THE JUNCTION

APRIL LISTINGS

Sun 27
The Junction Acoustic Sunday
Lights
Barny R
Bright Young Things
£4 otd, doors 8pm

Mon 28
Wild Beasts
Radio Gypsy
City Dukes
£6 otd, doors 8pm

Tue 29
Seraph Impaled
The More They Betray
Sentenced by Fate
Nailbed
£5 otd, doors 8pm

MAY
LISTINGS

Thu 1
The Naked Flames
Plus guests
£4 otd, doors 8pm

Fri 2
Movements
£4 otd, doors 8pm

Sat 3
Ampersand Escape Sequence
Ecclecia
Plus guests
£4 otd, doors 8pm

Sun 4
Diamond Head
Breakout Degree
Moment of Clarity
£7 otd, doors 7.45pm

Mon 5
Doug Walker
Ramshackles
£5 adv, doors 7.30pm

Tue 6
Mirrorview
Flaveret 3rd
Hirons
£3 adv £4 otd, doors 8pm

Wed 7
Spunge
Hypo Psycho
Hypersonic Quest
£8 adv, doors 8pm

Thu 8
Mantra
Plus guests
£4 otd, doors 8pm

Fri 9
Uprooted
Doors 7.30pm

Sat 10
Darklands

Mon 12
My Passion
The Gilligans
£4 adv £5 otd, doors 8pm

Tue 13
The Research
Plus guests
£5 adv £6 otd, doors 8pm

Wed 14
Black Diamond Heavies
98 Pages
£5 otd, doors 8pm

Thu 15
Middleman
Radio Gypsy
Plus guests
£5 adv, doors 8pm

Fri 16
Deltarave
£4 otd, doors 8pm

Sun 18
UK Subs
Sewersuckers
Urban Scum
£8 adv, doors 8pm

Mon 19
Bury Tomorrow
Plus guests
£4 adv, doors 8pm

Wed 21
The Thirst
Plus guests
£5 adv, doors 8pm

Thu 22
Tom Manci & The Ice Breakers
Young Believers
Dream of Apollo
£5 adv, doors 8pm

Sun 25
Acoustic Sunday
£4 otd, doors 8pm

Tue 28
Sky Larkin
Plus guests
£5 adv, doors 8pm

Wed 29
The Bitter Image
Plastic Toys
Plus guests
£4 otd, doors 8pm

Fri 30
Tinnitus
Doors 7.30pm

Sat 31
Dysfunction
Plus guests
£4 otd, doors 8pm

One of Britain's most influential and original rock bands who have inspired the likes of Metallica and Megadeth. They continue to produce new material, as well as re-inventing much of their back catalogue when performing live. This will ROCK !

Dead pig heads. Phil Jupitus. 300 gigs a year. Kicking pigeons. Beer. Welcome to the life of the UK?s hardest working band, [spunge], Tewkesbury ska-punk terrorists. Leading the pack of the UK?s burgeoning ska-punk scene, [spunge] are set to break the mould of a genre dominated by US acts such as Less Than Jake, Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Reel Big Fish. The band hit upon the sound by accident, having amalgamated their collective influences of Sublime, Stiff Little Fingers, The Clash and The Wildhearts. Undergoing a grassroots level of promotion by playing tour after tour after tour, [spunge] are living proof that bands can by-pass the media manipulation machine and still play sold-out shows across the country.

In the wake of The White Stripes, stripped-down rock'n'roll duos can seem a tired idea, but Tennessee's Black Diamond Heavies are a towering example of a real two-man soul and blues freakshow. This is for fans of the Black Keys, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Immortal Lee County Killers, Muddy Waters.
Doors 8pm. £5 advance, £6 door

This four piece from Leeds kicked up a storm with their self produced 3 track demo recorded in late 2006. On Radio 1 Zane Lowe gave plays and props, Steve Lamacq crowned them 'Unsigned Band Of The Week' and Huw Stephens not only invited them in to record a Maida Vale session but also declared them his 'hottest tip for 2007'. The band have also been nominated for 'unsigned act of the year' on Channel Four's Freshly Squeezed.

"Middleman make bouncy, vibrant, ridiculously catchy tunes that stand out a mile from everything else around at the moment."
- Huw Stephens Radio 1
Doors 8pm. £5 advance

U.K. SUBS, the punk legend on a hundred thousand leather jackets, continue their constant touring regime, playing to new generations of nations' disaffected punk youth and inspired by the Damned and Sex Pistols.. Surprising everyone, they then became one of the most consistently and visibly successful punk bands, with seven consecutive UK Top 30 hits between 1979-81, establishing themselves throughout the world with a heavy touring schedule that still continues today. I?m sure you know the all the hits. Early ticket purchase recommended

Live Tom Mansi and the Icebreakers sound like they spent their childhoods playing 7 nights a week in the house bands of the rowdiest, smokiest booze pits in the country. These songs are the everyday stories of a talented musician making his way through a landscape of dark rock and roll and blue country music.
Doors 8pm. £5 advance

Euphoric and atmospheric rock from indie-types Sky Larkin. Having toured with The Gossip, Broken Social Scene and iForward Russia!, this Leeds based trio are most certainly ones to watch. '...a glorious mixture of stupendous pop melodies, pleasing-to-the-eye personnel and a host of quirks to boot.' - Drowned In Sound
Doors 8pm. £5 advance

Napoleon IIIrd is a highly original musician from Leeds. He makes a unique kind of leftfield pop from piles of antique organs and car-boot keyboards, gentle strummed chords and driving glitched beats. His live show also features a reel-to-reel tape player, sometimes through surround-sound speakers, and a strobing acoustic guitar. Doors 8pm. £5 advance

