This weeks gig guide may be irrelevant if the weather continues as it is, because we will all be trapped in our icy tombs like something out of ‘the day after tomorrow!’ ... But if you can brave the cold, or the weather subsides, as usual there are loads of live music events taking place this week - so here is this week’s gig guide:

Los Salvadores and Didi Bergman @ The Dog and Bone, Gillingham. Thursday 2nd December.

Tyrannosaurus Alan @ Westcoast Bar, Margate. Friday 3rd December.

The Deccas @ The Fiddlers Elbow, Camden. Saturday 4th December.

Oasish and Stereotonics @ The Beacon Court Tavern, Gillingham. Saturday 4th December.

Kris Dollimore + Didi Bergman @ The Nags Head, Rochester. Saturday 4th   December.

Tyrannosaurus Alan @ Ivy Leaf, Sheerness. Saturday 4th December.

Theatre Royal + Needs Must @ The Eagle Tavern, Rochester. Sunday 5th   December.

You can also listen to all these great bands from Medway, on Fizzer’s radio show Mondays from 8 – 10pm on radio Sunlight. Or alternatively if you want to listen again to shows that you may have missed go to www.fizzersradioshow.com. Where you can check out exclusive live performances from Theatre Royal and last nights guests Stuart Turner and The Flat Earth Society!

Enjoy! - Vizzler

A jam packed week of music in Medway for you all to enjoy! As usual great bands and some awesome events taking place!

Gig Guide:

Medway City Meeting @ The Man of Kent, Rochester. Tuesday 23rd November. 19.00

The Rifles + Maker (acoustic set) @ The Royal Function Rooms. Wednesday 24th November. 20.00

Archie Wah Wahs + The Deccas + Retrospect (Fundraising event) @ The George Vaults, Rochester. Wednesday 24th November. 19.30

The Singing Loins @ The Somerhill, Tonbridge. Thursday 25th November.

Los Salvadores + Didi Bergman @ The Chambers, Folkstone. Thursday 25th November.

Need Must + The Razz @ Poco Loco, Chatham. Friday 26th November

Medway Broadside Launch (Music from Theatre Royal) @ Poco Loco, Chatham. Sunday 28th November. 15.00

If you want to check out any of these bands you can do so on their facebook and myspace pages. You can also listen to tracks from Theatre Royal from last nights Fizzer’s radio show at www.fizzersradioshow.com

 Enjoy! – Vizzler.

Here you go; this is the weeks essential gig guide to the beautiful Medway Towns. If you missed it last night on Fizzer’s Radio show or just want to look over it again then here it is in full! 

Alternatively if you want to listen to the show in full, or any that you may have missed you can do so at:

http://www.fizzersradioshow.com/en/cms/index.php/content/podcasts.html

Gig Guide (In association with Fizzer’s radio show, Mondays 8-10, Radio Sunlight): 

- Phil Neale and the Chrome Horse Band @ Pocoloco, Chatham. Friday 19th November 21:00 

- Relics (live for Oxjam) @ The Beacon Court Tavern, Gillingham. Friday 19th November 20:00
 
- The Flowing + Wheels + Theatre Royal (acoustic set) @ The Barge, Gillingham. Saturday 20th November 18:00 
  (This is for The Flowing’s album lauch, ‘Garden of England’)
 
- The Rifles + Maker (both acoustic sets) @ The Royal Function Rooms, Rochester. Wednesday 24th November.

 - The Singing Loins @ The Somerhill, Tonbridge. Thursday 25th November.

 - The Medway Broadside Launch @ Pocoloco, Chatham. Sunday 28th November. 

Medway has a lot to offer this week! Enjoy! – Vizzler.

So if anyone finds themselves without anything to do this Halloween weekend, there are plenty of opportunities to watch some live music in Medway. Thus giving you the chance to have a good time, and if you did not already know, you will find out that there are some amazing acts literally on our doorstep week in week out!

A lot of the acts can be found on the latest ME2 album, which can be downloaded (with a small donation to oxjam) on www.medwayeyes.co.uk

Also if you wish to find out more about both MedwayEyes and the ME2 album, you can listen to the October 11th Fizzer's radio show (where I play a small cameo) through this link: http://www.fizzersradioshow.com/en/cms/index.php/content/podcasts.html.

Here is this weeks gig guide (in conjunction with Fizzer's radio, Mondays 8-10pm)

-Thursday October 28th - @ The Chambers, Folkstone - Theatre Royal with support from The Flowing.

-Friday October 29th - @ Poco Loco, Chatham - Archie Wah Wahs, Firstborn Heroes, Retrospect.

-Friday October 29th - @ Nags Head, Rochester - Theatre Royal.

-Saturday October 30th - @ Kings Cross Social Club, Kings Cross - Groovy Uncle.

-Saturday October 30th - @ The Royal Function Rooms, Rochester - Stuart Turner and The Flat Earth Society.

-Saturday October 30th - @ The Carpenters Arms, Rochester - Didi Bergman, Out of Fashion, Wheels.

ALL THIS IN THE BEAUTIFUL MEDWAY TOWNS (and near-ish by) THIS WEEKEND!

ENJOY! - Vizzler.

Medway… what a view. A ‘glorious’ place to live but more importantly an area with a thriving music scene. This past weekend alone there have been live acts ranging from hardcore to folk, which gives the inhabitants of this colourful area a vast number of gigs to suit all tastes.

Some of the bands I briefly want to mention I believe my fellow writer ‘Tree Boy’ will thoroughly enjoy, and it also shows off the talent pouring out of Medway. Firstly four acts which I saw at The Beacon Court on Saturday night. Four acts very much under the heading of ‘alternative/folk’ I would suggest. ‘The Flowing’; really good live vocals. ‘The Sans Pareil’; whom we found out did name themselves after the pub in Frindsbury, great energy live and having a male and female singer worked really well. ‘The Singing Loins’; who have been together for many years, which really showed as the crowd gathered in large numbers for them, and they were basically amazing live. Finally, the headliner ‘Lupen Crook’; was the first time I has seen the act live and was blown away by the use of a 12 string guitar. This was the album launch for Lupen Crook, and the album is called, ‘the pros and cons of eating out.’

I know I have only briefly explained who these guys are but they can all be found easily on Facebook, and then links to MySpaces etc can be obtained! Clever thing the internet machine. I urge people who haven’t heard of these guys to check them out either on the internet or at any live gigs they have coming up soon, all of which can be found listed on their Facebook pages. Those acts again are;

The Flowing
The Sans Pareil
The Singing Loins
Lupen Crook.

The last act I wish to talk about are called ‘The 286’. They were on Fizzer’s radio show (www.fizzersradioshow.com) last night which I was privileged to be a part of. They played four songs for us, all of which will be available on podcast, and I will put up a link when that is ready. The thing that makes this band different is the array of instruments, guitar, drums, bass, violin, two cellos and a keyboard. So you get a mix of 60’s rock and roll with a classical twist. This sounds strange at first but to watch live was really exciting. The bands debut single ‘Hello’ can be found on their Facebook page so just search ‘The 286’ and check them out! A link to their Facebook page is below.

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/The-286/244161049552?ref=ts  
 Vizzler.