Five Things – This Week in Staines

April 27, 2009

by Neil Mach © . ascot, Berkshire, Firestation, Funk, gig guide, gigs, hampton, Hobgoblin, live dates, live music, metal, middlesex, music, punk, Riverside, rock, spelthorne, staines, Surrey, West London, whats on . adpontes, adpontes-staines, alphabet, ascot, backwards, Benny Golson, black sabbath, Black Stone Cherry, Bruce Barth, Damon Brown, Dave Liebman, Don Braden, Firestation, five, foo fighters, gig guide, Guns'n'Roses, hampton, hob, hobgoblin, in staines, jagz, Koolrockradio, Kyoto Drive, lemonshaft, live music, Metallica, neil_mach, Nickelback, november, old ticket hall, Ozzy Osbourne, ronnie scotts, royal oak, Rubin Wilson, Self Esteem, Sex Pistols, spelthorne, spiderwire, Steve Grossman, Steve Wilson, THE SKETCH, this week, whats on, Windsor

Fresh Emo / Punk – Live in Staines This Week

Kyoto Drive at Staines

Kyoto Drive
May 03 2009
Hobgoblin
Staines

w/ The Sketch

Kyoto Drive formed out of the ashes of two Birmingham hardcore bands, when the two acts disbanded the remaining members came together to create the band that they are today. They joined forces in early 2008 and have been playing the length and breadth of the UK thereafter. The band have just released a debut EP ‘Spotlights and Stars’ which is available as a free download on their myspace page.

Adam Binder
Vocals + Bass

Chris Piper
Drums

Mike Levell
Vocals + Guitar

Mark Piper
Vocals + Guitar

Links:

www.myspace.com/kyotodrive

Buckle Up Staines

http://www.buckleuppromotions.com

World Class Jazz-Funk Live at Ascot

Damon Brown - Jagz Ascot

Damon Brown
Quartet
May 03 2009
Jagz
Ascot

A “Ronnie Scotts” recording artist Damon Brown is one of the United Kingdoms leading Jazz musicians. His trumpet playing and composing have won him unanimous critical acclaim both at home and abroad. Damon performs and tours internationaly with his band and has also played with many great Jazz musicians including Steve Grossman , Benny Golson, Dave Liebman , Don Braden , Rubin Wilson, Steve Wilson, Bruce Barth and many others. Today he is leading his quartet with Leon Greening, piano, Mike Janisch, bass and Sebastion de Krom, drums.

Upcoming shows:

Sunday, 3rd May
Show will start at Doors 12.30pm, two sets from 1pm to 3.30pm
Ticket cost: £6.00
Special entrance and roast lunch £12

Links:

www.myspace.com/damonbrownjazz

Classic Live Rock – Windsor

Spiderwire at Old Ticket Hall Windsor

Spiderwire
May 02 2009
Old Ticket Hall
Windsor

Spiderwire are a fab four piece band that worship at the altar of rock. Playing covers from numerous great rock icon’s, such as Nickelback, Velvet Revolver, Kings of Leon, Rage and even the god of the quad Ozzy. Come along and enjoy an evening with the fast and furious. For those about to rock……We Salute You!!!!!!!! + DJ PLAYING 80’s & 90’s HITS – BAR OPEN TILL 2AM

8:00 PM at SPIDERWIRE
THE OLD TICKET HALL, WINDSOR, SL4
Cost: £3

Links:

www.myspace.com/spiderwirerocks

New Indie Pop Sensations – Live at Windsor

November 5 at Firestaion Windsor

November Five
May 01 2009
Firestation Arts Centre – Basement Studio
Windsor

‘Band of the Month’ ‘ Kool Rock Radio

The summer season of Ignition! Starts with a bang.. Following the release of new single ‘Closure’ and recent headline slots at Alan McGee’s Death Disco and Club Velocity, The November Five are a band on the up and they bring their driving, infectious indie pop to The Firestation’s May Ignition!

Band portrait of November Five’Closure’ has already received enthusiastic support and airplay from DJs such as Steve Lamacq and Tom Robinson on BBC 6 Music, ‘Band of the Month’ feature on http://www.Koolrockradio.com and ‘You Heard It Here First’ on the Britsound Radio Show, nationally syndicated across the USA. If that wasn’t enough, online music bible The Quietus recently jumped on board with an interview that takes in everything from the bands sounds to Glenn Close’s haircut! Read it here.

