2012 5/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat @birdeatsbaby, @maryepworth, #popuppeople and More Besides

1) Birdeatsbaby – Incitatus Brighton based dark cabaret outfit Birdeatsbaby have just released this BRILLIANT new video, and like the last video for “Feast Of Hammers” it’s deliciously spooky. And makes me scared of bands… “Feast Of Hammers” – the album – is released on February 20th and I’m supporting them at their London launch...

“Little Battles” vBlog Episode 1 Online Now! Brighton, Birdeatsbaby, BBC 6 Music and Singing To Seabirds

The first in my brand new video blog series to celebrate my new album coming out on April 9th, woohoo! The album launch extravaganza will be at the Half Moon in Herne Hill, London SE24 on Wednesday 11th April with tickets available very soon. “In This Boat” will be released on February 14th as digital...

2012 4/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat Grace Petrie, Brighton and Musical Broccoli

Click to see the rest of this week’s photos 1) Grace Petrie A wonderfully inspiring songwriter and performer I met at last weekend’s Midwinter Picnic 4. She makes music that really gets you in the gut, and her rousing lyrics are still echoing around my head a week on. I should have heard of her...

2012 3/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat Gil Scott Heron, Martin Luther King & Handcrafted Chocolate

Click to see the rest of this week’s photos 1) “The Last Holiday : A Memoir” by Gil Scott Heron I’m so thankful to a friend for introducing me to the wonderful work of Gil Scott Heron a number of years before he sadly died, and though I’ve only just started reading this newly published...

“Slow Puncture” On BBC Introducing – Listen Again + Tickets For Feb Shows With @hiband & @birdeatsbaby

Get the song here on a pay-what-you-can basis… I was very excited and pleased to receive an email from the Tom Robinson show last week informing me that “Slow Puncture” would be played on the show early on Monday morning (today), as a result of being selected from songs uploaded to the BBC Introducing Uploader....

2012 2/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat Chris T-T, Arctic Hooping & Bike Doctor

Click to see the rest of this week’s photos 1) Chris T-T – “Binker” – the video! I don’t know how I missed this on Twitter last week but I only just stumbled across this gorgeous film. Chris’ 2011 Edinburgh Festival show “Disobedience: Chris T-T Sings A.A. Milne” was one of the musical highlights of...

Category: Gigs

“Little Battles” vBlog Episode 1 Online Now! Brighton, Birdeatsbaby, BBC 6 Music and Singing To Seabirds

The first in my brand new video blog series to celebrate my new album coming out on April 9th, woohoo! The album launch extravaganza will be at the Half Moon in Herne Hill, London SE24 on Wednesday 11th April with tickets available very soon. “In This Boat” will be released...

“Slow Puncture” On BBC Introducing – Listen Again + Tickets For Feb Shows With @hiband & @birdeatsbaby

Posted 16 Jan 2012 in Gigs,Music,Official News,Press,She Makes War
Get the song here on a pay-what-you-can basis… I was very excited and pleased to receive an email from the Tom Robinson show last week informing me that “Slow Puncture” would be played on the show early on Monday morning (today), as a result of being selected from songs uploaded...

Leeds : ELFM Session Online + House Concert Awesomeness

I am in Leeds, one of my most favourite cities, sipping coffee at my friend Rich‘s house, listening to the mixes from last week’s live EP recording and having a cheeky cuddle with my beautiful dog friend Odlum. Life is pretty swell right about now. Yesterday afternoon I was invited...

Gigs In London and Leeds This Week and Next + Join The Gig Alert Lists

Posted 16 Nov 2011 in Gigs,Music,Official News,She Makes War
UPCOMING SHOWS IN LONDON AND LEEDS (AND LONDON AGAIN) These are probably my last shows of the year and they’re all going to be pretty special in their own way, so please come along if you can! +++ Sunday 20th November – LONDON – Clit Rock @ The Lexington TICKETS...

“In This Boat” – Live Video Of New Song + Brilliant Weekend at The Hospital Club + Malcfest

Massive thanks to @mosaiclawns for capturing this performance of “In This Boat” at my Hospital Club gig on Saturday night. I think my nautical dress fit the theme… Big thanks also to Tom Lillywhite for asking me to play and to everyone who came along to watch, I had a...

Getting Hoopy, Loopy & Sociable at the #hsgardenparty

A few months ago Rich Huxley and Ben Denison asked me to get involved with a John Popham filmed a little hooping tutorial with a lovely demo from Jooles – make sure you check out the other videos on his YouTube account for more of a flavour of the day....

New vBlog Episode 27 – The South West Wartour

A train tour visiting Tunbridge Wells, Bristol, Falmouth, Dartmouth and Oxford, supporting Midge Ure, Sick of Sarah and Little Fish and starring performances from Spring Offensive, Adam Barnes, Djevara Redux and George Chopping. And a STEAM TRAIN. Photos from the tour are...