Press release -
BLAST OFF FESTIVAL 2017 : The Pretty Things, The Fuzztones, Kaleidoscope, Muck and the Mires, The Courettes, The Fuzillis and more!
Four days of Wild Way Out Entertainment! Coming back to Nottingham on the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th of November 2017! Celebrating music from the past! Garage punk, '60s beat, rock and roll, R&B, blues, soul, trash, punk, surf, frat, rockabilly, psyche and the list goes on!
Bands, DJs, Go Go's...and TONS OF WILDNESS!!!
"This band needs no introduction...London band formed in 1963, the Pretty Things were a pure rhythm and blues band in their early years, with several singles charting in the United Kingdom, they later embraced other genres such as psychedelic rock in the late 1960s and hard rock in the early 1970s. Of all the original British Invasion groups, perhaps none were as underappreciated in the United States as the Pretty Things. Their first two albums, 1965's The Pretty Things and the same year's Get the Picture, as well as a brace of fine major and minor British hits (of which "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Honey I Need" were the biggest), featured first-rate original material and covers, and remain the group's most exciting and influential recordings.And because they have such an extensive biography, we advise you to have a look at their website."
== THE FUZZTONES (USA) - ONLY SHOW IN UK! ==
"This New York City-based psychedelic/garage rock combo played a large role in the mostly underground '60s revival during the 1980s. Led by the enigmatic Rudi Protrudi, the Fuzztones were one of the major "successes" (particularly in Europe) of the revival that flourished in 1984 and that also boasted the Chesterfield Kings, the Cynics, the Miracle Workers, and Plasticland. Their debut studio LP, Lysergic Emanations, was released in 1985. Thanks to a hugely successful tour of Europe the group built a loyal and dedicated fan base there, and one version or another of the Fuzztones has toured there regularly ever since. Their over three-decade career has yielded at least a dozen or more albums, countless singles, and several videos."
"When the Sixties finally ended the band consisting of singer and lyricist Peter Daltrey, guitarist and songwriter Eddy Pumer, bassist Steve Clark and drummer Danny Bridgman were veterans of the forever changing revolutions and evolutions of that decade`s mercurial musical culture.
Starting out as The Sidekicks in 1964, they played R’N’B to the amphetamine-fuelled Mod circuit before transforming into fully-fledged London psychedelic dandies in 1967. Accordingly they renamed themselves Kaleidoscope.
At the fin de siècle of the Sixties they morphed into the more aptly sombre Fairfield Parlour – before enjoying a side project as I Luv Wight especially for the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970 where they played on a stage also trodden that iconic weekend by such timeless acts as The Who and Jimi Hendrix."
== MUCK AND THE MIRES (USA) - ONLY SHOW IN UK! ==
"Boston's International ambassadors of garage rock 'n' roll, have been described as a blend of the 1964 Beatles and the 1977 Ramones. Their songs are reminiscent of the 1960's British Invasion, all two minutes long and ALL POTENTIAL HITS, while their live show is a high energy blast of fast-paced, post-punk gritty garage rock and roll. They have built a worldwide following through relentless touring, radio and satellite airplay and a string of recordings, produced by Kim Fowley (Runaways) and Jim Diamond (White Stripes), considered by many to be cult classics. The band has performed coast-to-coast in the USA, UK, EU, Canada & Japan. They've shared bills with many of their heros including THE SONICS, NY Dolls, Ray Davies (THE KINKS), Flamin' Groovies, The Stooges, and also (thanks to their wide appeal) with contemparary artists ranging from Pete Best (THE BEATLES), to Dave Mathews."
== THE LAUNDERETTES (Norway) ==
"Hailing from Oslo Norway the all-girl band are out with their fourth studio album, Getaway, a journey that will take you down roads of grovey garage rock, catchy powerpop and high energy rock’n’roll. The Scandinavian rockettes have been preaching the gospel of fuzz, fjords & frenzy since 1999 and have over the years more than 200 shows, in both Europe and USA, under their belt buckles. The band has also released several critically acclaimed records, and many of their limited edition vinyl releases are consider being collector’s items. Musically they are taking you down a dark and gritty road, into the desert of Texas and at the same time the dark corners of the human mind."
