Showing posts with label Banjo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Banjo. Show all posts

Tuesday, 26 November 2013

THIS IS SWEETCHUNKS! 300 likes!

Hi Chaps!
               So empires have risen and crumbled, seas have dried up and mountains worn to dust since the last update. So I thought it best to post something.

First of all a big thanks to everyone who helped us get to 300 likes on FB and kept us at No 1 on reverbnation.
That shit be phat Yo!

We've been playing a fuck ton and we havent even finished our first year, and it's been going on a steady rise of awesomeness, Towards some sort of Joy based event, (preferably with an en suite and decent tea and coffee making facilities). 
The Gigasaurus (our mouldy fiat Brava) has traveled many miles, with Ash at the wheel, Kept awake only by the prospect of Stu passing out and tipping cider over himself, along our many journeys across the tan line of London (also known as the m25). 
We have become familiar with the many great service stations of this land, to the point where we actually have preferences, and aim for services with KFC's (There is nothing like hungover KFC)*1

And we have established that if left unattended,Charlie and Mike will disappear into the nearest set of woods and not return until all of the drugs In a 20 mile radius are gone and they have been awake for at least 72 hours.

But god damn it they will still go on stage afterwards! (after 30 bloody Mary's and a pig's worth of bacon).

As a group we have drunk together, sung together, sat quietly while Stu has hissy fits together, staggered round this great land at arse-o'clock in the morning looking for food together, danced on tables, screaming song lyrics because the PA exploded together, emptied entire bottles of tequila in the name of science together and realised: this is what being in a band is meant to be, and we are having the time of our fucking lives!

Thanks to everyone who has helped and is helping us to continue this mad tangent filled carnival!

Ash, Charlie, Mike & Stu
Xx




*1 Incidentally, if KFC ever want free advertising, all they have to give us is free KFC for life and we will be the colonels finger lickin' bitch!

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Once more into the studio dear friends!

Broadsword calling Danny boy....
Broadsword calling Danny boy...

Well here we are again, writing inane gibberish for 6 people in Russia, a few lost surfers and you with your morbid curiosity....

First of all a massive thanks to those who attended RockstoneAID on Saturday and a big "go and fuck a gun barrel" to the couple who complained it was "rather loud and crowded" it's a Saturday night.. In a pub! you agoraphobic hermit snail!

Other than that though it was a great evening and a big thanks to all my chums from the SCB and Bemis who gave up their time to play.

Anyways as the title dictates Ash, Darryl Thomas and I will be going at the studio like drunks at a cocktail menu *

We shall be re recording my solo EP, giving it more oomph, and paying someone to make us sound good.

After its recorded we should be able to get it on iTunes and spread it about like the clap!

Now I must leave...
Burton is on and Clint has just started killing Nazis!




*With gusto, but forever worrying about the price....

Ps five points if you got the film reference..

Sunday, 10 February 2013

ROCKSTONEAID


This Saturday (16th) Bemis & the Sweetchunks Band will be playing a special gig at the Rockstone in Southampton.
On Sunday 3rd of Febuary the Rockstone pub in Southampton was robbed and £5000 was taken from the safe.
As a small business the Rockstone has taken a large hit, Wages need to be paid and so do suppliers.
       The Rockstone does needs help, BUT they are not asking for hand outs, they are just asking you to help the Rockstone help itself, by doing what it does best.
        So This Saturday Bemis & The Sweetchunks Band are putting on a free Gig. So come see Great Live music, Eat Great food and drink hearty!

Food all day and Music Starts at 8.

The full story is here:


The Rockstone:

Bemis

The Sweetchunks Band


Rock on Chaps!

Sunday, 25 November 2012

Upcoming Gigs

Greetings!
          As you may have noticed things have gotten a little quiet around here. Lots of boring worky-nonmusic-bollocks stuff going on but nothing really that interesting to say!

HOWEVER!!!


