The first batch of bands for this years Bristol/Nottingham based indie-fest Dot to Dot have been announced today. Quite a mixed bag... Friendly Fires Ladyhawke Annie Mac Patrick Wolf Cage The Elephant Little Boots AC Newman Tommy Reilly Crystal Stilts The Big Pink Shapeshifter The Pains Of Pure Of Heart Vivian Girls 65 Days Of Static (Nottingham only) Boys Noize (Nottingham only) Brodinski (Nottingham only)
As usual the thing is heftily biased towards Nottingham, with the only *real* big name 65DaysofStatic not being booked for a Bristol show. I mean come on CAGE THE ELEPHANT?! AGAIN? On top of this for your money you can dance the night away with a DJ set from Radio 1 no-hoper Annie Mac and lollop around to washed up Lord of Kook Patrick Wolf. Yawn. Got to Field Day instead. In fact, this line-up is so bad I can't even think of a suitable yootube video to end with. A dark day indeed.
There are lots of great gigs coming up in Bristol over the next few months, so when better to provide a round-up. If you aren't cool enough to know all the bands listed below then you can shamefully click THIS handy link for a Spotify playlistwhich contains a choice track from each band (the ones Spotify has at least..). Otherwise rock out to the embedded yootube/myspace musics.Also, if anyone was heading to the Gang Gang Dance show (w/Fuck Buttons DJ set) at the Fleece this Friday then don't because it's been cancelled due to all of GGD's artsy/bloopy equipment being lost in an electrical fire on the first leg of their European tour. Unlucky.
INGUE RECORDS PRESENT MT + DEAD MAIDS + CONSTELLATIONS at The Cube Microplex on Fri 06 Mar 09
PURE REASON REVOLUTION at The Cooler on Sun 15 Mar 09
THE ACORN at The Cooler on Mon 04 May 09
MONO at The Croft on Wed 25 Mar 09
M83 at the Fleece on Wed 06 May 09
PREFUSE 73 DJ SET/ SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS / KYTE / APACHE BEAT (BROOKLYN) / DJ SET FROM NADIA KSABIA at Start the Bus on Sat 28 Feb 09
JEFFREY LEWIS & THE JUNKYARD at The Thekla on Mon 27 Apr 09
AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD with support from Middle Class Rut at The Thekla on Wed 22 Apr 09
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE + SPECIAL GUESTS at Trinity Arts Centre, St Philips on Sun 22 Mar 09
MOUNTAIN OF 8 (A MINI FESTIVAL ) at The Arnolfini (Auditorium and Dark Studio) on Fri 03 Apr 09 -Qu Junktions presents. 'Mountain of 8' (A mini Festival ) with Dirty Projectors + Polar Bear + Wildbirds & Peacedrums + Matt Elliott + Gary Smith + Lucky Dragons + Silver Stairs of Ketchikan + Silver Pyre
Also, lol-worthy gig listing of the moment goes to:
THE SLACKERS + THE SKINTS (!) at The Thekla in on Mon 18 May 09
