Oh Inverted World, Goldheart Assembly and some Celebs.....

Well, what a night Thursday was.

The chaps from Oh Inverted World!, one of our finest promoters at The Old Queen's Head, delivered one hell of a show.

Headlining the proceedings were the amazing Goldheart Assembly, who due to some contractual issue's with those big dogs at Live Nation weren't allowed to be advertised as playing the show till the day before.

Apparently this was something to do with their sold out big show at the ICA which is on the horizon - so as you can imagine having them play at OQH was quite a coup.

I hadn't seen them before, but had heard great things, and they didn't disappoint. A lot of bands (anything folky) get comparisons to Fleet Foxes, and these guys are no exception with songs laden with beautiful harmonies & melodies, but along with Mumford & Son's & Fanfarlo they do it with a class of their own.

They were supported by the strangely named Ivan Ink and Pen (who contary to the almost comedy name are actually very very good) and a new female singer/song writer called Slow Moving Millie.

There were also some rather interesting and varied celebrities in the audience, including....
Jay Darlington (Kula Shaker & Oasis Keyboardist

Romeo (The Magic Numbers Lead Singer - not the chump from So Solid Crew)

One of The Feeling

'Lunchbox' from The Full Monty

& Some cast members from Holby City & Skins

I wonder if they all arrived together? Maybe they're all Friends?

Anyways, the next Oh Inverted World! night is on Thursday 22nd April and they have the rather special James Vincent McMorrow coming over from Ireland playing.

Here are some pictures from last Thursday for you....

Goldheart Assembly


Goldheart Assembly


Goldheart Assembly


Ivan Ink & Pen


The Oh Inverted World! Massive

Summer Camp

So, I was listening to loads and loads of new bands a minute ago, and one sprang out of my speakers. They are called Summer Camp

I don't know much about them, but they are playing their first gig on the 8th April at The Lexington which judging by some of the comments being banded around on the blogger sphere should be quite an occasion.

They remind me of a more electronic Ooberman (if you remember those chaps). It might just be the male female vocals and gentle melodies.

There is also something about it that reminds me something old - not in a retro musical way but like looking at an old faded photo that had been in the sun too long and reminds you of happy times.

I am fully aware that I have just compared a sound to an object and it sounds slightly pretentious. I think I am right though.

DJ Ruth Flowers

Here at The Old Queen's Head we are always striving to unearth the newest, freshest DJ's going to soundtrack your night out here. We don't just limited our eyes and ears to this country either - we scour the world looking for hot international talent to grace our hallowed decks - and on this occasion we have surpassed ourselves!

Bringing you French sensation DJ Ruth Flowers.....

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First Aid Kit - video from their gig here!

Hey Yo!

Just a little post today to show you a video of the lovely First Aid Kit which was taken here when they played in December! Enjoy!

Peggy Sue - Live Videos

Some video's from Peggy Sue's live album playback at The Old Queen's Head on Monday -filmed courtesy of the lovely folks at GreenHouse!

Peggy Sue – Watchman
Live At The Old Queen’s Head 22/02/2010

Peggy Sue - Watchman from Brittney Bean on Vimeo.

Peggy Sue – Yo Mama
Live At The Old Queen’s Head 22/02/2010

Peggy Sue - Yo Mama from Brittney Bean on Vimeo.

Peggy Sue Live

So, last night the wonderful Peggy Sue playing here.



Peggy Sue have been one of my favourite bands for years now, and recently they signed a record deal with the rather wonderful Wichita Recordings (Bloc Party, Los Campesinos!, First Aid Kit & many more) which see's them release their debut album 'Fossils And Other Phantoms' on the 5th April.

To celebrate it they are playing a massive show at The Garage on the 29th of March and you can get tickets here so to have them come and play such an intimate & unique show here at The Old Queen's Head was very special.

Similar to when First Aid Kit played here in December, they took it as a chance to play their debut album live from start to finish. This is quite a task for an act to do, as very rarely are all the tracks on a bands album made to be played live - and especially not in the order they are on a record.

As you can imagine, a live set is structured especially for a live performance, so the songs are placed to work an audience, with the set building into a crescendo, so to throw that out the window and play an album live track for track is a mighty task - and also something that you won't see them do again - needless to say they did it with ease (aside from some dubious on-stage chat!).

