Down the Rabbit Hole
Issue 5 1st November
Feat: Peach PEACH elsie Elsie franklin Naked Six
COntents: Contents: Editors Notes: We’re back with our fifth issue! I hope you’ve all had a good month and that you’re looking forward to reading another ‘Down the Rabbit Hole’ issue. This month we’re jam packed with interviews from local artists PEACH and, new on the scene, Elsie Franklin along with reviews of the new Gurr and Las Kellies albums. We also have our artist in review section which features the bands such as Cymbals Eat Guitars and Naked Six. Along with these we have our film review of the The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Lets Do The Time Warp Again. We have this and a lot more in this month’s issue so definitely have a read and tell us what you think on our Facebook and Twitter. Happy Reading, Editor, Rachel Colley. Mad Alice Records.
Contents: Production: Basic Mixing - 9-11 Interview: Elsie Franklin - 3-5 PEACH - 17-19 Reviews: Gurr - 6-7 Las Kellies - 12-13 Rocky Horror - 22-24 In Review: Cymbals Eat Guitars - 14 John Calvin Abney - 14 Naked Six - 15 Storm Harbour - 15 Top 5: Top 5 of the month - 20-21 Gig Guide: November’s Gigs - 26
Elsie Franklin:
Elsie franklin: What attracted you to blues music? What was your main inspiration that made you become a blues artist? I’ve always just learned songs that I like. When I was younger I would learn Beatles and White Stripes songs but it was mainly folk stuff. I wanted to be Gillian Welch so bad (still do)… The style I’m aiming for is definitely inspired by Del Rey. Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Ella Fitzgerald inspire my singing, but for me as a woman trying to do blues music it’s important to play guitar really well too. I am very inspired by female musicians. Can you give us a brief history of how you became a musician? I grew up in a really musical house. My dad is a musician so I’ve had lots of support in learning and making a career out of music. He was (and still is) always showing me music and he bought me my first guitar when I was about 7 but I didn’t really start playing until I was 9. We had a live Gillian Welch tape in the car when I was little and the first song I learnt on guitar was Red Clay Halo. I performed it at my primary school talent show and just continued learning more and more songs after that. I performed at as many things at school as possible until I was old enough to get gigs of my own. After I bought my resonator guitar I started learning songs from Del Rey who is a huge inspiration. I guess I started doing my own gigs properly after I came to York and did some gigs opening for and playing with Dad. Even though you are a new musician to the York scene are there any venues that have been your favourites to play in and why? Three venues come to mind. Firstly, The Cellars in Portsmouth. It’s a fantastic little venue and was the first pub where I performed live. I went to see Edwina Hayes there and when I told her I played guitar she let me do a song in her set, which was a great experience. Secondly, The Platform Tavern in Southampton. I play at a blues night there quite often. I love to play there; it’s a really cool pub. Lastly, Dewsbury Social Club. I opened for Mark Wynn there and it was a great gig as he was on top form. That was one of the first gigs I did around here. You’ve recently released a covers album. How hard was it to pick the songs that were going to be on the album? Did you have to cancel out some songs cover ideas because you had too many? Or was it hard to come up with enough to fill the album? The songs on the album are the ones I played in my set list at the time. I decided to record the album because I was starting to get more gigs and had got together a good hours worth of material. I found I had just the right amount of songs that I was happy to include on the album. The only song I had to question was All You Have To Do, the only original on the album. It was relatively new and I wasn’t too comfortable recording it at the time but it is received well live so I would consider re-recording it. Even though you have produced a covers album do you write original music? Are there any songs that you’ve written but you’ve never performed? Although my first self-produced album was mostly covers I’ve been writing more and more as I’ve become more confident with my playing. I haven’t recorded it yet but I enjoy playing a jazz-style tune I wrote called Ring Ring on the guitar but rarely perform it live as it works better with a ukulele part, which Dad plays when we do duo sets. Being a singer-songwriter, are there any other instruments that you play or wish to play? Every time I go to see The Hot Club of Cowtown live I wish I could play the violin. Elana James (the violinist) blows me away every time. The way she plays works so well with the style of music. But I don’t think I would ever get to be as good as she is, even if I could afford a violin on a student budget…
