- That is all.

Hey guys, I’ve been trying to kick a cold for the past two weeks, (as people who saw Dennis Jones last week will know) so sorry for the lack of updates. There’s some new gig dates added to the live events post below. The Renegade Brass Band are playing the Raynor Lounge, Sheffield on February 25th alongside the The Tuesday Club Residents.

As the poster above suggests, we’re honoured to play X-Ray Horse’s first birthday. Congratulations guys, I didn’t know you could keep a horse contaminated with that amount of concentrated radiation for the period of a 12 months and still pull off a great line up like this one, effort. We’re headlining the evenings festivities, supported by the Elephant Keys, Nephu Huzzband, Roman Android and DJ’s sets by Lucy? and X-Ray Horse DJ’s and a special set from our tentacle trio DJ, Baron Von Badd.

BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE…

We’re also supporting the Broken Door in the launch of their debut album on the 27th of February @ The Dog and Partridge in Bolton. We originally put them on last year at the still hiatal improv night Consoul and recently did a spot of recording for Emma from TBD, also be on the look out for Barkers remix of a new Broken Door track.

Good friends From the Kites of San Quentin are performing one of their future dub, vocoder, wonder marvel sets. Should be interesting. Last time we got together was great and seriously painful the next morning. Shouts to El Bloody Boyo.

Also on the bill are Manchester based quintet, With That Knife playing, what has to been described to me as a northern take of At The Drive In & Motion City Soundtrack. Check ‘em out

See you Friday,

- Out.

Got a new track up on Bandcamp.com called Fallin’ Folly.

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Photos by Nicol Garnen and Rich Linley. Thanks.

Happy new year to one and all, I’ve been a little busy with other matters i.e. chasing up studio equipment, trying to sort out events and general bullshit so I apoligise for the lack of updates. There’s some new live events to announce right up until August, trying to keep busy. Dates and venues are subject to change, I’ll be updating this list with more information on door charges and support acts as time goes on.

First up are the dates for the Renegade Brass Band and myself. Keep your eyes peeled for us at Les Sons du Nord in May, it’s going to be my first festival performance outside of England and my first international gig. Get in.

• January 19th @ The Tuesday Club, Sheffield.
  Supporting Homecut (Live)
  Tickets – £4 (2 for 1 offer)
• February 7th @ The Forum, Sheffield.
  Now Then Magazine Party
  Tickets – (TBA)
• February 25th @ Raynor Lounge, Sheffield.
  TTC Residents @ The Union
  Tickets – (TBA) * Added 15th of Feb
• February 27th @ Funky, Hull. *Cancelled
  More information to follow.
  Tickets – (TBA)
• March 1st @ Soyo, Sheffield.
  Soyo Live, supporting Pistola Kicks
  Tickets – (TBA)
• April 4th @ DQ, Sheffield *Recently added
  BBC Raw Talent: Following RBB’s slot on Iain Hodgson’s Raw Talent radio show, a live gig to showcase the best of South Yorkshire music. Line-up to be confirmed.
  Tickets: TBA
• April 18th @ The HiFi Club, Leeds *Recently added
  More information of follow.
  Tickets – (TBA)
• May 8th @ Les Sons du Nord, Lens (France)
  More information to follow.
  Tickets – (TBA)
• May 15th @ Bearded Theory Festival 2010 (Derbyshire)
  Beardtop Stage (Full line-up here)
• Tickets – Entire Festival: £60

Here’s a list of dates for The Legend of the 7 Black Tentacles. Be sure to catch us on the mainstage at Jamstand Festival in August and Headlining the Opus Stage at Peace in the Park in Sheffield. More festivals to be confirmed later on this year… We will be playing festivals this year.

• February 7th @ The Forum, Sheffield.
  Supporting Dennis Jones
  Tickets – (TBA)
• February 20th @ The Harley, Sheffield.
  X-Ray Horse IV
  Tickets – (TBA)
• February 27th @ The Dog and Partridge, Bolton.
  Supporting The Broken Door
  Tickets – (TBA)
• March 27th @ Penelope’s, Sheffield. *Date Changed
  King Capisce Album Launch
  Tickets – (TBA)
• May 16th @ TBA, Manchester
  More info to follow.
  Tickets – (TBA)
• June 12th @ Ponderosa Park, Sheffield
  Peace in the Park Festival
  Headlining Opus Stage
  Tickets – Free
• August 13th @ Jamstand, Bristol
  Jamstand Festival
  Tickets – (TBA)

On top of all that we’re heading back into the studio very soon to record our second E.P; and it’s going to surpass the first volume in everyway. All of the songs we’re recording are heavyweight.

I’m making a return to the BBC Sheffield studios next week to offer vocal support to The Renegade Brass Band on their interview for BBC Raw Talent. They’ll also be performing a few songs for your listening pleasure. BBC Raw Talent Sheffield has had an amazing line up of guests including The Legend of the 7 Black Tentacles and recently the ReMixed in Sheffield collective.  Be sure to look out for the remix of Dogface by Barker and Jack Opus.

On Friday, I’ll be Manchester. From the Kites of San Quentin are hosting ‘This City is Ours’ and are bringing the Tentacles and myself over the pennines to rock a special one off performance in Salford at the Sacred Trinity Church. Tickets are £5 in advance and it’s being powered by Gash soundsytem. I’ve been told that the building is fantastic and is an amazing place to hold a live performance, because of the gigs surroundings tickets are limited and punters have been asked to respect the building, so no funny business. Saturday we’ll be playing down in Bristol at The Junction.

I’m also having some technical difficulties with some plug-in’s on the site so at the moment the Tweet Feed and the MP3 Player seem to be down, I’ll have those back up and running A.S.A.P
Update:
Thanks to AFDIT the site’s little issues are all resolved.

