CUSHY PRODUCTIONs @ 12 BAR CLUB Denmark Place, London WC2

Thursday, 14th March 2002

Featuring

BROKEN FAMILY BAND
LONG GOOD LUCK
CORMAN

Thursday, 14th March 2002

There is light at the end of this wintry tunnel. At last there are signs of Spring, my favourite time of year. Before I tell you about the next Cushy I'd like to thank everyone who turned out for the LADYFEST event last month, particulary the bands and Maud and Erika who's exhibition 'THEKISS' is still on display.

This month we're going a little bit country. I love country music particularly old school stuff Hank Williams, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash and also the new generation 'alt-country', Giant Sand, Lamb Chop, Calexico et al who combine blue grass, country, folk and Americana with a punk attitude. Tonight we have three English bands who in their own way embrace that ideal also.
THE BROKEN FAMILY BAND hail from Cambridge and are culled from various indie bands, Hofman, Too Many Zeros, Dr Xadrez, Gwei-lo, Hairdresser and Skinrush. They even boast a former member of the Joan Baez band, phew! They are experimenting with all their combined influences to produce a sound that is at once bluegrass, punk, drone rock and luscious psychedelia. You can download MP3's from their web site free and you can't beat that.
LONG GOOD LUCK front man Eugene Wolstenholme is master of observation in three minute, punky, country tinged, folkish fancy. His combination of song and spoken word is always entertaining.
CORMAN is an alt-country band from South East London. They were scheduled to play for us last October but had to cancel and since their tape is getting worn out on my old cassette player it's just about time for the real thing. They seem to have the balance right and make a tender soulful Smog, Will Oldham with Emmylou Harris singing in the background type sound that I like a lot.

£5 with flyers

Doors 8pm

CUSHY PRODUCTIONs @ 12 BAR CLUB Denmark Place, London WC2

Thursday, 14th February 2002

A LADYFEST EVENT

Featuring

SPY 51
VV & HOTEL
MOONKAT

Thursday, 14th February 2002

This month we are combining CUSHY forces with the girls and guys who are setting London up with it's first LADYFEST event. Ladyfests have been taking place across America for the past two years, the first of which was organised by members of Sleater-Kinney and Le Tigre, featuring among others Cushy friend Gina Birch of Raincoats and Hangovers fame. As a taster to the main event planed for August 2002, there will be gigs and fundraising activities throughout the spring this being the first….

SPY 51 make delicious music. Formed about two years ago they have released three singles on FIERCE PANDA, which chart the band's emerging melodic ambient guitar sound, further enhanced by the recent recruitment of former Gay Dad member Charley Stone.

VV & HOTEL formerly 'The Sonic States of America' is a new band formed by ex members of Scarfo, Fiji and Discount. They make wonderful grungy lo-fi electronica with pop aspirations.

MOONKAT carry on the riot girl tradition with the requisite energy enthusiasm and naiveté.

You can also view digital images, video and photos from Maud Larsson and Erika Ökvist from Caravan Film's THE KISS loosely based on and inspired by - 'Klimt's Kiss'

LADYFEST HISTORY:

The inaugural Ladyfest took place in Olympia, WA on the 1st to the 6th August 2000.

Ladyfest 2000 followed the Olympian tradition of festivals where people gather together to share ideas and talents, showcasing and encouraging female artistic and political talents. It was in turn a timely event. In 1999, "Spin" and "The New York Times" reported a veritable backlash against women musicians and female concert attendees.

The rapes at Woodstock 99 brought issues of violence and safety at concerts to the foreground. Since these assaults, there has been much discussion about what happened, but very little said about how to change things. Ladyfest was and is envisioned as a medium, providing tools for change - for women and men alike.

Ladyfest 2000 was a sell-out success, with over 2000 people visiting Olympia, and $30,000 raised for two local women's charities.

£5 or £4 with flyers

Doors 8pm

CUSHY PRODUCTIONs @ 12 BAR CLUB Denmark Place, London WC2

PADDY WAN ASH
BLACK TOOTH CLAN
LYNDSEY COCKWELL

Thursday, 10th January 2002

Contrary to any misinformation CUSHY PRODUCTIONs will still be promoting a night once a month at the 12 Bar Club though RHATIGAN will not be playing every month.

We are getting off to an incendiary start in 2002 with the badest boys in indieland PADDY WAN ASH. They may be known to some of you as the rhythm and balls behind the recent MICHAEL J SHEEHY full band gigs and albums. In fact they will be squeezing in this gig between recording sessions for the new Sheehy album. Lead man Paddy is Michael's baby bro' and shares his wicked dirty mind and substantial talent, the band under his guidance come closer than any other outfit this side of the pond to produce raw John Spencer style urban blues.

BLACK TOOTH CLAN are a new band on the block. They purvey a smart line in uk hip hop with a few surprises. The lead singer/rapper sounds like a young Michael Frente/Bob Dylan and the rhythm section lay down solid funky grooves. To cap it all they feature the talent of Shane 'The bone' Mills whose bass trombone adds very distinctive colour.

LYNDSEY COCKWELL is one of my favourite female singer songwriters. She always has a few surprises up her sleeve. Whether she employs lo-fi beats and tapes or the eerie wonderfulness of saw, her twisted pop is a fresh sound for sore ears.

£5 or £4 with flyers

Doors 8pm