Soundcheck - July to September

SOUNDCHECK
Live music events July - September 2017
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WELCOME
Imagine this
Great bands, playing live in your living room. No tickets to buy, no queuing to get in. All for free.
That’s where Soundcheck comes in.
Soundcheck is a FREE to air LIVE music netcast, streamed to Facebook Live.We’ve got rock, pop, indie, grunge, jazz, nu-wave, old school, folk, rap, hip hop, trip hop, metal and punk.
Catch it live if you can, but Soundcheck is available on demand too.
This brochure gives you the who, the what and the when.You supply the ‘where’ - it’ s wherever you are with your laptop or smartphone. And it’s all FREE.
But that’s not all
If you love live music - and we do - you’ll be thrilled to hear about our venue shows as well as our Facebook Live shows.
In July at the Frome Festival, we will be staging 3 ticketed gigs featuring Human Bones, Sober Son, Sara Vian, Isolde, North Sea Radio Orchestra and Ange Hardy.Tickets – www.fromefestival.co.uk
Finally - how about poetry?
Our rst performance poetry show,Wordplay, went out on Facebook Live at 2pm on Sat June 17th.
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HOW TO VIEW
All our FREE online gigs are LIVE on www.facebook.com/visualradioarts
A day or two before the event you will see a facebook post for the gig with a ‘Get Reminder’ button to click which sends you a noti cation a few minutes before the gig is due to start.
We start with a quick glimpse of the band getting ready ...and then the titles roll. Next the presenter introduces you to the band ...and the gig starts!
You can also watch the LIVE gig on our website www.visualradioarts.co.uk
It’s always more fun to watch the gig LIVE. but don’t worry you can catch it later... the videos will still be there for you to see whenever you are ready.
Afterwards we edit the audio and create a studio version of the video which we post onto our website a few days later. www.visualradioarts.co.uk


SAT 1ST JULY - 2PM
Chloe Warren
Chloë is a Somerset musician, singer songwriter and keyboard player.With emotive songs driven by metaphorical lyrics, delicate harmonies and
a stunningly unique vocal, it is easy to recognize why Chloë Warren is so well established on the UK music scene. Her latest EP “White Noise” was described as “sounding gorgeous’ by BBC Introducing.
A VIEW OF THE STUDIO ‘THROUGH THE GLASS’ FROM THE CONTROL ROOM
Live online gig at 2pm


FRI 7TH JULY - 7:30PM
Pride without prejudice
In an unsettled world where politics has gone mad, it’s time for music to take a stand in celebration of diversity, human rights and equalities.
Bristol based Human Bones is a 2 piece band mixing rock music with punk, pop, garage-rock and Americana in uences.
Support by Sober Son and Sara Vian in aid of MOAS (Migrant Offshore Aid Station).
Tickets £7 from Frome Festival box of ce or £8 on the door
SUN 9TH JULY - 7:30PM
North Sea Radio Orchestra
Led by guitarist Craig Fortnam, NSRO return with their fourth album ‘Dronne’ featuring the beautiful voice of Sharron Fortnam. ‘Dronne’ marries disparate in uences like Robert Wyatt, Britten, Vaughan-Williams, Cardiacs, early Kraftwerk etc
Support by Isolde
Tickets £13 from Frome Festival Box Of ce or £14 on the door


MON 10TH JULY - 7:30PM
Ange Hardy
Celebrated by The Telegraph as “one of Britain’s top folk musicians” Ange Hardy is currently touring with three different guitars, a bag of low whistles, a bodhrán drum, a tambourine, a 27-string Salvi Harp and a shruti box. Combined with her innovative use of live looping for vocal harmonies she’s one of the most diverse solo-artists you’re likely to encounter.
Tickets £13 from Frome Festival Box Of ce or £14 on the door
THUR 13TH JULY - 9PM
Rita Lynch Band
“A legend on the Bristol scene, Rita’s songs are an explosion of sexual, religious and social imagery driven by an energy that comes across just as strongly in an acoustic set as when Rita performs with a band.” Rita’s accompanying musicians are MikeYoué (bass) and John Langley (drums).
Pre-gig interview at 8:25pm ...live gig at 9pm on www.facebook.com/visualradioarts


