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As
reported last week, this past seven days have been exciting ones for Les
Valentine, beginning in surreal fashion with a gig last Sunday at the Pitcher
& Piano. Usually quiet on a Sunday night, the bar that night was full and
everyone was drunk! It was a good fun gig to play, with plenty of people dancing
along.
The
real action of the week started on Thursday however, as we returned to Brighton’s
Juice 107.2 FM for the second time to play live on air and talk about our upcoming
gigs at Komedia and The Joogleberry Playhouse (more information on these below).
We also talked bout our return to the top of the www.beatthemix.co.uk chart and
the recent launch of our own website at www.lesvalentine.com.
As
before, the interview went very well and Ace was an excellent host, the
recording will be up on the Website shortly!
It
will be joined on our Music page by a recording of our Radio Reverb interview
from their ‘Latest Soup’ programme the following day. Linked with Brighton’s
popular publication ‘Latest 7’, the show is hosted by Jeff Hemmings who we are
also speaking to about hosting a regular Les Valentine column as part of Latest
7’s online expansion! This would be excellent for us, a great chance to receive
some much needed exposure on a higher level. So watch this space!
Finally,
we came to our first gig at Komedia. With an audience which included both our
Mums and John’s Dad as well we knew it would be a big show, and that was before
taking into account the reputation of the venue. All in all we gave a good
account of ourselves (in spite of Steve’s mysteriously detuning guitar) and
brought the vast majority of the audience, making it an excellent lead up to
our massive Joogleberry Playhouse show this coming Wednesday.
More
details below, but for members of our mailing list there is a special prize
(clue: alcohol) for those who can make it down!
Beat
The Mix Update – text ‘mix 339’ to 83070
Our
stay at 2nd place in the Beat The Mix chart was very short thanks to your
support, and we returned to 1st place in the weekly chart this week by a
massive margin. So massive in fact that we are now closing in on 2nd
place in the overall competition, our next major milestone.
Please
keep texting ‘Mix 339’ to 83070 to
help us take second place and begin on the home straight in the competition.
With only around 8 weeks left the end is coming ever closer, and we would
absolutely love to come out on top! But we can only do it with your help. Thank
you!
This
Week’s Gigwatch
Arguably
our biggest gig yet (definitely the close to our biggest week ever) our show at
the Joogleberry Playhouse includes Les Valentine and two other brilliant acts.
And that's not even mentioning the venue which is known in Brighton as one of
the best for live music! (www.joogleberry.com)
THE BOBBY McGEE'S....
....are
fresh off their tour, continuing to build their huge following with their
hilarious lyrics and quirky approach to performance. For them this gig is one
of several leading up to playing for the BBC soon. http://www.myspace.com/thebobbymcgees.
PLANS AND APOLOGIES....
....have
been described by Radio 1's Huw Stephen's as "One of the best [unsigned]
indie bands in the world" and have also featured on Zane Lowe's show as
well! Go to www.plandandapologies.com.
Both of these bands are held in extremely high regard for the high standard of
their live shows as you can see, and you can catch them both on the way up with
support from ourselves for just £5!
A fiver is a bargain for this kind of show, and just as an added incentive if
you join the Les Valentine mailing list beforehand by writing to
band@lesvalentine.com then come and speak to us at the show we will enter you
into a draw for a fantastic MYSTERY PRIZE! (Whooooooooooooooooooooooo!)
Clue: The prize will involve alcohol and be definitely worth considerably more
than the entrance fee....
See you there! And bring everyone you know! It's going to be a great night!
Dates for
the diary (e-mail us or go to www.myspace.com/lesvalentinemusic for more info
on gigs)
7th November – GIG – The
Joogleberry Playhouse - £6 entry
11th
November – GIG – East Slope, University of Sussex
14th
November – GIG – The Pavilion Tavern/Pav Tav, Brighton
29th
February – GIG – The Sanctuary Cafe, Hove - £4 entry
10th February
– AUDITION – Nationwide talent competition, www.liveandunsigned.uk.com
9th April
– Steve's Birthday
19th
April – John's Birthday
And
remember – SPREAD THE WORD!
If you
like our music, tell people about it. Copy our CDs for friends who you think
would be interested, bring people to gigs. The hardest part really is getting
heard, so if you can help in any way, please do. As always, your support is
very much appreciated.
Thank
you,
Les
Valentine