MAKE SOME NOISE for the Consortium for Street Children

February 2, 2010
Over the last two years Play It By Ear Club has been bringing new bands,
new songs and new friends to Saturday nights at the Monarch in Camden.
We’ve loved sharing the party with you and now we’re asking you to
help extend the fun in a whole new way as we invite you to

                    MAKE SOME NOISE for the Consortium for Street Children

Kicking off with a pop quiz hosted by Rough Trade’s Paul Guided Missile,
this is a night of electrifying musical acts, top raffle
prizes, and the opportunity to get your mitts on
celebrity hand-designed t-shirts all for £6.

The money will go directly to the CSC, which works to better the lives of
children on the street or at risk of living on them.

Saturday February 27th, doors open at 7pm, the quiz starts at 7.30pm and bands
follow afterwards! Buy your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment!
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/69404

    

Play It By Ear presents MAKE SOME NOISE in aid of the Consortium for
Street Children
Starring:

***H-BOOGIE***

Estelle may be the symbol of the best UK R&B but her little sister
H-Boogie aka Haidara Swaray is the best of UK pop.
Despite touring together, H-Boogie’s sound rests firmly in synth-pop
style of Little Boots with a dash of Ladyhawke 80s sensibility and a
smidge of thecocknbullkid's distinctive lyrical bite.

***ROTTEN HILL GANG***

This Notting Hill collective are known for their Victoriana outfits,
cheeky ragamuffin personas, heavy bass and blend of MC rapping. If
you’re lucky a certain Mick Jones of The Clash who is known to guest
perform with them, may make a special appearance….

***LUNAR YOUTH***

Tipped to be HUGE this year, we are so excited to have Lunar Youth
support the CSC. Upbeat indie-pop guitar – part Roxy music, part Cure,
these dreamy guitars are sure to soundtrack the rest of your year.

DJ Sets from Plugs
and Soundtracks! 

Hand-designed t-shirts from Elle McPherson, Biffy Clyro, Coolio, The
Maccabees, Mumford & Sons, Bombay Bicycle Club and many many more!!!
Here's that ticket link again.
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/69404

Come and see us on Facebook 

As if you need any more convincing, here's all you need to know about our charity, the CSC. 

The Consortium for Street Children (CSC) is an international network,
including organisations such as Amnesty International and Save The
Children, which is dedicated to campaigning and promoting the rights
of street-children all over the world.

No-one knows for sure how many street-children there are. Estimates
range from 30 million to 170 million. These are youth who slip through
the safety net of government policies and statistics.
But they exist - living and working off the street, increasing in
numbers daily from the effects of warfare, recession and natural
disasters.

Often without any family contact or home life, these children become
stigmatised and are faced with sexual exploitation, gang violence,
drugs abuse, disease - trapping them in a cycle of poverty.
Despite forming one of the most vulnerable groups in society, they
continue to be one of the most under-represented and ignored.

The CSC and its members work to change this.

By informing and inspiring research and action, they influence policy
and best practice among governments worldwide leading to improvements
in the lives of disadvantaged children.

For more information visit:
www.streetchildren.org.uk
Registered in England
Company No: 3040697
Registered charity: 1046579

makesomenoisesmall


New Pets! on 10th February

February 2, 2010

Another month, another Pets! on Wednesday 10th February and another eclectic mix of bands and DJs.

This month your PETS! will feature…

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The Day Dream Club
The Daydream Club are an electro/pop duo made up  of Molly Marie (a fully trained professional dancer now turning her skills to music) and multi-instrumentalist Lenny Picko. He has supported the likes of Sam Sparro, The Wombats, Sneaky Sound System and Team Waterpolo with pop band Defend Moscow. Lenny’s also a great remixer, having worked on tracks by ‘Warrior’ Magic Wands, ‘Defend Moscow and Le Corps Mince De Francoise.

Their music drenched in dream like soundscapes, luscious melodies and imagery. Combine this with some dirty-phat electro and a dabble of rootsy folk, then bundle all of that up into a neat and tidy pop package.

Charlene Soraia Jones

20 year old Charlene Soraia heralds from South London. She has released 3 successful EPs- one of which went to number one on the iTunes Folk Chart and has had the iTunes Single of the Week.  Charlene just finished recording her much anticipated debut album.  We are very pleased to welcome again Charlene at PETS!  Be ready for a stunning performance. Don’t miss out!

