NIGHTINGALES DATES I am supporting Birmingham post-punk Legends The Nightingales doing 15 mins of my 80s material on seven of their autumn tour dates. Tue OCT 2 BIRMINGHAM, HARE & HOUNDS – TICKETS Wed OCT 3 LONDON, MOTH CLUB – TICKETS Thu OCT 4 CAMBRIDGE, PORTLAND ARMS – TICKETS Sat OCT 6 BRIGHTON, GREEN DOOR…
Dear Readers I hope you enjoyed your Summers, and the Ed Frin if you were there. I wasn’t. I travelled the land in disguise, visiting fogous and friends, avoiding both praise and blame. Here is possibly the thinnest monthly mailing list I have sent in 15 years, padded out with recommendations of other people’s shows.…
CONTENT PROVIDER A 2 hr film of the Content Provider Tour is on BBC on Sunday 8th July at 11pm. BENEFIT SHOWS 8th July – The Secret Spy Cops’ Ball – Rob Newman, Evelyn Mok, Mark Steel, Stewart Lee, Jackson’s Lane, London. For women tricked into relationships w undercover police. Most of the performers on…
During this morning’s trawl through the bank holiday weekend email spam I spotted a plea for support from divisive stand-up comedian Stewart Lee. “Dear all,” it read, “Overlooked National Treasures The Nightingales (and Subway Sect) are closing my SOUTH BANK CENTRE AUSTERITY BINGE on Monday 30th May. Here are two great reviews from the current…