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Wednesday, 10 March 2010

January 09

31.01.09 Dancing Lotus headline a charity gig in aid of The Institute For Cancer Research at The Mezz Bar this coming Friday (6th Feb) (Facebook event listing here). Support comes from The Joe Mac Band, Guerillla Radio and The Interpreters. Doors open at 8.00 tickets are £5.00 on the door or £3.00 in advance from the Mezz Bar).

29.01.09 The Band From County Hell will be supporting Stiff Little Fingers at the Engine Shed in March. The gig is to take place on Sun 22nd. the following night they'll be in Nottingham at Rock City, again with SLF. For full gig information go to www.myspace.com/bfch

29.01.09 Nightvision update:

"We have now got the full line up sorted for Nightvision's  'As The Lights Go Down' album launch gig to be held in conjunction with Aurora Promotions at The Duke of Wellington on Monday 6th April. Nightvision will be joined by Welsh original classic rock band Decadenze who are also signed to Rocksector Records and can be checked out on www.myspace.com/decadenze . The lineup is completed by locally based Phoenician with their distinctive mix of hard rock/blues sound. Have a listen on www.myspace.com/phoenicianuk . With experienced professionals Chris Stubley providing the sound and Richard Smith controlling the lighting and three superb bands this will be a show not to be missed. Tickets and full details will be available in the next couple of weeks so watch this space and www.myspace.com/nightvision1000 for details."

29.01.09 White On White have a couple of gigs coming up. The first one is at Old Nick's in Horncastle (Wed 4th Feb) and Bishop Grossteste SU (Fri 13th Feb) with My So Called Life. Further info at myspace.com/whiteonwhitemusic

28.01.09 In spite of the Bivouac not operating from The Duke Of Wellington, Brontide will still be appearing in Lincoln on Friday. The guys will now be playing at The Horse & Groom. Should start around 8.30 and its free entry

RaW kicks off 2009 with a new monthly night at The Cheltenham (Shotz) on Guildhall Street, Lincoln, last Thursday of every month. 1st one is this Thursday 29th January with RaW’s DJ Martin fronting his band Free Salute. The Torn from Gainsborough are the out of town guests with Lincoln band Mute 1st on. Next date is 26th February with 1st gig alert from Lincoln’s The Shambolics with other Lincoln band I Did It Last Night, out of town TBC… Free Entry too

26.01.09 Abi Moore releases her second album ('Things We Should've Said') at Lincoln's Drill Hall today. The album will be available tonight at a discounted price, and is also avalable (at full price) through Amazon, iTunes and CD Baby. For further details visit Abimoore.com

26.01.09 Steve Hawkins of Bivouac, today announced that there will be no more Bivouac nights at the Duke. Steve is currently looking for a new venue to run the Bivouac nights

26.01.09 Lincoln collective Twin Lizard (Version 4) have just released a five track EP. Entitled "Silent Britain" its available as a free download from their site. Last years "Design" is also still available as a download. CD versions of both can be obtrained by messaging Twin Lizard via their myspace (myspace.com/twinlizard)

26.01.09 Eibon La Furies have been picked (out of hundreds) to be part of the first Metalfest unsigned competition. This will put them on stage with the likes of Omnium Gatherum and Primordial at the JBs venue in Birmingham to open the festival! All you need to do is vote for Eibon la Furies to play Metalfest from any Myspace pages you have access to!!! Go to the band's picture and enter the comment 'Vote' for that band. You can only vote once, and duplicate votes will be disregarded.

26.01.09 Abi Moore releases her second album at Lincoln's Drill Hall on March 7th. Entitled "Things We Should've Said." The album will be available on the night at a discounted price. For further details visit Abimoore.com The night will be filmed for a forthcoming DVD

24.01.09 There's an acoustic punk night at the recently re-opened Horse and Groom tonight (24th Jan). Featuring Foxes Faux (from Keighley) with support from Eddie O'Dwyer, Robbo and Frontline frontman Bilboa. It starts at 7.30 and a £2.00 donation is requested.

24.01.09 Steve Hawkins at The Bivouac, is rapidly filling up the Biv nights over the coming months. Gigs listed now reach in to April, with, as to be expected, a diverse selection of bands playing, For full listing visit Bivouac.uk.com

20.01.09 This Thursday (22 Jan) sees the last ever "Pillow Sessions" at The Mezz Bar. As always, Dancing Lotus headline, with support coming from The Rileys (London), Switchy B and Gavin Kemp (Norwich). CDs will be available on the night and the guys are also launching their video.

