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Welcome to
PLAYING OUT LOUD!
Welcome to the November 2004 edition of Playing Out Loud,
POL for short. More comprehensive than ever with in-depth articles and interviews. As regular
visitors will know, and there are thousands of them now making
90,000+ hits per
month, our mission is to stimulate interest in live music and let you know
what’s on and where in Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire and parts of adjoining
counties. Jazz, pop, blues, folk, country, rock, soul and classical music are
all covered - if it’s live it’s here. But POL is not just a gigs listing site.
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looking to improve their press, media or web content, and help them get more
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With over twenty years media experience, I personally know what is required to
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email me for more details.
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information.
POL November Editorial.
 We enter this
month feeling just a bit pleased with ourselves - we’ve been shortlisted in the
Best Special Interest Website category in the
Hantsweb
Awards 2004.
Last year we
came second, and this year we will be in the top two whatever happens at the
awards ceremony on November 9. Thanks to all you music lovers out there who
nominated us, and keep everything crossed for us.
On the gigs front, this is
going to be a great month, particularly in
Southampton. The Brook venue has
reopened and is now bigger and better than ever.
With a 600 capacity, new bars, new toilets, more seating and many other
improvements, it’s also got a great line-up for November. Amongst the
attractions are the Tony Hadley Band, The Manfreds, Go West, Spaceritual.net,
Beverley Craven, Los Pacaminos and Walter Trout, so get down there and enjoy
some good live music.
Southampton Guildhall is also staging some great shows this month including
Rufus Wainwright, Perfect Alibi, young jazz upstart Amy Winehouse, Motorhead,
Ben Folds,
Beverley Knight and Whitesnake.
We take a look at Beverley Craven and Motorhead in our Articles section, along
with the return of Gilbert O’Sullivan to the live scene with a concert at Mr
Kyps in Poole on November 30, a national tour by former Bros star, Matt Goss, an
appearance of Canadian roots band The Bills at Talking Heads in
Southampton,
plus an exclusive interview with Fee Waybill, lead singer with The Tubes who
will be touring the UK in December.
Elsewhere there’s some great stuff at The Anvil in
Basingstoke including Paul
Carrack and Jools Holland’s Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, the entertaining Jive Aces
are coming to the Concorde Club in
Eastleigh. Folk trio Last Night’s Fun, always
hugely enjoyable, play a couple of Hampshire gigs, while some stellar acts pop
up at Portsmouth Guildhall including Jackson Browne, Status Quo and Lulu. World
music fans can see South African ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo at
Salisbury
City Hall on the 7th.
CDs for review or press packs etc should be sent directly to:
Playing Out Loud
Co/ Peter Ashton
45 Roselands Gardens,
Highfield,
Southampton,
Hants SO17 1QG.
STOP THE PRESS!
DECEMBER - EARLY DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Aldershot - West End Centre:
Fri 3rd - Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band
Sat 10th - Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers
Basingstoke - The Anvil:
Wed 1st - The Big Session: The Oysterband + The Handsome Family
Thu 2nd - The Stylistics
Bournemouth - BIC:
Tue 7th - Merry Christmas Everybody Tour - Slade, T-Rextasy, Dr & The Medics
Christchurch - Thomas Tripp:
Sat 4th - Pronghorn
Eastleigh - Concorde Club:
Wed 1st - The Big Chris Barber Band
Sun 5th - Sunset Cafe Stompers
Fareham - Ashcroft Arts Centre:
Sat 4th - Malinky - Folk
Fri 10th - St Agnes Fountain Christmas Special - Folk
Isle of Wight - Ryde Theatre:
Sat 4th - Limehouse Lizzy - Excellent Thin Lizzy tribute act
Wed 8th - Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers
Poole - Mr Kyps:
Thu 2nd - Eugene Hideaway Bridges + Harry Skinner Blues Band.
Sat 4th - Dr Feelgood + Crosscut Saw
Portsmouth - Wedgewood Rooms:
Sun 5th -Tom McRae + Steve Reynolds
Sun 12th - Dr Feelgood + The Roosters
Salisbury City Hall:
Wed 8th - Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade, Dr & The Medics, T-Rextasy
Thu 9th - The Big Session with Oysterband & The Handsome Family
Fri 10th - The Damned + 4ft Fingers
Southampton - The Brook:
Thu 2nd - Are You Experienced? - Jimi Hendrix tribute
Sun 5th - Eric Bibb & friends - Soul & gospel-tinged blues
Tue 7th - The SAS Band - Pre-Christmas fun with Spike, Jamie & surprise guests
Wed 8th - The Beat
Thu 9th - Roy Wood’s Army
Southampton Guildhall:
Thu 2nd - Bjorn Again
Sat 11th - Kasabian
Sun 12th - Human League
LATEST UPDATES:
24th November - Review
23rd November - Review, Message
18th November - Stop the Press Early December Dates (above)
15th November - 2 CD Reviews, Book Review, 5 News Items
10th November - 2 News items, Message
9th November - Article (Hayley Westenra), Gig Review, Link
3rd November - Gig Review, News Update
1st November - New Edition of Playing Out Loud.co.uk
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Featured artists:
see POL Articles
Beverley Craven The Brook, Southampton November 19
The Bills
The Talking Heads, Southampton November 19
Hayley Westenra The Anvil, Basingstoke
November 19
Motorhead Southampton Guildhall
November 19
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Mr Kyps, Poole November 30
POL EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Fee Waybill / The Tubes
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