This Monday Free Fun to all ITC goers!

Dear Bandista's

RE: In The City...
Yes, we gave in in the end and we are NOW happily playing In The City on a funday Monday 30th Oct with the mighty Generalissimos, The Maple State, Kni9hts and Beck's favorite myspace band The Delicate Hammers and according to the Blowout website we shall be gracing the stage at 9.30pm...

Other news:
We have sterilised our myspace page as it was looking like the back end of a car boot sale, we have also now uploaded our debut single Peacock which will be released by the mighty Guy Lovelady on his new karmic sauce imprint label Little bird on the 27th Nov with a little launch near you very soon!

There will be a single preview at Common's (Edge Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester) new free night 'Atomic Cocktail' on Friday 17th November, so you can hear it through a choice sound system whilst sipping your favorite poison!

Masks'n'wine later...
Mr. Nature-Bold
Director of Band(ism)


Monday 30th October @ The Bierkeller
Auto Test Pilot & Blowout present
In The City

The Maple State - 23.00
The Generalissimos - 22.15
Band(ism) - 21.30
Kni9hts - 8.45
Delicate Hammers - 8.00

Doors 7pm - late £5/free for ITC Delegates...

Band(ism) debut single set for 27th Nov '06

'Peacock' & b-side 'Margate (Acoustic)'

Part 1:
Monday 27th November 2006
Download (itunes & hmv) & CD

Part 2:
Monday 22nd January 2007
Limited Edition 7" Off-White Vinyl
(including an artwork print by Len Horsey)

On Guy Lovelady's Little Bird a new karmic sauce label

Band(ism) are a Manchester based pop-punk-folk, theatrical audio art project with edgy edges. They've been classed as "more surreal than Leigh Bowery and the Mighty Boosh" by Designer Magazine, whilst taking hints of "Devo, the Cure and the Buzzcocks in their sound" by High Voltage.

Peacock is an indie-disco tribute to misguided scenesters everywhere set to a driving bass riff so dirty that only its mother could love it. Grooving like a bastard, its infectious vocals will own you. In contrast, the B-side Margate is an acoustic jaunt through a live favourite. It describes an ill-advised trip to the washed up seaside town.

Carving through the ranks of miserabler-than-thou-power-chord-chugging-pub-rock bands are Band(ism). Any whiff of pretension indicated by the parenthetical name is confirmed by singer Robin Nature-Bold in a creepy Porno Whistling Bob Harris-esque drawl: "We are an audio art project, we dress in white to represent the blank canvas which then projects music. We wear masks as a ironic jab at the anonymous nature of the generic band member." Nature-Bold concludes: "Entertainment won't save you" but it does help to make your evenings a bit more exciting.
Teddy Astley, Flux Magazine, 06

Without straying too hard from their sheet-metal art-punk-funk there are actually things you could hum to here.
Cath Aubergine, ManchesterMusic.co.uk, 06

Band(ism) have supported the likes of The Young Knives, Archie Bronson Outfit, Viva Voce, Polytechnic, Wild Billy Childish & The Buff Medways, Bobby Conn & The Glass Gypsies, Holly Golightly, Edward Barton, Duke Garwood, The Three Johns, Protokoll, Chikinki and Pull Tiger Tail.

Details:
For more info on Band(ism) visit www.myspace.com/bandism
Mike E: mikechavezdawson@yahoo.com

New imprint Little bird continues label boss Guy Lovelady's tradition of releasing bold debut singles by exciting new Manchester bands (Elbow, I Am Kloot).
Guy E: guylovelady@gmail.com

'Peacock' & 'Margate (Acoustic Version)' has been recorded and produced by Strat Barrett.

All music/lyrics/songs have been written by the artist Mike Chavez-Dawson, except 'Peacock' lyrics written in collaboration with Jane Chavez-Dawson, 'Margate' lyrics & music written in collaboration with Edward Barton (based on a true account by Mr. Chavez-Dawson), all arrangements by Band(ism); vocals & electric guitar Robin Nature-Bold, electric & acoustic guitars Sam Space, bass & backing vocals Ben Space, drums Charlie Arson, 2006.

I've been told I've got a big nose...

Dear Bandista's

It's been an eventful year for us, so far, fending off unwanted adoration and unconducive record deals and creating new members from ex-lovers ribs and bits of plasticine! I now find myself with the tattoo of 'Entertainment Won't Save You!' on the inside of my eyelid - to round it off.

With new songs aplenty - we're about to release our first single through the exceptional and legendary Mr Guy Lovelady on the 27th November. But through our intoxication of over snorting white peacock milk, I stand still upon the peaks of a local skip thinking we haven't organised a launch-cum-shindig.

So, if you're a promoter and can be arsed, we'd be happy to support your Nan's karaoke night down the Dag's Arms!

See you this Friday (20/10/06) at Save Yourself at the Roadhouse.

Masks'n'time is a context we exist within later...

Mr. Nature-Bold
or fold I've been told

Director of Band(ism)