The Monitors http://www.the-monitors.com Keeping track of new music, media and industry news Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:01:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Brute Chorus Album Launch http://www.the-monitors.com/2010/09/08/brute-chorus-album-launch/ http://www.the-monitors.com/2010/09/08/brute-chorus-album-launch/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:01:47 +0000 Dan Garber http://www.the-monitors.com/?p=1717 One of our favourite bands this year – they cant be called a new band as this is their second album, but it sounds so fresh. Amazing rockabilly and to huge critical acclaim. I saw them on a very small stage a few week for a launch at the Levi’s store, and I cant wait to see them on the great stage at the great venue that is the Luminaire. Bursting out from all side this will be an explosive live show!



With amazing support from John & Jehn and Mary Epworth and The Jubilee Band.
Plus a DJ set from Django Django

it is going to be one hell of a celebration!!

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Sam and his band of Wompers perform original high-energy Balkan, ska, dub and rave out material with a huge WOMP of gypsy dub-step for pudding. The band recently formed in September 2009 with the joining of Sam Ritchie’s gypsy dub band QDOS with producer Aaron (womp) Audio. SAM AND THE WOMP have already performed at Islington O2 Academy, Standon Calling Festival, Notting Hill Arts Club, Hootananny, Scala, One Taste Festival, The Fridge, Ronnie Scotts and the BBC London Jazz Festival. The band’s debut single BOM BOM is available NOW on the ‘Balkan Fever London’ compilation, freshly released on July 2nd by Green Queen Music.

With loads more shows and releases in the pipe line and the guys growing as a unit, I think these guys could become a huge festival band, paving the way for success on many levels.

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