The gig takes place at the Caxton Arms, Saturday 26th November, doors 8pm, Emma on at 8.30. More information in the Willkommen presents section.
Tickets £7 available from Wegottickets and Resident Records (01273 606312)
Illustrator Joe Collins has made us a map that explains most of the connections between bands within the collective, click below to see the full sized version:
The band lineups are changing all the time and there are plenty of connections missing, we had to draw the line somewhere or it would have spiralled out of control. Also missing are a few solo artists who don’t play in any of the more well known bands, but it’s a pretty good place to start if you’re confused about who plays with whom.
You can see more of Joe’s work here.
Just a quick note to recommend some great gigs coming up this weekend.
On Friday our friends at Shhh! promotions are putting on a Fence Collective double header at The Hobgoblin in Brighton featuring Withered Hand and Rozi Plain. Further details are all here.
Then on Saturday Rachael Dadd is playing at the annual Apple festival at Middle Farm near Lewes. Rachael plays at midday and then you can tuck in to the cider for a few hours.
As if that were not enough, Mary Hampton is launching her exceptional album Folly in London on Sunday at Cecil Sharp House. The Brighton launch show was phenomenal so don’t miss this – plus you get Rachael Dadd supporting. You can hear the debut single from the album using the embedded YouTube video above.
Alessi’s new album is out today in America. The album features contributions from lots of Willkommen musicians. My personal highlight is a track called The Fever which is an instrumental trio of Alessi on guitar, William Calderbank (Sons, Miserable Rich etc) on piano and Emma Gatrill (Sons, Mariners etc) on the harp.
You can stream the album on Alessi’s Facebook page, visit Bella Union US to buy hard copies or visit Amazon or iTunes to download it.
Alessi has two dates left in America supporting Laura Marling before a few European dates:
27th Sept: WASHINGTON DC, MY: Sixth & I Historic Synagogue with Laura Marling
28th Sept: NEW YORK, NY: Webster Hall with Laura Marling
3rd Oct: Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS: Paradiso – Small Hall
4th Oct: Ghent, BELGIUM: Café Video
5th Oct: Brussels, BELGIUM: Witloof Bar @ Botanique
7th Oct: Paris, FRANCE: La Fleche D’Or Paris, Ile-de-France
A new photo exhibition, “After The Thaw” presents a unique and stimulating insight into the lives of people living in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia and Tajikistan. When these countries gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the attention of the world briefly focused upon this cluster of new nations. The prospect of democracy seemed to offer a genuine opportunity for a future of peace and prosperity. Two decades on, away from the media spotlight, millions of people continue to struggle to build a livelihood in a post-communist world.
The exhibition is curated by Patrick Lawrence of Sons of Noel and Adrian and Laish on behalf of Oxfam.
Where: The Strand Gallery, 32 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6BP
When: 15-19 November 2011 11am – 7pm
Further information: at the Oxfam website
