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North East Beat: SMILE Concert | Saturday 14th August 2010 | Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:16:00 +0000

Concert:
SMILE @ Sunderland Museum

SMILE Concert

Join Sunderland Music Workshops for their 15th birthday celebrations.

Listen to live music on the bandstand, and take part in the North East Beat!

Young bands from Sunderland Music Workshops Project will perform live music on the bandstand.
There will also be face-painting and ‘Popstars’ badge-making activities.

No tickets needed.

Date:
Saturday 14th August 2010
12noon – 4.00pm

Opening Hours:

Monday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Tuesday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Wednesday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Thursday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Friday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Saturday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Sunday 2.00pm – 5.00pm

Admission is FREE.

Address:

Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Burdon Road

Sunderland

Tyne and Wear

SR1 1PP

Tel: 0191 553 2323

Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens on Directory of Newcastle upon Tyne
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens Website

6th September 2010 | Fang Island at the Cluny 2

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:16:02 +0000

Portions presents:

FANG ISLAND
+ support

@ The Cluny 2, Byker
Monday September 6th

Fang Island is an incredibly explosive, heavily caffeinated, monster. One likely to seize, besiege, and overpower your senses in a pink/purple spray of Diesel ( does anyone still drink that?) vomit strewn with chunks of riffs, soloing and vocal harmony…yawned straight from the party mouth of Andrew WK.

This is what happiness sounds like!

http://www.myspace.com/fangisland

http://fangisland.com/bio/

Tickets are £7.50 advance available here:
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_northeast&query=detail&event=397242

supports TBC.

Visit the Portions Group (upcoming: Dum Dum Girls, Kissaway Trail, Diane Cluck)
http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages#!/group.php?gid=2513172679&ref=ts

Now for some quotes:

“l like some crazy jam session between Fairport Convention and Faith No More, or between the Incredible String Band and Deep Purple as conducted by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, only played by people dressed as human-sized furry cartoon animals because it seemed like a fun idea”
The Guardian

“Fang Island are simply Killer Fun”
Mojo 4/5

“A Joyous, jangling, low fidelity mess of riffs and shout a long choruses”
Vice 8/10

“This music is just honest and life-affirming and infectious, and it’s that rare concentration of directness and simplicity that makes Fang Island so uniquely and wonderfully inclusive”
Pitchfork 8.3/10.

The band have a perpetual smile on their face, a sun shiny, achingly positive mix of Trans Am, The Fucking Champs, Don Caballero and Boston’
Rock Sound

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=141133159230730

What’s On in Newcastle upon Tyne for August 2010?

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:45:21 +0000

What's On in Newcastle upon Tyne for August 2010?

