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The Measures at Turnmills

The Measures are playing at Blackeyed Blondes, Turnmills on Wednesday, February 16th.

Turnmills 63B Clerkenwell Road, London. EC1M 5NP
Info: 020 7250 3409 / 020 7689 0903
Doors 7.30pm Entry £5 Measures on stage 9.30.

http://www.themeasures.com

The Measures

The Measures - Psychedelic Pop with loud guitars - http://www.themeasures.com

Nigel Clark Band: Rare appearance by the former lead singer of 90's gtr
pop sensation Dodgy with his new band. (new material and Dodgy favourites)

The Lanes - rising Brighton stars

Saturday 15th Jan 2005
The Borderline, Orange Yard, off Manette Street, London, W1D 4JB
Box Office: 020 7534 6970

Doors 7pm

Tickets £7 on the door (or £6 + BF from ticketmaster)

Further info at http://www.meanfiddler.com/displayPage.asp?PageID=353

The Measures live at Borderline

The Measures headline at the Borderline on Saturday 14th August, with Motel Hero and Monochrome in support.

To download a flyer, and a taste of their sound, visit http://www.themeasures.com

absentee play buzz night at bush hall

ABSENTEE will be playing with Simian offshoot GARDEN, and two more bands in the beautiful setting of Bush Hall on Tuesday 27th April.

Bush Hall
310 Uxbridge Road
London W12
nearest tube Shepherd's Bush

http://www.bushhallmusic.co.uk/bushhallhome.html

Absentee single The Getaway/Homegroan released 26th April.
Cat no. RadioSVN05
350 numbered 7"s only

"Top tune. Reminiscent of early Eno. That could be our last ever record of the week" Mark and Lard on Radio 1.

Stepping gingerly in the wilful footprints of Will Oldham, East End greenhorn Dan Michaelson certainly knows his way around the odd blues tune. His debut single as Absentee finds him gargling gravel with the best in the business - weaving his stony range through an infectious patchwork of wasted country ramblings and rich blues lethargy. It’s Bourbon-gentle yet barbed with a maverick attitude and may prove to be the foundation stone for a pretty impressive career. Keep your eye on him. LOGO Magazine

SINGLE OF THE MONTH - Unpeeled Magazine
BOLLOCKS TO HOXTON SQ
Absentee "The Getaway" (Radiotone Records)
Alright, this is the bloody dogs. A grown man doing a low-down growl n drawl over a stinging guitar, both whipped along by a tight arse country-punky bass & drum and the things they've done to that guitar solo are probably illegal, but unspeakably ace. The main man here, Dan Michaelson, is an East London boy, but if he was fresh out of Nashville his towering tunesmithery would see the industry lining up to kiss his arse. Single of the month? Oh yes, very and that's not even considering the blinding flip, "Homegroan". You need this record.

"Writes pop, country and blues songs rich in melody it's an endearing work and one that grows with every listen, Independent (Hawaiian Disco album review)

http://www.radiotone.co.uk

The Broken Family Band & Absentee(s)

The Absentee(s) return to a favourite venue in the Windmill Brixton this Saturday, 17th April.

With the Broken Family Band headlining, this is bound to be an excellent gig.

Entry: £3
absentee(s) onstage: 9pm
http://www.windmillbrixton.co.uk

Here's what Unpeeled Magazine had to say about absentee's new single:

"BOLLOCKS TO HOXTON SQ
Absentee 'The Getaway' (Radiotone Records)
Alright, this is the bloody dogs. A grown man doing a low-down growl n drawl over a stinging guitar, both whipped along by a tight arse country-punky bass & drum and the things they've done to that guitar solo are probably illegal, but unspeakably ace. The main man here, Dan Michaelson, is an East London boy, but if he was fresh out of Nashville his towering tunesmithery would see the industry lining up to kiss his arse. Single of the month? Oh yes, very and that's not even considering the blinding flip, 'Homegroan'. You need this record, if only to tide you over until the album, 'Hawaiian Disco', is released."

Absentee single The Getaway/Homegroan released 26th April. As heard on Radio 1, 6 music, SBN, and other great stations up and down the country. Single of the Month 'Unpeeled Magazine', reviews in Logo, Record Collector and many more.
Catalogue number RadioSVN05, distributed by Cargo.
Available in all good record stores including HMV, Rough Trade and Sonomu.net on numbered 7 inch vinyl only.

absentee(s)

Following the release of their beautiful debut album, the absentee(s) will be playing the Windmill in Brixton this Wednesday 28th January and the Arts Cafe in Aldgate on Thursday 29th January.

WEDNESDAY (supporting new Bella Union signings Bikini Atoll)
The Windmill (nearest tube: Brixton)
22 Blenheim Gardens
Brixton, SW2
Tel: 020 8671 0700
http://www.windmillbrixton.co.uk
Entry: £3
On stage: 8.30pm

THURSDAY
Arts Cafe (nearest tube: Aldgate East or Liverpool St.)
28 Commercial Street
London E1
Tel: 020 7247 5681
Entry: £5 (or £4 with a flyer, downloadable from radiotone web site)
Stagetime: 9.30pm
venue details and directions available at:
http://www.irlondon.co.uk/venueguide/detail.php?venueid=83&skin=g_txt

http://www.radiotone.co.uk/artists/absentee

The Measures & Crimea

Following their fantastic performance at Spitz last Saturday, The Measures will be returning to the Windmill in Brixton, this Thursday, 8th January. Supporting The Crimea, this is bound to be an excellent gig.

Measures on stage sometime after 8.30pm
Entry: £3, open late, cheap bar. http://www.windmillbrixton.co.uk