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MusicCity2012Saturday 17 - Sunday 25 March
St Albans
St Albans has a rich musical history and continues to foster a vibrant scene. St Albans MusicCity is a celebration of that scene which encompasses everything from traditional folk, blues and jazz through to indie, metal and pop!
The St Albans public has voted for the acts they wanted to see at the inaugural MCU1 event and there are a number of 60’s themed events to compliment the current exhibition at The Museum of St Albans!
MusicCity will remind you of the variety and quality of local music venues and promoters who make St Albans such an amazing music city all year round!
You can join in too learning DADGAD guitar or joining in a drumming session or by stepping on stage at an open mic or jam night!
Immerse yourself in the twilight leafy metropolis that is St Albans MusicCity!
Saturday 17 March (St Patrick’s Day)
The Alban Arena St Albans Music City Opening Event - MusicCity Unsigned 1. As voted for by the public; Waiting for Katherine, Rae Kelly, Tranquil Fury, Special Guest DJs from The Horn. 7.30pm, £5 (or £8 for combined MCU1 AND Aftershow Ticket)
The Blacksmith’s Arms, Subway Monkeys, Indiepop/rock, 9pm -11.30pm
The Bull, London Colney, Phoenix Blues Band, blues, 9pm - 11pm
St Albans Cathedral, Concert performed by the Chiltern Choir and Harrow Choral Society Mass in B minor, J S Bach - 7pm
The Duke of Marlborogh, 360, covers, 9pm - 11.30pm
The Golden Lion, London Colney, The Pat Crilly Duo, acoustic original/blues/covers/Irish and folk, 10pm -midnight
The Horn, Swan Vesta Social Club (Alban Arena MCU1 Aftershow Party!), Cuban Pop, 9pm - 2am, £5 (or £8 for combined MCU1 and Aftershow Ticket)
The Plough and Harrow, Harpenden, Mice With Glasses, Indie rock, 9pm - 11.30pm
The Portland Arms, St Albans, Alice Band, pop/rock/acoustic, 8.30pm - 11pm
The Queen’s Head, Sandridge, Deaf Shepherd, rock covers, 8.45pm -11pm
The Rat’s Castle, Mini music festival for Grove House Charity with 6 bands including Mr r n r, 7pm - midnight, £6
The Robin Hood, The J45s, rock covers and originals, 9pm -11pm
St Albans Irish Club, London Colney, Kevin Tait, acoustic, 2pm
St Albans Town Centre, Guerrilla Gigs featuring Sambuka, Scarlette Fever, King Alfred’s Cakes, Samba/Folk/ Rock, 1pm - 3pm
The White Swan, A day of Irish food and music featuring Kirsta Jonson, Brendan McCarthy and Irish music and dancing, 1.30pm - 1am
Sunday 18 MarchThe Alban Arena, A Night At The Opera, with a chamber ensemble from the London Festival Opera, 7.30 pm, £21/£19
The Boot, Pete Waters, Original Acoustic and Covers, 7pm - 9pm
The Farmer’s Boy, The John Verity Band Unplugged, rock, 8.30pm - 10.30pm
The Portland Arms, Leech, rock covers, 8.30-10-30
The Horn, Blue Angel Acoustic Café featuring Mark Christopher Lee (Pocket Gods) book launch special, acoustic, 8.30pm - 11.30pm
The White Lion, Bad Bones, acoustic duo, 7pm - 9pm
The White Swan, Gary Allen, jazz and swing, 4.30pm - 8.30pm
Monday 19 MarchThe Rose and Crown, Delta Echoes, acoustic steel/guitar blues, 9pm -11pm
Tuesday 20 MarchThe Horn, Battle of the Bands, Heat 12, 9pm - midnight, £4
The White Lion, Fat Walter’s Band, rhythm & blues, 9pm - 11pm
Wednesday 21 MarchSt Albans Cathedral, Concert performed by St Albans School and St Albans High School Joint Schools’ Choral Society, 7.30pm
The Mermaid, St Albans, Nick Stephenson’s Open Mic Night, 8pm - 11.30pm
The Peahen, The Graham Pike Jazz Trio, jazz, 7.30pm -11pm
The White Lion, Traditional music session, 9pm - 11pm
Thursday 22 MarchThe Blacksmiths Arms, Pimp My Band! Open mic, 9pm - 11.30 pm
The Farmer’s Boy, St Albans, The Keith Airey Band, rock/blues, 8.30pm - 11pm
The Horn, Battle of the Bands 20, Semi Final, 9pm - midnight, £5
The Museum of St Albans, 60’s Acoustic Special hosted by Bill Johnson with Gary Sear, Keith Moore and more TBC, 8pm - 10.30pm
Redbourn Folk Club, The Hollybush, Church End, Redbourn, Robin Williamson in Concert (Incredible String Band), doors open at 8pm, concert starts 8.30pm, £12
The White Hart Tap, The Perfect Pop Co-Op & Recharged Radio presents original bands, 8pm - 11pm
Friday 23 MarchThe Baton, The Push, covers, 9pm -11.30pm
The Blacksmiths Arms, The Natalies, covers, 80’s - present, 9pm - 11.35pm
The Fighting Cocks, Open Mic/Jam Night, 8.30pm - midnight
The Golden Lion, London Colney, Who Hung the Monkey? Rock/pop, 9pm - midnight
The Rat’s Castle, Legend, Rock/Blues/Pop, 9pm - 11.30pm
