Tuesday 17th July 2012
The Crookes + The Kabeedies + Panda Cubs
@ The Bull & Gate
389 Kentish Town Road, London, NW5 2TJ
08:00pm, £6.50 advance
THE CROOKES
The Crookes have already toured the UK twice in 2013, once with Richard Hawley and then with Little Comets, as well as nipping over to Austin for SXSW. As befits their true Crookesaholic working spirit, both single tracks 'Bear's Blood' and 'Dance In Colour' are brand new and indeed never-released-anywhere-else-before. Rest assured that they have quite probab ... more »

ONSTAGE AT 9:45

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THE KABEEDIES
The Kabeedies are a disarmingly youthful bunch of indie sprites busting out of Norwich with a line-up of three boys and one girl and a collection of fizzbombing pop nuggets which has had various Radio 1 DJs weeping with on air joy, not least with most recent singular release ‘Treasure Hunting’ (Cool For Cats). ... more »

ONSTAGE AT 9:00

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Photo: Andi and Alex

 
PANDA CUBS
Panda Cubs are newcomers, but they appear to have emerged fully-formed. They may sit in that gloomy corner occupied by the myriad bands who’ve based their sound on Joy Division’s blueprint, while having also synthesised many elements of the contemporary crop – Editors, Interpol, White Lies – but damn, they’ve got songs and are remarkably accomplished. Their ... more »

ONSTAGE AT 8:15

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Ultrasound make an extraordinarily cosmic rock sound with so many peaks and troughs and pop-battered pockmarks one can barely guess where the next power chord is going to come from. New album Play For Today out... »
Playing Islington Assembly Hall on 1 June
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