Punk, Indie, Rockers and Metalheads take note
We’re impressed with music management company Roadshock records, it’s refreshing to get such an informative and comprehensive newsletter update on their artists and their performances. They’re the management company behind Harris Tweed and the New Academics as well as the Stealing Love Jones and their pumping tour to the states side, make sure to catch the Love Jones as we know them, on their triumphant return- see below. They’re also the peeps bringing out an array of indie bands from Europe and other wild and wonderful places to our banging shores. Enjoy.
(STEALING) LOVE JONES
They’re South Africa’s most promising pop-rock act since forever. With an already well established SA and USA radio presence, a lead-singer possessed of a cracking voice, good looks, and the business savvy of a CEO, Stealing Love Jones are poised to become enormous. It’s time to meet the Joneses.
29.06.2008 (ZA) GRAHAMSTOWN, Die Taphuis
29.06.2008 (ZA) GRAHAMSTOWN, Rhodes Rag
30.06.2008 (ZA) GRAHAMSTOWN, Die Taphuis
01.07.2008 (ZA) GRAHAMSTOWN, Die Taphuis
01.07.2008 (ZA) GRAHAMSTOWN, Rhodes Rag
booking: booking@roadshock.com
current release: Special Edition
band email: stealinglovejones@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.stealinglovejones.com
4 AXID BUTCHERS
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Italians on the paper but fairly international in their attitude, the 4 Axid Butchers started to hit the road in 2004. Their 150 concerts took them to play in France, Germany, Austria and Slovenia, and they will be the first Italian band to play in South Africa. Pioneers of a new sound which ranges from psychedelic punk to a dirty funk with disco-dub digressions provided by the retro raids of a Farfisa Matador, the Butchers surprised more than one live: in the first part of the show, they focus everything on drums and percussions, supported by powerfull bass lines, then suddenly they change the stage set up and switch towards a sort of funky punk sound, where the freakytar replaces the timbales. With four vocals all along, the band brings up action and a loud whirl on stage, following the tradition of Mano Negra and squeezing an eye to Happy Mondays !!! Do not fasten seat belts and get ready to freakydance! ”
24.07.2008 (CZ) HRADEC KRALOVE, Happy Days OA
16.08.2008 (DE) RATHENOW, Musikbrauerei
04.10.2008 (DE) MOERS, Die Volksschule
08.10.2008 (DE) BERLIN, Duncker Club
24.10.2008 (DE) LICHTENAU-IMMELDORF, Weißes Roß
booking: booking@roadshock.com
current release: empTVsion (Quicksand Records)
band email: kristof@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.4axidbutchers.com
BANDA BASSOTTI
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Banda Bassotti born in 1981 in the suburban yards of Rome by a group of comrades carpenters who supports the political causes of the Nicaragua, Salvador, Basque and Palestinian population.
30.05.2008 (DE) LINDAU, Club Vaudeville
31.05.2008 (DE) SCHWäBISCH GMüND, Esperanza
01.06.2008 (DE) HAMBURG, Hafenklang Exil
02.06.2008 (DE) HANNOVER, Béi Chéz Heinz
03.06.2008 (DE) DüSSELDORF, Zakk
04.06.2008 (DK) KøBENHAVN, Stengade 30
05.06.2008 (DE) NüRNBERG, Desi
06.06.2008 (DE) JENA, JG Stadtmitte
07.06.2008 (DE) BERLIN, Clash
booking: booking@roadshock.com
current release: Viento, Lucha Y Sol (Feier Mettel Records/Broken Silence)
band email: bandabassotti@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.bandabassotti.de
BRUTAL POLKA
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Brutal Polkas story isnt different from any of the other yasu gore-metal boogie-bluegrass techno-death jive-gospel waltz-fast bossa bands in the Israeli punk rock scene. Starting on the grounds of an unidentified school, in a unheard of room, in an anonymous town of a nameless state went on to become a celebrated well-known distinguished pop group, reaching the peeks of the of their musical career by conquering the local underground club no one goes to.
19.05.2008 (IL) TEL AVIV, Sublime
13.06.2008 (DE) COTTBUS, Muggefug e.V.
