LISTING INFO
Monto presents
Date: Thursday 5th February 2009
Time: 7.00pm
Price: £6.00
» Official website
Officer Kicks are becoming a brit rock sensation. With "No nonsense killer tunes" (Clash Magazine) and their "Uplifting, inspiring" (GigWise) live experience they've won acclaim, festival slots, major supports, international deals, and the seeds of a lively following. In short, they're the real deal. New album, Citywide Curfew, is released in August and already exciting astonishing feedback. 2009 is a great year for home grown rock and Officer Kicks are a must-see part of the vanguard. "Super spiky rock'n'roll with plenty of attitude... their name should be a lot more familiar by the end of the year" (Sunday Express).
FRIDAY NIGHT HERO» Official website
Five-piece melodic indie pop-rock mavericks Friday Night Hero formed in 2006 out of a chance meeting of long time school friends and fellow musicians. Sharing a collective passion for infectious hooks and melodies, talented songwriting capabilities and hypnotic arrangements, Friday Night Hero bring a fresh wave of sound to the musical table. 2008 has proved to be an exciting year so far; receiving a nomination at the Indy Music Awards, as well as recording an EP in London and Paris, and selection at the ‘Brighton’s Finest’ show in the Brighton Fringe Festival it’s only set to continue.
PEOPLE IN PLANES» Official website
PEOPLE IN PLANES are a five piece rock band (Gareth Jones -Vocals, Peter Roberts- Guitar, Ian Russel- Keyboards, Kris Blight- Bass & John Maloney- Drums) who come from Porthcawl, Wales UK.
Having released records in the past under different names, theyve spent years exploring and evolving their diverse song writing and sonic capabilities to produce their spiritually long awaited and quintessential debut as People in Planes, entitled As Far As The Eye Can See.
ELECTRALYTE» Official website
Quintessentially British but with a cutting and modern edge to their sound, this 4-piece from Essex are driven by making music with integrity that challenges and asks the questions that beg to be asked. // The music Electralyte creates is borne out of striving to come up with original ways of saying that which has been said many times before within a sound-scape that is as thoughtful and diverse as the sharp lyrical content. // The depth of the musical arrangements, left-of-centre chord progressions and honest, approachable observations combine to give Electralyte power to connect, insight to inspire and fix the eyes and ears of those that encounter them on the world as the band sees it and presents an invitation to take a closer look.