FEBRUARY2010 The Flowerpot

FEBRUARY

MONDAY 1ST FEBRUARY
HARRY'S QUIZ

The quizmaster of disaster leads you through his weekly fun time quiz, starts at 8pm. Prizes, drinks and all sorts of tomfoolery. Check the FACEBOOK for more info.

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TUESDAY 2ND FEBRUARY
AXEL LOUGHREY
Born and raised in Paris, but settled in Norwich. Alex has a unique style and competent band behind him. Fantastic!

myspace.com/axelloughrey

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WEDNESDAY 3RD FEBRUARY
Club Metropolis present…….
ROSE ELINOR DOUGALL

Following her departure from The Pipettes in 2008, Rose Elinor Dougall has quietly been recasting herself as a psychedelic-folk chanteuse par-excel lance.

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THURSDAY 4TH FEBRUARY
DJ SWING JIVE SLIDE

Jazz, swing, soul and dusty classics to get your body shaking. Ain't nobody here but us chickens.

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FRIDAY 5TH FEBRUARY
HANDSHAKE (RESIDENCY)

The first night of this 4 part bi weekly residency, Handshake are a folk band that you'd never believe still exist in this modern world. Fortunately for us they do and they fiddle their fiddles, blow there harmonicas and bang their drums in such an upbeat fashion it makes perfect Friday night drinking music. That's why we're gonna have em every other Friday for a couple of months.

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SATURDAY 6TH FEBRUARY
BOY MANDEVILLE
North London new wave / indie outfit, successfully mixing up a bit of country and folk into their unique sound.

Followed by Ronnkie Pop with... TBA!

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SUNDAY 7TH FEBRUARY
HEARTS FOR HAITI

A charity fundraiser for the recent disaster, a day full of short sets by bands. Entrance will still be free however we will be passing the bucket around, running a raffle and finding other unique ways of getting the money from your pockets to those who need it the most. If anyone is interested in getting involved / playing this event please let us know - the more the merrier.
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MONDAY 8TH FEBRUARY
HARRY'S QUIZ

The quizmaster of disaster leads you through his weekly fun time quiz, starts at 8pm. Prizes, drinks and all sorts of tomfoolery. Check the FACEBOOK for more info.

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TUESDAY 9TH FEBRUARY
THE VIVIANS

"The Vivians sound like a rocky Killers thrashing around in an acid bath" Steve Lamacq
Nuff said.
myspace.com/theviviansdivided
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WEDNESDAY 10TH FEBRUARY
THE JOY FORMIDABLE
EXPATRIATE

Breaking our own rules for a super special two band bill. The wonderful Joy Formidable do an extremely intimate warm up show before they hit the roads of Europe with The Temper Trap. Warming up the stage for them will be Australia's Expatriate, of whom you'll be herring a lot of in the future……
Get down early for this one folks.
myspace.com/thejoyformidable
xfm.co.uk/expatriateband
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THURSDAY 11TH FEBRUARY
BROUHAHA

A brand new monthly partY with an eclectic mix of music, featuring some of the UK's brightest up and coming artists.
There will be a mix of genres thrown in to the barrel each month around different themes!

WITH:
Sunbirds
Ray Dar Vees
The Cheek DJs
Carry On Collective

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FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY
VIVA CITY

We put Newcastle's Viva City on back in last year. A fantastic band mixing dance and rock whilst not being cheesy, quite to opposite in fact, they blew the place apart - and it was a Monday night. Viva City make Friday night music and we have learnt from our mistakes..…..

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SATURDAY 13TH FEBRUARY
VALENTINES BALLLLLLLLLL
It's that time of year again, lovers or loners it's impossible to ignore. Surprise surprise, we've decided to have a party at the Flowerpot - in the name of Love. Bring your loved one or come and find your new one. Live bands and DJs and Cupid will be in the house and his arrows will be flying.

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SUNDAY 14TH FEBRUARY
I LOVE ... ELVIS
Sarah Crowder's wonderful I Love nights continue, with The King himself.

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MONDAY 15TH FEBRUARY


HARRY'S QUIZ

The quizmaster of disaster leads you through his weekly fun time quiz, starts at 8pm. Prizes, drinks and all sorts of tomfoolery. Check the FACEBOOK for more info.



