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Damnably October Newsletter
Hello! I hope you are all enjoying the delicate hues of Autumn. If not don't worry, we bring you some great news to keep your ears warm at least!
The World International John Peel Day we organised for October 10th was an amazing success! 14 Promoters/DJs hosted 23 acts of a variety of genres; some being John Peel favourites, and others being the sort of new and challenging acts you'd have expected him to like. Over 500 people attended and as well as covering all the acts costs we also raised £1900 for the The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), an umbrella organisation for 13 humanitarian aid agencies including Oxfam, Actionaid and Save the Children. The donation will help people affected by 3 natural disasters in East Asia right now and hopefully the money we all raised will help some of those people. 2 lucky gents won bumper raffle prizes (donated by all the acts) and David Gedge and Darren Heyman both did stirling jobs as our celebrity guest DJs! Bands made new fans, promoters got to know each other and check out new acts and there was a good bit of comedy banter and even some smooching going on plus a great selection of ages and musical genres represented. Thanks to all that were involved or came along. We can't wait to do the same sort of united front mega gig next year!
The next gig we have is this Thursday and it features three of the most moody and hallowesque UK acts we could find and one from Holland with a suitably macabre name! 
We Vs Death (BEEP! BEEP! BACK UP THE TRUCK)
Formed in Utrecht Netherlands in 2000, the 5 piece originally called themselves Dylman's Disco Method, but they quickly dropped this for We vs. Death when they discovered their talent for an intense and majestic form of post rock. Now, as the band release their second album A Black House, A Coloured Home, they have even stuck on a bit of singing! What will the post-rock scene make of it! Glorious!
“like a ghost story with a happy ending” Decoy Music
smallgang (Hooked Up)
North London art rockers have just finished their debut album ‘Labours’. The band are made up of half Japanese rock siblings Simon and Toshi, and married rhythm section Ruth and Matt. As you would expect from such close relationships, the band are tight and seem like almost one hive-minded on stage . They mine a smooth baritone voiced Smog-meets-Dinosaur Jr via the Go-Betweens distorto-pop sound and are set to break into your hearts this year and steal important bits.
"Smallgang have pop sensibilities with a forlorn twist. If you're a regular All Tomorrows Parties punter then this slice of melancholy pop is for you" Artrocker
“... odd mash up of Pavement, Kings Of Leon and Smog esque vocals. Sounds crazy but it does work.” Norman Records
Head Of Programmes
...is essentially the alias of James MacGregor, a singer/songwriter based in South West England, who writes simple songs that wander the same paths of love, joy and failure profered by Smog or Sun Kill Moon, producing a beautiful sad alt-country meets indie rock sound. He has played shows with Mount Eerie/The Microphones, The Low Lows and Alisdair Roberts amongst others. Head Of Programmes debut release, The Magnetic South was released in Dec 2008 on FoundObjective.
"Magnificent...a timeless melancholy masterpiece" The Fly
"This band oozes the kind of stark, understated melancholy that the likes of Leonard Cohen, Smog and Red House Painters have turned into an art-form" 24/7 Magazine
"Better than Bon Iver" Tasty Fanzine
Mordros
North London’s Sonic Youth-meets-Swirlies via Robert Wyatt. Ultra arty, no-waver, postslacker, Anglo/Swede boy-girl-boy-girl four piece. Beautiful music made by members of XFM/Radio One favorites Fantaplastic.
Plus! DJ Set (DJ Set-also known as DJ 'the second best DJ in Glasgow') playing wonderful new and old groundbreaking music and no doubt some built to spill and bill callahan!
Damnably Radio
Listen to the latest Damnably Net-Radio Podcast show @ www.damnably.com where you can also stream or download almost perfect live recordings of our recent Julie Doiron/Construction&Destruction/Lazarus Clamp/Former Utopia gig at The Luminaire. Look out for the video of this coming soon!
We have a few more gigs to announce soon, but in the meantime please check out this link from our friends 'The PRS Foundation' who want you to help them select an act they will fund to make 'new music'. They also offer funding to bands and promoters such as our good selves and Eat Your Own Ears. Check it out that their website here
http://www.prsfoundation.co.uk/funding/index.htm
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