The Boy Icarus

The Boy Icarus is a hotly tipped folk troubadour who sounds like all of the great folk artists of years gone by had been merged into one during their prime, quickly dragged through every decade up until now, then left to fend for themselves in a post-Libertines London. In other words an old sound that manages to be very much here and now.  The Boy Icarus will perform with his full band adding glorious harmonies, string accompaniments and frantic rhythms to a diverse set that borders on lo-fi, folk, gypsie-punk and everything in between.

Danilo Borgerth

Recent winner of the Paul Walter Guitar Prize and your resident PETS! This month, we shall feature an extented set from the young wizard.

DJ music from
Jenners Field

Rockfort (Resonance FM)

Elisavet (FRoots/ Sveriges Radio)

Doors are at 7pm and Tickets cost just £5


Sexy pics

January 8, 2010

PIBE is a Monarch regular and they had a great 2009. They’ve played host to H-Boogie and Priors; Muuchu and Riz MC; Hook and The Twin and Le Corps Mince de Francois and many, many more.

We’re looking forward to another year with a photo special. Visit here to become a Facebook fan or look at the group for more pictures that show just why you should Play it By Ear.


It’s a nice day for a…

January 6, 2010

White Wedding returns to The Monarch on Jan 16th, which is a Saturday, weekend fans. DJ Otis Wedding spins the tunes as usual and this time we have a guest DJ set from Fearne Cotton off the telly! You can buy White Wedding tickets here.

White Wedding flyer Jan 2010


MOLE

December 22, 2009

We love the smell of ‘anti-music’ in the morning, henceforth we’ll be celebrating in early January (the 5th, to be precise) with the relocation of MOLE club to The Camden Head. Live music and DJs playing new-wave, no-wave, art-rock, noise, alt metal, industrial, leftfield electronica, dubstep etc. There’s also:

***MIXTAPE AMNESTY (Bring a homemade compilation to swap with an unsuspecting victim)

***FREE MOLE ZINE

It’s only £2 entry or £1 if you bring a mixtape/CD. Check the flyer innit.

MOLE flyer


The New Year in Camden

December 17, 2009

Just a heads up about the new year in Camden. As ever there are bands everywhere but in 2010 they’re being joined by comedians come cabaret stars and a whole load of new clubnights.

Lovemachine will be running into 2010 so check out the first one tonight for an early look at what you’ll be loving very soon…

It’s at The Monarch and yes, you heard right. Call the Shots: Girls Aloud flavoured shots are only £1 all night.

PLUS

CELEBRITY EUTHANASIA WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU!

Assume the identity of a Celebrity or bring along a tenuous claim to fame.
TURN UP AND SIGN UP - sign up for a 5 minute forum (Comedians, poets,
Opera Singers, kitten jugglers, people with instruments)
Please be aware that at some point if you really are awful Jude Law
will gong you off!

WE VOTE - the audience decides who they'd like to have put out of
their misery (that's the Euthanasia bit) and whilst the votes are
counted we have a

FEATURE SET FROM A REAL CELEBRITY

THE WINNER then gets bought back up onto stage and SHOT!
WE SHOUT 'SHUT UP AND BE DEAD' and the AUDIENCE SHOUTS JUSTICE!!!!!

And on top of this a soundtrack for the evening chosen by YOU!
Hosted by Kevin Reinhardt and the ever effervescent Mike West

Celebrity Euthanasia is coming to The Camden Head. First night is 12th January so get your material sorted.

Muso’s Guide will also make another stop over next year [make sure to check out their free party at the Abbey Tavern on NYE] and have given us an early heads up about this great show.

Tickets are £5 in advance.

We’ve also got more comedy from The Fix, a Camden Head residency from Black Daniel, the magnificent return of White Wedding [stay tuned for more info] and yet more Club Fandango and Soundtracks.


If you didn’t like that one…

December 15, 2009

How about this? Two more great nights to be had in and around Camden on New Year’s Eve. At The Abbey Tavern in Kentish Town there’s Muso’s Guide doing what they do best. The notebook on all things music hosts their very first NYE party,  playing brilliant music from the likes of Fleetwood Mac and Friendly Fires to Stevie Wonder and Suede. Entry is free and it’s going on until 3am. Obviously.

But if you like your music Britpop and nowt else, maybe The Camden Head is more your thing? Nuis@nce play all the hits [and some you might not remember quite so clearly] They’re starting at 8 and blasting Common People until 4am. Entry is free all night long.


The Fix in The Sun

December 11, 2009

The Sun have been chatting about The Camden Head’s very own comedy night, The Fix.

To read the full article about just how great the magazine, the comedians and the ‘Un-royal Variety’ performance are click on the extract below.


2010… The Camden Crawl

December 8, 2009

Don’t say Camden isn’t forward looking. It’s still December and we’re already excited about 2010’s Camden Crawl, held on bank holiday weekend 1st – 2nd of May.

