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Ten ways you can tell if your neighbour is a roadie POSTED
21/12/00
Big Wednesday will be at the Tumbledown
Dick on 24 January 200. They now have two new members in the band, Iain
Turner on Bass and former Definitive Article band mate, drummer Lawrence
Arnold. Doors open 8:30. POSTED
15/12/00
 Kalimoto,
DaftLane and Phunk Junkie support VOICES. Read the gig review
and learn about VOICES by clicking here. POSTED 20/12/00
Terry
Clarke, Wired
Studios, Weird City Records and the Rising Sun Arts Centre are proud
to announce the annual Terry Clarke Christmas gig. Terry is
due to begin recording his long awaited album of Reading based songs in
the new year, for release on Weird City Records. Here is your chance
to catch up
on the songs. The gig is on 23rd December at the Rising
Sun Arts Centre, 30 Silver Street, Reading and starts at 8.00.
Tickets £5.00/£3.00 concessions. POSTED
12/12/00
 Reading
West MP Martin Salter has sent a message of support for Josaka. Known
to enjoy live music by many, many people locally, Martin Salter recently
asked his Reading office to send the message, thus proving he point that
the Labour Party is embracing the medium of the Internet. POSTED
28/11/00
Tuesday 28 November 2000 is the last Unplugged
& Intimate until the new year and here is the line up Rachel
Cherryman, Colin Green, Catherine Francis, Jelutong,
Keith James, John Forrester, Riser, Neil Gow, Steve Clarke, Travers
Schultz, Big Wednesday and
Ashley bruce. POSTED
28/11/00
 Short
People will be performing their last public gig of 2000 on Friday 1
December at
Beethovens. It promises to be a bit of party, so get the date in your
diary. POSTED 27/11/00
 Young
Bands, DJs and performers. The
Rising Sun Arts Centre are looking for people to perform at their
occasional bands nights. As well as bands they will be
showcasing the talent from young people in Reading through a wide range of
performing arts. Singer/songwriters, poets, dancers, whatever you do
get in touch 0118 9866788. Also, if you are interested in sound
engineering, they will train you to run the centre PA fro the youth arts
project. POSTED
27/11/00
 Friday
15 December 2000 will be the 1st birthday for
The
Jazz Club in Reading. Congratulations to them on their great
contribution to live music in Reading. They have consistently hosted
a wide range of music through the year. POSTED
27/11/00
 Following
another great gig at Bar Oz, this time with Jelutong,
Upper Tier are
now turning their attentions to the Live and Uncut Battle of the Bands gig
at Imperial College Union, South Kensington, London on Friday 1st December
2000. They will be up against Catwig and Statvia. We wish them
well. POSTED 28/11/00
 DaftLane
announce the arrival of new drummer, Kevan Snuggs. He is 21 and has played in local bands previously, but was a
free agent before joining DaftLane. He attended drum tech in Acton last
year and he is good. His first gig with DaftLane was at The
Rising Sun Arts Centre in Reading on Saturday 25 December 2000. And after
just 5 days rehearsing he was great. Keep your eyes on our gig
listings for their future gig dates. POSTED
27/11/00
 Gigmania
brings live music back to Bar Oz, Reading every Sunday. Brodie, Roscoe, Being Drawn South,
Mainstate, The Amber Lights, JODA,
Upper Tier, Jelutong, Angel, Bluedog, Sidewinder.
 South
African drummer Duane Cronjie has now joined the band Mead
and as a result the band are hoping to announce a comeback gig by the
beginning of November. The band will now be a 4-piece outfit.
POSTED
11/10/00
Short
People were back at The Jazz Club on Wednesday 4 October 2000. See
the review and pictures. POSTED
6/10/00
 It
must be over two years since Lewis Taylor played a gig at Reading’s
Alleycats, to a sparse audience of no more than forty people. We
were knocked out then, and we were again at the Hanover Grand last Monday
night. Read the review. POSTED
6/10/00
 Dont
Look Now
are playing at the Windsor
Ticks charity day on Saturday 14 October 2000 in aid of the NSPCC.
