Hello and welcome to a wonderful November,
Enjoy the run up to the party season with some truly incredible gigs from John Smith’s intimate show to Katy Carr’s spectacular album launch. Comedy has hit it’s stride with the return of the Ladygarden residency who are bringing the best of ....Edinburgh.... with them as well as the launch of Goodbye Old Hat and the continuing chaos of The Story Pirates. It’s ....New York.... month for The Wilmington Film Club to be enjoyed with a Sunday lunch for free!
We have launched our sexy new website so do have a peek – www.thewilmingtonarms.co.uk
And well done to Mark who has won a bottle of bubbly and free entry for him and a friend to a gig of his choice just for signing up to the mailing list!
Much Love
The Wilmo x
Sun 1st
THE ..WILMINGTON.. FILM CLUB – Manhatten @ 7pm + ....Madagascar.... @ 2pm. FREE!
Mon 2nd
MONDAY MONDAY - Emma Scarr + Chris Sarjeant + Floor spots. 7.45pm. £7.
Chris Sarjeant has been recently described as,"….a very major addition to the British Folk Scene…” by BBC Folk-musician of the year Tom McConville who added that his guitar work is “…impeccable…” and that he possesses, “….one of the best voices ever!”
Tues 3rd
LADYGARDEN PRESENT – Idiots of Ants + Frisky and Mannish + Anna & Katy + The Four Gallants + Daniel Rigby. 7.30pm. £5.
ABOUT ..LADY.. ..GARDEN.., THE HOSTS FOR YOUR EVENING...LOL ....MANCHESTER.... COMEDY BEST NEW ACT WINNER 2009!
The Guardian Best Sketch in Edinburgh 2009!
‘Six very fine comic actresses’ THE SCOTSMAN
'One of the funniest, clever & sexy new sketch groups around.' TIME OUT
Wed 4th
KICK THE PLUG – Broadcast 2000 + Stars of Sunday League + Soy un Caballo. 7.30pm. £5/£4 in advance http://www.wegottickets.com/event/61914
“It's taken months of contractual wrangling to put this monumental line-up together but we're pretty sure the paperwork is water-tight and the night is going to go off.
Headlining and in one of those slots that you know they'll be way too big to fill in a couple of months is Broadcast 2000. They've been generating buzz and chatter and swooning over the last year and we will see more of the same on November 4th.”
Thurs 5th
DUEL IN THE DEEP PRESENTS: 3 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER - Uncle Pedro + In Case of Moon + Disaster + So Money + Eyes of The Owl. 8.00pm. £4.
“This is a special night, dedicated to the perfect Rock sound of the three-piece. We start with the bass-laden doom of Eyes of the Owl, through the minimalist songs of horror and humilaition produced by So Money, to the complex structures of In Case of Moon Disaster and finish with the all-out rock completeness of Uncle Pedro.”
Fri 6th
CLUB FANDANGO – Rescue Cat + The Blank Tapes + Broadcast Society + Your New Antique. 8.00pm. £6/£5 with flyer. “RESCUE CAT was found wondering around the woods of ..North London.. in late 2006 looking for a home. A nice couple took him in and gave him a chair in the spare room. This spare room had an old synth, a drum machine and a computer in it. Soon Rescue Cat had put a few demos up on MySpace and immediately grabbed the attention of a manager and a music lawyer.”
Sat 7th
FIX THE RIFT - Healer/Monster + World Before Wireless + Magnets. 8.00pm. £6.
“A band that really packs a punch, but brute force isn’t Healer/Monsters sole selling point. Vocal melodies that recall Bends – era Radiohead and subtle flourishes of ambient production add a 9th dimension to their sound. Decent, decadent and slightly deranged”. Ric Rawlins, Artrocker
Sun 8th
THE ..WILMINGTON.. FILM CLUB – Escape From ....New York.... @ 7pm + Chitty Chitty Bang Bang @ 2pm. FREE!
