19.11.2010: The Local presents - The End, Felix, Kyrie Kristmanson, Oh Ruin, Oddfellows Casino, Crouch End - various venues
The Haberdashery, Middle Lane - 5pm - 7pm - FREE
Downstairs at The Kings Head, Crouch End Hill - 5pm - 1am
The Moors Bar, Park Road - 6pm - 11.30pm
Little Paris Boutique, Park Road - 4.30pm - 6.30pm - FREE
Oxfam, Park Road - 5pm - 6.30pm - FREE
Flashback Records, Crouch Hill - 5pm - 7pm - FREE
Buy a wristband now for just 10 POUNDS - limited availability
On the occasion of our 6th birthday bringing great music to Crouch End, The Local brings more than ever in what might well promise to be an annual happening in the area.
The Local?s renowned programming in 6 venues (FOUR of these are FREE ENTRY) reducing to 2 for the evening sessions, including TWELVE AMAZING ARTISTS from as far afield as the USA and Canada, via France and Ireland?
The Local?s renowned programming in 6 venues (FOUR of these are FREE ENTRY) reducing to 2 for the evening sessions, including TWELVE AMAZING ARTISTS from as far afield as the USA and Canada, via France and Ireland?
Felix
Felix at MySpace
"A gateway into another headspace, one aglow with uncertain magic." BBC
"Highly recommended." Boomkat
"Felix inhabit a twilit, shadowy region pitched somewhere between classical, drone, jazz, chamber-pop and spoken-word." Drowned in Sound
Felix at MySpace
"A gateway into another headspace, one aglow with uncertain magic." BBC
"Highly recommended." Boomkat
"Felix inhabit a twilit, shadowy region pitched somewhere between classical, drone, jazz, chamber-pop and spoken-word." Drowned in Sound
Kyrie Kristmanson
KK at MySpace
"blessed with a seriously haunting voice, comparable maybe to a Bjork/Feist hybrid. Unusual songs, occasionally plucked on a nylon-stringed guitar, sometimes supported by double bass, and other times performed with nothing but her voice...Kristmanson is one to watch out for."
The Edmonton Sun
French singer Emily Loizeau invited Kyrie to open for her at concerts. She's currently readying to move to Paris, where she's due to write a thesis at Sorbonne University on the trobairitz, the Occitan female troubadours of the 12th and 13th centuries.
KK at MySpace
"blessed with a seriously haunting voice, comparable maybe to a Bjork/Feist hybrid. Unusual songs, occasionally plucked on a nylon-stringed guitar, sometimes supported by double bass, and other times performed with nothing but her voice...Kristmanson is one to watch out for."
The Edmonton Sun
French singer Emily Loizeau invited Kyrie to open for her at concerts. She's currently readying to move to Paris, where she's due to write a thesis at Sorbonne University on the trobairitz, the Occitan female troubadours of the 12th and 13th centuries.
Oh Ruin
Oh Ruin at MySpace
Oh Ruin's story begins in Dublin, where Eoin played guitar for a string of bands, supported Morrissey and set his sights on London.
With a taste for the great and the good of old Irish poetry, Eoin's crooning tales of childhood mischief and the first sweet stings of love combine stomping blues with campfire quiet troubadour tunes. A little loose, a little rough around the edges, his melodies borrow from old traditional Irish folk songs set to intricate, finger picked paeans.
Oh Ruin at MySpace
Oh Ruin's story begins in Dublin, where Eoin played guitar for a string of bands, supported Morrissey and set his sights on London.
With a taste for the great and the good of old Irish poetry, Eoin's crooning tales of childhood mischief and the first sweet stings of love combine stomping blues with campfire quiet troubadour tunes. A little loose, a little rough around the edges, his melodies borrow from old traditional Irish folk songs set to intricate, finger picked paeans.
Oddfellows Casino
Oddfellows Casino at myspace
Oddfellows Casino showcase their brand new album, the Raven's Empire. An elegant blend of orchestration, electronics and David Bramwell's reedy voice, that sits somewhere between psychedelia, post-rock and traditional music, the album is packed with tales of hauntings, birds, alien landings in pious Welsh villages and spectral figures in woods...