Support comes from long time Windsor scenesters Self Esteem.

£6
Doors 7.30pm

Links:

http://www.myspace.com/thenovemberfive

http://www.myspace.com/selfesteemmusic

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Energising Alt Rock - Live in Staines

Alphabet Backwards at Hobgoblin Staines

Alphabet
Backwards
Apr 30 2009
Hobgoblin
Staines

w/ Lemonshaft

Even if our zeitgeist (spirit of this age) yokes us away from this inexplicable xenophobia and withdrawal from various prejudices; the undefined beauty of this theoretical Acousto alt.ectronika band is that they subsume delicicious sounds in their rarefied qualitative productions openly, but not nihilistically, as a motif (laconic or otherwise) kinetically determined judiciously inward – yet holistically grafted in a frantic effort towards a dynamic and a cosmically broadened anxiety.

Neil_Mach
2009

Yeah, thanks Neil … blah di blah di blah …. yawn … why don’t you go see ‘em for yourself and see if you agree with him?

Links:

www.myspace.com/alphabetbackwards

www.myspace.com/lemonshaft

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5 Things – This Week in Staines

January 19, 2009

by Neil Mach © . Firestation, gig guide, gigs, live music, metal, middlesex, music, Riverside, rock, staines, whats on, Windsor .

UK Blues Legend at Staines

Papa George at Staines Riverside Club

Jan 22 2009 8:30P RIVERSIDE CLUB – PAPA GEORGE & STEVE SIMPSON

One of the musical highpoints of 2008 was the visit to STAINES of the legendary bluesman Papa George- to the Riverside Club. Over 30 years Papa George has forged a reputation for stunning performances on the blues circuits and at festivals.

Recognised as one of the top blues guitarists and vocalists of our time and described by THE TIMES as “a mean axeman”, he captivates audiences playing Fender Stratocaster, or bottleneck blues-style on Amistar and National Steel guitars, with a passionate vocal style delivered with absolute conviction.

See him THIS WEEK in STAINES for less than a fiver with the sensational STEVE SIMPSON who is a musical legend in his own right!

Steve Simpson was the lead guitarist with ’Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance’ group and general all round multi-intrumentalist taking on the part of fiddle and accordion in addition to his stunning lead guitar roles.

Links:

http://www.papageorge.co.uk/

http://www.stevesimpsonmusic.com/

Dutch Pop Exponents – Staines

Gravity is dead - Hob Staines

Jan 25 2009 8:00P STAINES – The Hobgoblin GRAVITY IS DEAD

One of the UK’s most promising new bands are set to explode in 2009 with their refreshing and authentic blend of energetic English rock.

Putting the reality and the power back into the UK’s rock scene is what Gravity Is Dead are all about. They’re ready to explode their way through the crowds of the ‘emo’, ‘screamo’, ‘electronica’ masses and show the world that their blend of original passionate dynamic rock music can stand out at the front.

The time is indeed now for these Surrey teenagers to make it all happen so watch this space Ladies & Gentlemen, and remember where you heard them first!

Links:

http://www.gravityisdead

Dynamic nine-piece Rock and Soul band – Windsor

Average Chalky White Band at Windsor

24 JAN 2009 9:00P at THE OLD TICKET HALL, WINDSOR
THE AVERAGE CHALKY WHITE BAND with the ‘Sister of the Bands’

The Average Chalky White Band is a dynamic nine piece rock and soul band with a horn section, playing up-beat songs from artists such as Van Morrison, Zutons, The Stones, Madness, Stereophonics, The Blues Brothers, James Brown, Scissor Sisters, Sam & Dave, Paul Weller and more…………..They feature 4 different lead vocalists, and for the this gig at The Old Ticket Hall they will also have a very special guest vocalist, Sissy Vincent – the very soulful “Sister of the Bands“

Cost: £3
LIVE BAND + DJ PLAYING 80’s & 90’s HITS – BAR OPEN TILL 2AM

Links:

http://www.myspace.com/veenex
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Channel 4′s “SKINS” band – Live in Windsor

Paper Heroes Windsor

Paper Heroes Jan 23 2009 8:00P Firestation note: 14+ Windsor

Famed for their appearances on Channel 4’s cult show Skins and now signed with the Skins label, Paper Heroes peddle rapid fire rhythms, growling vocals and inventive guitar riffs with songs staying hooked in your brain ready for rapid replay this is Indie-pop-rock at its exciting best.

