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Venue: The Labour Club (Website)
Event: Masters of Budvar present
Location: 95-97 Charles St Northampton England NN1 3BG
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I first saw Tim Keegan play in 1986, when he was still a student and his band opened for the JBC. He has been making music ever since, leading his bands Homer, The Homer Lounge and The Departure Lounge through a succession of delicious recordings and worldwide concert tours. He has collaborated with Robin Hitchcock and played in the Blue Aeroplanes' veritable Foreign Legion of ace guitar-slingers. He is in the front rank of original British songwriters, comparable with Ray Davies, Morrissey or Boo Hewerdine. I don't - at this stage - know in what format he will be appearing, but he is somebody that I have dreamed of booking for Masters of Budvar since we opened, and I have no doubt that - however he presents his music - he is guaranteed to be sensational.
Masters of Budvar present our guests: THE MAX EIDER EXPERIENCE
Ladies and gentlemen, the elegantly-wasted JBC guitar supremo has himself a supergroup. On the drums is June Miles-Kingston, who drummed and sang on about 85537f all listenable British hits of the nineteen-eighties. Remember the cool girlie harmonies on those calssic Funboy Three singles? June. On guitar is Simon Mawby, whose past credits include tours and records with The Woodentops, The House of Love and The Communards. On bass, flying in from Los Angeles, is Mister Steven "Twin Cadillac" Valentine, bass player of the Jazz Butcher Conspiracy, and on guitar and vocals, none other than the man himself, Max Eider . And their first ever performance? Why, it's right here at Masters of Budvar. And it's at nine-thirty, so don't even consider being late.
Masters of Budvar present our guests: THE NEW MOON
Making a welcome return to Masters of Budvar, Matt Sewell and his posse from Oxford bring a lovely, swirling acoustic sound with shades of Hitchcock Robin and Buckleys Jeff and Tim. Infamous for having written a song about Terry Walpole's camera, The New Moon make a cracking start to possibly the best bill that the Masters of Budvar have yet hosted.
It's at the Labour Club, Charles Street, Northampton on Friday 2nd September 2005. It's free to get in, the vibes are friendly, the beer is cheap, the lights are pretty, the PA is warm and the speeches are short. Doors are open from 7:30pm and the first act will take the stage at nine o'clock sharp. The Masters of Budvar thank you.
at
The Labour Club
Charles Street
Northampton NN1
on
Friday 2nd September 2005
Tim Keegan
Tim Keegan has been on the Masters of Budvar wish-list since we opened. He is a super-talented British songwriter. For several years Tim and his band Departure Lounge were based in Nashville, Tennessee. There they made a brace of albums which garnered all manner of critical acclaim. Their 1999 waxing "Out Of Here" is a classic late night record, required listening for those who value the Velvet Underground's third album, Leonard Cohen or the tender (dark) side of the Perfect Disaster. More recently Tim lived and recorded in Paris, where he worked with ace French producer Kid Loco. He has also toured and recorded with Robin Hitchcock (he can be seen in Jonathan Demme's "Storefront Hitchcock" movie) and played guitar with the Blue Aeroplanes. Now he is back in the UK and making a rare and precious solo appearance right here in Northampton. Did you dig Micky Greaney or Ramon de Juan when they played? Come see Tim.
Max Eider & His Orchestra
You may well know Max Eider as the exceptional guitarist with The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy or David J. You know the guy: tall and elegantly wasted with a sound like a tripped-out Wes Montgomery and fingers that grown men find troubling to gaze upon. His 1987 album "The Best Kisser In The World" is a much sought-after collector's item, and his 2001 release "Hotel Figueroa" even earned him column inches in Forbes Magazine! Tonight, for the first time, he presents his all-star orchestra, featuring Steven "Twin Cadillac" Valentine (bass) and Pat Beirne (harmonica) from the current JBC line-up, along with vocalist Lynda Skulpone (from Los Angeles underground band Saltypop), guitarist Simon Mawby (who has played with the Woodentops, Jimmy Somerville and the House of Love) and world-class drummer and vocalist June Miles-Kingston (who has played with everybody from Funboy Three to Everything But The Girl). Expect the lushest of loungecore backing to provide the perfect setting for Eider's bittersweet songwriting skills. Find out more than you need to know at: www.maxeider.com
The New Moon
Hailing from Oxford and boasting one of the finest bassists to grace our club, the New Moon made their Masters of Budvar debut last November. They specialise in a kind of psychedelic folk music, spinning out great tumbling chord sequences with powerful vocals soaring way up there above. Comparable to the aforementioned Mr. Hitchcock or perhaps Jeff Buckley, the New Moon make a surprisingly muscular sound that repays your attention in spades. They are also the only band in the world currently known to have a song about Terry Walpole and his camera.
This all kicks off at 8:30pm
Credit: pat