The next pull thestrings will be at the county sports club,bristol on FRIDAY 23RD JAN. -  THE LIFTMEN / FRINGES / MARKMAKE  8PM 4 QUID!!
We are also looking forward to SAT.28TH FEB AT THE CUBE, BRISTOL- ZOMES / BODUF SONGS / LINE  4 QUID ADV. 8PM
MAIL US FOR ANY MORE DETAILS !

BILGE PUMP-
The 'perlative Pumped Bilge trio ride into Bristowl with a tight set of contemporary tunes. They've created tunes with barbed Zep Butthole guitar and overdriven strangler bass all thrown about by drums akin to Mitch Mitchell. Do you hear or see it in your head?
 
A loud twisting dynamism unaffected by temporal modishness and fickle skinny jeaned styling's The extra special thing to the world of recorded music is that they'll be brandishing a new record released on the Gringo records company of Nottingham.
 
If you're not fussed about seeing one of the finest Rock bands around then don't turn up. A common boast granted but if you're the cynical type, turn up then think about getting slanderous and cowardly on a dumb faceless forum.
 
If you want to tell your kids you've seen an amazing band that give a proper shit about their tone and form,that play tune upon tune through great amps and nice drums, in a place with clean toilets, come down, drink liquids and witness them in a room with a dry acoustic and a warm atmosphere. Although I will say soft drinks are overpriced. www.myspace.com/bilgepump www.gringorecords.com

THE LIFTMEN-
I've saw The Liftmen in that crazy oversized silver arena gazebo type structure at Ashton Court festival the summer just, and lapped it up, no fuss.  They patiently glid' through an array of groove laden rock tunes all charming and articulate with bright obscure and then direct lyricism, often with a back to nature feel, maybe it was the wellingtons.
They sing, harmonise and dish out twisty, fuzzy riffs with immediate hooks.  Some of it reminded me of a funky Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, some of it feels more jammed, cooler even, but all with a self assured modesty and style everyone including the newts dig. A proper fresh and locally sourced accompaniment to the Bilge feast.
www.myspace.com/theliftmen sparror.cubecinema.com/rasha/

AT THE COUNTY SPORTS CLUB,COLSTON ST,BRISTOL
ON FRIDAY 23RD NOVEMBER, 8PM 4 POUNDS
THIS SHALL BE A FINE EVENING

THE HORSELOOM
(www.myspace.com/horseloom)
Steve Malley from the UNIT AMA brings his beautifully wrought English folk guitar-
please listen at www.bearbones.net/horseLoom.php

THE FAMILY ELAN
(www.myspace.com/familyelan)
from Glasgow on Chicago's Locust records-
'raw folk magic featuring members of the One Ensemble and Scatter'

AT THE SCOTCHMAN AND HIS PACK PUB, ST MICHAELS HILL
BRISTOL ON TUESDAY 6TH NOVEMBER, 8PM 4 POUNDS THANKS!

THANKS TO THE BANDS AND HELPING HANDS FOR THE 22ND SEPT GIG

NEXT GIG IS

MICAH BLUE SMALDONE at THE SCOTCHMAN AND HIS PACK PUB,ST MICHAELS HILL,
BRISTOL (right at the bottom of st michaels hill)
THURSDAY 25TH OCTOBER, 8PM 3 QUIDS hoping to have another quiet act to play too!
www.myspace.com/micahbluesmaldone
www.northeastindie.com/micah/
'No, it's not a long-lost 78rpm record- Micah Blue Smaldone, master of the fingerpicked guitar and the throaty warble, from South Portland, ME. Without a doubt one of the most unique artists active today, incorporating dusty Americana and a broad range of European folk traditions into something fresh and yet timeless whole'
from - http://phoningitinwmbr.blogspot.com/2007/08/micah-blue-smaldone.html

THANKS TO ALL who made the last gig at the county sports club(27th july) a fine one...
The next PTS is also at the County sports club,sat.22nd september -

ORIGAMI ( www.myspace.com/origamitheband)-originally from Australia,now based in San Francisco kind of sleater kinney mixed with le tigre with 60s melodies,should be excellent!

CISSY (www,myspace.com/cissysound) feat.members of the fine Dragon rapide and other Leeds acts- like Euphone,5ivestyle mixed with the older funk sound of bands like the Meters...very much looking forward to this lot

DRINKS - more info will be forthcoming when i get it on these fellows...feat folks from local heroes such as Soeza,You and the atom bomb and further afield!

Doors 8pm WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE INFO ON ALL! THANKS

Many thanks to all those who came and enjoyed and special thanks to Cafe Kino!!

Respect to the Higgs