Monthly Archives: January 2012
Vice Issue Launch with Fanzine, Dead Sons and Slowcoaches, 14.12.2011
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Bleeding Knees Club and Brown Brogues – live on Wednesday 29th February
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Bleeding Knees Club have won hearts and minds through a reckless live reputation and, on the recorded front, with a swag of super-catchy tunes on their debut EP “Virginity”. Notoriously hard-to-impress UK music bible NME fawningly named them as one of the 50 Best New Bands of 2011, and fresh London singles label Noir snapped [...]
Young British Artists and PEACE – live on Wednesday 21st March
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2 hot young bands who featured high up in the NME’s 100 bands to watch in 2012, which might mean nothing to a lot of people as most of the bands wont even be around in 2 months time, but we’ve had both these bands on before at Nation and they are genuinely exciting!
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Backyards – live on February 15th
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We’re proud to be the host for the awesome Backyards at Nation of Shopkeepers. An utterly fantastic live band with a huge sound, for fans of Beirut, Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens and St Vincent.
Click play above to listen to ‘Heavy Handed’ by Backyards.
Arthur Rigby & the Baskervylles and Hunting Bears – live on February 8th
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Click play above to watch the video for ‘Heavy Tree’ by Hunting Bears.
A lovely night of weird folky stuff with two smashing acts. Expect hear lots of violins and mandolins, see some beauty beards and touch a leather bound book or two. Arthur Rigby & the Baskervylles are an 8-piece Orchestral Pop band, based in [...]
Vice Issue Launch with Weird Dreams, Louche FC and Best Friends – live on January 25th
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Our monthly Vice residency always offers bang on live music from all over the world. Tonight we welcome a trio of mighty fine live acts, in form of Weird Dreams, Louche FC and Best Friends. Weird Dreams recently released their single “Holding Nails” on Tough Love Records, be sure to check it out below.
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Castrovalva and Gold Frank – January 18th
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Click play above to watch the video for “In Our Prime” by Castrovalva.
A night which promises some ferocious ego’s matched with limitless expletives and macho charisma, both acts will stop at nothing to offend everyone who likes Birdy or god forbid Ed Sheeran.
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[ January 29, 2012; ] 4pm DJs / 7pm Quiz / £1 per person / 9pm Films
We’re excited to bring you our new weekly quiz hosted by Leeds’ very own Alister Tant (DJ of the year 2011). Its £1 per person to take part, there’ll be good prizes of beer and rubbish prizes of £1 pound shop tat, just depends [...]
No Bones
[ January 28, 2012; ] 10pm – late / Free Entry
Our famous resident party, nothing pretentious - Expect to hear Weezer / Talking Heads / Notorious BIG / Best Coast / Odd Future / LCD Soundsystem / Yeasayer / Big Boi / James Blake / Yuck / Sleigh Bells / Nirvana / Vampire Weekend / Dr Dre / The XX [...]
Future Proof
[ January 27, 2012; ] 10pm – late / Free Entry
Future Proof is a new bass driven night brought to you by Rippa. This debut night brings local DJs Hush and Gscratch, and not to mention the Rippa boys! Expect big bass, and a banging party, with a mix of the best in forward thinking bass music.
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