Hailing from Guildford, Without Grace peddle a sound borne from a mutual admiration for rock bands such as Metallica, Pearl Jam, Biffy Clyro and Filter and have already received airplay on XFM and Radio1.
The band has also been involved with the fast and furious world of GP2; the training ground for Formula 1. They were even flown to Valencia to play at the 2006 launch party! After wowing the crowds, their music has now formed the soundtrack to the adrenaline fuelled driving championship series shown on ITV1.
As for the debut album, If ever anything were made solely with the mosh pit in mind, then this be it.
http://www.myspace.com/civilizedtears
Tim has had lunch with Mussolini's grand daughter, been stood up by Phil Spector, been abducted by an Italian Countess, been invited to marry into General Franco's family, been stranded on a desert island, survived two major earthquakes, been the first white man to meet the Sultan of Brunei’s witch doctor and has driven through the streets of L.A. under police escort.
“An emotive full sound. He gets better and better. He has great presence and image and is developing into a real quality package. He has twigged that for a good song you need a strong hooks… well you get them in spades here!”
http://www.watershed.name http://www.myspace.com/watersheduk
Hailing from the deep south… of England, Watershed formed in 2005. A 4-piece with their own unique blend of melodic funky rock. The song writing and vocal partnership of Rob Milnes and Ben Fawson front the driving rythmn section of JJ Cullen and Dave Hamilton. Harmonies and musicianship are the hallmarks of this “Band” for the 21st century. Watershed have played a number of venues in the South East of England including The Spitz in London. They have just released their new EP “Just For One Day” in time for South by Southwest 2007.
http://www.myspace.com/misteronions
Having had an itinerant childhood, based for the most part in Hong Kong, the man known as Onions has travelled a strange, turbulent and meandering path, taking in rock, electro, industrial, punk, blues, psych and folk, embracing the rave, free festival and busking scenes. He has had hit singles in Spain, worked as a private eye by day and a hotel manager by night, eventually taking three years off to disappear into the colourful world of goat-herding on Gozo, mystery trails and discovery of the outer limits. This brings us neatly to his present day explorations in past present and future musics. His debut solo album “The Old Straight Track” is available now from www.zingg.co.uk
Sometimes nature itself can create a thing of beauty — Buffalo Brown were born from the chaos and half-chance that was Victorian life in 1862. They boarded a ship to India in 1912 and never looked back.
The following years saw them go from strength to weakness then back to strength before descending into....By 1921 frenzied audiences loved them for their expert musicianship. Sadly, many of those audiences are now dead. Buffalo Brown are an enigma. They are a mystery shrouded in the woolly rug of confusion and dumped in the house of apprehension.
All we know is that Buffalo shrieks the vocals, the Horse spanks his bass, the Wind thrashes at his axe and the Chicken-man bashes dementedly at his skins. They are very young but old at heart. That is all you need to know.
http://www.myspace.com/themusicofbyron
Solo Guitarist Byron Johnston fuses flamenco and world music to break the rules of acoustic guitar playing
Performing since 2001, Byron Johnston is a young guitarist currently receiving glowing reviews for his performances which fuse elements of contemporary, world and flamenco music and break many of the rules on acoustic guitar playing.
Ben Fawson is a singer songwriter and guitarist from the UK who is gradually building a great reputation in and around London. One journalist described him as “obviously a star in the making”, another wrote of his “inspiring vocals and moving lyrics”.
His music is played straight from the soul, delivered with an honest, passionate, melodic and lyrical style, while his improvisational skills ensure that no two performances are the same.
His trio is completed by Greg Bowyer on bass and Chris Hayman on drums. Greg combines a strong technique with great musical creativity. Chris is a gifted songwriter, producer and multi instrumentalist.
The Spitz is one of London's very best live music venues. Based in Old Spitalfields Market, this venue has built a reputation for presenting a diverse range of new and exciting acts.
They are actively looking for a new location and need your financial support to secure the venue's future. The Spitz need to relocate to a new home from October onwards — please help them by contributing to their appeal.
Fresh from their debut representation at SXSW in March, ThinkTank Collective host one of the last showcases at this legendary venue.
Representing the incredible talent developing around the Guildford scene, ThinkTank are a true collective with four of the musicians playing in at least two bands on the night.
Guildford is rightly being talked about as the next hotbed of British music. On the night expect everything from melodic rock, to edgy indie pop, culminating in the musical fireworks of headliners Without Grace.
With the Spitz and their fantastic team moving on to pastures new, ThinkTank have invited music video director Ben Burton and his crew to document the entire event on film. Up close and personal.
