Punk 4 Mental Health– raising funds and awareness for M.I.N.D...Performances by the excellent alt punk queen Tara Rez(featuring Ruts DC’s Seggs on bass duties, plus ex members of King Kurt, Morrissey, Killling Joke, The Damned and Conflict) and the tireless Bleach Boys, numero uno in the pure punk joy area…plus mod rock/pop from the and more from Jon Lamb & Pat Murray, Stella Wembley, Charles & The Big Boys and poets Cherry B, Andi and Steven Metcalfe. All expertly MC’d by The Punk Professor.

Twink- Not many people truly match the expectations of the proviso ‘legend’ but where Twink is concerned legendary status is assured and then some. From Tomorrow to The Pink Fairies via Syd Barrett’s Stars and Hawkwind, Twink is an original counter culturalist psychedlicist mover shaker and he don’t sit still brothers and sisters. Apart from still hitting those amazing wigout drums Twink has also recently produced excellent new solo material showcasing his songwriterly quality and Barrett/Ayers shaped Anglo psych pop nous. He’s a fabulous act all right, it’s so good to welcome Twink to The Dublin Castle tonite. And ably backed and supported by The Lysergics too- Velvets, Stooges and early Pink Floyd textures layered and deconstructed to make for a beautiful rush of psych soul. STOP PRESS- Special Guest Anne Pigalle will be joining Twink and the Lysergics on stage for a couple of numbers. From Paris to London to L.A Ms Pigalle (‘the last Chanteuse’) has never pulled her artistic punches. Chanson and punk rock combine with the avant garde to produce a very French and very sensual take on both punk aesthetics and cabaret culture. Bon soir Sex, death et tout le reste jamais.  Motovamp– ‘Raw power injected rock ‘n’ roll fronted by Los Angeles blues punk siren, Lily Marlene featuring JD KickDrum on the drums, the elusive Jared Fisher on lead guitar and garage rock stylings from James Meynell on bass. Expect a lethal dose of Russ Meyer-moto babe-psychedelic-garage-punk-madness- cool beans for you if you dig- The Stooges, MC5, The Ramones, Little Richard, Turbonegro, Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Rolling Stones, The Dead Boys, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Gun Club, The Sonics, New York Dolls….Invisible Eyes-  Frome/Bath based ambient/dance/techno project Invisible System has extended into this rocknroll outing…more a meld of groove riff type psychedelia (Hawkwind, Here And Now, Ozrics) and a bit of Loop like post Stooges wall of ramalama. They do like a ‘Feral psyche out’… Wayne From Buckhurst Hill – Nicely ‘Knowing’ arthouse rocknroll with a lived in boho vocal care of one Wayne Kirven that resembles Tom Petty getting all beat generation meditational…good crisp rocking fare in love with Soho in the ’50s and ’60s- think Beat Girl, 2 Eyes coffee bar, that boxer wot got murdered, clip joints, frothy coffee with or without…..nice. An original Mod, Wayne from Buckhurst Hill was achildhood friend of Marc Bolan, is a well known modernist and has been a part of the London fashion scene for over fifty years. Now happening live with the help of Danny & the Champions of the World..  DJs We Got Killers– a cavalcade of head stretching, freakout party sounds from then and now via the inbetween times.

Crisis headline The Bugbear/Black Dog Punk And Alterno All Dayer #2…Crisis are back, well some of them at least!…..Formed in 1977 with the lineup of Phrazer (vocals), Lester Jones (lead guitar), Douglas Pearce (guitar), Tony Wakeford (bass) and Insect Robin the Cleaner (drums) their debut single, “No Town Hall”, was released in 1978 on Action Group Records. Their November 1978 Peel Session for BBC Radio 1 was released as the “UK 79” 7″ single in 1979 on the Ardkor label. The remaining two Peel Session songs were posthumously issued by Ardkor in 1981 as “Alienation”.  After performing their last show, supporting Magazine and Bauhaus in their hometown of Guildford in Surrey on 10 May 1980, the band broke up. A recording of the final show was released in 2008 as the ‘Ends!’ CD. Now in 2019, 42 years on, Crisis have reformed with a line-up of Tony Wakeford – Bass, Vocals; Luke Rendle – Drums; Clive Giblin – Lead Guitar, Vocals; Mark Geraghty – Rhythm Guitar, Pete Fordham – Vocals. Hymns of Faith for all! And check out the quality of the rest of this bill… the reggae tinged posipunk power of Actifed, Deviant Heart’s perfect glam punknroll Pistols/Dolls punch, the 40 plus years in the making post punk psychedelic pop joy of Swell Maps associates Cult Figures, female fronted post punk pop rockers Stone Heroes, Cueclichee’s expertly accessible take on 1990s punk America, Broken Idols’ post punk fury and Celtically inclined punk noir from Phoenix Chroi- and now added the excellent toody pop punk of SKIV. 

REDROCK JAM Open mic night  07:45-11:00 Sign up 07:45 limited slots, all styles welcome. Featured band – Imaginary Dreamers

