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Thursday, 29 July 2010

November 08

26.11.08 Black metal outfit PlaguesFire (whose EP is reviewed here) recently won through to the Quarter Finals of the Metal to the Masses competition, which is being held at Yardbirds in Grimsby. The winning act will get to play alongside some top bands in the genre at the Bloodstock festival. The quarted finals is to be held on Feb 20th, again at Yarbirds. More info at myspace.com/plaguesfired

25.11.08 Highly acclaimed experimental rockers 'The Dark Mantra,' who recently won second place in the Scunthorpe Rock Open 2008, will be in session on BBC Radio Lincolnshire's 'The Mix: Introducing...' this coming Friday 28th November.  This is in anticipation of their headline gig at the Bivouac the following Friday 5th December. Visit myspace.com/darkmantramusic for info.
The Mix: Introducing... is on 94.9FM, 104.7FM in Grantham, on 1368AM and ONLINE at bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire.

25.11.08 Set times for this Saturdays Kaleidoscope Project Launch Night with the collection of the core KP Band, Andrea Ferguson, Elliott Morris, Dean Read, Jay McKieran, The Kaleidoscope Singing Group, DJ Chief & VDJ Felix are as follows - Daytime 3pm DJ, 4pm TKSG, 4.30pm DJ, 5pm KP Collective, all ages... Evening 8pm DJ, 9pm TKSG, 9.30pm DJ, 10pm KP Collective 18+... invites are on the facebook page, myspace or here . Donations for the Salvation Army placed around Mezz Bar.

23.11.08 For those of you that haven't seen it yet, The Core is a new fanzine available in Lincoln. The mag was created by the students at Access To Music and is available, free, from most venues. The first issue contains an interview with yours truly, plus The Living Daylights, some reviews and gig listings.

23.11.08 The Deadline Social release their debut EP at the end of November. The launch party is to be held at The Bivouac on November 30th. The self-titled EP will be available from iTunes. Drive By Theory support, plus more to be confirmed. For more details visit The Deadline Social myspace: myspace.com/deadlinesocial

18.11.08 There's a one-off gig next Tuesday (25th Nov) at Kind (top of the High Street). Featuring The Old Romantic Killer Band with support from Piskie Sits and Tiger Warsaw. Its a free entry gig and kicks off at 8.00pm. So what else would you be doing on a Tuesday night?

17.11.08 Dancing Lotus' first album is now available in iTunes. Enter "Dancing Lotus" to find the tracks. The guys will be playing at their regular "Pillow Sessions" at The Mezz Bar on Thurs 27th Nov

17.11.08 Please Note: Due to circumstances beyond their control, the scheduled Butler Family gig at The Victoria on Union Road on 30 Nov has been postponed until the new year.

16.11.08 The Charge will be recording their set at the Bivouac on Friday 28th Nov, when they play there with Disarm. Tracks from the recording will later appear on a live EP to be released by the band. So why not go along and make some noise. Also on the bill are The Panic Theory and The Tripdown Project. For more info on The Charge visit myspace.com/jointhecharge

13.10.08 It is with regret that we bring news of the untimely death of Brett Vale. Brett, who was just 20 and was vocalist / guitarist with metal outfit 1337 was found dead last Saturday morning. Brett was not personally known by those here at LincolnBands, but our thoughts go out to his family, the members of 1337 and his friends. Brett was at the Duke last Saturday with friends and is believed to have died early the following morning. Georgia took photos of the gig and has asked that we dedicate them to the memory of Brett. So view the photos and think of him.

RIP Brett.

12.11.08 Nightvision are now in the final few days of an intensive five weeks of sessions at Axis Studios - Doncaster where they have been putting together their 12 track debut album. Sound Engineer/ Producer Matt Ellis has worked brilliantly with the band and if the results of the initial mix of the first six tracks is an indication, then the album will hopefully make a big impression when it becomes commercially available next spring. Talks regarding production and distribution are in progress and details, including hopefully an album launch gig in Lincoln, and a UK tour dates will be released when finalised.
Nightvision will be returning to gigging after their time in the studio with a rare hometown gig at the Cricket Club - Sleaford this Satuday 15th Nov. This is a Free entry gig with 2 x 45 min sets (including all the album material) and indications are it should be a very lively night with a big crowd expected. Further gigs can be found on the gigs pages or by visiting myspace.com/nightvision1000

10.11.08 The Little Imp "This Is Lincolnshire - Devil On A Cloud" tour kicks off this coming Thursday (13th Nov) at The Star & Garter in Metheringham. The tour last s till 21st Dec and takes in 18 venues across Lincolnshire including Boston's Axe & Cleaver and Gainsborough's The White Hart. The tour ends just in time to see the download release of Little Imp's debut single "Patience". For full tour itinerary see flyer or visit Little Imp's myspace

