UD Presents is our monthly musical adventure, based in Sheffield...
"They pass under Brooklyn Bridge. There's a humming whine of electric trains over their heads, an occasional violet flash from the wet rails. Behind them beyond barges tugboats carferries the tall buildings, streaked white with whisps of steam and mist, tower gray into sagged clouds."
'Manhattan Transfer (1925)'- John Dos Passos (American novelist)
To help us make the most of our first birthday...Au Revoir Simone have left the great metropolis of New York to begin promoting their new album, visiting us on July 22nd...
UNQUIET DESPERATION PRESENTS...
AU REVOIR SIMONE
This beautiful and talented New York trio are truly enchanting. An effortless grace and elegance floats through their ethereal synth-pop. Their lyrics and harmonies display both innocent romance, and at times a haunting loneliness. Having recently lent their gorgeous vocals to Aeroplane's remix of Friendly Fires' 'Paris' and Shinichi Osawa's 'Star Guitar', Au Revoir Simone's next port of call is Bungalows in July to showcase songs from their new album 'Still Night, Still Light'...
www.myspace.com/aurevoirsimone
BRIGHT LIGHT BRIGHT LIGHT
A dreamlike happiness runs through BLBL's sumptuous music. Whether it's the luminous night lights of the city, or that brightest of lights that warms the back of your neck on a summer's afternoon, BLBL's music has much the same effect. Beautiful, warming and smile-producing...
www.myspace.com/brightlightx2
SPOKES
After unfortunately being unable to play in May, we've invited one of the most phenomenally talented bands in the country back for July. Quickly snapped up by NINJA TUNE, Spokes combine sweeping melodies, with densley textured instrumentation, to create a swirling, dancing sound that most bands can only dream of. A sound "as natural to the band as breathing" (Drowned In Sound) Truly breathtaking...
www.myspace.com/spokessound
+ Dj's
SECRET DIARIES
Expect to hear an interesting mix of previous UD Presents' guests alongside bands such as Grouper, Weird Tapes, Memory Cassette, Faux Fox, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Lewis & Clarke, Salem and Grizzly Bear...
www.myspace.com/secretdiariesdj
CHILDREN FOR BREAKFAST
CFB are known not only for their delightfully eclectic indie sets, but also for being passionate promoters of live music in Sheffield. Perfect for our UD Presents birthday...
www.myspace.com/childrenforbreakfast
OFFBEAT
The Uk's premier indie night Djs comes to play some lovely alternative records for us to kick off the day
www.myspace.com/offbeatsheffield
+ our rebel band of ARTISTS
GEO
Part of Sheffield's phenomenally talented HANTU COLLECTIVE, Geo's penwork is both stunning and imaginative, and can be seen on the covers of DON'T PANIC. He'll be drawing something for us live in July...
www.myspace.com/geolaw
MIKK MURRAY
The amazing Sheffield based artist Mikk Murray explores complex notions of experience and parallel world's in his distinctive artwork. Catch the end of his exhibition at the Old Sweet Shop or see him live on the 22nd...
www.mikkmurray.co.uk
WILL HOPE
Our resident artist successfully launched the UNIT 3B ART SPACE down near Bramall Lane recently. Will returns for us this July to create something truly unique and imaginative...
+ KERRY HINDMARCH | HANNAH MURPHY & SAM SMITH
Previous works done at our nights by Will Hope and Sam Smith can be seen in Bungalows on display...
http://www.last.fm/event/1074778
Coming up in August...
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