SongBro is a new U.S-based music site that provides, reviews, interviews, awards, and more to independent music artists. Some of the best music submissions this site has received have been from London-based artists. So, SongBro has decided to spread the word about them! FREYA-ALLEY is a driven, direct and versatile singer ‐ songwriter currently based in London. Her sound is a unique combination of amazing pop music, electronica and a lot more. Freya keeps pursuing her artistry with vision and integrity. She has a strong passion for amazing melodies and great arrangements, often echoing the work of influential artists such as Lana Del Rey, Grimes, Florence and The Machine or The Weeknd, only to mention but a few. PAREACE-LARANZA is a 23-year-old, R&B/ contemporary Singer, Songwriter, Creative Co-Producer based in South-East London. With a distinctive, mellow sound. His music expresses the roots of his life experiences, and catchy hooks, carrying a unique tone. With his first E.P release “Hidden colours” in 2016, the RnB singer is currently working on his mixtape project for release this year 2018. Pareace has been featured and air played on Ace of Jacks radio, and BBC1XTRA R&B playlist.  SPAREY is an emerging altpop singer and lyricist based in London with a gritty alt-electronic pop style SPAREY creates a unique sound that sets apart from the majority of the singer-songwriter and pop music vibes that we have become all too used to. SPAREY began to pursue music after breaking her leg playing rugby which spurred her to channel her energy into writing music. DARLING BOY, or Alexander Gold, (for that is his given name) is an entirely self-taught – and entirely self-confident – multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and actor. In 2016, he starred alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers’ Joe Strummer as The Clash’s Topper Headon in the feature film ‘London Town’, and more recently played Ian ‘Mac’ McLagan of Small Faces and The Faces in the smash hit musical, ‘All Or Nothing’ in London’s West End.He’s a member of The United Kingdom Ukulele Orchestra, been a guest of Dolly Parton in deepest Tennessee and asked to join two – two! – of Libertines mainman Carl Barât’s bands. As if all that wasn’t enough, Alex has also joined Supergrass’ Danny Goffey’s new band, switching between bass, guitar and drums. DEAD IDLE kicked off all the way back in May 2017 in London, England. Originally called YOU they put out their first single ‘A Bird’s Prey’ online in July and it got picked up by the BBC who aired us for 3 weeks running on their weekly show ‘BBC Introducing’.  In March 2018 they released their first physical offering in the for of a two track single on a 7-inch black vinyl, ‘Selfish’.

Arrive Early To Ensure Catching All 3 Bands- Running Order Decided On The Night! In Conjunction With Undercover Pussycat & The Dirty Johnsons– Our favourite exponents of true Cat Power…the grind and grit of punk rock seen thru feline eyes, those of amazing front woman Puss Johnson, guitar overlord Jake Johnson, and drums dynamo Ant Johnson. It’s as powerful a sound as you could hope for, accompanied by a singularly dynamic performance from Puss upfront (and right in amongst the audience of course). Never fail to hit the button dead on. For fans of The Stooges, The Cramps, Jon Spencer, Sex Pistols, The Kills…. The Witchdoktors – ‘Kicking the world’s ass one day at a time’…we hear ya.. punk rock is in the mix (Ramones, Clash, Pistols, Damned etc) plus plenty of trashy rock’n’roll-a-billy, and a dash of 60s Psyche-Out Garage, even a little jaundiced country ..great stuff for punks and teds alike. East Town Pirates –  Formed in smugglers dens along the East Suffolk coastline, the East Town Pirates made their way through the punk dives and back bars of ye Olde Ipswich Towne. Armed to the teeth with infectious tunes, they sharpened their hooks in raids on taverns and alehouses around East Anglia before taking their explosive live show on the road and laying waste to the rest of England, Ireland and France. ‘Motorhead meets The Pogues’….

Slender Pins-Punchy taut post punkery with elastic bass, split splat sparky drumming and arcing abrasive guitars and a melodically inclined new wave vocal fulla vim. Love it. Elements of The Stranglers, Devo, The Clash, Gang Of 4, Pil…ace…great songs. One-Eyed Disco-hook- laden, edgy indie-punk, really strong tunes with rousing choruses, great stuff positively bristles with energy . there’s a bit of an Artic Monkeys vibe without really sounding like em, Fab. Hands Of Industry – indie electro, harks back to early Human League, especially the vocals, the keys are on a more Depeche Mode trip and there’s some nice solid live drums. A goth element too, Sisters Of Mercy in particular…nicely crafted.  Modern Men-Formed just over 10 months ago, Modern Men have had a lightning debut year bringing their playful, intelligent and refreshingly bold alt-pop to the London live scene. Marrying tight, jagged guitars, yelping vocals and infectious hooks, the band create unashamedly rich pop songs, exploring the anxieties of life with a frank, and at times, painfully honest intensity recalling the spikey art pop of Talking Heads, XTC and Everything Everything. Twister – arrive nice and early and sing ‘Bollocks To Brexit’ with Twister. The punk pop Britpoppers with tunes and tood to die for. Antics assured! Much much fun and on stage half 7 sharp so be there or be Leaver. 

TOTAL WHO SHOW – featuring Johnny Warman and The Magic Bus Band…. all the hits plus songs from Quadrophenia, Tommy and Live at Leeds, starring  Gary Grainger from Rod Stewart’s band on Lead Guitar and drummer Greg Pringle who has played for a certain Pete Townshend. Who’s up for two hours of the greatest live hits and classics by The Who, including ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’, ‘Pinball Wizard’, ‘Who Are You’, ‘Substitute’ and ‘My Generation‘? “Five stars. Songs to delight the diehard fans and casual observers… played stunningly”- The Herald  “One of the very best live bands in the UK and Europe and the energy and passion of performance is extraordinary and world class musicianship with stunning vocals and over two hours on stage”- Time Out

REDROCK JAM Open mic night  07:45-11:00 Sign up 07:45 limited slots, all styles welcome.  Featured band: Frog Maintenance Division

