The SIDEWALK DOCTORS & MC KWASI at Skylarkin’ Soundsystem

In the somewhat vain anticipation that summer will have finally arrived by the first of June, I’ve gone and booked some ice-cold rocksteady and red-hot ragga chat to see in the new season at The Cellar. Bring a sun hat!

THE SIDEWALK DOCTORS
Back by popular demand, The Sidewalk Doctors play proper old-time Rocksteady, with nods to the greats of Treasure Isle and Studio One. Between them singer Nathan Thomas and guitarist Lenny Bignell have worked with The Skatalites, Toots and the Maytals, Prince Buster, U Roy and Frankie Paul, among many others. Lots of great tracks from their debut LP ‘Music Is Medicine’ are available to listen to on their website – have a click!

MC KWASI ASANTE
Wind yer neck in – it’s MC Kwasi! Mic-mad Mancstafarian, as seen hosting the main stage at Outlook Festival, the Jazz Stage at Glastonbury, and holding down microphone duties for the likes of Aim, Shaun Ryder, Rae & Christian, Mungos Hi-Fi and The Nextmen, to name but a few.

COUNT SKYLARKIN & INDECISION
Long-time collaborators Skylarkin & Indecision are reunited once again. Dancehall, reggae, hip hop, dubstep, rocksteady, garage, ska and jungle all feature in the quick-fire mix.

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Skylarkin’ Soundsystem
Friday 1st June at The Cellar, Frewin Court, Oxford
9pm-3am | £5 advance/door

BACKYARD BREW feat. THE DROP + DJs WRONGTOM + COUNT SKYLARKIN + SHEPDOG

Nice Up!’s DJ Shepdog and Trojan remixer Count Skylarkin join forces to bring you Backyard Brew – a lively schooling in bass-laden reggae, soul, hip hop, jungle and dancehall bubbling – on the second Saturday of every month.

THE DROP (LIVE)
The Drop, are a 9-piece roots-rock-reggae outfit based in and around London. They are part of the small but significant front-line of British new-wave reggae bands. They are pushing with a sincere awareness for the British reggae revival that has been a long time in the coming.

They effortlessly walk the syncopated path laid by generations before. The arrangements are meticulous, leaving the booming dub bass plenty of air to vibrate and never suffocating the thoughtful lyrics of vocalist Dandelion. They have quickly built a reputation for infectious melodies and an authentic heavy roots sound laced with a refreshingly eclectic originality.

DJ WRONGTOM
Wrongtom is a record producer and dj from South London, now residing in the not-so-trendy reaches of the east end, he spends his days playing with tape echo and watching B-movies in his makeshift studio hidden away in a converted nunnery.

Spanning over a decade, Tom’s career has covered a colourful patchwork of styles from Dancehall to Indie-Pop with the likes of Rockabilly, Dub, Ghettotech and Free Jazz filling the gaps in between. Starting out as a percussionist playing on records for Bob Jones’ Black On Black label and Kingsize Records, Tom soon taught himself to produce with some hand-me-down analogue gear and a cracked copy of Cubase, his early productions bridging the gap between new school breaks and old freestyle-electro records.

Saturday 9th June / 8pm-3am
£6 adv / £8 otd
Advance tickets
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The SIDEWALK DOCTORS & MC KWASI at Skylarkin’ Soundsystem

In the somewhat vain anticipation that summer will have finally arrived by the first of June, I’ve gone and booked some ice-cold rocksteady and red-hot ragga chat to see in the new season at The Cellar. Bring a sun hat!

THE SIDEWALK DOCTORS
Back by popular demand, The Sidewalk Doctors play proper old-time Rocksteady, with nods to the greats of Treasure Isle and Studio One. Between them singer Nathan Thomas and guitarist Lenny Bignell have worked with The Skatalites, Toots and the Maytals, Prince Buster, U Roy and Frankie Paul, among many others. Lots of great tracks from their debut LP ‘Music Is Medicine’ are available to listen to on their website – have a click!

MC KWASI ASANTE
Wind yer neck in – it’s MC Kwasi! Mic-mad Mancstafarian, as seen hosting the main stage at Outlook Festival, the Jazz Stage at Glastonbury, and holding down microphone duties for the likes of Aim, Shaun Ryder, Rae & Christian, Mungos Hi-Fi and The Nextmen, to name but a few.

COUNT SKYLARKIN & INDECISION
Long-time collaborators Skylarkin & Indecision are reunited once again. Dancehall, reggae, hip hop, dubstep, rocksteady, garage, ska and jungle all feature in the quick-fire mix.

