Behold! A spektakular soireé of degeneracy and bloodlust! 

SHOT BY BOTH SIDES – THURSDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2008

LIVE: THE LEA SHORES + THE TAMBORINES + AN EXPERIMENT ON A BIRD IN THE AIR PUMP
Plus special guest DJ set from Hatcham Social

Amersham Arms, 388 New Cross Road, London, SE14 6TY (020 8469 1499)

8pm-1am. £4 (£3 NUS/Advance)

Tube/BR: New Cross / New Cross Gate

Advance tickets from www.wegottickets.com/event/39852

www.myspace.com/shotbybothsidesclub

www.amersham-arms.co.uk

'Essentially an evil indie disco....a darn sight darker than most' - The Guardian Guide

----------------------------------------------------------

Shot By Both Sides – London's premier purveyors of arcane, outlandish and fantastical musical delights - launch another sordid soireé, on Thursday December 18th. This continues their residency at the Amersham Arms in New Cross' warped wonderland - their Christmas Spektakular, if you will.

Expect a thrilling soundtrack of wonky psych, gritty '60s garage, gnarled folk, girl groups, rockabilly, C86 indie and Northern Soul, poetry, stories, SECTION FIVE magazine handout, cakes, humanoid monstrosities, literature/tape exchange, some peculiar visual treats, a few out-of-the-hat surprises and some sensational live sets from…

--------------------------------------------------------------

THE LEA SHORES

After touring with everyone from Kasabian to the Brian Jonestown Massacre, Peckham’s finest grace Shot By Both Sides with a (almost) homecoming. This is a gargantuan psychedelic masterclass that is both shamanic and hallucinatory. Their colossal walls-of-sound with string-laden, pastoral, almost druidic folk undertones will be the sound of 2009; prepare for their forthcoming Ben Hillier-produced LP.

“Blissed-out psychedelia with festival-friendly anthems” - NME
“…Evokes faraway ethereal places with sweeping soundscapes created by guitars and violins, which are topped-off with the dreamiest of vocal harmonies. Go check them out – this band collects fans wherever they go” – Clash
“The Lea Shores are my favourite new band…the music is psychedelic and layered…distorted guitars and harmonies but underneath it’s almost folk music. They should be big…they’re already fucking epic!” – Andy Bell (Oasis/Ride)

www.myspace.com/theleashores

--------------------------------------------------------------
THE TAMBORINES

Black-clad Brazilian trio unearth some tremendously tripped-out noise. Sitting somewhere between The Velvets, The Byrds and Ride, their fusion of strung-out 60’s acid-fried sounds with Paisley underground leanings is a heady voyage. Take a step into the ether and watch your mind expand!

“The Beatles, MC5, Spiritualized, Primal Scream….this anthemic indie-rocker is up there with the best of them. Sounds like The Byrds on some very bad acid. Amazing” – NME
“A sound that no other bands are replicating at the moment” – Is This Music
“Not only is this a grower, but the psychedelic overtones will make this a firm favourite before the second listen is over” – New Noise
“Impressively Mancunian-sounding shoe gazing with a modern spin” – Subba-Cultcha

www.myspace.com/thetamborines