Sun Kil Moon is the current project of singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek, best known for his previous band, Red House Painters. Sun Kil Moon sees Kozelek undertake all the writing, composing, singing and guitar playing accompanied by Tim Mooney and Anthony Koutsos (also an ex-member of RHP) on drums, and Geoff Stanfield on bass. The band is named after korean bantamweight boxer Moon Sung-Kil.

Kozelek’s music with Sun Kil Moon spans genres such as the simple acoustic country-folk to heavy, Crazy Horse-esque rock, from the light-hearted to epic psychedelia.
Kozelek is known for covering songs from bands not normally associated to his genre of slow, introspective music. They are more than traditional covers, as they are extensively re-worked and re-interpreted to the point that they are often not recognizable to the originals, and take on a different meaning despite the lyrics remaining intact word-for-word. Kozelek’s 2000 solo debut Rock ‘n’ Roll Singer featured covers of songs by AC/DC and John Denver.

His solo 2001 follow-up, What’s Next to the Moon was an entire album of AC/DC songs done in his typically languid, hypnotically melancholy acoustic style. Even further back, Songs for a Blue Guitar, the 1996 Red House Painters album, featured covers of Yes’s Long Distance Runaround, Paul McCartney & Wings’s Silly Love Songs and The Cars’ “All Mixed Up”. 2005’s Tiny Cities is very much in this tradition, taking the often frenetic, noisy songs of Modest Mouse and transforming them into haunting, acoustic guitar-dominated midtempo ballads filled with a deep-seated, haunting melancholy.

Reminiscent of music as disparate as the raw traditionalism of Woody Guthrie and the experimental alt-folk lyricism of Joanna Newsom, Louisville, Kentucky native DAWN LANDES has caught the attention of critics from New York to Europe, Rolling Stone, Venus, Salon.com even before having a record label or hot shot publicist. On stage Dawn plays a variety of instruments, ranging from an 8-dollar guitar to a pink accordion. Whether she's performing by herself or with accomplices (members of the bands Hem and The King of France), her live show brings moving silence to the crowd.

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Field Day presents
FIELD DAY FESTIVAL PRE-PARTY

Field Day – Victoria Park – Saturday 9 August 2008 Featuring the likes of FOALS, RITCHIE HAWTIN, THE NOTWIST and LES SAVY FAV

Field Day performers THE MAE SHI bring their DIY rock and busted electronics, along with hotly-tipped Glaswegian party-rockers DANANANANAYKROYD and WHITE HEAT DJS to a festival pre-party in the intimate surrounds of The Old Blue Last featuring a Tombola and other surprise fete activities with a chance to win a pair of tickets for FIELD DAY

THE MAE SHI
DANANANANAYKROYD
WHITE HEAT DJS

The Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern St, Shoreditch EC2A 3ES
020 7739 7033

Monday 4th August
Doors 8pm

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http://www.fielddayfestivals.com/
http://www.myspace.com/fielddaylondon
http://www.myspace.com/themaeshi
http://www.myspace.com/dananananaykroyd
http://www.whiteheatmayfair.com/index.php

Hailing from the City of Angels on America's West Coast, THE MAE SHI have experienced some seriously fun times over the years, spreading their righteous gospel on the genius of their band – a truly special musical beast. Taking the DIY tack to a new level, The Mae Shi have been together since 2002 and have self-released various recordings over the years in America only. For those who need a brief catch up, here's a little of what you've missed out on:.four records and 250 shows of busted electronics, spazzier-than-fuck drums, crazy-ass boogie guitar, distorted caveman bass and throat-destroying vocals, seeing the band playing in 100 different basements and garages to 100s of different kids.

DANANANANAYKROYD deal in all-or-nothing scrapey guitar rock. It's utterly delirious, insane fun with subtle touches in each corner to elevate these already-brilliant songs to a territory clearly marked 'genius'.

Now entering its fourth year the WHITE HEAT  empire continues to expand it's borders and make waves in the industry.
 