There will be lots of bands playing all over Windsor during the day &
the Counterfeit Stones are playing at the Leisure Centre in the
evening. Don't
Look Now will be the first of three bands playing outside Ha Ha's bar
in Windsor Central railway Station, starting at 12.00 mid-day. Dont
Look Now also has a new URL which is appropriately www.dont-look-now.com. POSTED 2/10/00
Short
People will be back at The Jazz Club on Wednesday 4 October 2000. See
the review from their last visit there. POSTED
27/9/00
Did you see the first episode of
Attachments on BBC last night? Well here is the web
site that goes with it. POSTED
27/9/00
DaftLane
report that they have just finished recording the drums and bass tracks
for 11 songs at Wired
Studios in Reading. Work to finish the recordings is
underway. We can expect an album out from them very soon. POSTED
18/9/00
Review and exclusive
photos of the Benson Bash 15 September 2000. The evening
featured The Out Patients, Gahook, The Great Googa Moogas, Bloke and The
Wig-Outs. POSTED 15/9/00
UPDATED 20/9/00
 Flipcycle is born. Ex-MINRAL lads Tim, Al and Paul have now named
there new band. Their first gig
will be 29 September. POSTED
7/9/00
Congratulations
to Upper Tier.
They were
victorious in the live and uncut Battle Of the Bands competition at
Imperial College Student's Union, South Kensington on Friday 1 December
2000 which I puts them through to the next round. Get along to see
them locally at The Cellar Bar
in the South Hill
Park, Bracknell on Thursday 21December 2000. POSTED
5/12/00
Voices, an amazing night
out for a very good cause. Featuring Kalimoto, DaftLane and Phunk
Junkie. Supported by Josaka. Read more
about it. POSTED
3/12/00
Add
your own inbound link to Josaka. To ensure that your audience gets
maximum functionality link to
http://www.Josaka.com.
And here is a
logo choice for you...should you
need one.
DaftLane
are a great band and Josaka has been given the right to bring you their
music via MP3 downloads. POSTED 19/7/00
No expense spared on Josaka. You can
now access Josaka via www.Josaka.com
AND www.Josaka.co.uk POSTED
19/7/00
Great
news, Gigmania
has its first event at Bar Oz on Sunday 12 November 2000. The
line-up is confirmed as Being Drawn South + ROSCOE
+ Brodie. Gigmania
will be at Bar Oz every Sunday. Admissions will always free.
The beer is always beer. And they say the music will always be
diverse and great. POSTED
30/10/00
Gigmania is a music promotions company
promoting live music and DJ's as well as offering services such as PA and
studio facilities.
Within
the Blood will be playing at Scruffy
Murphys, Greyfriars Street, Reading this Saturday 9 September
2000. Join them for a late summer soul session. Entrance is
free. This is how they describe themselves..."Just imagine
Carlos Santana, James Brown, Herbie Hancock and The Commitments forming a
band - that's us!" POSTED
6/9/00
 Minral
split up a short while ago. However a new band consisting of four
former members (Tim - guitar & vocals, Al - guitar, Paul - bass, Nick
- drums) is in the process of sorting out new material and promise to be
gigging in the next few weeks. The current line up is: .
The band are undecided on a name and
invite
you to vote from a list. The debut gig for the new band will
take place on 29th September where they will be supporting
Drexl
at The Roundabout in High Wycombe. POSTED
27/8/00
 Readipop2000
got off to a flying start. The Hugh Turner Sextet kicked things off
in style at The Jazz Club. Read
a review here. POSTED
18/8/00
 Who
are Jacksons Corner? Click here to
find out more. POSTED 28/7/00
 We bring
you news of JODA's successes and
some groovy pictures. POSTED 26/7/00
DaftLane
play their first Midlands gig on 2 September 2000 in Tamworth. The
Palace, which has been specially converted form a cinema to a top music
venue, will feature: headliners Al've (as seen on the National
Lottery TV show), DaftLane and one other band. The band will
also be interviewed by the local radio after the gig. DaftLane vocalist,
Alex Newcombe told us "The band are looking forward to the chance to
play to a wider audience, it's gonna be a busy few weeks, but we're
definately up for it." POSTED
30/8/00
 Should
bands trying to break through play covers?
That's this weeks poll on JODA's
fab redesigned site. Get along and cast
your vote and have a say. At the time of writing the it was 74%
against. POSTED
2/8/00 (links to this external site are now dead)
This
Thursday, 10 August 2000, DaftLane
are down at the Cellar Bar, Bracknell.
