KENT & E. SUSSEX GIG GUIDE
Gig Listings and News - NOISE LIMITERS Urgent
Petition
Sunday 25 January 2009
Alexandra Hotel (43 Railway Street Chatham Kent Me4
4RJ 01634 830545) Nether World Rock (Paul Bad 2 the
Bone) 5-7pm
Duke Of Edinburgh (1 Heath
Road Barming Maidstone Kent Me16 9lq 01622 727122) Protect The
Beat Jazz / Funk Experts - All Star Line Up 8pm
Free
Gardeners Arms (2 Forge Lane Higham Nr
Rochester Kent Me3 7as 01474 823901) Jamming Session
All Musicians Welcome 5.30pm Free
Louis
Armstrong (Maison Dieu Road Dover Kent Ct16 1ra 01304 204759)
Tishamingo Jazz .
The
Downtown Diner (Park Street Ashford Kent Tn24 8ls 07734 098605)
Under The Thumb support from Watch This Space and The
Flack & Hibiscus Launch Party for the album 'Multicoloured
Elephants' 7.45 to 10.30pm £5 14 years plus
The
Flower Pot (96 Sandling Rd Maidstone Kent Me14 2rj 01622 757705)
Mat Brooks 3-6pm
Monday 26 January 2009
Grey Lady Music Lounge (70-72 The Pantiles Tunbridge
Wells Kent Tn2 5tw 01892 544700) Singers 'Open Mic' Night
- Host Sue Rivers & Jim Treweek on Piano Doors 8pm
£5
Maverick _at_ Zebra Bar (15-17 King Street
Maidstone Kent Me14 1ba 01622 744481) The Wilders - 4
Piece Honky Tonk Country Kansas City + Ahab Alt Country Duo Door
6pm Act 7.45pm £12 £10
Walnut Tree P.H. (234
Tonbridge Rd Maidstone Kent Me16 8sr 01622 727260) Jumbo Gumbo
.
Tuesday 27 January 2009
New Inn (2 Harnet Street Sandwich Kent Ct13 9es 01304
612335) Live Music .
Roffen
Suite (New Road Rochester Kent Me1 1dy 07785 307388) Bottleneck
Blues Club Present Guy Tortora Band - Latest Album
'Living On Credit' Blues 8pm
The Flower
Pot (96 Sandling Rd Maidstone Kent Me14 2rj 01622 757705)
Electro Acoustic Jam Night - Country & Blues Soul
& Folk Just bring your own instruments From 8pm
Wednesday 28 January 2009
Louis Armstrong (Maison Dieu Road Dover Kent Ct16 1ra
01304 204759) Limehouse Jazz Band Jazz
.
Sounds _at_ Zebra Bar (15-17 King Street
Maidstone Kent Me14 1ba 07734 098605) Shotgun Monkey +
support from Storm Engine + Give Get Given + Sapphire Burning
7.30 - 10.45pm £5
Thursday 29 January 2009
Layzells Tavern (The Broadway Minster Isle Of Sheppey
Kent Me12 2df -) Kingskin Quality Funge Trev's birthday
New Inn (2 Harnet Street Sandwich
Kent Ct13 9es 01304 612335) Live Music
.
The Butt Of Sherry (132
High St Hythe Kent Ct21 5ld 01303 266112) Jack Pound Open
Stage .
Walnut Tree (Forge Lane East
Farleigh Kent Me15 Ohj 01622 726368) Hoochie Koochie Men
.
Walnut Tree P.H. (234
Tonbridge Rd Maidstone Kent Me16 8sr 01622 727260)
Stand-Up Adult Comedy With Guest .
Friday 30 January 2009
Beacon Court (Canterbury St Gillingham Kent Me7 5tp
01634 853186) Medway Mag Event - Stalking Mary
Free
Britannia (Fort Hill Margate
Kent Ct9 1hh 01843 223269) Crazy Train
.
Cock Horse Inn (39 The Street
Detling Kent Me14 3jt 01622 737092) Acropolis
East Kent P.H. (72 Oxford Street
Whistable Kent Ct5 1da 01227 272018) Black Star
.
Louis Armstrong (Maison
Dieu Road Dover Kent Ct16 1ra 01304 204759) Led Gremlin
.
Lower Bell (201 Old Chatham Road
Aylesford Kent Me20 7ef 01634 861127) The Ronnies
The Grey Lady Music Lounge (70-72
The Pantiles Tunbridge Wells Kent Tn2 5tw 01892 544700) Out Of The
Blue Local Jazz Writer & Band Ray Guntrip
Saturday 31 January 2009
Britannia (Fort Hill Margate Kent Ct9 1hh 01843
223269) 55% Banana .
