Monday morning blues

Got them Monday morning blues? Just got to work and discovered that the fridge has been turned off and the milk is now just rancid yohgurt? Ah well...

Some advance news of this Friday's (17th Dec) gig at Flicks Bar in Yeovil.



It will be the STARS IN THEIR EYES 3 event with bands emulating:

LOST PROPHETS
BLINK 182
PJ AND DUNCAN
FRANZ FERDINAND
GREENDAY
SUBLIME
FEEDER
TBA

The crowd get to decide the winner!

Tickets £5 - Door £6
tickets on sale now @ Acorn Reocrds + Limitless Skate
Doors 7pm


Now the bad news; as far as we know there are no live music events happening in the Yeovil, South Somerset or West Dorset areas tonight. Disaster! Or perhaps take the opportunity to just chill out for the evening.

In the Taunton area
Open Mic Night @ Westgate Inn, Taunton
NuXplorations VI @ Tacchi-Morris, Taunton

Have a great Monday!

The Editor

Pure Volume web site

We came across a website a couple of days ago that allows bands to host their songs and users to listen to them for free! The site is called purevolume.com and it has music from all around the world.

You can sort the bands by name, genre or location and then having selected what you like go to their web entry. It's all very neat and has an audio player built in so it doesn't even need to pop up your Windows media player. Broadband connection is probably a must have though.



There are some great bands on the site as well, both signed and unsigned. Recommended for a visit!

The Editor

Relax it's Sunday....

How was your Saturday? Were you one of the throng geting Christmas presents by the barrow load? Was that Dr Stomp and Professor Oz with Brother Matthew we heard playing amongst the shoppers in Dorchester yesterday? Sunday should be a little more relaxed; how about some music?

South Somerset & Dorset area
Tom Toomey @ Kings Arms, Stockland
Barry Paull as Elvis @ Lord Nelson, Norton-s-Hamdon
Storm (3-7pm) @ Porter Black's, Yeovil
Jamming with Mutter & Gareth (3.30pm) @ Ropemakers, Bridport
Into the Bleach (Blondie Tribute) @ Square & Compass, Windmill Hill, Ashill


Tobacco Road (3pm) @ Royal Marine, Yeovil
Jay @ Labour Club, Yeovil

Or if you are looking for the Taunton area music
Man From Funkle @ Westgate Inn, Taunton
Excellos @ Old Market, Bridgwater

Have fun!

The Editor

Saturday Night's all right (sung as by Elton John)

It's official we are not spending enough on Christmas presents, the retailers are scared the economy is in terminal decline so it's moan, moan, moan.

Well stuff all that! Let's celebrate the fact that many Publicans put on free live music and then allow anyone to just wander in off the street to listen! How fantastic is that?

Live music tonight in South Somerset & Dorset area

Nicky Mascall & Griff Daniels @ The Plucknett, Yeovil
Julie Dunn & Andy Christie @ Gallery Restaurant, Chard
Turnette Doone @ Labour Club, Yeovil
Mas Y Mas @ Town Hall, Glastonbury (ticket gig)
Tom Toomey @ The Barge, Honey Street
Driver @ Ropemakers, Bridport
The Huckleberries @ David Hall Arts Centre, S.Petherton (ticket gig)
The Eddie Martin Band @ Bell Inn, Ash (ticket gig)



Off The Rails @ Plume of Feathers, Sherborne
Mid Life Crisis @ Half Moon, Stoke-s-Hamdon
Christian Brewer Quartet @ Plume of Feathers, Sherborne
The Bowie Experience @ Old Barn Club
Bedrock @ Swan Inn, Sherborne
Steve's Bike Shop @ Westminster

Around the Taunton area

Snakes @ Westgate Inn, Taunton
Stuff Stan Likes @ The Pen & Quill, Taunton
Dream-maker @ Cross Rifles, Bridgwater
Midnight Mango @ Bridgwater Arts Centre
Alice Sharland @ Vintage, Wellington
K-Zee/Zydeco Band @ Crowcombe Village Hall
Arthur Shaw @ Princess Royal, Taunton
Relocate @ Old Market, Bridgwater
Chris Rainbow @ Green Dragon, Wellington
Acoustic Night @ West India House, Bridgwater
Class Of 58 @ W.S.M. Football Club

Great that's got the music sorted...now what about those pre-Christmas sales?!

The Editor

Jazz Club hosts Christian Brewer

You are being invited by Sherborne Jazz club to join them for a free mince pie at their last gig of 2004 at The Plume of Feathers in Sherborne this Saturday (8:00pm on December 11th).

You can hear one of the country's most exciting young alto players: Christian Brewer and his highly-praised London-based band.



Some time ago Christian sent the club his debut album to check over and they were mightily impressed.

So was Ian Carr, evidently, because this is what he wrote:
"This is a truly superlative debut, the standard of playing is phenomenal. Brewer is a virtuoso alto saxophonist with a glowing, lyrical sound and is also an excellent composer. His musicians are the "Young Lions" of the London jazz scene.... There's a great variety of music, with interesting structure and hair-raising solos."

That was a couple of years ago and since then it has been difficult to pin Christian down as he has been so much in demand at Ronnie Scott's and all over Europe.