With FRAN & JOSH

Fran and Josh’ is the sound wave form of the term one size fits all.

They were recently the first unsigned band to play on the ‘Live Drivetime’ session on ‘XFM Manchester’ where they covered the song “Better off Alone” by Alice Deejay. They have since been invited back to play at Clint Boon’s wife’s Tea Party in November!

This troublesome doublesome of whippersnappers will soon be hitting the screens of MTV on ‘Living on The Edge’.

You will also be able to catch them on MTV’s Brand spanking new music website!

Their latest success has been an interest from 14th Floor Records in London.

Originally their music developed from a love for flamenco, admiring artists such as Paco De Lucia, Rodrigo Y Gabriela and Tommy Emmanuel. By studying their fast paced and skillfull guitaring techniques they began to teach themselves from day one.

‘Fran and Josh’ have combined flamenco with true party music. In doing this they continue to cover many genres through the use of an acoustic guitar, for example;
Hip-hop, house music, dance, trance and D’n'B.

Links:

http://www.myspace.com/paperheroesmusic

Six Piece Miodern Rock Outfit – in Staines

Stars of the Search Party

Jan 25 2009 8:00P STARS OF THE SEARCH PARTY
STAINES – hobgoblin with ‘We Know John Doe’

Stars of the Search Partu are a hard-working 6-piece rock band from Guildford in Surrey. They play music which ties together all your favourite modern genres,
ultimately creating something that can appeal to the majority of music fans out there.

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2009 ADPONTES-STAINES GIG GUIDE

