hello and happy 2010 from us Escape Act folks to y’all. we’ve all sorts of good stuff happening this year, mainly revolving around the release of new tunes. to kick things off however we’ll be playing some shows around Ireland in coming weeks, mainly supporting the excellent John Shelly and the Creatures, who are making a name for themselves beyond belfast music circles. the lads are also releasing an album in March.
The dates are:
Friday 12th Feb – The Backroom, Navan
Saturday 13th Feb – Whelans, Dublin
Sunday 14th Feb – Cuba, Galway
Saturday 20th Feb – Sandino’s, Derry (also with The Wonder Villains)
Saturday 6th Mar – The Stables, Mullingar
Wednesday 25th Mar – John Hewitt, Belfast (Full band, acoustic)
Our last show of 2009 will take be Upstairs In The Attic, Auntie Annies, Dublin Road, Belfast.
Also on the bill are Strait Laces, and there’ll be a free compilation CD for every punter!
This will also be a bit of a celebration, cos if everything goes to plan, we’ll be more or less finished the bulk of our studio sessions by the time we play this gig! We’ve also been adding dates for our February tour with John Shelly and the Creatures, including Galway, Derry, Navan, Mullingar and Dublin. Full details to follow!
Come along and check out the new line-up at these gigs:
Firstly, we’re proud to be playing the Hard Working Class Heroes Festival in Dublin. We’re playing the ‘4 Dame Lane’ venue (map) at 8pm on Saturday 17th. Check www.hwch.net for full details and ticketing. Over 100 bands play throughout the weekend, so its worth every penny!
Next up is an excellent line-up for Radar at Queen’s Speakeasy on Thursday October 22nd. Headlining are our favourite melody merchants Cutaways, with Dublin’s Robotnik bringing some electro-tunefulness to the mix.
Lastly and by no means least is an exciting 17 Seconds Records line-up at Glasgow’s 13th Note venue, on Friday 30th October. We’re be playing alongside Aberfeldy’s Chris Bradley, X Lion Tamer and The Dirty Cuts.
our last gig as a three-piece happens next Friday 15th May, at our northwest home-from-home – Masons in Derry. we’ll be ably supported by The Q and the indie disco DJs will keep things lit into the smaller hours…
We’re pretty chuffed to be supporting Sky Larkin on May 6th at Auntie Annies, Belfast. They are one of my favourite new bands at the moment and they rock the big one live. This will be an excellent show in the newly upgraded Auntie Annies’ live room, can’t wait!
We’ve been asked by the guys at State.ie and AU Magazine to play a show next Friday at the Purty Loft in Dun Laoghaire, just south of Dublin. Also playing are The Rags and John Shelly and the Creatures. If you are in the area, what better way is there to kick off your Bank Holiday weekend? In fact, even if you aren’t in the area, come along, book a B&B, make a weekend of it, what have you got to lose?
We’ve been invited to play at the IMRO Showcase tour gig happening next Thursday 2 April at the Limelight & Katy Daly’s in Belfast. As you can see from the poster, there are a bunch of great bands playing including John Shelly & The Creatures and The Benjamins.
I’m in Austin, Texas at present, getting my ass burnt off by the sunny sun sun and generally enjoying an amazing selection of bands. Last night I saw Venice Is Sinking, An Horse and the incredible Dananananaykroyd and its only day one!
More on my adventures, and our first sessions at Chem 19 later, but for now, check out this lovely poster for a gig we’re playing on April 1st at the Spirit Store in Dundalk with John Shelly and the Creatures, Colenso Parade and The Good Fight.
We’re very excited to be back in Whelan’s this Saturday night, playing alongside our Belfast buddies Cashier No.9. Support with come from the excellent New Amusement in the form of a specially prepared acoustic performance.
Doors are at 8, and its only €8.
Stay tuned for a wee update from our first studio session in Glasgow, and some other news too!
After an extremely relaxing Christmas holiday, followed by various colds, flus and back to work blues…. things are getting back to normal for us. We’ve been busy in the rehearsal room, readying songs for new recording sessions starting in February, so it’s back to Chem19 for some more good times. We’ve also be honing three tracks for a live session for Rory McConnell’s Radio 1 show, taking place next week… stay tuned for details of broadcast dates!
We’re also fitting some gigs in around this, so look out for shows in Dundalk (Jan 31st), Belfast (6th & 18th Feb) and a Whelan’s show Dublin on 28th Feb, supporting the excellent Cashier No.9.
The first Belfast show mentioned above, on Friday 6th February, is actually an acoustic set at UnConvention Belfast. This is an ‘unconference’ that i’m helping to organise. For anyone interested in the development of the music industry, or making new contacts or seeking inspiration for their own music career development, UnConvention is the place to be. Check out the website at unconventionbelfast.com for details and registration! Thanks to the generosity and vision of our key sponsors at Belfast City Council Creative Industry unit, and NIMIC its free to attend too, tho places are quickly running out.
Finally, check out this video, shot by Barry Cullen of us performing ‘Burning Sand’ at our recent show at the Menagerie. cheers to Barry for putting it up there
All in all, we’re looking forward to a fun, productive and creative 2009. Thanks for listening so far!
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