Upcoming events at The Bowery.

[Jane]

EXCITING times! come see nice things in May, drink gin from a teacup, huddle in the red light of the basement and party party.


Saturday 2nd May

Parallax
Jazz trio from Oslo, atmospheric jazz improvisation with reference as diverse as traditional jazz and Asian music, as well as abstract soundscapes.

7.30pm

£4


Sunday 3rd May

Black Oil Brothers
Before the blues found its way to Chicago and redefined itself with electric guitars and drummers, bluesmen were minstrels playing juke joints in the Mississippi Delta armed only with their guitars and voices while the crowd kept the rhythm by stomping their feet in time. Born and raised in Chicago, The Black Oil Brothers aim to channel that kind of boot stompin' blues that doesn’t need a backline or distortion pedals to make it cook. Resonators played with steel slides, wailing harmonicas, 3 part harmonies and the righteous twang of acoustic guitars and mandolin strings define their music.
7.30pm

£5

Monday 4th May

Au

and Jesus H.Foxx
Au (pronounced "ay-you") is the work of multi-instrumentalist Luke Wyland. Begun while finishing up his degree from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, then moved across the US to find to its roots in the thriving community of Portland, OR.

Currently a full time duo with Dana Valatka on drums (Jackie-O-Motherfucker, Mustaphamond), it is a loosely defined amalgam of players that can swell to double digit numbers with full choir in tow and sees some of Portland's finest lending a helping hand. It's sound is vast and deftly treads a narrow bridge between the loose-associations of the backwoods freak-folk crowd and the more formalized concoctions of art-poppers like Brian Eno; managing to erase the high art/low art boundary between American contemporary classical music and American pop music.

They have been compared to : Arcade Fire, Soft Machine, Animal Collective, Panda Bear, Arvo Part, George Gershwin, Charles Ives, Parenthetical Girls
Jesus H. Foxx have just released their new EP, “Matter”, a great departure - and a great leap - from last year's short, sharp "Tightt Ideas" single. New material showcases a wider range of influences, from Deerhunter to Fennesz via The Microphones, whilst retaining echoes of Pavement and Talking Heads.

Formed in the summer of 2007, a summer quite unlike those you'd dream of as a kid, as a 4-peice garage rock band channelling "The Modern Lovers’ apathetic composure with the rhythmic deviancy of Pavement"(drownedinsound.com). They have slowly but steadily expanded arms and legs, until each now number 14, and moved towards a grander sound with the addition of glockenspiels, cornets, several drummers and Grizzly Bear-esque harmonies.
7.30pm

£8


Wednesday 6th May

Plunge Trio
The Malmö-based trio deals with collectively improvised, acoustic music. Their music is based on interplay, presence, spontaneity and a far-reaching sense of form.
7.30pm

£4.

Thursday 7th May

Tigerfest and Song By Toad presents: Meursault, Inspector Tapehead, The Japanese War Effort
Edinburgh anti-folk heroes talk to the helm, with autoharp and ukelele in tow.
7.30pm

£5

Friday 8th May

This Is Music 3rd Birthday

Broken Records (4AD), Mike Bones (Vice), & Rob St John (Fife Kills/Mathilde)

DJ's: Ten Tracks & HP
7pm

£10

Monday 11th May

Balky Mule
Veering between analogue synth solos and songs sung to banjo, Balky Mule plot a course between electronic instrumentals and acoustic songs.

7.30pm

£5

Wednesday 13th May

Sew Good
Artist Kirsty Anderson leads a craft making session with fabrics, threads and cotton wool.

http://www.kirstyanderson.etsy.com
7.30pm

free or donations for fabrics

Friday 15th May

Art Exhibition Opening- Animations by Mary Ferguson

Mary Ferguson is a visual artist living and working in Scotland. Her practice is constantly evolving, but takes mainly the form of abstracted drawings and prints, where she seeks to describe the built and natural environment in which she lives, and animations that conjure whole new worlds. Mary is fascinated by the possibilities of drawings on paper and seeks to explore this through her work.

