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THE UNIT AMA play art gallery in NOTTM on Monday, BYOB!
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Damn You! presents an amazing show in an amazing place...
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<b><font size="+1"> MONDAY OCTOBER 23 2006
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THE UNIT AMA </font> </b>
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<i>“The best band in the world”</i> – Me (Chris, Damn You!).
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OK, what do I know? My father taught me many useful pieces of information: don’t shit where you eat, never trust a pub with it’s own car park or without windows, if you’re going to fuck a pig don’t cry if you get shit on your dick etc. The most useful was: if it’s right, don’t question why it’s right, it just is.
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The Unit Ama just <i>ARE</i>. Trying to explain what they do and why you should love them would be a process of demystifying them and well, I don’t want to ruin it. The closest musical comparison I have for these guys is Lungfish because of shared shaman like aura and unshakeable presence but they sound a million miles apart. Or maybe Can for their ability to lock a groove right down and plant it in your brain till your dizzy/high/both.
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I was once at a party with Steve from The Unit Ama and he put his arm round me and looked out at the people and said “This is amazing isn’t it? All these people, drawn together as friends through music. Isn’t music amazing?”. There was a pause and I was thinking “Yeah, he’s right!” before he continued: “but it’s nothing is it, it’s nothing without….LOVE”. It was there when I broke down in the man’s arms.
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Mr Journalist Cocksucker – remember this story as you begin to write the term “math rock” when you review this intergalactic, forward thinking rock unit. They aim higher than you or I could imagine.
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www.myspace.com/gringorecords
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<b><font size="+1"> LAFARO </font> </b>
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Lafaro are The Unit Ama's (and Lords' in the coming week in Ireland) Irish touring partners.
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A few years back, one of the first Damn You! shows we were involved with was John Holmes and The Kabinboy. The Kabinboy stuck in my mind mainly for the earth shaking rumble dealt out by Anna the bassist. Luckily when the Kabinboy ceased to be, Anna had the good sense to hook up with Jonny and Alan and Lafaro came about.
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They deal in the kind of sharp riffery missing in the world since the demise of The Jesus Lizard but with a sort of more heavy rock mentality. I.e. they're not ashamed of riding a groove or rocking out or playing a solo or hitting a fuzz box. All the better for us...
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<a href="http://www.myspace.com/lafaro">www.myspace.co/lafaro</a>
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<b><font size="+1"> Plus the most special of guest cats! </font>
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<b><font size="+1"> WHERE? </font> </b>
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<b><font size="+1"> HERE: </font> </b>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sumlin/267678938/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/101/267678938_52fe565a8a.jpg" width="500" height="281" alt="Lurking Hole" /></a>
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<b><font size="+1"> THE LURKING HOLE </font> </b>
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The Lurking Hole is situated in a hut styled unit on SNEINTON MARKET in NOTTINGHAM. Basically, if you go to Bunkers Hill Inn or the Ice Stadium, it's opposite, in the Market area, behind the row of shops that immediately faces Bunkers and the Stadium.
Or just head for that stupid fucking Subway under the student flats and follow your ears. Look for the 3 white skateboards above the door...
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It's an arts/gallery/creative space run by some extra hardworking types that only our beloved Nottingham seems to produce. Originally this show was going to be in Derby but it fell through and The Lurking Holers jumped in to help. Derby's loss is your Gain/Master Volume </i>(stole that from the Stooges rider)<i>
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We're opening the Hole at 8 or so and aiming to get it over and done by 11 as it's a Monday innit. No advance tickets, just pay yer £3 on the door. That's right, it's just £3. What more could you ask for?
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Welllll...how 'bout: <b><font size="+1"> BRING YOUR OWN BOOZE! </font> </b>
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Damn right. But don't stand about in the street drinking it looking like a prick and put your can in the bin eh?
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So that's that. <a href="http://www.damnyou.co.uk">www.damnyou.co.uk</a> for full details later today should you need them. Probably a map too but it's dead easy to find.
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chris
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