I do have The new artwork for the No frills EP!!
Ta da!




IT will be familiar to those who shopped in kwik save!

Listen to and download the "No frills" EP for free!
Check out: http://www.reverbnation.com/Sweetchunksblakeledge to find it.


Also! 
I do have a load of new gigs lined up! Both Sweetchunks and Bemis!

In Chunkland we have some very exciting gigs coming up:

On Saturday 1st of December The Rockstone (Southampton) is celebrating its 1st anniversary and Max and Aimee have invited me down to play. As it is a pub that I have made my mark musically and financially (I have drunk so much there i am basicly an investor) Its an absolute pleasure to return, and be paid with Whiskey! This one is Free Entry!

I shall be taking part in Dirty Sky Jones' "Dirty Christmas party" at the Eastney Cellars (Portsmouth) on Saturday 22nd of December. Playing in Bemis and as Sweetchunks, there will be plenty Christmas covers and hearty fun......and shit.

NEW YEARS EVE!!! Bemis will be playing (and sleeping) at the Compasses Inn in Gomshal in Surrey......Inn. Free entry and there's a car park! and benches to pass out under and we will be supplying traffic cones!

Also I will be playing my First Wedgewood rooms (Portsmouth) Gig on Thursday December 27th. As part of a  Christmas "afterparty" of suchlike. It's only £2 so pop on down!



Upcoming Gigs:

SweetchunksRockstone 1st birthday, SotonSat 1st Dec
BemisRopemakers, BridportFri 7th Dec
BemisEastney Cellars, PortsmouthSat 15th Dec
Bemis & ChunksEastney Cellars, Dirty ChristmasSat 22nd Dec
SweetchunksWedgewood Rooms, PortsmouthThurs 27th Dec
Bemis & ChunksCompasses Inn, GomshallThurs 31st Dec
2013
SweetchunksLittle Johnny Russells, PortsmouthTues 8th Jan
BemisSun Inn, GoldammingSat 12th Jan
SweetchunksThe Railway, WinchesterFri 18th Jan
BemisThe Drawing room, CheshamSat 19th Jan
BemisCompasses Inn, GomshallSat 25th Jan
BemisEastney Cellars, PortsmouthThurs 31st Jan
BemisGriffin, FromeSat 20th Apr 


Well that's about it for now.

Ta ta!

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

New Gigs,New Recorder, New Ep


Yo m'Chaps!

First of all heres a few new Gigs:

Sweetchunks: Tuesday August 7th Little Johnny Rustles, Southsea

Sweetchunks: Friday June 15th 2012 The Old house at home, Southsea

Bemis: Friday 22nd June 2012 The Thomas Lord, West Meon, 

Bemis: Friday 29 June – 20.00 The Cellars at Eastney, Southsea

Dont forget to stuff your eye bits with my other Bemis and sweetchunks dates here: upcoming gigs



Quite a large selection of musical and anecdotal treats for your eye mouths to digest with a beverage, be it cold or warm.
     Firstly we at Bemis HQ are about to send the new "Personal Demons" record into Ear Orbit. only two days to go.
 Those lucky whosy whatsits at the Compasses inn in Gomshall shall be the first to sampleit. This friday from 9ish*
We will have copies of the record for all those present to turn into expensive musical coasters, so if you want one pop on down!

Secondly after the false start of being sent a broken recording studio (that i was refunded for) i now have my tape deck recorder. So as soon as I get the tapes I hope to get the Ep into the musical furnace to start smelting that Bitch for you..

I have the tracks in order, the name and an artist to do me some art work. so Brace your faces for some chunky goodness to put on your shelves.*2

Also after much waiting and worrying....

My Nautical themed Pashmina afghan has arrived.


So get your Towels ready, It's about to go down!


Ta Ta Chaps!

www.sweetchunks.co.uk


*Best to say "ish" punctuality is not one of our skills.
*2 That is of course, if i survive my stag do on the 4th....