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Aye. 4 acts. Stay tuned...

I haven't been in Mono for ages, but how is that (urgh) 'business model' doing these days, compared to a straight-up record shop?

Yes........

I'm going to bump this up. For no reason. Just because. Ok, so keep your eyes peeled.

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Total dicks. Blame Mike for that one.

inight innit

What Alan said - that was indeed lovely...

The Kiosque Aberdeen, Music, Clubs, Art, Film, Comedy, Theatre Blog Archive Music: Panda Su, Esperi, Sarah J Stanley & Fiona Keenan

I just bought me some Mogwai, Twilight Singers, Slint and Gruff Rhys. Afternoon sorted.

interesting music promotions and LoSt & FoUnd are delighted to announced our first joint event in a small, wonderful location, featuring: PANDA SU + ESPERI + SARAH J STANLEY PLUS FIONA KEENAN Thursday, 17 February 2011 Project Slogan, 48 Langstane Place, Aberdeen Doors 7.30pm Entry 6 on door Spaces are VERY limited. Please come sharp to avoid disappointment. interesting music promotions | Free Music, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos project slogan | Facebook Welcome to Facebook - Log In, Sign Up or Learn More Interesting Music Promotions | Facebook PANDA SU 2010 was a brilliant year for Fife based duo Panda Su, with them playing a string of festivals including Fence Collectives Homegame Festival for the second consecutive year, Secret Garden Party, Belladrum, Wickerman and Hinterland festival too. Their EP "Sticks & Bricks" brought in rave reviews across the country. 'The problem with myself is that I long to be someone else,' sings Fife songstress Panda Su. But on this evidence, recorded with the Beta Band's Steve Mason, she's doing very nicely indeed. At one point some children cheer loudly, which is surely the height of twee, and she and Steve close the curtains and settle down with a big bag of popcorn to enjoy watching home movies from their old-school 16mm movie camera. Blissful, no? ....Milo McLaughlin, Products of a Gaseous Brain Shaws raw emotional honesty and blunt lyricism are framed with an impressive array of strange and wonderful instruments, most notably the percussion (from precariously balanced double xylophones to jumper-muted tom toms and heart-felt stamping). I got lost again she laments in the intimate, candle-clad setting of Pivo Pivo; no doubt the audience does too ... The Skinny (****) Her sound veers from folksy canticle to chart-bopping ditty with schizophrenic regularity, marking Panda Su out as a cut above the vacuum-packed hoards of humdrum sonic tailchasers. She may be dishing out doe-eyed homages, but the part Scot, part Portuguese songstress's own star is quickly expanding into a sparkling constellation ... Under the Radar, The Scotsman Panda Su is a Fife lass who creates an aura of mystery by painting her face to resemble our bamboo-munching chums. Sounding at times like a folkier Suzanne Vega, she plays a succession of endearing and original wee numbers, the highlight of which is Eric Is Dead, a deliciously slow-building chunk of dark pop ...The List (****) This debut EP confirms Su and her cohorts as one of the most promising new bands around at the moment. The four songs on this recording are beguiling and haunting, catchy and unsettling in almost equal measures with an uncanny knack of worming their way into your psyche. Each song is a gentle, textured thing full of subtle flourishes and enchanting melodies topped off by Sus distinctive, lovely voice. There are elements of folk, electronica and pop in here, occasionally reminding me of the brilliant Cat Power but ultimately Panda Su have their own original and compelling sound ...Is This Music? (*****) Panda Su takes her very self and illustrates it in her music like the vein charged maps of the world. All you have to do is take yourself on your own journey and you will find something in her music that will help you reach somewhere worthwhile ...Halina Rifai, Glasgow PodcART And therein lies the beauty of Panda Su, a voice so strong singing fragile songs coupled with music that is deceptively simple. The recordings she has done with Steve Mason from the Beta Band are full of immediacy and an urgent yearning. Eric is Dead is a lush piece of pop music that deserves to beard at sun kissed festivals the world over ...Sean McCann, Glasgow PodcART Witnessing their set you don't know whether to laugh or cry ... Matt Meade, Dunfermline Press "After several intense, gorgeous shows, this debut EP confirms Su and her cohorts as one of the most promising new bands around at the moment." ... is this music? If 2010 was anything to go by, i suggest you catch them now before these guys make it big!! Panda Su | Free Music, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos Panda Su | Facebook ESPERI Esperi is Scottish multi-instrumentalist Chris Lee-Marr. His songs and indeed sounds are both thought provoking and incredibly uplifting. Having already supported the likes of KT Tunstall, Gomez, Johnny Flynn, Olof Arnolds and James Yorkston and being a regular at festivals like Wickerman, and T in the Park, Esperi is ready to take his wonderful music to a larger audience. His music ranges from acoustic storytelling to colourful electronica looping and combining different sounds with his acoustic guitar. He uses a host of instruments from the conventional to the unusual including his signature rainbow-coloured bells, which he plays with his feet! He writes about his home, his dogs and his family. There are no airs or graces, he just writes about things as they are. Chris delicate voice and honest songwriting is akin to Mike Kinsella (Owen, American Football) but with softer, lilting Scottish undertones. However, Esperi is more than simply an acoustic artist but rather someone very special, writing stories that paint musical pictures, creating wonderful images that will touch your very heart and soul. Esperi | Free Music, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos SARAH J STANLEY + FIONA KEENAN Both Sarah J Stanley and Fiona Keenan have been on the music circuit around Aberdeen for many years now. Racking up support slots between them including, This is the Kit, Woodenbox with a Fistful of Fivers, Charlot Webster, Julia & the Doogans and even our headliners for the night Panda Su. Sarah J Stanley makes the most beautiful music, with a voice that captivates you and leaves you hanging on every word in her songs, she is just simply amazing. Be prepared to be blown away! With comparisons to Joni Mitchell and Ani DiFranco, Fiona Keenan is a finger picking, Irish folk singer who prides herself on songs about political and social affairs. Her pro-active nature shines through in every performance she gives and has a back catalogue bigger than your grandma's arse.

