Before the storm: Exit Calm tour, single and album imminent for Barnsley shoegazers
South Yorkshire's soon-to-be-massive shoegaze-tinged quartet Exit Calm head out on their biggest tour to date this month as guests of The Music. »
DiS DJs News
Swervedriver announce first London show for 10 years
Noteworthy Creation Records noiserockers Swervedriver have today confirmed their first London show in a decade»
HEALTHy gigging, for free: THIS week in London (updated)
Like music? Like gigs? Like free things? You're in luck. This week DiS teams up with Vice for something special»
DiS live in London: Dananananaykroyd, Jonquil, Rolo Tomassi and more
DiS doubles up on a live front in London this weekend with a pair of shows we know you’re going to wish you were at if you miss them»
Devo, EITS, Sonics, Shellac, MGMT, DiS and more for Primavera
We’ve been pining for Primavera Sound ever since they last sent us word of their festival back in February. Where have they been? Why haven’t they called? Sweet relief today, then, as they return with the latest batch of acts lined-up for Barcelona in May»
Sonic Cathedral: M83/Maps split single, Ulrich Schnauss tour, DiS behind the decks...
DiS faves Sonic Cathedral will release a split 7" featuring M83 and Maps remixing each other's work»
Yeasayer tour continues; DiS @ London's ICA tonight
Brooklyn poppy oddities Yeasayer - a dash of the Mac, a sprinkle of the way out - continue their DiS-sponsored UK tour tonight with the first of two nights at London's ICA»
Truck Festival 2008: DiS to partner event, plus WIN tickets to exclusive launch party
DiS is pleased to confirm our partnership with this year’s Truck Festival, and details of a special launch event in London, and how you can be there»
Cadence Weapon's DiS London show: line-up confirmed, tickets on sale
The DiS-promoted London date for Edmonton rapper par excellence Cadence Weapon - February 20 at Bardens Boudoir - is now a three-act event, following the addition of Toronto two-piece The Carps»
Nottingham DiS update: iLiKETRAiNS confirmed for DJ set this Saturday
This Saturday (February 9) sees the latest, and possibly final, chapter in DrownedinSound's Nottingham club night venture. After two long years, the Nottingham DiS team has decided to take a temporary hiatus. But as a parting gesture we're proud to announce possibly our best line-up yet»
On sale now: tickets for DiS-sponsored Cadence Weapon London show
DiS is mega-chuffed to officially announce a very special London show for later this month - Cadence Weapon plus support at London's Barden's Boudoir»
Sheffield shenanigans: DiS announces a one-off special
DiS is delighted to announce details of a one-off Sheffield event. It's on Thursday February 21st at Bungalows and Bears on Devonshire Street, is free, kicks off at 8pm and will be fun»
DiS sponsor Dead Meadow London show: Youthmovies added + download new track now
Dead Meadow are to release their fifth studio album, Old Growth, on February 4, and DiS is pleased to announce that we will be sponsoring the band's London show to support the new LP, at the Scala on March 2»
DiS Nottingham: Christmas Party this Saturday!
This Saturday, December 8, DiS’s Nottingham division presents its Christmas Party. We have assembled a pretty special line-up for your enjoyment, consisting of Rolo Tomassi, We Are The Physics and more»
DiScover Club: tomorrow, Notting Hill, awesome
Another Saturday, another free-entry DiScover Club show at London's Notting Hill Arts Club»
Saul Williams at Barden's: advance tickets sold out
Advance tickets for Saul Williams' spoken-word performance at London's Barden's Boudoir venue, on November 7, have sold out»
DiScover Club update: January and February dates confirmed
Exciting free gig news: we've gone and booked our DiScover Club dates for January and February, held as always at London's Notting Hill Arts Club, in conjunction with Rough Trade Shops»
DiS vs Crossfire Halloween boat party: blood, gore, and rock 'n' roll
Calm down, Zombie Horde. You can still get yourself down on the list for next Friday's super-gory zombie-themed boat party, presented by Crossfire and DiS»
Party news! Halloween DiS vs Crossfire boat show details announced
You like zombies? You like trailer trash? You like drinkin’ and dancin’? You like Halloween? You like DiS? Great! We’ve a show for you. And possibly you, too, but only if you clean your teeth this time...»
DiScover Club, London: new bands for free this Saturday
Another month, another DiScover Club at London's Notting Hill Arts Club. The date: Saturday October 20. Again, the show's a free-entry event and open to anyone aged 18 or over. Doors, they're at 4pm, and kick-out time's four hours later. In between, some bands...»
Nasty Fest 8: Deerhunter, Nine Black Alps and more for Leeds all-dayer
The DiS-supported Nasty Fest returns to Leeds' Faversham early next month, and tickets for the all-day do are available for just £12 now...»
Nottingham Oxjam: When, where and how...
This year's line-up for the Nottingham leg of Oxjam is almost finalised.»
DiS's end-of-summer shindig: updated (oh, and it's THIS Friday)
Early birds at this Friday's end-of-summer DiS bash at London's Monto Water Rats (yes, we know summer's only just started... sorry) will be treated to the sounds of up-and-coming Londoners Hot Rocket (pictured), who have been lined up to open proceedings.»