December 12, 2008

by Neil Mach © . Aldershot, Arts Centre, ascot, Berkshire, Blogroll, brentford, camberley, Firestation, Folk, gig guide, gigs, Guildford, Hayes, jazz, Kingston, London, metal, middlesex, music, Music Festival, prog rock, punk, Putney, reading, Riverside, rock, shepperton, show, Slough, soul, spelthorne, staines, sunbury, Surrey, twickenham, walton, West London, whats on, Windsor, woking . !daft!, 1 Station Road, 5 Preston Street, 63 London Road, 80, A Life Backwards, A Life Once Lost, abakus, abstract genius, ACROMA, adebisi shank, Against Spoken Words, agent elf, ALL FORGOTTEN, Ambrose Place, Amy Can Fly, Anna Karina, Architects, Attack, attika state, Audio Effect, AUDIO VISUAL DISCO, Austen Grey, Azriel, BAISE MOI, Battlements, bernie woods, BILLY REBEL, BLACK IRIS, blackhole, blakfish, Blast Stereos Loud, Bleed From Within, blue fuses, BN1 2HX, BOOTYWINE, Bossk, Bottlenose Dolphins, BOYS KILL KIDS, Brides, BRIGADE, Brighton, Brock and the Badgers, BROKEN FAITH, Bury Tomorrow, Caesura, CALIGULA, Camille OSullivan, Capitals, Cardboard Cutouts, CARNIVALE, Castor Troy, cats and cats and cats, CHAOS DAYS, Charlie Costello, chatham street, Chris Dowling, Colour, COUNTER CREW, COVERT, Credo, CRIMSON SKY, Crocus, CUTE IN NEON PINK, Cutting Pink With Knives, CYPHER, D-Rail, Dangerfield, DANNY FONTAINE AND THE HORNS OF FURY, DANNY ROULETTE, Data Select Party, DAVE HOUSE, Dead Sea Fuckin, Dead Swans, Death Can Dance, demure, dengue fever, Devil Sold His Soul, DIRTY No 9, DISCORD, DISSOLVED IN, Dissolvedin, DISTORTIA, divine chaos, Doin' Time, DON RAMOS PLAYERS, DUPLEX GAGE, Ed Hudson Band, Ella, ELLICA, Endless Hope, ERIC CHIPTUNE, esoterica, Eta Carinae, Eternal Lord, Evita, exit ten, FALCO LOMBARDI, FalenizzaHorsepower, Fei Comodo, Firewater, First Signs of Frost, Flagship, FLUID LINES, For The Common Wealth, For The Fallen Dreams, forest fires, Foulplay, fourmustgetbeers, FROM GRACE, fullertons, Furthest Drive Home, GALLOWS HUMOR, GEHENNA VII VII VII, Ghosts On Pegasus Bridge, gin panic, GLASS ARTERY, Go Comeback, GODSIZED, Haemostatic Picnic Races, HAKEN, Half Hour Stay, HENRY HOMESWEET, her enemy, HIGH WYCOMBE, Hit The Beach, house of brothers, HP11 1BN, HP13 6AD, IAREN, into the woods, Itch, Jackie Lynton Band, Jaimison, Jairus, jesus knives, Joey Nightmare, johnny truant, Jonquil, Keane, kevin tuffy, kid champion, KIDS WITH CANNONS, kindred spirit, kiss kiss bang bang, Klezma Villanova, kovak, Lakes, land of cain, Lashout, Last Nights Recital, lau, Lavotchkin, leaf hound, Legions, Lights and Sounds, LIITLE ALASKAN WORKSHOP, loaded dice, loki, LOOK IM A GHOST, LOOSE ENDS, Loudmouse, Luke Pickett, MACHINE, MAJOR NAISE, Manatees, Mangrove, Many Things Untold, marner brown, Maths, MELA ROSA, Micky Kemp, Mirror Mirror, MISFITS IN AUDIO, MONKEY LOVE JUICE, More Than Life, My Emergency, My Turn To Kill, Nato, netherworld, nixa, no made sense, NOREDLOED, Not Advised, oceans upon us, Omerta, ONLY UNTIL, our own devices, Out of Sight, outcry collective, OUTCRYFIRE, over and out, overthrow, Paige, Pendragon, pig iron, PIXEL PARTY, prezence, Public Relations Exercise, purge, QUARTERBLIND, reading, RG1 7JE, rigid sky, Rinoa, riptide romance, RITUAL ABUSE, Rolo Tomassi, rosenbridge, rough justice, Run!, SA, SABERPULSE, Said and Done, Saving Aimee, Scar the Armada, Scrolls, Secondsmile, SET YOUR GOALS, SHADOWS ARMY, Shaped By Fate, Shapes, shield your eyes, Showing Off To Thieves, SILENT ETERNITY, sniper, SOLSTICE, STATE OF THE ENEMY, stay away from paris, Stay Away From Paris with Sniper, Steam Rollers, Sylosis, T J Johnson, Targets, Tell It To the Marines, The Chase, The Eyes of A Traitor, The Nags Head, THE ARCHAIC DECADENCE, The Arusha Accord, THE AUTEUR, The Banner, THE BLOWUPS, The Devil In, The Engine Rooms, THE EXCUSES, The Face Bar, The Fair Fight, The Harry Macintosh Project, the heal, The Irish Club, The James Cleaver Quintet, The Maplestate, the motion picture, THE OMEN, The Shitty Limits, the siegfried sassoon, THE SKETCH, The Spartans, The Urgency, The Warriors, TheDefeat, This Aint Vegas, This Dying Hour, This Town Needs Guns, Throats, Through and Throughout, tinyfish, Tonight is Goodbye, toniks, Touchstone, Treehouse Casino, Trigger the Bloodshed, Truth Tells Lies, TUBELORD, TWO FINGER SALUTE, Undercovers, Vanity Kills, Viatrophy, Vipers, waking the witch, War From A Harlots Mouth, WE ARE THE OCEAN, WE HAVE A GETAWAY, WEYWARD CHILE, When All Else Fails, Wild Stallions, You Me At Six, Young Guns, your demise, Your Friends Are Architects, zangyrus, zen arcade, ZERO TRILBY

THE 2009 ADPONTES-STAINES GIG GUIDE

WE ARE NOW preparing our 2009 AD PONTES STAINES LIVE MUSIC GIG GUIDE and Jan, Feb and March 2009 are already up!

