Two gigs into the new year and it's already the middle of February. I realise as I type that this is the first time I've blogged in 2011. Phil has been to Spain with the fabulous Bitter Springs to play at the Tanned Tin festival which was a big success and I put on a gig with two local bands the Jetsonics and Hundred Ways at the same time as Phil was away. Hundred Ways impressed me so much I recommended them to Deep Fur who were looking for a punky support band for a gig in Brixton last week.
The second gig this year was the John Otway gig with Max Splodge - this was brilliant although I was surprised it didn't attract more people, particularly as we'd sold about 60 tickets in advance. A great crowd though made up of Max and John's loyal followers as well as random Brentford Belles and friends. Max and John were a complete pleasure to work with and I've pencilled in a gig for 3rd Feb next year! There's so much coming up and of course it's all in my newsletter as well. I'm tempted to put Roy Hill on with John Otway as two sides of a vaudevillian coin - I can't take credit for this idea but thank our fabulous angel of sound and light, Kevin Swain who's worked with Roy and John many times over the years. I'm still trying to figure out a sensible pricing structure for our afternoon and evening of Tudor and Elizabethan music on July 2nd. I'll be announcing it soon via the newsletter so keep your eyes peeled. There'll be music workshops in the afternoon suitable for all ages and then dancing in the evening. I can't wait!
This Friday sees the second ever Chapel of Love open mic at St Paul's Brentford, so do get in touch if you want to perform, and then the build up and general bombardment continues towards the two big acoustic gigs coming up at St Paul's - JC Carroll with Phil Martin on 4th March and Kindred Spirit on 26th March.
Continuing with the drive to get gigs back on in the Watermans Arts Centre, I'm putting on a teen battle of the Bands on 5th March - the entrants have been chosen and tickets are on sale from the Watermans box office 020 8232 1010. Watermans are working with me on two gigs in the theatre this year to see how much demand there really is for live music at the centre so please support these events! The second one will feature the wonderful acoustic musician Mark Dignam when he returns to England for a brief tour in the autumn. Watch this space!