This is one of DaftLane's
fave venues as it is quite intimate. They are being supported by Definitive
Article. The atmosphere at this venue is great and this should
be a fine evening. POSTED
8/8/00
 Age
of Ruin are playing in London this Sunday. Check the Josaka
gig guide for more information. POSTED
25/7/00
 Reading
107FM is doing a great job supporting local live music. Ortega will
be on 107FM on Sunday 28 July 2000 and will be performing a live acoustic
number. Tune in to see if they are being a bit brave or they are
just fantastic. Keep your eyes on our gig listings to find out when
you can catch Ortega live in Reading. POSTED
21/7/00
Upper
Tier are offering you a great deal to see them play at the Hope &
Anchor in London on 29th July - a coach leaving from Reading and
Maidenhead for just £1 return!! The coach will leave Asda, Lower
Earley at 19.00 on the 29th, and pick up in Maidenhead (Station,
Shoppenhanger's Road side) at 19.30. If you are interested
email
Marc at Upper Tier. Other news from Upper Tier: the tracks
A&R and Nuts and Raisins have both already been played on air on
107
FM - the Reading radio station where Upper Tier will be appearing live on
Sunday 23rd July. POSTED 18/7/00
We're gathering a lot of gig information at
Josaka and to try an make it more helpful for you to read we've reformatted
it. Have a look at August Gigs and
let us know if you like the
style or want/need any additional information. POSTED
14/7/00
Readipop2000
got off to a flying start. The
Hugh Turner Sextet kicked things off in style at The Jazz Club. Read
a review here. POSTED
18/8/00
Who
are Jacksons Corner? Click here to
find out more. POSTED 28/7/00
We bring
you news of JODA's successes and
some groovy pictures. POSTED 26/7/00
 Very
sad news...we have just learned of the untimely death on 23rd July 2000 of Mead's
drummer Colin Hay. Our thoughts and sympathy go to his partner,
family and friends. POSTED 25/7/00
Yet another band has been added to our Reading
Area Bands
listing, Don't
Look Now
(that's the name of the band...you can look now). Also
we've added their August gig dates to our gig
listing. POSTED 23/7/00
And for a change...couple of
shots
of Reading from a few thousand feet up. Have you got any good or
interesting photos of Reading to share? POSTED
20/7/00
 Readipop
is nearly here. We will bring you the latest as soon as we have
it. For now, have a look at the general
information. POSTED
18/7/00
Readipop
news is here NOW. Josaka is first bringing this to you
online. Thanks to the great team organising things at Readipop2000
for providing the information. Keep checking Josaka
as more is to come. POSTED
21/6/00
 Jagged Edge
are working on a new album and have lots of Slough gigs coming up. POSTED
15/6/00
Don't think Reading has it all.
The Glasgow Green Festival, 26-27 August 2000, is the Scottish counterpart
to Reading and Leeds. Expect appearances by Oasis,
Stereophonics and Primal Scream, plus loads more acts.
BBC
Radio 1
will be doing their bit and broadcasting from there as well.
 Mention
the small, East Lancashire town of Colne, England and the August Bank
Holiday Weekend (August 25th – 28th 2000) to any
self-respecting blues aficionado and they’ll quite simply tell you that
it is the home of one of the premier events in the European blues
calendar.
Well, that's what it says at www.bluesfestival.co.uk
Check it out for yourself and perhaps plan the August Bank Holiday
now. POSTED
2/5/00
Ortega
have been busy. They've just recorded a track "For the
Money" which is being put on a compilation CD "Local
Heroes" and is produced by Impact Studios.
They are now on http://www.peoplesound.com
(great site with lots of good resources). See them live at Bar
Oz on Thursday 13th July 2000.
Have a look at their website
and sign the new Guestbook.