Unfortunately Acoustic Ladyland are not going to reschedule their cancelled date from December - if you still have tickets please return to point of purchase for refunds (One Up or Ticketweb) Sorry folks... Hopefully they will return under their new guise.

Peacock? I know what you mean though...

It was a very real possibility at one point for this tour.

Over the past x years that imp has been trying to get Mogwai back to Aberdeen, the one thing we kept going back to was where to do it, in order to avoid the problems of last time and still make it 'an event'. Tunnels was discussed, as was Woodend Barn, Cowdray Hall, Beach Ballroom and countless others...

As others have already mentioned, if that seriously bothered you then perhaps you should think about why you actually go to gigs. Every Mogwai show I've been to there has been some kind of Celtic paraphenalia on show. Who fucking cares? I was at Hampden but couldn't have cared less once I got to the show. The show - moments of utter genius with a few flat bits. I've seen them play better, but overall still an amazing band. I thought the crowd was a bit flat. 11 year wait? Fitba come-down? Venue? Dunno...

Throwaway comment based on me promoting gigs also...

So what did you mean when you said: "It's this precise attitude that makes promoting in Aberdeen all the more worthwhile..." once it was established it was a DJ set? I don't get what "the attitude" is... Apologies for trivialising the thread! *Categorise under market research*

I think that's a bit harsh. The question I originally asked (live or DJ) was legitimate, especially in a predominantly 'Gigs' forum. To be honest I've no real interest in a DJ set , but probably would've came along if it was a live set (as per Panda Strong's comment). It's an amazing coup to get James Blake in Aberdeen, regardless - so, nice work!

Live set or DJ?

That's because whoever is posting an event in the Gigs forum also has to manually duplicate the entry in the Calendar thing. It should really be an automatic process.

He might be 'more' rated if he replied to texts and emails asking if he wants to play gigs. Just sayin, like...

Thanks for all the feedback so far. If there is a next time we'll maybe look at limiting the numbers to around 60. I think the first folk we let in was at around 7.50. No harm in letting them in - they'd still get the best seats if we made them stand outside and queue until 8.00pm.

Only one of the speakers was working, so it wasn't the best sound last night.