Do you remember your first time? We don't, any more, which is purely because we've put together so many DiScover bills now that, frankly, the past has become something of a blur. Great music, free entry, cheap drinks: it all adds up to the sort of result capable of making the brain ache with delight.
This Saturday, September 22, DiS again rolls its merry way down to London's Notting Hill Arts Club for an afternoon of great, free music, in association with Rough Trade Shops. Doors are at 4pm, entry restricted to over-18s - same old same old. And who's playing...?
Cats And Cats And Cats (pictured)
A band at odds with conventions, capable of turning on a sixpence to deliver glittering post-rock soundscapes but seconds after frantic beat-punk-pop. Epic in all the right places, the five-piece's recently released split with This Town Needs Guns earned a neat 9/10 on this very site.
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This Town Needs Guns
Speak of the devils, eh... Oxford-based five-piece TTNG are similarly acclaimed, and will be stopping in at Saturday's DiScover Club for an early set ahead of another show in their home town. Best get in early if you want to catch their jittery indie riffs and emotive vocals.
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Let Airplanes Circle Overhead
This trio's self-titled EP of not so long ago, released through the mighty fine Motivesounds label, received the DiS seal of approval here. Although the instrumental outfit are still young, their potential is gob-smackingly obvious; sadly, though, this may be their last show in their present formation. Our advice: come along for a piece of history.
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House Of Brothers
HoB - aka Andrew Jackson - played for DiScover back in January. We fell in love then, so we're dead chuffed to have him back, acoustic guitar in hand, for September's show. His debut EP, Dead Man, is due out soon through Big Scary Monsters. Comparisons to Bright Eyes and Elliott Smith really aren't so wide of the mark.
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Add this show to your gig calendar here
In related news: DiS is pleased to confirm that Joe Gideon and the Shark will play November's DiScover Club, on the 10th of said month, following the split of Mother Vulpine. The two-piece's fiery blues stomp impressed us greatly at a recent show, alongside Josh T Pearson and Devastations, so we're dead excited to have them at Notting Hill. Check out their MySpace here and the full bill here.
October's DiScover Club (Oct 20) features the talents of Caz Mechanic, Mt. and Stars of Aviation; in December, the DiScover Christmas Party goes off on the 15th. Full line-up is strictly TBA, but it's going to be a right little corker and no mistake.
I'm not going.
I'm seeing Jeffrey Lewis, Jack Penate and Daughters in Manchester, then eating some salad!
Sorry everyone! My leg hurts!
On the same bill?
That's mighty weird.
Know you'll hate me for this, BUT:
(i really don't like the jack penate album sorry)
NO.
Different gigs.
It's okay, Jack Penate hates your album. He said it was weak and lacked the baroque-influnced melodies that your previous work had demonstrated.
He's right.
I am a sell-out.
I used to want to be Botch.
Now I'd rather backgammon it up with Scouting for Girls.
SHE'S SO LUVERLY, SHE'S SO LUVERLY.
What the fuck is up with people, really?
In fairness to you,
ever since you were dropped by Pegleg Records, you've not quite had that DIY ethic that made your early work so affable.
Tell me about it.
Island are breathing down my neck on a daily basis to come up with a demo as sunny as 'I Like You (You're A Lady Who Is A Bit Pretty)'.
crap
I forgot this was that weekend. Ne'er mind.
come!
i dunno if i'm going but go anyway!
Like it says...
....get there early if you want to catch TTNG. We're supporting The Young Knives at the newly opened Zodiac that evening.
do you REALLY think this town needs guns?
i'm not sure i can go and be a part of something that supports what killed my family.
Of course not...
...the origins of the name are actually in complete opposition to violence of any kind. Not one of us has a violent bone in our body.
We thought the name was farcical and that no-one would ever take it seriously. It's such a stupid name and when we started out we were only ever playing to friends who all knew that we were just poking fun at macho bullshit bands. At the time there seemed to be a fashion for ridiculous names and we thought we'd parody it. Perhaps we should've changed the name before we started putting out releases and stuff, but we thought that anyone who would actually listen to the music, would realise that the name was a bit of a joke and that we weren't card carrying members of pro-gun lobbyists. It would appear as though we were wrong.
I'm very sorry for your loss.
Guns are bad. People that use them are worse.
do you REALLY think that we should let airplanes circle overhead?
i'm not sure i can go and blah blah blah
Yes
If they all landed at once, WHERE WOULD WE PUT THEM???