My name is Rob Rowley. I am 26. I front Leeds Skiffle-Prog-Pop band Silverlode [ MySpace | WebSite ]. With a bunch of cool people, I run The Grain Division [ WebSite ]
What we do:
Every 3rd Saturday at Carpe Diem, Leeds:-
free 'interesting rock' showcase.
Every 1st Wednesday at Sandinista, Leeds:-
free acoustic adventure called 'Late Night Colour'.
Quarterly events:- Grain Division Bradford at Delius, Twilight Terror at The Library, Leeds and The Owl at Rodley, Leeds
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Saturday 3rd May 2008 - Seize The Day IV
Day One, swingin' all day at Carpe Diem
FREE ENTRY - Begins at 4pm - Free food at regular intervals for the crowd! Very exciting line-up:
John Rennie ....pushbike army solo set
Josh McClurg ....harmonica-blasting folkster
Bikini Black Special ....acoustic set by hot indie posters
The Nearly Men ....acoustic lo-fi skiffle pop band
The Smokestacks ....swingin' alty blues acoustic set
Miranda Arieh ....superb bass-thrashing acoustic lady
D-Tours ....punk-pop trio
Lemons And Limes ....heavy blues duo
Shosts In The Nightclub ....dark and dangerous synth band
Day Two on Sunday. See [ venue blog ] for details on day two.
Wednesday 7th May 2008 - Late Night Colour #28
at Sandinista
FREE ENTRY - Begins at 9pm
Team A vs Team B ....sweet acoustic musings
Brooke Taylor ....folky acoustic rock
Ellen Smith ....a fine vocal tallent
Saturday 17th May 2008 - Grain Division #37
at Carpe Diem
FREE ENTRY - Begins at 8pm - Free cake to everyone
Authors Of Malicious Code ....sincere alternative rock
The Revelator Band ....gothic blues, victorian soul
Four Letter Holiday ....bluesy rock gone alternative
The Civil Service ....naughty pop experiments
Saturday 24th May 2008 - Grain Division Bradford #2
at Delius
FREE ENTRY - Begins at 7pm - Free cake to everyone
The Gushers ....rock and roll with ace harmonies
Hurricane Sunday ....hoochin' indie rock and/or roll
Faze ....alty indie kids
The Listeners ....pulverising acoustic brilliance
Wednesday 4th June 2008 - Late Night Colour #29
at Sandinista
FREE ENTRY - Begins at 9pm
Arthur Rigby & The Baskervylles ....sweet pop symphonies
Joe Solo ....public service broadcast songs
Saturday 7th June 2008 - Grain Division #38
at Carpe Diem
FREE ENTRY - Begins at 8pm - Free cake to everyone - this event is in association with SoundPeople, showcasing a selection of their roster.
Otherside ....quality indie rock
Brasil ....quirky epic indie
Hung Honey ....hoochin’ powerpop blues
Don't Look Down ....indie pop punks
Saturday 21st June 2008 - Grain Division #39
at Carpe Diem
FREE ENTRY - Begins at 8pm - Free cake to everyone
Die Video Die ....furious indie danger
Neeta ....piano-driven alternative brilliance
I Call Shotgun ....seriously dirty indie synth
Beat The Radar ....splendid post-punk pop
Wednesday 4th June 2008 - Late Night Colour #29
at Sandinista
FREE ENTRY - Begins at 9pm
Claire Cameron & Her Band ....piano-lead funky-pop
Pete Briley ....heartfelt pop songs
Mike Newsham ....acoustic folkster pop
The Grain Division Studio....
About: The Grain Division studio is a purpose built sound-proof recording space with separate control room. It offers a comfortable and pleasant environment in which to document that which moves you most.
Location: Situated in Rodley between Leeds and Bradford, it is easy to access by car off the ringroad, or by bus.
Audio Equipment: Operating a Roland VS-2400 digital 24-track through a Mackie desk with Wharfdale monitors the studio has a range of quality microphones, amplifiers, assorted percussion instruments, a PA system, a Yamaha keyboard and a baby grand piano. Friendly in-house engineer. Live recording and extensive multi-tracking available.
Filming: The studio has blackout facilities and a range of lighting effects making it ideal for small film projects, interviews, cutaways and pick-ups, and narration or voice-over work as well as music.
Rates: Competitive rates and flexible hours available. Special offer rates for bands/acts/artists who have played at Grain Division event. Please enquire.
Bookings: For bookings and more information e-mail [ [email protected] ]
Elliott Smith, Early Genesis, Circulus, Modest Mouse, Throwing Muses and Kristen Hersh, REM, Terrorvision, The Beatles, The Levellers, Regina Spektor, The Shins, The Levellers, Oasis, Ben Folds Five, Ocean Colour Scene, Devendra Banhart, The Bluetones, Tim Buckley, Jethro Tull, Phideaux, The Printed Sound, Laura Veirs, Mansun, The Verve, Radiohead, Bobby Conn, The Waterboys, Arcade Fire, Dirty Pretty Things, Live, The Longpigs..... Ah the list goes on, my rock music collection is vast and I am proud of it!
Dark sci-fi from the 80s.
Heroes, Cape Wrath, X-Files, Midsummer Murders, Dr. Who, Scrubs, Ugly Betty, Twin Peaks.
Discovered I love books in recent years, especially medieval fiction. HP. Lovecraft, Paul C. Doherty, Dan Brown and Bernard Cornwell and The Sharpe novels.
The Grain Division Team:
Some of my Heroes: