Rough Beats Festival 2012

Blackheart Afterglow have been confirmed for the Rough Beats Festival 8-10 June 2012 The festival started in the early 00's in someone's back garden in Clapham, North Yorks, with about 90 people watching the owner's son's band (so we were told). Jump on nine years and the organisers are booking artists such as Pulled Apart By Horses(Friday 8th), Azealia Banks, Django Django and Super Fury Animals front man Gruff Rhys...and The Blackhearts(Friday 8th)! Amazing how things start though ain't it?

Also on the bill will be Lancaster duo The Lovely Eggs and Morecambe's Joe McCorriston as well as Red Dwarf and radio soulster Craig Charles. More acts TBA.

Weekend tickets are £65 inc camping, with day passes priced at £30.

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 EP

The Blackhearts have released their new EP entitled Walk into the Sea on-line on Amazing Tunes, the sister site of new music champions Amazing Radio. If you are not familiar with Amazing Radio they basically play brand new music that spans every genre from unsigned bands and artists, those about to release their first records and those who are on the cusp of the mainstream. They offer anyone the opportunity to upload their music, they promise they will listen, and if they like it they will broadcast it. Earlier in the year they played Seven Sisters on the Amazing Rock Show, the track got picked up by the BBC Introducing show too.

Walk into the Sea is comprised of four amazing tracks that were recorded at the Alhambra Building on Morecambe's promenade in the west end of the town with Mick Armistead engineering. As with Pressure.Crash.Seven the band went for the 'live' approach rather than all recording separate so as to try and catch something in time, ascendant.

The tracks will be rolled out across the major social media and music sites over the next month or two, and those who venture out to see the band live can pick one up direct.

Walk into the Sea
1.Too Much Blood
2.Planes
3.The Familiars
4.May God Have Mercy On Your Black Soul

Epic win for Blackhearts

Blackhearts

Battle of the Bands down to the wire

Our local music scene is thriving at present and the Ma Murphy's battle of the bands final was further proof.

While bands such as The Heartbreaks, Idol Minds and Liar Liar have grabbed the headlines of late, five entrants in the Irish pub's contest on August 25 are definitely coming up on the rails.
Up to 300 people jammed into the pub to hear the performances from punk metal teenagers Scarred ID, some of whom were only 15, rockers Blackheart Afterglow, funk soul Big Door Open, melodic pop act The Remedy Project and loud and proud heavy metal-heads Massive Wagons.




Scarred ID had their army of young fans screaming with excitment as they played a mixture of original songs and covers including Green Day's American Idiot and Enter Sandman by Metallica. They and Massive Wagons ran the eventual winners, Blackheart Afterglow from Morecambe, very close but in the end the five piece's dynamic brand of brooding rock 'n' roll earned them the £500 prize. The band, fronted by Turner, are tipped to go on to great things.

Massive Wagons

The music was fantastic and there was a great atmosphere in the pub. Judges were Greg Lambert, chief reporter and entertainments editor for The Visitor newspaper, Cherish Otoo from Ma Murphy's and musicians Cameron Seddon and Jeepster Gaz (Rattle and Hum).

Report by The Visitor 6/9/2011





Blackheart Afterglow will be playing at the MS Charity Fundraiser on October 7 @ the Gregson Arts Centre, Lancaster. Further info can be found on the Facebook Event Page

Blackhearts EP

We have recorded some new tracks that are being sorted as you read. We recorded them huddled around the mics again, at the Alhambra building with Mike Armistead at the desk, rather than all separate so hopefully it'll feel pretty warm and alive.

We have loads coming up and are pretty fired up after being taken on by our new manager Lauren Zawadski: more on that later.

Look out on the usual social media pages for the new tracks and ask at the shows in October for a copy of the up coming EP.

Peace, Love and all that shit.

Blackhearts