Intimate, articulate, experimental, beautiful performances at (usually) Slak and (sometimes) The Exmouth Arms in Cheltenham.

The best new artists, the best new songs, the best voices at the best venues in the area.

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NEXT SHOW    

Thurs 3 Apr 2008
Slak 
Cheltenham

Doors 8pm
Admission £6 on the door
£5 advance from Badlands

 

 

Chris T-T
+ Sam Holmes
+ Jim Lockey

   

Chris T-T

CHRIS T-T is not one to keep his opinions to himself; this articulation often results in audience members being offended, outraged or otherwise aghast. He’s received earfuls from angry old ladies in hunting villages, indie crowds in Essex and a few
outraged liberals at the Leftfield stage during the Glastonbury Festival. He must be doing something right.

 

With his past two albums, the first two parts of the London Trilogy ‘The 253’ (2001) and ‘London Is Sinking’ (2003), as well as overtly political mini-album ‘9 Red Songs’ (2005), Chris T-T has tackled life's grand themes of war, money, politics, love, sex, and death, and has transformed them into highly personal and highly emotional songs, championed by everyone from NME to Rolling Stone, from Radio 1 to Radio 3, and 6Music.

 

"The genius of Chris T-T's songwriting is his ability to humanise even the most outlandish conceits. They seem instead like brilliant ideas that no-one else could've come up with..." The Guardian

www.myspace.com/christtuk

Sam Holmes

Cheltenham based singer, Sam Holmes, is equally at home fronting her band at the Cropredy Festival or, as in this case, singing intimate solo sets with the aid of an acoustic guitar.

Her songs are "filled with tenderness, poignancy and a beautiful frailty" and excellently delivered with cool, angelic, vocals.

"...delicate, romantic songs, perfect in their simplicity and melody..." musicOHM.com

www.myspace.com/samholmes06

Jim Lockey

Another locally based performer, Jim sings articulate and intelligent songs of pure power and honesty - resonantly resonated through his resonator guitar.

Having made his name with thehollah, Jim is now making his solo Calmer* debut tonight and we are really pleased to have him... I'm sure you're all going to love this set too!

"...f**king excellent..." Us

www.myspace.com/jimlockey
 

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