The Disconnected

August Bank Holiday weekend, so often a washout, is always a risky choice for outdoor events. Some people however cannot be put off. Anton, the charismatic frontman of Bleak, along with Yvonne, the drummer and song-writer, once again overcame the elements and held another War In The Park, the guerrilla acoustic and poetry festival held annually in a London Park, the location of which is kept under wraps until days before the event.
Perennial favourites plus WITP newcomers braved the risk of rain (and overcame it when it happened with the use of a large piece of blue tarpaulin) and took over a corner of Burgess Park in south London yesterday. Compered by the superb Andrew Hobbs, and fuelled by a multitude of ales, ciders and wines, WITP 2010 was a triumph of bloody-mindedness and artistic endeavour.

Highlights included SP Howarth’s ‘festival first’ with stage diving at a poetry recital. A very drunk Pete Boyd of I Am Immune littered the performance with profuse apologies and nearly fell off his wall. Death Boy broke the traditional acoustic mould and played some electronica from their iPod (modern tech is great). Steve TT was great, opening a cappella, and continued with folksy set of anti-the-man, and was surely was one of the best acts of the day. Djevara closed the set with accompanying home-made pipe bombs masquerading as fireworks, provided by a very chuffed Anton. And Bleak themselves gave a barnstorming set that was one of the overall highlights, with Anton ceremoniously taking a ‘herbal Viagra’ to close, with the promise that anyone present who wished to test its potency would be more than welcome to bring it on. Jokes of ‘my third leg’, and ‘Is it working yet?’; ‘Yes. But not on you’, would haunt the rest of the proceedings.

Events like these mark the Underground, not as a collection of wannabes struggling to make their voices heard in the mainstream, but as a vibrant eclectic and very relevant scene of challenging, intelligent, sometimes belligerently creative artists, who don’t need the approval of The Man to make their voices heard.

Geoff

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What a weekend!  Tonight (sat 28th August) sees Djevara return to one of the best small venues in South London, The Fox & Firkin (Lewisham), with an astonishing line-up which includes our absolute favourite band Thumpermonkey Lives! (new record out on GENIN on Mon 6th Sept! It’s awesome!) and Poino who feature Chuckles (of The Display Team, who also have a fantabulous record out through the Genin stables!).  Could be too awesome for words.

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/87716

Djevara are fund-raising for Palestine in their last London show before heading into the studio this coming Friday 30th July.  The band are donating £1 from each ticket sale to Welfare Association (http://www.welfareassociation.org.uk) for their vital work in the region.  The show is taking place The Water Rats (328 Grays Inn Road, Londn, WC1X 8BZ) and kicks off at 7.30pm.

Tickets are available from here:
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/87716 )

SAT 19th JUNE 2010

Djevara (Redux), the alternative semi-acoustic manifestation of Djevara, are playing one of the first in a series of ArtIsland events which host both art exhibitions and live music in the small venue of The Butcher’s Corner in New Cross.

Address is 302 New Cross Road (2mins from station). The art is all day and the gigs start in the evening.

Check out the blog site for details:

http://www.artislandblog.blogspot.com/

This coming Sat 24 April sees an unbelievably awesome live bill at The Unicorn courtesy of Genin Records: Elephant vs Leopard, Djevara, Pigshackle and Let Our Enemies Beware. Truly fantastic, and what’s more – totally FREE. So come down to The Unicorn, 226 Camden ROad at 7.15pm for a night of awesome, progressive noise… bliss!

FB event:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=106643496026521&ref=ts

GENIN is proud to present THE NEW BEAT No1 at The Cross Kings this coming Friday 5th February 2010.  The first GENIN night of the year will be showcasing an eclectic bill of the weird and wonderful, an alternative to the alternative, a shot across the bows of ‘rock’ music as we know and have become comfortable with.  The night will feature performances from Solar Flares, Arficeden, Tessellators and Djevara.

Happy New Year. 2010 has started with a flurry of activity and excitement in London’s burgeoning alternative DIY underground, with a number of nights and venues putting on some shows well worth checking out. Without further ado, here’s a very quick (and not necessarily comprehensive) round-up of some awesome stuff happening.

RIP THIS JOINT! – Set in the basement of The Constitution in Camden, this night plays host to some of the most intimate, most eclectic and startlingly high quality DIY nights in town for the bargain price of £2. Always worth going.

END OF RADIO – Set up by a couple of members of One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong and Orders Of The British Empire, the line-ups are not always consisting of bands with ridiculously long names – expect every type of progressive or post-rock outfit at their deliciously cosy, vibey nights at The Jester (downstairs @ The Cross Kings, 126 York Way).

ROTTEN LUCK – Putting on free shows at Deptford’s place of choice – The Bird’s Nest as well as The Grosvenor, these shows are always passionate and visceral affairs. South London fights back

LI GRAND ZOMBI – New nights just started at the Unicorn and Scar Studios in Camden

… and many more. It is recommended to check out myspace.com/londontransmission which always has listings of a plethora of fantastic live music

Our last show/party of the year at our wonderful warehouse, The Low Fidelity Disconnect. Expect the usual eye-and-mouth-watering spread of music, arts and creative people. This time round we have sets from Djevara, Let Our Enemies Beware and Thumpermonkey Lives!

Facebook event:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=210716197745

CD LAUNCH & BIRTHDAY BASH!

We will be joined by Caretaker, Gin Panic and The andy k Show for a rocking night to launch our new CD (as well as celebrate one more year survived for me)! £5* in.

Come join us!

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DJEVARA NEW RECORD:
Djevara are pleased to announce the imminent release of “The Rising Tide (Part 1) : Corsa Al Ribasso” officially on Mon 14th Dec 2009 (though will be available at the gig). In tune with the changing dynamics of the band line-up as well as the freer, more creative possibilities offered by the digital age, Djevara have decided to release their newest album in two parts – this is the first!

The CD launch will be on Friday 4th December and will also be my birthday party bash! It’ll be held downstairs at The Cross Kings in King’s Cross in London (126 York Way). We’ll also have live sets from the fantastic Caretaker (Rock Sound single-of-the-month), Gin Panic and The andy k Show – ensuring it’s going to be an absolutely amazing night – come join us!
*NOTE: Free entry to the show with all pre-orders!

Available to pre-order NOW from www.genin.co.uk or www.djevara.co.uk

Arguably London’s best alternative night, and certainly it’s most (literally) underground, RIP THIS JOINT! returns for what promises to be a spectacularly awesome night on Sat 7th Nov 2009.  Check out this line-up:

Thumpermonkey Lives!

Djevara

Roll Call For The Second Site

Nitkowski

All for £2.

RIP THIS JOINT! takes place at The Constitution in central London (kind of near King’s Cross/Camden). The address is : 42 St Pancras Way.  

Also check out: myspace.com/ripthisjoint

Get there early!