We went there initially to listen to the headline acts The Soundcasters, but were really impressed by the WHOLE line up!
My favorite band of the night were The Standard Lamps (Have a look for them!). They were formed in late 2009 by Mike Wilton and can be described as a mixture of melodic tunes with a raw blues edge, which is right up my street! They played a VERY impressive Beatles cover, I think myself and Jo fell a little bit in love with them at that point! So we are going to their album launch at the Trinity Theatre in April!
Anyway..... The Soundcastors! They really are impressive, extremely tight musicians and very old beyond their years as far as song writing and talent is concerned. They infuse 60's pop with, blues, country rock and russian riffs. They are heavily influenced by The Beatles, The Animals and The Arctic Monkeys, but bring something new and edgy which is just what we are looking for. There are three songs that really stood out for me, and I think they would make a great opening act for our show, especially with hits like Pauline. I also LOVE their song "French Habit", which is full of energy, grabbing the audience and pulling them in, even with a little Russian groove. The Soundcasters will need to wait a week to confirm with us, due to a possible booking in Liverpool, but onwards and upwards, we still have plenty of options!
The manager from Fish Tank got in touch with me, about the yearly BBC introducing gig at the Marlowe Theatre, which should be VERY GOOD! Even if we don't in the end like this band, it would be great to see how a show of this size is put on, how the audience react, lighting and potential shots. Here's the write up for it, I think myself Jo and Lauren are going on the 10th March, but of course anyone else can come too!
Kent Introducing, the on-air showcase of the county’s best new musical talent, presents a night of live bands to celebrate four years of weekly shows on BBC Radio Kent.
On the bill are Canterbury natives SAM SURE & GIACOMO, with a unique blend of hip-hop and atmospheric pop songs backed by live drums and synths, as seen live on the BBC Introducing stage at Reading & Leeds.
STORY BOOKS, a six-piece from Sittingbourne & Sheppey, are new on the scene but already have radio support from Radio 1 and 6 Music under their belt. Their songs have a tender and mellow feel, with the epic quality of bands like Snow Patrol and Death Cab For Cutie.
STERLING HAYDEN, from Tunbridge Wells, play 80s-esque pop-rock with a hybrid of samples, live instruments and visuals.
FISH TANK, from Broadstairs, are a young trio whose raucous guitar and experimental off-beat percussion sound is best likened to Tubelord or Biffy Clyro.
CHUTES, from Folkestone, make fun guitar pop songs reminiscent of Two Door Cinema Club or Local Natives.
Also playing are WE ARE TIDES from Canterbury, an upbeat indie four-piece. This will be their first gig as a reformed band!
Also playing are WE ARE TIDES from Canterbury, an upbeat indie four-piece. This will be their first gig as a reformed band!
Great research effort going on here - for our purposes keep thinking about the bands which have a STORY e.g. upcoming gigs, charismatic band members who are GOOD TALKERS will be useful! Also potential stories for the VTs - things we can think about picking up on for chats within the studio programme. It's about the acts as performers but also as GOOD TELEVISION!
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