The Camden StripNew Year’s Eve at The Camden Head. Tickets only £5 from www.camdenhead.com
New Year’s Eve at The Monarch. Tickets £10 from www.monarchbar.com
Tony Bournemouth is the creation of the legendary Jimbo, himself a comic with 20 years experience on the circuit.
Jimbo has channeled his trademark anarchic energy into the character of Tony Bournemouth, a classic old school comic hilariously struggling through his act of snappy one-liners in the twilight of his career.
Jimbo’s brilliant timing, playfulness and physical comedy bring to life a truly funny portrait of an act going beautifully wrong. Plus top puns.
One part Norman Wisdom, one part Neil Hamburger and three parts Tarby, this is great character comedy.
“Jimbo is something of a legend… He is a real character too. A man in latish middle age on a scene dominated by the young… a real personality.” Chortle
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Plus these other amazing acts:
David Jones
Marvin McCarthy
Stephen Bailey
William Lee
Gary Sansome
Stephen Furnish
With resident hosts and cheeky compére’s Mark Cornell and Nelson de Gouveia – “fantastically funny” – LoveFringe.com.
ALL FOR A CHEEKY £5 (a Fiver, a Favour, a Forever Yours)
An open spot is available at this venue each week for any act wanting to come along and give stand-up a try for the first time.
Laughing Horse also runs the annual ‘Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival’ (http://www.freefestival.co.uk/), plus venues at the Brighton Fringe (http://www.brightonfringefest.co.uk/), a booking agency and comedy courses (www.aboutcomedy.co.uk)
Can’t come tonight but want to know more about upcoming events and other clubs? Join the newly-created group and show your support for this small but determined show happening EVERY Wednesday at the Crown & Goose.
Facebook Group: http://tinyurl.com/y8nsvo2
Crown & Goose: www.crownandgoose.co.uk
The Laughing Horse is one of London’s most established comedy clubs, bringing comedy to venues across London and the UK for 10 years. With an intimate and friendly atmosphere, and a mixture of top professional acts, newer acts, regular comperes and everything in between..
Essentially the joint project of Simon Indelicate (formerly a performance poet and author of ‘The Book Of Job: The Musical’ and Julia Indelicate (an acclaimed documentary photographer) The Indelicates are a five piece, piano and guitar-led pop/rock act from Sussex, UK. Taking their musical cues from folk and classical sources - as well as the broad spectrum of British indie rock, they write melodic, edgy and intellectually coherent songs that have been consistently well-received in the UK and abroad. “…I was hooked in one, as they took apart, with bitter grace, the media /academic obsession with and delight in the downfall of stars and idols.”
Formed in late 2005, The Indelicates have rapidly been establishing themselves as one of the most exciting new bands to come out of the UK.
NEIL GAIMAN (Author of Coraline, The Sandman Comic series)
“Neo-Brecht/Weill theatricality? Check. Profane razor strop wit? Check. Irreverent misanthropy? Check. Scathing socio-cultural critiques? Check. Acid sweet indiepop songcraft? Check. Meet the fabulously unfashionable, unfashionably fabulous Indelicates.”
ROLLING STONE
“It’s impossible to overstate how much music today needs The Indelicates; in our darkest hour, hope may yet be at hand” THE FLY
Soundtracks - Hallowe’en Special - THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD ACTORS!
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Hello there spooky Soundtrackers and bloodcurdling Bratpackers.
IT’S HALLOWE’EN!!! Which means it is time for the spookiest damn Soundtracks you’re likely to find this side of Amityville!!!
This Saturday we shall be turning the terror factor up to 666 for some ghoulishly grand shenanigans. Not only will we be coercing your feet to funk it like Harry Belafonte on speed with some devilishly grand film anthems, we shall ALSO be terrorizing you with some some completely undanceable horror filled scores.
See if you can spot them for prizes.
If you hear Halloween, Exorcist, The Omen or your ears pick up on any other terror driven movie theme come to the DJ booth, give us the film title, and walk away with a frighteningly marvellous prize.
This year, we are also introducing the THRILLER DANCE OFF!!!
That’s right. Being that Michael Jackson’s excellently eeire video for his terror tinged track ‘Thriller’ was long enough a fookin’ brilliant enough for us to class as a short movie in itself, we shall be stopping the clocks at midnight for all who walk the dancefloor to learn that famous dance.
More prizes for the finest living dead dancers.
FURTHER MORE WE ARE ALSO HANDING OUT SPECIAL PRIZES FOR THOSE DRESSED AS THEIR FAVOURITE “LIVING DEAD” ACTORS!
That’s right! Let us bring back Swayze. Reincarnate Hopper. Breath life into Ledger. Welcome back Monroe, Murphy and McQueen.
And all holler the tribal cry - DEAN IS NOT DEAD!!!
For one night only - these people shall walk the earth one more!
(p.s. Special round of applause to anyone that manages to pull off Brad Renfro - not literally of course)
PLUS FREE ZOMBIE FACE PAINTING SO NOBODY LOOKS TO HEALTHY!
All this and more with the biggest, finest, and loudest movie soundtrack night in London!
