Wo - Hoo!!

Yay!
Kristins new solo album anounced on her Throwing Music site.

"Learn to sing like a star"

Due for release Jan 07, Damn, do we have to wait that long K?

I'm sure there will be some leakage from some clever person, c'mon Billy please.

Full track listing here. Ha! there's a track titled "Christian Hearse"

http://www.throwingmusic.com/

Erase Errata.

Brudenell Social club,Leeds 16/10/06

Arrived in Leeds about 2;30 pm. Decided to find the venue first as my hotel was only 10 mins from there. As I had feared it's one of those 70's style social clubs in a rough residential part of Leeds about 20/30 mins from the city center. It seemed a strange place for EE to play, as my memory of those places is not good. I get myself sorted, find the hotel which was fine for the price with a nice clean room. I walk to the city center (20 mins) to have a pint in my fave Leeds pub, and set my usual search for something decent to eat. Eventually settle for the Cafe' Rouge, ok it's a chain I know but I've eaten in the one in Bristol and that's very good. I got back to the hotel about 7 pm and decide to have a siesta for an hour. Got to the venue about 8:15, there were quite a few people about, and the sort of crowd I expected. It was £5 to get in and I was quite surprised it's not a bad little place (nothing like a "social club"). It had 2 levels split by 5/6 steps in a crescent, with the bar at the back. There was a band setting up in front of the raised stage as I got in. Anyway 2 other bands follow suit and play "on the floor" in front of the stage which I thought strange. They must be leaving the stage for EE, I thought, nope! they too set up there, as they do I make sure I get my spec on Ellies side as recomended by Andy. With there being no natural barrier between audience and crowd we moved increasingly closer to the band, which gave me a real close view of them.

They run through a set of mostly Nightlife material which came over realy well live. A couple of times Ellie had to go over to Jennys side to add some vocal. I still couldn't believe they were working in such a small space, great though.
At the end I literally stepped over Ellies monitor and grabed her set list
After the show I went to the merch table and bought a shirt, a blue Nightlife one which is realy nice. As I was walking from the table I almost bumped into Jenny, so I told her I had enjoyed the set, and thanks. In all I enjoyed the expierience and they did impress me as musicians. I hope it's not too long before I see them again.

A mysterious gig (Updated)

I'm going up to Leeds to see Erase Errata on Monday. The venue is the Brudenell Social Club. I can't find any mention of this gig anywhere, no ticket agencies have it on file, the club website does not mention it. The only place is the EE site, but they also say Sun 15/10 Bristol, when in fact they play Nottingham!! I've phoned the BSC and all I get is "aye luv thur's a shore ont Munday but dornt nor oo it is". (sorry Julia, bad atempt, but that's what she said). So do I go or not? I've booked the hotel so I may as well. I must admit I have half a mind to shoot to Nottingham straight from work on Sunday, cuz EE are a band I must see this year and they only play London, Bristol(Nottingham), Leeds(hopefully) and Glasgow. So gotta give it a shot.
Update: I've found a Leeds gig guide which mentions the show, so I presume it's on and pay on the door.

A simple twist of fate

As previously mentioned I was debating wether to go and see TVEGC suporting YSPWSD on the 14th of Nov. This falls right between the Rogers gigs, so it would mean 3 shows on 3 consecutive nights, anyway last night I booked it. I'm realy enjoying The VEG Club album and YSPWSD were good when I saw them earlier in the year.
I get home tonight and I'm informed the first Rogers gig is postponed till 11th Dec. Ha! they knew, and thought I would need the energy.

Janet becomes a "Jick"

The worlds favorite drummer (well mine) Dame Janet of Weiss has joined Steve Malkmus and the Jicks as their permanent drummer. Based in Portland Malkmus was the main man behind Pavement, some pedigree there then. Not entirely unexpected this the rumor was that Janet (the hardest working woman in rock) was going to form a band with Malkmus, so to join the Jicks is not totaly out the blue.

Surely though they should become "Janet Weiss and the Jicks", anyway gonna have to go and get their back catalogue. I'm sure as a band they need a rhythm guitarist who can sing and someone to take the lead guitar role off Malkmus. Wonder if Janet knows anyone? !!!

The Victorian English Gentlemans Club. (updated #3)

Night & Day, Manchester 2/10.

Up to Manchester again, to see TVEGC. I was going a bit blind here, I haven't been able to find their album in this shity city. So I had to order it from the online rainforest and it hasn't turned up yet. Consequently I've only heard their 3 Myspace songs.
Got to Man'r in good time 4:15 ish. Booked into the hotel I've used several times, which is literally 100 yards from the venue. Decided to have a good wander round to find somewhere decent to eat. I've struggled with this aspect this year. Every half decent looking restaurant is bloody Italian. I have nothing against Italian food as long as it's the real thing and not pizza/pasta based. Can't find a good independant French bistro type place for love nor money, and god forbid an English restaurant, they don't exist in this country. Ok rant over, I ate in an Italian place blah, blah, blah.

The Victorian English Gentlemans Club are a three piece from Cardiff ! Two girls, Louise (bass) Emma (drums) and Adam (guitar). They play slightly angular punkish tunes, with a decent rhythm. They played a ten song set, of which only two I recognised from their Myspace. I took up residence stage right (Corin's fault) which turns out to be Louise' side (see pic). Doesn't she remind you of a young Corin Tucker (sigh). Enjoyed them though, and had a chat with Louise and Emma after the show. They were telling me they are playing Manchestr again mid Nov with You Say Party We Say Die (saw them earlier in the year, good too) at the Roadhouse this time.
Damn! the date is the 14/11 a Tues which falls directly between the two Rogers gigs on the Mon and the Wed. I can't, I just can't. Three gigs in three nights I'd be dead like last time, hmm! won't be as scorchingly hot though.
Well see.
Update - The album arrived today!!!
Update#2 I've booked to go to the gig on the 14th
Update#3 The album is tremendous, def top 4.

What a narky day.

Today should have been a nice routine Sunday, work then a nice relaxing evening and off Monday. Firstly where has Autumn gone? winter has arrived.
On my way to work the right chanel on my mp3 started to play up. A have to hold it in a certain position for it to work type thing, I eventually lost my temper with it and ripped the ear piece off.

I get home from work go thru my normal routine, some exersise, a glass of fruit juice, a strong coffee whilst listening to the "freak zone". I make my tea, a kedgeree, when I'm a chef that'll be one of my signature dishes. Later I decide to have a glass or two of red wine so I open a bottle OF VINEGAR, damn! so I open another, the one Tim and Bev brought back from Sofia, another one off! This is a mission now, one left the one I brought back from Serbia. Yep it's off, well ok just about drinkable, but 3. What a narky day!

I now decide to post this rubish on my "slightmalecoyote" blog, but for some reason I cant accsess my dashboard. I can view my blog but that's all. I hate unexplainable things like that. What a narky day.

Aw! I just looked up at my "final show poster" that 's made me happier, Hmm now sad!!

Well tomorrow I go to see The English Victorian Gentlemans Club, hopefully a better day.