If you are a band, frequent a venue, or you are a friend/fan of an artist or just know of a forthcoming hot gig in your area, then why not let us know so we can ADD YOUR GIG for FREE in our whats on guide.

ADDING YOUR GIG IS FREE, FREE, FREE, FREE, FREE

There are no hidden charges – we just want to support live music in our area and help YOU to succeed!

We cover the STAINES and SPELTHORNE area – but anywhere that is within about 30 minutes easy travelling time from STAINES…. we will ADD FREE to our guide.

We are currently averaging 780 HITS A DAY on our main site…so that’s an amazing 22,000 hits per month…. can you miss out on that kind of coverage and potential for success?

We are ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW BANDS & ARTISTS to cover in our STAINES magazine- so if you would like us to arrange a FREE photoshoot and/or story for publicity for your band YOU ONLY HAVE TO ASK….. LET US KNOW.

If we don’t know that you are out there, then how can we help you get where you want to be?

5 Things – This Week in Staines

October 7, 2008

by Neil Mach © . Arts Centre, Berkshire, Firestation, Folk, gigs, music, Riverside, staines, west end, Windsor . ad pontes, Adam, adpontes, adpontes-staines, afterspark, Alter Bridge, Ani DeFranco, Apparatus, avenged sevenfold, bach, barn, Ben Folds Five, biffy clyro, bigtruckmusic, bjork, Bullet for my Valentine, Bullets and Octane, canterbury, Cate, cello, Counting Crows, CSNY, Death Cab for Cutie, Ed, Elbow, enjoy destroy, Firestation, foo fighters, Fourtet, Funeral For A Friend, Guns n Roses, hob, hobgoblin, Hybrid, Jaco Pastorius, James Betchley, Jeff Buckley, jimi hendrix, Jimmy Dockerill, Joni Mitchell, Jude, KT12, Lamb, led zeppelin, Linkin Park, Low, Mark Kozlowski, massive attack, Metallica, Motley Crue, muse, Nick Drake, Nickleback, Nina Simone, Nirvana, Nitin Sawhney, on thames, Ozzy Osbourne, paul marleyn, pendulum, Perfect Circle, Puddle of Mudd, Radiohead, rage against the machine, reading, riverhouse, Roadstar, Rodrigo y Gabriella, scarsandsirens, Shusheela Rahman, Stone Temple Pilots, Surrey, the otherside, The RedJump Suit, The Who, theoldtickethall, Tool, Towers of London, Tracy Chapman, UNKLE, van morrison, Vaughan Pryce-Jenkins, Velvet Revolver, walton, Windsor, Zico Chain

See Big Truck at Staines

Oct 12 2008 8:00P Staines Hobgoblin £3 entry

BIG TRUCK

BIG TRUCK are a young West London-based rock band. They have been established for just over a year now, having played almost 50 shows in and around the London area. In this time BIG TRUCK have not only recorded their debut album ‘One Long Saturday Night’ but also played a sold-out show at Camden’s Purple Turtle to celebrate its first press. Since then BIG TRUCK have been well received on many independant radio stations in the UK including Total Rock, Inferno and Brit FM to name a few. This was followed by a recent brief tour of Canada and airplay on UPV Radio 102.5 FM in Spain, proving that BIG TRUCK have both UK and international appeal.

BIG TRUCK are a four-piece line up with soaring guitars, driving bass, solid drums and choruses that have you singing along before you even know the words. They hail their influences from a variety of contemporary and classic bands – Foo Fighters, The Who, Muse and Jimi Hendrix to name but a few. The debut album ‘One Long Saturday Night’ is available for sale, along with some very stylish merchandise, through their website as well as at live shows. When asked for a quote about the band, producer and Nick Olivieri’s Mondo Generator guitarist Simon ‘Spud’ Beggs simply stated “BIG TRUCK rock!” No words have ever been more truly spoken. BIG TRUCK are now back in London promoting their album.

