Meltdown news letter

HAPPY NEW EAR!!!

‘The Meltdown Yurt sessions are never anything less than spectacular’
Miniature Music Press Jan 2010
“Meltdown has been the capital’s most consistent and influential music club over the last two decades” Gavin Allen South Wales Echo

Sun January 10th 8.30pm

Another of our Yurt-tastic Meltdown @ Milgis nights – second Sunday of every month - which are free. And in a yurt!

You’re broke, hung over, its freezing, David Tennant has just turned into a gurning floppy haired monster, and a grinning floppy haired monster is about to be elected Prime Minister … CHEER UP!!! Slap on the Dapper Dan hair gel and kick start your New Year with an old timey good time Meltdown!!!

SPLOTT BOTTOM BOYS and SICKNOTE STEVE + FRANCESCAS LOVE SALAD + EVENING CHORUS + CHAIR MASSAGE (from 7pm)

This month we’ve got old timey banjo driven singalongs and Mississippi Blues from the Splott Bottom Boys and Sicknote Steve, exotic milinary and hilarious songs from the glorious Francescas Word Salad and seductive, harmonic folk-inflected delights from Evening Chorus. Plus Special Guest tbc and the chance for a massage fit for the stars (Ting Tings, Bat for Lashes, Jack Penate etc)!

Milgis Lounge Bar, 213 City Rd, Cardiff CF24 3JD (In the YURT!!)
Cost: FREE or whatever you would like to donate in Meltdown’s magic hat.
Contact venue: 02920 473150
Websites:
www.myspace.com/mrmeltdown
www.milgilounge.com

More details:

SPLOTT BOTTOM BOYS with SICKNOTE STEVE
From the dustbowl to sultry, steamy downtown Roath the Splott Bottom Boys, embark on a glorious odyssey through the songs made famous by the Coen Brothers’ O Brother Where Art Thou plus popular tunes by Seeger, Leadbelly, Steve Earle and other old timey and alt country songwriters. They play guitars, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, rubboard and more, igniting outbursts of singing, clapping and foot-tapping among innocent bystanders.

From the Cotton Fields to the Big Rock Candy Mountain, on the Freight Train and the Erie Canal, with Duelling Banjos and Mandolin Wind, the Splott Bottom Boys are no curators of musical museum pieces; they bring songs to life with passion, humour and liberal splashes of hair gel.
www.myspace.com/splottbottomboys

Sicknote Steve recreates the authentic sound of the original hobo bluesman, Seasick Steve. No technical trickery here - the guitar paying skills and vocals of Sicknote Steve invoke the atmosphere of the Mississippi Delta as he slides and stomps his way through the Seasick songbook.
“As near as you can be to Seasick Steve without being Seasick Steve!”
“Forget tribute act! This man is the real deal - a real musician”
www.myspace.com/sicknotesteve

FRANCESCA’S WORD SALAD
Francesca shuffles songs, comedy and hats into rarely seen before configurations, with deliriously funny results. Inspired by the likes of Ivor Cutler, Harry Belafonte and The Muppets her solo sessions (moonlighting from the wonderful Wonderbrass) have been know to reduce the normally sturdy Milgis Yurt to the consistency of a quivering, giggling blancmange. Be warned! And wear a hat.
www.myspace.com/francescaswordsalad

EVENING CHORUS
New young folk-inflected band with a growing reputation in Cardiff (and Chicago!)
“they harmonize in a soulful way to emphasize the sorrow of heartbreak. Banjo, violin and guitar build, then fall down to a quiet strum, only to build again, … incredible potential” www.loveshackbaby.net music blog, Chicago, Illinois.
www.myspace.com/caldugganmusic

CHAIR MASSAGE fit for the STARS
As part of the backstage ‘On the Spot’ massage team at the John Peel Stage in Glastonbury (check out http://massageonthespot.co.uk) Paul and Tim have garnered ecstatic appreciations from rising stars such as James Allen from Glasvegas ‘Thanks millions, needed that!’; Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend ‘Very nice!; and oodles of others (see below). Paul and Tim will be offering chair massage for donations between 7.30 and 8.30pm. And if you’re a musician remember that Paul’s magic hands have massaged FOUR artists who went on to be nominated for a Mercury Award. No guarantees though!

Natasha Khan aka Bat for Lashes said ‘what you’re doing is brilliant! such a special treat before and after performing. Thank you – amazing!’
Katie White of the Ting Tings commented ‘Just had something similar in San Diego, you are far better’;
Jack Penate proclaimed ‘I now feel Godly’
Sam Duckworth of Get Cape Wear Cape Fly ‘Before the biggest show of my life I was nothing short of totally stressed.Not anymore! Thank you!’
Timothy Furse of the Horrors could only manage ‘My word!’.

For a massage get to Milgis between 7pm and 8.30pm. Milgis now do utterly delicious food on Sundays so why not combine a meal and a massage with your nightout! Check out the culinary gorgeousness on www.milgilounge.com. A perfect start to 2010!!!

COMING SOON
Sunday February 14th 8.30pm
MELTDOWN VALENTINES DAY SPECIAL with LOVE PARRY III.
Dazzling electro-pop Hot Puppies spin-off celebrates the fabulous songcraft at its heart by going all acoustic.

MELTDOWN IS CURRENTLY 2nd SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH IN MILGIS YURT. CHECK OUT www.myspace.com/mr.meltdown FOR UPDATES.

Happy New Year from Meltdown!