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Aug 15 2008    8:00P Barley Mow,       Shepperton, Grapevine Blues Band

Aug 19 2008    7:30P Boileroom,     Guildford    The Getaway Team with Nick Harrison & 10p Short

Aug 23 2008    8:00P Pyrford & District Social Club, Pyrford, Woking  Floyd Effect - Tribute Band

Aug 23 2008      6:00P Reading Festival (Republic stage @ 7:30 pm)     You Me At Six

Aug 23 2008      8:00P The Half Moon     Putney, Marner Brown

Aug 24 2008      8:00P The Boileroom     Guildford, Fin Raziel

Aug 24 2008      8:00P The Boileroom Guildford Overthrow with Diversion Fest &
8 Fold, The Getaway Team, Thom Stone + more

Aug 24 2008      8:30P The Red Lion     Isleworth, East of Ealing

Aug 24 2008    8:00P Hare Hill Social Club, Addlestone, Surrey, Jackie Lynton Band

Aug 24 2008    8:00P The Phoenix Staines, Bloodloss + Mother Hydra

Aug 28 2008      8:00P The Peel     Kingston, Tricore

Aug 29 2008      8:00P Baroosh     Staines, Beat Six

Aug 30 2008    8:00P The Silver Birch, Birch Hill, Bracknell, The Nashville Teens



Sept Gigs

Sep 03 2008      8:00P The Face-Bar     Reading        Forever Wednesday

Sep 05 2008      7:00P Rush Festival 2008         The Kenelis

Sep 05 2008      8:00P Rush Festival / Aldershot     Loaded Dice

Sep 05 2008    7:30P The Peel, Kingston        Gallows Humour with Vacant State

Sep 06 2008     8:00P Rush Festival / Aldershot     Loaded Dice

Sep 07 2008     8:00P Rush Festival / Aldershot     Loaded Dice

Sep 07 2008    7:30P The Phoenix, Staines        Instill, Kingskin, Kill the Baddies

Sep 08 2008      8:00P Platform 9 Guildford        Luna Rai

Sep 06 2008      9:00P The Red Lion     Egham          Foulplay

Sep 11 2008     8:00P Remix Bar     Woking        Luna Rai

Sep 11 2008     8:00P The Hobgoblin Staines        Bloodloss

Sep 12 2008    7:30P The Peel, Kingston         Witchdoktors+The Aeroplane Blondes+Support

Sep 13 2008     8:00P The Peel Kingston         Kingskin + Virginia Slint    

Sep 18 2008      8:00P The Hobgoblin     Staines        Purge

Sep 20 2008      7:30P West End Centre, Aldershot     The Toniks

sep 20 2008    7:30P The Peel, Kingston        The Divebomb Revolution + Great Western Pilots

Sep 25 2008     7:30P The Fighting Cocks Kingston    Purge

Sep 25 2008      8:00P The Hobgoblin     Staines        Comanche Cipher

Sep 26 2008      8:00P The Maltings     Farnham        Forever Wednesday

Sep 27 2008      9:00P The Jolly Farmer     Staines,     Foulplay

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Oct 02 2008     8:00P Filthy McNasty’s     Twickenham      Kingskin

Oct 04 2008      9:00P Ye Olde Swan     Burnham         Foulplay

Oct 23 2008     8:00P Filthys        Twickenham     Virginia Slint featuring Dolls Of Sin + Support

Oct 22 2008     8:00P Bar Four         Reading      The Toniks

Oct 30 2008      8:00P The Boileroom     Guildford     Cats, cats and cats

Oct 30 2008     8:00P The Hobgoblin     Staines         Purge (w/ Los)


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SWEET MELINDA

Based around fairly straightforward guitar playing, often influenced by the style of 1970s British and American rock, Sweet Melinda’s songs are often “life-affirming” with a sense of humour. Folksy chords and eastern-flavoured guitar riffs invoke a memory of Kinks circa 1965. The band cites Lee Perry as a major influence: Perry was one of the producers whose mixing board experiments lead to the ‘dub’ sound. The ‘dub’ infusion is clear in Sweet Melinda’s percussive style that is reminiscent of Traffic with bold low-pitched bass guitar drawing attention to the shape and depth of the space between sounds as well as to the sounds themselves.

The band say they got their name from a Bob Dylan song* [Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues- 1965] that goes:

sweet melinda- Goddess of Gloom
and, like Dylan, they aspire to write true stories partly autobiographical and partly observational.

Kris Hutton (Guitar/ Vocals) - Adam Jervis (Guitar/ Vocals) - Matt Altria (Bass Guitar) - Brad Glennon ( Drums) are local lads but have already gathered a reasonable following around Greater London and have enjoyed playing at important venues such as- The Peel (Kingston), The Half-Moon (Putney) and The Bull and Gate (Kentish Town) as well as Guilfest.

Their sounds are less jangly than most indie pop bands- more introverted and more moody (as you would expect from Dylan adherents) but they still demonstrate a significant punk rock influence ( think ‘The Ramones’) with catchy pop melodies in their songs and a swagger almost Buzzcocks in style and attitude.

Their recent gig at The Hob (Staines) was polished, professional and (almost) intellectual. The tiny crowd (well, it was a Sunday night and the World Cup rugby was on) included young and old, men and women. The band shows lots of class and a generous and heartfelt desire to ‘tell it like it is’.

They may even leave you howling at the moon...

You can download the Sweet Melinda tracks

1. Hotel Room
2. Work
3. Love & Sex
4. VIP
5. Work (Bombay Dub)

from xfm upload at:

http://www.xfmuploaded.co.uk/sweetmelinda/ 

Sweet Melinda Live

* They may have equally have been inspired by ...

“ Except for you, sweet Melinda, my wife
I been ridin’ on empty
Most all of my life”

John Denver- Sweet Melinda

Or:-


“Sweet Melinda
You turn my heart to a cinder
The way you do them things that you do”

Sweet Melinda- Bruce Springsteen

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WHO ARE SUZERAIN?

Suzerain

Suzerain are:

    Tom Pether Vox
    Richard Summers Guitar
    Mike Smith Bass
    Matt Constantine Keys/Cello
    Ben Howe Drums/percussion

Formed in Early 05 through a shared love of pop, rock, electro and sheer melody that brought them notoriety with all who saw their earliest of gigs.

The Suzerain Sound is a result of many different influences (My Chemical Romance, Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, The Cure,) drawing on the music, art, ideas and principle of all that has come before and setting new standards for the future. The shimmer of glam, the pulse of dance, the longing and ache of the great composers, the urgency and relentlessness of punk and the pristine satisfaction of finely crafted pop… no musical or artistic rock is left unturned.

Suzerain set their standards very high. They demand that their music is at once instantly infectious and accessible, but that also demands closer inspection, and ultimately your complete devotion.

Suzerain- indy Award Winners

As a live band Suzerain are hard to beat. Having blasted through the majority of the London circuit Suzerain have earned themselves a fearsome live reputation, and are a band to be noted. Their incendiary performances at London’s top venues and a heart stopping set at the O2 Wireless festival in 06 are a testament to these high standards and lofty ambitions.

More than anything Suzerain give their all to everything they do. The gigs incite their fans to dance and chant their name long after they have left the stage, the music leaves no-one in any doubt they about their skill, passion and ability to write amazing tunes. Everybody’s foot taps and all heads turn.

Suzerain- Indy Winners

[From  http://www.suzerainmusic.com/]

















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