may be billed as 'Forest of Sound Vs Gizeh Records', but the musically complementary and socially affable dynamic between the two rooms, and quite literal musical-chairs of collaboration going on in the Packhorse, negate any connotations of rivalry.
The first time that I've ventured into the Borders Cafe Bar and it's to see Pete and Annabelle, aka Living Thing, playing a free acoustic set to a crowd that is settling back and relaxing to the early evening entertainment.
Milo was hosting Night Vision, an interesting mix of music and poetry. Playing first, a three-piece who didn't give their name gave a short mix of covers including and an innovative re-working of Frou Frou's "Let Go" and a somewhat less innovative version of Ryan Adams' "Oh My Sweet Carolina" (maybe they should've done the 'classic' "This Is It"), as well as traditional Irish folk songs.
Wildbirds & Peacedrums @ Brudenell Social Club
I like to think that one day Forest of Sound will make a mistake: they are clearly just too good at choosing the right acts to book for the right nights.
Patrick Wolf is a young whipper snapper of South London urchin charm. Already about to release his third album (The Magic Position) at the tender age of 23, he's been performing since he was fourteen - his first musical incarnation being with pop-art collective Minty.
There isn't a great deal that inspires on this 5 track EP. Opening song Perfume is about as good as it gets, with what seems to be their big song - it's as watered down as stadium rock gets.
If I Were King are a six-piece group hailing from Halifax and Huddersfield who formed in 2004. Radio One recently commented that the band 'combine three-part vocal harmonies, dynamic guitars, keyboards, violin, bass and drums to create intriguing pop sensibilities'.
Alternative Pop & Rock act with a nod towards the more obscure...
£50 is the price currently being offered for Chichester's newest (and probably only) post rock group's first EP, the epic 'Black Dollar Bills'.
You could get the impression that The Courthouse in Otley would rather that the events it hosts remained a closely guarded secret, known only to a select band of committee members and their close relatives.
A Silver Mt. Zion: "This Is Our Punk Rock" Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing
As openers go, they don't get much more perfect or sublime than the choral, vocal arrangement of " Sow Some Lonesome Corner So Many Flowers Bloom." On a personal level, it seems to summarize every regret, every mistake I ever made.
THE BEGINNING At age 6, I started piano lessons and worked my way up to ABRSM Grade 8 at aged 15 with 142/150 marks, the highest in the country at the time.
Band Profile: Corinne Bailey Rae
Corinne Bailey Rae was born and raised in Leeds, the oldest of three daughters to a West Indian father and a Yorkshire mother.
American bands are cool these days. What with this and adventurous promoting from Melting Vinyl, we have a healthy throng at Joseph's Well to see performance art-rock straight outta Chicago.
Whether it was the presupposed idea that Lightspeed Champion would be akin to Dev's former insane, urchin punk band Test Icicles, or the belief that such a gig would only attract indie scene kids, The Cockpit was looking bare...
Various Artists: At Least You Can Die With A Smile On Your Face
Do you have a special friend who sends you compilations of their very secret favourite tunes? Someone you love enough to want to discover new bands to play for them?
Kerouac: I Hope Everything's Alright In Your World
Andy Aitchison and Dan Little are in ambitious territory with this CD. There are the basic shapes of three good songs.
Atmosphere makes a big difference. As the crowds amass at the Met this evening, there seems to be an almost tacit consensus amongst the crowd that we're all here to be unashamed music lovers and, dare I say it, geeks.
An already sold out gig sports an impressively long guestlist, which makes for a very cramped Cockpit this evening.
Sometimes you can just tell a band's going to be good from their name. These guys call themselves The Budda Cakes so obviously they're gonna be brilliant.
"We're in for a treat here," was my first thought when glimpsing this rather professional looking, although homemade, I'm assured, CD.
A band are generally on to a good thing if people leave the venue after their set in tears. OK, so sometimes a band might be just too damn scary and terrify young children into weeping.
North South Divide: Another Fine Day
When you have songs that are worth writing, a gift for melody, and a workmate who can do rich musical arrangements, you do the obvious thing.
The gig-opener Richard Jones tentatively occupies the stage, hunched over his guitar with hair carefully covering the face.
I missed the first couple of songs by Low's support act, My Latest Novel, due to a half hour frantic search for my ticket.
Deerpark: It made her look spidery
The slightest thing about this CD is the relative frailness of the songs themselves. The tunes are gentle modulations around a couple of notes that suit the singer's range.
Duncan McFarlane Band @ New Roscoe
Hmm.... the New Roscoe you say? Isn't that where the tribute bands play? Well yes I suppose it is, but periodically they offer a night over to a group of performers who can really write songs and play them without pretending to be someone else.