The Victoria, Tim Barton, rock covers, 9pm - 11 pm
Saturday 24 MarchThe Alban Arena, Solid Silver 60’s Peter Noone, Chris Montez, BrianHyland with Brian Poole and all backed by Vanity Fare, Original 60’s, 3.30pm and 7.30pm £24/£23 matinee £25/£24 evening
The Blacksmith’s Arms, Light Alloy, covers 60’s-present, 9pm - 11.30pm
The Bull, London Colney, Yanna ‘n’ James, acoustic duo, 9pm - 11 pm
The Caledon Community Centre, London Colney, The Push, covers, 9pm - midnight, £2
St Albans Cathedral, Concert performed by St Albans Bach Choir, Conductor: Andrew Lucas, Soloists: Richard Newman tenor, Dalma Krajnyak alto. Rachmaninov Vespers, 7.30pm
The Duke of Marlborough, An Absolute Shambles, rock covers, 9pm - 11.30 pm
The Horn, Kings of Lyon (Kings of Leon tribute), 9pm - 2am, £7
O’Neill’s, Allergy, covers, 10pm - 2.30 am
The Plough and Harrow, Harpenden, Replica Rockaholics, rock covers, 9pm - 11.30 pm
The Peacock, Engine Room, rock covers and originals, 9pm - 11.30 pm
Sunday 25 MarchThe Alban Arena, Little Belter, classic and epic torch ballads, 8pm, £18.50
The Boot, Traditional Music Session, 12.30pm - 3.30pm The Boot, The Ali Mac Band, soul, blues & jazz, 6pm - 8.30pm
The Farmer’s Boy, Nick Stephenson, acoustic original, 8.30pm - 10.30pm
The Garibaldi, Delta Ladies, acoustic blues covers and originals, 9pm -11pm
The Horn, Blue Angel Acoustic Cafe MusicCity Closing Party, Navaro, acoustic, 8.30pm - 11.30pm
The Queen’s Head, Sandridge, ex Miles, covers, 6.30pm - 8.30pm
The White Lion, The 577’s, rock covers, 4pm - 6pm
Wednesday 21 MarchThe Daylight Club at St John’s Church Hall, Harpenden
Drum Unlimited - Developing rhythmic patterns as an ensemble with the amazing Sam White. 2pm - 3.30pm. Admission Free For further details contact [email protected]
Sunday 18 MarchRedbourn Folk Club “DADGAD” guitar. Workshop for beginners and improvers. Guitar workshop to learn the tricks of DADGAD tuning aimed at guitarists who have either never attempted “DADGAD” or want to improve their playing ability. From 3pm. Adults £5, Children and Students £2
Contact Janet Strapp on 01582 452954 or 07850 163241 or at [email protected]
Join in!
Alban Arena Box Office 01727 844488 www.alban-arena.co.uk
The Horn 01727 844627
Cathedral Box Office 01727 890256.
MusicCity2012
St Albans
For full venue details and to check for changes to programme see www.lemonrock.com/musiccity or stalbans.gov.uk/musiccity
Rae Kelly Dublin born Rae Kelly’s charming blend of catchy pop, sultry jazz and thought-provoking lyrics endear her to audiences. She has been composing since the age of 10. Her influences are eclectic, varying from David Bowie, Elliott Smith and Radiohead to Tori Amos, Fiona Apple and Carole King.By the age of 18 she had twice been a finalist in the Irish 2FM National song contest and was hailed by an Irish radio presenter as “the full package’’.She moved to St Albans and has obtained an Msc in Music Composition for Film and Media.
Tranquil Fury are a St Albans based rock band originally formed in 2007. Current lineup of Phil, James, Lloyd, Jamie and Suffian have been steadily honing their skills and building a following, in and around the 3 counties and London area over the last 4 years... early tracks creeper and reformed were featured on Tom Robinson’s BBC6 show “introducing”. In 2009, the boys released their first music video and accompanying digital release “the price” (briefly shown on Sky’s Lava TV) which led to over 20,000 views in the first month. TF shows are high octane riff-packed adventures....
Waiting For KatherineWaiting for Katherine have taken the local scene by storm in an amazingly short period of time. They’ve been together as a band for less than two years, had won Battle of the bands 17 at The Horn within a few months of getting together, and since then have built on their reputation as one of the best and certainly most enjoyable live bands in the area, with regular headlining slots at local venues. WFK combine heavy pop-punk riffage with sing-a-long choruses, a quirky sense of humour, an absolute focus on fun and an everyone-join-in attitude.
The Horn St Albans will keep the music flowing with DJ sets throughout the evening and a late night party back at theirs with MCU1 runners up Swanvesta Social Club!
Information 01727 827667 [email protected] Huge thanks to Philippa at Palm PR for her assistance
Saturday 17 March 7.30pm
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