It should be an evening of great music! The line-up is:

Christian Brewer on alto sax
Leon Greening on piano
Phill Donkin or Mick Coady on double bass
Tristan Mailliot on drums.

Do check out their website at http://www.sherbornejazz.org.uk where you'll see they have an exciting programme of events in 2005: more first-rate jazz performances; jam sessions and a weekend workshop for players in March.

Friday Night just got paid?

Friday, last working day of the week for many of you and possibly the first day of the weekend. (Those who maintain that Thursday is the new Friday have obviously got partying down to a fine art!)

So what are you going to do tonight? Here are some suggestions:

Live Music in the South Somerset & Dorset area.

Cross Wired @ Fleur de Lis, Stoke-s-Hamdon
Low Numbers @ Green Dragon, Combe St Nicholas
Live Music TBA @ Woods Wine Bar, Yeovil
Matthew Rock @ The Plucknett
Zion Train & Blackbud @ Town Hall, Glastonbury
Bleeding Hartz @ Red Lion, Beaminster
Lost Boys @ Ropemakers, Bridport
Dr Stomp & Professor Oz with Brother Matthew @ Fox & Hounds, Nr Cattistock



Unforgiven Kingdom @ Plume of Feathers, Sherborne
Neville van Dyke with Jackie @ Mermaid Inn, Sherborne

You might also like to try out the Yeovil College Party being held at Flicks and The Lounge in Yeovil. For full details scroll down through the previous posts below.

If you are in the Taunton area...

House Of Kane @ Cross Rifles, Bridgwater
Groove-a-licious @ The Pen & Quill, Taunton
Blazing Stump Folk Club ~ Royal Oak, Lux.
Chris Stuckey @ Crown & Sceptre, Taunton
Barracoodas @ Westgate Inn, Taunton
To The Limit @ Beam Bridge Hotel, Taunton
London Calling @ Rockers Live, Taunton

There ought to be enough live music here to start any Friday night with a bang!

The Editor

Thursday night fun

Live music to fill your Thursday night comes from:

Real World @ Phoenix Hotel, Chard
Freak Circus @ White Horse, Wincanton
Flatland Boogie Band @ Stars Lane Café Bar, Yeovil
Border Jam @ Woods Wine Bar, Yeovil

For the Taunton area check out:

Abba Tribute @ Remedies, Bridgwater
Jazz River Jam Session @ Westgate Inn, Taunton
Dick Gaughan @ Bridgwater Arts Centre
The Real Deal @ Quantock Gateway, Taunton
Somerset Life On Film @ Milverton Vic. Rooms

There should be something there for everyone!

The Editor

Yeovil College Christmas party

Advance Promotions have been on to tell us about their events for this week. On Friday December 10th @ Flicks Bar (Yeovil) then @ the Lounge (Yeovil) (YEOVIL COLLEGE CHRISTMAS PARTY)

Live music from:

NO COMPLY
FREAKS UNION
MERCURY LEAGUE
APRIL DEAD

COLLEGE PARTY @ LOUNGE 10pm Till 2am
Entry £6 Gig Only
Entry £6 College Party Only
Entry £6.50 to Both Tickets @ Yeovil College Student Union "EVERYONE WELCOME"
Available Now also From @ Acorn Records Doors (Flicks) 7pm - 11pmDoors Lounge 10pm - 2am.

Advance hold events each week both in Yeovil (on a Friday) and at other locations including Briport.

The Editor

Web site updated

The Suited and Booted web site was updated last night with gig information for the Taunton area (both December and January). Click on the message heading above and follow the links to download the gig diary in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.

There are just two gigs in the Yeovil area tonight (at least as far as we know). At Woods Wine Bar in Yeovil you can enjoy the Jazz sounds of the Ruth Hammond Trio. Literally just around the corner at Chicago Rock cafe, Makerfield will be covering three decades of hits with everything from Kylie through Shania and lots more besides.

In Taunton you can indulge in some modern jive at the Royal British Legion or listen to Hoppy Horton and crew at the Pen and Quill. Enjoy!!!

The Editor

Tell us what's happening for you!

It's pretty quiet out there today! If you have something going on that you would like others to know about then send an email to suit_boot@yahoo.co.uk and we can spread the message.

It's open house for music, the arts, theatre or even just what you are playing on your MP3 player at the moment! Tell us all about it!

The Editor

Live music on a Tuesday night

I know that Tuesday can often seem the dullest night of the week but there is at least one great gig on tonight and it's happening at the Wyndham Arms in Kingsbury Episcopi (near Martock). If you are into Cajun, blues or just plain good music then book your ticket to hear Geraint Watkins and Charlie Hart playing at 9pm tonight. Between them these guys have played alongside: Dire Straits, Bill Wyman, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, Ian Dury...well you get the idea!

Tickets are £6 if pre-booked (a good idea since these gigs often sell out) or may be a little more on the door.