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TUESDAY 16TH FEBRUARY
THE MARTINI SESSIONS

“One of the North East’s shining new starlets, The Martini Sessions let you swoon over their electrifying melodies with unrelenting energy.” - DROWNED IN SOUND

myspace.com/themartinisessions


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WEDNESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY
BERTIE BLACKMAN

"Australias Underground Queen" is how she has been described on her side of the world. She is the brightest hope the land of oz have for world domination. We love her.

myspace.com/bertieblackman
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THURSDAY 18TH FEBRUARY
GABBY YOUNG

“Wildly flamboyant and with a good selection of brassy-backed, jazz-edged songs" THE GUARDIAN - (Robin Denselow)
myspace.com/gabbyyoung

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FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY
HANDSHAKE (RESIDENCY)

The second night of this 4 part bi weekly residency, Handshake are a folk band that you'd never believe still exist in this modern world. Fortunately for us they do and they fiddle there fiddles, blow there harmonicas and bang there drums in such an upbeat fashion it makes perfect Friday night drinking music. That's why we're gonna have em every other Friday for a couple of months.


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SATURDAY 20TH FEBRUARY
SUPERNOVAS
Holloway Road heroes return for a second time to Flowerpot. They are old skool modtastic and deliver a high energy live set. We especially like Moses the drummer.

myspace.com/supernovan19

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SUNDAY 21ST FEBRUARY
KELLYS HEELS with special guests BLUES JOE X and DAVE BALL
Kellys Heels sound like a cross between Paul Westerberg's band The Replacements crossed with the cult Sixties band Paul Revere & The Raiders. They have several CDs out and can be found on Facebook. Championed by former NME journo Gavin Martin (now the music critic for The Daily Mirror) Kellys Heels are pleased to announce that Gavin Martin will spin some eclectic beats from the Nuggets era of Psych, alongside his own choice selection of 45's.

www.Henrysgigs.com will provide some DVD Music Archive Video performance projections spanning five decades of R N B, to compliment the proceedings.
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MONDAY 22ND FEBRUARY
HARRY'S QUIZ

The quizmaster of disaster leads you through his weekly fun time quiz, starts at 8pm. Prizes, drinks and all sorts of tomfoolery. Check the FACEBOOK for more info.

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TUESDAY 23RD FEBRUARY
MICHAEL KIWANUKA

Kiwanuka evokes all the best bits of your favourite soul and blues compilations and drapes his soulful vocals across delicately constructed mosaics of folk and blues to create one of the most exciting sets we've seen in a veeeeeery long time. I fully realise that this all sounds very hyperbolic but when YOU'VE spent 20 minutes experiencing near constant goosebumps you might start to understand.

myspace.com/mikeksongs
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WEDNESDAY 24TH FEBRUARY
TOM WILLIAMS AND THE BOAT

Championed by Steve Lamacq and Hew Stevens, these guys spent 2009 playing all the major festivals, recording their debut album and building a loyal fanbase. Now 2010 will see them unleash that debut on the nation and play all over the country. Luckily enough we have them here!

myspace.com/WilliamsTommusic

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THURSDAY 25TH FEBRUARY
JUNKSTAR

Their music shakes and wriggles within a self-defined aesthetic that's perfectly suited to tales of city life, reflective consciousness and the dirtiest of deadly sins.

myspace.com/junkstarband

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FRIDAY 26TH FEBRUARY
WHEELS

Debut gig from hotly tipped london 4 piece... This band are brand new, they don't even have a MySpace page! They don't even have any other gigs planned. This could be their only one ever! Who knows? It's a mystery.

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SATURDAY 27TH FEBRUARY
I WAS KING

Having only been in existence for a few years, Norwegian group I Was a King has quickly gained recognition from the media, musicians, and fans alike. Front man Frode Strømstad has been said to have a unique gift of creating addictive melodies that hold distinctive roots to the 60's, distorted through a 90's indie scene filter.

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SUNDAY 28TH FEBRUARY
TRAMP OF CHOICE

Omar's monthly Sunday session. The bands and the banter are always first class!

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