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December, 3 2009 07:45 PM - Martyn Joseph (plus special guest)
Luminaire, London, - £16 Advance

“Britain’s best kept secret…..a challenging songwriter and compelling and courageous live performer – MOJO “Songs of social commentary as much as love, with a rootsy sensibility” – Time Out “A depth, resonance and emotional punch which belies comparison” – Q “One of the most charismatic and electrifying performers in Britain today” –Tom Robinson, BBC 6
December, 4 2009 07:30 PM - Martyn Joseph (plus special guest)
The Studio @ TPS, Petersfield, - £15 Advance

“Britain’s best kept secret…..a challenging songwriter and compelling and courageous live performer – MOJO “Songs of social commentary as much as love, with a rootsy sensibility” – Time Out “A depth, resonance and emotional punch which belies comparison” – Q “One of the most charismatic and electrifying performers in Britain today” –Tom Robinson, BBC 6
December, 5 2009 08:00 PM - Hold Fast (plus special guests)
Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth, - £5 Advance

“Well, it’s fast & it holds my attention. Driven post punk girlie groove thang” – BBC Introducing “It’s an exciting track [‘Jaws’]– lean and direct, conjures up a sense of early 80s new wave to me. I will keep Hold Fast on my radar.” – Neil McCormick “Tearing out of Portsmouth and fronted by the sweeping vocals of Roberta Collins, Hold Fast sound like a venom-injected Siouxsie and the Banshees complete with a 21st century makeover. Piecing distortion, throbbing basslines and feverish percussion set the stage for new single Jaws, laying the perfect foundations for Collins’ ice-cool tenor to provide the theatrics to a tight and concise pop song. – The Playground (October 2009)
December, 6 2009 07:30 PM - Just Morale (plus The Sarcens and The Gallery)
Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth, - £6 Advance

Just Morale strike a rare balance between razor sharp rock and roll, heartfelt lyrics in a sonic soup of noise and an abundance of adrenalin which all combine to make something with energy, atmosphere and spirit. "Jangly Indie pop anthems from Bedworth" - NME
December, 9 2009 07:45 PM - Mish Mash ft Caimbo (plus Hellcat Molly, Ross Antonio Band plus Back Pages)
Luminaire, London, - £6 Advance

Bored of the same names and faces cropping up at gigs the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance and Stiff Promotions have teamed up to create a new night that highlights all that is quirky, different and exciting in today’s music scene – MishMash! Institute students and alumni perform alongside the cream of musical output from the south coast. With some of the hottest touring bands emerging onto todays’ music scene, MishMash never fails to be a great night! Here’s some nice words other people have written about Caimbo: "A bright breezy and energetic sound that combines honest hard rock with the stadium pretensions of U2’s louder moments"- Jerry Ewing, Classic Rock/Total Rock "The combination of cracking tunes, good looks, youth and that inherent thing that makes some bands just spark and fizz onstage"- Marsha Shandur, XFM Radio "Young Cambridge rockers Caimbo who sound incredibly accomplished for their tender years and should follow Razorlight into the charts" - Time Out "Hair rock returns! This largely teenage quartet from Cambridge come on like McFly tackling the Guns N’ Roses songbook’’ - Paul Rees, Q Magazine ’’Not only do they look great they sound great! It’s about time we had a band like this in the UK. 2008’s download success story - they rocked’’ - Scutzz TV "Classic sounding arena rock" - Kerrang Magazine
December, 15 2009 07:30 PM - The Woodentops (plus special guests)
Cellars at Easney, Portsmouth, - £7 Advance

With a stunning new album in the bag, indie guitar legends and dance floor innovators THE WOODENTOPS reform and return to the scene. Loved by DJs as diverse as John Peel, Paul Oakenfold and Danny Rampling, The Woodentops toured extensively with Julian Cope, The Smiths and Everything But The Girl - and their gigs with The Smiths won them a record deal with seminal indie label Rough Trade. The infectious upbeat jangly guitar of early songs like ’Plenty’, ’Move Me’, ‘Well Well Well’ and ‘Good Thing’ was frequently compared to Morrissey and Co, albeit with more diverse influences. They collaborated with Gary Lucas (of Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band) and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, and The Woodentops became the first band to bring dance music and electronics into indie music. They were pioneers: way before Primal Scream, Stone Roses and Happy Mondays caught onto ecstasy and dance rhythms, The Woodentops recorded an album, ’Live Hypno Beat’, live on ecstasy!
December, 16 2009 07:30 PM - Caimbo (plus special guests)
Freebutt, Brighton, - £6 Advance

