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there's nothing wrong with covers
Yes! JAG yes, but I've organised an all dayer for Sunday August 3rd, and it could well be the best gig ever. Anyone who can get to this and doesn't come is a silly billy.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH COVERS :
An all day spectacular showcasing the cream of the current crop of British alt-rock, and paying tribute to the American greats of the late 80's and early 90's that influenced them. Bands will play a minimum of two covers each by their chosen band, interwoven with their own lesser known, but equally worthy indie rock masterpieces.
Sunday 3rd August at The Windmill, Brixton
SPECIAL GUEST HEADLINER as JONATHAN RICHMAN AND THE MODERN LOVERS!
No lies - it's only 50/50 at this stage whether he can do it or not, but we could well have a very special guest along to perform with an assembly of friends as the last of three Massachusetts bands on the bill, seminal talky-art-rock troupe The Modern Lovers. NB. It's not actually Jonathan Richman.
http://www.myspace.com/theoriginalmodernlovers
STUFFY AND THE FUSES are THE PIXIES!
Britain's premier drummer / lead vocalist (since the sad retirement from music of Phil Collins) Stuffy, and his band The Fuses, make the mammoth trek from ... round the corner, to take on Boston's finest The Pixies. Expect crashing drums, angular guitars, pounding bass, whirring keyboard, plenty of alt-rock related banter. And some Pixies songs!
www.myspace.com/stuffythefuses
www.myspace.com/pixies
4 OR 5 MAGICIANS are GUIDED BY VOICES! Fresh from gaining a Lamacq single of the week for recent 7" 'Change The Record' and an interview as his "New Favourite Band", Brighton's 4 or 5 Magicians return to The Windmill to become Dayton, Ohio lo-fi rock giants Guided By Voices for the night. Expect a full 40 minute Guided By Voices set comprising songs from the classic 1987 - 1995 period!
www.myspace.com/4or5magicians
www.myspace.com/guidedbyvoices
GIANT ROBOT AND THE CITY OF TOKYO are ARCHERS OF LOAF!
Norwich has produced some great bands over the past few years, and sadly, due to the A11 being such a shit road, they haven't got out enough. Well rejoice then, as we bring you probably the best of the lot, Giant Robot and the City Of Tokyo, for a rare London gig (and last before vocalist/guitarist Mikey relocates indefinitely to America). Giant Robot take on Tim from The Windmill's favourite band, the kings of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and probably the most underrated band of all time, Archers Of Loaf.
www.myspace.com/giantrobotiii
www.myspace.com/archersofloaf
PALE MAN MADE are SONIC YOUTH!
Pale Man Made are from Newcastle but are making the arduous 5 (or 6, or 7) hour journey to London to play for us. They recently gained a Huw Stephens album of the week for their debut record 'Oh My Treasured Things', and have a drummer who is the double of Steve Shelley. Fittingly, they will perform a couple of the hits of New York alt-rock pinoeers Sonic Youth for us, amongst their own melody-laden pop gems.
www.myspace.com/palemanmade
www.myspace.com/sonicyouth
FAVOURS FOR SAILORS are WEEZER!
Adopted Londoners Favours For Sailors always sounded great as a three piece, but since recruiting ex-4 or 5 Magicians guitarist Matt Hayward (now known as Maltese Falcon) to the fold they have opened up a veritable pandora's box of guitar possibilites. One of which being that they can take on replicating the famous duelling guitar assualt of Californian geek-rock legends Weezer.
www.myspace.com/favours4sailors
www.myspace.com/weezer
DUTCH HUSBAND are SEBADOH!
Bournemouth is the last place you'd expect to find the best band in the UK, but if you venture down to the Dorset coast and catch Dutch Husband on the right night, then you may well come away thinking you had! But thanks to us you don't have to (though I would recommend going, it has a lovely beach!) as we've brought them here to The Windmill for an ultra-rare London outing. A member down as their bass player is off travelling the world, the band take on classic Massachusetts slacker 3-piece Sebadoh.
www.myspace.com/dutchhusband1
www.myspace.com/sehbahdough
HOUR HANDS are BUILT TO SPILL!
Hour Hands are from Brighton and always have been - a refreshing, organic, homegrown talent, and a shining beacon in a music scene flooded by well dressed, but ultimately souless, mediocre, production line bands churned out by the music college. If there was any band in the UK to take on the jaunty pop (i'm guessing we'll be looking at Distopian Dream Girl rather than Randy Described Eternity here!) of Boise, Idaho's Built To Spill, then it is Hour Hands. See if you can tell which are covers and which aren't! As the seminal Built To Spill Record is titled, "there's nothing wrong with love". There's also nothing wrong with covers!
www.myspace.com/hourhandsmusic
www.myspace.com/builttospill
Doors at 4:00pm ... Free BBQ at 4:15pm ... First band on at 5:00pm ... Last band finish at 11:15pm ... Entry : £6.