7.30pm

free

Saturday 16th May

Ladyfest presents: ‘Live Through This’

Sabrina, songwriter and playwright brings us a folk and blues infused performance supported by Fence Collective favourite Jo Foster with her melody strong songs, and McGillivray (aka Kirsten Norrie) a favourite of the Ladyfest group themselves, she's been away in Oxford recording her first album 'Wolves', 17 electifying, haunting songs based on the tradition of lining out and mouth music.
7.30pm

£3

Monday 18th May

New Writers Poetry and Short Stories

New writers residing in Edinburgh, present some of their new works in the reading room in The Bowery.
7pm

free

Wednesday 20th May

Drawing Class
Life drawing like you’ve never experienced. You will feel as though you’ve been transported into a piece of art as you use your own materials and sip on your gin and tonic.

Whether you have Masses of life drawing experience or have never even considered drawing folk in the nuddy come along for this exciting event at The Bowery

Bring your own materials, anything you fancy: paper, pencils, felttips, plasticine, clay, paints.
7pm

£3

Thursday 21st May

Benni Hemm Hemm and Withered Hand

Benni Hemm Hemm's keen ear for melody and soothing tones hide complex songs structures and intricate rhythm patterns. In his native Iceland he performs with an ensemble brass band, and in the past has had collaborations with a chamber orchestra, and also with Jens Lakeman. This will see him in rare solo mode - but with his extensive back-catalogue of material to draw from (matched only by his incredible array of jumpers) - it should be something rather special.

http://www.myspace.com/bennihemmhemm
Withered Hand is Dan Willson, sometime comic artist and founder member of the sadly defunct Peanut and one time member of the not defunct The Love Gestures, and incorporates, at different times, Neil Pennycook, Hannah Shepherd, Chris Bryant and Alun Thomas.

A Withered Hand show is a balancing act — Dan Willson, more comfortable scribbling in his sketchbooks than standing in front of a packed room behind a microphone, wraps his deepest, darkest experiences in the prettiest folk-pop melodies this side of Herman Dune. At times, it’s almost too much for him to bear — a song cuts out midway through, a quick mumbled apology, and the show’s over.

That’s the thing about the best in pop. Losing hurts. Yearning kills. You might be singing the prettiest of notes and la-la-la’s, but inside that harmonious gold wrapper is the dirtiest of emotions.

(taken from http://www.slrecords.net)
http://www.myspace.com/witheredhandmusic
7.30pm

£5

Saturday 23rd May

Lach
Lach is credited with coining the phrase 'Antifolk', which has served as a launching pad for musicians like Beck, Michelle Shocked, the Moldy Peaches, and Regina Spektor. His music is influenced by his conflicting love of Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, versus his love of The Jam, Sex Pistols, and The Clash. He has released five albums in twenty years, each one receiving rave reviews from everywhere from Billboard to Mojo to the NY Times.
7.30pm


Sunday 24th May

Defiance Ohio, Madeline, Withered Hand, Torn Strings, Billy Liar

Defiance Ohio, (Blomington USA) provide DIY folk/country/songs of revelry and hope. With support from the poetry, charm and southern disenchantment of Madeline, bittersweet wry songs of boyhood from Withered Hand as well as adventures, boats, shouts and concertinas from Torn Stings and angry acoustic Billy Liar!
7pm
£5

Monday 25th May

Zoey Van Goey
Zoey Van Goey (formed in 2007) is a band made up of Matt Brennan, Michael John McCarthy, and Kim Moore. They hail from Canada, Ireland, and England respectively. The band formed in Glasgow. Belle and Sebastian singer Stuart Murdoch produced their debut single ‘Foxtrot Vandals’ which was released on Say Dirty Records in October 2007.

7.30pm

£5

Friday 29th May

Edinburgh Interdisciplinary Discussions: Painting Music Discussion

Established in 2006, Painting Music is a collaborative group bringing together London's finest classical musicians and artistic talent. The unique combination of live art and live music, performed in concert, allows our audience to see our artist's interpretation of the music as it is played. They have performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the past 2 years. http://paintingmusic.co.uk.

7.30pm

£free

Saturday 30th May

Tentracks with Unique Beats
Monthly music night from the creators of Ten Tracks

Unique Beats will be creating events based around Electronica music. Live music, workshops, amazing visuals, podcasting latest electronica acts, streaming live visuals from our events and much more.

7.30pm

£7 door £5 advance, £5 for Ten Tracks Members

The Bowery
Roxy Art House
2 Roxburgh Place
Edinburgh

http://www.thebowery.org.uk