"A bright breezy and energetic sound that combines honest hard rock with the stadium pretensions of U2’s louder moments"- Jerry Ewing, Classic Rock/Total Rock "The combination of cracking tunes, good looks, youth and that inherent thing that makes some bands just spark and fizz onstage"- Marsha Shandur, XFM Radio "Young Cambridge rockers Caimbo who sound incredibly accomplished for their tender years and should follow Razorlight into the charts" - Time Out "Hair rock returns! This largely teenage quartet from Cambridge come on like McFly tackling the Guns N’ Roses songbook’’ - Paul Rees, Q Magazine ’’Not only do they look great they sound great! It’s about time we had a band like this in the UK. 2008’s download success story - they rocked’’ - Scutzz TV "Classic sounding arena rock" - Kerrang Magazine
December, 30 2009 08:00 PM - Acoustix (ft Loz Bridge, Clym Arnold and Luke Prosser)
Square Brewery, Petersfield, - Free Entry

Description:Get an acoustic fix of original material from some of the area’s developing artists and accomplished performers
January, 15 2010 08:00 PM - Spectrum 7 (plus special guests)
Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth, - £6 Advance

They mix unconventional musical structures with electronic beats and huge riffs and with this the group have become a writing force to reckon with. "Spectrum 7 are a grand proposition" (KKKK) - Kerrang Magazine "Talent and potential aplenty" - Rocksound Magazine "Guillotine Sharp" - NME Magazine It may also be worth mentioning that Daniel P Carter has played their debut single "Blue Wray" for two weeks running on his Radio 1 Rock Show!
January, 22 2010 07:00 PM - Hardly Heroes (plus Thinking For Tuesday, The Vegas plus The Delegation)
The Boileroom, Guildford, - £6 Advance

The band first formed in the summer of 2006 when they entered Power fm`s rock school competition where the prize was an opening slot for the Zutons at Southampton Guildhall. The competition was closely contested and out of 300 entrants Hardly Heroes finished a credible 2nd. The judges were so impressed that they decided to give the band a support slot with channel 4`s own rock school winner "L’il Chris" which they pulled off with aplomb in front of 8,000 people. In the spring of 2007 the band entered the "live and unsigned" competition and worked their way through the heats to play the final at Portsmouth Guildhall where they emerged as best band in the competition which started with over 10,000 entrants. Hardly Heroes reputation was now cemented as a very popular up and coming band in the local area and lots of media attention followed including several newspaper articles and radio interviews. The band has gained lots of experience in playing in front of large crowds in quality venues for a number of signed acts including the "Attack! Attack!, The Mission District, Young Knives, Jubilee, Hot Club du Paris, The Hot Melts and hard rocking teen punk band Outl4w. Last year the band were invited to London to record their first EP with "One Night Only`s" producer and have since been invited back to record again.
February, 3 2010 07:30 PM - Chesney Hawkes (acoustic) (plus special guests)
Half Moon, Putney, - £10 Advance

Born into a musical family (his father is the singer Chip Hawkes, formerly with the 1960s band The Tremeloes), Chesney Hawkes’ own career began at 19, when he appeared as the title character in the film Buddy’s Song alongside Roger Daltrey. In March 1991, he released his biggest single "The One And Only," from the film’s soundtrack. Written By Nik Kershaw, the song was later featured in the opening credits of Doc Hollywood (1991), starring Michael J. Fox. The single spent five weeks at Number 1. It has become part of the soundtrack of a generation, and still features on radio playlists, compilations and in DJ sets everywhere.
February, 5 2010 07:30 PM - Chesney Hawkes (acoustic) (plus special guests)
Boileroom, Guildford, - £10 Advance

Born into a musical family (his father is the singer Chip Hawkes, formerly with the 1960s band The Tremeloes), Chesney Hawkes’ own career began at 19, when he appeared as the title character in the film Buddy’s Song alongside Roger Daltrey. In March 1991, he released his biggest single "The One And Only," from the film’s soundtrack. Written By Nik Kershaw, the song was later featured in the opening credits of Doc Hollywood (1991), starring Michael J. Fox. The single spent five weeks at Number 1. It has become part of the soundtrack of a generation, and still features on radio playlists, compilations and in DJ sets everywhere.
February, 6 2010 07:30 PM - Chesney Hawkes (acoustic) (plus special guests)
Freebutt, , Brighton - £10 Advance

