Bucketfull Of Brains

14/06/2024

Rain Parade start the UK leg of their European tour tonight in Bristol at Strange Brew, culminating at London's 229 on Wednesday. The impressive Ella Raphael whose debut album Mad Sometimes is released on Fire Records in October opens at all UK shows.

07/06/2024

Freddy Trujillo's I Never Threw A Shadow At It reviewed. Freddy plays three solo shows over the forthcoming weekend, and opens the shows on the upcoming European tour from The Delines starting in Oxford on Tuesday.

Freddy Trujillo is probably best known in Europe as the bass player with The Delines but his life in music stretches back at least three decades. Hailing from Los Angeles he played with The Germs’ …

07/06/2024

Static Roots Festival 2024 is approaching fast. We're pleased to be playing a small part at this splendid two-day affair in Oberhausen. One of our editors Nick West will be hosting a session with W***y Vlautin and Freddy Trujillo of The Delines. W***y will be reading from and talking about his latest novel The Horse, and Freddy playing tunes from his new solo album I Never Threw A Shadow At It.

Join W***y Vlautin at the Zentrum Altenberg for a mesmerizing book reading session. Explore his latest work, 'The Horse', and its captivating narratives of offbeat characters and a quixotic equine-rescue mission.

13/05/2024

A new song from Rain Parade to greet their upcoming European tour; four track EP Last Stop On The Underground to follow

It’s less than a month before Rain Parade arrive in Europe for their first band tour in four decades, and in anticipation they’ve just released a new song ‘Surprise, Surprise’ along with a video cr…

26/03/2024

Sid Griffin and Peter Case on tour in April & May

20/03/2024

Upcoming Dan Stuart and Tom Heyman shows; Leytonstone tonight!!

The final stretch - Dan playing solo and Green On Red with Tom Heyman support.

Tonight! - London - What's Cookin' https://www.wegottickets.com/event/603133
Thurs - Brighton Prince Albert https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/dan-stuart-tom-heyman-the-prince-albert-tickets/13386793
Fri London - The Betsey Trotwood https://www.thebetsey.com/music-events/dan-stuart-tom-heyman
Sat- Twyford - Swiss Cottage afternoon show https://www.wegottickets.com/event/606828

photo Marcel Pullen

12/03/2024

A preview of this year's Static Roots Festival; a cracking line-up promised with BOB faves The Sadies, The Delines, and Chris Cacavas Music to the fore and a host more top-notch acts.

On a bright sunny morning a few streets away from the Ruhr in leafy Mulheim Dietmar Leibecke is reflecting on another successful Static Roots Festival. 2023 had proved a turning point. Having built…

06/03/2024

Dan Stuart and Tom Heyman on tour across the country.
Green On Red frontman, and the Go To Blazes & The Court & Spark guitarist are a not-to-be-missed duo. Shows start next week, ticket links here. Don't delay, don't miss out.

Mar 13 Bristol - Hen & Chicken https://www.wegottickets.com/event/601879
Mar 14 High Wycombe - Kingsmead House Concerts https://www.seetickets.com/.../kingsmead-house/2858951
Mar 15 Laugharne - sold out
Mar 16 Sheffield Greystones https://www.wegottickets.com/event/601880
Mar 17 York - Bluebird Cafe https://www.seetickets.com/.../dan.../rise-bluebird/2922289
Mar 18 Birmingham - Kitchen Garden Cafe https://www.wegottickets.com/event/602541
Mar 19 Durham - Old Cinema Laundrette https://www.wegottickets.com/event/603112
Mar 20 London - Whats Cookin' https://www.wegottickets.com/event/603133
Mar 21 Brighton - Prince Albert https://www.seetickets.com/.../the-prince-albert/2900747
Mar 22 LONDON Betsy Trotwood https://www.wegottickets.com/event/611658
Mar 23 TWYFORD Swiss Cottage - sold out evening show, second gig added in the afternoon https://www.wegottickets.com/event/606828...

28/11/2023

A good morning for Paisley Undergrounders: The Dream Syndicate and Rain Parade announce UK and European shows in 2024

25/10/2023

This is happenng this coming SUNDAY 29th OCT about half an hour south of London. The pedigree of these folk is astounding; the flyer barely scratches the surface.

From THE SPLIT SQUAD
Clem Burke is a legend, quite aside from Blondie he's played The Ramones, in Magic Christian with Cyril Jordan, with Carla Olson, with Iggy and The Plimsouls.
Kurt Bloch has been a Young Fresh Fellow, a Fastback, worked with Robyn Hitchcock.
Keith Streng was born the same day as Sid Griffin and was recently spotted in a video with Swedish garage-rockers Stupidity.
Michael Giblin appears on the Bucketfull 50th Issue CD with Cherry Twister
Josh Kantor plays the organ at Fenway Park for the Boston Red Sox though he's too young to have been in Earth Opera

CHRIS STAMEY hasn't played shows in the UK since 2012. He's made music with Peter Holsapple, Alex Chilton, Richard Lloyd, The Golden Palaminos. Worked with Syd Straw, Peter Blegvad, Whiskeytown. His solo albums can be infrequent but they're invariably wonders when they come. His 2018 book A Spy In The House Of Loud is both biographically and for its observations on the making of music a brilliant and enlightening read. Not to mention him being the driving force behind the Big Star Third caravan for the last decade and more.

JOHNNY LEITERA is the fellow behind Brooklyn's Tuff Sunshine; a floating ensemble amongst who can sometimes be spotted the Miracle 3's Linda Pitmon. Also a good man in the kitchen.

Tickets are still available (link in comments); go, it'll be a riot!!

11/10/2023

Tonight: London album launch at The Betsey Trotwood: Robert Rotifer & Friends + Paul & Pets + DJs Looking Glass Alice: this is going to be a good one

Album release party for Robert Rotifer's new album "Holding Hands in Petrópolis'', released on Gare du Nord, featuring: ROBERT ROTIFER & FRIENDS - Amelia Fletcher, Helen McCookerybook, Ian Button, Paul Pfleger & Ruth Tidmarsh https://www.robertrotifer.co.uk/ PAUL & PETS - Outsider indie pop gems fr...

30/09/2023

Five years back Union Music Store asked me to put together a playlist for them, as it was the anniversary last month they asked me to do another one. Almost everything here is from 2023 or at least recently released. Some anticipates forthcoming albums; if they're on vinyl Union will have them.https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1114tJl7QA3ld2xnvDRHJP?si=eb5d0733af7d4db8

19/09/2023

"Songs full of bright intelligence, clever, nuanced, and massively listenable, exploring both the regrets and the shorings of his generation."
Robert Rotifer's Holding Hands In Petropolis (Gare du Nord) reords)

Located an hour’s drive north of Rio de Janeiro the city of Petropolis turns out to be not – as its name initially suggests – some sweaty oil town, but a quite lovely-looking municipality sur…

07/09/2023

Dan Stuart's tour kicked off in Biddulph last night to considerable acclaim. Nottingham tonight, Newcastle tomorrow, Walthamstow next thursday, before hitting mainland Europe. Do not miss.

11/08/2023

This is TONIGHT at The Betsey Trotwood: Loose Music presentation headlined by Emma Tricca

Loose Nights is very excited to be bringing you a night of 3 top notch female singer songwriters at The Betsey Trotwood on Friday August 11th. Headlining the night is Emma Tricca who released her beguiling new album "Aspirin Sun" on Bella Union earlier this year, she teamed up once again for the alb...