Culture Diary w/c 12-03-2012
Thursday 15 – Young Pines Present – No Vacancy @ WCS, 6-9pm, free
Ever wondered what it would be like to be a survivor of a natural disaster? Where would you shelter once your house was gone, and who with? This is the premise of No Vacancy, the second arts project from Mercy interns Young Pines. Based on the poetry of Greg Gibson, with artwork from Will Daw, Christine Gore and Thom Isom, and a one-off musical performance from Mark Greenwood and Jon Davies, this promises to be a surreal treat. Grab an accompanying hand-printed zine if you can.
Of Mice and Men @ The Lantern Theatre, 7.30pm £10/£8
Black Box Theatre Company bring this US depression-era tragedy to the Lantern, in a new piece inspired by the original John Steinbeck novella. The story, drawn from Steinback’s own experiences as a migratory worker, follows characters George and Lennie in their pursuit of the American Dream and friendship, in the face of cruelty and hardship. Don’t want to spoil the ending here, but we recommend you take your hanky; there won’t be a dry eye in the house.
Friday 16 – Gold Soundz – 80′s & 90′s Alternative & Indie disco @ The Kazimier, 10pm-3am, £4
We think this night could’ve been made especially for us. Taste-maker and DJ Andrew Ellis of Samizdat brings us the best of indie alternative and grunge from the past 30 years, with a covers set from Vasco Da Gama (described by The Fly as “jerkily ace post-hardcore”), and suitably 80s and 90s inspired djing from Ellis, Jazzy Jade and Phil Bakstad.
Saturday – Wild Beasts @ The O2 Academy, 7-11pm £12.50 ADV, £16 OTD
Domino signed Wild Beasts are currently amongst the UKs most interesting bands, likened to Talk Talk but seemingly carving their own new age, indie-rock niche. Known for their self-proclaimed, non-accommodating nature, expect a confident set with tracks from their 2011 album Smother, defined by Pitchfork as “naked in arrangement, nocturnal in tone, and deeply, deeply sensual.”
Mashemon EP Launch @ The Lomax, 8pm-2am, free
Saturday night just keeps on giving. Don’t be fooled by the ‘free’ aspect of this gig, serving the dual purpose of EP launch, as it has absolutely no bearing on what should be a top-notch line up. On meeting Mashemon we were impressed at their claim to sound like Earl Brutus. For those of you not old enough to have heard of them, they were around in the Brit-Pop era, suffering from bearing little resemblance to a contrived scene. There is also much of a buzz around the support, solo artist Faded Gold, described by Get Into This as “tinged with sadness but ultimately uplifting”.