Rock N Roll Book Club : Dayglo! The Poly Styrene Story- with Celeste Bell and Zoe Howe. In conversation with Tony Gleed and Julie Hamill.- Poly Styrene was a singer-songwriter, an artist, a free-thinker, a post-modern style pioneer and a lifelong spiritual seeker: a true punk icon. But this rebel queen with the cheeky grin was also a latter-day pop artist with a wickedly perceptive gift for satirizing the world around her – her brightly coloured, playful aesthetic sharply at odds with the stark monochrome style and nihilism of punk. Here, for the first time, the vibrant jigsaw of Poly s inspiring and often moving story has been lovingly pieced together by her daughter, singer-songwriter Celeste Bell, and writer/artist Zoë Howe (author of the acclaimed Typical Girls? The Story Of The Slits, amongst many others). From growing up mixed-race in Brixton in the 1960s, to being at the forefront of the emerging punk scene with X-Ray Spex in the 1970s, to finding faith with the Hare Krishna movement, to balancing single motherhood with a solo music career and often debilitating mental health issues, the book honestly and openly explores Poly s exceptional life, up until her untimely passing in 2011. Based on interviews with those who knew and loved Poly whether personally or through music, this oral history book includes testimonies from Vivienne Westwood, Don Letts, Glen Matlock, Jonathan Ross, Neneh Cherry, The Slits Tessa Pollitt, Thurston Moore, Jon Savage, and many others. Heavily illustrated throughout including personal photographs, flyers from the punk scene and hand-drawn artwork and lyrics for X-Ray Spex and beyond the book beautifully captures Poly Styrene s creative and personal legacy, reminding us that if anyone had the power to turn our worlds dayglo, it was her.  Celeste Bell is the lead singer of Celeste Dos Santos and The Tabloid Queens, narrator and co-writer of the documentary I Am A Cliche and Poly Styrene’s daughter.  Zoe Howe is a writer, musician and visual artist based in Essex. N.B– a ‘Special, Limited Edition’ of the book will also be published, which will be available to purchase freshly signed by the authors on the night….for just £10!…more details to follow.

Lunatics Lost- Fronted by Welsh vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Iain Richards with Joanna Khoo on bass/vocals and Mono on drums. With influences from grunge, stoner rock, new wave and punk, the band blend big riffs with melodic hooks giving a powerful platform for lyrics full of bite and edge with clear reference to the social commentary of The Clash and the Manics . “Lunatics Lost reinvents and renews your faith in rock in a way that satisfies all the promise of post – punk to a level other bands can only aspire to. Full of edgy, exciting riffs that will leave you in awe of a band that is set to blow your mind in 2018” – Pure music live Mixed Opinions-Rock of a classic bent meets brit hop, old school riffage with fluid rapping, works well, reminds of audioweb in paces Toreador– Toreador bring together the three-pieces’ signature blend of gigantic guitars, snaking rhythms and butter melting harmonies that evoke comparisons to Queens of the Stone Age and Led Zepplin.“This Behemoth track has to be one of my favourites. I literally can’t stop listening to it” –BBC Introducing Solent for debut single ‘Hollow’ Tremendous- Antmemic indie rock with a nod to glam and powerpop, yu can hear T Rex, ziggy era bowie and Mott The Hoople, great stuff

Folk Devils – Formed by Co. Durham native Ian Lowery (formerly of The Wall and Ski Patrol) this ace band released several acclaimed singles including “Hank Turns Blue” and “Beautiful Monster” and recorded several sessions for BBC Radio’s John Peel Show. Musically their heady brew of swampy rock on a bed of bastardized blues created a vehicle for Lowery’s increasingly misanthropic worldview. A well-honed gutter poet since the early days of punk, Ian developed an idiosyncratic style, fusing a natural gift for sly wordplay and a well turned snarky phrase with his often vitriolic and poignant lyrics channeled through an explosive onstage persona. Folk Devils opened for the likes of The Fall, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Gun Club and Spacemen 3, and also toured extensively throughout Europe. Singer Ian Lowery sadly passed away in 2001. The band reformed in 2016 with new singer Dave Hodgson (once of Parting Shots)to celebrate the release of the retrospective CD/2xLP “Beautiful Monsters” featuring remastered audio of all the band’s studio and demo recordings. Big faves of Bugbear back in the day, finger poised on the pause button as Peely played the underground hits. Fantastic to host their appearance tonight. Inca Babies – Inca Babies were formed in Manchester’s infamous Hulme district in 1982 and their music was a raunchy Death Ray twang from a punk-trash, Americana perspective. Radio 1 DJ John Peel and his producer John Walters heard the Inca’s first single The Interior and offered them a session. It was to be the first of four they did for Radio 1 between 1984-87. With two number one slots in the Indie single chart and a top 5 album, Rumble, the Incas were flying high. Like all good things they came to an end as fashions changed and members came and went, but the band reformed in 2007 with Gold Blade drummer Rob Haynes, a new album followed but all this was sadly marred by the death of bassist Bill Marten. The band was put on hold while they came to terms with this loss, but it was eventually decided to keep Bill’s legacy alive by continuing and finishing off the album they had started writing. The most recent album The Stereo Plan was released in September 2014. Still going strong, and great to have them in the DC tonite. Perfect partners for The Folk Devils. As are…Turning Black Like Lizards – New Brum band with some classy and indeed classic Brit indie noire reference points. A bit of Bunnymen, some Jesus and Mary Chain and Joy Division/New Order for sure. A very fine performance and assured at that, with beefy drums, clinically cool guitars, probing bass and a calm yet powerful vocal. All very cool indeed.

Krankschaft – Sometime Inner City Unitarians alongside the Hawkwind legend Nik Turner, Krankschaft came to prominence back in the hazy crazy day backing yer man Robert Calvert post his stint with Dave Brock and co…A subsidiary of Kranky Corp Industries (Japan) Krankschaft are time travelers bringing their tales for the past of the future to your ears via a mix of punky space krautrock which they & only they can purvey. Ace to have them hit the DC tonite…. with… A Body Of People– Blending the psychedelic nuances of Julian Cope with the kind of bouncy, rocking Small Faces/Stranglers fare (thanks to some smashing arpegiotastic keys), ABOP combine the commercial and the quirky most heroically. With a tinge of that Barrett/Ayers counter cultural heritage, all envisaged thru a punky party lens mind you geezer, and we understand a new album is on the way…. Time Dilation Unit crash landed out of an open worm hole in August 2018 with debut single ‘Pain in My Side’ – a tale of paranoid self diagnosis using the internet, which was picked up by Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music. Based between Kent, London and outer space, the band create stomping, rocket fueled psychedelic space circus glam/rock, with sax, synths and heavy, heavy bass. Second single Oliver Twist maintains the quirky quality control, an abstract psych groove that opens out into a big 70’s Stonesesque glam stomp with swirling sax and screaming vox.  A band going places and with skronk aplenty! NB Time Dilation Unit on stage 7.30pm sharp.

