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About Me

When Indigo Colony launched themselves onto the North East England music scene from their home town of Whitley Bay in 2003 they quickly made a reputation for themselves as a band to watch. Their early limited edition album In an Hour showed that there was more to them than just a great rocking live band. Since then their music â€“ and their audience â€“ has developed.They quickly became â€“ and remain â€“ very busy indeed as a live act and firm favourites with music fans on Tyneside and beyond. Since those early days they have played in venues varying from local bars to the Carling Academy, taking in Tyneside, Wearside and Teesside and even from the top of a bus in Newcastle city centre. As their fame spread they were soon to be seen playing further afield to audiences in places like Hull, Reading and at London venues including the famous Water Rats Theatre and the Dublin Castle. They have also made several appearances on James Clarkâ€™s Northern Uproar on BBC Radio Newcastle, on Utopia fm in Sunderland and on Sky TV.Indigo Colonyâ€™s music and their appeal are based on their well-crafted original songs. From melodic indie rock to powerpop, stylish but with a sense of humour. From moving mournful songs of love and loss through to upbeat celebration of the pleasures of life.In November 2005 the band recorded a four track EP at Trinity Heights studios in Newcastle. The EP was released to critical acclaim and is still available. Since then the band has returned to the studio to record more new music, some of which can be heard on their own website and on Myspace.Indigo Colony were chosen to perform at the massive open-air Freevolution music festival on the NewcastleGateshead Quayside in May 2006, the climax of the Orange Evolution festival - the only local unsigned band to appear alongside acts like The Go! Team, Richard Hawley, and Jim Noir on the Imagination Stage in Baltic Square, Gateshead.The following September saw the release of Indigo Colonyâ€™s debut single Even a Little on Parlophoneâ€™s Regal label, bringing them their first Radio 1 airplay on Zane Loweâ€™s show.But really the best way to find out about Indigo Colony is to come and see them play. You wonâ€™t be disappointed.Indigo Colony are Rob Howe (guitar, vocals), Jamie Collins (lead guitar), Pip Coates (bass) and Pete Turnbull (drums).

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Member Since: 11/20/2005
Band Website: indigocolony.com
Band Members: Rob Howe - Guitar/VocalsPip Coates - BassJamie Collins - Lead GuitarPete Turnbull - Drums
Influences: Whats going onSongs in the Key of LifeAutomatic for the PeopleAfter the GoldrushCan't Buy a ThrillThe Marshall Mathers LPThrillerPet SoundsDoolittle
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INDIGO COLONY: 'EVEN A LITTLE' :
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My Blog

Thank You and Good Night!

Dear All ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> After five great years we have decided to call it a day as a band. We have given this much thought and con...
Posted by Indigo Colony on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:13:00 PST

More New SONGS!

Hey All Some new songs are up on the myspace! Since you all seemed to enjoy Can't Be Alone so much I've added 2 more songs from the same session (Tango and The Window Song) as well as a bra...
Posted by Indigo Colony on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:18:00 PST

NEW SONGS ONLINE!

There is some new music available! Taken from the work Indigo Colony have been doing recently at Trinity Heights Studio 2 brand new songs 'Can't be Alone' - Available at www.myspace.com/indigoco...
Posted by Indigo Colony on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:22:00 PST

The Good, The Bad and The Berkeley

Hey all. Sorry about the lack of updates recently been very busy. Bad news first. Indigo Colony we're supposed to be in the studio from the 12th of February but things didn't quite w...
Posted by Indigo Colony on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:57:00 PST

EXCITING NEWS

I know in my last message I ended with 'see you at the Berkeley' but I wasn't expecting to see every single one of you there! What a gig, fantastic turn out and 4 brilliant bands. The EXCITING N...
Posted by Indigo Colony on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:37:00 PST

Welcome to 2007

Happy New Year and welcome back to Indigo Colony. Surely 2007 will be the year of the next major release. So much to look forward to I don't know where to begin. Two amazing gigs at ...
Posted by Indigo Colony on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:42:00 PST

Website Music Page Updated

A very quick one to say that I have updated the music page of the website with the four tracks that were done for Radio Newcastle the week before last. Get on the forum and tell us what you ...
Posted by Indigo Colony on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:40:00 PST

Rose Kemp and Reading

Colony play the Cooperage on Sunday with the wonderful Rose Kemp. As far as I'm aware a new song is going to be debuted there. The lads will be seeping through your airwaves soon with a li...
Posted by Indigo Colony on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:21:00 PST

November 14

The band played Coco V last night to a small but high quality crowd! The gig went really well and all of the lads seemed to really enjoy it. Next up its The Head of Steam, playing once mor...
Posted by Indigo Colony on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 01:39:00 PST

Blog Blog

The gig at The Life Cafe for In the City was a big success. All the bands played great sets and there was a fantastic crowd there. Thanks to everyone who helped organise this complex event...
Posted by Indigo Colony on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:55:00 PST