We like gigs. If you want us to play one email thisaintvegas@hotmail.com
Vid By P.Gofton & Frankie
This Aint Vegas were born in December of 2001. They belong in Sunderland, North East England. So far This Aint Vegas have released two albums and three singles including a split single covering 'Girl U Want' by Devo. You can also find various tracks on compilations released by good people. Throughout This Aint Vegas's existence, they have managed to play some amazing places not only in the UK, but in Europe too. They have managed to play in countries like Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, Czech Rep, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and Holland, and hopefully more in the future. This Aint Vegas have shared the stage with some amazing bands such as Hoover, Hot Snakes, Field Music, Hot Club De Paris, The Fucking Champs, 90 Day Men, Ten Grand, Bilge Pump, Red Monkey, Futureheads, Q And Not U, CSS, Chinese Stars, Don Caballero, Retisonic, Robocop Kraus, Maximo Park, Check Engine, Tom Vek, Unit Ama, Kill Yourself, Bullet Union. Visit www.jealousrecords.com and www.longestmilerecords.com if you want to purchase any of our recordings. Cheers!
Thanks to everyone who has bought the single so far, if you still haven't and want to it is available now on limited edition mini 3" CD or via digital download:
You can pick a copy up at most live venues, schools, college & Uni sites plus selected independent retailers and restaurants. You can also read it online at www. sunderlandmusic. com.
This months mag features local bands The Futureheads, Our Joe's Mullet, electronica act Carboflex, club nights Village Soul and Resistance, City Schools Search for a Star competition, Bishopwearmouth Choral Society, plus reviews of tracks from bands including Squares, Jumpers 4 Goalposts, and Pontiffs. All that plus gig reviews, local music news, emails, letters, and full listings for June.
alright there! i just had to get a listen when i got home, was in Don Benito myself and went to the bar you played and the guy had a chat about you playing, i was amazed that some northern lot had been aswell :p the puta madre comment on the wall too :p
cheeky gig at the red house this thursday 29th of may
ABOVE THEM (ponte-carlo indie rock) THE AMISTAD (melodic punk rock from sheff) WOODERSON (s11 rock band with post punk tendencies) OX SCAPULA (jazzy noise from stoke)
Either follow the links above or search "Ever Since The Lake Caught Fire" on iTunes. The song has been played recently by Steve Lamacq on Radio 1 & Tom Robinson on BBC 6 Music.
"Produced by ¡Forward, Russia!'s Tom Woodhead, debut single A Fire Born In Dallas (released on the Pay For The Piano imprint) finds post-hardcore and prog influences welded together to create a sound that is both vulnerable and self-assured. Admittedly, the usual influences of Fugazi and At The Drive-In are worn pretty obviously, but the band are far more than mere copyists.
Ever Since The Lake Caught Fire, it would seem, have more than enough firepower in their sonic arsenal to kick some of the music world's feted young pretenders into touch. " The Metro
Gig At The Red House Sheffield - Next Satuday!!!. get involed. £4 squids in late licence - 6pm till sometime in the early hours...
PARTY GARBAGE (alcohol drinking, burrito eating punx from texas) COP OUT (steel city skate or die pissed up youth crew, comin' thru) OFFSHORE RADIO (leeds supergroup, super good old school punk rock clash styley! ) THE AMISTAD (socially aware melodic gruff from 'suburbs) THE COST OF LIVING (female fronted discount/fifth hour hero esque, top tunes and good backing beards) THE 255'S (manc dudes, ex for old times sake,)
To celebrate its long-awaited reopening, the Tyneside Cinema brings you the rare chance to see THE WEEK THAT WAS, the new project of Sunderland’s Peter Brewis (Field Music, The Futureheads) in their debut Newcastle performance.
An expansive musical tribute to the sonic experiments of Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel and Tin Drum-era Japan, the band play alongside a specially-commissioned VJ collaboration from Benjamin Freeth (Surface Area) which uses vintage newsreel footage from the Tyneside’s early days as Newcastle’s News Theatre
FREE ENTRY Limited advance tickets available from: alt.vinyl (Thornton St, Newcastle) Tyneside Cinema Box Office: 0845 217 9909 Event starts 8.30pm prompt, latecomers will not be admitted.
Friday 11th April MIDDLESBROUGH Sumo @ The Cornerhouse Saturday 12th April HUDDERSFIELD You Are Invited @ Bar 1:22 Sunday 13th April GLASGOW Nice ’n’ Sleazy’s Monday 14th April NEWCASTLE End Bar Tuesday 15th April LEEDS Royal Park Cellars Thursday 17th April BRIGHTON Greenhouse Effect Friday 18th April LONDON Silver Rocket @ Buffalo Bar Saturday 19th April DONCASTER Vintage Rock Bar