Duke Of
Edinburgh (1 Heath Road Barming Maidstone Kent Me16 9lq 01622
727122) Leigh Highwood Rock & Blues
Lower Bell (201 Old Chatham Road
Aylesford Kent Me20 7ef 01634 861127) Ben Jones & The
Lovedays
Ocean Inn (2 High St
Dymchurch Kent Tn29 0ng 01303 872152) Fusion Soft Rock &
Classic Pop Band .
The Grey Lady Music
Lounge (70-72 The Pantiles Tunbridge Wells Kent Tn2 5tw 01892
544700) Sarah Ward Funky Diva
The Three Horseshoes (Staple Street
Hernhill Nr. Faversham Kent ME13 9UA 01227 750842) Robin
& Russ 8.30pm
Kentgigs Local Band Show 7-9pm Thursdays In January
NOISE LIMITERS - Urgent
Petition
It has been brought to our attention that new noise
ligislation is about to be introduced, that is likely to dramatically
impact live music in the UK. Noise limiters have been around for many
years. In all cases except acoustic music this has resulted in the
cessation or severe restriction of live music.
As an example -
The sound pressure at a Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra concert can be more than some rock bands and is enough to turn
the electricity off. How are their electronic devices going to cope. By
cheating like everyone else? The regulation of these limiters will come
under the control of local councils who are stretched enough trying to
manage the governments draconian laws brought into place to destroy the
pub and leisure industry.
Enough is enough.
There are
enough musicians and music lovers to remove this government from their
power. Pity we can't do it by clapping loud enough to cut them off.
www.kentgigs.com
Please sign the petition!
The
government wish to consider it a legal requirement in the new tax year to
introduce laws insisting anyone applying or re-applying for an
entertainment license must have a noise control device fitted to the
venue. This will be the final NAIL for ALL entertainment in the UK as the
level at which these devices CUT you off is dreadfully low and damaging to
musicians equipment.
PLEASE DO NOT INTRODUCE THIS LAW, WE LOVE
LIVE MUSIC!
PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION HERE:
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/NoNoiseControl/
Musicians Wanted and Available
at Kent Musicians
Web
History of Kent Bands
at Kent MusicBiz
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This weeks releases on
Red Admiral Records
David Hay
CD
EP Rumour
Blues Rock / R&B
Red Admiral
Records - REDAD CDE560
9th January 2009
Davids first pro. gigs were on American bases in
Germany in 1974 - 1978 where he became resident until 1980 when he
joined the band backing a German Country and Western star (Gunther
Gabriel). David returned to England in 1983 and joined top function
band (The Dark Blues) playing upmarket parties, balls and galas.The
highlight of this period was Princes Charles' 40th birthday party at
Buckingham Palace. Phil Collins played during the break!.
In 1996
his first UK album Wintersun featured his own songs. In 1997 David
formed party band called The Executives, playing great events
including a multimillionaire's wedding at the Hotel de Paris on
Casino Square in Monaco. 1990 saw the creation of small blues unit
called Duck Soup fronted by David and Nigel Bagge. The band has had
various bassists and drummers but Nigel and David are the core
Musicians.
David has recorded and played with some big names in
R&B jazz and blues: Graham Walker (drums, Gary Moore ); Derek
Nash (tenor and alto, Jools Holland Band); Gary Sanctuary (too many
to name) Gary Plumley (tenor sax, Swing out Sister, Snowboy).
Winston Rollin (trombone) and Jon Scott (trumpet) who also play with
Jools Holland. James Walbourne (lap stee) plays with Bap Kennedy.
Nigel Bagge and David perform regularlyin small pubs and clubs as
Duck Soup. David and Derek Nash also work together in their function
Band The Executives David's Website
Mick Morris
CD Album:
Reflections
Guitar Instrumental - diverse
genres
Red Admiral Records - REDAD CDA559
9th January 2009
As an accompanist or band member, Mick has worked with
artists as diverse as Roy Castle and Eric Clapton and as a sideman
with luminaries from the jazz world including Tony Coe, Pat Halcox
and Joe Harriot. In the early 60's he was lead guitarist with the
original Dover-based Rolling Stones and was later a founder member
of cult progressive rock outfit Mirkwood. Somewhat surprisingly
then, Reflections is Mick's first solo
album.
For Mick however, it has always been his passion
for the instrument and the composition, rather than for any
particular field of music, that mattered most and the diversity of
musical styles found on his Reflections album certainly shows his
reluctance to be pigeon-holed into any of the usual rock, country,
jazz, folk etc. genres.
Micks Website
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Album launch
Party for -
Under The Thumb - Maidstone/Ashford
Funk Band www.myspace.com/ukunderthethumb
25th January 2008
As they celebrate the launch of their 10 track album
'Multicoloured Elephants'
Support from;
Watch This Space, The Flack &
Hibiscus
at
The Downtown Diner, Park Street, Ashford, Kent. TN24
8LS
Doors 7.30pm
Live Bands 7.45pm - 10.30pm
14+
Entry £5
