Live music listings: June 2006

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Thu 1st

Complete Control presents
THE SURGENS
+ The Barker Band
+ The United Stoats of America
+ Two Hoots & A Holler
+ The Cedars

Doors 7.30
£6

Headliners The Surgens have been unfairly depicted by some as a demented novelty act recently escaped from the country blues mental ward, The Surgens are in actuality a top-notch rock and roll combo, enormously popular on the teen-club circuit. Playing primarily twisted blues rock and roll in a surfing honky-tonk style, so popular of the time, they are of course very much part of the nu-plastic hip generation. Pa Pa Ooh Mow Mow, you betcha! So much so that Jonathan Ross and Mark Lamarr have both championed them on their radio shows.
The Barker Band came to be after twin brothers Jake and Sam Barker began playing bluegrass with their father, Lenny and their oldest friend, Laurie Sherman. The four of them then started playing acoustic sessions in small clubs and pubs in London to very enthusiastic and receptive audiences and realised pretty quickly that there seemed to be a thirst for this kind of music. It wasn't long before they began writing and recording their own songs, drawing on influences from bluegrass, country and blues. The result is a unique blend of traditional and modern styles with the emphasis on vocal harmony.
"In a short space of time The Barker Band have reached a point many never reach. They have woven together strands of bluegrass, folk, country and blues to create a subtlely ornate tapestry, stirring and rumbling the soul along the way. Should you see The Barker Band's name on a poster (or maybe on the Time Out venue of the years very fine website - Ed), take note. It could be the invitation to the gig of the year."- [NetRhythms]
United Stoats Of America describe themselves as "skiffled up, stoat-tastic, lo-fi, car-boot, rustic, stomp-a-billy" and that's as good a description as any. They are certainly a hugely entertaining and at times hilarious night out. Not heard U2, Queen or Atomic Kitten intepreted in a manic banjo fuelled frenzy before? No? Then best you hotfoot it along tonight then.
Two Hoots and a Holler was formed by frontman Ricky Broussard. Together with his guitar, vocals and the rhythm section - made up of Vic Gerard and Chris Staples - Two Hoots and a Holler have become one of the best bands in Austin Texas, Winning the Austin Chronicle Award for Best Roots/Rock band 7 times. They've been playing around Central Texas for almost 20 years and they still pack the bars or halls they play in. And when they play the dancefloor is always full.
First on are The Cedars, the spiritual offspring of Robert Johnson and Bessie Smith with a generous dose of bourbon and banjo thrown in for good measure.

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