Elsie franklin: What has been your most favourite memory since you have become a musician and why? I have enjoyed various gigs that have gone well for me but I think my favourite moment was when I was busking in Chichester. A little girl came up to me and her Dad told me that they were on their way to buy her first guitar. I gave her a few tips and told her it was great to see a young girl learning to play guitar. I gave her a plectrum because when I was younger I’d been to see Edwina Hayes live and she had given me a plectrum. That’s probably my favourite moment because I love the idea of inspiring young people (especially girls) to play. I suppose she might have got that guitar and never played it but still! With being a University student, do you struggle with balancing your University work and your musical career? Are there any tips you’ve picked up on trying to master this skill? Definitely! It is so difficult trying to put enough effort into both studies and music. I think it helps that I don’t have a part-time job because I’m forced to play music to get money. I do think it helps remembering why you play and do it for fun; don’t let it be just another thing that stresses you out. When I find it difficult I try to remember that most people my age do not have jobs that they can enjoy as much as I can. Also, it helps to put studies first and not leave work until the last minute… I would imagine… You’ve mentioned some of your inspirations but who would you love to play with live? I really had to think about this! I’ve already been lucky enough to play a few songs with my biggest inspiration, Del Rey, so I would have to say The Wiyos. They’re a great American band and it looks like it would be so much fun performing with them. Are there are any other genres that you would like to play at all in the future? Although I think it’s easier being a solo artist, I would love to try being in a band sometime. As well as blues and folk, I really like punk music so who knows maybe I’ll make a bold move and try that at some point. Finally, are there any future plans that you have that you can share with us? I am currently working up some new material and would like to be playing more gigs in York soon. I’m also going to have a go at busking around York so I have more money to buy records so if you see me around remember all funds go to a good cause!
Gurr:
Gurr: ‘Gurr’ describe themselves as a Garagepop band that ‘sounds like a trashy 60s girl group meshed with poppy vocals in two voices and a flavour of eeriness dug out from the deep darkness’ that is the Berlin Rocknroll bar’s restroom at 5am. Although I’ve never been to the Berlin Rocknroll bar at 5am, I’m sure they are correct in their self-definition. The album opens with ‘Breathless’, immediately throwing the listener in to fast pasted guitar strumming and high pitched and fun vocals. The band have a knack for very short, and very catchy tracks that you can’t bore of. This is proved again in ‘#1985’, a nostalgia-packed song that focuses on ‘underage drinking’ and ‘fucking around’. ‘Yosemite’ is demonstrative of Andreya and Laura Lee’s magic ability to blend melodies, create beautiful harmonies and interesting overlaying vocals. ‘Free’ is a great track, containing empowering feminist lyrics about rejecting groping men, and eating other people’s dreams. ‘Rollerskate’, as the title suggests, gives of some roller derby vibes – the vocals fall close to the likes of ‘Love Zombies’. The track is packed with energy. The final tracks ‘Computer Love’ and ‘Song for Mildred’ contrasts starkly. ‘Computer Love’ kicks off with a scream and progresses towards an upbeat, surfer-y genre. ‘Song for Mildred’ on the other hand, is a slow, wash-over track that comes in rounds. Overall, I’d give ‘In My Head’ 9/10 – the songs are all entertaining and the lyrical content is unique and intriguing. This record is definitely worth a listen!
Production:
Basic Mixing: mixing: When it comes to music producing, mixing is one of the critical elements to creating a perfect track, without mixing a track can sound incoherent and not fully together. In this article I want to point out some really easy to follow tips for getting you started on mixing, this will include mixing tools and how to organize your workstation before going into mixing. One of the major tips I would point out is where the tracks are on the screen, no matter what software you’re using the tracks must be placed in a logical order (eg all bass tracks together, all vocal tracks together etc) this is easy to sort out by simply dragging the channels together, you can even go a step further by colour coding them (eg all guitar tracks are green, bass tracks are blue etc) this makes for an even faster find of the desired track. Once grouping all the tracks together, another cool idea is bussing them. This is simply sending the tracks through an auxiliary track (commonly known as a bus track) by doing this you can affect all tracks sent to it via the slider and by adding effects or tools onto it this is good for creating a room reverb or an overall tool or idea that can bring all the parts in together. You can also send more than one track to more than one bus; this means you can affect the sounds in multiple different ways.
Now lets start with some basic tools and how to use them. Firstly EQ, this is a very effective tool for changing which frequencies are being heard the most (or least) its can be used to cutting out or quieting unwanted sound, and making wanted frequencies louder. When using this, one good fact is to remember that whatever you add, something needs to be taken away, so always be wary of what you are adding and removing as its is critical to know when you start EQing.