14.06.2008 (DE) HALLE/S., Reil78
15.06.2008 (DE) RATHENOW, Cafe Handgemenge
17.06.2008 (DE) ERFURT, Offene Arbeit
18.06.2008 (DE) JENA, Rosenkeller
19.06.2008 (DE) HAMBURG, r4ules Club
20.06.2008 (DE) MERSEBURG, G-Punkt
21.06.2008 (DE) MARBURG, Bettenhaus Sommerfest
24.06.2008 (DE) LANDAU, Fatal
25.06.2008 (DE) HANAU, Filliforever
26.06.2008 (DE) MANNHEIM, Juz Mannheim
27.06.2008 (DE) MONTABAUR, Mach1 Festival
28.06.2008 (DE) MOERS, Die Volksschule
30.06.2008 (DE) MAINZ, QKaff
01.07.2008 (DE) DUISBURG, Bolleke
02.07.2008 (DE) KöLN, Sonic Ballroom
03.07.2008 (BE) ANTWERP, De Rots
04.07.2008 (NL) AMSTERDAM, OCCii
05.07.2008 (DE) WARENDORF, AK Rock
11.07.2008 (DE) KASSEL, Barracuda Bar
12.07.2008 (DE) FüRSTENWALDE, Club im Park
17.07.2008 (DE) SCHWARZENBERG, Unanbeatbar
18.07.2008 (DE) MAGDEBURG, Heizhaus
19.07.2008 (CZ) DOLNI ZANDOV, Hysterical Party OA
20.07.2008 (CZ) HRADEC KRALOVE, Happy Days OA
21.07.2008 (DE) ROSENHEIM, Asta Kneipe
22.07.2008 (CZ) PRAGUE, The Cross
23.07.2008 (DE) STUTTGART, Zwölfzehn
24.07.2008 (DE) NüRTINGEN, Silberburg
25.07.2008 (DE) KONSTANZ, Das Contrast
26.07.2008 (DE) FüRTH, Kunstkeller o27
27.07.2008 (DE) ROSTOCK-BEHNKENHAGEN, Force Attack OA
29.07.2008 (CZ) LITVINOV, Teresa
03.08.2008 (SI) LJUBLJANA, Trnfest
05.08.2008 (DE) FREIBERG, Studentenclub Erdalchimisten
06.08.2008 (DE) CHEMNITZ, Subway To Peter
07.08.2008 (DE) BERLIN, Duncker Club
08.08.2008 (DE) HAGEN, Kultopia
09.08.2008 (DE) ALBERSDORF, Punk im Ring OA
10.08.2008 (DE) BERLIN, Resist to Exist Festival
booking: booking@roadshock.com
band email: krameref@hotmail.com
band website: http://www.brutalpolka.com
DEATH VALLEY BLUES BAND
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This is a revolution through deconstruction. This is a drink and dirty slap fest in the back of a truck stop bathroom. This is how a band in a bordello should sound. The Death Valley Blues Band is a good night out. How can you be so sure they asked? Because we have the formula, children. Because we aren’t afraid to tell like it is. Because we know at the centre of every great revolution is a beat and a dance and a bit of grit and some guts and desire and dirty sentiment and a good cop and yes, you guessed it a bad cop and some nasty words…
13.06.2008 (ZA) JOHANNESBURG, Bohemian
booking: booking@roadshock.com
band email: dvbb@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.myspace.com/deathvalleybluesband
DELIKAT
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Delikat play offbeat-punk – rude and fast, supplemented with brass. Fresh and unspent in spirit, and with city slickers’ nonchalance and attitude, they stick out among the mass of fashionable bands of today.
09.10.2008 (DE) DORTMUND, Painthouse
10.10.2008 (DE) KASSEL, Barracuda Bar
13.10.2008 (DE) CHEMNITZ, Subway To Peter
14.10.2008 (DE) ERFURT, Offene Arbeit
18.10.2008 (DE) WITTENBERG, Irish Harp Pub
24.10.2008 (DE) FORST, Buntes Haus
25.10.2008 (PL) OPOLE, MOK
booking: booking@roadshock.com
band email: delikat@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.delikat.net
HARRIS TWEED
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Harris Tweed. It’s a name that conjures up impeccably crafted, highly individual, classics-in-the-making creations- much like the debut full-length recording by the duo of the same name.