Weegal Presents a night for good music and to Support a BIG Topic in the UK: The Legalisation of marajuana. A wide variety of genres from Rock, to Electro-Pop, & Punk are all united to support the cause in one of the most iconic venues of Camden: The Dublin Castle. New Original Music. Send an Email to [email protected] with your name to get your spot in the cheap list: First 25 get Discount! Single £4.20 Double £8 (2 Tickets when you send two names on the email) LINEUP: Jake Winger-A solo instrumental blues /jazz /country musician/ guitarist with a passion and mission for creating good music and sharing it alongside a message of love. https://www.facebook.com/jakewingermusician/  Prynne-is a New Zealand born electro-folk artist. Her ambient, intimate songs invite the ears of listeners who want to be transported to somewhere beautiful and raw. Ethereal, downtempo yet groovy- be ready to move.. and be moved!https://www.facebook.com/prynne.tunes/ Stunflower– psychedelic roots rock reggae…cross-cultural inter-generational trio of musicians create a cool collision of sound fusing elements of rock, roots, funk, reggae, country, modern folk, Americana…..from their base in SE London. 2 members are originally from Western Canada and bring the sound of the rivers & mountains into their tunes.https://stunflower.com Underjoy is a fresh-faced alternative rock unit from the depths of NW London. Real Life lyrics and real life alcoholics, they’re gonna rock your socks off. https://www.facebook.com/underjoyband Forestlights are a London based Funk Rock Power Trio who have been making themselves heard on the local underground scene. Calvyns intricate rhythms combined with Scotts funk-driven bass lines create the foundation for Vanes flamboyant guitar attack and vocal style, blasting the listener with a symphony of power and simultaneous finesse. With their debut single (Caroline) released on the 3rd of October, they are hungry to showcase their explosive sounds on stages all over the UK. https://www.facebook.com/ForestlightsLDN/

REDROCK JAM Open mic night  07:45-11:00 Sign up 07:45 limited slots, all styles welcome.  Featured band: Refuge

The Trusted– with influences ranging from The Clash, Catfish and The Bottlemen,  The Strokes, Elvis Costello and Muse , The Trusted play indie tunes with a fierce but melodic rock feel and have a well deserved reputation for high-energy live shows. Passion and fire on stage, really get the room going and have the eager fans to prove it. The Prods – High octane punk rock and roll with massive chords and massive attitude of a Godfathers, Pistols, Heartbreakers kind- yes,  a massive guitar sound, and with that great harmonies..but also a beautifully balanced modicum of wry, rapscallion humour.   ‘Losing at darts, beer and motorbikes since 2010. ‘ Gawd bless em.  The Clockworks – yer more interesting end of the indie rock spectrum, referencing The Streets and Arctic Monkeys in the wryly observational and deadpan delivery, but musically on a more post punk tip, so think very early XTC (lovely dreamy thoughts) . From Galway originally and new relocated to London, Bonkersland.  

Mickey 9’s – Largely lauded Glasgow band celebrate their 10th anniversary with a full on tour,  which is great news for all fans of techy punky and  funky metallic dance music with sharp witted lyrics and a wild stage persona. Inspired initially by Daft Punk, these guys have put out massively collectible records with the likes of  Moshi Moshi and produced 2 cracking LPs into the bargain. “…a blend of meaty basslines, jaggy guitars, up-tempo rhythms and idiosyncratic vocals” The Scotsman. The Clang Group as fronted by uber producer (Morrisey, Madness, Bowie, Dexys etc) Clive Langer are releasing a Record Store Day Monks tribute 45 and this gig is the launch.What a fine thing. An all star cast that has included Roxy Music’s Andy McKay and one Suggs, The Clang Group’s angular Anglo psych pop is by turn experimental and blissful, but chock full of great tunes coz the former Deaf School head honcho has written a fair few (‘Shipbuilding‘ anyone?). Landspeeder – Gritty indie rock from a bunch of old faces from the 1990s Britpop scene (Reuben, Mandelbrot Set and F.O.N.D) and have worked with Suede, Echo & the Bunnymen, Kingmaker, Cast and loads more in the intervening years. Run Into the Night – 2 gals from Glasgow- psych and grunge touches with exultant harmonies and siren singing…could this be the post Nirvana Strawberry Switchblade?  

REDROCK JAM Open mic night  07:45-11:00 Sign up 07:45 limited slots, all styles welcome.  Featured band: Calamity Spirit

Tilt-Indie prog from Germany with passages of funk and some searing lead guitar, sort of like a really outre take on Muse, see also Porcupine Tree, all great players, a lot  going on, intricate arrangements but compelling all the same. Elysium Sky- with influences from GnR, Alice in Chains, Pink Floyd, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Rammstien etc Elysium Sky play real gritty, hard rock with progressive elements. Exciting heavy guitars, bone thumping bass, intellectual drumming, intriguing and sexy melody lines, Elysium Sky released thier debut album ‘Echoes From Nowhere’ last year. Lavde-Hard hitting riff driven rock with a synth interface, decent hooky tunes with a possible nod to Eagles Of Death Metal….

