Friday 12th – K-Zee Zydeco Band – 9:15pm – Play rocking rootsy music with a strong whiff of the Southern Swamplands. Good time and danceable, the band originated in the UK Cajun and Zydeco music scene, but recently have introduced soulful southern songwriting. The line up includes a powerhouse rhythm section of guitar, drums, bass and percussion over which rides the accordion and fiddle melodies together with soulful vocals. The whole package creates a groove you can’t sit still to.
Saturday 13th – Hip Route – 9:15pm – Great three piece roots inspired band from Wiltshire producing a neat mix of roots, blues, rock, reggae, funk and soul. They have supported the likes of Jason Mraz, Newton Faulkner, The Hoosiers, Alabama 3 and Ash Grunwald amongst others. Take a peek.
Monday 15th – Sunset Cafe Stompers – 8:15pm – Sunset Cafe Stompers play exciting traditional jazz in the style of the New Orleans pioneers. The band takes its name from the famous night-spot on Chicago’s South Side, owned by Al Capone, where Louis Armstrong once played.
Friday 19th – The Dolmen – 9:15pm – Fresh from their tour of Holland, this mighty band incorporate elements of medieval inspired folk rock, Celtic, Pagan and Historically based music. They will have you leaping about like demented lunatics. One of the best bands on the south coast. Take a look here.
Saturday 20th – Blue Room Baboons – 9:15pm – The Blue Room Baboons are a funk band like no other! All original material that will appeal to those who like to get down and dirty. With a blend of Rock, Funk , Blues and Soul the band create a unique sound. Often blended with a drink or two, the live shows create a funk pit frenzy! One of the most explosive live acts around whose sound captivates audiences that love to groove the night away…..a true force to be reckoned with! Get down!!
Friday 26th – The Devil’s Rejects – 9:15pm –
They play rowdy irish punk/ pirate punk. all original material and a few traditional songs. Similar to the Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly , be prepared to shout, scream and drink shed loads of Guiness. See them here.
Saturday 27th – Charlie Khan and the Bullfrog Chorus – 9:15pm –
Charlie Khan is the foghorn voice of the not-entirely-moral minority, not that this bothers him in the slightest. Casting his jaundiced eagle-eye over the chaotic rat’s nest that is society, he has found it wanting. Fortunately, with an idiosyncratic and eloquent lyrical mien and a belly full of bile, he is able to set about exposing the absurdity of human behaviour through the medium of song.
Backed by a clattering cacophony of weird and wonderful instruments, including horns of all shapes and sizes, crumbling keyboards, double bass and at least part of a drum kit, his brand of danceably demented, swinging, skiffle-esque diatribes are a truly unique proposition. Take a look see
Sunday 28th – The Sidekicks – 9:00pm – Fun party atmosphere assured as The Sidekicks have a vast repertoire of music covering pop, rock, soul, funk, reggae, country ballads and good old rock & roll. This team of highly talented musicians will play their socks off. They have played venues from fields to roman amphitheatres to steam boats to municipal halls from Penzance to Birningham. As individuals member have played with the likes of Gen Washington, Eddie Floyd, Phil Guy, Pauline Black and even Loyd Grossman. Watch them here