"From Cagliari, south coast of Sardinia, Italy, with black and white striped turtleneck sweaters, Vox & Mosrite guitars and sunglasses, the Hangee V absorp you in a timewarp to the garage-carnival of the mid 60s. A full-on repertoire of garage-punk surf fuzz-buzz drenched with sixties organ fills and reverb surf instrumentals."
The Courettes is thee new garage rock duo from Brazil and Denmark. It's savage! It's dynamic! A blast of Jungle wildness & Scandinavian rock 'n' roll! ‘Riot grrrl in the garage’ Flavia Couri will blow off your mind with atomic fuzz guitars and screaming raw vocals, and ‘Beat! Beat! Beat! man’ Martin Couri will make you s-s-shake with his loud as hell drumming! With a few albums released the band has been praised by some of the most important music journalists, like David Fricke (Rolling Stone) and Kieron Tyler (Mojo). They have extensively toured Europe, so, Come and check them out before they fly throughout the world... and the galaxy!
"The Fuzillis.... one word instr-o-mentals, rowdy saxes, raunchy guitars, and a wallet full of atomic age twist and grind a go-go tunes. A four man tag team featuring the atomic powered geetar twang of Dan Martin Jr, the rootin' tootin tenor sax tones of T-Mag Maguire, the thunderous jungle rhythms of W J Oake III and the boss of the bass, Mr Frankie Fuzilli.
Where Link Wray and Las Vegas Grind collide with Grady Gaines' Upsetters and The Fabulous Wailers by way of Nick Curran and Spike Jones. The Fuzillis... atomic age raunch'n'roll with a twist... you'll dance till your toes bleed. Ungawa, baby... UNGAWA!
"A post-modern Garage Rock nightmare combining demon raising surf and punk guitars with furiously delivered tales of fright and horror, hate and love, life and death delivered at face melting pace by the best-dressed mess in the UK.
Hailing from Nottingham UK, this hyperactive band since formed in 2007 have consistently toured the UK and vast parts of Europe; they have also received radio airplay on: BBC Radio (various cities), Spanish Radio 3, Portugal Antena3 and Nottingham Trent FM. They have also been played on many podcasts throughout the world. They are not linear. They do not follow the limited rules of old records. Instead they take a leap forward with ingenuity and create a fortress of a sound scape representing an impenetrable wall of sound that Phil Spector himself would be proud of."
"We're taking control, as you sell us your soul"
"Former teen sensations from small market town, capital of the Peak District and home of the Pudding - Bakewell - The Hipshakes have been friends since before they can remember. They bought instruments at 15 and have played together ever since, with singles and LPs out on Goner, Slovenly, Art For Blind, Crocodile and many more! As individual people they are imperfect, but as a collective they create a sprawling polymath that takes in art, design and geoscience: whatever you need, they got it covered! Their combined age - which upon formation was a meagre 45 - has crept up to 115 with the addition of age and an extra member. That’s some serious life experience right there, and boy does it show with their seasoned, skillful and sophisticated songcraft. Everyone writes songs and everyone sings them. Live, they are a ferociously exhilarating, mega-mondo smash-hit pop-fountain, and have shared the stage with the cream of the garage punk crops of the last ten years.
Don’t be bamboozled by the shiny, soulless and insipid music of a brand new band - outlast the apocalypse with the tried, trusted and true tunes of garage rock cockroaches The Hipshakes."
"Rock n Rolla!!! Trash merchants from hell!!!
More soon..."
"From the deep south of Sweden comes the stompin' blues - trash of Leadfoot Tea one man band! Taking the primitve sounds of 50s trash and rock'n'roll and mixing it up with blues trash the end result is something Hasil Adkins could boogie to."
== THEE GIRL FRIDAYS (SCOTLAND) ==
Certainly old enough to know better, Thee Girl Fridays play a mixture of gimmicky girl-gang garage-punk and googly-goodness-good-time-rock 'n' roll with added twang - and that's not just from their guitars! They aim to bring big knickers back, and if you're lucky enough to see them live, you may even catch a pair...