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NOW GO TO OUR WEBSITE FOR TICKETS, PICTURES AND OTHER MALARKEY AND TO BOOK AN AREA FOR YOUR PARTY!!!
http://www.soundtracksclub.com/
There you can sign up to the SOUNDTRACKS MAILING LIST and you can get in for a pitiful £1! Yes ONE ENGLISH POUND!
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OOOOOH!!! IT’S HENRY WINKLERS BIRTHDAY!!!
That’s right - THE FONZ grows old too!
This should please us all so let us celebrate this.
Also, Mr Winkler appeared in Wes Craven’s masterpiece Scream, didn’t he. How spooky - being Hallowe’en and all. Hmmmmmmm…strange things are afoot!
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General info…
The pleasure machine that is Camden’s finest and most popular nights out is carreering round the corner at a speed of 88mph, carrying with it in the back seats a gaggle of Bratpackers, Pratpackers, Ratpackers and Fratpackers.
Oh yes!
Remember when Grandpa announced that he never could stand “All the damn vampires”?
When David Bowie was reminded of the babe?
When all Ms Pfeiffer needed was a rider that’s cool?
When Danny Laruso was the Best Around?
Maybe when Marty Mcfly instructed the band to “Follow me for the changes”.
Or when, despite his apearance at this function, he remained and always would be…a Duck man.
Now…STOP THINKING OF THE MUSIC!
Can’t can ya? Course not!
Soundtracks brings you all your favourite movie themes. In fact, it simply is THE BEST MOVIES EVER…without the talky bits.
Come jive to Dirty Dancing, Ferris Bueller, Pulp Fiction, Grease, Pretty In Pink, Lock Stock, St Elmo’s Fire, The Commitments, Superfly, Top Gun and all their many many friends.
Doors 8pm - 2.30am
MAKE SURE YOU ARRIVE EARLY! (Busyness occurs…we warn you of this so you may avoid Risky Busyness in fact)
Now make sure you don’t forget.
Because as we all know - “Life moves pretty fast, if you don’t stop to look around once in a while - you might just miss it.”
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p.s. Soundtrack of The Week on Hallowe’en iiiiiiiis…The Gonk from Dawn of The Dead. Written by Herbert Chapelle, this spooky and terrifying carnival like jangle partnered the ending credits perfectly to end one of the finest horror movies ever made.
God bless you Romero
Watch it here…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvkX19h8A5A&feature=related
xx
An evening of scientific fun and frolics for anyone with a passion for outer space. Hosted by comedian Helen Keen and Londonist editor Matt Brown, Spacetacular is a geeky and informal variety show featuring comedians, academics and amateur enthusiasts united in a love of all things beyond Earth. Expect stand-up routines, theremins (!!), cutting-edge research from London scientists, a space-themed quiz and an open-mic section for anyone in the room to share their space stories and anecdotes. Astronaut fancy dress (i.e. tin foil) is
encouraged (but not essential).
99th Floor Promotions are proud to present another evening of exquisite psych-folk wonderments at the Camden Head in London, featuring Mike Hastings of Trembling Bells/Mike Heron Band fame, critically acclaimed psychedelic oddballs The Family Elan, ethereal lo-fi folkster Infinite Light, and Donovan-approved Spanish singer songwriter Miguel Zapata. Tickets available from the Camden Head website.
MIKE HASTINGS
Mike Hastings is a guitarist and songwriter from Glasgow who currently plays with Trembling Bells. He also plays alongside Mike Heron of the Incredible string band as well as performing his own solo material. Previously, he was involved with a band called The Pendulums (which included Lavinia Blackwall from Trembling Bells) who recorded an album called Moon Mountain and an ep. called New world nova. A limited 7” of Mike Hasting solo material was released by Lucky number nine records in 2008, featuring Solveig Askvik on violin, which was then followed by a home made, 6 track CD release called Mike & Solveig.
http://www.myspace.com/mikeandsolveig
THE FAMILY ELAN
“Rapturous experimental folk, tinged with East European promise.” Rob Young, UNCUT ****
“An exciting, dramatic and often hauntingly beautiful collection of songs.”. Keith Moline, The Wire (review of Stare Of Dawn LP)
http://www.myspace.com/familyelan
INFINITE LIGHT
Infinite Light is a psychedelic band formed in the north of England, located in London, channeling the outsider blues, british psych-folk, & tape collage. The band is connected to the Lotus Birth and Winebox Press tape labels.
http://www.lotusbirth.co.uk/infinitelight.html
MIGUEL ZAPATA
Hailing from Coruna in Northern Spain, Miguel Zapata released his debut LP ‘Songs 2006-2009’ on the San Francisco-based label Vulpiano Records in 2009, and is currently working on a follow-up. While this will be only his second gig in the UK, he is well-known in Spain, having appeared in the motion picture documentary ‘Las Huellas De Dylan’ (Footsteps of Dylan) and also having performed onstage with psych-folk legend Donovan.
http://www.myspace.com/zapa1
Laughing Horse Camden is proud to present our next show at the Crown & Goose, featuring:
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Jeff Leach – “Jeff is a young lad with a penchant for making people laugh, prone to bouts of open and brash exploration of his twisted little private life. After two years in the world of television presenting shows such as BBC Switch, T in the Park Festival, Comic Relief, Virgin Music On Demand and Big Brother’s Big Mouth, Jeff is focusing some time and energy on his first love… live comedy.