What's On	Venue	Town	Date
Exhibition: North East Beat - Venues, Bands and Fans	Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens	Sunderland	29/05/2010 -12/09/2010
Exhibition: Building Bridges	Discovery Museum	Newcastle upon Tyne	12/06/2010 -30/01/2011
Exhibition: DinoMites	South Shields Museum and Art Gallery	South Shields	12/06/2010 -26/09/2010
Exhibition: Takhti - A Modern Iranian Hero	Hatton Gallery	Newcastle University	24/06/2010 -21/08/2010
Exhibition: Craftivism	Shipley Art Gallery	Gateshead	10/07/2010 -07/11/2010
Exhibition: William Armstrong	Discovery Museum	Newcastle upon Tyne	10/07/2010 -16/11/2010
Exhibition: Build It!	Monkwearmouth Station Museum	Sunderland	17/07/2010 -26/09/2010
Gateshead Summer Flower Show	Gateshead	Newcastle upon Tyne	30/07/2010 -01/08/2010
Canoeing for Beginners	The Customs House	South Shields	31/07/2010 -07/08/2010
Joe Pasquale	Whitley Bay Playhouse	Whitley Bay	01/08/2010
Flat Racing Day	Newcastle Racecourse	Gosforth Park, Newcastle	04/08/2010
Oliver - Stage Experience	Sunderland Empire	Sunderland	05/08/2010 -07/08/2010
FREE Saturday Art Classes	Laing Art Gallery	Newcastle upon Tyne	07/08/2010
FREE Talk: Picture of the Month - August 2010	Laing Art Gallery	Newcastle upon Tyne	07/08/2010
Summer Soirees	The Customs House	South Shields	09/08/2010 -27/08/2010
Mad Hatters Tea Party	Bede's World	Jarrow	12/08/2010
The Ken Dodd Happiness Show	Whitley Bay Playhouse	Whitley Bay	12/08/2010 -13/08/2010
Northumbrian WaterAid Raceday	Newcastle Racecourse	Gosforth Park, Newcastle	13/08/2010
Fame - The Musical	The Customs House	South Shields	13/08/2010 -14/08/2010
FREE Talk: Picture of the Month - August 2010	Laing Art Gallery	Newcastle upon Tyne	14/08/2010
Dominic Kirwan	Whitley Bay Playhouse	Whitley Bay	14/08/2010
Tynemouth Book Fair	Tynemouth Station	Tynemouth	15/08/2010
Romeo and Juliet	The Customs House	South Shields	18/08/2010 -22/08/2010
Guess How Much I Love You - Live on Stage	Whitley Bay Playhouse	Whitley Bay	19/08/2010 -21/08/2010
Seven Stories Birthday Party with Jaqueline Wilson	Seven Stories	Newcastle upon Tyne	19/08/2010
FREE Talk: Picture of the Month - August 2010	Laing Art Gallery	Newcastle upon Tyne	21/08/2010
The Importance of Being Earnest	Preston Hall Museum and Park	Stockton on Tees	21/08/2010
The Importance of Being Earnest	Mount Grace Priory	Northallerton	22/08/2010
Friends of Shipley: Kate Brindley	Shipley Art Gallery	Gateshead	26/08/2010
Simone Felice	Cluny2	Newcastle upon Tyne	26/08/2010
Bootleg 60s	Whitley Bay Playhouse	Whitley Bay	26/08/2010
Beer & Curry Racenight	Newcastle Racecourse	Gosforth Park, Newcastle	27/08/2010
Chess	Theatre Royal Newcastle	Newcastle upon Tyne	27/08/2010 -11/09/2010
Fireman Sam	Whitley Bay Playhouse	Whitley Bay	27/08/2010 -29/08/2010
Silversmith Demonstrations by Les Howe	Bede's World	Jarrow	28/08/2010 -30/08/2010
Kielder Foot Festival	Kielder Water	Northumberland	28/08/2010 -05/09/2010
FREE Talk: Picture of the Month - August 2010	Laing Art Gallery	Newcastle upon Tyne	28/08/2010
Glee Club	The Customs House	South Shields	28/08/2010 -29/08/2010
The Texas Tenors	Whitley Bay Playhouse	Whitley Bay	28/08/2010
Blaydon Races Family Fun Day	Newcastle Racecourse	Gosforth Park, Newcastle	30/08/2010
Doctor Who Day	Seven Stories	Newcastle upon Tyne	30/08/2010

26th May 2010 | Nina Nastasia @ The Cluny 2

estherrosie — Thu, 06 May 2010 07:30:42 +0000

Honey throated songstress and (John) Peel darling Nina Nastasia comes to Newcastle for an intimate concert in Cluny 2.

She’ll be touring Outlaster, her first record since 2007′s You Follow Me, the collobaration with Jim White of Dirty Three.

if you aren’t familiar, think chamber pop /folk in the mould of:
smog, bonnie prince billy, mark kozelek, vashti bunyan, diane cluck, isobell campbell, laura marling

or check out the new single here:
http://fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/release.php?id=315

Here’s steve albini on the debut record he engineered:

In the process of making a record, you hear it so many times that the charms of even the best of them can wear off through over-exposure. On rare occasions, records I’ve worked on have withstood this scrutiny and ended up being personal favorites. Nina Nastasia’s ‘Dogs’ is a record so simultaneously unassuming and grandiose that I can’t really describe it, except in terms that would make it (and me) sound silly. Of the couple thousand records I’ve been involved with, this is one of my favourites, and one that I’m proud to be associated with.”

tickets are £10 advance available here:
http://www.safeconcerts.com/gigs.asp?gn=120498

supports

Pilgrims:
www.myspace.com/dictaphonesongs

Dark Sky Singers:
http://www.myspace.com/thedarkskysingers

Join the Cluny Newcastle on Facebook

The Cluny
www.theheadofsteam.co.uk
Ouseburn Warehouse Workshops
Lime Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE1 2PN
United Kingdom
0191 230 4474

Live Music Line-up for May at the Traveller’s Rest, Witton Gilbert

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:21:07 +0000

Friday 7th May 9.00pm
PRELUDE
Great Sounding Acoustic Country/Folk

Friday 14th May 9.00pm
GREG TAYLOR
Classic Rock

Friday 21st May 9.00pm
JACK BURNESS & THE CORNERBOYS
Acoustic Folk & Country Blues

Friday 28th May 9.00pm
THE SLEEPWALKERS
Old Time Acoustic Blues & More

Traveller’s Rest Witton Gilbert on Facebook

Venue Information:

Travellers Rest
Front Street
Witton Gilbert
Co. Durham
Tel: 0191 3710458

Newcastle Asian Arts and Music Festival: Newcastle Mela 2010 31 July – 1st August 2010

Paul33 — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:31:12 +0000

Newcastle Mela 2010

The Newcastle Mela 2010, the Newcastle Asian Arts and Music Festival is on Saturday 31st July 2010 and Sunday 1st August 2010

Newcastle Mela 2010
Exhibition Park
Town Moor
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2

Festival Times: 12noon to 7.00pm both days, entry is FREE to this Newcastle event, and perfect for the whole family!

About the N.A.A.M.

Newcastle Asian Arts and Music is a voluntary organisation that was formed in April 1993. Its main aim is to promote Asian arts, music and culture within Newcastle and the North East region.

The main emphasis in N.A.A.M activities is upon the provision of a safe and supportive environment, therefore allowing the opportunities for all the community members to fully participate in events such as the Mela.

What is Mela?

‘Mela’ originate from the Indian sub continent: the word Mela comes from the Sanskrit “to meet” and is related to the word “milana”. It is commonly used to describe a large gathering of people celebrating artistic, religious or political events – a fair or a festival.

In the same way that many fairs or holidays in Europe would begin on the feast days of saints, Melas in south Asia have their origins in religious gatherings such as Eid Vaisakhi or Diwali.

Celebrations form an immeasurably important part of the sub-continent’s fabric. Melas are feasts of sights, smells, sounds and tastes and will often feature bazaars, folk troupes, traditional and contemporary and modern music and dance.

Newcastle Mela attracts 30,000 people every year.

The Mela is a free event based around Punjabi, Pakistani, Bengali, Hindi and other South Asian cultures, and is open to anyone who wants to learn more, be entertained and meet new people as well as enjoy different music, art and food in the heart of Newcastle.

With a line up including the hottest contemporary Asian acts as well as traditional displays of music and dance it’s an event likely to appeal to all ages and races.

Taking place in Exhibition Park, the Mela promises to be weekend full of fun with music, games, stalls and exhibitions to help everyone have a great weekend! With a stage playing host to musicians and dancers, hundreds of stalls selling arts and crafts and food and drink and a children’s programme to help the kids learn, make friends and have fun; there’s plenty to do whatever your tastes.

Further details as soon as they become available!

Newcastle Mela Website

Oh Yes: O2 Academy Newcastle

Paul33 — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:06:32 +0000

O2 Academy Newcastle upon Tyne

The O2 Academy on the Westgate Road in Newcastle city centre has something to entertain revellers virtually every night of the year: Newcastle was crying out for such a venue for a long time after the Mayfair shut its doors on Newgate Street for redevelopment of the area, and duly got what it craved when the Bingo Hall on the same premises shut its doors a few years ago!