Also they are cutting a new CD
mid August, we hope to bring you a sample MP3 when it's ready. POSTED
11/7/99
Upper
Tier are going to be on the new Reading station, 107 FM on Sunday 23
July 2000 between 7pm and 10pm. Tracks from their soon to be
released CD will be heard. Also they will interviewed live by Sarah
Thirtle and playing a few songs live on air! POSTED
9/7/00
What have Leo Fender and the Musician's
Union got in common...they are both listed in our Key
Dates in Music History. From the 1500's to 1999 it's a great way
to while away a few minutes reading. POSTED 28/6/00
 Review
of The J Fordaway Band
at The Jazz Club in Reading POSTED
9/6/00
 DrumWright
in Woodley, Reading has now been in business for 3 years and goes
from strength to strength. Specialising in all the best drum kit
they are proud to have amongst their customers Steve White (Paul Weller's
drummer) and Jan
Kincaid (Brand New Heavies drummer). Simon Price at DrumWright
says the Pearl Export kit is amongst their best selling over the last
month. POSTED 7/6/00
 A
bit techie this but...Josaka is in the process of being made a WAP enabled
site. That means it will be viewable from those new jazzy mobile
phones. Let us know by email
if you have a WAP telephone and if so what sort of things you would like
available on it. POSTED 7/6/00
DaftLane
have been moved up the billing and will be onstage at
4pm (not 2pm as previously stated) on Saturday
1 July at Bracknell
Festival 2000. POSTED
19/6/00 UPDATED 20/6/00
 Bracknell
Festival 2000 starts on Friday 30 June 2000. Josaka is carrying
news about this great weekends live music. POSTED
18/6/00
Listening to Short People has just got
easier. The
MP3 demo
track files have been made simpler and quicker to download. POSTED
5/6/00
 The
Jazz Club takes an interest in music on quite a broad front and they
are are supporting the Jazz Picnic in the beautiful grounds of Mill Hall
(a 19th century house) near Newbury on Saturday 1 July 2000. The
band headlining this minifest is Sax
Appeal who where this years winners of the BT British Jazz Awards
for best band. Sax
Appeal have played at The Jazz Club once and are fronted by five of
the Countries leading sax players. Two other great bands The Spirit
of Brooklands Jazz Orchestra and the Sound of Music will also be there.
This is a charity event all in aid of Mill
Hall School for deaf children.Alex from The Jazz club says "The
idea is to bring your own Picnic, as the event runs from 6pm until 11.30.
Tickets are only £10, which you purchase from the school. Call Gill on
01635 581510. POSTED 3/6/00
"Under New Management" at
Beethovens and the music goes on. See
the review of Friday 2 June 2000. POSTED
3/6/00
The brilliant Womack and Womack are live at
Ollies in Ascot on 1 July 2000. A must for soul fans. The
Average White Band where there recently as well. It's a fab venue
with good staff as well. POSTED
1/6/00
Fresh in. New
gig dates for DaftLane. POSTED
31/5/00
Look
at the reviews on Josaka. DaftLane
are the latest listed...and they are good. POSTED
26/5/00
 The
Band Register offers
for the first time the opportunity for bands, groups, orchestras and
artists to register their names, wherever they are in the world - and to
search the database to see if their name or proposed name is already in
use.
 So
you want to be a better singer? Sam West is offering "coach
yourself" products from his
web site. If anyone has experience of this famous teacher...let
us know. POSTED 23/5/00
Ascot is doing it's bit
for live music. Read the review of The
Average White Band at Ollies in Ascot. Womack and Womack will be
there soon as well. POSTED
19/5/00
 Open
Theatre Auditions. Jo Public,
the community arts and drama company that ran Reading’s first successful
pub theatre in the 1990’s are re-launching. Jo Public seeks performers and backstage people to workshop and
produce a new play, which has been specially commissioned by Jo Public to
celebrate the Millennium Year in Reading. Get more information from by email
or phone 0118 967 2906. This
is an exciting project…get in touch with them and learn more about it. POSTED 9/5/00
Tickets
to buy...Jools Holland is at The Hexagon on Wednesday 15 Nov 2000.
 Joda
are playing on Thursday 15 June 2000 at The Cellar
Bar in Bracknell. Joda are supporting a great local band so get
down there early and grab
yourself a seat for what should prove to be a great night. POSTED
14/6/00
 Let
someone else blow your trumpet. That
instrument you used to play... you know the one - up in the attic? How
about making it part of someone's future? Someone who has all the promise
but not the instrument? National Foundation for Youth Music
and BBC Music Live have joined forces to announce the UK
Instrument Amnesty. They hope to collect 10,000 good working
instruments for distribution to projects that give young people the chance
to play music. They need just about every kind of instrument -
clarinets to keyboards, cymbals to samplers, turntables to tabla.
