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Here are all the UK tour dates for Nov/Dec if you want to catch them live...

30 Nov - Bristol, UK - Thekla http://www.gigantic.com/alttickets/event_ate_10647a.html

01 Dec - Liverpool, UK - Academy 2 http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_northwest&query=detail&event=342000

02 Dec - Newcastle, UK - Academy 2 http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_northeast&query=detail&event=341958

03 Dec - Glasgow, UK - Stereo [url=http://www.pclpresents.com]Buy Tickets[/url]

04 Dec - Manchester, UK - Academy 2 http://www.friendsofmine.com/FOM_Tickets

05 Dec - Birmingham, UK - Academy 2 http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_midlands=detail&event=342095

08 Dec - London, UK - Scala http://www.wegottickets.com/event/61334

and probably other things too, because our digital distributor IODA has only just come to an agreement with Spotify. It'll all be up there soon though if you want to put them on next time!
Cheers, Sean @ Fortuna POP!

tickets for their London show at Cargo are on sale here btw

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/45690

really glad you liked it!

not on the label, although i have promoted a lot of his UK shows over the years, so that may be where the confusion lies. He is great though, and if you want to get hold of his stuff I'd suggest ordering it direct from the wee feller himself at http://www.flippinyeah.com/ where it seems you can also buy Darren Hanlon spoons! Wahey!

Talking of ordering things direct, I know there's a link to Amazon on this page, but if anyone wants to order direct from me that would certainly help a small label's money situation. The album is 25 tracks long in a lovely digipak with a booklet with liner notes and pics of the bands, and it sells for a fiver. If you order it via Amazon I'll get somewhere between £1 and £2, which is about what it cost to make! Whereas if you order it from me using paypal to ministryoffinance(AT)fortunapop(DOT)com I'll get £5 (less paypal's cut).

The new Lucksmiths album "First Frost" is also available by the way, although that one's £10.

Fortuna POP! presents
The Beat Hotel

with
The Vatican Cellars + Left With Pictures + The Middle Ones + Bonne Idee

plus DJs playing indiepop, soul, punk and 60s till late

Friday 24th October 8pm
Buffalo Bar, 259 Upper Street, London N1 1RU
Nearest tube : Highbury & Islington

Advance: £5 from We Got Tickets/Door: £6
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/37961

THE VATICAN CELLARS
When Mr S. Hughes Esq., (guitarist with Piney Gir), and The Birthday Girl (The Schla La Las) decided to combine the former's love of folk and the latter's love of high heels and harmonium, something truly unique was born. Picking from the cream of the crop of Oxford's thriving music scene they soon had a drummer called Russell who could understand 9/18 time AND shuffle and a double bassist called Tom who channels pure chaos into walking lines of dastardly brilliance. Et voila, The Vatican Cellars. Some call it heartbreak in a glass. Some call it "night-folk". But why don't we all just agree on "excellent" for now.
"...this is gorgeous. Its acoustic, part-folky backing (all filigree guitar lines and chunky double bass, with lonely melodica on ‘Lost At The End Of The Line’) supports the sweetest melodies. There’s a wistful 60s Albion-ness about it; you could easily hear Doherty or Albarn or even Ray Davies singing ‘My Black Pearl’ in that evocative-of-olde-England way." (SoundsXP)
www.myspace.com/thevaticancellars

LEFT WITH PICTURES
Left With Pictures is made up of three men who can really sing together. It is a wonderful sound to hear. When this happens whilst these same three men draw splendid music from drums, a violin, a melodica, a piano and a guitar then it is really a sight to behold… When they go on to add great stories and then wrap those in intricate yet memorable melodies the whole thing can get rather dizzying… in a good way. They’ll have you nodding your head, tapping your toes and humming along contentedly until they suddenly get you - your heart breaks and your tongue rolls out to the floor… at least that’s what happened to me when I saw them at the End of the Road Festival last year. Their new E.P ‘Secretly’ is out now.
"Like early Belle & Sebastian, fronted by Euros Childs, and gently exposed to jazz" (Time Out)
http://www.myspace.com/leftwithpictures

THE MIDDLE ONES
This girl duo have been spending their days in Norwich gathering up enthusiastic friends, strange instruments, dance trios and themed costumes, all in the name of super-harmonised folky-pop. Anna writes the songs, sings and plays guitar, while Grace harmonises, re-arranges and plays melodica, glock’n’roll and musical eggs. This summer they appeared at the Holmfirth Folk Festival, and were one of the surprise highlights at the Indietracks festival.
“We’re blown away by the way their vocal harmonies suit the now par-for-the-course instrumentation (melodica, accordion etc) to such an extent we rush to the merchandise stall straight after and purchase a CD.” (Drowned In Sound)
http://www.myspace.com/themiddleones

BONNE IDÉE
Brilliant new (mostly) female five-piece from Gothenburg, Sweden, whose gorgeous accordion, organ and post-punk guitar songs sound like a twentysomething Those Dancing Days or an art house-loving Dolly Mixtures. This is only their second UK show and we're very excited to be putting them on. ?
http://www.myspace.com/bonneide

You seemed to manage to get that Sodastream 10/10 live review in OK Mr Ross, was that in the days before the Pravda style clampdown? It was a 10/10 mind, so maybe they let it pass.

