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We are excited to let you know the details of the late 2008 tour of MusicRiot fave Flamboyant Bella.
The group, who have featured on two MusicRiot Presents.. podcasts, kick off their tour on hometurf of Hitchin before moving around the country.
| Nov 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 20:00 | Homecoming at Remix 14+ | Hitchin |
| 26 | 19:30 | Academy 2 14+ | Liverpool |
| 27 | 19:30 | King Tuts 14+ | Glasgow |
| 28 | 19:30 | Dexters | Dundee |
| 29 | 19:30 | Cabaret Voltaire 14+ | Edinburgh |
| 30 | 19:30 | Academy 2 14+ | Newcastle |
| Dec 2008 | |||
| 2 | 19:30 | Fibbers | York |
| 3 | 19:30 | Bar Academy 14+ | Birmingham |
| 4 | 19:30 | Club Academy 14+ | Manchester |
| 5 | 19:30 | Sugarmill 14+ | Stoke |
| 6 | 19:30 | Rescue Rooms 14+ | Nottingham |
| 8 | 19:30 | Arts Centre 14+ | Norwich |
| 9 | 19:30 | Arts Centre 14+ | Colchester |
| 10 | 19:30 | Junction 14+ | Cambridge |
| 11 | 19:30 | Joiners 14+ | Southampton |
| 13 | 19:30 | Academy 14+ | Oxford |
| 14 | 19:30 | Thekla 14+ | Bristol |
Our fave Cassette Electrik release the video for their 28 days EP. And here it is in all its glory!
28 Days from flippers on Vimeo.
First things first – the venue. Industry is far enough away from central Hoxton to avoid the “coolest of the cool” mentality of Hoxton Square and the downstairs area is full of people who are genuinely interested in the music. The stage is fairly basic, but the sound system is excellent and the staff are well-organised and friendly – you even get your drink in a proper glass (or bottle).
On to the music. First up were Looptron, who sound exactly like a band with that name should sound and who get all the benefit of a sound system which is set up perfectly to deliver the rich synth sounds and pumping bass. The material is all pretty strong, the performance is professional and a partisan crowd give it a great reception. Pretty good start to the evening really. Read more
As we are fast approaching the launch of MusicRiot favourite Cassette Electrik’s latest single, we are jumping over to their official blog to find out more about the song, the gig prep, and many other things. Here is the first entry.
Much as it would be fun to say that this song was an ode to some apocalyptic zombie film I can assure you that no salivating undead types were used in the making of this song…
Instead 28 Days was written about one of those times when the actions you would like to take are, for one reason or another, not possible and as such passions build up all the more so for it. I’m coming to realise that quite a few of my songs seem to be about moment such as these – time of stasis (if I’m going to sound pretentious I may as well do it properly) when everything and nothing is possible, when possibilities are hanging in the air just out of reach and you have a feeling that if you don’t act to make something happen, the moment will probably disappear.