Andy Kyte and the band are taking to the stage to celebrate the launch of their new album, ‘Hope Deferred’. The night will also feature other acts from the same label, Rawr Like a Lion Records.

Eli are an alternative rock band based in Guildford performing tonight alongside other local bands from the same area. Guilford comes to Camden raising money for an autistic kids’ charity. Expect a variety of differing genres on the night from the supporting acts including Conan Mac‘s shameless pop, Motorway Lights‘ electronic feel and the effortless fun portrayed by Ollie Ciaran from The Champagne Martins….

Little Avis – Righteously ramshackle indie rock with garage punk vibes amidst the Indie/Post-Punk sounds. Hailing from Manchester and also for fans of Talking Heads, Graham Coxon, The Cure & Television. Art Fair- nice emoting in the vocal, a wash of ethereal keys, nicely off kilter drums and probing bass…all good, very ‘live’ sounding, lots of energy and space in the music…touchstones could be Talk Talk, Japan and other 1980s stuff of an artful provenance.    

Easter Sunday Matinee North Meets South Festival  with Unicorn Hunters, Certificate X and North Ridge plus other ace bands to be announced. Unicorn Hunters – ‘We’re the gypsy, the subliminal message, the girls in the short skirts, the razor blade, a bag of what you need.’…ha!..ok then, this Sheff band have a  psych tinged stoner grunge vibe- nicely weighted heaviosity and interesting ideas with timings and arrangements to keep you on yer toes, but when the vox hit it gets more punky, a bit Lydon…via Noddy Holder! Grand… Certificate X- Punk covers act from Sheff doing stuff like ‘Overkill’, 999’s ‘Emergency’ and ‘Tomorrow’s Girls’ by UK Subs and so on. Ferocity and ability to the fore, plus a respect for the ace material.  North Ridge –  4 piece cover band from Sheffield. Perform their ace set with an interesting twist on popular songs. Foo fighters, The Jam, Bon Jovi, Kaiser Chiefs, Stereophonics and loads more…Tim Allen– from Preston, Lancs via New Zealand, Hangar 18 main man Tim is jetting in to Londres just to play for us- well something like that. Great  to host him today anyways, his ‘intergalactic rock’ being very hot to trot right across the Asia Pacific Region…  Doors 3pm

REDROCK JAM Open mic night  07:45-11:00 Sign up 07:45 limited slots, all styles welcome.  Featured band: Thomas Ebri’s Band

The Joneses The eagerly anticipated return of this fantastic tribute to The Smiths . Expect classics from The Smiths back catalogue as well as a number of deep cuts as they recreate a Smiths live show like no-one else can. The Joneses will be joined by Stone Thief (@stonethiefUK) who’ll be playing music with a unique sound a sharp edge that includes everything from Jimi Hendrix, to Counting Crows. Mary Maple– Zippy punk pop from Sweden, infectiously hooky tunes that reference Weezer and The Ramones, without sounding that much like either. Fab Attachments area

Curtis And A New Dark Age– As we approach 40 years since the death of Ian Curtis (fooking hell, Closer is getting Further) here we have another Joy Division tribute, yeah tribute acts are largely naff but this is the 5th JD trib we’ve entertained in the DC coz let’s face it there’s something remarkable about even attempting the post Warsaw sound…you may say no tribute will ever totally nail the Joy Div sound but this gets mighty, mighty close than most, and yer actual Curtis is pretty believable, and the rest of band certainly have nailed the sound but haven’t insulted us by troubling too much over the look. Gotta be a great night out, albeit a dark one. Cowboy Flying Saucer- ‘Cowboy Flying Saucer is an incarnation spawned from a conversation in a Walthamstow pub. An experimental vehicle for sonic fun and adventure. Influences: time, space, electricity, tardigrades, God Saves The Earth Flying Saucer Foundation, The Middle Ages, smoke blackened paper, spring reverb, hypnosis, isolation, beer, celestial bodies, insects, rebounding objects, internal ramblings, dreams ‘To these ears also The Fall, early Stereolab, The Monochrome Set and the more esoteric end of Joe Meek – very Fall vocally, nicecheaps keys and FX and clunking chords. Great!

REDROCK JAM Open mic night  07:45-11:00 Sign up 07:45 limited slots, all styles welcome.  Featured band: Saw

Miceberg-Skewed Indie rock or wonky pop if you like..influenced by Nirvana and Queen apparantly, you can detect certain elements of Nirvanawith  it’s slacker-grunge sound, but maybe not Queen, interesting and compelling stuff though, has a certain charm and doesn’t really sound like anyone out there, due to it’s out-there-ness.‘Better than Gay Dad’ – Nick Crowe Gay Dad‘More hooks than a Cornish fishing village’ – Simon Edge Attitude ‘Miceberg put lead in your pencil.’ Sean Keaveny BBC Radio 6 Music’Sharp as a tack, smooth as silk’ Lauren Laverne BBC Radio 6 Music CuriousHour- Catchy Female fronted blues infused rock with a wash of Psychedelia Mad Chen 84-Bonkers free form artnik stuff with elements of Faust, Beefheart, Slap Happy, The Fall.. quite varied from skronky sax riff outs to plaintive navel watching and robotic riddim based backgrounds for narrative numbers.

The DekkerTones are an accomplished 9 piece Ska/Trojan/Reggae/2Tone covers band. With Tina & Mick on vocals and full horn section they are able to deliver a wide range of some the best classic ska and reggae tunes for a night of great ska entertainment. The DekkerTones have been playing regularly all over the South Midlands, East Anglia & South East England for the last 4 years and have played at some of the top ska festivals. Playing authentic ska, and  rudeboy reggae ( skinhead reggae, boss reggae, whatever you prefer! ) and featuring full brass front line and a nicely skanking rockstead vibe ‘Sweet Soul Music’….’Hurts So Good’…’Everything I Own’ . Lots of great somgs. A fabulous night out. 