Basic Mixing: mixing: Compression is the next major tool used for changing the dynamic range of a track, this means it can make the quieter parts of the tracks louder and the louder parts quieter, and allowing them to meet in the middle, by doing this it allows you to change the gain of the track allowing the whole track to be made louder and more prominent in the track. Using this technique you can also sidechain the track to other things, meaning when that track is playing, it can be pushed to the front of the track and used more prominently, sidechaining like this can be heard best in dance tracks where the bass drum pushes over the top of everything. Doing all this can help create punch in a track or add warmth to one.
The ďŹ nal process I’ll talk about is reverb, using this allows you to create space, as it allows you to make the sound appear to be in a hall way, or a large arena, as long as you know what you are doing, you can make the sounds feel as though they are anywhere you want them to be. This can be used creatively or can be used to place the whole track into one place.
Las Kellies: kellies:
las kellies: Las Kellies are an alternative band from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their new album, Friends and Lovers was released in October this year, and it features a collection of lovely little songs complete with soothing melodies and soft yet determined vocals. Clocking in around the 40-45 minute mark, the 12-track album is a true landmark in their discography. The melodic pop mixes well with the dancey beats scattered throughout the album and it’s just as fun to listen to the lyrics, as it is to dance to the tunes. The stand out track, Summer Breeze is appropriately named. The song sounds like a warm breeze drifting through the filter of guitar and percussion. The always sweet vocals are here at a level of sweet that it could only belong in a song named for everyone’s favourite season. This song is definitely one to listen to over the coming months of winter as we all wish for the summer’s return, forgetting for a moment the horrific levels of sweat we’ll all be faced with. Overall, I’d rate this album a solid 8/10, check it out!
In review:
In review: Cymbals Eat Guitars: Cymbals Eat Guitars are a New York based rock band, fresh of the heels of releasing their fourth album, ‘Pretty Years’. The album is exciting and frequently changes gears with multiple tempo shifts and guitar build-ups. The tracks range from hardcore and fast to slower belters with massive choruses. I’d really recommend giving the track ‘Dancing Days’ – a song that breaks any expectations you might form in the first thirty seconds.
John Calvin Abney: John Calvin Abney is a soloist indie-folk musician based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. When I sat down to write the review of his album ‘Far Cries and Close Calls’, I was very excited to see that genre tag, as most of my friends would have guessed. The album itself certainly didn’t disappoint. It might honestly be one of the finest indie-folk albums of the year, which I say with confidence knowing that the mountain goats haven’t released anything since early 2015. (I say this purely out of fanboy integrity and not to detract from the wonder of this album). The album swoops skilfully between optimism and pessimism, from its very first line “It’s a long string of failures and bad news bearers” to the wonderfully celebratory “here’s to us and all that we have done”, curiously from the same song. This balance of isms keeps the album from getting so depressing it loses listeners, but also stops it getting so upbeat it pushes away from indie-folk. This is the balance that all good indie-folk songwriters must tread, and it proves that John Calvin Abney is definitely up there with the best dudes-named-John-who-write-indie-folk-songs (a surprisingly large number of people).
In review: Naked Six: Naked Six are a band that we discovered back at YorFest (Check out some pictures on our Facebook page!) earlier this year. They’re a powerhouse trio, which have a great stage presence and have some exciting prospects ahead. Castaway is a song that follows Jimmy page’s idea of writing songs with light and dark sections, starting small and exploding into a heavy hitting, sure to be a hit on stage song. Be sure to check out our review at the Mad Alice website and see if you agree with our scoring of this song. We’re definitely excited to see where this band goes as they keep on building a following and tearing up the York and beyond scene.
Storm Harbour: For an album that’s yet to be released, we’re rather excited to see what everyone else thinks of it. Storm Harbour sound like a modern version of old school Blink 182. It’s an album that has a lot of themes throughout that discusses angst and insomnia to name a few. This 5 piece are slowly on the rise and from this debut album we’re certain they’re going to blow away expectations. Hopefully they will be in York soon so that we can get an interview and an experience of their live sound. Make sure you like their Facebook page for more information and teasers before the 9th December.