Here some pics:

Rosa


Olly


Katie


Peggy Sue


And for the more musically geeky of you here is their set list (and of course album track list) with a breakdown of what instruments they all played.

WE ARE 4 YEARS OLD!!

So tonight we turn 4 years old!

That's four years of hosting amazing DJ's, Bands, Parties and All Dayer's & if you're anything like us it may appear a bit of a blur.....so in case you have missed them here are just some of the acts that have played here:

Erol Alkan, Mylo, Adam Freeland, Brondinski, James Lavelle,Jack Penate, Plump DJ's, Mumford & Sons, Stanton Warriors, Scratch Perverts, Jack Beats, Boy 8 Bit, Friendly Fires, Foals, Mystery Jets, Snow Patrol, The Freestylers, The Kooks, Bombay Bicycle Club, Aaron La Crate, Queens Of Noize, Chew Lips, First Aid Kit, Peggy Sue, Paul Epworth, Martello, Jessie Rose, Duke Dumont, Ed Chemical & Loads Loads more........

So in order to celebrate we are throwing a massive party tonight, and as always it is still FREE before 8pm and £4 after! No inflation for us!
Enjoy!



FRIDAY
OUR 4TH BIRTHDAY!
Yes that’s right – we have been partying hard for 4 years now at The Old Queen’s Head, and as on Friday we will be celebrating it in style with the following acts:
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8PM-2AM / FREE BEFORE 8PM, £4 AFTER
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Mumford & Son's. Not little lion men for much longer....

Wow.

Mumford & Son's on David Letterman.



Incredible.

I first saw Mumford & Son's play live here at The Old Queen's Head back in February 2008 (before I worked here) after a good friend of mine had told me to come and see them and it was an amazing gig.



One of those moments when you think to yourself 'this band have that special something'. I booked them straight away to play on The River Rat Pack Tour and have been a massive fan ever since.

So, playing in front of 100 people in a pub in Islington to playing live on David Letterman in America within two years. It just goes to show you never know who you might be seeing next time you venture upstairs at The Old Queen's Head.

We pride ourselves on the talent of the bands and dj's we book & the promoters we work with and seeing a band like Mumford & Son's gain the level of success they have got is an amazing feeling for everyone here.

Joshua Radin @ The Old Queen's Head

So... a few nights ago we played host to Joshua Radin. At first I didn't have a clue who he was - but after a little research (I looked him up on myspace) and soon found out that he is kinda a big deal stateside. 18 million myspace plays to be precise and he is headlining shephards bush empire.

So.... him play a fanclub/competition winners only gig here was a bit of an event. We had fanmail arriving in the post - people waiting outside for entry - glamorous TV presenters arriving to interview him for a special channel 4 documentary for Channel 4 - which will feature footage of his gig here. Nice.

Here are some pics.....







Joshua is the man in the middle. He looks a bit like Ben Stiller from afar. He is also a lovely man - if a little confused about England's laws on serving your self booze and smoking spliffs in public houses....then again I did steal the organic (yes organic) chocolate biscuits from his rider. so I think we are equal.

Here is set list for you fans out there....

Action Aid Haiti Fundraiser - £2220 raised!

We are very pleased to let you know that a massive £2220.00 was`raised on the door this Saturday at our The Old Queen's Head All Star's DJ Night.

A massive thank you for all the DJ's who played for free and everyone that came & paid on the door.

If you didn't get a chance to come down and donate, or want to give more, than please visit the Action Aid website for more details.

http://www.actionaid.org.uk

The Old Queen's Head 4th Birthday Party

Here at The Old Queen's Head we like to celebrate in style, Halloween, New Years Eve, Mothers day! you name it we'll be having a party! However once a year we really push the proverbial boat out to celebrate none other than our own birthday. This year is no exception and we've put together a cracking line-up, with Dj sets from Foals, Chew Lips, Primary 1, Warrior One & Tidy’Rhythm.



As if such a majestic line-up wasn’t enough to get your ass out the door as a reward for you guys loyalty over the years we’re keeping the door prices the same as our standard Fridays. So if you come before 8pm you get to see that line-up for free!

And FINALLY, as a parting gift from us to you the lovely guys from Foals have done their FIRST EVER mixtape. This treasured/much anticipated slice of disco gold is available to download here…..