You still Are Not Us

Deehoof Gig

Deerhoof rocked. Such a cool show - some of the best drumming and guitar playing I have ever seen live.
'+81' and 'Look Away' might just be my favouite songs of the year.


Deerhoof

Concert Fun

Simon, James and Jem (of Thantcher's Children) were at Louisiana to see Gravenhurst support Charlotte Hatherley. A solo performance involving a Les Paul and a modest pedal board, it was the first time I'd seen him play since Ashton Court a few years ago - a really nice gig; 'Black Holes In The Sand' wrapping things up very nicely.

It got us thinking about our favourite recent gigs and bands (I can exclusively reveal that Simon does not like Keane). So, in no partcular order, gigs we've enjoyed recently:

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Birminghm Academy
Broken Family Band at the Thekla
Peter, Bjorn, and John at Koko
Gravenhurst at Louisiana
Shellac, Isis, Trans Am, The Woods and The Thermals at ATP
Joan As Policewoman


Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
(Incidently, the dude facing away from the stage (bottom left) was easily the nicest gig-cop I have ever encountered)


Gravenhurst

James and Jem are off to see Deerhoof in Cardiff this weekend - we are very excited about this.
Ben is going to see Brad Meldau and Pat Metheny the weekend after. The rest of Yanu is jealous.

Gig Cancelled

Yup - our promoter lost the venue and now we don't have a gig. He is promising us one later in the year. In the meantime we are looking into other venues.

We got a gig!

We have a gig on 28th June. At the moment we are not exactly sure where it is or who we are playing for, but we know that it is in Bristol on 28th June. We need to write lyrics, practice, repair amps, and come up with a set list and a 'look' in the interim. The clock is ticking.

More details soon.

Thatcher's Children make a lot of noise in The Thekla

Thatcher's Children owned the top room of the Thekla Social last weekend. Simon, Ben and James from YANU were joined by another member of DJ troupe Thatcher's Children, Jemma. We all filled our records bags and CD wallets with lots of edgy rock and leftfield gems with the intention of proving to people that we are just as cool as Diplo who was playing in the hold of the ship, below.


Simon drops some solid rock


Jem gets a bad-meaning-good case of the funk thanks to Prince


Ben feels the effects of more Brazilian sunshine folk-pop

We started with a pretty thin and disinterested audience. We did one round of two-tracks each, back-to-back, which failed to move the punters in anyway. It was only when Peter, Bjorn and John's 'Young Folks' whistled a few revellers onto the dancefloor that we realised what was needed. It quickly degenerated into a right old indie disco, and we had a chocker dance-floor eating out of the palm of our hands until chucking out time at 3AM (with one moment of mis-judgement from Ben that saw Dizzee Rascal clearing the floor like pepper spray).



Free beers and an unexpected tenner each were ample reward, and we hope to be doing it again soon. Dates will be announced here.



So hot right now...



James lends a hand by pushing the light on an unused 1210....