Mon 9th
ELECTROACOUSTIC CLUB PRESENTS - Dan Mangan + Stanley + Suzy Almond. 7.45pm. £5 door/advance: www.wegottickets.com/event/61413
..Vancouver..'s Dan Mangan returns to the ..UK.. after touring as support for The Broken Family Band and silencing a capacity crowd at ..Brighton..'s Great Escape Festival earlier this year. His debut ....UK.... single 'Robots' is released on November 16th. Last month, Mangan took home the XM Verge Music Award for “Artist Of The Year” (a bit like ....Canada....'s Radio 1 awarding the Mercury Prize but voted for by the public) and the $25,000 cheque that goes with it.
"This folk singer may only be 23, but he sings with the soul of Woody Guthrie - if Woody Guthrie had listened to Godspeed (You Black Emperor)" - NME
Tues 10th
THE STORY PIRATES STORY CLUB - The Four Gallants Special (**new improvised comedy** based on Shelley's 19th Century visits to Byron at ..Lake Geneva..). 8.00pm. £5 (2-FOR-1 available from wegottickets.com)
Held together by their unique style of improvised stories, The Story Pirates present their favourite storytellers. Expect anything from musicians, to stand-ups to anyone with a good story.
Wed 11th
MUSIC MUST CHANGE - Rocket number 9 + Pop Martyr + Aristocrats + guests. 7.45pm. £6 or £4 w/flyer.
Free shot of JD on the door to the first 20 people! PLUS the event is being filmed LIVE and streamed thru Tourdates.co.uk !
Thurs 12th
GOONITE – The Real Sound + All in the Golden Afternoon + Trimdon grange + Ulrich Schnauss (DJ set). 8.00pm. Buy tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/62158
THE REAL SOUND
This ....London.... band can certainly be described as "a wall of sound". Expect loud & razor sharp guitars. For fans of Jesus And Mary Chain, Amusement Parks On Fire and Primal Scream.
http://www.myspace.com/theinfrasound
Fri 13th
POP NOODLE PRESENTS – It a Trap + Headliner & more TBC. 8.00pm. £6.00, £5.00 with flyer.
Sat 14th
MUSIC MUST CHANGE - Hot Silk Pockets + The Cellophane Flowers + Joe McAdam [ex New York Fund, now solo.] 7.45pm. £6 or £4 w/flyer.
Free shot of JD on the door to the first 20 people! PLUS the event is being filmed LIVE and streamed thru Tourdates.co.uk !
Sun 15th
THE ....WILMINGTON.... FILM CLUB – Do The Right Thing @ 7pm + Monster Inc @ 2pm. FREE!
Mon 16th
GOODBYE OLD HAT LAUNCH – Tom Allen + Toulson & Harvey + Carly Smallman + Gareth Morinan + Sanderson Jones + ..Albion.. Gray + Daniel Smith + MC Charlie Partridge. 8.00pm. £3
The Opportunists bring you a new night for new material, new acts and NOVEL, NEW-FANGLED, ORIGINAL, INNOVATIVE, FRESH, UP-TO-THE-MINUTE, NO THE VERY SECOND, MODERN, CONTEMPORARY comedy.
A night of experimentation, collaboration and god dammit that was fucking brilliant, why didn’t I think of that? No more Edinburgh 2009 or 2008 for that matter. An open stage waiting for developing new ideas, new writing and new characters.
A whole host of brilliant new acts to keep everyone on their toes. Hungry, ambitious little rascals who will admire you, learn from you and plot your comedic downfall in one fell swoop. Watch them because they are most certainly watching you…
Tues 17th
BRIGHT CLUB - Kent Valentine + Strawberry & Cream + Lucie Green + Martin Austwick + Emily Cook + Sheila Kanani. 8.00pm. £5.
Bright Club returns, this month dissecting the subject of light. Kent Valentine, writer of 'A Fistful of Rainbows' comperes, with demos from four science experts and music from all-girl, all-bass duo Strawberry & Cream. Bright Club's winter season is supported by the Science and Technology Facilities Council.
Wed 18th
CLUB COQUETTE - Katy Carr Album Launch + special guests + tap dancers + 1940s DJs and dancing. 8.00pm. £7/£5 guest list.
