Gig Guide: Mon 19th Oct
Mon 19th Oct 20:00 CLUB NME :: SKETCHES :: THOUSANDS OF REFLECTIONS :: RIPTIDE
Following a brilliant performance, which left The Rockhouse speechless Sketches return. Over the past eighteen months Sketches have been touring extensively in the UK, increasing their fanbase whilst developing commercial recognition including local and national radio support from the likes of BBC6 and XFM London. The band have played at Austria's 'Snowbombing Festival', reached the finals of a competition with the opportunity to play at both Leeds and Reading festival, and were awarded a support slot with The Datsuns at the Camden Barfly by making the top ten in the nationwide 'Red Stripe Awards'. The debut single Slow Start‚ is produced by former Shed Seven member Fraser Smith who has produced music by many successful bands such as Winterkids and Little Man Tate.
Thousands of Reflections, or ToR, are a four piece alternative rock band from Nottingham (UK). The first incarnation of the band came together in late 2005, self releasing some promising demos and garnering interest across the city with their live shows which lead to support slots with a number of high profile bands in 2006. In 2007 ToR self-released their debut EP “Drones & Sharp Teeth” which met with excellent reviews, praising the band for their idiosyncratic and creative song writing and unique sound. Selling out of its original run in just over 2 months, “Drones and Sharp Teeth” sparked interest from several indie record labels, with the band eventually agreeing to a full scale remastered and re-packaged release of the EP on Huddersfield label Headroom Records in November 2008. A track from the EP was soon selected for the Area 4 Records compilation showcasing the best of Nottingham’s talent. In mid 2008, the current line-up was settled with ToR founders Aidan Blenkinsopp (guitar/vox) and Adam Barnes (guitar/vox) poaching local hardman James Housley on drums and Simon Curd on bass/vox from probably defunct but possibly not completely and utterly defunct local heroes Dragonflies Draw Flame.
The 1st October 2009 sees the release of the double A-side single ‘Sawhooks and Chains’/‘Call Me Ishmael’. Recorded by Guy Elderfield (The Donnas, Six by Seven) at Random Recordings in Nottingham. It will be released through the band’s website and iTunes ahead of a mini-album currently in production and due for release in Spring 2010. The release will coincide with a series of dates across the UK.
Support from Riptide
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Sketches – http://www.myspace.com/sketchesband
Thousands Of Reflections - http://www.myspace.com/thousandsofreflections
Riptide - http://www.myspace.com/riptiderock
Price: £3.00
Age Limit: 16+
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Location: The Rockhouse, Babington Lane, Derby, DE1 1SX
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