The Editor

PETHERTON PICTURE SHOW CELEBRATES AWARD OF £3,600

Some good news for those of you who enjoy seeing films locally in South Petherton. Petherton Picture Show - which presents films on alternate Fridays at South Petherton's David Hall - has been awarded £3,600 from the Lottery-funded UK Film Council. The money has been used to purchase new projection equipment, which has already been installed."We are thrilled to have received this donation, which allows us to provide an even more professional presentation for members of Petherton Picture Show," said Iain Wilkinson, who is on the Board of the Petherton Arts Trust as well as being one of the Picture Show organisers.

Petherton Picture Show (PPS) has become one of The David Hall's most popular regular events. "Our aim is to continue the provision of a cinema in the village - something which began at the start of the last century," said Mr Wilkinson. As PPS is a registered film society membership is required, but is free of charge and offered at all film showings. The last film of 2004 - "A Mighty Wind", by the Director of "This is Spinal Tap" and "Best in Show" - is on Friday 17th December and the new season of films begins on Friday 7th January. The programme for January-April 2005 will be available from mid-December. For details, call 01460 240 340 or e-mail info@thedavidhall.org.uk.

The Editor

Live Music in Seaton

We've just had a reminder from St Clare's in Seaton (Devon) that on Saturday 11th December they are hosting the Arizona Smoke Review who are a mixed USA/English ethnic country rock band. They should appeal to all those of you who enjoy folk and roots music. Tickets are £8.

Also at St Clare's in January on Saturday 22nd will be Martin Carthy a giant of the British folk music scene. Tickets again are just £8.

Call 01297 20679 to book those tickets, gigs start around 8.30pm with the doors opening at 8pm.

The Editor

Creative Arts at the Octagon

As many of you may be aware from January 2005 the Arts Centre on South Street in Yeovil will close. The good news is that the Yeovil Community Arts Association (YCAA), the charity that ran the arts centre is organising exhibitions in the Gallery Bar area of the Octagon Theatre under the heading of "Creative Arts at the Octagon".

NEW HORIZONS
From the 17th January till the 19th February
New Horizons is the first of a series of exhibitions being held in the Octagon throughout 2005. This show brings together twenty of the most talented artists now working in Somerset and Dorset, producing artworks that are diverse in style, technique and subject matter.

The exibition is open from Monday to Saturday from 12 noon until the end of each evening's performance or until 5pm if there is no evening show.

The Editor

Julie Dunn opens at the Alex

Last night we managed to get to Julie Dunn's opening jazz night at the Alex in Yeovil. Julie was using the occasion to launch her new CD (as featured in this months Suited and Booted). It turned out to be a busy evening, with staffers from both Ivel FM and the Western Gazette also there and mixing it with the jazz fans.

Although prior to performing Julie seemed more than a little nervous, the performance was fantastic. She and the band played both tracks from the new album and some that had not made it on. Every one who was there seemed to enjoying the music, it was a great result for an opening night.

The Alex has had something of a makeover recently and now sports some wood panelled walls giving it a warmer look. (The acoustics seem to work out fine as well.)

We managed to grab a couple of pictures whilst there and yes Julie really is playing whilst sat under the stairs!





The Editor

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The Good News - Listings are FREE!

Hi Guys

It seems that even after almost three years of producing the South Somerset/Dorset edition of Suited and Booted some people (Landlords you know who you are!) still have not realised that listing are free!

Guys there is no excuse, if you want to fill your venue full of punters then all you have to do is email/fax/call us with the information. Even when the print edition has hit the streets the web site is still updated with new information. Gig news from band members is most welcome as well.

Speaking of which we had a phone call yesterday from a gentleman in Bournemouth to let us know that the web site was now selling chainsaws and accessories! The good news is; the web site is fine, not a chainsaw in sight!

Both the Arts diary and Gig diary in PDF format are now available for download at the web site. We will hold putting January up there just yet to give people time to get their information to us. Have a great day.

The Editor

New Magazine Out Now!

Hi folks
The new December/January edition of Suited and Booted is out now. If you haven't seen a copy yet don't worry, they will be with you soon.

The next print edition will be in February 2005 although you can stay up to date by checking www.suit-boot.co.uk or by taking a regular look at this blog spot.

John
Editor

ID Cards

Here at Suited and Booted we have been keeping an eye on the Goverment plans for identity cards which frankly look very Big Brother. (It's worth re-reading George Orwell's 1984 novel if it's been a while since you last read it).

 

For more information on the implications of ID cards take a look at the web site www.no2Id.net it makes very sobering reading!

 

The Editor

Suited & Booted (Yeovil)
No 1 Entertainment and Leisure Guide for Yeovil, Sherborne, South Somerset and surrounding areas.

Fax or Email us details of your future events, we publish listings for free!
Telephone: 01935 477 596 Fax: 01935 477 597
Take a look at the web site! www.suit-boot.co.uk for Taunton & Yeovil areas!
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Suited and Booted update

Hi guys

It has been some time since this blog spot was created and we have done absolutely nothing with it but things are changing!

Some good news on the next issue of the magazine; the combined December/Janaury issue is now at the printers and will (hopefully!) be ready by the 1st December.

Look out for features on local Jazz singer Julie Dunn, a new practice room and recording studio in Yeovil as well as the usual mix of event information and jokes. It will be a great edition!

The Editor
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