been there twice and played there once ! really great fest !! human size, fun and cheap !

Fuck yeah! Anyone around Cologne or Düsseldorf or Ruhrgebiet who wants to share a ride over let me know.

BELLBOTTOMS

Next month, any Garage Punkers near the vicinity of Belgium owe it to themselves to check out SJOCK 37.  Such a great line up of music (although Fifty Foot Combo was a late cancellation).  For three days you can listen to fabulous bands and buy cool records... heaven!  It's killing me that I am unable to attend.  Any post festival information and/or photos would be greatly appreciated!

Hi everyone,

we are an established band that get liken to The Cramps a lot and have shared the stage with amazing acts from The Stray Cats to Southern Culture on The Skids and many more... we have been getting a lot of demand in France at the moment but we are looking for a booker to help us make this tour happen. If anyone can assist us that would be amazing!

Thanks for your time Garage lovers!

Meow fa now xxx<3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Zdpnmqu_M

www.labrettasuede.com

Like Mole said. Its the only way. I did it for year's and got away with it. We eventually signed to a label that paid for P-1 Visa's, but it cost them thousands.

THEE GARAGEKID from Munich!

Hi all,

which German one-man-bands do you know? Please let us create a nice list of these fuckers!

Thanx!

thanks a lot!

More Switzerland:

Reitschule, Bern (especially the Rössli bar for smaller gigs)

Royal, Baden (new venue/movie theater totally cool

Hirscheneck, Basel

Tankstell, St. Gallen (new venue; garage/cocktail bar)

UFO or El Dorado bar, Biel

Tab Tab, Shaffhausen

Le Romandie, Lausanne

L'Ecurie, Geneva

LaKuz, Langenthal

Biomill, Laufen

Cafe Mokka, Thun

Murrayfield Pub, Chiasso

There are more but this is a good start for smallish venues in Heidi-Land. Good Luck!

Belgium:

DNA, Bxl
Madame Moustache, Bxl 
Le Bateau Ivre, Mons
Rockerill, Charleroi
34Bar, Charleroi
La Zone, Liège

For the Bateau Ivre, Mons, contact me, I book some groups for them sometimes...

Netherlands

Patronaat, Haarlem

Maloe Melo, Amsterdam

Pitcher, Haarlem

Soundgarden, Amsterdam

Volta, Amsterdam

DNA @ Brussels

thanx guys, that already helps a lot !!

switzerland:

mars bar, zürich

dynamo, zürich

gaswerk, winterthur

sedel, luzern

CHEERS

in holland:

cafe the stage, arnhem

crowbar, groningen

little devil, tilburg

db's, utrecht

the rambler, eindhoven.

Hey everybody,

does anyone of you know some nice little clubs in the Netherlands, Belgium or Switzerland, where a loud and noisy garagepunk group can play?

We like to go touring next november, so it would be cool to get some tips from locals.

cheers

the Vagoos

Cool, glad to hear it! Hope something works out with, or without these.

Dear Hearts (garage'n'guitars) said:

This definitely helps, we'll check these places out for sure. Thanks!!!

This definitely helps, we'll check these places out for sure. Thanks!!!

IDON MINE said:

Hey guys, good to see you in Europe, here is some of Berlins most frequented Trash/garage/RNR clubs:

Try the White Trash - http://www.whitetrashfastfood.com/

And The Bassy - http://www.bassy-club.de/

No word on how this one is, but hey: http://www.wildatheartberlin.de/

Anyway, hope this helps,

Hey guys, good to see you in Europe, here is some of Berlins most frequented Trash/garage/RNR clubs:

Try the White Trash - http://www.whitetrashfastfood.com/

And The Bassy - http://www.bassy-club.de/

No word on how this one is, but hey: http://www.wildatheartberlin.de/

Anyway, hope this helps,

Hey there!

NYC garage-rocknrollers Dear Hearts are heading to Italy this summer for the Tago Mago Festival at Marina di Massa and a show in Florence and would love to make a stop in Berlin, too.

If any garage/rock/surf type bands are in need of an opening act for a Berlin show around July 9-12, please drop us a line! (We can send you links to our music, too).


Thanks!
Rock'n'roll,

D. Hearts

I love the sound, it's very Gallon Drunk/Flaming Stars in its noirishness.  Each riff exudes sinister intent. 

We are the Night Jars our drummer has recently left so we are using this as an opportunity to expand with our bassist moving over to second guitar so we can create a bigger sound whack in some organ ect

SO WE NEED BASS AND DRUMS

talent isnt a major concern just as long as you can embrace the landscape of sounds

We are based around north/east london and usually rehearse in stoke newington at least once a week.

Check out the demo we recorded for an idea of the sounds we are going for.

http://soundcloud.com/the-nightjars/sets/soup-sessions

facebook/thenightjars

Sounds great. Let's hear more about Le Beat Bespoke 8. As The Smoke once said , "We can take it".

One to whet ya whistle the SORROWS live @ Le Beat Bespoke 8 NO NO NO NO

MIDLANDS MOD WEEKENDER- BIRMINGAM-JUBILEE WEEKEND 2/3 JUNE

Birmingham is synonymous with the Mod Scene, with both the Spencer Davis Group and the Move just two of the excellent bands to hail from the second city in the sixties. Throughout the eighties and early nineties it was a hotbed for the new Mod movement with clubs like the Outrigger and we made regular visits up from the capital to enjoy the scene. After a three year break the New Untouchables return with a brand new event at a fantastic new venue in the city centre right next to vintage shop URBAN VILLAGE at the old Custard factory in Digbeth.

All events take place at the fabulous http://www.70-eight.com/which sports a very sixties space-age design (check out the gallery), with three floors and two rooms of music complete with tasty sound systems.

The day time event includes a market, scooter run and competition sponsored by local scooter shop GRAN SPORT in Bowyer Street, plus an open decks DJ session. Drop us a line if you want a stall or fancy playing some records. Both afternoon events are FREE entry.

The evening event hosts DJs from half a dozen clubs from around the East and West Midlands along with the NUT’S DJ team. On Saturday night we’ll see local heroes from Coventry the SORROWS, featuring the charismatic Don Fardon on lead vocals. The SORROWS released several singles and an album in the mid sixties on the Pye imprint label Piccadilly including 1965 hit record “Take a Heart” and still sound sensational, going down an absolute storm at London festival “Le Beat Bespoke” Easter weekend.  However this is a double bill with the BONGOLIAN who have toured all over Europe and released four highly acclaimed albums the last “Bongos for Beatniks” in 2011 and are guaranteed to get you in the groove for a late night dance party!