The Filthy Tongues-Dirty post punk and grinding poetic folk rock full of noirish but playful potency. A Scottish band who have been around since the ’80s  featuring ex members of Goodbye Mr McKenzie, you’d maybe compare this to Nick Cave on first listen but actually have far more in common with Crime And The City Solution and The Triffids if you must go all Antipodean with your indie noir references. Guaranteed though, is that this is truly great stuff,  with nuances of Iggy, Johnny Cash, Wire….but always utterly Filthy Tongues in realization, with the assured Boheme of Martin Metcalfe at the fore, Scots accent thankfully intact, as tales of woe and wonder are woven.  “These songs wrap themselves around you like a warm blanket and effortlessly soothe your soul.” 

REDROCK JAM Open mic night  07:45-11:00 Sign up 07:45 limited slots, all styles welcome.  Featured band – The Bellparty Frontier

Morton Lava– Neo-folk with an electro interface, soulfull and nicely understated, reminds of Beck but through a modern day indie lens Midnight Swimmers-mixing powerful psychedelic stretching out ephemeral gear with some shoegaze/nugaze dynamics…pretty groovy..a hint of Cure like noirish pop and pout here. Monk 9-Experimental Urban space rock played by tripped out Monk  types from the u.s.a

The Stukas – highly loved at the time so needless to say even more loved now they’re back- our very favourite Germanic fighter plane cum original reformed new wave / powerpop act. ‘Sport, Sport I love Sport, Running And Jumping I’m A Physical Sort’ …not many, cranked up for mods, rockers, punks and everybody else come to that. Great! The Sha La La’s – Psych-mod groovers embracing something of Paul Weller‘s mid ’90’s stuff via Spencer Davis Group, and they sure are seasoned players, have the chops, and are a stunningly good live proposition The Subterranean Gentlemen– a nifty modernist turn who also contain some members of The Stukas.

Lord Numb- Iggy, Bowie,Bauhaus and Wire get given a hard rock guitar kicking tempered with some cutting electronica and rumblesome dubby drum and bass workouts. Rock And Roll is not only alive but thriving in the hands of discerning artists coz Numb is The Nuts Hercules II- All star all noisenik heroes of London Grunge and Lurch and general post punk mayhem Herc 2 (named after the Steptoe and Son horse natch)  return to lay down slabs of multi layered noise on a Sabs and Sunn O meets Stooges via Wooden Shjips tip. It’s a beautiful psychedelic slab of sound that’s gonna whack you round the head, beatifically. LegPuppy– Storming punked up electro with attitude and decent hook laden tunes “Beautifully formed one chord driven satirical punk”(BBC Introducing) “Leg Puppy are the rising noise on the UK scene, and you better be ready to listen, because they have something to say.” (Brash Magazine) “Power, energy and sonic diversity” (Louder Than War).

REDROCK JAM Open mic night  07:45-11:00 Sign up 07:45 limited slots, all styles welcome.  Featured band – THEA

Resonance-Trio from San Fransisco via London doing stripped down snappy blues rock with a soupcon of funk, bit of a Lenny Kravitz vibe in places. Redford- Rousing indie rock, quite an eclectic sound in that it nods to The Killers and possibly U2 but also dips a toe in prog, compelling stuff and they’ve decent tunes too. Recent album co-produced by Edwyn Collins.Thadeus Gonzalez –Oakland-based singer/songwriter Thadeus Gonzalez has earned international critical acclaim, and has been called “a front man to watch” with “an arena looking and sounding attitude.” A credible songwriter and guitar player, Thadeus released his well-received debut solo record, Utopian Society in 2014. His second solo record, Silver Inside, was released in January 2018. The title single earned national radio and video play. Thadeus has opened for KISS, Motley Crue, Slash, and Bon Jovi.

Bronco- female fronted indie  with country/folk/psych leanings melding  beautiful pop melodies and edgy psychedelic guitars with fast paced riffs and intense and introspective vocals..Angus Munro- Catchy uplifting tunes Rufus Wanwright springs to mind but so do the likes of Billy Joel and there’s a bit of a jeff lynn vibe arrangement-wise.He’s also got a great voice, all good Leisure McCorkle-Suited and booted  chap with guitar outta Missouri U.S with some pretty neat songs in the vein of early Elvis Costello , a bit of Paul Mcartney and possibly Don Henley… ‘an intellectual, emotionally engaged troubadour. You could say he is something of an anthropologist, and you’d be right. Leisure is a cognitive and evolutionary anthropologist with his guitar and without it’  

West 54-Superb 10 piece band playing the best modern Funk and Jazz-Funk with verve and panache. Full brass section and percussion a MASSIVE sound. Tracks form the likes of PBUG, Cory Henry, Trombone Shorty, The Motet, Lettuce, Brother Strut and Incognito. A70’s funk sound with a modern twist. Leah Vee-Rapper, soul siren, teacher, empowered female example to the yoot dem- all here in Leah Vee’s wonderful lyricism and spiritually imbued nu soul and trippy Brithop vehicle. Beautifully wrought head music for the heart. Sister Mercedes- began as the altere ego of Darren Van Asten (guitar and vocals). It has since grown three more heads: John Devolle (lead guitar), Dominic Pettit (drums) and Rafael Curita (bass).John & Darren played in Junkbox together before and John has played in various other bands including The Intolerable Kidd & Friends and The Lonesome Cowboys from Hell. They live in London. Vianne- Vianne is a London based project rooted in a similar musical territory to the likes of Zero 7, The Cinematic Orchestra, José González and alt-J. With soaring top line melodies over the smooth guitar-infused peninsular; Vianne is the soundtrack to your sobering journey home.