Peach:
Peach: How was your name created? Is it a reference to anything or an acronym and if so what does it stand for? Edna: Its just PEACH. We threw around a couple of different band names and then we looked through a couple of different synonyms and just came out with PEACH. It was pretty quick but it worked. Dougie: We wanted a name that was just one word. We didn’t want anything long that people would forget, [We wanted] something that would look good on a poster. Can you give us a brief history of the band? Dougie: It’s not all that brief Fraser: Yeah it stems pretty far. Edna: Us three were in a band together when we were in high school and it wasn't very good. Then when we got to University we were like lets just play together again but make it us three because the last band was a four piece and it didn’t work so we wanted it to be us three. We’re all good friends and we’ve been playing as PEACH since September last year but we only started gigging as few weeks ago. It’s been long but it’s really good to start gigging because now I feel like I’ve got something to show. We’ve got gigs and cool pictures and, yeah, it’s pretty cool. You’ve released your song ‘The Last Dinner’. Are there any other future releases that you have planned an share with us? Edna: Yes! We’re going to the studio in the next few weeks and we’re hoping to get something released in the New Year, fingers crossed. It’s going to take a bit of time but we’re hoping to get something done at the end of this year and then sit on it for a bit and release it next year. Maybe. We don’t know yet. Being a band from York and Leeds do you prefer playing to a crowd in this city or do you like to experience crowds in different cities? Edna: This is actually our fifth ever gig so its kind of hard to say where we prefer yet. This is our third gig in York, we’ve played one in Leeds and one in Huddersfield so I think it’s kind of tipped unevenly in terms of where we play. My favourite gig so far was in Leeds because the atmosphere was great, the sound was good, and we put all our energy into it and we got a really good reaction. I was really pleased with that. I think that was definitely my favourite gig. Fraser: Yeah, I like the one we played in Leeds because it’s almost like we’re going home when we play in Leeds and if we do well there it’s like we’re a Leeds band and Leeds is a big place and we want to make a good impression. Have you got anywhere that you’d like to expand into? Edna: We’re hopefully going to Manchester in the next few weeks, which I’m excited for. Manchester is a big city and it’s kind of hard to get people’s attention in a big city because people don’t know who we are yet but I’m excited because it’s going to be interesting and new. Dougie: Our kind of music’s got like a decent scene around Manchester and Liverpool, it’s coming back. What shows have you got planned for in the near future? Edna: Yeah we’ve got two planned for Manchester, we’ve got one or two planned in Leeds, and another one in York, which are all hopefully for November/December. You state that your genre is ‘emo/post-rock/indie/alternative’. If you had to pick one genre to define your band what would it be and why? Fraser: I’m going to say alternative just because it’s not as like defined.
Peach: Edna: I would probably pick emo because with like the song writing aspect of it I’m influenced by a lot of emo bands and the lyrics reflect that in our songs that you’ll notice when the EP comes out. Yeah, I think I’m going to say emo. Dougie: I would kind of say alternative rock but Edna writes the lyrics, which kind of define us as an emo band, but we’re the bassist and the drummer so we kind of put the rock into it. It is also stated that your influences include ‘Mansions’, ‘Death Cab for Cutie’ and ‘Explosions in the Sky’. How have these bands influenced your sound? Edna: We focus a lot on pretty guitar lines so I think that Death Cab for Cutie kind of make up for the slowness of their songs by having those pretty guitar sounds. Mansions, I think, influence me so much with how they approach song writing. Explosions in the Sky are in instrumental band but I listen to them a lot because I love the effects they use, I’m a big fan of pedals and reverb so I try to incorporate that into my guitar lines because I think it sounds really pretty. Being a small band; do you find it difficult to stand out in the music industry? What ways have worked best for you to get noticed? Fraser: I think it works better that we’re smaller in a way because our stage presence and the way we do it makes us stand out. Edna: I think as well, I hate to say this because it shouldn't be like this, but having a female fronted rock band doesn't happen that much. Fraser: It’s kind of coming on more now like female fronted bands are becoming like a new thing. Edna: It’s not a new thing it’s been done plenty of times before but as I said you don’t get it that often so it’s different and I can’t say how many three pieces there are with the female as the guitarist that play this kind of music. I suppose that makes us quite unique. We seem to stand out from other bands because of that I suppose. Finally, if you could change the genre of the band what would that genre be and why? Fraser: Siberian space funk Dougie: I think we should go all accapella Edna: Accapella Siberian space funk.
