The next vote is up now ... get voting - you have 3 days until the next vote goes up as we continue our hunt for your favourite band at the Wolves Civic!
Pixie Lott
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The Gaslight Anthem
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The Gaslight Anthem
Monday, 30 August 2010
The WolvesCivic Cup Round 2: 4
Well done to Job for a Cowboy, who beat Thin Lizzy in the Wolves Civic Cup
The next vote is up now ... get voting - you have 3 days until the next vote goes up as we continue our hunt for your favourite band at the Wolves Civic!
The next vote is up now ... get voting - you have 3 days until the next vote goes up as we continue our hunt for your favourite band at the Wolves Civic!
Friday, 27 August 2010
The WolvesCivic Cup Round 2: 3
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Who are Signify?
It's a good question because this is the band that have got not one, but TWO shows booked at The Slade Rooms this year so far (we predict many more are to come!)
They're having their own launch party here on Friday night to mark the release of their new E.P. THEN they've been picked up by the ever astute Emma Scott for one of her Presents ... gigs at The Slade Rooms (ticket links for both shows below)
(a few key facts and music links below)
| Ovation Music Management Showcase - Signify EP Launch | Friday 27/08/2010 | The Slade Rooms | |
| Emma Scott presents: My Great Affliction, Signify, Hope Order Truth & Jaccals | Friday 03/12/2010 | The Slade Rooms | |
Signify are:
- 4 piece rock/metal outfit from Dudley
- Rich Kenwrick (Guitars) Craig Keating (Vocals) Neel Parmar (drummer) Robert Greenfield (bass)
- They have entered 3 Battle of the Bands competitions, reached the final of all 3, and won 2
- Influences include Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath, Guns n Roses, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Faith No More, Black Stone Cherry, Down, Pantera, C.O.C and B.L.S.
Signify at the Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, Apr 09 from Martin Kessel on Vimeo.
Latest news: Pixie Lott, Family Force 5, The Acorn, Yeasayer
First, even more Yeasayer goodies up on our blog post (Yeasayer: a "master class in modern, multicultural, weirdo pop music" ) .. the show is tomorrow, we urge you to get along to see these guys if you fancy something that sounds like Pink Floyd remaking Paul Simon's Gracelands.
The support act for the upcoming Pixie Lott tour have finally been announced.
If you're heading down to any of the shows make sure you get there early to check out SoundGirl (Facebook) and Alex Gardner (Facebook)
Family Force 5 are through to the next round of the WolvesCivic Cup. They beat off competition from Carl Barat in the second round. Next up - the vote is between Chas and Dave and Cheap Trick - VOTE HERE
and Cheap Trick - VOTE HERE
The Acorn have been confirmed for a show at The Slade Rooms on 23th November . These guys are a big deal - Elbow-approved Canadian indie folk. Find out more here (Who Are The Acorn?)
. These guys are a big deal - Elbow-approved Canadian indie folk. Find out more here (Who Are The Acorn?)Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Who are The Acorn?
From: Canada
File Under: Indie Folk
Line-up:
Rolf Klausener (vocals, guitar)
Howie Tsui (guitars / visual art)Jeff Debutte (bass)
Jeffrey Malecki (drummer)
Pat Johnson (percussion)
| The Acorn | Tuesday 23/11/2010 | The Slade Rooms | |
Facts to Impress Your Mates
- Elbow's Guy Garvey named The Acorn's album "Glory Hope Mountain" his favourite album of 2008.
- The album Glory Hope Mountain was based on the life of main-man Rolf Klausener’s mother - from Honduras
- They have toured with Fleet Foxes, Calexico, Bon Iver and Elbow
- Long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize and the Uncut Music Award
- 3rd album, No Ghost, was released in June
Live Reviews:
Live review: The Acorn at the Mercury Lounge (timeoutny.com)
Live Videos
Promo/Misc Videos
More News
Monday, 23 August 2010
The WolvesCivic Cup Round 2: 2
Latest news: V2011, Yeasayer, Voodoo Johnson, Monobloggers + The Lines
Well a few updates following a fun packed weekend all round ...
First - the BIG announcement - the presale of V2011 tickets for the 2011 event next August.
They will be on sale - at 2010 prices - from 9am Tue 24th Aug - midnight Tue 31st Aug!! -
Next - Yeasayer. Now I know we've talked a lot about them recently (previous blog post here), but they are wonderful and definitely a hot ticket this week. The band have started their own blog (all the best people have blogs ;-)) ... check it out there http://odd-blood.blogspot.com/. They're playing The Slade Rooms on Wednesday
The MonoBloggers have had a great weekend ... to quote their Facebook status - "Just did one of our best gigs in picturesque Sandwell Fest, really nice outdoor fest got the crowd going! Got then singing and wore a girls panda hat. If that girl is on FB, Cad has fallen for you. In a big way. Bring on Sept 4th x". Aww, bless. You can catch them at the Slade Rooms on 4th Sept
Onto releases and Voodoo Johnson (Slade Rooms 11 Nov ) release their new album today - 10,000 Horses. Buy it on iTunes here - and read a cracking review of it here. And to quote the band "Don't forget to rate the album and leave a little review if you want, you can do that even if you don't buy it on itunes :)"
) release their new album today - 10,000 Horses. Buy it on iTunes here - and read a cracking review of it here. And to quote the band "Don't forget to rate the album and leave a little review if you want, you can do that even if you don't buy it on itunes :)"
Finally today - The Lines release the first single from their new album (due October) today. Those nice boys have even worked out which s the cheapest place to buy the the track, Glorious Aftermath
Sunday, 22 August 2010
70's anthems - as chosen by friend of WolvesCivic via Facebook or Twitter
Every day we ask a random music question (follow us on Facebook or Twitter to get involved!)This week we put together some amazing lists of music which - over the next few days - I'm going to turn into video playlists ...
Here's the first - our favourite tracks from the 70's!
| Classic Clapton | Friday 22/10/2010 | The Slade Rooms | |
| Fred Zeppelin/Dizzy Lizzy/Pure Purple | Saturday 23/10/2010 | Wulfrun Hall | |
| The Anderson Wakeman Project | Thursday 21/10/2010 | Civic Hall | |
Friday, 20 August 2010
The WolvesCivic Cup: the next round ...
For the past few weeks we've been on the search for your favourite band due to play here at the Wolves Civic. Each week we pitch 2 against each other and let you choose.
Chas and Dave beat UB40 this morning!
beat UB40 this morning!The full list of battles still to come over the next few weeks is beneath today's vote! Get involved
Family Force 5
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