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"The Brixton Hill Studios Christmas Carol Concert": Coltana + The Wimmins' Institute + Hurtling + Electravox + Philip Rambow
Doors:
Windmill Brixton
22 Blenheim Gardens SW2 5BZ London
Gig Description
The annual Christmas Carol brought to you by our nice neighbours at Brixton Hill Studios.
An evening of Music, mince pies and merriment that allows you to get this Christmas thing over and done with super early.
This year's stars at the top of their trees are:
Coltana
The Wimmins' Institute
Hurtling
Electravox
Philip Rambow (Acoustic)
DJs: Fishy Jim, STASH & Brixton Hillbilly
Coltana
Alternative punk-rock from Brixton
Cat - Vocals
Baj - Guitar
Gordon - Bass
Hugo - Drums
Previously playing as Poeticat, Cat and Baj played acoustic, spoken-word-poetry rock, gaining status' around London. As they moved into a heavier, more electric style of music, they became COLTANA, whilst keeping the Poeticat audience. Bringing in Gordon (previously of Black State Highway) on bass and Hugo (of Metasoma) on drums, they look to take on the UK music scene with full force.
Coltana's high energy shows at Glastonbury Festival and LA’s Viper Room have attracted a growing audience looking for something new. Coltana is produced by Chris Tsangarides (Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest) and offers a truly fresh proposition to the rock scene.
Coltana’s unique sound has been compared to the likes of Rage Against the Machine, Skunk Anansie, The King Blues, Sick of it All and The Distillers.
The Wimmins' Institute
Formed in 2015, The Wimmins' Institute is 'supergroup' of grown-up riot grrrls and feminist musicians. Taking turns on lead vocals, swapping instruments, and collaborating on writing gives a unique sound: pop-punk with a trumpet and heaps of sass. Some call it "mummycore". Others say ...
“Badass Lady Power Picnic is just wonderfully, tunefully, angrily unprofessional … 4/5″ – Boff Whalley, R2 Magazine
“Brilliant … fuelled by brass, guitar and righteous fury” – MOJO
“The Raincoats meets Throwing Muses, with an individual down-to-earth humour that shows these women live their ordinary lives with extraordinary flair, wickedness and good grace” Ngaire Ruth, LouderThanWar.com
“Offering up an amalgam of punk’s abrasive DIY WTF-ness and the seraphic lilt of brass-laced pure pop, US duo Jen Denitto and Deb van der Geugten from ’90s band Linus have joined forces with Brits Cassie Fox and Melissa Reardon of socialist r’n’b band Thee Faction to create an eclectic concoction … 5/5” – Bob Oram, The Morning Star
“women who love guitars and want to pull together and support other women” – Ngaire Ruth, the girls are
https://www.facebook.com/theWimminsInstitute/
Hurtling
Jen Macro from My Bloody Valentine, The Hood Rats etc plus the men of Smallgang give it some.
http://apostrophewife.wix.com/hurtling
https://soundcloud.com/hurtling-76527065/let-go
Electravox
Post punk, 8 bit electro-accordion rock.
https://www.facebook.com/electrav0x/
Philip Rambow
Montreal-born Philip Rambow was almost famous - TWICE!
In July 1974 he came to London to see if he could make a go of it and within three months his new band The Winkies, had a full page in Melody Maker. By Xmas, a record deal with Chrysalis, John Peel session and a gig backing Eno.
For a moment, a brief moment, The Winkies were the future. Then they weren’t. A succession of producers failed to shape a record to Chrysalis’s taste or satisfaction. Something was put out anyway, an album, on Valentine’s Day 1975. The band broke up the same day.
He went to New York but in summer 1977 Chrysalis offered him a £10-a-week retainer. Philip soon had his own band with Mick Ronson on guitar: ‘Bowie, Dylan, now Rambow. Ronson joins up’ ran the Melody Maker headline.
For the second time, Rambow was almost famous. He was the hottest ticket in town in the summer of 1977, for a week.
Then along came more record label travails. By the time Rambow had switched to EMI, a year later, Ronson had gone and the heat had turned cold. There was a single and an album but little action.
Since then he's been writing songs including There’s A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis, (written with Kirsty MacColl) and running RDJ Recordings as well as releasing his own music.