Their debut album OUT NOW! (www.bigtruckmusic.co.uk)

Vaughan Pryce-Jenkins // Vocals, Guitar
Jimmy “Fingers” Dockerill // Guitars, Vocals
Mark Kozlowski // Bass
James “Hands” Betchley // Drums

http://www.myspace.com/bigtruckmusic

Catch some New Acoustic Folk – Staines

Oct 9 2008 8:00P The Hobgoblin (Staines) Entry £3

Afterspark’s members Cate, Adam, Ed and Jude accidentally wrote some songs together at the start of 2006 and since then have played on radio shows and at gigs and festivals across the country.

The band plays a dynamic mixture of soaring vocals, foot stomping rhythms and subtle textures that range from the tiny sublime to the beautifully unflinching. They have an album ‘Sometimes We Forget’, self-recorded and self-funded, which you
can hear on the left, and they also have an EP ‘A Simple Life’, both of which are available from afterspark.co.uk

http://www.myspace.com/afterspark

Great Works of Bach on Cello at Walton

Wednesday 8th October 12.15pm Lunch, 1.10pm Concert Riverhouse Barn

Suites Nos 1 and 4 for solo Cello, J.S. BACH

A welcome return to Canadian Paul Marleyn on a visit from Ottawa where he is professor of cello at the University. This concert is an opportunity to hear two of the greatest works for cello played by a fine musician.

- full price £13.00
- without lunch £9.00

riverhouse boxoffice
Manor Road
Walton-on-Thames
Surrey KT12 2PF

01932 253354 (24 hrs)

Rock with Enjoy Destroy – at Windsor Firestation

Oct 9 2008 7:00P ENJOY DESTROY w/ CANTERBURY Firestation Windsor

Basingstoke/Guildford Rock/Alt band

If you like Biffy Clyro or Foo Fighters you will love this up and coming local band. See them this week at Windsor’s new Arts Venue, The Firestation

Link:

http://www.myspace.com/enjoydestroy

Rock and Punk at Windsor Old Ticket Hall

Scars and Sirens at Old Ticket Hall Windsor

Oct 8 2008 9:00P supports ALASKA & at Old Ticket Hall WINDSOR

Scars & Sirens

Comprised of four talented musicians from Reading/Windsor, Joseph Spencer – Vocals/Rhythm Guitar; Lloyd Henning – Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals Matthew T.D. Rees – Bass/Backing Vocals ; Charlie Brown – Drums the hard-dedicated Sirens are
compelled to make their mark on the rock scene.

Once known as ‘The Otherside‘, the string-slingers prepare to take on their much anticipated challenge of producing the most powerful Rock tracks of the era. It’s here show how passionate we really are about our music…

Links:

http://www.myspace.com/scarsandsirens

http://www.myspace.com/theoldtickethall

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Get Your Tickets for Beck Theatre, Hayes

The Beck Theatre
Grange Road
Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 2UE

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The Firestation Windsor

September 13, 2008

by Neil Mach © . Arts Centre, Berkshire, Firestation, gigs, music, theatre, Windsor . adpontes, arabella weir, Arts, auditorium, basement studio, Berks, Berkshire, christmas carol, culture, dan eastmond, dengue fever, enjoy destroy, exit calm, Firestation, flook, ignition, lau, paul musselwhite, pete dolin, Riverside, royal, sam hunt, selah dor, skin, staines, Windsor, windsor and eton

Firestation Arts Centre, Windsor Ribbon Cutting

The New Firestation Arts Centre in Windsor is now open – and ADPONTES was there to help celebrate the cutting of the ribbon.

Using the captivating space of the former Victorian Fire Station the centre will host a range of events in its first exciting season. The comedienne Arabella Weir will bring her witty and insightful show to the venue on Saturday 4th October [£12 adv booking] and will be an unmissable ‘night out with the girls’. The new space is also privileged to be chosen to host the Cambodian festival sensation Dengue Fever on Fri 21st November [£9 adv booking.] This critically acclaimed and entertaining group will be performing in Windsor prior to headlining at the ICA London. This is a night not to be missed. The Firestation will also be home to cinema, theatre, dance and all kinds of other artistic events. Staines and AdPontes readers are sure to support this venue. We wish the Firestation our best wishes for a great future.

Links:

Firestation Arts Centre
St Leonards Road
Windsor
SL4 3BL

http://www.firestationartscentre.com/