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?! ************************* 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/wales/in_session/020627mountain_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. ************************* 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 ************************** 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.