We don’t have many details yet but we’re assured it’s going to be great. Follow all the events on Twitter and check out the list of venues and promoters currently signed up.

1234 (http://www.the1234.co.uk), Adventures Close to Home (http://www.adventuresclosetohome.com), Artrocker (http://www.artrocker.tv), Because Music (http://www.because.tv), Bella Union (http://www.bellaunion.com), Bloody Awful Poetry (http://www.bloodyawfulpoetry.com), Bonanza (http://www.bonanzablues.blogspot.com), Caught In The Crossfire (http://www.caughtinthecrossfire.com), Club Fandango (http://www.clubfandango.co.uk), Nihal Arthanayake (http://www.electroacousticclub.com), The Flowerpot (http://www.flowerpotlondon.com), I Luv Live (http://www.myspace.com/iluvliveuk), Island Records(http://www.islandrecords.co.uk), Last.fm (http://www.last.fm), The Leaf Label (http://www.theleaflabel.com), Loose Records (http://www.looserecords.com), Moshi Moshi (http://www.moshimoshimusic.com), Pop Bitch(http://www.popbitch.com), Rinse FM (http://www.rinse.fm), Rockfeedback (http://www.rockfeedback.com), Rocksound (http://www.rocksound.tv), Rough Trade Records (http://www.roughtrade.com), RWD (http://www.rwdmag.com), Southern Records(http://www.southern.com), Time Out (http://www.timeout.com), Visible Noise (http://www.visiblenoise.com), Warp Records (http://www.warp.net), What’s Cookin (http://www.whatscookin.co.uk), Year Zero (http://www.yearzerolondon.com)

and hooray these are all the places you can enjoy the music. Make sure you pop by The Monarch and say hi.

Barfly (45 Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AN) [Map]

Camden Rock (8 Kentish Town Road, NW1 8NL) [Map]

Dingwalls (Middle Yard, Camden Lock, NW1 8AB) [Map]

Dublin Castle (94 Parkway, NW1 7AN) [Map]

Earl Of Camden (55 Parkway, NW1 7PN) [Map]

Electric Ballroom (184 Camden High Street, NW1 8QP) [Map]

Jazz Cafe (5 Parkway, NW1 7PG) [Map]

KOKO (1a Camden High Street, NW1 7JE) [Map]

Purple Turtle (65 Crowndale Road, NW1 1TN) [Map]

Roundhouse (Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8EH) [Map]

The Black Cap (171 Camden High Street, NW1 7JY) [Map]

The Blues Kitchen (111-113 Camden High Street, NW1 7JN) [Map]

The Cuban (Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AH) [Map]

The Enterprise (2 Haverstock Hill, NW3 2BL) [Map]

The Flowerpot (147 Kentish Town Road, NW1 8PB) [Map]

The Monarch (40-42 Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8BG) [Map]

Underworld (174 Camden High Street, NW1 0NE) [Map]

For the first time ever there will be daytime events to keep you entertained so make sure you check the twitter and check The Camden Strip for more details as they arrive.

First acts due to be announced in January. See you there…


The Crown and Goose Hat Attack!

December 8, 2009

Hello. If you can’t face trekking up Chalk Farm Road on New Year’s Eve for the Chalk Farm Jamboree [it's going to be amazing though] you can party with three great bands at The Crown and Goose. A local’s favourite all year round expect a great night in Camden’s best kept secret.

We’d like to invite you to the Crown and Goose’s HAT ATTACK!

Bring a hat, change a hat, throw a hate, f**k the hat…

featuring audio/visuals by some of Camden and Berlin’s finest.

Catdog

Fresh from their supposedly sold out south american tour supporting Gary Numan, we are proud to present Catdog.
“Eighty percent of success is showing up.” – Woody Allen
“You can never get enough of what you don’t really need” – Eric Hoffer

Angrydan

Watch out for this one…hotly tipped by Time Out as the next boombastic telefantastic one man knock ya mother out and bury her in the back garden sound sensation.

RC-Nut
One half of the legendary DJ duo P-NUT, RC-NUT make a surprise appearance. This promises to be a highlight for many with their heavy, back to back-breaking action. These are two very naughty girls.

Special Guests

Rumour has it these boys will be a stones throw away from the hat action. Ou are they?

Howard Wolf
It is official. He is a fucking great DJ.

Rodney King
No, not him.

Nutalla
Smooth, dark and crunchy beats.

Andy is not allowed by the decks
No joke.

Tickets cost £5 in advance from the venue or £7 on the door. 8-late, 100 Arlington Rd, Camden.