Ryan's Gig Guide - April 2019

www.surgemusic.com with NOISE MERCHANTS COLLECTIVE 5th April Lamp Tavern, Dudley Promoters Noise merchants Collec- tive are making a name for themselves on the underground, alternative, punk & DIY scene. Their next event is at The Lamp Tavern in Dudley on Friday 5th April and features The Liarbili- ties, Blank Screen, The Bitten & The Woodsman.  www.facebook.com/noisemerchantscollective GATHERING TIDES 3rd June The Flowerpot, Derby 9th June Powerfolk Festival 28th June Thimblemill Library 26th July Warwick Folk Festival After launching their debut EP in March, Gathering Tides have bagged themselves an impressive list of gigs and festival appearances. The band, who met at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, have a complete- ly fresh approach to traditional and contemporary music from around the world.Weaving together folk, jazz, rock and more, this young and innova- tive band transcend genre labels.Their unique lineup of fiddle, electric guitar, bass and cajon means they slip effort- lessly from heavy riffs to fiery fiddle tunes, or from smooth improvisation to klezmer.  www.gatheringtides.com AGENTS OF EVOLUTION 5th April Hollybush, Ceadley Heath Local instrumental duo Agents Of Evolution are launching their new EP at The Hollybush, Ceadley Heath on Friday 5th April with support from singer/ songwriter Omar Anthony and Say. After cutting their musical teeth in early 90’s indie bands Emisson and Mercenary Tree Freaks respectively, they got together 20 years later due to their love of electronic music, sci-fi and horror. Putting on a full-on au- dio and visual experience, their main- ly instrumental music has touches of Vangelis, Goblin and John Carpenter as well as more mainstream bands like Daft Punk and The Prodigy- Utilising an array of electronic music compo- nents, complemented with more con- ventional and traditional instruments to create atmospheric and uptempo soundscapes.  www.facebook.com/aoevolution GASOLINE AND MATCHES 7th April, Joe Joe Jims Cofton Hacket, Birmingham Sally Rea Morris and Steve Marks deliver a unique blend of Fleetwood Mac-esque harmonies, Brad Paisley-in- fused guitar solos and energetic live performances with the duo joined by Jamie Clayton on bass, Ben Marshall on keys & banjo and James ‘Beef’ Ran- dall on drums.  www.gasolineandmatchesmusic.com QUEENS OF ART 12th April Castle & Falcon, Birmingham An all female line up has united for a tour called Queens of Art, curated by UK rapper Shay D. Celebrating the re- lease of her new album HumanWrites, the tour presents Shay D’s new mu- sic, alongside an all female program of high quality, handpicked female artists smashing it in their artforms at pres- ent.You will be able to come & experi- ence female rappers & DJ’s both local & London guests smash it on stage! This is for everyone with a real focus on supporting women in Hip Hop & Grime.  www.shaydmusic.com Folk Devils 4th April, Hare & Hounds Kings Heath The Folk Devils recorded three sessions for BBC Radio’s John Peel Show. Musically their heady brew of swampy rock on a bed of bastardized blues created a vehicle for Lowery’s increasingly misanthropic worldview. The band shared bills with The Fall, Nick Cave, The Gun Club, Screaming Blue Messiahs and others.  www.facebook.com/FolkDevilsUK www.ryansgigguide.com 16 rgg Apr 2019