Reared on a diet of pop culture and good music, Bloc Party's Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong met through the small ads of the music press to create a band who now make the headlines. Ask them their influences, and they say they've been influenced by it all. Live, Bloc Party '...rip through new classics...like they’ve written them 20 minutes before the gig - the ferocity and adrenaline of youth shines through the angular rhythms and layers of effects.' (bbc.co.uk) They also play regular DJ slots up and down the country.
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Singer-songwriter from Omaha, Nebraska famous for his Bright Eyes project and for co-founding Saddle Creek Records. Now performing under his own name with backing from his Mystic Valley Band, which includes Jason Boesel of Rilo Kiley on drums.
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Solo project of indie rock icon Joan Wasser of Antony & The Johnsons and The Rufus Wainwright Band. The self-styled 'punk-rock r & b' or 'American Soul Music' comes as much from singers such as Al Green and Isaac Hayes as it does The Smiths and Siouxsie Sioux. Her music is intended to reflect day-to-day life, the problems people face and the genuine depth behind them.
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Founder member of the outspoken and socially aware 'Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy' and then 'Spearhead', Michael Franti is a leader in his field. Socially conscious lyrics set to 21st century world wise grooves.
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More than just a youth from Paisley - following a long musical apprenticeship into his 18th year, earning him a sizeable chunk of industry knowledge, Paolo Nutini is well on his way to becoming the name on everyone's lips thanks to his incredible singing voice. As BBC sessions and huge-scale tours (not to mention being billed alongside Paul Weller, Aretha Franklin and Kid Rock to name but a few) have become part and parcel of Paolo's life and career he looks set to accomplish an exceptional degree of fame and recognition.
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Formed out of the ashes of the sadly missed Spacemen 3. Spiritualized have consistently made music that epitomises the phrase 'Junkie Cool'. Amazing songs about life, death, love, sex, drugs and the big guy upstairs. Live they are incredible and could have anything from a small horn section to a full orchestra to back them up, and a pretty cool light show too.
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90s folk-rock exponents, promising a high-octane, hit-rich show from their extensive back catalogue of material.
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Featuring Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos, Grinderman produce sleazy garage rock and blues-fueled rock'n'roll. Electrifying stuff.
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