Filling the void

oh yeah - and the waterboys twice in december

supported on both occasions by the wonderful freddie stevenson

who some of you will remember i've been banging on about on here for years

Phosphorescent on Rememberance Sunday in the Thekla will certainly bring back memories of Green Man. As ususal most of the stuff I want to see clashes with family holidays and other events ... grrrr!

Have got Half Moon Run Run and Oysterband also in November, and Stornoway in December. Need to get some gigs down for September though.

Can't wait to see British Sea Power again at Moseley Folk. Mind you I can't quite see them having the same visual impact when they're probably going to be playing in daylight! The show in Far Out was really something special. It'll be interesting to see how they go down with the old folkies on a Saturday evening! Also looking forward to Edwyn Collins and The Staves. 

Me too! It was nice the way the bears came into the crowd. That'd be great at Moseley, the kids would love it!

Unfortunately I'll be securing our annual supply of wine supply in France when Jonathan Wilson is playing.

Not quite in the same vein, but excellent nontheless I see Future of the Left added to the Thekla for 15 November. I'll be having a large slice of that.

Just packed beer,snacks and clothes for this weekends festival which is helping to take the doldrums of GM being over away and starting to get excited about Festival number 6 in two weeks.

I wish,in a moment of foolishness i sold my EOTR tickets,a combination of the distance and the lack of any nearby accommodation and the need to reduce my expenditure to take a three month lifestyle break from work over the winter but i could not just stay at home,it would be to painful.So going to Off the tracks festival in Castle Donington,music wise not really my thing but went to the spring version entirely because we are Alabama 3 fanatics and had such a fantastic weekend,incredibly friendly and relaxed,a real ale festival and a cider festival and after the acts finish performers from the different acts end up in the bar and jam the night away.After saying that we will return to EOTR next year because like GM music wise it is exceptional.

So excited for my final festival of the year---MBV,Daughter,Jagwar Ma,Hookworms,Colorama,Tricky,Little green cars etc.Etc. and in such a beautiful place--currently sat on the balcony of our holiday apartment on a beautiful still September evening drinking wine listening to Sweet Baboo--life feels good.

Feck ... Arse ... Tits .. Ye Gods I am an absolute idiot and missed the fact that Wave Pictures were playing in Cardiff tonight. By the time I found out it was to late to change other arrangements I had. I have beaten myself into a pulp in retribution. 

The new stuff is sounding great too.

I could catch them in London in November but it's in the Camden Jazz Club ... not really the type of venue to suit them methinks?

Lovely song in a lovely setting Elizabeth. Let's hope his tour might bring him back this way around August.

You won't get any sympathy here ... you glutton :-)

You should go Elizabeth. I can't wait to see them the evening afterwards in Bristol in another quirky little venue. If they can be as great as they were on a festival main stage, it's going to be something really special in a small place.

Adopt the Erasmus phisosophy - "When I get a little money I go to gigs; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes". I think that's what he said anyway.

No wisdom Elizabeth, just encouragement ...

Gives us all an excuse ...

I can claim it's ray_rad's fault that I've just spent more than I should have on a ticket and hotel room to see Wave Pictures in Camden in November ...

Even though I know that, were he to be called as a witness, I dread to think what words he would find to describe someone desperate to see that band :)

Disappointingly I managed to completely overlook Wave Pictures in Cardiff. Going to see Wire in Bristol tomorrow though, and might just have to make the trip over to see Phosphorescent too. Frustratingly most things I want to see lately seem to involve a trip to Bristol, with Julia Holter and Savages also on my list. I do get Swn Festival on my doorstep next month though, which is handy

Just bought tickets for Bill Callahan at the Ritz in Manchester next February...no matter  how parlous a state our finances are, I couldn't miss seeing the next Mr McEvoy...

...still considering the Phosphorescent/Liverpool gig though.

Great venue, with the added bonus of a cracking pub next door
http://www.7stars.co.uk/ 

I'd second Wakestock's endorsment - it's a great venue.

Owned by the Blue Aeroplanes for the past few years and they have been investing in improving it over that time. I don't think I've been to anything there this year so might have to give Loop a look.

I think you can normally pick up reasonable priced accommodation in Brizzle too.

Going to see local welsh artist Jodie Marie at The Druidstone, everyone should experience The Druidstone at least once, one of the best places on earth for any type of event, I kid you not.

Arcade fire tickets purchased for Blackpool in November,got up at the crack of dawn to join the queue and make sure we got tickets only tp find only 2 people queueing.

It's all happening in Blackpool bph! You've got Mr Zimmerman there too this month I believe.

I've had to give Arcade Fire a miss this time around due to financial constraints - loving the album though.