Okay, so we all know Cambridge is pretty lifeless music-wise from the end of June until mid-September but then after that things start to look up. With great promoters such as TLOBF and Green Mind, and a few venues with decent booking policies, here's what to look forward to around CB1/2/3/4 over the next few months:
1. Midlake @ The Junction, 10th November
Midlake return to Cambridge after their superb perfomance at the smaller Junction 2 back in January. Support comes from alt. legends Jason Lytle (he of Grandaddy) and John Grant (The Czars).
2.Titus Andronicus @ The Haymakers, 18th November
Literary-referencing garage punk from New Jersey arrives at the Haymakers this November in the form of Titus Andronicus, named after Shakespeare's brutal play. With a superbly raucous show in store, this is a gig that cannot be missed.
3. You Say Party! @ Portland Arms, 2nd December
The Reincarnation of You Say Party! We Say Die! have kindly rescheduled their cancelled date from earlier on in the year. They were forced to cancel their last UK tour due to the tragic death of their drummer, Devon. Determined to carry on, the band return to the UK, with a new name.
4. Against Me! + Fucked Up @ The Junction, 1st November
Possibly the loudest gig that will ever take place in Cambridge, Against Me!, F'd Up, Japanese Voyeurs and Crazy Arm play to the Junction audience on the 1st of November. All known for their riffs, tattoos and general fuck this attitude, this is a gig not for the faint-hearted.
I hope F'd Up open with Son the Father, in my opinion one of the best album openers of all time.
5. Everything Everything @ ARU, 5th October
Nerdy Electro-pop with 7/8 time signatures and occasional falsetto vocals. Not what you'd normally expect from your usual Manchester pop group. Still, Everything Everything have written some of the most relevant pop songs of the past year and this relatively lowkey gig is sure to amaze the studenty Cambridge crowd.
Full schedule of recommended gigs:
The Like, The Haymakers, 13th September 18+
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly + The Excerts + Model Village, St Pauls Centre, 18th September 14+
Sky Larkin + Dutch Uncles, The Haymakers 18+
Two Door Cinema Club + We Have Band, The Junction, 28th September 14+ SOLD OUT
Tubelord + Tall Ships + Maths, Portland Arms, 2nd October 18+ unless accompanied by an adult
Everything Everything + Visions of Trees, ARU, 5th October 14+
Crocodiles, The Haymakers, 6th October 18+
Islet + The Static Front + Cavalier, Portland Arms, 7th October 18+ unless accompanied by an adult
Corinne Bailey Rae, The Junction, 14th October 14+
Dinosaur Pile Up + Turbowolf + Contours, The Haymakers, 18th October 18+
KT Tunstall, The Junction, 19th October 14+
Mystery Jets + Tribes, The Junction, 25th October 14+
Manic Street Preachers + British Sea Power, Corn Exchange, 1st November All Ages SOLD OUT
Against Me! + Fucked Up + Japanese Voyeurs + Crazy Arm, The Junction, 1st November14+
Kate Walsh, The Junction, 7th November 14+
Midlake + Jason Lytle + John Grant, The Junction, 10th November 14+
Yann Tiersen, The Junction, 11th November 14+
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, 14th November 18+
Ruarri Joseph, Portland Arms, 15th November 18+ unless accompanied by an adult
Titus Andronicus, The Haymakers, 18th November 18+
Ellie Goulding + Bright Light Bright Light, 23 November All Ages SOLD OUT
Bellowhead, The Juncion, 25th November 14+
You Say Party!, Portland Arms, 2nd December 18+ unless accompanied by an adult
The Human League, Corn Exchange, 11th December All Ages
The Wedding Present, The Junction, 12th December 14+
