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....FEATURED SHOW - Andy Yorke


SUN 12TH OCT 

ANDY YORKE

Doors Open: 8pm

 

 

Former Unbelievable Truth vocalist Andy Yorke comes to the Jericho to play tracks from his new album Simple which will be available to buy in July 2008.

New single Rise And Fall now available to download from iTunes, with bonus track Bring You Home. 
 
.......FEATURED SHOW - Gemma Hayes


 

Wednesday 10th September

Gemma Hayes 

 

+ GUESTS
 
 Doors: 8pm

 

If Gemma Hayes could press rewind and start all over again - would she?

In the space of a few years, the Irish singer-songwriter found herself plucked out of obscurity, into the media spotlight. But under the glare she lost her muse and underwent another journey of self-discovery before emerging at last with a second album worth the wait.

Against her parents' wishes, Tipperary-born Gemma left university - and her job in a launderette - signed to a hip record label and, after a couple of well-received EPs, recorded magical debut album 'Night On My Side' in 2002. The debut won critical acclaim and was nominated for the UK's prestigious Mercury Music prize.

So she sat down to write her second album - but couldn't.

"Sometimes when you come off the road, you get the blues," says Gemma. "You don't know what on earth you're going to do with your life. I had that feeling for two years"

With the same determination that saw Gemma take a gamble in the first place, she rolled the dice for a second time.In the summer of 2004, Gemma cut herself off from everything familiar. And in a remote part of County Kerry she began to write – and slowly the songs came.

With a bunch of new tracks, Gemma headed to the sunshine of Los Angeles to record with drummer and producer Joey Waronker. Gemma wrote a wish-list of musicians to work with – Josh Klinghoffer (guitarist with PJ Harvey), Cedric LeMoyne (bassist with Remy Zero) and Roger Manning Jr (keyboardist with Beck) – she got them all.

Gemma was back – and with a stunning new album 'The Roads Don't Love You,' infused with Gemma’s knack for soaring melodies and unique lilting voice.

"All of us are trying to figure shit out all the time. This album is saying 'Look, I don't know what the answer is. And I don't care'".
 

 

 
 
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REGULAR MUSIC NIGHTS

Every Thursday Night:
Cross Town Traffic
8pm - 12pm
Every Friday Night:
Jericho Music Box
8pm - 12pm
1st Sat each month:
The Melting Pot
8pm -12pm
2nd & Last Sat each month:
The Coo Coo Club
8pm -12pm

Stornoway

STORNOWAY

StornowayOxford, UK

Stornoway - a genuine great pop band, capable of turning bedroom angst into poetry and making the result sound like The Flying Pickets playing prime Belle & Sebastian. No hype and an almost heroic lack of attitude meant Stornoway stood or fell on their songs alone, and tall and proud they stood. Already the rest of the world is starting to wake up to their very obvious charms.  NIGHTSHIFT, December 07  

Right after Stornoway played their New Year's gig @ The Tavern, I ran into Ollie Steadman leaning over the Karaoke machine  downstairs and I asked him, "Are you going to sign up?" He said, "No, they don't have the song I want." He was looking for "My United States of Whatever." So, this link is for you - Ollie Steadman! And, for Stornoway, a big thank you for a great New Year's Eve 2007!

- HUGH TOMASZ 

Little Fish

LITTLE FISH

Little FishOxford, UK

Girls, if your appreciation for beauty is big enough, it will surely be crossing gender lines when you see Little Fish play. I saw them perform for the first time in London's swanky Cobden Club – a bit too clean, quiet and swanky for me. No problem! It took Juju 6.9 seconds, wearing a wife-beater suggestively perked in two places, her brilliant vocals, wicked guitar playing and hard accompanying drums to turn us all into a Sex Pistol.

Little Fish is music’s missionary position and why they’re NOT on NME’s list of New Bands to watch in 2008 is beyond me. I would definitely make space for Little Fish.

- HUGH TOMASZ

 

Black Kids

BLACK KIDS

Black KidsFrom Jacksonville, Florida, United States

(Played @ The Jericho Tavern: 29 Jan, 2008)

Black Kids are Florida's biggest hopeful musical hurricane. As one of  NME's bands to watch in 2008 - Black Kids justify the hype. Guitarist, singer and frontman, Reggie Youngblood has more than a great name. The band have definitely paid their dues on their long journey for overnight success. Don't miss this great band!

- HUGH TOMASZ 

 

Glasvegas

GLASVEGAS

GlasvegasFrom Glasgow, Scotland UK   (Played @ The Jericho Tavern 12 Feb, 2008)

As one of NME's bands to watch in 2008, Glasvegas have big shoes to fill but with the frontman and leadsinger, James Allan, they're doing a pretty good job meeting big expectations.

We can probably agree that there's not much depth to the snap, crackle and pop in Pop-music. That's not a bad thing but, I'd  say that even the topic of “love” is too deep for the crushes, enfatuations and loveage of X-factor-Pop. However, writing about his life and singing with emotion, James Allan transcends to fill in the void.

Even NME's Tim Jonze fell in love with the band so much that he started an indie label so that he could release their first single - the gripping 'Daddy's Gone' - a story about an absent father. The single reached Number Two on NME's Tracks Of The Year list and makes me think of early pop Mandonna meets Morrissey.   

- HUGH TOMASZ