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In York:
The Big Pink [The Duchess – 17/10 – £8/£10otd]
Like a dreamy Kasabian or a new Spiritualized, The Big Pink sound huge and are likely to be headlining much bigger venues soon. With their exciting debut just released (and their latest single ‘Dominos’ popping up on that Xbox 360 advert) and a support slot for Muse coming soon, the electro-rock duo’s spacey anthems and scintillating wall of white noise are worth catching while you can.
Take the Stage [City Screen Basement – 19/10 – £2/£1 for performers]
York’s favourite open mic night starts up again on Monday Week 2, so get on down to the Basement to catch the guest headliners and brave newcomers out to prove that York’s got all sorts of talent. Doors open at 7:45pm, so arrive early (or email takethestageyork@gmail.com in advance) if you want to play, sing or expose yourself in some other way to the people of Yorkshire.
Hedphone Party: Up The Racket vs. Popaganda [The Duchess – 22/10 – £4/£5otd]
It’s time for indie kids and pop lovers to put their differences to one side and get on the dancefloor, as the silent disco makes its return by popular demand to rival the Wednesday night Ziggy’s experience. The DJs from the Duchess’ regular Up The Racket and Popaganda club nights take on a set of decks each and you lucky people get to choose which set you listen to through headphones!
Fibbers presents Beth Jeans Houghton [City Screen Basement – 23/10 – £7/£8otd]
Compared to performers as diverse as Vashti Bunyan and Nico, beloved of weirdy-beardy Devendra Banhart and in possession of the most luxurious wig of golden curls her side of the Tyne (if you ask her, it’s natural... but she's lying), 18-year-old Geordie Houghton is understandably tipped to be the next big thing. Her early EPs straddle genres and suggest a real talent, so you’d be mad to miss her.
Around York:
Over in Leeds, the O2 Academy hosts the brilliant Bat For Lashes, supported by her recent collaborators Yeasayer [13/10, £17], alongside other big-name shows including Jack White’s latest thrill-ride The Dead Weather [23/10, £18.50]. The Brudenell Social Club plays host to blogosphere-hyped modern day Beach Boys Girls, who tour in support of their debut album, the aptly-titled Album [15/10, £6] and the delicate folk of the less aptly-named (they're not from Stornoway) Stornoway [18/10, £5]. Leeds Met. hosts London troubadour Frank Turner [22/10, £10], whilst The Twilight Sad promise to be emotive at the Cockpit [22/10, £6.50]
Sheffield sees one of the final ever shows by country-rockers The Broken Family Band [O2 Academy, 22/10, £10], whilst Noah and the Whale continue to tour the melancholic The First Days of Spring [Leadmill, 14/10, £12]. And if you happen to have a spare massive wad of cash lying around, there's always time for Elton John [Arena, 23/10, up to £100], right?
In Manchester, hippie commune-raised Devon Sproule brings her charming Americana to the UK again [Band on the Wall, 13/10, £12.50], Super Furry Animals show off their psychedelic pop at the Ritz [16/10, £20], whilst experimental noise-popsters No Age play the Deaf Institute [21/10, £11].
Might be worth mentioning a gig tomorrow night at City Screen Basement Bar. Nat Johnson and the figureheads supported by a few bands, including Standard Fare (whose front-women Emma Kupa is actually a postgraduate at York and whose single 'dancing' was in The Yorker's singles club some months ago).
There's also Sic Alps at the Basement on Saturday, which would probably appeal to anyone that is unable to make the trek to see Girls or No Age!
Sounds good. I would have very much liked to have seen Girls though.
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