Regal Room, London live stream

Follow the above link to watch tonights show live at The Regal Room, London C

Tour Day 4 - Southampton (Star Wars)

"Jabba the Hutt was just a lad in a furry coat" We stepped off the train in Southampton in typical very lost fashion, in a never ending quest for wi-fi that's becoming a general theme of the tour. We spent the next hour or so juggling coffee cups on an unhealthily crooked table and trying to make head or tail of our next impending move...on a side note we spotted Brian Connelly (boyhood hero aka Dangerous Brian). Our caffeine fueled bodies took a trip townward and catching up with good friend and down-right gentleman Jimmie who took care of us for the evening. The fun really started when we got a personal tour of Jimmie's studio, loaded to the teeth with guitars that unknowing to them at the time, were to be musically abused well into the very small hours (poor souls). We sampled the local scene before making our way to the venue for our evening show. The Hobbit is like no other place we've been to, even as Harry Potter sympathisers this was an impressive spot, boasting a menu full of Lord of the Rings goodness (though I never knew a 'Frodo' was made with WKD)it didnt stopnus getting into the spirit of things. The downstairs venue was small, sweaty and exactly what we needed for what ended up being one of the most intimate sets of the tour to date. We must pay homage and big love to Jay for giving us a free reign of the stage. The duration of the night was a beer soaked jazz fest. The house band were achingly good, the people were entirely sold and we were happy to be in amongst all the happy bodies. We managed to escape the night with guitars in hand and The Nazgul safely out of sight. 100 million thanks again to Jimmie, you sci-fi & 80s movie lovin beautiful being ("waiting around for somebody to die") Now to London and the big noise A & C

Tour Day 3 - Bristol (Pillow Thief)

"Who's been sleeping in my bed?" For approximately 5 hours it rained.  On the plus side we got front seats at the top of the double decker bus & sat right beside a human disco. Strange good luck has been following us on this tour, and showed up again as we stepped onto Bristol pavement, the rainclouds were annihilated by lasers of sunshine and it was hot as frig. After eggs, flicking through some hipster magazine full of bands that don't exist and getting settled in our aztec-like place of stay, we ventured out, checked out some of Banksy's work and made our way to The Canteen to get a general feel for the place and chatted to some good people.  Mushroom risotto filled our bellies and the bohemians around us were already getting their places set for the evenings show. The super sweet and talented Rebecca Clements kicked off the night alternating between her guitar and piano with her gorgeous original songs ("dealing my heart like a pack of cards") and a rad version of 'Creep'. We played for 90 minutes, on stage at the same time in good old VS style, trading songs and quips, with a bit of front row banter. The people were just as friendly and warm as our previous nights so we hung around for a bit beyond closing time...damn we're making new friends. We had a lovely time.  Southampton next.  C & A xo P.S. high commissioner - we hate you  

Tour Day 2 - Manchester (Night Cows)

"Dya wanna go on me yoyo?" We arrived in Manchester after a cruelly horrid (and unnecessarily early) journey that was worthy of all the nausia it caused. Bleary eyed, bone sore and exhausted as we were there was a natural excitement about arriving at our next destination and in a city clearly charged with an atmosphere (possibly by the big manchester darby, but we put it down to our arrival and upcoming evening gig...;). We sampled some of the areas finest sites and cocktails - big up The Font with their kind student prices and tasty beverages. The whole day was passng by much quicker than any of us had noticed and soon our gig at Trof would be upon us. We spent the duration of the afternoon and early evening challenging eachother to terrible games of pool (3 - 2 Jason) and chewing the fat with friends both old and new. We arrived at the venue just as the sun was putting its hat on for the night. The room was the perfect setting, like a warm cardigan, candle lit and full of patient and kind local people. The whole evening was extra special and not only have we to thank Guy for setting up the night, but also all the style people who made us feel so welcome over the period of time both on and off stage...It was really cool to chat to Krazy Horse, a legend who treated us with his history of stories that have kept him on the road for the past 30 years, real treat. Long into the night we sat in a beer soaked conversation with our two Swedish roomies about tattoos, Leonard Cohen and their undying love for Manchester City (blue moon...) Here's to the boys, we'll raise our glasses once we finish this never ending trip to the next port of call Bristol... Here's to the good times A & C

Tour Day 1 - Edinburgh (Sea Ghosts)

"here, do you guys BMX" said the the football loving shoe-less munchkin on ths stena line service out of belfast, this was just one of the stranger moments of a journey that took 9 hours over sea and road and ended up in stunning, vampire-esque edinburgh where steps were invented and it's ever so cold. beautiful though. after a few hours of calf-burning hill climbing we invested our time in some DIY sight seeing including maybe the best castle ever invented (even beating walt disney's hands down)we headed to Malone's for soundcheck. after a few minutes of terror, techinical horrors etc, things fell into place and we played for 2 hours to a very lovely bunch of people. we both tried out some brand new tunes which was a real blast and it was really cool that so many people hung out for a chat with us after the gig. all round great night. Big shout out to Keith and Dave (saviour). Time for sleep now...a whole 3 hrs and then back on the road. next stop is manchester. can't wait :) A & C xo

UK Tour - Prelim/Intro/Somethin...

I've been pretty damn unreliable on the old updates from my beloved namesake site but this upcoming week is sure to be much more of a busier affair, I've promised myself anyways...so look forward to the UK Tour diary as presented and lived by myself and Aaron Shanley (fellow wooden guitar warrior) and our head of business Jason (all round nice guy).
There'll be pics and blogging at a fierce level to keep y'all on the cusp of everything going down through our busy week of travelling, meeting new friends and playing some very sad songs, starting tomorrow bright and early to the lovely Edinburgh, and Malone's at 10pm

Hope you enjoy the read prior to each entry
Much love and good thoughts xo
C

UK Tour:
29th April - Malones, Edinburgh
30th April - Trof, Manchester
1st May - The Canteen, Bristol
2nd May - The Hobbit, Southampton
3rd May - The Regal Rooms, London
5th May - Proud, London

UK TOUR (RAAAAAAAAAAAAWR)