10.11.08 The VoCALLize event on the 7th at The Mezz Bar was a fantastic success. Matt Smith who organised the event has said "Prelimary calculations suggest the night raised over £600 for CALL which is gratefully received and a bonus for what was such a brilliant night. On behalf of CALL I thank you"

10.11.08 The newly reformed and revitalised Butler Family will be playing live again They play at the newly refurbished function room at the Victoria on Union Road. The evening will feature several acoustic performers and an hour of Butler Family work in progress. The Butler Family has Eg & Liz Lucas, Elayne & Mike Forster, and Bunt Butler, with acoustic guitars and bass, banjo, mandolin, 5 golden voices, chicken shaker(!) and a lot of chat and fun. The evening kicks off around 8 o'clock.

08.11.08 Grantham based Lost Hearts are calling it a day. The guys, whose gigs were always edgy and exciting, and who produced some top quality tunes over the past few years, have become dis-illusioned with playing to small, apathetic audiences but will hopefully produce one more CD - a compilation of all their tracks on CD-R as they move on to pastures new. They'll be missed. Good luck to both the guys in all new projects.

06.11.08 PlaguesFire, who are playing at The Duke of Wellington this coming Saturday (8th Nov) release their debut EP on the night. The EP will have two different packages available: A strictly limited amount of engraved case editions at a fiver each and a plain case edition for £4. Both versions contain the same tracks, just packaged differently.

06.11.08 Are you a Band or Artist from Lincoln?
Want to take it to the next level?
Why not take advantage of our feature on Lincoln's newest Radio station? Siren 107.3 FM is launching a feature called 'New Music' which aims to give New Bands/Artists an opportunity to get their music out there! Simply contact Siren's breakfast show on: cornflakes@sirenonline.co.uk Or, (01522) 837 337Or Text the show at: 07797800716. Please Begin text with 'Cornflakes'

06.11.08 Classic rock outfit Internus are due to release their debut CD "Sky Falling Down". The CD will be available at forthcoming gigs, including (we are lead to believe) on Friday (7th) when they play the VoCALLize charity event at the Mezz Bar

06.11.08 Dancing Lotus have posted a new video for one of their tracks off the new album on YouTube. The video for "Orange Flowers" can be viewed here

05.11.08 Lincolnshire Poacher News
This Saturday’s RaW Acoustic Session has taken on a ‘band’ theme, with Springy from Kensal Rise, Andy from Deadline Social, Rik & Joe from Kaleidoscope Project and Antonio from Rovente all in session, set times start 8.30pm and free entry.
RaW will be hosting a very special Children in Need Charity Event at the venue on Friday 14th November, 10 piece soul group The Soul Solution will be supported by acoustic act Dean Read. There will be a children’s entertainer, face painting, slave auction and plenty more fun and games. All families and ages welcome, starting from 6pm, a 3 meal menu choice is on offer at £10 Adults & £5 children with all profit going to Children in Need. Tickets available from the venue (Poster)

03.11.08 Music wanted by students at Lincoln Uni for podcasts aimed at students. The podcasts are for third year media students projects on podcasting. If interested or you have music that you think might be suitable or would like to compose some, please contact LincolnBands admin and we'll pass the details on.

02.11.08 Most of you may have probably heard by now that the last gig at The Traveller's Rest was held on Friday 31st Oct. The pub is to close and Lincoln will lose one of its favourite venues. Dawn from Aurora has cancelled all upcoming gigs that were to be held at The Trav's but all out of town gigs will still be held. The Big Bang Band Comp will also go ahead, but at another venue. Dawn and Aurora are no looking at relocating.

02.11.08 Dead Sentinel have decided to call it a day. Their final gig was last Friday (31st Oct) at the Traveller's Rest. The decsion was reached between the band members and the split is amicable. We'd like to wish the guys all the best in any future projects

02.11.08 Imago Mortis is a home Clothing and Photography business operated by one man out of his Lincoln home. The clothing is a classic gothic / black metal style t-shirt line that offers a classy occult themed alternatives to the mainstream clothing lines available today. The photography side of the business is centred around alternative and vintage photography styles (available to bands, models, re-enactors and other organisations), and is influenced by the likes of Mick Rock, Anthony Corbjin, Jeffery Scott, and Gottfried Helnwein. Imago Mortis Photography has been published by the BBC mid Wales site, Terrorizer Magazine, and Paint Shop Pro Photo Magazine. More information on the clothing including prices and wholesale information, as well as portfolios and photography rates can be found at www.imagomortis.co.uk.

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