Hi all, gigs and release news is here!
News so far...
Steve Drewett plays solo gig in New York and Harlow!Neurotics in London!
will be playing a solo gig (with a band backing him on some of the numbers) on Saturday July 31st in New York,
celebrating 30 years of The Big Takeover, top US music magazine.
Although it was too expensive to bring the Neurotics over we are looking to do just that sometime in the near future (hopefully). In the meantime, this will be Steve s debut gig on US soil so if you're near enough to make it, please come and cheer him on!
Details
Announcing The Big Takeover 30th Anniversary Festival/Party at The Bell House, Brooklyn, Friday And Saturday July 30-31, 2010!
16 BANDS! ONLY $40 FOR A TWO DAY PASS! ($25 for one night) Celebrating 30 years of American's oldest indie-produced music magazine.
MC for the weekend: founder/editor/publisher Jack Rabid!
Tickets on sale now! http://www.thebellhouseny.com/calendar.php
(Hurry, this may well sell out! Admission is 18+)
Come join us to mark the occasion and see:
FRIDAY JULY 30
The Avengers http://www.myspace.com/Avengers
Reformed S.F. '70s punk legends, with two original members, singer Penelope Houston and guitarist Greg Ingraham
Channel 3 http://www.chthree.com/
Early 80s L.A. punks!
Visqueen http://www.visqueenonline.com/
Female-led Seattle post-punk rockers' first East Coast shows in 5 years
Springhouse http://www.springhousemusic.net/
First show with original lineup in 8 years, playing a normal set.
Libertines U.S.http://www.myspace.com/thelibertinesus
Reformed Cincinnati '80s greats first-ever NY show
Flower http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_%28band%29
New York postpunk band's reunion gig. first show in 16 years! Later split into two bands, Versus and French!
Plus special guests: EDP http://www.edpnyc.net/
New York's hard-hitting, Jam-like, mod revival band
And more acts to be announced!
Buy tickets now for this show
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1599195
for $25, or buy a two-day pass
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1599285
for $40
SATURDAY JULY 31
Mark Burgess
http://www.guardian-angel-media.com/Guardian_Angel/Chameleonsvox.html
England's Chameleons http://www.thechameleons.com/ star. Acoustic and full band!
For Against http://www.myspace.com/foragainst
Lincoln, NE post-punk legends' first East Coast show in 15 years
Springhouse http://www.springhousemusic.net/
Playing their second LP, Postcards From the Arctic, start to finish for the first time ever; first shows with original lineup in 8 years.
The Sleepover Disaster http://www.myspace.com/thesleepoverdisaste
Fresno shoegaze wonders' first-ever East Coast appearance
Don McGlashan http://www.donmcglashan.com/
Ex-leader of New Zealand's Mutton Birds in his only U.S. appearance
Jon Auer http://www.myspace.com/jonauermusic
Seattle's Posies http://theposies.net/ star and 17-year Big Star member
Plus very special guests:
Steve Drewett Singer songwriter with the magnificent Newtown Neurotics playing some of their best tunes http://www.neurotics.org.uk
The Sharp Things http://www.thesharpthings.com
New York's acclaimed orchestral poppers!
Paul Collins http://www.thepaulcollinsbeat.com/
Former member of The Nerves (their "Hanging on the Telephone" was famously covered by Blondie) and of Paul Collins' Beat
The Curtain Society http://curtainsociety.com/
Veteran Boston shoegazers, also backing Burgess for part of his set
And more acts to be announced!
Buy tickets now for this show
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1599215
for $25, or buy a two-day pass
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1599285
for $40
and there is more , Steve Drewett will also be making an appearence at Attila's 30th Anniversary gig on Wednesday September 8th at the Square Harlow with Attila, Steve Drewett, Paul Howard, and Danielz from T. Rextasy each performing a set.
It will be the 30th Anniversary to the day, of the first gig Attila ever done in Harlow all those years ago. Hope to see you there!
Neurotics London date!
Got news of Newtown Neurotics only London date this year, it's headlining The Gaff http://www.thegaffclub.com/ in North London on Saturday November 27th.
This is our biggest London date for a while so please come along if are near enough and support us for what promises to be a great night. We are going to play the whole of the Beggar's Can Be Choosers album in the order they appear on the disc and lots more including the first London airing of Kick Out The Tories since the start of the ConDemNation.
That's all for now but will keep you up to date with any more news (Why not sign up to our mailing list at the top of this website and have the latest news come to you!), meanwhile if you haven't treated yourself to any of our new download albums the links are featured below.
Thanks for your support,
Steve Drewett