Starting in August 2003, White Heat began at the (now sadly redeveloped into offices) Infinity club. In the beginning it was just DJ's playing obscure indie records with some cool 80's dance thrown in. White Heat obviously struck a chord though as within months they had a rabid following. Two months on and the owners of the club offer to let them book the bands. The first night Bloc Party took the stage to a room of about 150 kids going crazy and from there it all kicked off.
 

Hailing from the City of Angels on America's West Coast, THE MAE SHI have experienced some seriously fun times over the years, spreading their righteous gospel on the genius of their band – a truly special musical beast. Taking the DIY tack to a new level, The Mae Shi have been together since 2002 and have self-released various recordings over the years in America only. For those who need a brief catch up, here's a little of what you've missed out on:.four records and 250 shows of busted electronics, spazzier-than-fuck drums, crazy-ass boogie guitar, distorted caveman bass and throat-destroying vocals, seeing the band playing in 100 different basements and garages to 100s of different kids.
www.myspace.com/themaeshi

DANANANANAYKROYD deal in all-or-nothing scrapey guitar rock. It's utterly delirious, insane fun with subtle touches in each corner to elevate these already-brilliant songs to a territory clearly marked 'genius'.
www.myspace.com/dananananaykroyd

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The Social, 5 Little Portland St, London W1W 0207 636 4992

Tuesday 5 August
7pm

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www.myspace.com/peggysueandthepirates

PEGGY SUE AND THE PIRATES are the lo-fi duo made up of friends Rosa and Katy from Brighton. Armed with beautiful harmonies, a selection of ‘doo-be-doos' and an armful of bass lines, the girls began gigging in Brighton supporting the likes of The Gossip, Joan As Police Woman, The Maccabees, Jack Penate and becoming friends with the emerging Kate Nash. The two velvety-voiced ladies' fluffy vocal harmonies, accompanied only by an acoustic guitar and sounding something like The Moldy Peaches if they had grown up dancing to Sleater Kinney and learnt to sing listening to Billie Holiday – think Cocorosie, but with more punky guts.

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Transgressive is delighted to announce this year’s inaugural Transgressive Hot Summer Tour to take place nationally throughout the UK in July.

The summer is traditionally an unlikely time to tour – it’s all festivals and holidays and days being lost. So the format is simple: take a vital mini-festival of sorts on the road, town to town, of the most exciting new acts the world has to offer right now and allow an evening of discovery to unfurl. Each act will play just 30 minutes each, and the change-overs in between acts will be strictly tight. And it won’t cost you an arm and a leg or a weekend in the mud. Chances are you can probably get a bus home afterwards, too.

Naturally, all acts on the bill are Transgressive affiliated, and thus thrillingly diverse – including the likes of brand-new signings ESSER, LIAM FINN, SO SO MODERN, and OX.EAGLE.LION.MAN, as well as long-standing Transgressive favourites JEREMY WARMSLEY and ABSENTEE.

In choice, intimate venues across the country, a rotating line-up of four or five acts will perform each night.

Without further ado, here are the all-important line-ups and dates (exact running orders to be decided on the night in a ‘lottery’-style selection – so everyone must arrive early to avoid missing out):

JULY 2008

Friday 4
Oxford Zodiac (14+):
– Jeremy Warmsley, Esser, Absentee, So So Modern

Saturday 5
Leicester Charlotte (14+):
– Jeremy Warmsley, Liam Finn, Esser, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, So So Modern

Sunday 6
Nottingham Bodega (14+):
– Jeremy Warmsley, Liam Finn, Esser, So So Modern, Absentee

Monday 7
Sheffield Plug (14+):
– Jeremy Warmsley, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, Esser, So So Modern, Liam Finn

Wednesday 9
Leeds Brudenell (18+):
– Jeremy Warmsley, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, Liam Finn, Esser, So So Modern

Thursday 10
Manchester Night & Day (18+):
– Jeremy Warmsley, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, Liam Finn, Esser, So So Modern

Friday 11
Liverpool Academy 2 (16+):
– Jeremy Warmsley, Absentee, Esser, So So Modern

Sunday 13
Cardiff Ifor Bach (14+):
– Jeremy Warmsley, Absentee, Liam Finn, Esser, So So Modern