20.01.09 This Friday (23rd Jan) Dirty As Muck will be releasing their second EP. Entitled 'Tales Of A Small City' it was recorded with Steve Hawkins at I.C.E Studios. The launch party at The Bivouac will see Dirty As Muck headline with support from Joe Actually, Liberta Coast and Run Faster Now. Further details at myspace.com/dirtyasmuck

20.01.09 Grantham based punk quartet, This Day Remains have a number of gigs lined up over the coming weeks. They play in Scunthorpe (Jan 30th), Old Nicks, Horncastle (11th Feb), Doncaster, Ilkeston, Bridlington and Mansfield as well as supporting Klaus Says Buy The Record at the Biv (March 20th). For all the dates see myspace.com/thisdayremains

19.01.08 Electronic hard rock outfit Industry have a number of gigs around the country. They're playing The Gasworks in Bradford at the end of this month followed by a session on the Mix (6th Feb) and more out of town gigs including Leeds and Leicester. If you don't get to hear them on The Mix, they'll be playing at the Big Bang Band Comp at The Duke Of Wellington on March 28th. For more details visit myspace.com/welcometotheindustry

18.01.09 The Frontline are currently putting together a European Tour. A number of dates have already been confirmed with more to follow. The guys are appearing at The Biv on 27th March supporting Random Hand, which ends a run of a few gigs around the country. Full listing at myspace.com/thefrontlineuk

18.01.09 Legendary punk outfit The Lurkers retrun to Lincoln in March. They are due to play at The Duke Of Wellington on March 3rd. Support comes from The Eccentrics

18.01.09 Union 23 have changed their name and are now called Liberta Coast. The four piece are playing at the Biv on Jan 23 with Dirty As Muck and Joe Actually. They then play battle of the bands, one at the City School (27 Feb) and the second at The Duke Of Wellington (21 Mar) More details at www.myspace.com/libertacoast

18.01.09 Sunshine Poet is through to the regional finals of the Live And Unsigned Battle Of THe Bands comp. The event is to take place at Sheffield City Hall on March 8th. Tickets are £6.00. More details at: myspace.com/sunshinepoetlincoln

13.01.09 Nightvision can now confirm that their debut album 'As The Lights Go Down' will be released on Rocksector Records on 6th April and will be available through major retail and online stores. The album will be officially launched with a three band gig to be held in co-operation with Aurora Promotions at The Duke of Wellington on Monday 6th April. Full line up details will follow soon so watch this space and make a note in your diaries for an awesome night of Rock. Keep up to date on www.myspace.com/nightvision1000

13.01.09 James Pudney's Wildlife Radio show is going from strength to strength at the momment. He has just got his first set of listener figures in - a staggering 9700 globally!! James wants to give Lincoln bands a share of that, so send him music and a little bio to wildliferadio@inhouse-studios.net and he'll get back to you informing you of which show he'll be putting you on! You also need to go to wildliferadio.com/submit.htm just so the station has your band on record giving permission to play music! James' show times are - Sunday 7pm to 9pm Thursday 5pm to 7pm

12.01.09 As previously mentioned Gabi and Sarge will be running The Horse & Groom again. The re-opening night is 23rd January and will feature Tiger Warsaw, Bruce-Tality, A Copse, Winter Cinematic and Red Chapter. It will be free entry and it'll all kick off around 7.30

12.01.09. Watch out for the new EP from Horncastle based Tripswitch. Due for release soon, the band, who have recently augmented their sound with a new member (making them a five-piece) will be playing at the Duke of Wellington this coming Saturday (17th Jan). Other upcoming gigs include The Hole In The Wall, Spalding (8th Feb) and Hull's Ringside (22nd Feb). For more info visit myspace.com/tripswitch

12.01.09 Grimsby based rock band The Ram Raid have recently released their first CD EP. Called "Nothing" its available through their myspace (myspace.com/theramraid) and at gigs. The band are playing at the LA Cafe in Grimsby on 27th January and 10th February.

11.01.09 Ewan Hughes' Army are playing at Old Nick's in Horncastle on March 4th. Support comes from Elliott Morris. The guys will be appearing on The Mix on Friday 27th Feb, doing a session on the night. For more info visit myspace.com/ewanhughesarmy

07.01.09 Long standing metal outfit FearOfHatred have called it a day. FoH started in 2005 as a project of the prolific Steve Cowan, and returned to playing live last year as a fully fledged band, The split was amicable and Steve, Craig and ICE will now be concentrating on A Blackened Soul

07.01.09 Martin Brown, frontman with PlaguesFire has left the band to concentrate on other projects. Martin will eventually be replaced but Lord Eibon from Eibon La Furies will stand in until a suitable replacement can be found. Further info at plaguesfire.co.uk

07.01. 09. Just when it was beginning to look like a bleak start to the year gigwise, a couple have been announced. Tripswitch make a welcome return to Lincoln, playing at The Duke Of Wellington on Saturday 17th Jan. Support comes from DefNation and Red Chapter. Doors open at 7.30 and its £3.00 entry

07.01.09 The last ever "Pillow Sessions" is to be held this month at The Mezz Bar. As always, Dancing Lotus headline, with support coming from The Rileys (London), Switchy B and Gavin Kemp (Norwich). Entry is free. Dancing Lotus will then be looking at dates further afield, so this might be the last chance to catch them locally for a while.

05.01.09 The Panic Theory release their debut EP on January 18th (or earlier if mixing goes well). Called 'These City Lights' it will be available at gigs or can be pre-ordered through the band's myspace (myspace.com/thepanictheoryuk). The band will be playing at the Biv on 7th Feb

05.01.09 After the festive break we're back. Look forward to some LB based events this year. We're starting off the year with a milestone though. Today sees the 100th gig review posted on the site. Submitted by our mainstay reviewer, Pete, its a fine (if I say so myself) review of The Blanks at the Biv last Friday.

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