*****
+ Fantastic all-female DJs spinning the best of '50s Trash, '60s garage, surf, frat, hammond grooves, beat, Northern Soul, Jamaican ska, Rock n Roll and more!
- KITTY B SHAKE (FR)
- CHERRY FUZZ (UK/PT
- LAVA LIZ (UK)
- THE BEAT MERMAIDS (DK): METTE MERMAID, SISTER SUAVE and OMEGA VON VEGA
- TRACEY SCREAMCHEESE (UK)
- LEAH THORPE (UK)
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TICKETS:
Weekender Ticket (3 days) - £65
Door Tickets:
Thursday - Free
Friday - £35
Saturday - £35
Saturday (market) - FREE for weekend wristband holders,
£2 for General Public
Sunday - £15
Available here:
www.blastoff-festival.co.uk (no fees)
WeGotTickets: www.wegottickets.com/blastofffestival2017
Gigantic: www.gigantic.com/blast-off-festival-tickets
Bank Transfer (no fees)
Email us for band account details on tickets@blastoff-festival.co.uk
Wristbands can be collected upon arrival at the venue on Thursday 9th or Friday 10th November. Tickets will also be available on the door (subject to availability).
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VENUES:
Thursday 9th November - 7pm to 12am
Rough Trade Nottingham
5 Broad St, Nottingham NG1 3AJ
Friday 10th November - 8pm to 4am
Saturday 11th November - 8pm to 6am
THE I CLUB (formerly the Nottingham Irish Centre)
2-4 Wilfred Street, Nottingham, NG2 1AA
Saturday daytime - 11am to 4pm
Blast Off! Retro & Vintage Market
THE I CLUB (formerly the Nottingham Irish Centre)
2-4 Wilfred Street, Nottingham, NG2 1AA
Sunday 12th November - midday to 11pm
Rough Trade Nottingham
5 Broad St, Nottingham NG1 3AJ
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HOW TO GET HERE:
Nearest airport - East Midlands Airport (EMA)
www.eastmidlandsairport.com
Skylink Nottingham
(Bus from East Midlands airport to Nottingham city centre)
www.trentbarton.co.uk/services/skylinknottingham
From any other UK airport / city
Bus (Airport transfers) - www.nationalexpress.com
Train - www.thetrainline.com
Low cost, intercity coach/train travel in the UK:
https://uk.megabus.com/
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WHERE TO STAY IN NOTTINGHAM:
There are accommodation throughout the city to suit all budgets and tastes. All at a walkable distance from the venue.
- Britannia Nottingham Hotel
www.britanniahotels.com/hotels/the-britannia-nottingham-hotel
- Jurys Inn
www.jurysinns.com
- Ibis Nottingham Centre
www.ibis.com/gb/united-kingdom/discovering-ibis-hotel/index.shtml
-Hilton Nottingham
www.hilton.com/Sale
- Igloo Hybrid Ho(s)tel
www.igloohostel.co.uk/igloo-hybrid
or try these websites:
www.experiencenottinghamshire.com/stay
www.booking.com/Nottingham/Hotels
www.trivago.co.uk/Hotels/Nottingham
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The Dirty Water Club started in October 1996 in the Tufnell Park neighbourhood of north London, at a venue called The Boston. The club's name is derived from The Standells' 1966 hit 'Dirty Water' which glorifies the US city of Boston, Massachusetts.
Past performers have included The White Stripes (voted by Q Magazine as one of the top 10 gigs of all time, Mojo one of the top 30 and Kerrang one of the top 100!), The Gories, Country Teasers, Black Lips, NOBUNNY, Kid Congo Powers, The Fleshtones, Billy Childish, Radio Birdman, The Dirtbombs, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, The 5.6.7.8's, The Horrors and The Brian Jonestown Massacre to name just a few. The club has also seen some original '60s performers, such as The Monks, ? and the Mysterians, Kim Fowley, Sky Saxon, GONN, Michael Davis of the MC5 and more grace its stage.
Their in-house record label, Dirty Water Records, is one of the leading garage/beat/(real) R&B labels in the world.
