Mike's Place Benefit Concert - London, U.K.
Date: Saturday, June 28th 2003 (as New York and Tel Aviv)Time: 8pm - 1am
Venue: The Spitz Club, 109 Commercial St., Old Spitalfields Market,
London E1 6BG
FEATURING:
Blues Train (Israel)
Manchester born Mike Pery, the lead singer of Jerusalem's legendary blues bands, "Blues Train", will be flying in from Israel for the gig. Like so many bands in J'town, Blues Train was born out of The Mikes Place jam sessions and despite charted success following the release of their self-titled first album, Blues Train remain true to their roots as regular guests on The Mikes Place music scene.
Pery will be performing with a stripped down version of the original band with Gadi Sheinfeld on drums and Andrei Goldenthal on bass. With the release of their second album next month, Pery's eclectic mix of delta blues, soul and Jewish gospel influences, are set to exceed past successes.
Blues Train are close friends of those who lost their lives in the homicide bombing and remain a regular act on the stage at Mikes Place in both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Mike Pery (vocals / guitar), Andrei Goldenthal (bass), Gadi Sheinfeld (drums)
The Maxtones
www.glasswerk.co.ukBased on Merseyside, the Maxtones are a six-piece band drawing on an eclectic range of musical influences.
Solely original material combines funk with rock in a style, which has made them one of the most exciting new bands in Liverpool and earned them a place on the Chromium Records label.
They have played a host of Liverpool's finest venues and have headlined at Manchester's Night and Day Cafe and Birmingham's Hard Rock Cafe.
The Maxtones' quality lies in their diversity and originality.
Helen Greenham (lead vocals / violin), Rob Charmers (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Jo Robotham (Flute, keyboards, vocals), Jon Byrne (drums), Rich Hurst. (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Mark Jackson (bass / vocals)
Firefly
www.fireflymusic.comFirefly was formed in June 2000 and recorded their first demo a week later. A month later they took the Kashmir Club by storm and have not looked back. Firefly takes acoustic rock to a new level, with three part harmonies and incredible melodies. This five piece from London is promising to achieve great things with their soaring music and echoes of past, present and future sounds.
Karl O'Keeffe (bass / vocals), Adam Harris (lead vocals / guitar); Richard Albert (Keyboards / vocals), Jake Shapiro (drums), Brett Lemmon (lead guitar / vocals)
Natureboy - unplugged
www.natureboy.uk.comNatureboy is Dave Noble, a multi-instrumentalist who on his debut album Whoever You May Be, sings and plays guitar, keyboards and a variety of other instruments to create a lush, panoramic soundtrack with a mixture of moving instrumental pieces and heartfelt songs.
The live act is a seven-piece band featuring the stunning vocals of Alice Russell (Quantic/Bah Samba) and the impressive horn section of Quentin Collins and Trevor Mires. They have debuted live to enthusiastic crowds at Cargo, The Garage, The Spitz and The Jazz Caf?.
The track Lessons in Love was recently released on the Jazz FM late Lounge compilation Boudoir Beats and The Big Chill Loves You compilation. The track Sweet Is The Air is also soon to be released by the Tru-Thoughts label for the Alice Russell album, Under the Munka Moon.
"Natureboy, aka Dave Noble has created a labour of love here, with an impressive array of musicians, who he lets stamp their mark on his tight arrangements and lush tunes, straddling torch songs, jazz, folk 70's pop." Pete Lawrence, The Big Chill
"…fans of everyone from Air to 4 Hero to John Martyn will find something here to love…" Peter Marsh BBC2, Jazz Review
Dave Noble (vocals/guitar), Paul Noble (keyboard), Daliah Sherrington (vocals), Mark Greenfield (percussion)
Pylon
www.pylonline.co.ukPylon is a band from the city of Wakefield, England. Formed in the summer of 1998 they have established themselves at the core of a new wave of UK underground guitar bands.
With two well received e.p's and a UK and European Tour under their belt Pylon seem to be moving from strength to strength and have been widely tipped to emerge as one of the UK's latest, brightest hopes on the British pop/rock scene.
At times the melodies and words in Pylon's work to date evoke a sense of melancholy yet the music is intense, loud, yet melodic enough to uncover all the pop sensibilities from within the bands sound.
It's hard to compare Pylon with any other band but if you imagine the guitar dynamics of Radiohead at their rockiest, the lush vocal harmonies of The Posies, backed up by a hard, tight rhythm section. Then add an extra layer of Rhodes piano and a hint of northern charm and play the whole thing LOUD…!
Here is a band many consider to be ahead of their time, an epic assault for all the senses, and perhaps the best kept secret of the UK underground.
Chris Charlton (guitar / vocals), Joe Maples (guitar, vocals), Chris Bonner (bass / vocals), Paul Denny (drums), Rob Taylor (Rhodes piano)
Electric Experience
www.electricexperience.comThis is some of the best ‘White Man’ blues I’ve heard in a very long time…this is the real deal. Heartfelt singing; as for the guitar playing, you can hear the tears falling off the guitar strings…After Skeleton Crew, the Electric Experience is the best UK blues band I’ve heard in the last ten years.”
Dave Green - (Back Street Heroes)
"A thundering raw talent" - Pat Marsh - (Radio 1)
"Excellent Lead Guitarist" - Time Out
"Abundance of instrumental talent" - Blueprint
Pete Orr (Lead guitar, lead vocals), Andy Tolman (Bass), Dave Innes (Drums)
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