"An English gem as whimsical and bittersweet as Robert Wyatt or Talk Talk, but with edgier, more epic production. And the song We Will Be Here is an anthem in waiting." - Marcus O'Dair
Oddfellows Casino at myspace
Oddfellows Casino showcase their brand new album, the Raven's Empire. An elegant blend of orchestration, electronics and David Bramwell's reedy voice, that sits somewhere between psychedelia, post-rock and traditional music, the album is packed with tales of hauntings, birds, alien landings in pious Welsh villages and spectral figures in woods...
"An English gem as whimsical and bittersweet as Robert Wyatt or Talk Talk, but with edgier, more epic production. And the song We Will Be Here is an anthem in waiting." - Marcus O'Dair
The Rosie Taylort Project
RTP at MySpace
The Rosie Taylor Project is a six piece band based in Leeds, UK, though none of the band are called Rosie nor covet the surname Taylor. It is a moniker the band admires for a number of reasons but choose not to discuss too openly. (For ease, gentle reader, I shall hereon refer to The Rosie Taylor Project simply as ?the band?). The band spent its first year playing shows with talents such as Midlake, Camera Obscura and Jeffrey Lewis which pleased the band no end. A debut single ?Black & White Films? followed which was made possible by the good people at Bad Sneakers Records, the music video for which could regularly be seen on MTV2 at start of the day/end of the night depending on your angle.
RTP at MySpace
The Rosie Taylor Project is a six piece band based in Leeds, UK, though none of the band are called Rosie nor covet the surname Taylor. It is a moniker the band admires for a number of reasons but choose not to discuss too openly. (For ease, gentle reader, I shall hereon refer to The Rosie Taylor Project simply as ?the band?). The band spent its first year playing shows with talents such as Midlake, Camera Obscura and Jeffrey Lewis which pleased the band no end. A debut single ?Black & White Films? followed which was made possible by the good people at Bad Sneakers Records, the music video for which could regularly be seen on MTV2 at start of the day/end of the night depending on your angle.
Unbunny
Unbunny at MySpace
'This little indie folk-rock gem... will bring to mind Harvest.. but more like Neil Young doing Jason Little. All the songs are melodic and memorable, straddling the thin line between despair and hope'.... (American album of the Month Mojo - Sylvie Simmons)
'Del Deo has an outsider's view of life and a fine turn of phrase. It's a beguiling slice of life.' (The Sun - Simon Cozyns)
'These are truly and toweringly beautiful songs.... Albums devoid of filler or duff tracks are rare enough. Rarer still are those on which every track continues to sparkle even after numerous plays. Moon Food, the best of six stunning collections created by Jarid del Deo (aka Unbunny), is just such a offering.' (Rock N Reel - Nick Toczek)
Unbunny at MySpace
'This little indie folk-rock gem... will bring to mind Harvest.. but more like Neil Young doing Jason Little. All the songs are melodic and memorable, straddling the thin line between despair and hope'.... (American album of the Month Mojo - Sylvie Simmons)
'Del Deo has an outsider's view of life and a fine turn of phrase. It's a beguiling slice of life.' (The Sun - Simon Cozyns)
'These are truly and toweringly beautiful songs.... Albums devoid of filler or duff tracks are rare enough. Rarer still are those on which every track continues to sparkle even after numerous plays. Moon Food, the best of six stunning collections created by Jarid del Deo (aka Unbunny), is just such a offering.' (Rock N Reel - Nick Toczek)
Mataniu
at ReverbNation
Mataniu is a 20-year-old female singer/songwriter from North-London, whose influences include Josephine Baker, The Slits, Tom Waits, Nina Hagen, Klaus Nomi, Yma Sumac, David Bowie and Erykah Badu. Mataniu: "Music is underrated... It keeps the listener in a paused state of mind until the song ends, thus being able, in a sense, to stop time. It's also, I believe, the best form of communication. You can't physically fight with music... you can only conjure up emotions. Therefore, it's one of the best ways to make us human again... and THEREFORE, I like it!"