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Skylarkin’ Soundsystem
Friday 1st June at The Cellar, Frewin Court, Oxford
9pm-3am | £5 advance/door
Facebook event

BACKYARD BREW feat. LIVE: THE DELEGATORS

Nice Up!’s DJ Shepdog and Trojan remixer Count Skylarkin join forces to bring you a lively schooling in bass-laden reggae, soul, hip hop, jungle and dancehall. This month they’re back for round two with the smooth and sweet sounds of The Delegators. Expect rocksteady, early reggae with hints of motown and 60s soul.

THE DELEGATORS
The Delegators play rocksteady and early reggae, with hints of Motown and 60s soul thrown into the mix. With influences such as Alton Ellis, The Upsetters, Tommy McCook, Desmond Dekker & Phyllis Dillon their sound is as authentic and satisfying as you can get. Favourites at Glastonbury and the International Ska Festival.

SKETCHY (man make music)
Sketchy, man behind clubnight & label ManMakeMusic spins bumping, off-centre electronic music from soul & boogie to house, disco and bass music. After a stonking Mixcloud/Melodica boat party at the Stop Making Sense festival in 2011, catch him on Croatian shores again this year.

ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

Backyard Brew – COUNT SKYLARKIN & SHEPDOG present a new night in East London

Nice Up!’s DJ Shepdog and Trojan remixer Count Skylarkin join forces to bring you Backyard Brew – a lively schooling in bass-laden reggae, soul, hip hop, jungle and dancehall bubbling – on the second Saturday of every month at the all-new and improved Bedroom Bar.

LIVE: THE SIDEWALK DOCTORS
Testing out the new BB soundsystem at the launch night will be acclaimed London 4-piece The Sidewalk Doctors. The Docs’ authentic brand of killer ska, reggae and rocksteady has led them to appear alongside The Skatalites, Ernest Ranglin, Toots & The Maytals and many more Jamaican greats during their short career. Steeped in the heritage of Studio One and Treasure Isle, if there’s a better band making this kind of music in 2012 then we’ve yet to find them.

DJs:
COUNT SKYLARKIN
DJ SHEPDOG

ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
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Good Friday! LAID BLAK & EARL GATESHEAD at The Cellar

Good Friday made better.

LAID BLAK
Regular visitors to these parts ever since they first crossed paths with Count Skylarkin on The Wailers UK tour in 2009, Laid Blak have established a reputation as one of the foremost reggae bands in the country, and were recently voted the best reggae band in Northern Europe. Tracks like ‘Red’ and ‘Bristol Love’ have found their way onto national radio to become modern-day UK dancehall classics. Most recently, the patronage of Ed Sheeran has brought the 7-piece to their widest audience yet. Onstage at 10:30 sharp, you really won’t want to be missing Laid Blak.
Listen:
RED http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqW_oCa5slw
BRISTOL LOVE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BSpJ2-8Lu8

EARL GATESHEAD (Trojan Soundsystem)
Trojan Soundsystem lynchpin Earl Gateshead has been selecting reggae music for well over 30 years. These days a regular guest DJ at the likes of Fabric and Outlook Festival, Earl earned his stripes playing punk clubs in the 70s, West Indian squat parties in the 80s and tour DJing for the likes of Big Youth and Dr Alimantado in the 90s.

DJ BUNJY
A Bristol legend in his own right, when not writing, performing and producing as part of Laid Blak Bunjy is one of the city’s most sought-after and respected DJs, spinning hip hop, drum & bass and reggae.

COUNT SKYLARKIN
Count Skylarkin is a cartoon character. He likes drinking Super Juice and socialising with friends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiNxw4YBLSs

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Skylarkin’ Soundsystem
Good Friday – 6th April at The Cellar, Frewin Court, Oxford
9pm-3am | £5 advance/door

THE NEXTMEN at The Cellar

We’re putting on a series of special events to celebrate 10 years of Skylarkin’ Soundsystem in Oxford over the course of the 2012. So following DJ Format’s excellent set last month, in April we’re delighted to be welcoming The Nextmen.

THE NEXTMEN
Beloved the globe over by dedicated followers of music (not dedicated followers of fashion), Brad Baloo and Dom Search are two of the best party-starters in the business, blending anything worth listening to from all electronic music styles. Expect anything from dancehall, drum’n’bass, dubstep, reggae, roots, andl hip hop to soul, funk & (UK) funky, indie, leftfield, ambient, pop and straight-up party jacking pleasers. And expect it to go off.

COUNT SKYLARKIN & INDECISION
The next best men come in the shape of Count Skylarkin and Indecision, who will be warming things up with bass-laden bangers galore.

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Skylarkin’ Soundsystem presents THE NEXTMEN
Friday 20th April at The Cellar, Frewin Court, Oxford
10pm-3am | £8 advance/door
ONLY 50 ADVANCE TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS ONE – THE REST WILL BE SOLD ON THE DOOR, FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!