‘Definitely one for the Mercury Prize Jury to consider’ The Times
‘Resonant, if slightly mad, debut by alt - folk star in waiting’ Q ****
‘Second album from English dance-folk prodigy. ’ Uncut ***
‘The DIY ethos of punk is back. Singer-songwriter Katy Carr shun’s the major labels to make music on her own terms . ’ The Friday Review - Feature on Katy Carr in The Independent
http://www.myspace.com/katycarrmusic
Thurs 19th
PULL UP THE ROOTS PRESENTS – John Smith + Dan Mangan. 7.45pm. £10 advance:
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/62118
"An object lesson in how taste and imagination always outweigh mere musical virtuosity...unexpected and daring" - The Sunday Times
"John Smith continually swoons audiences with his own strain of nu-folk. It is only a matter of time before he is enormous." - NME
"He possesses a common name but a rare talent" - The Independent
"Spellbinding" - Time Out
http://www.johnsmithjohnsmith.com/
Fri 20th
CHAMPIONS OF THE EMPIRE - Headspace + Colossus + the Velcros + Buried in ....Mexico.... + Craig Ingram. 7.30pm. £5/£3 members - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=52122316630
HEADSPACE
The Headspace recipe is a mixture of energetic youthful confidence, with a touch of cynical rebellion and a real sense of Ross Towner’s tongue in cheek humour, all held together by Diddy Page’s driving riffs. Headspace are sharp, and getting sharper all the time. No Question.
www.myspace.com/headspacerocks
Sat 21st
KING MONKEY PROMOTIONS PRESENT - The Franklys + The Shills + Beau and the Arrows. 8.00pm. £5.
Sun 22nd
THE ....WILMINGTON.... FILM CLUB – Breakfast at Tiffany’s @ 7pm + My Fair Lady @ 2pm. FREE!
Tues 24th
THE STORY PIRATES STORY CLUB - James Acaster, Nishant Kumar, Dave Gibson. 8.00pm. £5 (2-FOR-1 available from wegottickets.com)
Held together by their unique style of improvised stories, The Story Pirates present their favourite storytellers. Expect anything from musicians, to stand-ups to anyone with a good story.
Wed 25th
SCENE NOT HERD - Le Tetsuo Single Launch Party + IMP + Special Guests. 8.00pm. £4.
Le Tetsuo make noisy music that's based around Le Tigre-like screams and jutty guitar riffs that turn pretty vicious for a band from ....Norwich.....
Thurs 26th
GOONITE – The Depreciation Guild + The ....Domino.. ..State.... + A Classic Education + Electric Assembly. 8.00pm. Buy Tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/57584
THE DEPRECIATION GUILD (....New York City.., ..USA....)
They are half of the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart and they are amazing! Brooklyn-based 3-piece The Depreciation Guild have been making underground waves to match those created by their fuzzed-out, reverb-drenched melodies. Artfully combining progressive and retro chic, the trio draws influence from shoegaze guitar walls, dreampop highs, and the rigidity of electronic rhythms, while creating a sound that is a bit different from both, dreamily reinventing their musical heritage.
Watch the video of their last single "Dream About Me" here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK2ORhO9ZLI&feature=related
Fri 27th
MUSIC MUST CHANGE - Tall Stories + Moses and The Black Cats + Dumbfound + guests. 7.45pm. £6 or £4 w/flyer.
Free shot of JD on the door to the first 20 people! PLUS the event is being filmed LIVE and streamed thru Tourdates.co.uk !
Sun 29th
THE ....WILMINGTON.... FILM CLUB – Taxi Driver @ 7pm + The Wizard of Oz @ 2pm. FREE!
Mon 30th
LADYGARDEN PRESENT – Andrea Donovan + 2 Episodes of Mash + Will Andrews + Cardinal Burns + Nick Mohammed. 7.30pm. £5.
“Nick recently performed as part of the lead ensemble cast in BBC comedies REGGIE PERRIN and HORNE & CORDEN. His debut BBC Radio Four series QUARTERS, aired early this year to rave reviews and has just been re-commissioned for a second series.”