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Le Beat Bespoke Easter Weekender

• 16th Feb 2011

Le Beat Bespoke returns once again for the seventh consecutive year to present another must not miss blockbuster Easter weekend of live music and DJ’s from around the world. Le Beat Bespoke has built a reputation for combining the very best new live bands whilst trawling the world to import some of the most established artist on the scene today. Previous acts have included Arthur Lee and Love, The Sonics, The Undertones, The Chocolate Watchband, The Horrors, The Remains, The Buzzcocks, The Fuzztones, Pretty Things and Flirtations to name just a few. With DJs from across the globe playing records until dawn, it's the three-day party tailor-made for all lovers of the '60s underground and beyond. DJ Dr Robert (compiler of the renowned compilation album series also titled Le Beat Bespoke) and his New Untouchables team have assembled arguably their finest line-up to date.

Live music is only part of what makes LBB so great, though: it's a party planned by people who like good music for people who like good music, so when their international DJ line-up does their thing, you can expect to hear the very best in everything from Garage to Rockabilly, Folk to Funk, Psych to Soul, Freakbeat to Britpop, Ska to Club Jazz and all points in between. Plus there are the most beautiful go-go girls, the trippiest eye-candy visuals, the freakiest cult cinema, guest club nights, an all night bar and a huge retro market selling choice vintage furniture, clothes, vinyl and pop artefacts.

THE FLAMIN’ GROOVIES are American powerpop legends founded in San Francisco in 1965 by Ron Greco, Cyril Jordan and Roy Loney.Best known for their deathless single ‘Shake Some Action’, the band were a key influence on the punk rock movement of the late 1970s. Roy Loney left the band in 1971 after the classic ‘Teenage Head’ album, but in the last couple of yearsLoney andJordan have reunited and performed live to critical acclaim at festivals like the “Ponderosa Stomp”, backed by members of The A-Bones. This will be the first time Cyril and Roy have ever performed live together in the UK.

ELI PAPERBOY REED & THE TRUE LOVES Boston Soul sensation Eli Paperboy Reed has stirred up a storm in the UK since his appearance on ‘Later with Jools Holland’ in November 2008. He also received a nomination for best breakthrough artist of the year from Mojo magazine in 2009. On his major label debut, Come and Get It, Reed proves to be the life of a soulful, sweaty party in which everyone eventually gets dragged onto the dance floor. Admirers have likened Reed to such luminaries as Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett; the Boston Herald called him “Boston’s answer to Sam Cooke.” A thunderous buzz eventually brought Eli to the attention of Capitol Records and a growing fan base all over Europe with much more to come from Mr Reed.

THE DRAGTONES are a truly international act, a nuclear powered explosion of frantic and wild rock’n’roll, featuring screaming guitars, thumping drums and deranged vocals. The band are a 5 piece unit of misfits, who are also members of some of the most vibrant and popular live bands on the desperate rock'n'roll scene today. With membersdrawn from world-renowned acts Luis & The Wildfires and from Swedish bands like the legendary Hives, The Hi-Winders, and The Barbwires, this band is 100%rock’n’rollso strap in and be prepared to be BLOWN AWAY!

KING KHAN & THE SHRINES area super bad ass 10-piece soul inferno that have been spreading their love like peanut butter since 1999. Their first album “Three Hairs & You’re Mine”, released in 2002, was produced by Liam Watson and recorded in the legendary Toe Rag Studios in London. A second full-length, “Mr. Supernatural”, followed in 2004. Numerous gigs followed all across Europe with the Black Lips, Enon, Demolition Dollrods, Mr.Quintron& Ms. Pussycat. In 2007 King Khan & The Shrines released “What Is?!” which received critical acclaim from all over the world, landing at #33 on Pitchfork's Top Albums of 2007 while their track “Welfare Bread”made #66 on Pitchfork's Top 100 Songs of 2007. Since then they have played various tours in the U.S. and Australia including some of the World’s finest and biggest festivals like Coachella and South Bound. “I don't just want the audience to have an aural orgasm. I want an EYEGASM too!!!”says Khan.

Rhys Webb and Coffin Joe from The Horrors have a new side project THE DIDDLERS playing rousing renditions of the late great Bo Diddley’s vast back catalogue with true Brit grit like their forefathers The Rolling Stones and The Pretty Things. After a debut single that sold out in under a week THE SEE SEE set off on a support tours with The Raconteurs and The Brian Jonestown Massacre and earned a reputation for lively, exuberant and occasionally chaotic live shows, The See See have released three 7” to date and the debut album will be out on February 7th 2011.

DC FONTANA have earned the reputation of must see live act and released a stunning debut album called “Six against Eight”. The last of the Brits are Brighton lads the SHOESTRUNG whose strong song writing and great live performances will surely earn them a recording contract in 2011. The last two acts have recorded for Dirty Water Records and make first UK appearances at the DWR showcase. THE ROUTES are from the mountain region of Japan but there influences are firmly British and American Wild Garage sounds. DE KEEFMEN from Holland have had several releases and while they clearly love US and UK music the influence of the homeland acts like Q65 and Outsiders are also very prominent.

LE BEAT BESPOKE EASTER WEEKENDER
21/22/23/24 APRIL 2011
@ 229 THE VENUE, Great Portland Street, W1 5PN (tube – Great Portland Street) link

Featuring
THE FLAMIN’ GROOVIES
ELI PAPERBOY REED & THE TRUE LOVES
THE DRAGTONES
ELI PAPERBOY REED
KING KHAN & THE SHRINES
THE DIDDLERS
THE SEE SEE
DC FONTANA
SHOESTRUNG
THE ROUTES + DE KEEFMEN
DR DJ ROBERT & INTERNATIONAL GUESTS

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