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| Band of the month: The ChairmenThis page is part of the bands section The Band of the Month for August 2011 is: The Chairmen Meet The Chairmen You can meet the Chairmen in person at the Firebug on Saturday 24th September 
Jonny Gavin - vocals 
Matt Walker - lead guitar, percussions and vocals
Adam Rowley - keyboard/synth/vocals 
Owen Crutchley - bass  Photo © Ben Cooksey Luke Walker - drums/samples/vocals  Photo © Ben Cooksey Biog The Chairmen, five piece band from Hinckley, were formed in 2008. That year saw them put in some solid groundwork, spending time writing, recording and touring and building a strong and loyal regional following in Leicester and the Midlands. By the end of the year they had secured major festival slots, toured the UK and play support slots with major touring bands. They describe their musical style as ' Electronica/Dance / Fever / Ray' or 'Alternative/Indie/Electro' They played the main stage at the Summer Sundae Festival 2008. They won the OBS competition, held at the Shed in 2007. They were the national winners of the Surface Unsigned Festival 2008, beating ten thousand other UK bands for the coveted top prize for this important national competition. This win garnered them national attention and another UK tour followed in 2009. It seemed The Chairmen were set for a break through. However, various enforced line up changes around this period caused a few issues, and as a result they were almost forced into exile,while they searched for the correct combination of musicians. People came and went but the one constant throughout was the creativity at their core. The Chairmen barely played a show for 18 months but churned out a completely new set during this period. A new set with a strikingly different vibe! Late 2010 saw them return. Line up settled and chomping at the bit! They headed out on the road to play a host of UK shows, receiving a huge reception wherever they went. 2010 also saw them sell out a hometown show at The Y Theatre in Leicester, a show described as one of the best the city had seen that year. Newly signed to SiZe Records UK, The Chairmen are set to release a run of singles. First single Mona Lisa has been released to critical acclaim and has received airplay via BBC Introducing and other regional stations. The release was celebrated with yet another sell out Leicester show, at the 400 capacity Sub91 venue. The Chairmen continue to write, record and tour ceaselessly. The band makes what has been described as ‘potential indie anthems’. A get up and dance electric indie riot! All revved up and ready to go! They have supported top bands such as The Wombats, The Rumble Strips, Kula Shaker, Good Shoes, The Displacements, and The Young Knives. The band is signed to SiZe Records. Read our interview with Jonny Gavin, 2009 
Reviews The Chairmen are one of Leicester's outstanding rock bands. Their five band members discharge a stream of catchy and highly polished songs. They know how to work an audience and there is always a great sense of occasion when they play a gig. Arts In Leicestershire They relaunched last year with a new sound and a new set of songs, and also tonight came up with some new material as well as their hit song Twenty Twenty Vision. The Chairmen put on a sparkling performance and showed us that they are one of the top acts in our local rock scene. Arts in Leicestershire 20th March 2010 The Chairmen oozed enthusiasm, and the crowd, some of whom I suspect were already fans of this band, were eating out of their hands. Sandman Magazine. The Chairmen at Sub91 on 13th May 2011 The Chairmen open the Summer Sundae Main stage 2008 See also: Our interview with Jonny Gavin of the Chairmen. Twenty Twenty Vision: best song of 2008 
Videos of The Chairmen Mona Lisa 'Mona Lisa' by The Chairmen released on 23rd May 2011 on SiZe Records UK The Suit Said The Chairmen, Live at the Y Theatre, Leicester, on September 5th 2009 The Chairmen in the news Leicester indie band The Chairmen won the UK's biggest band competition. Following the band's performance at the Carling Academy in Birmingham on Saturday 13th September 2008, competition organisers announced that the Chairmen were the outright winners of the whole competition, beating hundreds of other bands from around the UK for the coveted prize of first place. Tracks Links
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