This is the latest design for our Christmas Party poster! Complete with sexy santa and holly. We liked the pin-up style of the last poster that much that we thought we'd use it again!
Showing posts with label Through The Grapevine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Through The Grapevine. Show all posts
Saturday, 24 November 2012
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Thriller Night!
Instead of us going on about our Halloween event went we decided to get our good friend Rosie to share her thoughts in a review for the local newspaper ...
Having tasted success with their previous events, Through The Grapevine has established itself as a club night that is guaranteed to bring in the punters. To add to their already strong portfolio, TTGV now has Saturday night’s Halloween extravaganza with none other than Stoke-on-Trent’s Jim McShee and Congleton’s own cheeky chappies Sweet Winn Dixie.
McShee is known for his seamless fusion of traditional country and acoustic-folk. He gave a soulful performance with his combination of finger picking and unique voice to ease people gently into the night ahead.
Bringing us back up to speed, crowd pleasers Sweet Winn Dixie were next and proved to be the ultimate soundtrack to a night of mischief. The influences they draw from are wide and varied, from rap and reggae to funk and soul setting them aside from the average band. Not only do they swap between vocals, they also incorporate more unusual instruments like sax and ukulele. For three young guys, they play beyond their years, with sincere and thought provoking lyrics. However they maintain a balance between this and their onstage energy and boisterousness, reflected in an all-singing, all-dancing crowd. Their appropriately timed cover of The Specials’ ‘Ghost Town’ created the perfect atmosphere in a room home to blood-drenched ghouls and zombies.
Picking up the baton were TTGV dj’s, showcasing a mix of indie, soul, funk and modern hits until the early hours that kept the dance floor busy all night.
TTGV dj’s would like to thank Jim McShee and Sweet Winn Dixie for their great performances, the devilishly handsome staff at Illicini’s (in every sense of the word) and a big thank you to EVERYONE that came down. An even bigger shout is due to those who dressed up and made for a very entertaining and authentic fright night.
By Rosie Pointon
www.facebook.com/JimMcshee
www.facebook.com/SweetWinnDixie
Having tasted success with their previous events, Through The Grapevine has established itself as a club night that is guaranteed to bring in the punters. To add to their already strong portfolio, TTGV now has Saturday night’s Halloween extravaganza with none other than Stoke-on-Trent’s Jim McShee and Congleton’s own cheeky chappies Sweet Winn Dixie.
McShee is known for his seamless fusion of traditional country and acoustic-folk. He gave a soulful performance with his combination of finger picking and unique voice to ease people gently into the night ahead.Bringing us back up to speed, crowd pleasers Sweet Winn Dixie were next and proved to be the ultimate soundtrack to a night of mischief. The influences they draw from are wide and varied, from rap and reggae to funk and soul setting them aside from the average band. Not only do they swap between vocals, they also incorporate more unusual instruments like sax and ukulele. For three young guys, they play beyond their years, with sincere and thought provoking lyrics. However they maintain a balance between this and their onstage energy and boisterousness, reflected in an all-singing, all-dancing crowd. Their appropriately timed cover of The Specials’ ‘Ghost Town’ created the perfect atmosphere in a room home to blood-drenched ghouls and zombies.
Picking up the baton were TTGV dj’s, showcasing a mix of indie, soul, funk and modern hits until the early hours that kept the dance floor busy all night.
TTGV dj’s would like to thank Jim McShee and Sweet Winn Dixie for their great performances, the devilishly handsome staff at Illicini’s (in every sense of the word) and a big thank you to EVERYONE that came down. An even bigger shout is due to those who dressed up and made for a very entertaining and authentic fright night.
By Rosie Pointon
www.facebook.com/JimMcshee
www.facebook.com/SweetWinnDixie
Saturday, 13 October 2012
Halloween Poster!
We've taken a new direction for this poster by using a 1950's vintage pin-up style.
Sunday, 8 April 2012
Guest Dj slot...
Last night TTGV were asked to DJ a gig at the Park Pavilion in Congleton..
If you have never been, the bar is set on the border of the park overlooking all the gardens, making for a nice setting...
The two bands playing were The Generals and The Minx.
Kicking off were The Generals..
I was there for the sound test, and never hearing of The Generals before, after listening to the warm-up I was looking forward to the full set.
They did not disappoint... The acoustics of the building are quite demanding but the sound tech did a great job at overcoming this and the bands sounded great! Sound techs website - www.soundhertzmusic.co.uk Highly Recommended! We use him for our gigs to! The band was very tight and had a really good sound and stage presence. A few of their riffs and vocals reminded us of The Maccabees in style, yet with a more harder or rockier approach. A great band and certainly one to look out for in the future!
Then it was over to us to spin some tunes, with only a crowd of about 40 or so it was slightly disappointing considering the quality of bands that were playing and considering the distance they'd travelled with The Generals coming from Sunderland! Not exactly just round the corner...
But we had great fun, we played mostly indie and slammed some soul tunes in for good measure, crowd seemed to respond well!