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FRI 14TH JULY - 9PM
Frequency Cowboy
Frequency Cowboy is the nom de plume for Sam Hurt, multi instrumentalist and singer/songwriter based in Bristol and Wells. Inspired by classic songwriting of the late 20th Century (Beck ,The Police, Northern Soul), he sings about loss, hope and longing.August 2015 saw the release of the lo- sounding ‘First Four’ EP. Sam enlisted the help of Bath based producer Stew Jackson (Massive Attack) and the result was a three track EP This Is.
Pre-gig interview 8:25pm ...live gig @ 9pm
SAT 15TH JULY - 9PM
The Brackish
The Brackish are a thrillingly unique instrumental band formed in 2013, featuring alumni of This is the Kit, Zun Zun Egui and The Liftmen.At the core of the music are tight arrangements combined with improvisation, featuring interplay between two distinctive guitar voices.The broad vocabulary of the music - psychedelic, metal, jazz, kraut ... - echoes Steve Reich, Sabbath, Can and Tortoise.
Pre-gig chat with the band at 8:25pm ...live gig 9pm


FRI 4TH AUG - 9PM
SAT 5TH AUG - 9PM
Ghost of the Avalanche
Noise-punk duo from Bath, UK with a perverse sense of what the word ‘pop’ means. Catchy tunes played at blistering speed, reminiscent of early The Mis ts crossed with The Bronx and DFA 1979. Stripped back punk rock.
Pre-gig chat with the band at 8:25pm ...live gig 9pm
Pre-gig chat with the band at 8:25pm ...live gig 9pm
Vivid Vague
Vivid Vague are a haunting band from Devon, fronted by Michelle Dilling (Vocals) with Nathan Gregory (Guitars), Simon Hodgkiss (Drums) and Sam Orchard (Bass).
Starting life in 2015 as a grunge rock out t they have honed their sound into the more subtle and delicate tones that we hear today but still with some dark edges.


FRI 18TH AUG - 9PM
Gina Valerie & The Company Of Men
Take one amazing voice, add a healthy measure of glamour amd sprinkle with sass.Accompany with a big chunk of healthy rock ‘n roll, a liberal serving of bass ‘n drum and lace with reggae, punk and funk. Serve hot and stand back. Whatever happens... it won’t be ordinary.
Pre-gig interview at 8:25pm ...LIVE gig at 9pm
KEEP IN TOUCH
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SAT 19TH AUG - 2PM
Sara Vian
Sara plays an acoustic set featuring tracks from her album ‘Beautiful Soul’ ahead of her dates in the USA in September.
LIVE gig at 2pm
SAT 19TH AUG - 9PM
Azhaar Saffar & Global Wave
Azhaar Saffar trained as a concert violinist at the Royal Northern College of Music. In 2000 she formed Brazilian jazz fusion band Sirius B. Post Sirius B,Azhaar got together with a host of Nu world jazz musicians and created Global Wave and they will be releasing their rst album later this year.
Pre-gig chat at 8:25pm ...live gig 9pm


CALENDAR
My Style - June 2017
JULY
Sat 1st - Chloe Warren @ 2pm Sat 1st - Audioflux @ 9pm
Frome Festival - Assembly Rooms @ 7:30pm • Fri 7th - Human Bones
• Sat 9th - North Sea Radio Orchestra
• Mon 10th - Ange Hardy
Thurs 13th - Rita Lynch band @ 9pm Fri 14th - Frequency Cowboys @ 9pm Sat 15th - The Brackish @ 9pm
SHOPPING LIST
for a good night in!!
Wine & Beer Take away
Crisps & Chocolate Coffee