Titled ‘The Younger’, the recording delivers, incontestably, one of the most special listening experiences of 2006. It also introduces Cherilyn MacNeil and Darryl Torr as two of the music world’s brightest prospects who have, in their first album, crafted a set of songs that reclaim pop as a thing of beauty yet have enough of an edge to elevate Harris Tweed into a duo of real substance……
02.07.2008 (ZA) GRAHAMSTOWN, Die Taphuis
04.07.2008 (ZA) GRAHAMSTOWN, Die Taphuis
05.07.2008 (ZA) GRAHAMSTOWN, Die Taphuis
05.07.2008 (ZA) GRAHAMSTOWN, Rhodes Rag
06.07.2008 (ZA) CAPE TOWN, Green Dolphin V/A Waterfront
27.07.2008 (ZA) GEORGE, Arts Theatre
29.07.2008 (ZA) PORT ELIZABETH, South Campus Auditorium
30.07.2008 (ZA) EAST LONDON, Arts Theatre
booking: booking@roadshock.com
current release: The Younger
band email: harristweed@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.harristweedmusic.com
HEADLIFE
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A powerful performance, songs that stick in your head immediately and a raging crowd is what you can expect at a Headlife show.
This 5-man-formation from The Hague (The Netherlands) plays a tough mixture of rock and pop. Clever guitar riffs, a steady beat and ‘straight from the heart’ vocals characterize the band.
16.05.2008 (NL) DEN HAAG, Bazart
18.05.2008 (NL) OSS, Lollipop
29.05.2008 (NL) TILBURG, Cul de Sac
15.06.2008 (NL) UDEN, De Pul
21.06.2008 (NL) HELLEVOETSLUIS, Mach
13.09.2008 (NL) DEN HAAG, De Vinger
booking: booking@roadshock.com
current release: Mans Ruin
band email: management@headlife.nl
band website: http://www.headlife.nl
NEW ACADEMICS
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New Academics is a groove/rock/porn band currently spreading it’s tentacles across the surface of the land. The group consists of four spectacular young men with varying degrees of taste and personal hygiene; David Baudains – guitar, Joe Penn – vocals, Martin Labuschagne – bass and Brendon van Rooyen – drums.
31.05.2008 () , tba
14.06.2008 (ZA) DURBAN, Burn
19.06.2008 (ZA) PRETORIA, Tings
booking: booking@roadshock.com
current release: City of Strange
band email: newacademics@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.newacademics.co.za
OVERGROWN
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‘Solo’s sharp as knifes, overwhelming guitarriffs, pumping basses, tsunamidrums and vocals that contain the holy 3 words of sex, drugs and rock n roll in every drop of spit. Holland’s finest Rock N Roll monster!
Ambitious, hardworking, up for everything and most of all not renewing are the best ways to define this band’s character. Their tunes have often been described as raw, heavy and addictive, but also balanced and unpredictable. With a new single out and a UK Tour (2007) done they are ready to take over the rest of Europe!
10.10.2008 (DE) BERLIN, Duncker Club
booking: booking@roadshock.com
current release: Chill Before Serving
band email: boenx@roadshock.com
band website: http://www.overgrownrock.com
PAUL E FLYNN AND THE SEEDS OF DOUBT
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Ten years on from seminal album “sand.man.sky”, Paul E Flynn continues to roam the road less traveled. Fresh from an Irish sabbatical, SA music’s original outsider shows off his street credentials on his first solo album “Fields”.
15.06.2008 (ZA) JHB, RANDBURG, Tempos
booking: booking@roadshock.com
current release: Fields
band email: flynn@roadshock.co.za
EVENTS / LOCAL SHOWS
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15.05.2008
ZA-Johannesburg, Bohemian
Civilized 9.3
+The Slickers
+Sons of Atlantis
This week sees The Slickers and Sons of Atlantis live at the Bohemian with our favourite, soon to be departed, reprobate Deep Fried Man.
We’ve added old DFM to the bill as he’s leaving our shores for cooler climates at the end of the month and this is our way of thanking the man for his time and love that he’s given to us.
The Slickers and Sons of Atlantis will be making their first appearances at a Civilised show and it’s one that we will most definitely be looking forward to.
The Slickers are an indie influenced Rock ‘n Roll band with some sweet gigs under their belts already and they guarantee a rocking party!
Sons of Atlantis are also an indie influenced Rock ‘n Roll band, but unlike the Slickers, they’re fronted by a lady. A lady with a sweet voice and bass playing skills, that is. They’ve been around for a while and have released a couple of EPs and guarantee a great time.
so, come on over to the bo, if you’re load-shedded or not it’s a great way to spend a Thursday Night!
22.05.2008
ZA-Johannesburg, Bohemian
Civilized 9.4
+The Shadowclub
+Scot Scott
Please welcome The Shadowclub and Scot Scott to the Civilised fold.
Thursday May 22 sees 2 of Jozis top new indie bands perform, so best you get your dancing shoes out get ready to party!
The first act is on at 9pm, so get in early!