Top 5:
Top 5: Supernatural It’s a fact that shows do struggle to keep the interest of their viewers. So, being able to state that one of my favourite shows has got to its twelfth season is something to be proud of. Supernatural stars Jensen Ackles, Jared Padelecki and Misha Collins and allows the viewers to be entertained by vampires, werewolves and the occasional apocalypse. If you’re up for a lot of binge watching and those aspects interest you then I’d definitely get into this fandom since it’s one of the friendliest on the planet! Theo Who Lived Theo Who Lived is a documentary – not yet released – about Theo Padnos, a struggling journalist, who’s writing endeavours led to being held captive by Al Qaeda for almost two years. In the trailer, the journalist nonchalantly describes how his captors placed a bag over his head and proceeded to eat take out fried chicken. Theo’s personality is compelling, and his revisiting the cells and torture chambers he was held within looks fascinating. Green Day – Revolution Radio Although this is in no way the trio’s finest work, it is a definite improvement on the Uno Dos Tre disaster. Featuring the middle rockers (now sober) turning inwards for perhaps the first time, this album cements the near-classic band’s status as Still Here Instagram Instagram is an app that’s supposed to grab your attention and inspire you to just pick up a camera and roll with it! Live at Leeds fest is a great source of inspiration for anyone that loves music and the live scene and that wants to keep up to date with what’s happening in the Leeds area! YouTube FunforLouis – A Vlogger who amazes you and makes you wish you could drop everything and travel the world! Join his for this recent video whilst he stands on the edge of a live volcano (Hopefully no one got hurt!). This is surely one to watch in 4K+!
film Film review: REview:
Rocky Horror I remember the first time I ever watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I was 12 years old, thrilled to have a DVD player in my room for the first time and the film was a present from one of my grandparents. When I watched it the first time I had absolutely no idea what I was seeing but I knew that I LOVED IT. I loved the glamour, the stilettos, the songs, the way Tim Curry said Transylvania. I even went as far as to steal a pair of my mum’s high heels and stumble around my room trying to do the time warp without waking anyone up, so course I was ridiculously excited to hear that they were making another one! And with Laverne Cox?! I couldn’t believe my luck and although I tried to go into the film with reservations I walked away feeling just as excited as I had been when I was 12.
Of course nothing can ever compare to Tim Curry’s fabulous, stiletto wearing, mad scientist but if anyone can follow him it is definitely Laverne Cox. She fills Tim Curry’s heels with glamorous, melodramatic ease, taking us with her every step of the way and watching her sing “I’m Going Home” to an empty theatre broke my heart. The same can be said for almost all the other characters. Brad and Janet are, once again, so middle class American that it hurts and although Ryan McCarten’s (Brad Majors) acting seemed a little stiff at first he soon loosened up and watching him dance in six inch heels was one of the more impressive things I’ve seen in a while. Adam Lambert was fabulous as Eddie, he really bought Meatloaf’s unique brand of glam rock into 2016 and he entrance was one of the coolest shots in the whole film. Magenta’s accent is somehow worse than it was in the original but I got the sense that Christina Milian played it that way. As with many other parts of the films it was ridiculously over the top but in almost a loving way like she was playing up an inside joke. That’s one thing that made this film really special: the amount of love for the fans that obviously went into it. From the subtle little jokes (“Urg I hope we’re not having meatloaf for dinner again”) to out and out fourth wall breaks, The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Lets Do The Time Warp Again loves it’s fans and isn’t afraid to show it.
Picture show: But despite all the love and gold spray paint that went into making this film, it does have its faults. The main one being the censorship rules they obviously had to follow to get aired on Fox and though I doubt they had much choice in the matter, it did lead to some fairly iconic moments getting cut. Like the “mental mind fuck” line which was replaced by “mental mind game” instead and I know it seems like a bit of a nit pick but I really did love that line. Also during the pool scene at the end only opposite sex characters kissed which I found really quite ridiculous because what is The Rocky Horror Picture Show if not a film about questioning your sexuality? It’s made even more frustrating and weird when you consider that the bedroom scenes between Dr Frank N Furter and both Brad and Janet were waaaaay more suggestive than they were in the original. Also just the modernisation brought it down a little too. On the one hand it gave the whole thing much more glamour and intensity but it also robbed Frank’s castle of that slightly cheap, budget film set look that I felt really added something in the original.