Pledge your instrument and Youth Music's regional organisers will match it
up with a community music charity or education music service in your area. How can you donate
your instruments? You
can pledge
your instruments through BBC
Online or by phoning the BBC Audience Line 08700 100 125. When you pledge an
instrument you will be sent an information pack, with details and
information about the Amnesty and the commitment to music from BBC
Music Live and Youth Music. Pledges are required by the
end of BBC Music Live - 25-29 May 2000. POSTED
2/5/00
How big is Josaka?
Well, it's growing fast. Currently it's 8.65MB across 524
files. That's why, to maintain performance for the future, Josaka is
moving to it's own dedicated server with it's own exclusive Internet
connection. POSTED
21/5/00
 BBC
Music Live is now fast approaching. An
astonishing range of events have been mounted by thousands of
organisations, music groups, societies, towns and cities across the UK as
part of “UK@Music Live” the national celebration of music for 2000
which is run under the umbrella of BBC Music Live. Over 5,000 events have
been registered with BBC Music Live which is acting as the catalyst and
broadcast host for this community section of the festival. Hundreds more
are being registered every day.
Not heard about it? Want to know more? Check with
BBC
Online.
Local live music events coming soon...Real
Ale & Jazz Festival this link is to last years site as I cannot
find one a site for 2000 yet), Christchurch Meadow, Reading, 20-22 July 2000
(0118 956 6226)...WOMAD,
Rivermead, Reading, 21-23 July 2000 (0118
960 6060)...Reading Festival, Richfield Ave, Reading, 25-27 August
2000 (0118 956 6226).
Flipcycle are live at The Rising Sun Arts Centre on Friday 24 November 2000 with Needful Things and Blue Dog. POSTED
24/11/00
Unplugged + Intimate off to a flying start
and many big names from the music industry have been to see what it's all
about...read more here. POSTED
24/11/00
 Age
of Ruin will be performing at The Central Club, London Street, Reading
on Saturday 25 November 2000. All
proceeds go to the Mc Millen Cancer Fund. POSTED
24/11/00
Josaka gets visitors from all over the
world. We really only carry listings for Berkshire and the
surrounding area. We've just be asked to list a gig in the States so
hey, why not, so if you are passing by...."B N Maya, Brazilian diva
and keyboardist blends her music roots with electronica, rock...and
beyond, performing with her band Saturday 18 November 2000 at the EMP,
Experience Music Project." POSTED
10/11/00
DaftLane
splits with drummer Danny. Read more. POSTED 8/11/00
A new regular feature on Josaka...we now
have a monthly chart of the best
selling instruments. This is brought to you in conjunction with
Macdonalds Music. POSTED 8/11/00
Need
a PA? Want to record a single? GIGMANIA Sound Services say they can
provide PA systems for hire from 1kW - 80kW. They also provide can
32 track live room recording facilities in Surrey for just £22.00 per
hour. Call Jim on 01252 517053 for more information.
POSTED 7/11/00
The Tumble Down Dick in Farnborough, Hampshire
is seeking more bands for their Wednesday and Friday night live
music slots. Give Simon a call on 01252 542055 to book a gig. POSTED
7/11/00
Big Wednesday, a newly formed band are playing an acoustic set at the 'Mad Ferret' in Maidenhead on Thursday
9 November 2000. They received some good reviews and are busy writing new material. POSTED 3/11/00
Gigmania
bring live music back to Bar Oz in Reading every Sunday from 12th
November. Bar Oz has been known as an excellent music venue during
recent Reading history and Gigmania are delighted to announce that some of
the UK's best signed & unsigned acts will be performing there over the
coming months.
Here's the initial line-up:
Sunday 12 November BRODIE, ROSCOE
and BEING DRAWN SOUTH.
Sunday 19 November recently signed MAINSTATE, THE AMBER LIGHTS and JODA.
Sunday 26 November UPPER
TIER and JELUTONG.
Sunday 3 December ANGEL, BLUEDOG
and SIDEWINDER.
