Kents Premier Gig and entertainment guide

OCT N OV

2019

at The New Medway Music Festival

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Best Pubs & Live M u s i c Ve n u e s a c r o s s Maidstone & Medway

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The Medway Music Festival 2019 is a new venture between The Royal Function Rooms venue in Rochester, live music & festival organisers Make Some Noise and awarding winning Kent pub The Flower Pot, who will be running a real ale festival bar at the venue alongside the Royal Functions Rooms own bar facilities. The event will run in the Main Hall – which is home to England’s second oldest stage and the Billabong Club in the basement of the venue.

Running over 3 days, on the 11th, 12th and 13th of October, there will be performances from some of Medway and Kent’s key original bands, showcasing the wealth of established and upcoming musical artists in the county.

Artists appearing include Wild Billy Childish & CTMF,Graham Day & The Forefathers’Theatre Royal, The Gallerys, Oskar Vilcrow, UpcDownc, Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer. The Petty Thieves, Stuart Turner & The Flat Earth Society, The Ovines, David James Rumsey Band…. And many many more! http://medwaymusicfestival.co.uk/

Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer Mr.B began his Chap-Hop career in the summer of 2007 when he decided to bring elements of his previous incarnations (UK rapper, jump-up breaks producer, banjolele maverick and dandy) together and create a genre. ‘A Piece Of My Mind’, his first ditty was released in Japan on Second Royal Records and its accompanying video and UK tour dates alerted the rest of the world to this new musical form.

Since then he has travelled the world, from Surrey to Osaka, Banstead to Berlin, Middlesborough to Minneapolis, Norway to New York and the Edinburgh Fringe to Glastonbury bringing his beats, rhymes and manners. As well as songs about cricket, pipe smoking, high society and interfering with livestock.

Mr.B has recorded five long players (OG, Original Gentleman; The Tweed Album, Can’t Stop Shan’t Stop, Mr.B’s Christmas Album and 2016’s There’s A Rumpus Going On) as well as one collection of Chappist Acid House (Mr.B The Gentleman Selector’s Acid Ragtime: Chapstep Volume One). He also releases terribly english electronica under the guise of The Major.

His videos have garnered millions of view on YouTube and his media appearances have included Rapping for Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight, playing live on BBC Radio One for Rob Da Bank, Nick Grimshaw and Scott Mills, on Radio Two for Claudia Winkleman and Steve Lamacq, 6Music for Tom Robinson and Shaun Keaveny and for Zoe Ball on Sky Arts. He was also once the front page of the Wall Street Journal and was described by the Daily Mail as ‘Controversial’.

THURSDAY 3RD OCTOBER Market House Earl Street Maidstone Originals Live Music Night Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday FRIDAY 4TH OCTOBER Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Gumboots Duo Drakes Maidstone Chunky Monkeys Druids Arms Maidstone Off Topic Eagle High Street Rochester Ape Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester The Choos Market House Earl Street Maidstone Chain Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Twang Rumble Bang SATURDAY 5TH OCTOBER Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Saturday Blues with Kit Curtis & The B3s Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Saturday Blues with Kit Curtis & The B3s Drakes Maidstone Headgames Druids Arms Maidstone M&L Trio Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Riff Raff Market House Earl Street Maidstone Chopstick Superparty Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday White Horse London Rd Maidstone Miles Cookman Band SUNDAY 6TH OCTOBER Eagle High Street Rochester Live jazz with Ed Jones Ross Stanley Quartet

Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Darren Green Market House Earl Street Maidstone Thom Cakebread White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots MONDAY 7TH OCTOBER Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Jam Night TUESDAY 8TH OCTOBER Drakes Maidstone Jam Night WEDNESDAY 9TH OCTOBER Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best THURSDAY 10TH OCTOBER Eagle High Street Rochester Purple Turtle Old House At Home Maidstone New Generation Jam Night with Callum Pope Charlie Schofield & Matt Moorey Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday FRIDAY 11TH OCTOBER Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Legacy Drakes Maidstone Fabulous Teds Druids Arms Maidstone Masterclass Eagle High Street Rochester Where’s Brian Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Something Else Market House Earl Street Maidstone Four Star Fire Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone GEM