TO DO LIST
Support Soundcheck bands and crew with one-off donation
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AUGUST
Fri 4th - Vivid Vague
Sat 5th - Ghost of the Avalanche
Fri 18th - Gina Valerie & Company of Men
Sat 19th - Sara Vian @2pm
Sat 19th - Azhaar Saffar & Global Wave @9pm
SEPTEMBER
Fri 1st - LM Project
Sat 2nd - Craig & Alex Priddice @2pm Sat 2nd - Village Hall Feedback @9pm Fri 8th - Hidden Gentlemen
Sat 9th - Nerea Bassart @ 1pm
Sat 9th - Virus @9pm
Sat 23rd - Dai-Nichi


FRI 1ST SEPT - 9PM
LM Project
LM Project is Louie Miller (Vocals & Guitar), Will Ashworth (Keys), Steve Hall (Bass) & Dean Creighton (Drums) - a songwriting fusion with a hand picked band.
Pre-gig interview at 8:25pm ...LIVE gig 9pm
HIRE US
Visit www.visualradioarts.co.uk to nd out more about our hire services. We can live stream your event, dry hire sound and lighting equipment or record a bespoke session for you in our studios (audio and or video).


SAT 2ND SEPT - 2PM
SAT 2ND SEPT - 9PM
Craig & Alex Priddice
Craig and Alex Priddice are serious music lovers, consummate songwriters and experienced performers. By the time you get to seem them on Soundcheck, they will already have performed at Glastonbury 2017 (John Peel, hospitality stage).
LIVE online gig at 2pm
Village Hall Feedback
Village Hall Feedback is a UK indie rock band that WRITE and play original songs. Citing in uences from the Foo Fighters and Radiohead, right through to Pink Floyd and Rush, they play songs about love, in delity and white collar criminals.
Some of the lyrics may be true ...Village Hall Feedback is Oli Boots,Aaron Clarkson,
A D Rummer and P Shepard.
Pre-gig interview at 8.25pm ...LIVE gig 9pm


FRI 8TH SEPT - 9PM
Hidden Gentlemen
A 3 piece Alt. Pop/Rock band from Somerset.Their core sound is made with the classic 3 piece rock line up of Guitar, Bass and Drums with all members singing. Mark grew up singing to classic rock which is re ected in his natural raw voice drawing relation to Free and David Bowie. Greg has a great natural feel to his bass playing managing to play harmonies to compliment Mark’s guitar while locking into the deep groove Kyle lays down.
Pre-gig interview at 8:25pm ...LIVE gig 9pm


FRI 9TH SEPT - 1PM
Nerea Bassart
Nerea Bassart is a songwriter from El Vendrell (Catalonia,Spain) with an acoustic solo project.The original songs have a connection with the sound of the 90’s rock music, but in an unplugged context.
The new album called ‘Lucid Dream’ is going to be released in August.
LIVE gig 1pm
FRI 9TH SEPT - 9PM
Virus
Virus are an Anarcho punk rock band from the UK, featuring Dave (Vocals),Jaz (Bass &Vocals),Tom (Guitar) & Sam (Drums).Virus play live in theVisual Radio Arts studio on our free-to-air Soundcheck netcast.Watch the show here on Facebook Live.
Pre-gig interview at 8:25pm ...LIVE gig 9pm


Amadou Diagne is a Senegalese kora and guitar player. Amadou played a stunning live set on Soundcheck in May 2017.You can watch the video on www.visualradioarts.co.uk - follow the Soundcheck menu.
SAT 23RD SEPT - 9PM
Dai-Nichi
Dai-Nichi are a female, japanese pop duo.They will be playing a small handful of UK gigs, including a session for Soundcheck.
Pre-gig interview at 8:25pm ...LIVE gig 9pm




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COMING SOON - SOUNDCHECK RADIO
If you love live music, then you’ll love Soundcheck Radio – an internet radio stream that plays live tracks from Soundcheck sessions. Keep an ear out on our Facebook page and website for the July launch date and for ‘how to listen’ details.


PAY WHAT YOU WANT
We love live music and we love creating the videos FREE to air on Facebook ...but it all costs money.
If you LIKE the band and LOVE what we are doing then why not make a donation? The price of a cup of coffee helps us pay for the studio,
the volunteer crew and the bands.
Just enjoy the show and if you like it - Pay What You Want !!
Please go to paypal.me/visualradioarts
THANK YOU
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