Rory And The Island – Traditional Irish fiddle leads the way with this remarkably party friendly music fronted by the suave, behatted son of Donegal, Rory Gallagher. Rory was formally the frontman of Donegal indie rock band The Revs who had 2 top 5 albums in Ireland during the early noughties. Embracing the feelgood beach culture Rory has found in his travels, a bit of modern day singer songwriter sweetness and the aforementioned trad Irish element, all in all a joyous aspirational package. Fabulous stuff that will really get you and yer crew partying heartily, care of the Summery reggae and Afropop touches in the tunes. All so beautifully positive and smile inducing…NB Strictly limited weekender tickets at £20 for both nights are available at www.wegottickets.com. Only 50 covers so buy now!

Rory And The Island – Traditional Irish fiddle leads the way with this remarkably party friendly music fronted by the suave, behatted son of Donegal, Rory Gallagher. Rory was formally the frontman of Donegal indie rock band The Revs who had 2 top 5 albums in Ireland during the early noughties. Embracing the feelgood beach culture Rory has found in his travels, a bit of modern day singer songwriter sweetness and the aforementioned trad Irish element, all in all a joyous aspirational package. Fabulous stuff that will really get you and yer crew partying heartily, care of the Summery reggae and Afropop touches in the tunes. All so beautifully positive and smile inducing… NB Strictly limited weekender tickets at £20 for both nights are available at www.wegottickets.com. Only 50 covers so buy now!

Ball Of Fire Club hosted by and starring The Estimators– taking a more authentic, pre punk, pre roots reggae approach to all things ska, this highly accomplished band truly specialize in nice vibes, proper old school Skatalites/Prince Buster stylee,  echoing the swing and sass of early rocksteady and rudeboy reggae tooons. Some choice JA covers and some fine originals, a wonderful reading of the genre! The Petty Thieves – super sassy six piece sleazy Reggae/Ska/Funk band from the dirty suburbs of Medway. It ain’t all dirty garage punk out there, fabulous skanking fun. Rocksteady Rockas – wonderful rocksteady/rudeboy reggae outfit with a sweet, effortless sound and just a lickle bit of grit in the oyster, just as we like it.

Leah Vee-Rapper, soul siren, teacher, empowered female example to the yoot dem- all here in Leah Vee’s wonderful lyricism and spiritually imbued nu soul and trippy Brithop vehicle. Beautifully wrought head music for the heart. The Reformers- Spritely twisty turny alterno guitar pop with a skanking punkinesss…in fact they’re a ska band (originals mind) but a very punky one- as if 1st album Clash were playing ska basically Elbrano-Groove rock but played at a fair old clip, there’s a early Thrash Metal element at play here and the soulful vocal nods to yer more cerebral grunge, prog breakdowns too, a pretty unique sound lots going on but never loses the plot. All held together with decent hooks/melodies and incisive playing.

The Annual Midsummer Spizz Party starring Spizz Energi is now on it’s 7th or is it 8th year? Where’s Captain Kirk? Right here, with his brilliant rocking band and enough punk n roll joy to give Spock a giggling fit. Not to be missed…and even more so this year. Because…THE REAL Jordan will be joining us.  ‘Defying Gravity: Jordan’s Story’: RocknRoll Book Club Extra has been especially lined up just for YOU the discerning admirer of punk icons.  ‘Defying Gravity: Jordan’s Story’ is just out (or will be!) and we’ll be interviewing Jordan live on stage and inviting you to pose a question, get a selfie with, get your books signed by the Seditionaries and Sex Goddess and ultimate Queen of The Ants. Punk’s not dead, it’s IMMORTAL! DJs We Got Killers – Special Punk Gourmet Set. NOT the obvious selections guaranteed. Connoisseurs  Choice! Til 2am.

John Rossall is a founding member of The Glitterband, the silver clad powerhouse behind the disgraced one we don’t need to bother with anymore…it’s all about these guys. This is John Rossall’s glorious Glitter Band, and now they’re even better, augmented by Hello’s Bob Bradbury plus the very glam-orous Mrs B  on sassy sax…So prepare yourself for an uninhibited,  joyous journey through their amazing run of superb 1970s defining hit singles. And what a primal, mould breaking, magnificent pop noise they made in their 1970s heyday…check the record… Rock And Roll Part 2, I love You Love, Angel Face, Hello Hello I’m Back Again, Just For You…so many more!…loads of ace numbers…so here’s a reet treat for you all. The Glitterband playing all them fabulous numbers again, book early! Let’s Get Together Again…plus brilliantly appropriate support from SLADY – who are: Gobby – Singer/Guitarist, Jem Lea – Bass, Donna Powell – Drummer, Davina Hill – Lead Guitar/Singer- Yes!! An all female Slade tribute band! What’s not to adore. C’mon Feel The Noize…

Diamond Dogs- RELOAD, REWIND & RECALL ROCK N ROLL “The glam boogie blue-eyed soul rockers Diamond Dogs are back to set things straight!” After the loss of saxophone player and longtime band member Magic Gunnarsson (who died in a drowning accident 2014) Sulo and the rest of Diamond Dogs called it a day. They released the album “Quitters & Complainers” 2015 and went on a farewell tour ending in Oviedo in October together with Iggy Pop. Since then Sulo’s released 3 solo albums, working with Chris Spedding, Paul Young, The Crunch etc and the rest of the members been busy with other projects. During this time a lot of Diamond Dogs gig requests have been dropping in from all over the world and when they found out that 4 of the 10 previous studio albums have been out of stock for a long time and unavailable as down loads they started to make a plan. Sulo & Honk (Henrik Widen), the remaining original members thought it was time to set things straight and release “that” compilation they’ve been talking about for many years. One thing led to another and soon “RECALL ROCK & ROLL”(Cargo Records) will be available, a double album including 30 tracks. 25 old and 5 brand new. At the same time Cargo Records will re-release 4 previous albums on vinyl/Cd & download. The albums are “As your greens turn brown” “Too much is always better than not enough” “That’s the juice I’m on” And the split album with legendary US Punkrock singer Jeff Dahl. “Atlantic Crossover”. DIAMOND DOGS 2019 are Sulo – Lead vocals Lars Karlsson-Guitar Martin Thomander (ex Electric Boys)-Guitar, Backing vocals  Henrik “Honk” Widen – Keys, Backing vocals  Stefan Bellnäs- Bass Thomas Broman (ex Glenn Hughes)- Drums Playing over two nights in the CBGBs of London, the legendary Dublin Castle, Sulo and co. will feature special guest artists both nights and offer a special cheap double show tickt with album included. Book now to avoid disappointment!

