GROUCHO UNPLUGGED SEPTEMBER 2019
Entry Requirements: 18+
GROUCHO UNPLUGGED IN ASSOCIATION WITH YOUTH MUSIC & LGM RECORDS
Groucho Unplugged present intimate songwriter showcases, amalgamating some of best talent that the music industry has to offer, with the latest up and coming artists.
Previous performers include The Lightning Seeds, Daughter, EMF, Turin Brakes, Ed Harcourt, Chris Difford, The Magic Numbers, Barns Courtney, Carmody, Dan Croll, Fiona Bevan, Ren Harvieu, Kathryn Williams, Mark Morriss (The Bluetones), Goldheart Assembly and loads more.
MON 23rd SEPTEMBER DOORS 7PM HALF PRICE HAPPY HOUR FROM 9pm
Our events are now in association with YOUTH MUSIC, so we would ask that in exchange for your FREE Guest List to see such illustrious artists in an intimate environment that you donate £5 to an amazing charity. More info below.
This month's performers include:
ECHOBELLY
After the maelstrom years of Britpop and their ensuing success as Echobelly, a series of experiences ensued that rock 'n' roll would call its own, including death, drugs, theft and high court injunctions, Glenn and Sonya came through the storm to a time of reflection, re-positioning and reality: Where to go from here when the desire to write songs is stronger than ever but the business has changed considerably? Back to what you once knew. And that’s exactly what they did. A handful of acoustic shows took place in 2010 and two acoustic mini albums were released in 2011 and 2012, with a full album planned to follow soon afterwards.
Before that could happen, however, Sonya and Glenn found themselves longing once again for the full-band experience and in 2015 Echobelly was resurrected. With a new-look line-up in place, a live show at London's Scala was announced. It sold out and was quoted by fans as being one of the best ever Echobelly shows. It was the response of the sold out Scala show in October 2016 that they decided to once more make a return into the music field with a new band line up and the release of the album, Anarchy and Alchemy, released in 2017 with a follow up album in Autumn 2019.
LYLA FOY
Lyla Foy is a multi-instrumentalist from London who writes and performs intimate, melodic pop music. Starting with humble kitchen recordings in 2013 she has gone on to release two EPs and two full length albums, tour worldwide and share stages with artists including The National, Sharon Van Etten, Midlake, Fleet Foxes and Mercury Rev.
Lyla is currently recording her third LP and performing intimate shows across the UK this Autumn.
EMMA TRICCA
In life and music, Emma Tricca is an explorer. Just as Davey Graham set sail for Morocco and Vashti Bunyan for the Outer Hebrides in search of their elusive muse, Rome-raised singer-songwriter Tricca has journeyed to London, New York, Texas and further afield to seek the heart of her own music. And like those renowned voyagers, she’s returned with a set of songs that refresh the tired old folk form. Tricca’s new album St Peter – created with a cast of supporting artists including global icon Judy Collins, Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley and Dream Syndicate guitarist Jason Victor – takes a bracing plunge into the unknown, leaving the folksinger tag far behind with a rolling collection of reverie-inducing raw diamonds.
HARVEY JAY DODGSON
Harvey Jay Dodgson is a 17 yr old Singer-Songwriter from the South Coast whose influences range from Miles Kane to Jamie T, and King Krule. In the early stages of his career, he is already experimenting with 8 track machines and plays the acoustic and electric guitar, Debut Single Indigo forthcoming September 2019.
YOUTH MUSIC
Youth Music are a national charity investing in music-making projects that help children and young people aged 0-25 to develop personally and socially as well as musically. They work particularly with those who don’t get to make music because of who they are, where they live, or what they’re going through. They believe in practical, creative music-making of every possible genre, style and technique. Everyone has the ability to make music.
They support children and young people to build their confidence, resilience, and self-esteem. Projects funded by Youth Music help to break down barriers at all stages – helping children develop an early love of music, providing diverse role models, introducing young people to a wide variety of potential career paths, and working with the music industry to make its practices more inclusive.