Blackhearts, Blooz and the Boys in Blue

The last few gigs have been amazing; we can't thank everyone who has been out to see us enough. The Stonewell in Lancaster was up first on Bonfire Night (Nov 5th) and it was probably the loudest crowd per capita we've ever witnessed. The venue holds around 250 and it was rammed; but it sounded like 500 plus, maybe it was all the excitement what with all the Catherine Wheels and roman candles earlier in the evening, whatever, we came off stage 100 feet high. Thunder Jackson and the Bandits were the support and they rocked the place with their rolling 60's R&B and blues, dressed in some lovely finery too!

The next night, sleepless and seeing things, we got up for the Bobbin Beer Festival. I must admit I was dreading it but once on stage everything just fell in and musically we felt we played better than the night before, strange days indeed. The Bobbin is a great crowd, there for the music, they listen, and they are good.

Jackson’s Pit in Oldham, wicked little cellar bar, one week later and we were still waiting to get on at 2am. Mitford Rebel were the main support, also coming from Morecambe, good luck to them in the BotB for Water Aid at Lancaster University tonight. That is all I can remember, the people said they enjoyed it. Don't drink hard until 2am and then go on unless you are Keith Richards, otherwise you end up on your knees playing guitar...and the police after you. Thanks to Sly Disorder for sorting that one.

We have had some fantastic news recently but it is all on the QT until the papers are in. Stay tuned in for the next gripping instalment, probably sometime after we rip the roof off The Ram and Shackle on Monday (21.11.2011) with The Stalagmites.

Walk into the Sea review

Red Rose Music has done a review of the new EP Walk into the Sea which you can check out here - Red Rose Music. We'll forgive them for getting the lyrical content wrong (this time Mr Bennett) but next time we're sending them a visit from the Rippers and Thieves...Red Rose champion the great unsigned, and those lurking around the edges of the pyre on their online pages and they now have a slot on Frequency Radio. Check it out.

We will be shooting a music video this winter, and Turner is currently in the early stages of talks about scoring a short film: more of that when we have details.

Next gig is at the Stonewell on November 5 with Thunder Jackson and the Bandits (Classic Rock/R&B) followed the next day by a slot at the Bobbin Beer Festival (9pm) with Massive Wagons (Hard Rock), The Dead Puppeteers (acoustic/alt/indie) and Beyond the Sun (Metal).

Until next time.