Monday 14
Bristol Thekla (14+):
– Jeremy Warmsley, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, Liam Finn, Esser, So So Modern

Tuesday 15
Birmingham Bar Academy (14+):
– Jeremy Warmsley, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, Liam Finn, Esser, So So Modern

Wednesday 16
London Cross Kings (18+):
– Jeremy Warmsley, Liam Finn, Esser, So So Modern, Special Guests

Thursday 17
Brighton Audio (16+):
– Jeremy Warmsley, Absentee, Liam Finn, Esser, So So Modern

Saturday 19
Glasgow King Tuts Wah Wah Hut (16+):
– Jeremy Warmsley, Absentee, Liam Finn, Esser, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man

STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS play a live set at Shepherds Bush Empire on Thursday 5 June to promote his fourth solo record 'Real Emotional Trash' out on Domino Records.

"Real Emotional Trash is a fantastic psychedelic feast, full of cosmic guitar crackle and electric piano and batshit poetry. It's the album Malkmus has been driving at ever since he learned how to rip off the Velvet Underground and Quicksilver Messenger Service at the same time…downright glorious." 4 and a half out of 5 – Rolling Stone

The Jicks line-up now includes Sleater Kinney and Quasi drummer Janet Weiss

It seems like there are more and more lists. Just as the heart worn ramshackle sound they created appears in the charts and tip sheets via Modest Mouse, Blitzen Trapper and Los Campesinos! Pavement have started to appear around the top of a lot of these lists as their influence lingers and solidifies. Far more exciting, especially in the here and now, is the fact Stephen Malkmus' new album is amongst the most sparkling and mercurial music he has ever made.

Real Emotional Trash marks a departure – for the first time Malkmus has a band behind him whose chops and intuitive ability to run off a cliff in search of a chord progression matches his own. Janet Weiss, whose backing vocals illuminate a lot of these songs, is a drumming sensation. Along with bassist Joanna Bolme she forms a rhythm section whose sassiness is matched only by its heaviness and wig-out confidence; and having clicked, the Jicks really know how to cut loose.

There is a finessed jam feel at work in these tracks. Hopscotch Willie lunges hypnotically. Elmo Delmo suggests new definitions of the term headbanger.
At over ten minutes, the title track echoes such epic jams as Fairport's A Sailor's Life, Marquee Moon and Quicksilver Messenger Service's Happy Trails. It also
highlights Malkmus' ability to effortlessly turn his guitar into a splintering neon saw one minute, a silver chooglin' riff monster the next. Whatever else is happening in Portland, Oregon they should build a glass-domed psychedelic ballroom in the near future.
R E T, like a lot of great records, maps out its own wide open space and pushes itself around, shifts in different directions and changes its shape – a group locked together in the same psychic environment.

Scattered across the tracks are snatches of Malkmus' trademark head-scratching insights: Cold Son finds the protagonist feeling "like a nympho stuck in a cloister". The title track's recollection that "down in Sausalito we had clams and dessert / you spilt chardonnay on your gypsy skirt" maintains the eye for social detail that suggest,
had he been born a few generations earlier, Malkmus would have traded baseball cards and peyote tips with Terry Southern and John Updike.

When headlining the closing night of The Green Man Festival in 2007 Malkmus and the Jicks' set drew heavily on R E T. The songs sounded blasted and psychedelically modern. What a rush that in their recorded state they are even more intuitive, starlit and stretched.

THE CRIBS have been asked by their good friends STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS to return to their days of the 'secret show', and will play a special 'b-sides only' set for the first time ever.

WILD BEASTS – Intelligent, quirky, offbeat, original and incredibly catchy pop music, a childlike pick-me-up of purity and nightly neediness. Their big-boned bare-fleshed beauty spreads from the soppy, to the silly, to the sexy, in one tender motion.

Assembly, Wild Beasts' debut release on Domino "is an absolutely joyous non-stop knee jerk expression of everything and anything forced through in a fully breached frenzy lasting less than three minutes. Like the traditional school hymn projected ten foot tall on the cement wall, but belted out bugger drunk in a backward Bethlehem"

plus special guests

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0844 477 2000
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0870 264 3333