“Very Funny” – londonisfunny.com
“Truly entertaining, highly recommended” – Time Out
“Funny, charismatic, he’s gonna be big” – Jack Whitehall
“A very genial and playful comic, put the room at ease” – Isy Suttie
“You are a nitwit” – Russell Brand
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Anna Freyberg – “…with plenty of warmth to her presence and admirable lines in the writing. ” – Chortle
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Damian Kingsley – started performing in Tokyo in 2006 at open mic nights in ex-pat comedy clubs and was soon doing paid sets and compering at Tokyo Comedy Store. In August 2007 he returned to the UK to work on the London comedy circuit.
After doing various open mic gigs, he has been booked for paid spots at The Bearcat, The Kings Head, The Stand, Bedford Corn Exchange, The Therapy Room, Lonestar Comedy, Bromley Comedy Club, Tenerife Comedy Club, Mirth Control, various university and smaller gigs and regular open spots at established venues including London Comedy Store, The Highlight, Fym Fyg Bar, Jongleurs, Komedia and Banana Cabaret.
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Plus these other amazing acts:
Stu Turner
William Pointing
Josiah Norris
Benjamin Howard
Adam Rushton
Peter Phillipson
With resident hosts and cheeky compére’s Mark Cornell and Nelson de Gouveia – “fantastically funny” – LoveFringe.com.
ALL FOR A CHEEKY £5 (a Fiver, a Favour, a Forever Yours)
An open spot is available at this venue each week for any act wanting to come along and give stand-up a try for the first time.
Laughing Horse also runs the annual ‘Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival’ (http://www.freefestival.co.uk/), plus venues at the Brighton Fringe (http://www.brightonfringefest.co.uk/), a booking agency and comedy courses (www.aboutcomedy.co.uk)
Can’t come tonight but want to know more about upcoming events and other clubs? Join the newly-created group and show your support for this small but determined show happening EVERY Wednesday at the Crown & Goose.
Facebook Group: http://tinyurl.com/y8nsvo2
Crown & Goose: www.crownandgoose.co.uk
The Laughing Horse is one of London’s most established comedy clubs, bringing comedy to venues across London and the UK for 10 years. With an intimate and friendly atmosphere, and a mixture of top professional acts, newer acts, regular comperes and everything in between..
WHO wins £125 and the title of ‘UTTER!’ Paid Gig contest CHAMPION 2011?
YOUR VOTE decides! Will it be…
Kate Byard - winner of ‘Utter!’ Sexuality
Anna Mae - ‘Utter!’ Agony
Dan Simpson - ‘Utter!’ Coalition
Alan Wolfson - ‘Utter!’ Pointlessness
Young Dawkins - ‘Utter!’s Got Talent (Edinburgh)
Abigail Palmer - ‘Utter!’ Fiction
Anthony Fairweather - ‘Utter!’ Nutters
Fay Roberts - ‘Utter!’ post-Edinburgh Edinburgh preview
Dougie Hastings - ‘Utter!’ Weirdness
OR the yet to be decided winner of http://bit.ly/utterpuppets …?
PLUS headlining, art-comedy legend
SIMON MUNNERY - Performing bits from his hit Edinburgh musical about the doomed R101 airship, ‘Hats off to the 101ers!’
Tickets just £7 or £5 earlybird special if you get there before our 7.30pm kickoff!
Hosted by RICHARD TYRONE JONES ’ringmaster of Spoken word’ - ThreeWeeks and 2011 BBC EDINBURGH POETRY SLAM winner CAT BROGAN!
Plus artist-in-residence KAT AUSTEN and photographer ANDREW CROWE to mark the occasion.
Facebook event shortlink: http://on.fb.me/utterfinal Mark yourself down as ‘Attending!’ and you will be entered into the prize draw for MYSTERY PRIZES which two lucky punters will get when they turn up! Mildly exciting!
THIS IS THE LAST LONDON ‘UTTER!’ OF 2011 before we return in 2012 in a totally different format, so COME ALONG & SAY YOU WERE THERE AT THE END OF AN ERA…
All the best, it’s been a lot of fun, RTJ…
Richard Tyrone Jones
Poet, host, Director of ‘Utter!’ spoken word
www.utterspokenword.com
http://twitter.com/rtjpoet
RTJ Facebook group:
http://bit.ly/richardtyronejones
UTTER! Facebook group:
http://bit.ly/utter
The Murder Act displays their fantastic set of experimental krautrock tunes from their hand numbered 'Traum' EP at Noisy Neighbour's debut midweek club fun. Support acts include seductive shoe-gazers Miss Cosmos, guitar menace female duo Catwalk Trash, art rocker Good Weather Girls and lo-fi tweakers Sebastian Melmoth.
More info at Noisy Neighbours -curators of new music at your noisy neighbourhood. www.thynoisyneighbours.com