Almost implausibly, tonight is the final of the Futuresound heats. All of the bands we've seen so far have been impressively talented in their chosen style, and tonight is no exception.
With a remarkable twenty-year history you might be surprised to learn the Silver Jews only began touring just three years ago.
Samsa cite influences in Radiohead and film, and they come out of their box as an augmented guitar band with wistful vocals and thoughtful lyrics.
Those of us braving the wind and rain on Sunday night were treated to a quality evening of unplugged entertainment as the Well played host to another Naked Bar Guitar evening.
Levellers @ St George's Hall (Bradford)
3 Daft Monkeys are a three-piece made up of a female violin player / vocalist (Athene Roberts), electric bass player Jamie Waters and male vocalist / 12 string acoustic guitarist Tim Ashton, who also plays a kick drum and occasionally adds whistle to what their website calls a "colourful carnival of sound".
Grannys4skin: Inventing The Pildo EP
With their abrasive, cartoonish vocals and shock-tactic lyrics, Grannys4Skin aren't going to be to everyone's taste.
Cleverly deciding I was going to go to this at the last minute, I made it to the Roscoe just in time to find Beautiful Feet sitting down with their drinks and having a few pats on the back.
Lightspeed Champion @ St George's Hall (Bradford)
BD1 Live seem incapable of putting a foot wrong. This conglomeration of some of Bradford's busiest and brightest promoters and general musos has consistently bashed out successful night after successful night, and there's no uncertainty over what exactly to expect.
It's usually the way that those who are the most lacking in self-confidence are usually the more talented with the least to worry about - take it as a good omen, then, that all of tonight's acts are surprisingly self-deprecating.
Sure it is a hassle having to wait an extra hour for the venue doors because Seu was late for a sound check but from the strumming of the first exotic chord everyone's qualms disappear.
Salivating over the artists on show tonight, I was going to come here tonight regardless of whether I was reviewing the show or not.
Kid iD: Please Tell Your Friends
I like the cut of Mr. Pelleymounter's jib. Firstly, he's got a pretty fantastical last name. Secondly, his sleeve notes include the words, "If you like this music then feel free to copy, rip, burn and pass it on to as many people as you like." This is an important lesson for unsigned bands; just get your music out there.
Tindersticks: Waiting For The Moon
Tindersticks are one of the UK's most talented, and rather unfortunately, overlooked bands of the past 10 years or so, and 'Waiting For The Moon', their latest LP, should go a long way to help give the band the attention they deserve.
It's Friday night and I think I might go out, have a few beers, and watch some bands I've never heard of.
Uiscedwr @ Commercial (Cleckheaton)
There aren't many indications Cleckheaton is the place to be. Five minutes from Leeds on the westbound M62, the town sits unsignposted beside junction 26, where the distant Bronte zone and none-too-close Salt's Mill are announced.
A Hawk And A Hacksaw @ Holy Trinity Church
Contemporary Music Network tours are usually pretty special. But this was extra special. This was my first time in the Holy Trinity Church, and whilst the architecture hardly resembles that of the York Minster or Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, I don't think there are any live venues in Leeds which can match this type of setting.
Doubts over Alan McGee's sanity have become commonplace since his surrender of the once-great Creation Records to the likes of Mishka, Kevin Rowlands and the money men at Sony.
I've been waiting outside the Cockpit for about 30 minutes now stood here on my bill with nothing but a rock to keep me company.
Stunned beyond all comprehension, I am. Where do you begin to describe a man like Patrick Wolf? Well, first of all, let's rephrase that - there are no men 'like' Patrick Wolf, there is only Patrick Wolf; never have I seen a human being with this much presence, intrigue or, quite arbitrarily, height.
Daniel Powell talks to York's Elliot Minor as they begin their tour at Leeds' Cockpit venue.
The Incredible String Band @ Hebden Bridge Picture House
"You may have gathered by now that we're a bit of a nostalgia act" quoth Mike Heron after a oddly banterless opening of two ISB classics, "you might say we are our own tribute band", well, yes, but I for one couldn't have asked for anything more.
So it's my first time back at the Well since that whole unfortunate 'incident' when The Stills overran by about six hours or something.
Badly Drawn Boy: Have You Fed the Fish
Badly Drawn Boy's "Have You Fed the Fish" (AKA All Possibilities) is a recording project devoted to two questions: "who is Damon Gough?", and "how can he survive as an aspiring artist in 2002?".
'Twas a blustery wet night on Sunday 12th March 2006 when I forced my way into a packed out Cockpit in Leeds, to interview not only a legend, to all self respecting indie lovers, but also a rather splendid chap! In the immortal words of Take That would The Wonder Stuff be back for good?