Big Note listings Jan-Feb

• 25th Jan 2004

Monday 26 January
Big Note Hits The Spot
Venue – The Spot, 29-30 Maiden Lane, London. WC2. Doors 8 pm – 1 am. Price £6/5 (concs).
Sub Rosa a mixture of original country blues and rock songs
Historia “emotive, powerful, its music that counts”
The Feeling Good Conspiracy – thrift stores, absent thoughts and the moon going out with guitars, violin, theremin and voices…
Belle Park – indie laced unplugged set

Wed 28 January

Venue – Big Note at the Hope & Anchor, Islington, 207 Upper St. London. N1. Doors; 8pm – 12am Price £5 / £4.50 (concs).
Fiona Renshaw – sometime Mr Scruff collaborator and Creation Records artist plays acoustic soul.
Reza James acoustic
Mike Hyland Elements of Phychedelia and a love of melody
Ed Wilder and the Dirty Secrets are the surprising mixture of haunting acoustic indie with the energy and drive of a 3 piece rock band

Sun 1 February
Venue – Big Note at the Hope & Anchor, Islington, 207 Upper St. London. N1. Doors; 8pm – 12am Price £5 / £4.50 (concs).
Blue Sky Research “acoustic pop”
76 “bastard blues cocktail style”
Trigger Baby “ songs mixed between rock, acoustic and electronic will leave
you wanting for more!!”

Monday 2 February
Big Note Hits The Spot
Venue – The Spot, 29-30 Maiden Lane, London. WC2. Doors 8 pm – 1 am. Price £6/5 (concs).
Vizzini – Chilled acoustic country-cum-folk with teeth.
A Bride for Tom intimate, organic song-based set
Elias – emotive frank singer
Cameron Smith is a piano-based singer-songwriter whose music is a fusion of Scots/Irish folk, acoustic and classical music, vaguely along the lines of Tori Amos and Nick Cave.

Wed 4 February
Venue – Big Note at the Hope & Anchor, Islington, 207 Upper St. London. N1. Doors; 8pm – 12am Price £5 / £4.50 (concs).
The Grand Scheme 'Proprietors of laidback, uplifting and harmonious grooves.'
Pop’s Lost Youth “Absorbing a wide range of influences while defining his own particular style, combines imagery and melody to produce a soulful blend of folk and pop”.
TBC

Sun 8 February
Venue – Big Note at the Hope & Anchor, Islington, 207 Upper St. London. N1. Doors; 8pm – 12am Price £5 / £4.50 (concs).
The Dunes, unplugged band
Nerys Joseph – Ecstatic Melancholic Beautiful
Prizeapart – uplifting pop

Monday 9 February
Big Note Hits The Spot
Venue – The Spot, 29-30 Maiden Lane, London. WC2. Doors 8 pm – 1 am. Price £6/5 (concs).
Ben Godwin quirky songwriter returns to the Spot with a new lineup, new material and bags of oomph.
Indie Soul Movement “soulful vocal with indie groove”
Gareth O’Conner – young singer songwriter from Scotland playing a blend of self penned heart felt material.
Verity songstress

Wed 11 February
Venue – Big Note at the Hope & Anchor, Islington, 207 Upper St. London. N1. Doors; 8pm – 12am Price £5 / £4.50 (concs).
Clare Toomey – songstress
Red Kite 'Soulful and emotive acoustic blend of country/folk to draw you in and chill you out'.
The Sometimes 'precise pop”
Jenty Smith observational sings with moving melancholy and wit.

Sun 15 February
Venue – Big Note at the Hope & Anchor, Islington, 207 Upper St. London. N1. Doors; 8pm – 12am Price £5 / £4.50 (concs).
Brody & Quint “wistful and engaging songs, led by beautiful vocals on a delicate backing”

Monday 16 February
Big Note Hits The Spot
Venue – The Spot, 29-30 Maiden Lane, London. WC2. Doors 8 pm – 1 am. Price £6/5 (concs).
Romney Getty Striking Canadian singer songwriter guitarist.
The Simanowitz Band “unusual pop”
.kin – indie acoustic duo
Chris Bruce – Original melodies with lyrics that compel you to sing along

Wed 18 February
Venue – Big Note at the Hope & Anchor, Islington, 207 Upper St. London. N1. Doors; 8pm – 12am Price £5 / £4.50 (concs).
Stoner. (Soul / Pop Originals. Influences: Stax, Plastic Ono Band, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder).
Belle Park. (upbeat lively pop).