“Errors are ace. Always have been. They’re music is split somewhere between mathmatic complexity and an urge to make geeks dance like sinners.” – NME

Check out their new video for Rumours of Africa:
Rumours of Africa

and head here to purchase advanced tickets for the the gig: ERRORS @ MOLES

Support comes in the form of one of the cities best loved bands, The Duckworth’s making their Moles debut, cider drinking two piece The Appletree Boys and sultry folkstress Samantha Crockford.

Tickets: £8

More information and tickets can be found here: http://www.moles.co.uk/listings/?lgig=32664e56-9fc0-473b-9e15-cef0afbb9416&performance=1

Check it out here with the full encore:

The Heavy on David Letterman

Serving a great selection of real ale, lager, wine, tea, coffee and hot chocolate plus a selection of cakes, peanuts and crisps. The cafe will be stocking more substantial snacks in the new year.

Great offers to warm up without breaking the bank this Christmas period include:

Buy one Get One Free on all tea and coffee from 11.30am to 6pm

Buy One Get One Free on bottles of Sol from 6pm to 8pm

Buy One Get One Free on pints of Grolsch Blond from 6pm

Come and enjoy the relaxed and welcoming atmosphere of Bath’s newest cafe.

– Fredrich Nietzsche

When I first wandered in and the music commenced it felt indistinguishable. The plodding tunes seemed synonymous of aging performers like Clapton, missing the hunger of the gritty anthems that had launched them. Furthermore it felt like a style of music that had been a record company cash cow since Elvis. So I fell into a mingling frenzy to detract from the tunes that I could barely hear.

I was oblivious to a massive difference in sound behind the dance floor as sporadic feed back slightly tarnished it. Fortunately a schoolfriend’s Mum was brazen and trail blazed her way to the front with a potent combo of feminine wiles and brawn that didn’t appear to exist. Suddenly the harmonies and meticulous musicianship came alive as they surged in momentum. When they began to feed off an eager crowd the band’s bubbly stage persona became infectious. Mr Green who had been a distant hat, now was scaling the fret board in front of me in cohesion with a gyrating guitarist.

The organ player and rhythm guitarist were the earthwire as they alleviated Green’s strain by taking the lead sometimes. Despite looking weary at moments Green rarely flagged and the only noticeable strain was from the intensity of ‘Oh Well’. It was an odd experience to hear a man in his late sixties stutter lines about teenage insecurities. He compensated by creating a captivating transition into ‘Albatross’. The live embellished version of this hit was so inspiring that it toppled hearing it as the backdrop to dripping treacle pie (M and S advert).

Initially it was tricky to be immersed in the vibe of the place as I had to continually hear ‘you’ve brought the average age down by forty years.’ They would often express the significance of each track and I would be left blank, as to a child of the 90s it would sound like tepid blues. Their reply would always refer to an upbringing in the sixties being crucial in feeling an essence of Green being a zeitgeist, as it separates a lot the tunes with individual meaning.

This tallied as Dylan’s work had captivated me more when covered by musicians with more flare on their instrument, which would sound like sacrilege for a child of the sixties. The hit that possibly refers to Green being a spokesperson of his generation the most, was the one I was most hoping to hear. ’Green Manalishi’ exposed Green’s revolutionary thinking amidst never ending extravagance in the music business. It was a very rare thing for a young musician in the seventies to agonize about not distributing enough wealth to the homeless.

Fortunately the diversity of the second section salvaged it for me as tracks like ‘Black Magic Woman’ are his patented fusion of styles. As they mould such genres as Spanish, blues, soul and rock’n’roll they become a lot more accessible for someone listening presently as they haven’t been emulated to any effect. Previously I had seen musicians of Green’s era let their age decline their consistency and meticulous edge.

As was the case when I saw the Police in 2007 being let down by Summers convoluting classics like ’Message in a Bottle’ with drawn out solos. Which emphasised the feat of Green’s prowess still being strong as Summers had imbibed and indulged a lot less than him without battling schizophrenia.

There was a role reversal on this evening as Green and his band began to take over where Summers left off (prior to the 2007 gig) by entrancing the audience with succinct and powerful solos. After leaving that evening what spoke louder than the pulsating riff of ‘Oh Well’ was Green’s fortitude to not let the human condition detract from the passion he had been imbued with from an early age.

Max Webster

Following his sell-out UK mini-tour this month, FIONN REGAN has just announced news of a much more extensive UK tour hot on the heels of the release of his barn-storming second album – “THE SHADOW OF AN EMPIRE” – on Heavenly Recordings – and we’re very pleased to be part of it!

Supporting Fionn at Moles are Truck Festival, Radio 2 and Magic numbers favourites Danny And The Champions of the World.

This is a show not to be missed. Tickets and info can be found here: Fionn Regan Tickets @ Moles