Manatees London DiS date: full bill confirmed
Next month's DiS-promoted headline show by frankly awesome Carlisle-based trio Manatees is now complete. Done and also dusted. Fin. All that's left to do now is for us to ask you, nicely, to buy tickets. Aw, g'wan...»
Outside The Box: Bank holiday all-dayer in the East Midlands
On August Bank Holiday Sunday (that's the 26th), the beer garden of the Crib will play host to an all day event...»
DiS End-Of-Summer Party: new bands announced...
By now you already know who's headlining DiS's super-special end-of-summer party, held at London's Monto Water Rats on August 31. To say we're excited about having Russian Circles play is something of an understatement - we're wetting ourselves in anticipation of one of the best sets the venue in question has ever hosted, trust. But what of the support acts...»
Russian Circles: DiS show confirmed, plus headline dates...
DiS is pleased to announce that we will be presenting Russian Circles' first-ever headline London show at the end of August, at a very special end-of-summer party...»
Reminder + UPDATE: DiScover Club is today
Tomorrow, DiS's once-a-month DiScover Club - bringing you the best new music we're loving, for free - rolls into London's Notting Hill Arts Club. The show's a right beauty this month, as we welcome These Monsters, Yndi Halda and Shady Bard to the DiScover fold, alongside DJ action from DiS and Silver Rocket...»
This Saturday: free DiScover Club show featuring Shady Bard, Yndi Halda, These Monsters...
Missing the DiScover Club? I know I am... but miss it no longer! Because it's back, this weekend...»
A Badge Of Friendship's DIY Summer Festival: line-up + tickets
London promoters A Badge Of Friendship have announced details of two all-dayers for next month...»
Hove Festival 2007: final line-up confirmed
The DiS-associated Hove Festival – held in the picturesque surroundings of Tromoy, on the Norwegian coast, from June 26-30 – has confirmed its final, pretty dang good actually line-up...»
DrownedinSound.com does Fopp, again! Second free show details...
Do you remember the first time? We do – t’was only earlier this month, on March 1, that DrownedinSound.com (hi) hosted our first free-entry do at the fancy bar/performance space in the basement of the country’s flagship Fopp store, on London’s Tottenham Court Road. How will our second such venture be remembered? A day and a bit from now, you’ll know…»
DiScover Club update: many a (free gig!) date for your diary
Did you attend the first DiScover Club of the year, at London's Notting Hill Arts Club on January 13? If not, why not?! It was ace: we had Loney, Dear, former Eastern Lane man Derek Meins and the well-special House Of Brothers. And it was free. And it was rammed, and fun, and great. Frankly, you'd be very silly to miss any of these upcoming shows...»
Reminder: vote for DiS.com at the PLUG Awards
Just to remind our many, many loyal readers: DrownedinSound.com - it's so good you're reading it right now - is nominated in the category of Music Website Of The Year at the annual PLUG Awards...»
Blood Brothers: tour reminder, WIN tickets...
They're almost here, those Blood Brothers boys. Perhaps you already know that their UK tour, which kicks off in Aberdeen on January 13, is in association with DiS. You didn't? Now you do! Hurray...»
DiScover Club @ Notting Hill Arts Club: Loney, Dear and more for free January 13 show
DrownedinSound.com's first bill of 2007 is a super one, and what makes it even better is that it's free...»
ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas: stage times revealed
Times! We've got them, for this December's Nightmare Before Christmas three-day fest, arranged as always by the lovely people of ATP. Check these names out, and then see when they're playing...»
Snowden: UK tour dates in full; DiS London show!
Atlanta-based indie-rockers Snowden arrive in the UK for their first-ever tour of these isles on November 12, and DiS is lending a helping hand in London...»
DiScover Club @ RoTa: November 18 bill finalised!
DiS is really pleased to announced that the line-up for the next DiScover Club at RoTa - a free afternoon show at London's Notting Hill Arts Club - is now confirmed. We've four magical artists, four acts capable of sending the average listener spiralling into a fantasy land where the grey skies of London are replaced by wonderful rainbows and sparkling daytime stars...»
DiS gig double-header: tonight and tomorrow! Emmy The Great and Metric, plus more...
London, wake up: DiS is putting on a pair of shows for you - yes, you! - over the next two nights. You think we book these things just so we can go out and get drunk? Well stop thinking that - it's only partially true...»
Londoners: swap the football for the rock this weekend...
Yeah yeah, so there's an England match on the telly. Bothered. It's Macedonia. At home. We'll win, yeah? So come to this instead of sitting at home in front of the Beeb...»
DiScover Club at The Barfly: it's THIS FRIDAY
WHAT, I hear you ask, waits at the end of this particular descent to the weekend? Why, the DiScover Club at the Camden Barfly, of course! This month we’ve not only jigged the club a little, so that we’re now presenting to you, dear reader/punter, the very best new bands we’ve wrapped our lugholes around, but we’ve also moved it a week forward. Why? Why not! Here are all the details you could ever want… »
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from DiS!
Well, that's it. We're off to overindulge in absolutely everything we can find. We'll not be around these parts for a few days, courtesy of a well-earned Christmas break, so this is your lot for the next week and a bit. Normal service resumes on January 3...»
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