Admission is always FREE, and there is promised to be a drinks
promotion every week. POSTED
2/11/00
 JELUTONG
are new Reading band. They are an exciting and energetic young four
piece band who play freestyle rock, combining the best elements of rock,
funk and pop. Their first gig is at the Cellar
Bar
in Bracknell on 7 December 2000 and will be followed by several
gigs in the Reading area, check them out. Jon and Mathail from the
Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford. POSTED 22/10/00
Kevin Andrews and
Ritchie Gale recently formed Big Wednesday taking the name from a
60's surfing film. Kev and Ritch used to be in the Defintive Article
but quit after differences (hey, that's rock & roll) with the rest of
the band. Big Wednesday are influenced by Free, David Gray (that's the guy
with the single out not David Gray of Short People...we assume),
Stereophonics, Dylan, Cohen and Reef. Ritchie writes MOST of the songs
which are about life and life experiences. Kev is the main singer
and has great charisma on stage as well as a good voice. We reckon
this is a band to keep your eyes on as they are coming along well. POSTED
23/10/00
 Haze
are playing a gig supporting TEEN SPIRIT on Friday 17 November 2000 at the
WEC in Aldershot. They have also independently released, through
Code Red, an EP entitled 'Warren Row' which is available to buy from...just
click here. POSTED
24/10/00
 Rock Style has opened at the Barbican in London. Have
a look at some pictures. POSTED
13/10/00
 Unplugged +
Intimate at the Bier Keller in Bracknell. Read
the review. POSTED
11/10/00
 The
Reading and the Surrey/NE Hants branches of the Musician's
Union are jointly arranging a regular Jazz Jam session on the third
Sunday of every month (excluding November). Venue: Cellar
Bar, South Hill Park. Time: 12.00 - 15.00. Further information
from Dorian Kelly 0118 967 3462/Glenn Watson 01483 236 632. POSTED
28/9/00
As you may be aware the future of live music at The
Point, Oxford, is in some jeopardy. The leaseholders of the building have plans to develop the site and
have applied to Oxford city council for a ‘night club’ license.
This would spell the end of live music at The Point. So far the
council has had “about 17 or 18” letters of objection from local
residents who were sent a letter regarding the application. This is
“quite a lot” according to "official sources". Part of
the requirement to obtain a change of license is that you display your
intentions in a letter in the window of the premises for 28 days prior to
any hearing, so anyone objecting can write in and attend the
sitting. This was not done, so if you don’t know who to complain
to you can’t cause a fuss...right ?...WRONG. The initial hearing is this Monday 2 October 2000 at the town
hall in St Aldates. Email
your thoughts and any offers of support. POSTED
27/9/00
Hear before you
buy. Internet buying is getting easier buy the day. Here are
three great sites who provide sound samples of instruments and effects
pedals for you to listen to before you buy them:
musictoyz, electroharmonix
and tonerfrenzy POSTED 25/9/00
 Roscoe
are once again venturing into the heady world of London gigs. They
will be playing at The Water Rats Theatre, Kings Cross, on Saturday 28
October 2000. We also information of another gig date
for Roscoe on Thursday 2
November 2000 and Sarah Thirtle
will be doing a solo acoustic set on Tuesday 10 October 2000. See
the Josaka gig guide for more
information. POSTED 18/9/00
UPDATED 20/9/00
 Rising
Sun report that their gig at the Cellar Bar went really well.
They thank everyone who came along to support them. They played
their longest set to date at 11 songs and played for nearly an hour.
The other band performing were Cage were who Rising Suyn hope to be
supporting in the near future at Bar Oz in Reading. Catch Rising Sun
on Saturday 16 September 2000 at the Prince Alfred
pub in Upper Hale, Farnham. They will be on around 5.15pm (the fifth
of 10 bands) It's part of a music day, launching the Alfred as a
live music venue. The day kicks off at 3.00pm and other bands on
include Zoot, Micky Kemp and the Shy Stars, The Gerbs and The
Burnsides. Check our gig guide...Rising Star are also supporting
DaftLane soon. POSTED
8/9/00
 The
hot tickets at The
Hexagon must surely be Joan Armatrading, Saturday 14 October 2000 and
Taj Mahal on Wednesday 1 November 2000. Book up now!
