The First Forest of Beards show!

Forest Of Beards is extremely happy to present the ever different and elegent pop, 
Sketches.

Some of their stuff is urgent, groovy indie, some of it is rolling, big, tuneful but angry music, and some of it, creeping, atmospheric, almost soundscapey emotional indie. The singer's voice is really strong and has a lush tendency to go all high halfway through word, which makes something drop in my gut when I listen.'
Marsha Shandur, XFM London

http://www.myspace.com/sketchesband
 
The Rainband

Nominated 2010 Band of the Year by The Natter magazine, the Manchester four-piece are already gearing up for the release date of their debut EP and can boast a sell-out UK promo tour, including what will be victorious homecomings at Manchester Academy on March 11 and The Ruby Lounge on April 22.

After supporting Badly Drawn Boy and The Fall, the lads were signed to Manchester’s independent label, Affinity Records.

The band’s influences run deep, taking listeners on a journey inspired by acts such as Joy Division through to The Doves. They are currently writing and recording their first album & have a rack of major dates for 2011.

http://www.therainband.co.uk
 
Hey Sholay

'It’s raining in Sheffield – manholes splutter up yesterday’s throwaways, spray-spitting black umbrellas convulse in the wind like fevered crows as the streets fill with the commuting hoards, all wincing their way to work through the wind and torrents with their one dry eye on the prize...
But above these busy passageways glows a lit window. And through the haze of ever-moving warm colours, the light spells out five moving figures. These five individuals make up the collective Hey Sholay. Having met in varied musical avenues, a Tuesday night cult ceremony, and all being of like-mindedness - they formed to write new folklaws - with the only goals of nurturing creativity and enjoyment. What emerges from this room has a firm nod towards past styles of strumming wire to beating skins – as this common ground is the way they were raised. However, their hands remain tightly cupped, as they peek between knuckles into something so delicate and fluttering in their palms – something new to them and perhaps even the outside world.
Now the overwhelming urge to share themselves is setting cracks in the window above the street – the soft murmur of music is creeping through the split glass – and the most acute of hearing are edging a glance towards the flickering lights…
But for now – the rain goes on, as does the music. And neither show signs of letting up until they can all afford timeshare somewhere where the paving doesn’t splutter at your ankles…'

http://www.myspace.com/heysholay
 
Tom Brookes

A man and his guitar. This ones deep.

http://www.myspace.com/tombrookesuk


When - Wednesday 29th June
Time - 8pm
Fee - FREE.FREE.FREE
Where - Oporto, Call Lane - Leeds
Also feat - Yonderboy dj set/ Dead young dj set // Forest of Beards dj set//