White Horse London Rd Maidstone Cunning Stunts Source Bar Maidstone Shaun Ryder SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER Drakes Maidstone Reptillia Druids Arms Maidstone Chunky Monkeys Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Spitroast Market House Earl Street Maidstone Eternity Road

SUNDAY 13TH OCTOBER Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Capo 2 Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with Artie Zaitz & Friends Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Aaron Simmons Market House Earl Street Maidstone Dave La White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots TUESDAY 15TH OCTOBER

Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday

Drakes Maidstone Jam Night

Revelation Ashford St Marys DAT Brass, a ten piece brass band

Revelation Ashford St Marys Marry Waterson + Emily Barker

WEDNESDAY 16TH OCTOBER Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best THURSDAY 17TH OCTOBER Eagle High Street Rochester Unshackled Old House At Home Maidstone New Generation Jam Night with Callum Pope Charlie Schofield & Matt Moorey

Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday FRIDAY 18TH OCTOBER Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Nightwatch Drakes Maidstone Freedom Cage Druids Arms Maidstone TBC

Eagle High Street Rochester Resonate Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Starks Family Band Market House Earl Street Maidstone The Neotones Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Pepperset

THURSDAY 24TH OCTOBER Eagle High Street Rochester Nashville exile Old House At Home Maidstone New Generation Jam Night with Callum Pope Charlie Schofield & Matt Moorey Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday FRIDAY 25TH OCTOBER

SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER Drakes Maidstone G.E.M Druids Arms Maidstone Protostereo Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Four Star Fire Market House Earl Street Maidstone Contraband Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday White Horse London Rd Maidstone Project 5 SUNDAY 20TH OCTOBER Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with Benn Clatworthy Quartet Market House Earl Street Maidstone Ian Ingles White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots MONDAY 21ST OCTOBER Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Live Band Music Quiz TUESDAY 22ND OCTOBER Drakes Maidstone Jam Night WEDNESDAY 23RD OCTOBER Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best

Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Mofos Drakes Maidstone Brothers From Another Cover Druids Arms Maidstone No Limit Street Band Eagle High Street Rochester Kit Curtis & The B3s Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester The Kix Market House Earl Street Maidstone Chunky Monkeys Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Bad Pennies Revelation Ashford St Marys Jazz Legend Courtney Pine Feat Zoe Rahman SATURDAY 26TH OCTOBER Drakes Maidstone & Ya don’t stop Vinyl DJs Druids Arms Maidstone The Assorted Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Reptillia Market House Earl Street Maidstone Modraphenia Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday White Horse London Rd Maidstone Halloween Party with Live Band Fancy Dress SUNDAY 27TH OCTOBER Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone 2 Blokes & A Packet Of Crisps

Eagle High Street Rochester Live jazz with Simon Spillett Quartet Market House Earl Street Maidstone Matt & Lavinia White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots TUESDAY 29TH OCTOBER Drakes Maidstone Jam Night WEDNESDAY 30TH OCTOBER Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best THURSDAY 31ST OCTOBER Eagle High Street Rochester Shocking Covers Market House Earl Street Maidstone Originals Live Music Night Old House At Home Maidstone New Generation Jam Night with Callum Pope Charlie Schofield & Matt Moorey

Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday FRIDAY 1ST NOVEMBER Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted DJ Mossy Soul Drakes Maidstone Damfinos Druids Arms Maidstone Avanzi Eagle High Street Rochester Broken Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Decades Market House Earl Street Maidstone Sinister Moonshine Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone The Big Boss Man Elvis SATURDAY 2ND NOVEMBER Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Yoka & Big Ray

