Nina Nastasia

Friday, 28 May 2010
http://www.myspace.com/ninanastasia
Doors:8pm

The Independent
Over four albums, she's pared down her song-poem style to a point where skeletal
surfaces only need to hint at her characters' back-stories for impact. She
doesn't overburden their tales with analysis or self-pity: instead, she
anatomises the emotions at stake with needlepoint precision.
Mojo
These intimate hushes and lilts would be remarkable even as instrumentals....
Yet it's Nastasia's voice--and the words that it sings--that really sucks the
air out of the room.
Uncut
Spare, beautiful, outstanding.
Q Magazine
Curiously compelling for something so minimal, it's like nothing else around.
The Guardian
Delicate songs with unexpected, unnerving strength.

Nina Nastasia's rare gift of a voice is an intimate, winged presence that is

Nina Nastasia
Friday, 28 May 2010
http://www.myspace.com/ninanastasia
Doors:8pm

The Independent
Over four albums, she's pared down her song-poem style to a point where skeletal surfaces only need to hint at her characters' back-stories for impact. She doesn't overburden their tales with analysis or self-pity: instead, she anatomises the emotions at stake with needlepoint precision.
Mojo
These intimate hushes and lilts would be remarkable even as instrumentals.... Yet it's Nastasia's voice--and the words that it sings--that really sucks the air out of the room.
Uncut
Spare, beautiful, outstanding.
Q Magazine
Curiously compelling for something so minimal, it's like nothing else around.
The Guardian
Delicate songs with unexpected, unnerving strength.

Sweet Laredo

Friday, 21 May 2010

http://www.myspace.com/sweetlaredo

Ticket price:£6

Doors:8pm

Sweet Laredo

The subtle influences of Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone combined with Erykah Badu make Sweet Laredo compelling Listening.Evening Standard

Natty "unplugged"
Saturday, 15 May 2010
http://www.myspace.com/natty4d
Ticket price:£10
Doors:8pm
It can be easy to fall into the trap of trying to pigeonhole this eclectic artist’s style as reggae-soul. However, scratch beneath the surface and there are hidden depths to the chart-topping Natty who effortlessly fuses many genres and vibes into a melting pot of sounds which can be described as the gritty yet uplifting soundtrack to many young people’s lives growing up in the UK today.

Writing songs from an early age, Natty grew up listening to his parents’ diverse record collection. Being of African and British heritage, he soaked up the sounds of artists including Neil Young, Fela Kuti and Bob Marley. The vast scope of influences can be heard within Natty’s own compositions, yet he brings something refreshing and unique to the world of popular music.

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