Blood or Whiskey formed in 1994 and are widely regarded as the first post- Pogues band to mix Traditional Irish music with Punk Rock, predating the current worldwide trend of plastic paddy Irish infused Punk Rock. You may have caught these guys blowing the crowd away on the Goldblade double headline show here in December.
Doors 8pm. £6 advance

Apparently - the first name on people's lips if you ask about current Liverpool talent. (The Times), whether they follow the likes of The Coral, The Zutons and even Oasis, who they've also been compared to, into garnering commercial as well as critical acclaim remains to be seen. That might why they've ended their name with a question mark. Truly, it's a case of definitely maybe.
Doors 8pm. £5 advance

The Talks formed in June 2006 after Jody and Lint spent six months recording together in Lint's sweaty smelly bedroom. They have now taen their own special brand of punk/ska/reggae/seventies inspired indie 'to the people!', enlisting the services of Ian and Titch on bass and drums.
Doors 8pm. £5 advance

A foot stompin', viola playing force of nature... Anni Rossi is a startlingly fresh musician from Illinois who has been leaving audiences agog with her unique blend of classical virtuosity, ramshackle percussion and vocal acrobatics. Her songs are alive with possibility and she has that Greenwich Village class via East European barn dance mixed with unkempt singer/songwriter allure all in bundles. You may caught her on tour with The Ting Tings recently.

Doors 7:45pm. £5 otd

An acoustic singer/songwriter playing heartbreaking tales of love, family and vulnerability. Counting Bright Eyes, The Spinto Band and Ed Harcourt amongst his influences, young Sam has self-released two mini albums, received glowing reviews and national radio play on Radio 1, 2 and XFM.
Doors 8pm. £5 advance

Sex Pistols Experience are by far the finest tribute to the punk legends. A definite must see for all punk fans. Never mind the b*llocks - here's the Experience. The Johnny Rotten of the band and girlfriend Nancy Pungent (AKA Sophie) have been cast to star in Alan Parker's big buget 'Who Killed Nancy' film with Jude Law. Special mention to Ed Tudor Pole, who once briefly joined the Sex Pistols during 'Johnny (Rotten) Lydon' departure, and if you don't recognise Ed for his fantastic music you may well recognise him from his various tv and film roles in the past. A MUST SEE GIG FOR ALL PUNK FANS
Doors 8pm. £10 advance

Make Model are such hot property right now, watch you don't burn your fingers on your computer as you read this. They're being described as "a bunch of genius folk bastards", but don't expect any tankards of real ale or Arran sweaters from these six Glaswegians. This isn't beardy folk as your creepy old neighbours with the musty, worn Steeleye Span albums might understand it. And they're not exactly typical of their area; in fact, the group who include former members of Carson, Dance Lazarus Dance and Fickle Public sound more like one of the new wave of scarily exuberant happy-clappy bands-as-communes from Canada, making them Scotland's answer to the male-female chaos-pop of Broken Social Scene et al.
Doors 8pm. £5 advance

SB6 are a group in the tradition of UK punk bands such as The Specials, The Clash and King Prawn that push the musical envelope by mixing contemporary underground sounds of the UK with a rocking live show and educational lyrics. Although there really is no-one else quite like these energetic ragga muffins. Expect a variety, from hiphop beats to summer vibes and skacore riffs, this band have it all. 'Miss Dynamite fronting CapDown'.
Doors 8pm. £7 advance

DARKLANDS

A monthly night that is perfect for all people of a gothic persuasion. DJ Batastrophe and guests play a mix of trad goth, electronica, darkwave and punk. The night is strong on visuals and atmosphere and is always well attended. A strict dress code applies

2nd Saturday of the month

ACOUSTIC SUNDAY

A monthly showcase for best singer songwriters around today. The event mixes local talent with quality performers from all over the globe. Check listings for the line ups and prices.

Last Sunday of the month

IMPACT

Old school and up-front hardcore / hardstyle / hard trance. Resident and guest DJs from all over the UK.

bi - monthly

UPROOTED

York's best Dub-step night with quality dancehall / reggae beats all night

2nd Friday of the month

TINNITUS

Bringing you both big name acts along with local talent from in and around York as well as across North Yorkshire, including Leeds, Hull and Sheffield. Pervious Guests include, Generation Dub, DJ Spice, Taxman and DJ Steppa to name just a few.

We are committed to bring York something new and something fresh as far as underground dance music is concerned, and TINNITUS takes charge of all things drum and bass, covering as many sub-genras as possible, from liquid, jump up, tech, dark side and oldschool, we’ve had it blazing out on the TINNITUS decks.

Last Friday of the month

DELTARAVE

Deltarave is a new club night in York, organised by the band Deltawave.
Our purpose is to feature the best local DJs and live bands with an empahsis on electro, indie and house.

3rd Friday of the month

BUY TICKETS

Advance tickets are avialable for many of our shows. Click on the ticketweb link and look for the venue or the band you wish to purchase tickets for. Alternatively we carry a stock of tickets for most shows in the venue

CONTACT US
To contact us for gig bookings we prefer you to use the email facility :

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As you would expect, we are also on MySpace. To see our page please visit

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Alternatively mail us a demo to the address supplied along with a biography of the band and full links to your web pages and any items we may find useful such as reviews.

THE JUNCTION
LEEMAN ROAD
YORK
YO26 4XH

For general enquiries about the Junction, ticket availability and room hire please telephone us on 01904 639979