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Surrender The Coast
Formed in December 2009, Surrender The Coast have, in the short time they have been active, earned themselves the reputation of being one of Leicester's most exciting bands. The six peice band
recently, booked and supported Shadows Chasing Ghosts at a private party in Leicester. Shadows Chasing Ghosts were so impressed that they have asked the band to support them when they will play the new 02 Academy Leicester when it opens in September.
The band have also secured a slot supporting Memphis May Fire, Broadway, Evita and Elijah in Reading this coming October, as well as having supported acts such as Maths, Jairus, Blakfish, The James Cleaver Quintet and Cats & Cats & Cats.
Surrender The Coast have been likened to early Alexisonfire / Emarosa / Deaf Havana, and hope to keep growing and progressing as a band. Obviously, this takes a lot of hard work, which of course they are willing to do. On June 21st they will be releasing their self funded debut EP 'Avert Your Eyes', a four track CD that is the culmination of months of writing and honing the songs so that they are exactly what the band wants them to be.
Chess Club
A four piece band playing punky indie rock with a lot of verve and some skilled work on the strings. We saw them playing at the weekend and were impressed by their tightness and the energy of their live performance.
Silent Signals
This six piece band from Leicester University played at the Shed on 10th June. The experimental, ambient rock band played a scintillating set of funky, blues and soul numbers that was as refreshing as it was vibrant. With vocals from the two front singers
Jessica Pilkington and Danielle Chung, they produced a finely rounded sound and an engaging selection of songs. The band gradually came together and now delivers a fine line-up of their own original songs and some choice covers. Good stuff and well worth seeing if you like moody, atmospheric melodies delivered by skilled musicians.
White Fix
Four piece rock band
formed in September '09, they recorded their first two songs in December '09 and started playing live in January '10
They want to write songs that people will be able to relate to, understand and enjoy. Play them with passion and create an energetic atmosphere live. One that people can't miss, are entertained by and want to get involved with :). Well, we like that! White Fix played at the GlastonBudget festival 2010.
Living Mystery
Four piece band playing its own pop punk songs. They have been going for about nine months and will soon be launching a three track EP.
Paladin
Four piece band from Leicester playing rock/alternative. Having been together for about four months (June 2010) they have some recordings up and a list of gigs.
Their music gives off the impression these guys have an infinite list of influences. Songs such as the experimental 'Show me the world' attempt something new and pull it off with style, as it proves Paladin possess maturity beyong their years. Yet 'Drowning' possesses the raw break-neck pace of an early 'Nirvana'. Check out their Myspace and listen to their songs then go see them at one of their gigs. It sounds good to us!
Celtic/traditional folk-rock band with six members, based in the East Midlands, who have been amazing audiences from big festival stages, ceilidhs, barndances and weddings, right down to smaller, more intimate pub gigs, with their unique, energetic style, humour and musicianship! The celtic and traditional folk they play is sometimes electric, sometimes acoustic, sometimes rocked up and occasionally with the odd contemporary song thrown in, but always in their own style and with a level of musicianship and flair that leaves the audiences wanting more!
Three piece indie rock band with influences including Smashing Pumpkins, Motley Crue, Muse and others. Management is Live Band Jam. See more on our Gig Notes page
Dead Union playing at the Shed
Young four piece punky/metalish band with influences from Gallows, Metalica and Nirvana. They also like Bullet for my Valentine! and are fans of Spirtyus - so that's good. They played their first gig at the Shed on 8th April, having formed in february 2010 and did a cover of "Killing in the name of." They come from Market Harborough. all four musicians are 16 years old and have clock up a fiar number of gigs since they started.
New band, just getting going, comprising
Jack Voss,
Kiah O'Rourke,
Luke Mansfield,
Luis Harper and
George Billson.
Alternative, lounge, funk trio from Leicester influenced by US band Shellac.