Drakes Maidstone Wasted Druids Arms Maidstone Spitroast Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Top Guns Market House Earl Street Maidstone All Day Falling Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday White Horse London Rd Maidstone Band Of Rogues SUNDAY 3RD NOVEMBER Eagle High Street Rochester Live jazz with Tony Kofi & The Organisation Market House Earl Street Maidstone Vic Payne White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots

MONDAY 4TH NOVEMBER Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Jam Night TUESDAY 5TH NOVEMBER Drakes Maidstone Jam Night WEDNESDAY 6TH NOVEMBER Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best THURSDAY 7TH NOVEMBER Eagle High Street Rochester The Konks Old House At Home Maidstone New Generation Jam Night with Callum Pope Charlie Schofield & Matt Moorey Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday

FRIDAY 8TH NOVEMBER Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Hey Rudi Drakes Maidstone Make Some Noise Druids Arms Maidstone Barbed Eagle High Street Rochester Billy Whizz Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Funk Club Market House Earl Street Maidstone The Sam Jacques Band Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Bob Dylan Experience SATURDAY 9TH NOVEMBER Drakes Maidstone The Benz Druids Arms Maidstone Ozzie & The Uglies

Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone More Than Human Market House Earl Street Maidstone Moroccan Mole Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday White Horse London Rd Maidstone Live Band SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER Eagle High Street Rochester Live jazz withArt Themen/ Alex Hutton Quartet Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Local Band Showcase Market House Earl Street Maidstone Distractions White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots TUESDAY 12TH NOVEMBER Drakes Maidstone Jam Night

WEDNESDAY 13TH NOVEMBER Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best THURSDAY 14TH NOVEMBER Eagle High Street Rochester The Trip Old House At Home Maidstone New Generation Jam Night with Callum Pope Charlie Schofield & Matt Moorey Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday Revelation Ashford St Marys Seth Lakeman with The Band FRIDAY 15TH NOVEMBER Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Jade Drakes Maidstone Vic Payne Trio Druids Arms Maidstone Royal Monster Eagle High Street Rochester Brothers From Another Cover Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Coco Market House Earl Street Maidstone Rocket Skates Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Johnny Jukebox SATURDAY 16TH NOVEMBER

White Horse London Rd Maidstone Ali’s Cats SUNDAY 17TH NOVEMBER Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with Kelvin Christiane Quartet Market House Earl Street Maidstone Capo 2 White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots MONDAY 18TH NOVEMBER Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Live Band Music Quiz TUESDAY 19TH NOVEMBER Drakes Maidstone Jam Night WEDNESDAY 20TH NOVEMBER Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best THURSDAY 21ST NOVEMBER Eagle High Street Rochester Throwbacks Old House At Home Maidstone New Generation Jam Night with Callum Pope Charlie Schofield & Matt Moorey Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday FRIDAY 22ND NOVEMBER

Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Blue Business

Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Avanzi

Drakes Maidstone Electric Landlady

Drakes Maidstone Andy White Band

Druids Arms Maidstone Dirty Secrets

Druids Arms Maidstone Broken

Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Rock paper Scissors

Eagle High Street Rochester Andy White Band

Market House Earl Street Maidstone Brothers From Another Cover

Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Happy Daze

Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday

Market House Earl Street Maidstone Masterclass

Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Squeeze Gut Alley White Horse London Rd Maidstone Glamtabulous Revelation Ashford St Marys Jake Morrell + Lake Folks SATURDAY 23RD NOVEMBER Drakes Maidstone Paper Castles Druids Arms Maidstone Monkey Wrench Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Modraphenia Market House Earl Street Maidstone Reptillia Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday Revelation Ashford St Marys Comedy-Matt Parker – Humble Pi stand-up SUNDAY 24TH NOVEMBER Eagle High Street Rochester Live jazz with Christian Brewer Quartet

TUESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER Drakes Maidstone Jam Night WEDNESDAY 27TH NOVEMBER Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best THURSDAY 28TH NOVEMBER Eagle High Street Rochester Starks Family Band Old House At Home Maidstone New Generation Jam Night with Callum Pope Charlie Schofield & Matt Moorey Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday FRIDAY 29TH NOVEMBER Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted All Day Falling Drakes Maidstone Purple Turtle Druids Arms Maidstone Wickerman Eagle High Street Rochester The Wily Band

Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Simon The Big Boppa Rawlings

Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Avanzi

Market House Earl Street Maidstone 2 Blokes & A Packet Of Crisps

Market House Earl Street Maidstone Hog Roast

White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots

Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday

Brad Pittance

In this issue we talk to one of Kent's busiest Musicians, Margate based Brad Pittance.

Brad fronts three very different bands and over the last few years he has has performed 100's of gigs across Kent including regular performances at Brands Hatch, Broadstairs Bandstand, Dreamland as well as Corporate Summer Balls, Christmas Parties and gigs at Clubs and Pubs across the County of Kent and further afield.

The Three Bands are Brad Pittance & the Pirates – Reggae and Ska, Nylon Tigers – Classic Pop Rock and Swing that thing – Swing and Jive Music “Music is my first love and I realised I did not want to continually play the same thing all of the time so it made sense to form another band as well - I spent some time fronting a Glam Rock band – Viagra Fools and it was great fun so when the Pirates went in the direction of Reggae and Ska the natural thing to do was to also have a Rock Band. Nylon Tigers do play some Glam Rock such as T. Rex & Bowie but also some more modern stuff from people like The White Stripes and Snow Patrol. I'm also a big fan of the Swing and Jive era and love artists like Louis Prima, Louis Jordan, Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong as well as The Rat Pack etc so I also put a band together to play that material and Swing that Thing has been together for a couple of years now.

Brad Pittance & the Pirates is the longest established and the busiest band but some like one of the others more. I'm good with that. It wouldn't be good for us all to like the same thing. I love playing in the different bands as it keeps things fresh in all of them. It is easy to understand how a touring band playing the same songs every night can start to get stale. Because I have the different bands that doesn't happen”.

Brad is also a songwriter and he won The Singer/Song Writer Award at an event at The Kings Theatre in Ramsgate in front of a capacity crowd. The award was presented to Brad by the Actress, Brenda Blethyn.

Brad Pittance & the Pirates recently appeared at The Cinque Port Arms New Romney Annual Music Festival and they are about to release a Live Album of Classic Reggae & Ska covers recorded at the event. “Brad Pittance & the Pirates Live & on the Lash” will be released on CD and available for download very soon.

Brad Pittance and the Pirates celebrate the great Reggae and Old Skool Ska Music from artists including Bob Marley, Toots and the Maytals, Desmond Dekker, The Police, UB40, Junior Murvin, The Specials, Madness, The Beat, Bad Manners Prince Buster.

The line up is Brad Pittance – Lead Vocals and Accoustic guitar - Born in Greenwich - lives Margate Priyal de Zoysa – Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals - Born in Sri Lanka - lives Canterbury Matt Dickerson – Trumpet and Backing Vocals - Born & lives in Margate Maurizio Borgna – Bass guitar – Born in Italy - lives Ramsgate Simon Treadwell - Drums - Born in London - lives Margate James Taylor - Keyboards – lives Canterbury You can listen to the band at www.soundcloud.com/bradpittance or on youtube and can also find them on facebook.com/bradpittance

Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Headgames Revelation Ashford St Marys Chris Wood an uncompromising writer whose music reveals his love for the un-official history of the English speaking people

SUNDAY 1ST DECEMBER Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with gary Baldwin Trio MONDAY 2ND DECEMBER

SATURDAY 30TH NOVEMBER Drakes Maidstone & Ya don’t stop Vinyl DJs Druids Arms Maidstone Reyes Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone The Mofos Market House Earl Street Maidstone Protostereo

White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Jam Night