I have Left With Pictures playing for me in a couple of weeks time too. It's not free though!

Fortuna POP! presents
The Beat Hotel

with
The Vatican Cellars + Left With Pictures + The Middle Ones + Bonne Idee
(exact running order still to be determined)

plus DJs playing indiepop, soul, punk and 60s till late

Friday 24th October 8pm
Buffalo Bar, 259 Upper Street, London N1 1RU
Nearest tube : Highbury & Islington

Advance: £5 from We Got Tickets/Door: £6
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/37961

THE VATICAN CELLARS
When Mr S. Hughes Esq., (guitarist with Piney Gir), and The Birthday Girl (The Schla La Las) decided to combine the former's love of folk and the latter's love of high heels and harmonium, something truly unique was born. Picking from the cream of the crop of Oxford's thriving music scene they soon had a drummer called Russell who could understand 9/18 time AND shuffle and a double bassist called Tom who channels pure chaos into walking lines of dastardly brilliance. Et voila, The Vatican Cellars. Some call it heartbreak in a glass. Some call it "night-folk". But why don't we all just agree on "excellent" for now.
"...this is gorgeous. Its acoustic, part-folky backing (all filigree guitar lines and chunky double bass, with lonely melodica on ‘Lost At The End Of The Line’) supports the sweetest melodies. There’s a wistful 60s Albion-ness about it; you could easily hear Doherty or Albarn or even Ray Davies singing ‘My Black Pearl’ in that evocative-of-olde-England way." (SoundsXP)
www.myspace.com/thevaticancellars

LEFT WITH PICTURES
Left With Pictures is made up of three men who can really sing together. It is a wonderful sound to hear. When this happens whilst these same three men draw splendid music from drums, a violin, a melodica, a piano and a guitar then it is really a sight to behold… When they go on to add great stories and then wrap those in intricate yet memorable melodies the whole thing can get rather dizzying… in a good way. They’ll have you nodding your head, tapping your toes and humming along contentedly until they suddenly get you - your heart breaks and your tongue rolls out to the floor… at least that’s what happened to me when I saw them at the End of the Road Festival last year. Their new E.P ‘Secretly’ is out now.
"Like early Belle & Sebastian, fronted by Euros Childs, and gently exposed to jazz" (Time Out)
http://www.myspace.com/leftwithpictures

THE MIDDLE ONES
This girl duo have been spending their days in Norwich gathering up enthusiastic friends, strange instruments, dance trios and themed costumes, all in the name of super-harmonised folky-pop. Anna writes the songs, sings and plays guitar, while Grace harmonises, re-arranges and plays melodica, glock’n’roll and musical eggs. This summer they appeared at the Holmfirth Folk Festival, and were one of the surprise highlights at the Indietracks festival.
“We’re blown away by the way their vocal harmonies suit the now par-for-the-course instrumentation (melodica, accordion etc) to such an extent we rush to the merchandise stall straight after and purchase a CD.” (Drowned In Sound)
http://www.myspace.com/themiddleones

BONNE IDÉE
Brilliant new (mostly) female five-piece from Gothenburg, Sweden, whose gorgeous accordion, organ and post-punk guitar songs sound like a twentysomething Those Dancing Days or an art house-loving Dolly Mixtures. This is only their second UK show and we're very excited to be putting them on. ?
http://www.myspace.com/bonneide

if that's not enough you can also ride on the steam trains.

oh, and there are a couple of fortuna pop! bands playing - milky wimpshake and airport girl. i should probably mention that.

Dissing The Loves again eh Ross? We're watching you. Don't you know they've gone dubstep?

Fortuna POP! presents
The Beat Hotel

With bands…

Bricolage + The Wave Pictures + Wake The President + Falling And Laughing

plus Fortuna POP! DJs playing indiepop, punk, 60s psych and northern soul

And Guest DJs The Soup Kitchen playing Scottish Pop

Friday 23rd November 8pm til late
Buffalo Bar, 259 Upper Street, London N1 1RU
Nearest tube : Highbury & Islington
Tel : 020 7359 6191
Web: www.buffalobar.co.uk
E-mail : info@buffalobar.co.uk

Advance: £5 from We Got Tickets/Door: £6
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/23332

BRICOLAGE
Glasgow's Bricolage are Chris (vocals, guitar), Graham (vocals, guitar), Darren (vocals, bass) and Colin (drums). Clearly influenced by their Glaswegian antecedents on the Postcard label, namely Orange Juice and Josef K, they released their first single "Footsteps" on semi-legendary Scottish label Creeping Bent, in June 2006, and a second single "Looting Takes The Wanting Out of Waiting" on Fantastic Plastic in February this year. Now signed to Memphis Industries, Bricolage are currently recording their debut album.
http://www.myspace.com/bricolagetheband