Produkty
Leicester based four piece that started in June 2009 and playing their first gig in July 2009. Following a recent heat at the Musician, the band has gone through to the semin-finals of the OBS.
Produkty are comprised of Andy (Vocals/Guitar), Jason (Guitar), Kerry (Bass) and Nikki (Drums), the boy-girl dynamics of the band giving them a sort of indie-Abba vibe.
The band's debut EP features the live favourites Girlfriend Gone, Torn My Secret, All Over Yourself and Probably Will. The follow up (The Fat Nerves EP) features the new tracks Fuck The Planet (And Everybody On It), Still Life, Boom Yeah! And Rock N Roll Has Made Fools Of You All, and will be released in March 2010.
Room 300
This band was formed in september 2008, the members are:
Danny Oldfield-Guitar
Nathan Brawn-Bass
Daisy Richards-Vocals
Kyle Palmer-Drums
Kyle and Daisy are 15, Nathan and Danny are 14.
They play covers from bands like Paramore or Weezer but they have been writing their own songs too.
They love all type of music like: including Muse.
Seventh Empire
A young band that has been playing at The Shed and some other local venues. The threesome formed in October 08 but now have a fourth member. They play a mixture of own songs and covers and display a fairly good level of skills and vocals. A talented young band that should do well. They will be playing at the Glastonbudget Festival in 2010.
Zinium
A new four piece band playing a punky-metally sound; they have been together for about a year and come from Oadby. They have a strong lead vocalist (Rob) and are planning to write some new material over the year ahead.
The Fuss
The band formed about two years ago but the current lineup was put together in August 2008. The band made its debut at Melton's Big Night Out 5 in October '08. The pop rock quartet just play what they think is good and judging by their music they know what is good. Over the next few months the band plans to do some decent recordings to replace the rough cuts current on their Myspace. The band also played at Big Night Out 6 and in October '08 they performed at the Valefest event.
They competed in the Live and Unsigned competition, where they performed at The Assembly in Leamington Spa and The Corn Exchange in Bedford. They got through to the semi-finals of the competition and also played at a private function at the National Space Centre in Leicester.
The Fuss are on a par with other young bands such as Astromaniacs, Third Time Lucky, The Hordes and Beauty Killed the Beast. These are bands with considerable talent, making great strides despite comparatively little experience but they clearly have a strong sense of what good music is all about and have star quality and lots of future potential.
See our review of the Fuss
Silver Lining
A trio comprising Nick (17) , Amy (15) and Josh (17). Together they make somewhat experimental acoustic rock songs with a goodly dose of verve and creativity. Delightful and engaging.
Electrical Language
A three piece indie/soul band, consisting of Darren Jones (guitar vocals and pedal steel), Kris grant (bass), and Sam Hall (drums/backing vocals). The band was formed in mid 2008. The band is building up their following and plans to branch out soon.
The Wry Dogs
The Wry Dogs write melody driven tunes about everything from global conflicts and crazed ex girlfriends to their constant pursuit of domestic bliss. They are currently recording material for an album to be released on iTunes towards the end of 2009, with new live dates to follow shortly thereafter.
Bloodstruck
Thrash metal band Bloodstruck have got them selves out there and are busily playing gigs around Leicester. The three peice are hoping to record their first tracks soon.
The Cutt
The Cut have been together for about 6 months practicing new material (Olly and Andy where in a band called pictures paint words for 7 years before) and our genre is kind of indie rock/alternative/prog rock sounding. Influences mainly Braid, Sunnyday Real Estate,Led Zepplin, The Cure, At The Drive In, Smiths, Mars Volta, Pink Floyd, Stooges etc. Olly Bennett 28 (me): guitar/vocals, Simon Mayfield 23 : guitar, Hannah Henson 22: Drums, Andy Malony 27: Bass. all live in leicester except Andy (nuneaton boy)
We are Ricochet and we are pretty new to the Leicester scene and have been together for a few months now. We are all 17 and are good friends of the Pickpockets.