Diamond Dogs- RELOAD, REWIND & RECALL ROCK N ROLL “The glam boogie blue-eyed soul rockers Diamond Dogs are back to set things straight!” After the loss of saxophone player and longtime band member Magic Gunnarsson (who died in a drowning accident 2014) Sulo and the rest of Diamond Dogs called it a day. They released the album “Quitters & Complainers” 2015 and went on a farewell tour ending in Oviedo in October together with Iggy Pop. Since then Sulo’s released 3 solo albums, working with Chris Spedding, Paul Young, The Crunch etc and the rest of the members been busy with other projects. During this time a lot of Diamond Dogs gig requests have been dropping in from all over the world and when they found out that 4 of the 10 previous studio albums have been out of stock for a long time and unavailable as down loads they started to make a plan. Sulo & Honk (Henrik Widen), the remaining original members thought it was time to set things straight and release “that” compilation they’ve been talking about for many years. One thing led to another and soon “RECALL ROCK & ROLL”(Cargo Records) will be available, a double album including 30 tracks. 25 old and 5 brand new. At the same time Cargo Records will re-release 4 previous albums on vinyl/Cd & download. The albums are “As your greens turn brown” “Too much is always better than not enough” “That’s the juice I’m on” And the split album with legendary US Punkrock singer Jeff Dahl. “Atlantic Crossover”. DIAMOND DOGS 2019 are Sulo – Lead vocals Lars Karlsson-Guitar Martin Thomander (ex Electric Boys)-Guitar, Backing vocals  Henrik “Honk” Widen – Keys, Backing vocals  Stefan Bellnäs- Bass Thomas Broman (ex Glenn Hughes)- Drums Playing over two nights in the CBGBs of London, the legendary Dublin Castle, Sulo and co. will feature special guest artists both nights and offer a special cheap double show tickt with album included. Book now to avoid disappointment! Headline Maniac – freshly signed hot to trot offshoot of the current Eddie and the Hot Rods lineup.

Diamond Dogs- RELOAD, REWIND & RECALL ROCK N ROLL “The glam boogie blue-eyed soul rockers Diamond Dogs are back to set things straight!” After the loss of saxophone player and longtime band member Magic Gunnarsson (who died in a drowning accident 2014) Sulo and the rest of Diamond Dogs called it a day. They released the album “Quitters & Complainers” 2015 and went on a farewell tour ending in Oviedo in October together with Iggy Pop. Since then Sulo’s released 3 solo albums, working with Chris Spedding, Paul Young, The Crunch etc and the rest of the members been busy with other projects. During this time a lot of Diamond Dogs gig requests have been dropping in from all over the world and when they found out that 4 of the 10 previous studio albums have been out of stock for a long time and unavailable as down loads they started to make a plan. Sulo & Honk (Henrik Widen), the remaining original members thought it was time to set things straight and release “that” compilation they’ve been talking about for many years. One thing led to another and soon “RECALL ROCK & ROLL”(Cargo Records) will be available, a double album including 30 tracks. 25 old and 5 brand new. At the same time Cargo Records will re-release 4 previous albums on vinyl/Cd & download. The albums are “As your greens turn brown” “Too much is always better than not enough” “That’s the juice I’m on” And the split album with legendary US Punkrock singer Jeff Dahl. “Atlantic Crossover”. DIAMOND DOGS 2019 are Sulo – Lead vocals Lars Karlsson-Guitar Martin Thomander (ex Electric Boys)-Guitar, Backing vocals  Henrik “Honk” Widen – Keys, Backing vocals  Stefan Bellnäs- Bass Thomas Broman (ex Glenn Hughes)- Drums Playing over two nights in the CBGBs of London, the legendary Dublin Castle, Sulo and co. will feature special guest artists both nights and offer a special cheap double show tickt with album included. Book now to avoid disappointment!

Alternative TV and fourth Dimension Records – First evening of a two day event bringing together a few of the artists Fourth Dimension Records has worked with in more recent years alongside a couple of others whose work is actively endorsed. There will be an exclusive release tied in with this available from the first day of the event onwards. A limited edition 10″ featuring exclusive tracks from a few of the artists involved and a couple of others. Please note- 100 early bird weekend tickets available Tonight- Alternative TV (newer material/more experimental set) with Gad Whip, Kleistwahr and Contrastate + DJ William Bennett 19.30 – 23.30

Alternative TV and Fourth Dimension Records – Second evening of a two day event bringing together a few of the artists Fourth Dimension Records has worked with in more recent years alongside a couple of others whose work is actively endorsed. There will be an exclusive release tied in with this available from the first day of the event onwards. A limited edition 10″ featuring exclusive tracks from a few of the artists involved and a couple of others. Please note- 100 early bird weekend tickets available Tonight- Alternative TV (The Image Has Cracked set) with with Map 71, JFK, Theme + DJ William Bennett