THE WAVE PICTURES
For a few years The Wave Pictures have played sporadically in the UK, France and New York, sharing shows with Herman Dune and The Jeffrey Lewis Band, as well as singing The Wave Pictures song "Dust Off Your Heart" with Herman Dune on a radio session for the great John Peel. The Wave Pictures have also served as backing band for both John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats and Darren Hayman, Hayman’s old band Hefner being a clear influence, along with the guitar playing of Tom Verlaine. Now, with the release of their brilliant new single on Moshi Moshi they’re about to become stars in their own right.
“Only occasionally does music intoxicate like this: once every decade (he says, at random) – counting backwards, early Pavement, Galaxie 500, The Pastels… I’m sure you can make up your own reference points” (Everett True, Plan B)
www.thewavepictures.com
http://www.myspace.com/thewavepictures

WAKE THE PRESIDENT
Fronted by Scottish/Swedish twins Erik and Bjorn, Glasgow’s Wake The President are shortly to release their second single on Electric Honey records, the label started by Alan Rankine of The Associates and responsible for the release of Belle and Sebastian’s first album “Tigermilk”.
“Wake The President caused quite a stir at Indietracks with a drunken, loud-mouthed, fearless and utterly magnificent set that was like watching a young Edwyn Collins, cloned, high on his own runaway talent. Set the words of Arab Strap to the music of Orange Juice and you're close to the brilliance of these newcomers.” (How Does It Feel To Be Loved)
http://www.myspace.com/wakethepresdent

FALLING AND LAUGHING
A new band out of Birmingham led by Dunc Vernon, the man behind Birmingham’s indiepop night The Autumn Store. They describe themselves as Sonic Youth on Sarah Records crossed with Jens Lekman fronting The Wedding Present or The Field Mice being slightly miffed about something but acting fine about it.
http://www.myspace.com/duncsfallingandlaughing

Shady Bard
+ Monkey Swallows The Universe
+ Tanakh

Saturday 9th June 7pm
The Spitz, 109 Commercial St, Old Spitalfields Market, London. E1 6BG
Nearest tubes : Liverpool Street, Aldgate East, Shoreditch

Advance: £7 from:
We Got Tickets
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/18527

with his new backing back The Secondary Modern (aka in their own right The Wave Picture)...

Sun April 8th 2007
The 100 Club, London
w/ Darren Hayman & The Secondary Modern + Airport Girl
100 Oxford Street, London W1D 1LL
Tel: 020 7636 0933
£8 Adv/£10 Door
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/16503

the guy above hasn't actually heard this record?

For those of you with more open minds, there's a UK tour coming up...

Wed March 28th 2007
Bitterscene, The Bassment, Chelmsford
w/ The Brights
16 Wells Street, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1HX
Tel: 01245 358480
£5 Door

Thu March 29th 2007
Buffalo Bar, London
w/ Dusty Sound System + Gold Sounds + Silver Springs
259 Upper Street, London N1 1RU
Nearest tube : Highbury & Islington
Tel : 020 7359 6191
£5 Adv/£6 door
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/16863

Fri 30th March 2007
The Cherry Tree, Steventon (nr Oxford)
w/ Ralfe Band + Dusty Sound System
33, High St, Steventon, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 6RS
Tel: 01235 831222
FREE ENTRY

Sat 31st March 2007
The Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading
w/ The Left Outsides + tbc
The Rising Sun Arts Centre, 30 Silver Street, Reading RG1 2ST
Tel: 01189 866788
£5 Door

Tue April 3rd 2007, 8pm
The Grapes, Sheffield
w/ The Chemistry Experiment + Pete Green
80 Trippet Lane, Sheffield S1 4EL
Tel: 0114 249 0909
£5 Door

Wed April 4th 2007
The Packhorse, Leeds
w/ The Chemistry Experiment + The Manhattan Love Suicides + The Seven Inches
208 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 9DX
Tel: 0113 245 3980
£5 Door

The April 5th 2007
The Cluny, Newcastle
w/ Airport Girl + Blackflower
Lime Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 2PQ
Tel: 0191 230 4474
£4 Adv/£5 Door
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user?region=gb_northeast&query=detail&event=204497

Fri April 6th 2007, 7pm
The Social, Nottingham
w/ Gold Sounds + Airport Girl
23 Pelham Street, Nottingham NG1 2ED
Tel: 0115 950 5078
Tickets: £6 Advance
http://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?code=239234

Sat April 7th 2007
The Louisiana, Bristol
w/ Airport Girl + The New Root
Wapping Road, Bristol BS1 6UA
Tel: 01179 265978
£6 Door
http://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?code=236487

Sun April 8th 2007
The 100 Club, London
w/ Darren Hayman & The Secondary Modern + Airport Girl
100 Oxford Street, London W1D 1LL
Tel: 020 7636 0933
£8 Adv/£10 Door
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/16503

They're playing at Notting Hill Arts Club on Sat 17th March, in the afternoon at 4pm. What's more it's free, so don't miss it!

your record shop?

so i know what you're getting for christmas for the rest of your life now phil!

sorry it's not in nottingham dom, i wanted to do it in parallel there but it didn't really work out. the butterflies are playing there on sat 2nd though. and as for tender trap, i wanted them to play too.

never mind, will be fun whatever!