We have played a couple of gigs at The Shed and The Musician and have recorded one of our tracks yesterday titled 'Ready, Aim, Fire'. It is now up on our profile because we only created a myspace recently.
We are in the process of getting to know people and trying to play as often as possible to get our music heard.
Leicester band Aromattics are a 3-piece alternative band from Clarendon Park, Leicester. The band consists of Callum Goddin, 18, with Guitar and Lead Vocals, Michael Burnage, 18 on Bass and backing vocals and Jordan Birtles, 16 on Drums and backing vocals.
The three members have a very wide range of influences from electronica to rock 'n' roll... and the Middle East to Kingston.
The bands music particularly reflects the reggae, funk and punk influences.
Formerly called Radio Collective, the band has re-named to Missing People, but still an excellent group of musical stars.
This young trio from Coalville won a Battle of the Bands competition at the Shed on 1st July 2009. Lead singer Zack Whisehall has an x-factor quality and does better with his stage presence that many front men twice his age. Young and still a bit wet behind the ears musically, this band shows a lot of promise and could be going places once they get some flying hours under their belts.
We started in the winter of 2008 from the demise of two local Leicester bands FreeFallFelix, Centauri and Milton Keynes based band Six Point Five.
Tyler, Ed, Sam, Jim and Mike set about to form a heavy rock band, with big guitar riffs, pounding drums and standout harmonising vocals whilst still 'serving the song' and that is what we think we have created!
We are constantly recording at our friends studio and rehearsing 3 to 4 times a week with the aim of having a debut c.d. out in the near future.
July is where its all kicking off for us with a week long tour with our good friends Exit Avenue and a run of our own dates to, including our first hometown headline show at the Shed on the 18th july!
Five piece band drawings its influences from a range of bands including Pink Floyd, Faithless, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead and many others. They are set to play at the Summer Sundae festival this year and have also appeared at Glastonbudget 2009. Featuring Mike Sole on Keyboard.
Bringing together the weirdness of Radiohead, the urgency of Muse, and the rough edges of Pavement, Leicester's Dead Slow generate their own twisted-but-tuneful sound that keeps your mind guessing and your ears ringing.
Since forming in 2006, the band have been busy gigging up and down the country, playing anywhere and everywhere from strange small-town clubs to cult London venues like The Dublin Castle and The Hope & Anchor.
A four piece indie/alternative band formed in 2009 and currently writing and recording new songs. See ouir reviews page and gig notes page for coverage of the band's gigs. Weekend Schemers were our band of the month for October 2009
Leicester heavy rock band formed in 2004. The five band members play hard rock and have an album coming out on 26th June that will be available on Amazon and iTunes and from Rockaboom Records in Leicester's St Martin's precinct.
Featuring Pascal Mowla, a new folk rock band.
Formed, we are told, by musicians from Ego Armalade, they already have a prestigious list of gigs over the summer and a really great set of songs.
Crisis Confirmed are a 6 piece Metal Band From Leicestershire, formed in late 2008. We are dedicated musicians who strive to make songs that are catchy and not easily forgettable to the listener. We all love making the music we do and are optimistic about any opportunities that may arise for us to share it with the general public. We are dedicated to providing a crushing live show that will be enjoyable for everyone. We appreciate any feedback given to us and look forward to gigging near you!!
The Flamonics
- have now split up
Formed in October 2008, really quickly, the three band members met just the month before, whilst studying performing arts at college. They decided to put their instruments together and liked what came out. Within the space of three weeks they had written a full set of orignal songs and started gigging. They went out with the intention to entertain at gigs, because they knew they could, with a strong performance background. Influences are derived just from general people, funny people, actors, musical theatre actors, composers and son on. Next year, the band hopes to carry on having as much fun making the music and playing gigs and entertaining as many people as they can hopefully in increasingly bigger and better venues.
The Flamonics
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