August
-
Sun 1 AugHyena Lounge Comedy Club presents Tom Wrigglesworth + Seann Walsh
***Sadly Reginald D Hunter has had to pull out of this date, but in his place we have the wonderful Tom Wrigglesworth***Yorkshire's only weekly comedy club has been bringing mirth and merriment every Sunday since 2001 to the residents ...
-
Fri 6 AugThe Jawline of Julianne Moore + Beat The Radar + Captains of Industry + Nick Tudor
THE JAWLINE OF JULIANNE MOORE (Scarborough)Unbelievable sonic mashup! Manic musical mayhem full of fun! Not to be missed!BEAT THE RADAR (Manchester)Exciting, upbeat, hip indie quartet from Manchester with a big sound, big buzz and big songs...
-
Sun 8 AugHannah Trigwell
I am Hannah. I have been writing songs for a few years now and, after reaching the age of 19, I decided it was high time to record a few of my favourites.I have just finished recording my debut EP under Hear Me Roar Management at the Sound ...
-
Tue 10 AugShattered Glass Media presents The Paper Tigers + Kings Of Wishful Thinking + Melody Of Your Demise
The Paper Tigers are a five piece band from York, who write catchy, upbeat songs with influences from Kids In Glass Houses to YouMeAtSix to Paramore.Support comes from Kings of Wishful Thinking, an upbeat pop-punk act who came together when...
-
Wed 11 AugThe Folk/Acoustic Extravaganza presents... Fox North Coalition + guests
It has been more than a year since The Basement has played host to The Folk/Acoustic Extravaganza. It is high time for a new event!Headlining will be Fox North Coalition. Previously called Fox 'n' North, Tim Fox and Vin North will...
-
Fri 13 AugF13: An Evening of Uncomfortable Fun
Superstition holds that Friday 13th be a day of bad luck. Some people are so paralyzed by fear on Friday 13th that they avoid their normal routines in doing business, taking flights or even getting out of bed. If 13 people sit down to dinne...
-
Sat 14 AugClay Fish Productions presents Cabaret in the Basement with Rory Motion + Holly Taymar
We have what promises to be a lovely summer's eve lined up for you to enjoy with music from the sublime HOLLY TAYMAR, entertainment from multi-talented comedian, poet and musician RORY MOTION plus special guests TBC.If you haven't...
-
Sun 15 Aug
-
Mon 16 Aug
-
Tue 17 AugMum Locked in Castle + iHeart + From Almost The End
MUM LOCKED IN CASTLEIncredible jazz/funk/metal from Scarborough. A hugely talented band; truly unique & beautifully melodic. great songs and a great stage presence really set this band apart from anything you've seen before. Sicken...
-
Wed 18 AugAzuma Vega + guests
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...
-
Fri 20 AugBazinga Promotions presents An Alternative Pop/Rock Night with Future Colours + Clouds Above Cities + Andy and Jonny
A new night for The Basement featuring some of the best local rock bands going!Future Colours are a six-piece who pepper their set of original material with reworked covers just to keep you guessing. They're big on the sound and the vo...
-
Sat 21 AugMr H presents Mirrors + Inspades.Inc + Mammal Club
Cerebral, synth-driven pop-noir from Brighton, the latest promising upstarts out of the Moshi Moshi stable. For fans of Depeche Mode, New Order and M83 and daringly in thrall to Ultravox. No, not New Romantics but very definitely 80s-infl...
-
Mon 23 AugBack 2 Mambo Film Club
A new dimension to salsa dancing, music and dance awareness - entertaining and educating. Initiated by Flip & Bounce Promotions. Latin dance-related films followed by salsa dancing at The Basement. Open to all with an interest in dance.
-
Thu 26 AugPlease Please You presents So Cow + The Acutes + Missing Kids
It's a perfect joy to listen to the terrifically fun, and high-pitched caterwaul-pop of So Cow. The one-person recording Tuam, Ireland-based act thumps along bringing to mind the innocence, and blush-appeal, of musicians such as Jonath...
-
Fri 27 AugCoquette 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, vintage glamour.Performance Poet Adrian Spendlow: "The Coquettes are: Simply fun, wildly ent...
-
Sun 29 Aug
Hyena Lounge Comedy Club presents A Bank Holiday Special
Yorkshire's only weekly comedy club has been bringing mirth and merriment every Sunday since 2001 to the residents and guests of the city of York. The finest professional touring stand-up comedians are continually attracted and the lis...
-
Mon 30 AugBon Appétit!
Bon Appetit! A great evening combining a French wine and food promotion with performances of Brel, Piaf and other French chansonniers...A fabulous French soiree..."such warmth, panache & passion" ....Brel, Piaf, Becaud, and beyond....