Since then, the Academy has been packed out night after night showing the very best musical talent available in the UK, becoming an established part of the UK touring scene for leading and upcoming bands.

With a slightly more independent feel than that other famous venue the City Hall, and more intimate than Newcastle Arena, the academy is a firm favourite amongst Indie music fans and fans of upcoming talent on Tyneside.

Furthermore, it includes a smaller separate space within the venue, called Academy 2, holding about 400 people that specialises in putting on up and coming local acts.

Over recent years the Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian and Hard Fi have all played the venue and the Academy continues to put on great bands throughout the year.

The Academy also hosts club nights, the most famous of which is ‘Bulletproof’ showcasing the best of new and established Indie music and is the oldest club night of its kind in the region, being acknowledged by NME for its reputation in hosting bands who go on to succeed in the big time.

You can pay on the door for Bulletproof nights, but it usually starts getting very busy later on so arrive before 9.00pm to avoid queues or disappointment!

Opening Times:

The Box Office is shut on Sundays but open every other day from 12.00pm until 4.00pm except Thursdays, when it stays open until 6.00pm

How To Find O2 Academy Newcastle:

The great thing about the O2 Academy is its location – you don’t have to trek off to the edge of town somewhere to see the gig you want like in some other cities!

It is centrally located and easy to get to from the Central Station Metro or Monument Metro.

Being Newcastle upon Tyne, there are also plenty of bars and restaurants in the area to start your night off, or if you still have the energy, to finish it!

Address:
O2 Academy Newcastle
Westgate Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 1SW

Tel: 0191 260 2020
Website: O2 Academy Newcastle

Newcastle Live Music: AV Festival 2010 at Sage Gateshead 14 March 2010

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:59:05 +0000

AV Festival 2010 at Sage Gateshead

RIVERS: KAFFE MATTHEWS, JANA WINDEREN, LEE PATTERSON

Sunday 14 March 2010, 3.00pm

Tickets available from www.thesagegateshead.org or 0191 443 4661

According to leading electro-acoustic composer Kaffe Matthews, a salmon remembers the taste of the River Tyne and uses that memory to find its way back from Greenland.
Performing alongside fellow musicians Jana Winderen and Lee Patterson, Rivers presents the majestic musical roar and unheard underwater sounds of rivers across Northumberland.
Three world premiere performances by leading experimental musicians; followed by a Q&A with Mike Harding (Touch).

CLOSING NIGHT GALA: ENGLISH JOURNEY REVISITED

ALAN MOORE, IAIN SINCLAIR, STEPHEN O’MALLEY, FM EINHEIT, SUSAN STENGER, GRAHAM DOLPHIN

Sunday 14 March 2010

Tickets available from www.thesagegateshead.org or 0191 443 4661

Award-winning authors and psycho-geographers IAIN SINCLAIR and ALAN MOORE (Watchmen, V for Vendetta) undertake a new journey across England.
This special North East world premiere draws on influences including ghosts on Lindisfarne, Morden Tower poets, the paintings of John Martin and Jimi Hendrix busking in Newcastle – invoking and re-animating these spirits and memories.
It is underscored by a specially commissioned soundscape performed by musicians:
FM Einheit (from influential 1980s German band Einstürzende Neubauten)
Stephen O’Malley (founder of leading drone doom bands Sunn O))), KTL, Gravetemple)
Susan Stenger (leading performer of music by John Cage and Christian Wolff and co-founder of Band of Susans)

The Sage Gateshead
St Mary’s Square
Gateshead Quays
Gateshead
NE8 2JR

External Links:

www.avfestival.co.uk

www.thesagegateshead.org ‎

Celebrating St Patrick’s Day in and around Newcastle upon Tyne | 17th March 2010

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:54:11 +0000

St. Patrick’s Day 2010

Wednesday 17th March 2010, across the North East!