The headline act for the night The Minx then took to the stage..
I saw these last year at Congleton Scooter Festival and have been following them ever since. They owned the stage with their really unique sound, a mix of ska and rock . In the last year they have done really well playing alongside huge bands such as Badly Draw Boy. So I was well up for seeing them play in a more personal environment.
Apologies now for the photos ( Only got side profiles as we DJed before The Minx and worked it so they started on the last note of our tune, so we had to watch from the side)...
The Minx have a great and unique sound. Really lively and upbeat the lead singer (Chris Haddon) has a voice that matches the music perfectly. One thing I thought made the band was the keys throughout the songs, what a lot of people miss and focus on is the drums or guitars, the keys player (Kieran McIntyre) was amazingly skilled and this made a lot of the songs for me. They did a set of about 30 minutes, after this the crowd chanted for a certain song... the lead singer annoucing he'd never played it live before and hoped the keyboard played could remember the chords.. It was called a love song for brew! The song was dedicated for his love of tea, which rather amused me. Watch it here - Chris Haddon (The Minx) - Love Song To Brew
They then played a couple of new songs after this and then finished. A great set, really lively and a great band. Hugely recommend them and I'll certainly keep on the lookout for them!
The crowd then dispersed and we left.... overall a great night having seen two brilliantly talented bands.. Shame there wasn't more people there but that didn't change the attitude of the bands who put everything into their performances.
TTGV X!
If you have never been, the bar is set on the border of the park overlooking all the gardens, making for a nice setting...
The two bands playing were The Generals and The Minx.
Kicking off were The Generals..
I was there for the sound test, and never hearing of The Generals before, after listening to the warm-up I was looking forward to the full set.
They did not disappoint... The acoustics of the building are quite demanding but the sound tech did a great job at overcoming this and the bands sounded great! Sound techs website - www.soundhertzmusic.co.uk Highly Recommended! We use him for our gigs to! The band was very tight and had a really good sound and stage presence. A few of their riffs and vocals reminded us of The Maccabees in style, yet with a more harder or rockier approach. A great band and certainly one to look out for in the future!
Then it was over to us to spin some tunes, with only a crowd of about 40 or so it was slightly disappointing considering the quality of bands that were playing and considering the distance they'd travelled with The Generals coming from Sunderland! Not exactly just round the corner...
But we had great fun, we played mostly indie and slammed some soul tunes in for good measure, crowd seemed to respond well!
The headline act for the night The Minx then took to the stage..
I saw these last year at Congleton Scooter Festival and have been following them ever since. They owned the stage with their really unique sound, a mix of ska and rock . In the last year they have done really well playing alongside huge bands such as Badly Draw Boy. So I was well up for seeing them play in a more personal environment.
Apologies now for the photos ( Only got side profiles as we DJed before The Minx and worked it so they started on the last note of our tune, so we had to watch from the side)...
The crowd then dispersed and we left.... overall a great night having seen two brilliantly talented bands.. Shame there wasn't more people there but that didn't change the attitude of the bands who put everything into their performances.
TTGV X!
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Welcome to the TTGV
For our first post we thought it would be a good idea to introduce ourselves..
We are from the little town of Congleton in Cheshire. Late last year we decided that Congleton needed livening up with a new club night with real music (not chart hits from 4 years ago). So we created 'Through The Grapevine' with music dominantly based around all aspects of indie and soul and general good tunes!
Let us tell you a bit more about ourselves.
We are Josh Reddish and Sam Astbury...
What is your favourite song?
Josh: The Deadsons - City Lights
Sam: Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure
Who is your favourite artist / band?
Josh: Miles Kane
Sam: Joy Division
Current guilty pleasure?
Josh: LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It
Sam: Eiffel 65 - I'm Blue (Da Ba Dee)
Favourite Shop?
Josh: Topman / ASOS / Pop Boutique / Blue Rinse / Discogs
Sam: Pop Boutique / Charity Shops / Vinyl Exchange / King Bee Records
This blog is where we will post photos from our events, stick up street style, review music and films from alternative indie culture.
We are from the little town of Congleton in Cheshire. Late last year we decided that Congleton needed livening up with a new club night with real music (not chart hits from 4 years ago). So we created 'Through The Grapevine' with music dominantly based around all aspects of indie and soul and general good tunes!
Let us tell you a bit more about ourselves.
What is your favourite song?
Josh: The Deadsons - City Lights
Sam: Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure
Who is your favourite artist / band?
Josh: Miles Kane
Sam: Joy Division
Current guilty pleasure?
Josh: LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It
Sam: Eiffel 65 - I'm Blue (Da Ba Dee)
Favourite Shop?
Josh: Topman / ASOS / Pop Boutique / Blue Rinse / Discogs
Sam: Pop Boutique / Charity Shops / Vinyl Exchange / King Bee Records
This blog is where we will post photos from our events, stick up street style, review music and films from alternative indie culture.
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