Born into a musical family (his father is the singer Chip Hawkes, formerly with the 1960s band The Tremeloes), Chesney Hawkes’ own career began at 19, when he appeared as the title character in the film Buddy’s Song alongside Roger Daltrey. In March 1991, he released his biggest single "The One And Only," from the film’s soundtrack. Written By Nik Kershaw, the song was later featured in the opening credits of Doc Hollywood (1991), starring Michael J. Fox. The single spent five weeks at Number 1. It has become part of the soundtrack of a generation, and still features on radio playlists, compilations and in DJ sets everywhere.
February, 13 2010 08:00 PM - The Silver Beatles
Boileroom, Guildford, - £10 Advance

"Cover bands are big business these days, but this quartet are clearly a cut above most with suits, mop-tops and jerking stage manoeuvres all in place as they blast out ’From Me To You’, ’Roll Over Beethoven’ and ’Please, Please Me’ with note-perfect aplomb." - The Daily Telegraph The band’s aim is to make the show as authentic as possible. It has performed across the UK and internationally and has even received acclaim from Cynthia Lennon herself, who said that the band is: "’lookalike, soundalike and even thinkalike – it’s uncanny!’ The band has played with The Quarrymen, Denny Laine, the Merseybeats and the original Beatles drummer, Pete Best. It has also shared the bill with the likes of Robbie Williams and Madonna.
February, 25 2010 07:30 PM - Nik Kershaw (plus special guests)
Concorde 2, Brighton, - £16 Advance

In 1990, after four MCA albums and sales of over 8 million, Nik left the spotlight to concentrate on song writing and producing. The following years saw him working with Elton John, Chesney Hawkes – for whom he penned the Number 1 hit ‘The One and Only’, Cliff Richard, Bonnie Tyler, Lulu, Ronan Keating, Jason Donovan, Tony Banks, Michael W Smith, Connah Reeves, Nick Carter, The Hollies, Colin Blunstone, Imogen Heap, Gary Barlow and Let Loose. He rekindled his recording career in 1998 with the critically acclaimed album “15 Minutes” and has subsequently released two albums, To Be Frank and You’ve Got To Laugh. He has recently finished recording an acoustic album, signed copies of which will be available at the Spring 2010 shows.
February, 26 2010 07:30 PM - Kate Walsh (plus special guests)
Boileroom, Guildford, - £10 Advance

’Tim’s House’ debuted at 1 in the iTunes Top 100 Kate Walsh returns with her follow up album ’Light and Dark’. Calling Kate Walsh a singer songwriter is like saying Van Gogh was a cartoonist. Kate is, er, different. A 26-year-old from a sailing town in Essex who’s been likened to Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush and Jane Austen, she’s ferociously independent... in every sense. She adores Debussy, studies cello, listens constantly to Classic FM (and little else), bemoans the demise of vinyl and CDs (she finally got an iPod when iTunes gave her one after her last album ’Tim’s House’ knocked Take That off the top of the download chart but rarely uses it), is entertainingly scathing about the conventional music industry ("it’s fickle, selfish, impersonal and backstabbing") – and has established her own cottage industry to do it her way. And when she sits down to write a song you’d better lock up your hearts for you instantly become Kate’s close personal confidante as she bares her soul with shocking candour.
March, 13 2010 08:00 PM - Bog Rolling Stones
Boileroom, Guildford, - £10 Advance

Despite all the larking about the band has earned a reputation as one of the most authentic sounding tribute acts around, tackling the more challenging songs with great enthusiasm. The Bog Rolling Stones are now one of the most popular, sought after live bands in the area. Of course, it’s only Rock ‘n’ Roll…….but a lot of people seem to like it, like it, yes they do!!! Mick Slacker & Co’s tongue in cheek tribute act just gets better and better. Satisfaction’s always guaranteed when these long haired boys play your town! Their tongue in cheek humour, wigs, stripy trousers and boundless energy make them an act not to be missed. The question is...………….would you let your daughter go???