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[Rob Karloff]

well definately something for everyone this bank holiday weekend at Dr
Drakes.....post rock...punk rock....electro pop....just how diverse can it
get in one weekend?!
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FRIDAY 19TH SEPT....8PM....£3
MOUNTAIN MEN ANONYMOUS & YESSA DE PASO
Highly recommended for fans of Mogwai, Godspeed, Windy & Carle..!!
Formed in 1999, MMA moved to Cardiff and gigs soon graduated from local
events to gigs with the likes of Les Savy Fav, Enon, Billy Mahonie, The
Fall, Seafood, Llama Farmers, Mclusky, San Lorenzo, The Warm Jets, Zan
Lyone, Delicate AWOL, Magoo and Teflon Monkey.
Here's some reviews of their debut album..

'its pretty astonishing stuff; the complex, lyered, eerie machinations of
Sigur Ros performed with the sentiment and volume of Trail of Dead's
'Perfect Teenhood'..Drowned in Sound

'it sounds like Skullflower, it sounds like Bardo Pond. This Cardiff-based
instrumental guitar band has got the Twisted Village Sound down pat: vaguely
lo-fi drone rock with the effects pedals turned up to 'DISTORT LOUDLY'. This
is a MEGA debut, like Mogwai could be if they weren't such shy nonces: Sonic
Youth completely divested of all things Zorn'.Gideon Dwight, Careless Talk
Costs Lives magazine.

Listen to the Mountain Men Anonymous brilliant live session on Radio 1 Wales
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/wale...tain_men.shtml
and check out their website at www.mountainmenanonymous.freeserve.co.uk

YESSA DE PASO hail from Carnoustie, just beside Dundee. They are a
quietcore band and have drawn comparisons to bands such as Duster, Smog and
Hood. Yessa formed in Oct 2000 and their first gig was at an event in Dundee
called the 'unscene' festival. Since then they have gone on to play with
Stupid Acting Smart, The Zephyrs and Sputniks Down amongst countless others.

Local support on the night from an offshoot of experimental post rockers
Clive Ravensby under the name of THE BRONSON RESURRECTION SOCIETY and
acoustic loveliness from A GOLF TRUXESS. Also, whipping up a storm on the
decks will be DJ AL MASAMUNE.

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SATURDAY 20TH SEPT....8PM....£3
MOTORMARK & ELIZIUM DJ'S
Electro-punk popsters Motormark jet back into the Doc's on Saturday! They
recently supported Ladytron at the Lemon Tree (and arguably blew them off
stage too), are lined up to support electroclash sleaze goddess Peaches this
weekend in Nottingham and provided the DHR madness at the Elvisness night
not long gone at The Lemon Tree. Their recently released album on Popchild
sold out it's first press on pre-order alone, so catch them in the intimate
surroundings of Drakes while you can. Truely unique, one not to be missed!
followed by Elizium dj's till 3am www.motormark.net

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SUNDAY 21ST SEPT....7.30PM....£4
THE APERS, THE RITALINS & THE DANGERFIELDS
Punkrock'n'roll from Rotterdam. The Apers started back in 1996 as a 3 piece
in the suburbs of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. They love the sound of the
Ramones, Queers, Undertones, Beach Boys, Buddy Holly and Screeching Weasel.
The bands has done more than 400 shows, rocking countries like The
Netherlands, USA, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, France,
Germany, Spain and the UK, playing with bands such as the Queers, Groovie
Ghoulies, Sonic Dolls, Teen Idols, Travoltas, Hi-Fives, Hives and more.....

After a load of releases like singles, split singles and EP's they finally
released their self-titled debut record (CD & LP) in 2001 on Stardumb
Records, Europe's #1 punkrock label. The record has been well received by
punkrockers all over the world and has got great reviews in magazines like
OOR, Plastic Bomb, MRR, OX and Aardschok. In Feb 2003 they released their
2nd full-length, 'The Buzz Electric', on Stardumb Records again. To support
the record the band has toured the USA for 6 weeks, playing with friends and
label buddies the Groovie Ghoulies. Back in Europe now the band is already
booked until December 2003 playing shows across the continent, and so its
your chance to catch them here at Dr Drakes this sunday...!www.the-apers.com

with support from Dundee's THE RITALINS www.theritalins.co.uk , fast paced
Ramones influenced punk rock, THE DANGERFIELDS www.thedangerfields.tk ,
Belfasts hardest, fastest, loudest punkrock'n'roll band, and local bands
KING LIAR & THE BRUTES & HEARSE CRASH. also WARD 13 DJS playing
punk/rock/metal till 2am...

see ya there!!

Regards,
The Doctor.

[daveofficer]

ah, you've made my day. not because of what's happening at drakes but because when i looked at your signature i realised zeke have reformed!! yea!!! zeke fucking rule.

the gig on the 19th sounds lovely.

[RF Scott]

mma sound like an amazing band, im looking forward to seeing them live.

[Jim Stax]

I'm off to get myself a little venue that can produce crazy weekends such as above. And can also transform a venue from an at capacity poppunk sweatfest into a loungy chilled jazz bar in under twenty minutes, complete with candles on the tables, band on stage and low lighting. Jeez I can't wait. What? But! Oh my God!!! I already have one? Oh my Gibberish Asunder Break Neck God Lovin Motherflubber! WOW!!! Ahhhh the sweet taste of underground independence... A weekend to die for!!!!