December 2010
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Thu 2 DecPlease Please You presents Elephant Micah + Dallas Boner + Colin Rowntree
Elephant Micah is music by southern Indiana based singer and sound recordist Joseph O'Connell. Taking cues from 1970s songcraft (Townes Van Zandt, Joni Mitchell) as well as midwestern lo-fi rock (Guided by Voices), Elephant Micah has ...
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Fri 3 DecMr H presents Ezio & Booga + Dan Webster
Ezio is all about deep, honest, emotional songs that hit a raw nerve. But with just acoustic guitars? No samples or loops? Sounds a bit weird these days … But with two lead guitarists, Ezio Lunedie and Mark “Booga” Powell, and musical roo...
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Sat 4 Decpeople: in airports "Beats Ahoy" album launch with support from The Tired Eyes and DJ Dan Guest
people: in airports (small case) are a 4-piece indie-rock ensemble residentially spanning York and Leeds. Formed in 2006 by Shed Seven bassist Tom Gladwin and locally renowned singer/songwriter Paul Downes, songs were written, early session...
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Sun 5 DecHyena Lounge Comedy Club presents Jim Jeffries (Matinee)
Jim Jeffries has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, Reading and Leeds Festivals and the Glastonbury Festival, Montreal Comedy Festival and the South African Comedy Festival and had numerous TV appearances including Never Mind the Buzzcocks,...
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Sun 5 Dec
Hyena Lounge Comedy Club presents Jim Jeffries
Jim Jeffries has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, Reading and Leeds Festivals and the Glastonbury Festival, Montreal Comedy Festival and the South African Comedy Festival and had numerous TV appearances including Never Mind the Buzzcocks,...
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Tue 7 DecBeat Thing - Eclectic Electro-Acoustic Night!
Eclectic acoustic night. Off-beat, lo-fi and spooky sets from some of York's most undergound musicians!Featuring:James Brook: cracked and compelling dischords; artistry and improv punk compressed in a single guitar.Atheist Advent: writ...
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Wed 8 DecThe Folk/Acoustic Extravaganza presents Jon Gomm + Fox North Coalition + Paper Beat Scissors + David Ward Maclean
Jon Gomm is a guitarist/singer/songwriter from England. All the noises he makes are produced by one acoustic guitar (no looping, overdubbing or percussion) and his mouth. His album Don't Panic, was released on December 7th 2009 garnere...
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Thu 9 DecCafé Scientifique
An informal evening of lively discussion revolving around contemporary scientific issues of the day. Each meeting begins with a short talk from an invited science-related speaker, followed by up to an hour of open discussion including a Q &...
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Fri 10 DecKate Peters Quintet with support from Eyes Shut Tight
Kate Peters is an exceptionally talented singer based in Leeds. A graduate of Leeds College Of Music, she has worked to great success in many areas of the music industry. As a session musician, her vocals have been included on several dance...
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Sat 11 DecMeet Me In The Basement with Pocket Satellite + Mark Wynn + The Littlemores
Get down for an ace line-up for this charity night!!Pocket Satellite was born after a chance meeting at an open mic night, over a hot chocolate, on a quiet Thursday evening in Sheffield. With 5 members from 4 cities, playing 15 instruments,...
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Sun 12 Dec
Hyena Lounge Comedy Club presents Andrew Lawrence
‘Lawrence bends around the stage like a gothic, intellectual version of Travis Bickle performing stand-up, but without the calming redemption of extreme violence. There’s a terrifying beauty to his language, as if David Peace were writing a...
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Mon 13 DecTake the Stage
A fortnightly Open Mic to showcase those with the creative buzz. For any kind of performer- poetry, comedy, musings, music, monologue and miscellaneous! Guest headliners, up-n-comers and first-timers meet in the chilled surroundings of The ...
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Tue 14 DecPlease Please You presents Missing Kids + Fawn Spots + Where's Hollywood? + Sombre
Well it's been five years, oh wait six, and four months and 28 days since this whole, idiotic Please Please You idea accidentally fell in to town. We've never had a 'Birthday Party', we're not really bothered about ...
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Wed 15 DecClouds Above Cities + What Lies Beneath + Luke and Gaz
Clouds Above Cities are an alternative punk-rock outfit who have been tightening their style for a couple of years now and are turning into a band that are well worth your time to catch.They headline a line-up of accessible alternative rock...
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Thu 16 DecHazzard County + Sam Forrest + Boss Caine
York's Hazzard County need no introduction. The mighty backbone of The White Swan's live music ouvre get together for a Christmas celebration. Expect many of the old favourite's and a few new gem's from the boys.Sam Forr...
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Fri 17 DecCoquette Burlesque and Cabaret Club
Gaze in wonder at the beautiful people as the artful prettiness of Coquette turns The Basement into a saloon of decadence, excess and eccentricity. York’s most glamorous and eccentric night has its home at City Screen. Enter our candle lit ...
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Tue 21 DecNA Entertainment presents Acoustic Showdown with Zapp Brannigan + Nathan Luke + Hannah Rei + James Mason
A night of various acoustic talents from around York and further afield. Headlined by the wonderful Estella, who raise to promenance on the York music scene as lead singer of Katie and the Questions and now a popular solo artist in her own ...
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Wed 22 DecClay Fish Productions presents Cabaret in the Basement
Celebrating the close of our first year Clay Fish Productions are hosting a very special Christmas Cabaret in The Basement!With music, magic, free festive treats to eat, competitions and prizes this promises to be a Christmas party to remem...
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Thu 23 DecJonjo Feather + Fawn Spots + Burning Fences + James McKay
Artrocker: "With the awkwardness of Beck, the slacker vibe of Girls and the kind of hazy yet dark ethereality that instants allies itself to a penchant for the shoegaze side of life, and Feather manages to craft...tracks that both weave the...
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Wed 29 DecPlease Please You presents Azuma Vega + Missing Kids + supports
Azuma Vega draw from the American underground; crawling rhythms, discordant clangs, trebly guitar shrieks. With few vocals and a relatively static stage presence (bar their excellently maniac drummer), they stand or fall by six-string squal...