Linkage

• This City is Ours (Event Info)
• The Legend of the 7 Black Tentacles (Facebook Group)
• BBC Raw Talent Sheffield
• ReMixed in Sheffield
• AFDIT who fixed the conflicting plugins causing the site problems.

I’ve just got settled after spending the night in the comfortable hands of Lola and Nulty from Whilst Other Girls. Thanks a lot for the Peroni’s, much appreciated. Last night saw the return of one of Sheffield’s finest exports to the south, DJ Risco. If you’re not in the know about  Big Dog Risco, you better ask someone. One third of Sheffield hip-hop collective Constant Creation, Heads from the Hills DJ and top notch turntablist Risco is one of the best producers in the UK today. Here’s one of his old summer jam mixes:

DJ Risco – Filthy Few

Friday night was great, in three words it was loud, messy and surreal. I’ve never had the pleasure to have people bum rush the stage, see a blind emcee move the crowd and watch Ms. Dynamite apply make up all in one night; like I said surreal. Renegade Brass Band tore the roof off, I was happy to shout over the top of them, the crowd was exceptionally positive through out the whole performance. One person was so into the rhythm he found himself on stage before being hauled off by Security. The Nextmen were great, unfortunately our set times kind of ran through both of our performances so we only caught the last fifteen minutes of their set. They did a real good remix of Major Lazer and Santigold with High Contrast that I managed to catch, dopeness. Brad and Dom thought Rory the drummer from Renegade Brass Band looked like a miniature DJ Yoda.

We managed to get some live shots from the gig:

Just a quick couple of things.

Here’s a few images from our previous outing to the Harley to offer support alongside Chris Noble and friends Screaming Maldini for the intense and layer heavy BLK JKS. Who are currently running rampant/sleeping somewhere in Europe touring their debut album After Robots.

- And also happen to be the nicest band we’ve ever had the pleasure to play with. They were digging are sound too, which was  humbling. I ended up hanging around with Molefi, their bassist for most of the night and after their performance, exchanged details and CD’s and the sorts, maybe we’ll see something in the future.

The promotional poster for the Drowned In Sound gig (displayed on your left)  is available for purchase at Gigposters.com, a great souvenir for those in attendance and for anyone who’s a fan of the BLK JKS.

The poster was designed by Laura Siragher

Also, in the way of updates, the site has a new theme and a new look. There’s also some code running behind the scenes that’s been updated. Including some updates. I’ve added a few plug ins that will help with the aesthetics and make the site easier to use. For example, in the post below, there’s now a streaming MP3 audio player that looks fantastic, and works very well. Thanks wpaudio. There’s also a new Facebook connection that syncs with your account and allows you to log into my site and add comments using your Facebook account. You can also choose to show the topics of discussion in your news feed which is pretty cool. I’m also going to work on getting Myspace and Twitter synced soon.

As usual here’s the linkage:

• Drowned in Sound
• Screaming Maldini (Myspace)
• BLK JKS (Myspace)

- Out like a light.

These boys and girls are certainly making the rounds. For more information on tomorrows gig and information on how the Renegades got started take a listen to the full interview, below:

Renegade Brass Band – Sheffield Live 93.2FM Interview (11.11.09)

The Tuesday Club and Cuba Libre are bringing Ms. Dynamite, The Nextmen, Trojan Sound System and The Renegade Brass Band together on Friday the 13th. I’m also going to be there, moonlighting with the Renegades for a couple of songs including War, Pastime Paradise and Let Me Clear My Throat. Here’s a quick rundown:

Ms. Dyamite is a two-time Brit award and three-time Mobo award winner. Which is nice… Her first album also received the Mercury Music Prize in 2002 and has since gone on to sell over a million units, going Platinum in the process.

The Nextmen released their debut album Amongst The Madness on the revered 75 Ark imprint. Originally intended to be a Mo’ Wax-style instrumentals album, their label began sending the beats out to rappers in the States and before they knew it, The Nextmen were hip hop producers, working with Public Enemy, Blackalicious, The Pharcyde and Morcheeba. – TheNextmen.com

Trojan Sound System formed in 2004. The Sound System has already had hugely successful shows as a single entity and with the greatest names in reggae and beyond including DJ Vadim, The Gentlemen’s Dub Club, DJ Yoda and the Scratch Perverts.

The Renegade Brass Band is a 10 piece funk collective from Sheffield. Citing Youngblood Brass Band, Rebirth Brass Band and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble as influences. The Renegades play an all-brass mix of funk, hip-hop and soul including Stevie Wonder, Mark Ronson and Cannonball Adderley to name a few.

Renegade Brass Band – The Headbanger (Cover)

I’m also proud to say I was one of the people involved in puttin’ on the Renegade Brass Band’s first live performance alongside Baron and The Legend of the 7 Black Tentacles at our currently hiatal live-music improv night Consoul. Their drummer Rory has also guested with the Tentacles at live shows as a second drummer and is also one third of the much hyped Cobra Fist.

Doors open at 11.00 PM and we’re hitting the stage at 12.30 AM, there’s also the Tuesday Club Residents warming up the tables. First Word Records founder Andy H always knows how to rock a crowd so come down early. Adv. tickets are £6 (free drink) and can be purchased from The City Hall, Hallam Hubs, The Lyceum and online from the Sheffield Union.

As usual, here’s the linkage:

• The Renegade Brass Band
• The Renegade Brass Band (Myspace)
• The Tuesday Club and Cuba Libre Present: (Facebook Event)
• The Nextmen
• Trojan Sound System (Myspace)
• Ms. Dynamite. feat The Nextmen & Andy Cato – The Lions Den (Youtube)

-See you Friday.