Friday, 27th May 2011
19:00 - 23:59
Star & Shadow Cinema, Stepney Bank, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle
FREE ENTRY
Star & Shadow Cinema
Stepney Bank, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle
Official Aftershow Party
10:15pm-01:30am
with DJ sets from
WHIP YOUR HAIR / KINGSLEY CHAPMAN / FIST ‘n’ POON / JAMES GRAY / MISS ARCHER and more
Grandfather Birds
9.45-10.15pm
'Warm, ethereal textures blended with captivating riffs and distinctive vocal tones.' Having impressed Huw Stephens at Generator's recent Huw Stephens presents... event, Grandfather Birds will headline the Star & Shadow Cinema stage having just got back from touring their current single 'Higher Bridges' that has received 6 Music spins by Lauren Laverne and Tom Robinson.
Pilots
9.00-9.30pm
Pilots are a four-piece Alt Pop band from Newcastle upon Tyne. Interesting, infectious grooves and interweaving vocal melody and harmony characterise the bands style. Pilots have been compared to the likes of Foals, Everything Everything and Field Music.
PILOTS 'White Knuckle Tight Grip' by PilotsMusic
We Beat the System
8.15-8.45pm
We Beat The System are a Sunderland based five-piece formed in October 2009, the band have supported the likes of; The Automatic, Frankie and the Heartstrings, Chapel Club, Flashguns, Dutch Uncles and Wilder as well as playing Sunderland’s 2010 Split Festival. Their sound has been described as Alternative/Post-Punk Revival, similar to bands such as Editors and White Lies.
Photo by Ian West
Karma Culprits by WeBeatthesystem
Shift Static
7.30-8.00pm
Shift-Static are a five-piece band from Newcastle that combine haunting vocals, hazy guitars, and intricate, warped electronic sampling. Formed in 2009 they’ve garnered praise from cutting-edge music blog Rouge’s Foam and NARC. magazine. The group’s live performances range from gentle ambience to deep, swampy beats. “sounding like the inside of the Large Hadron Collider” Northern Exposure
www.myspace.com/shifstaticmusic
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