RIFFSBAR.COMI run a music venue with my partner called RIFFS BAR. Great fun, great music and great hangovers!!!
I sing in a glam band called HOT ROX which is also fun as I get to rock out and wear silly wigs. On the other scale of the music spectrum I am a backing singer in an original band called THE LISTENING DEVICE which is alot more laid back.
In my spare time I paint portraits of rock stars and hamsters.
My Bands are:
The Sensational HOT ROX
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The Sensational HOT ROX a cool 70's Glam Tribute :)
The HOT ROX 70's show is an energetic and highly memorable musical "Blast From The Past" which is guaranteed to get your feet moving and the adrenaline flowing. So dig out your flares and platform shoes and prepare yourselves for a roller coaster ride through the hits of the 70's
and.....The Listening Device
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An original project described as....
"WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF TOM WAITS BECAME LEAD SINGER OF COLDPLAY ? The answer perhaps is The Listening Device.
Each song tells a story, emotive and thought provoking. We leave the rest to your perception....
"The Listening Device are somewhere between Ray Charles and Nick Cave..." JOOLS HOLLAND
Our Pub and Music venue....
RIFF'S BAR - UK MUSIC PUB OF THE YEAR 2005 & 2006
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Also have a look at RIFFSBARMUSIC our MySpace place for original bands to sign up and to find out what is on at Riff's....
RIFF'S BAR, "Where Music Matters", is the areas premier live music venue. Run by musicians, RIFF'S is now the only place in Swindon where you can hear quality live music throughout the week. We also host unplugged nights as backing trax are banned due to our policy of providing our customers with LIVE music only.
Where else can you pop down your local and bump into Deborah Bonham (John's sister (Led Zeppelin)), Rick Buckler (The GIFT, The JAM), Dave Gregory (XTC) and a host of local, national and International stars?
"There's only a few venues on the International circuit where music is in the bricks and mortar of the place and Riff's is one of them. You feel instantly at home as a musician, it's always a good night and there's never a down side." Eddie Martin ("A Blues Master" New Jersey Times)
"Riffs is a truly great music venue, hospitable and friendly atmosphere, for all lovers of live music. Our music industry is built upon this type of venue." Rick Buckler (The Gift, The JAM)
"If I sell a million albums, I'm still coming back to Riff's" Deborah Bonham
"Carlsberg don't do pubs.... but if they did it'd probably be called Riff's, probably the best pub in the world!" Rhino Plaster (Vynal Matt)
"This is the year of the Riff..." Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
The gig guide will show you that RIFF'S is the only place to go in the Swindon Area for quality Live Music, both local and international stars perform at RIFF'S. Click here for the GIG GUIDE
THE PUBLICAN Music Pub of the Year 2005 & 2006:
In a highly competitive category, Riff’s Bar emerged as the winner of the Music Pub of the Year. The fact that Riff’s Bar has won this award is testament to the passion, devotion and dedication of it’s licencees, Theresa (Tiggy) York and Andy Pett, seemingly against all the odds. They have managed to carve out a niche reputation not only through their clientele but also among the music community. A measure of this can be garnered by the fact that Deborah Bonham – the sister of Led Zeppelin’s late drummer, John – was so struck by Riff’s when she first played there that she said "If I sell a million albums, I’m still coming back to Riff’s" What the judges said: "Against all the odds, passion and dedication mixed with creativity has seen Riff’s thrive. They deliver the complete package for established and emerging artists."
You can now buy tickets .., click the image above to see whats available.