at ReverbNation
Mataniu is a 20-year-old female singer/songwriter from North-London, whose influences include Josephine Baker, The Slits, Tom Waits, Nina Hagen, Klaus Nomi, Yma Sumac, David Bowie and Erykah Badu. Mataniu: "Music is underrated... It keeps the listener in a paused state of mind until the song ends, thus being able, in a sense, to stop time. It's also, I believe, the best form of communication. You can't physically fight with music... you can only conjure up emotions. Therefore, it's one of the best ways to make us human again... and THEREFORE, I like it!"
Monument Valley
at MySpace
Monument Valley is the musical creation of London-born and raised songwriter Edward Younger. After early demos found their way to the Communion label who spawned Mumford and Sons. Echoes of Nick Drake, Bon Iver, early Jamie T and an adolescence listening to the anti-folk and indie-pop of Moldy Peaches and Belle and Sebastian
at MySpace
Monument Valley is the musical creation of London-born and raised songwriter Edward Younger. After early demos found their way to the Communion label who spawned Mumford and Sons. Echoes of Nick Drake, Bon Iver, early Jamie T and an adolescence listening to the anti-folk and indie-pop of Moldy Peaches and Belle and Sebastian
Skinny Lister
at MySpace
Quintessentially English to the core and with folk in their hearts, they possess a dignity and poise that runs deeply through their barnstorming music, which lifts you up and puts the diddle in the middle of your smiling face.
at MySpace
Quintessentially English to the core and with folk in their hearts, they possess a dignity and poise that runs deeply through their barnstorming music, which lifts you up and puts the diddle in the middle of your smiling face.
Jil is Lucky
JiL at MySpace
Listening to Jil is Lucky, you? ll find yourself thinking of Leonard Cohen drunkenly dancing to the sound of Otis Redding? s devilish brass section; or the Beach Boys and Jonathan Richman fighting in an anti-folk bar in a Warsaw ghetto.
JiL at MySpace
Listening to Jil is Lucky, you? ll find yourself thinking of Leonard Cohen drunkenly dancing to the sound of Otis Redding? s devilish brass section; or the Beach Boys and Jonathan Richman fighting in an anti-folk bar in a Warsaw ghetto.
Jo Bartlett
Jos Blog
Green Man Festival founder Jo Bartlett has been writing, recording and performing music for over twenty years.
?Upheaval? is Jo Bartlett?s debut solo album and is released this Autumn by Static Caravan the home of Tunng, Beth Jeans Houghton and a host of experimental electronica. Recorded in one day in East London it is an album of rare immediacy and rawness.
Press reaction to Jo?s music:
'Stunning genre defying music' The Daily Telegraph
'Sly and intelligent music' Q
'The songs are spellbinding' The Times
'Wonderfully simple yet beguiling tunes' Uncut
Jos Blog
Green Man Festival founder Jo Bartlett has been writing, recording and performing music for over twenty years.
?Upheaval? is Jo Bartlett?s debut solo album and is released this Autumn by Static Caravan the home of Tunng, Beth Jeans Houghton and a host of experimental electronica. Recorded in one day in East London it is an album of rare immediacy and rawness.
Press reaction to Jo?s music:
'Stunning genre defying music' The Daily Telegraph
'Sly and intelligent music' Q
'The songs are spellbinding' The Times
'Wonderfully simple yet beguiling tunes' Uncut
Spokes
at MySpace
Spokes is one of The Local's favourite bands. Awesomeness.
"Spokes are yet another band freeing Manchester from Courteenersitis and deal in pastoral indie with a post-rock veneer that builds to glorious climaxes." (NME)
at MySpace
Spokes is one of The Local's favourite bands. Awesomeness.
"Spokes are yet another band freeing Manchester from Courteenersitis and deal in pastoral indie with a post-rock veneer that builds to glorious climaxes." (NME)