Despite all this however I really did love The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Lets Do The Time Warp Again. It just felt like one big celebration of everything Transylvanian. From references to fans cinema traditions to the sheer showmanship and energy that went into every single song, the film was just one big party and although Fox forced unnecessary heterosexuality and loose underwear on us it didn’t loose that Rocky Horror feel that turned the original into a cult phenomenon. So if I were you I’d dust off your fishnets and get ready to do the time warp again.
Gig guide: GUide:
Gig Guide: guide: Tuesday 1st November, Fibbers, York, Y&T, Praying Mantis, 7.30pm Tuesday 1st November, Black Swan, York, O’Hooley & Tidow,7.30pm Wednesday 2nd November, Barbican, York, Birdy, 7.30pm, Thursday 3rd November, Black Swan, York, Singers & Musicians Night, Thursday 3rd November, Fulford Arms, York, Terry and Gerry,7.30pm Friday 4th November, Fibbers, York, The Hackney Colliery Band, The New York Brass Band, 7.30pm, Friday 4th November, Basement, York, Lail Arad + Mayshe Mayshe + Meabh McDonnell, 8pm, Friday 4th November, Betty’s, York, Antonio Folk Art Saturday 5th November, Barbican, York, KT Tunstall,7pm Saturday 5th November, Basement, York, Open Mic Night, 7.30pm, Thursday 10th November, Fibbers, York, The Last Vegas, The Idol Dead, 7.30pm, Thursday 10th November, Barbican, York, Queen Extravaganza, 7.30pm Thursday 10th November, Black Swan, York, The Rachel Hamer Band, 7.45pm Friday 11th November, Fibbers, York, The Small Fakers, Page 45, 19:30pm, Friday 11th November, Basement, York, Basement Jazz Club, 8PM, Friday 11th November, Barbican, York, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, 7.30pm Saturday 12th November, Fibbers, York, Hope&Social, Gobbledigook, £9.00, Sunday 13th November, Barbican, York, Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, 7.30pm Monday 14th November, Basement, York, Northern Radar Presents Joe Fox, 8pm, Wednesday 16th November, Fibbers, York, New Generation Blues Tour w/ The Danny Giles Band, Wednesday 16th November, Basement, York, Funke and the Two Tone Baby + The Dry Sister, 8pm, Thursday 17th November, Black Swan, York, The John Palmer Acoustic Band, 7.45pm Friday 18th November, Fibbers, York, TQD w/ Royal T, DJ Q & Flava D, 11pm Saturday 19th November, Fibbers, York, The Fall, Soma Crew, 7.30pm, Saturday 19th November, Basement, York, Roger Davies, 7:30pm, Sunday 20th November, Heligoats + Sam Humans + Robert Loxley Hughes, 8pm, Monday 21st November, Fibbers, York, Vant, Pretty Baby, 7.30pm, Monday 21st November, Fulford Arms, York, Purson + Special Guests, 7.30pm Tuesday 22nd November, Fibbers, York, Gangstagrass, Leather’O, Vinnie Whitehead, 7.30pm Wednesday 23rd November, Fibbers, York, Lazlo, Summer City, New Horizons, 7.30pm Thursday 24th November, Fibbers, York, SOiL, Saliva, Sons Of Texas, Liberty Lies, 7pm Thursday 24th November, Black Swan, York, Daoiri Farrell, 7.45pm Friday 25th November, Fibbers, York, Planet Rock presents “Roadstars” w/ Simo, Aaron Keylock, Federal Charm”, 7pm Friday 25th November, Fibbers, York, Erick Morillo, 11pm Saturday 26th November, Fibbers, York, Purple Rain – The Ultimate Prince Tribute, 7.30pm Sunday 27th November, Fibbers, York, Gong, Soma Crew, 7.30pm Sunday 27th November, Basement, York, John Verity, 8pm Sunday 27th November, Fulford Arms, York, Northern Extremity 7: The Infernal Sea – Angmaer – Petrichor, 8pm Tuesday 29th November, Fibbers, York, Electric Six, we-are-z, Scant Regard, 7.30pm Tuesday 29th November, Fulford Arms, York, Foreign Lives, Four Authors, Crumbs, Young Bulls, 7.30pm Wednesday 30th November, Fibbers, York, Counting Coins, The Magnificent 7, Pewter City Punks, 7.30pm