Here are a number of events being held to celebrate St Patrick’s Day 2010:

Event	Date	Venue	What's On	Town/City	Link
GUINNESS St Patrick's Day	Saturday 20 March 2010	Newcastle Racecourse	Celebrate St Patrick's Day with an afternoon of jumps racing. Live Irish music after racing! Back by popular demand, top local band Granny Smiths Maggot will be playing all your Irish favourites in the Colonel Porter Bar straight after the last race.	Gosforth	Newcastle Racecourse
St. Patrick's Day Celebrations	Friday 19th March 2010	St. James' Park	You don't have to be Irish to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! The night includes a 2 course hot fork-buffet, a complimentary glass of Guinness and a traditional Irish band providing the perfect atmosphere	Newcastle	St. James' Park
St. Patrick's Day - Frank McCaffrey	Wednesday 17th March 2010	Tyneside Irish Centre	Frank McCaffrey 8.00pm - Concert Room	Newcastle	Tyneside Irish Centre
Irish Night	Saturday 13th March 2010	Lancastrian Suite	Get you dancing shoes on, and get jiggy with our live evening of Irish Entertainment: Featuring the amazing Emerald Thieves, The Alan Kelly Band, Fiddle & Fantastic and the McElvogue Irish School of Dance followed by our resident disco. Tickets include a Irish Sausage & Colcannon Supper and a pint of Guinness	Newcastle	Lancastrian Suite
St. Patrick's Party Night Sponsored by Guinness	Saturday 13th March 2010	Stadium of Light	Drinks reception followed by a 3 course themed meal with coffee, live band Colin Barber's - "The Fantastic Dublin Raiders", disco, drinks promotion, late license bar	Sunderland	Stadium of Light
St Patricks Day	Wednesday 17th March 2010	T.J. Doyles Authentic Irish Pub	Join us for Traditional Live Irish Music all day long	Sunderland	T.J. Doyles Authentic Irish Pub
A Touch of the Irish	Wednesday 17th March 2010	Empire Theatre Consett	Come and join Consett Community Voices this St Patricks Day for another evening full of singing and fun. Organised by Joyce Shaw.	Consett	Empire Theatre Consett

The Newcastle Evolution Festival: Monday 31st May Line Up

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:47:57 +0000

Newcastle Evolution 2010

Evolution Weekender 2010
Quayside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3JF

More acts will be added up to the Bank Holiday!
Further Details will be added when available!

Monday 31 May 2010:

Spillers Wharf:

ENTER SHIKARI – THE HORRORS – DE LA SOUL – ELLIE GOULDING
Dananananaykroyd – Everything Everything – Egyptian Hip Hop – Minnaars – Cosmo Jarvis – Polarsets

Baltic Stage:

DELPHIC – HADOUKEN! – EXAMPLE – FRANKMUSIC
I Blame Coco – Ou Est Le Swimming Pool – Lonelady – Mirrors – Retriever

Ballast Hills Stage: in assoc. with Jumpin Hot Club

DONOVAN – BASKERY
Lissie – Smoove & Terrell – Slow Club – Danny & The Champions Of The World – Ben Howard

Tickets and Further Information for Newcastle Evolution 2010:

WEEKEND TICKETS £25+bf
DAY TICKETS £17.50+bf

Available online from http://www.EvolutionFestival.co.uk

24 Hour Phone Orders: 08444 771 000

Also available from:
O2 Academy Box Offices: Newcastle – Birmingham – Bournemouth – Bristol – Glasgow – Leeds – Liverpool – London (Islington) – Oxford – Sheffield
HMV Stores: Metro Centre Gateshead – Manchester Arndale
Independent Outlets: Beatdown + RPM (Newcastle) – Hot Rats (Sunderland)

For full information and terms & conditions of entry please visit http://www.EvolutionFestival.co.uk

Links:
Evolution Festival 2010 on Facebook
Evolution Weekender 2010 website
Evolution 2010 Sunday Line Up
Evolution 2010 Monday Line Up