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Jim Bowes

Don't touch it! It's a flying rat.

About Me

Hi I'm Jim Bowes...
I am a compere, presenter and comedian from the UK. By its end this year I will have lived in Reading, Edinburgh and London. I will also have got married, performed 26 nights in a row at Edinburgh fringe and done various music relate stuff with Josaka .
I am very fortunate.

Edinburgh Show

I had such a good time doing 9 nights at Edinburgh Fringe in 2006 that I'm back for a full month this year!

Jim Bowes: Complaining is at C Cubed - Temple every night from 2 - 27 August.

Buy tickets for my Edinburgh show on the Edfringe website

The New Music Show

On first Thursday of each month at the Cellar Bar in Bracknell at South Hill Park.

This is a great intimate venue that only holds about 60 people - I'm hoping to bring some really excellent bands that you'd expect to see in much larger venues...

The next Josaka new music show line up is:

Josaka label

We have released singles by Wire Jesus and Rebus. We're currently working with Hello Wembley and Audio Runway.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/31/2006
Band Website: jimbowes.com
Band Members: Jim Bowes - compere/presenter
Influences: Love loads of new music - We Are Scientists, The Research, Shout Out Louds, Rebus, Six Nation State, The Heartwear Process and many many more.
Sounds Like: Jim Bowen - stay out of the black and in the red nothing in this game for two in a bed.
Record Label: Josaka
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Edinburgh on sale...

If I'm honest I haven't finished writing the show yet...but I wouldn't want that to put you off becasue it will be great. I promise. I have only broken that promise if I look puzzled on stage after 5...
Posted by Jim Bowes on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:19:00 PST

Sometimes the difference between mild panic and excitement is small...

Sometimes I think I really should write a blog because so much exciting stuff is going on. Then I think I should finish writing my new Edinburgh show becasue there is greater shame in standing on a st...
Posted by Jim Bowes on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:38:00 PST

A talent crammed cellar in Bracknell

Incredible line up for June's Josaka New Music Show at South Hill Park Thursday 7 June sees unplugged sets from The Vice (Heathen), Chris Wilson, Luke Leighfield, Steve Bradfield and a special appeara...
Posted by Jim Bowes on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:05:00 PST

Easter/sitting at home with a polish beer/stopping for breath

I wish wrote more blogs...I spend enough time thinking that to probably write at least one a week. Still, here I am on Easter Monday tippy tapping away asking is it wrong to use a mail merge for ...
Posted by Jim Bowes on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:15:00 PST

SixNationState + My Luminaries + Upcdowncleftcrightcabcandstart + The Trouble With Me 27/04

The Josaka New Music Show brings four forces of the future to Bracknell. Friday 27 April sees some of the UK's best new bands take the stage with SixNationState (Jeepster), My Luminaries (Groenland), ...
Posted by Jim Bowes on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:40:00 PST

Thats Funny: Its Free (press release for Global gig)

You could have spent £165 getting a train to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (and back) last year. Now there is an alternative&you can pop along to the Global Café, London Street, Reading to see Jim Bow...
Posted by Jim Bowes on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:19:00 PST

You know when you say...

Something completely innocently and then someone reacts in a way you totally don't expect? That's what happened last night... So I'm standing at the side of the stage for a 10 minute stand-up slot in ...
Posted by Jim Bowes on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 03:30:00 PST

Technical support

Me: Hi I've got one of your laptops and a slot on it isn't working with my 3G card...   Technical dude: Hi Thanks for calling the Fujitsu Siemens technical support line what's the model and seria...
Posted by Jim Bowes on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:21:00 PST

Edinburgh: Nights 3, 4 and 5

Friday: Operation posters and first show   Description: Having seen everyone else's posters yesterday I woke like a man possessed  I could have designed and printed posters back in Reading but I...
Posted by Jim Bowes on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:52:00 PST

Edinburgh 2: Wires and waiting

Day: Thursday   Mission: Get ourselves to Edinburgh, find accommodation and do a technical rehearsal, eat.   Alcohol consumed: Quite a few Corona   Outcome: Really tired   Descript...
Posted by Jim Bowes on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 10:18:00 PST