Fri 26 Jun 19:45pm
Des Was A Bowie Fan is a London clubnight playing indiepop, new wave, riot grrrl, rock’n’roll, gospel soul, 60s girl groups, 20s/30s and gypsy swing; from Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and The Supremes through to The Smiths, Blondie, Pulp, Belle and Sebastian, Martha & Tcha Limberger and His Budapest Gypsy Orchestra.
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For this night we’re blessed to have special guests of legendary lyrical indiepop proportions, a sweet 60s girl group / 50s nostalgia-tinged lo-fi Pop trio, and a rockabilly rocket that swings like a Texan Playboy.
The Hayman Kupa Band combine the unadorned Pop magic of Darren Hayman and Emma Kupa to create burning lyrical and melodic indiepop songs that doff a cap to the blinding country duets of yore. Like Merle Haggard and Dolly Parton on the outside of everything, or June Carter and Johnny Cash pissing on the rails.
The Choo Choo Trains have a lilting, soft and shimmering, heart-melting sound that has been lovingly titled “girl-guide shoegaze”, an irresistible melancholy magic and a slow indiepop, lo-fi waltz rhythm to make you dance and dream. The band have just released their second LP via Meat ‘n’ Tatty Tapes.
And Newstargazers play swinging rockabilly garage soul music for feral dancefloors, twanging vocals, driving rhythms, and brilliant flourishes of boogie woogie underneath.
Then at 10.30, Kerouac’s bandanna will land on the lampshade with the touch of a Crystals chorus, dimming the lights for the ghosts of swing jazz, jive, rock’n’roll and 60s Pop to join the most shimmering, fuck off indiepop, new wave, post-punk, riot grrrl, klezmer and Balkan brass till the milkman comes.
(Guest DJ: Rocker Rosehip of The Flatmates)
All flaming limbs at the front line.
This is a queer-friendly night.
❤ Expect to hear: King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band * Pulp * Buddy Holly * Veronica Falls * Velvet Underground * Ruth Brown * Bridgett Bardot * The Ramones * Helen Love * Blondie * The Supremes * Le Tigre * Flock of Seagulls * Bowie * Martha * Martha and the Vandellas * Little Richard * The Smiths * Mac Abbé et le Zombi Orchestra * Jonathan Richman * Depeche Mode * The Cure * Shrag * Sleater-Kinney * Johnny Cash * Joanna Gruesome * Talking Heads * Trust Fund * Joy Division * The Sonics * Beirut * Belle and Sebastian * Buster Bailey * Of Montreal * The Shangri-Las * Wolf Girl * Hefner * The Beach Boys * The Ronettes * Tullycraft * Charla Fantasma * Carter USM * Art Brut * New York Dolls * Chick Webb * Arcade Fire * Paul Simon * Patrick Wolf * The Fall * Django Rienhardt * Omar Souleyman * The Spook School * The Go-Betweens * Los Campesinos! * New Order * Jens Lekman * Siouxie and the Banshees * Ballboy * Bratmobile * Felt * The Wolfhounds * Comet Gain * Ghost Car * Pixies * Camera Obscura * Springsteen * The Just Joans * Rolling Stones * Pavement * The Death of Pop * Nick Cave * Kim Weston * The Indelicates * Dexys Midnight Runners * Pet Shop Boys * Flowers * T.O.Y.S * The Del-Vikings * The Mo-Dettes * Makthaverskan * Magnetic Fields * Dion and the Belmonts * Monochrome Set * Sonic Youth * Neutral Milk Hotel * Tigercats * Tcha Limberger and His Budapest Gypsy Orchestra * Tyrannosaurus Dead ❤
Entry: Free before 10. £4 members & those who’ve joined the event before 8pm on the night / £5 non-members.
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THE HAYMAN KUPA BAND
The Hayman Kupa Band is a supergroup comprising of Darren Hayman of Darren Hayman and Hefner fame, Emma Kupa formerly of Standard Fare and current Mammoth Penguin, Fever Dream drummer Cat Loye and wonderful musician Michael Wood.
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THE CHOO CHOO TRAINS
“There’s the spirit of 60s girl group pop at the heart of this tape. Colours reaches for the Spector sound on a budget and Rocket Bicycle captures the innocence of the Brill Building sound with a wink to Carole King’s songwriting.” (Did Not Chart)
“The Choo Choo Trains paint all their songs with dreamy 50s nostalgia and sweet as candy vocals. If The Choo Choo Trains were a stick of rock they’d have dream pop running right through them.” (The Girls Are)
The band’s second LP, Foggymotions, released on Meat ‘n’ Tatty Tapes, can be found at their Bandcamp.
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NEWSTARGAZERS
Newstargazers play swinging rockabilly garage soul music for feral dancefloors, twanging vocals, driving rhythms, and brilliant flourishes of boogie woogie underneath. (Llewellyn Bowen)
Their self-released debut EP, Monster Songs for Mutant Hearts, can be found over at their Bandcamp.
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GUEST DJ: ROCKER ROSEHIP (THE FLATMATES)
The Flatmates had a string of TOP 20 Indie Chart Hits in the mid 80s to 90s, including the irresistible ‘Shimmer’ – https://www.youtube.com/
They’re now back with a bunch of ace new songs and a gig at the Sebright Arms on July 9th.
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Rocker is also a DJ at Dandelion Radio, and runs the Bristol-based record label Local Underground, specialising in short run limited editions.
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