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THIS IS MY HAPPENING

Shindig! proudly presents HAPPENING – a new monthly club night in association with our friends at Dirty Water and Sweet But Deadly.
On Saturday 7th August at The King’s Cross Social Club, 2 Britannia Street, London WC1X with live music provided by R&B/ beat-punk ne'er do wells THEE VICARS plus Dirty Water and Sweet But Deadly DJs spinning the best Shindig!-approved sounds from nine ’til late.

Have a look for yourself: www.kingscrosssocialclub.com

WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE

Thanks to everyone that took the time to fill out our "reader survey". The response was astounding. We had an inclination that Shindig! was a cherished publication that had become more of fellowship than a magazine, yet your comments still floored us.  "Oh boy," I was heard to emotionally extol, "we've done it. Our readers really care. They love us. The comments at the end of the survey prove how much they think about what we do. They get it. And team we must listen carefully to what they say.  Let's give them what they want and satisfy these people that have so ably supported us from the start." As I stood on the table, fist raised, tears streaming down my cheeks it was suggested I get down, have a drink of water and get back to shaping the next issue. But your passionate and supportive remarks got to us all. Read more...

LEICESTER BANGS!

August bank holiday sees the inaugural Lose Your Cool festival bring a ton of fuzzed-up far-out fun to The Firebug Bar at 1 Millstone Lane, Leicester LE1 5JN.
Live bands We 3 and The Death Rattle join Biff Bang Pow club DJs on Friday 27th August while Saturday 28th features Lava Lounge DJs and whacked-out rock ’n’ roll from King Salami & The Cumberland 3 and The Handsome Dicks. Sunday daytime is a kid-friendly affair with a record fair, retro market, beer garden BBQ, spun sounds from OnTheFly and the fantastic DJ Wheeliebag bringing his prize contests, electric dancing girls and more! Sunday evening is the big finale with bands including The Vitamin Sees and Thee Vicars, with more to be announced.

For more info head towards www.myspace.com/lose_your_cool

FROM THE HIP

Hip Death Goddess is a “a celebration of the psychedelic with reference to England’s ancient magical heritage”, which takes place on Sunday 29th August at The Globe Theatre, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham, London SW12 9HD. The music is provided by Shindig! favourites Circulus and the improvised stylings of Bridget Hayden. Peter Sundae of UK psych act Cranium Pie introduces a selection of rare ’60s psychedelic films by Ben Van Meter whilst spinning some appropriately lysergic psych, folk and rock vinyl and the obligatory visuals are provided by The Bardo Light Show.

For more info email info@hipdeathgoddess.org

SHATTERING LIVE EXPERIENCE

Renowned photographer Gered Mankowitz unveils an exhibition of classic and unseen shots of Jimi Hendrix and his erstwhile Experience between 18th September (the 40th anniversary of Jimi’s death) and 6th November at the exciting new Snaps Galleries, 8 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1Y 6NH.
Mankowitz met Hendrix during his formative days in London when the unknown guitarist would sit in with bands at The Scotch Of St James and hang with The Beatles, Stones and assorted ’60s rock royalty.
A highlight of the exhibition promises to be a 6ft X 4ft lenticular print that appears to move!
Prints will be for sale and there’s a private viewing on Thursday 16th September at 6pm so get blagging!

For more info go to www.snapgalleries.com

GHOSTS FROM THE BASEMENT

A 40th anniversary celebration of the cult ’70s folk label Village Thing takes place on Saturday 25th September at Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, Camden, London NW1 7AY.
Among the artists who will be appearing are the legendary Wizz Jones (and Pete Berryman), Steve Tilston, Tucker Zimmerman, Ian A Anderson, Dave Evans, Ian Hunt, Maggie Holland, Keith Christmas and Keith Warmington, ALL of whom recorded for VT back in the day. Also appearing are Nancy Wallace, Jason Steel, The Owl Service, The Straw Bear Band, Pamela Wyn Shannon, Adam Leonard, Ellen Mary McGee, The A. Lords with Mark Fry and more special guests to be confirmed. In the literature lounge you’ll find Rob Young (Electric Eden), Jeanette Leech (Seasons They Change), Mark Jones (Bristol Folk), Will Hodgkinson (The Ballad Of Britain), Richard Morton Jack (Galactic Ramble) and Colin Irwin (In Search Of Albion).
Tickets cost £20 all day (£25 on door), or £15 evening only (£20 on door) and the fun starts at 2pm.

For more info please visit folkshop.efdss.org

NIGHTMARES

Nick Garrie’s barely-released 1969 baroque psych-folk classic The Nightmare Of J B Stanislas will be reissued as a 2-CD deluxe edition by Elefant Records on 4th October.
The troubled gestation of this great “lost” album could fill a book so that’s exactly what Elefant have done, commissioning a 40 page essay penned by Garrie himself.
As well as the original album and book, this edition features a second disc of contemporary demos and works-in-progress and Nick’s ultra-rare ’68 single, released only in France.

Go to www.elefant.com for more details.