POSTED 6/9/00 Joan
Armatrading rescheduled to Sunday 29 Ocober 2000
UPDATED 20/10/00
 JODA
make their acoustic debut at the Bier Kellar,
Bracknell on Tuesday 17 October 2000. This will be the rock-popsters first outing as an acoustic duo with
frontman/vocalist Darren Plunkett and guitarist Jon Sargent taking to the
stage. Darren says, "
It's a chance to hear our songs stripped down. Good songs are determined
by the lyrics and the melody. Playing acoustically brings both of
these to the forefront. Hopefully
people will realise there is more depth to our songs, just because they
are melodic and quite bouncy doesn't mean they can be dismissed as plastic
pop pap!" JODA
are also playing on Halloween night at Reading Universities Student Union
Bar. The night is open to the
public with FREE entrance and Student Union drinks prices! Fancy Dress is optional!
POSTED
11/10/00
Unplugged +
Intimate...what's it all about? Well Haydn Wood (Sound Foundation,
0118 934 9600) and Richard Sparkes (Frantic Promotions, 07775 727 629)
have got together and will be launching their Acoustic Club, Unplugged +
Intimate, at the Bier Keller on Tuesday 3 October
2000. This will be a weekly event. So bowl along every Tuesday
for some U+I fun. Phone Haydn or Richard if you fancy playing...the
more the merrier! This Thursday kicks off with DaftLane.
10 October Sarah Thirtle of Roscoe
fame will be there. POSTED
28/9/00
 Slobberdogs
new demo is now completed! The long awaited demo from Slobberdogs is
finished and includes the new tracks "Muff", "Spirit"
and "Star Trek Limo" as well as the classic
"Wondering", "Killed the Clown" and
"Today". Hear them play live at The Halfmoon
in Putney on Friday 15 September 2000. POSTED
4/9/00
Short
People were at The Jazz club on 31 August 2000. Read
the review. POSTED 2/9/00
 Do
you enjoy listening to live music? Yes? Well, to ensure that
you can carry on doing so read this. POSTED
2/8/00
On
Saturday 9th September, DaftLane hit Camden for their London debut. The
lads will be headlining the HQ Club, West Yard, Camden Lock, with two
support bands. After the gig, the club will continue until 2am. A
coach has been booked to transport fans from the local area up to and back
from the club as follows :-
6:00pm Pick Up Point One, The
Cricketers, Hartley Wintney
6:20pm Pick Up Point Two, Safeway, Summit Ave, Southwood
2:00am Coach returns from Camden to both Pick Up Points
The cost of the coach is £6.00 per
ticket. Entry to the club is not included and will cost £4.00 with a
DaftLane flyer. Go
to the Daftlane site to find out more and book a ticket. POSTED
16/8/00
Short
People's next local public gig will be at the The
Jazz Club Thursday 31 August 2000. Click on Short People on
navigation bar to find out more (dates, pictures, MP3 demos and lots
more). POSTED
28/6/00
Readipop2000
will run for 8 days leading up to the Reading Festival (August 17th -
24th). Readipop is a marathon feast of entertainment all over
Reading. Josaka brings you
background information and details of the event calendar. Get
the dates in your diary and enjoy Readipop2000. POSTED
1/8/00
DaftLane
were at the Cellar Bar, Bracknell on Thursad 10 August 2000. Read
the review. POSTED
11/8/00
Thanks in part to all the
Readipop activity, Josaka has 50 live music
gigs
listed for August. Something for everyone. If we've missed
one...email us now. POSTED
6/8/00
Should bands be a community? Look at
the DaftLane
message board to add your thoughts. POSTED
11/8/00
 The
Henley Jazz Cafe is about to close for good at the end of August. All
Wrapped Up's final gig here is likely to be one hell of a party!
Get along and join in on Saturday 12th August 2000. POSTED
6/8/00
 Due
To a difference in tastes and songwriting, Minral have decided to split
up, however Tim, Al and Paul are forming another band which in a few weeks
will have a website, the new line up will consist of Tim- guitar/vocals,
Al - guitar, Paul - bass, a turntablist/DJ and a drummer. If
you are a DJ or know a DJ who may be interested in doing scratching for
this new band, get in touch
A.S.A.P. POSTED
2/8/00
V2000 is approaching fast. The
venue is Weston Park in Staffordshire. The dates are
19-20 August.
 Check out Knowhere,
lots of good information there. Look at this review of the Jazz
Club..."There is a new Independent bar in town Imaginatively called
the Jazz club where the environment is authentic Ancient Arches where once
elephants where stabled by a visiting circus. It is definitely the best
place to take a girl to impress her, with an incredible Restaurant serving
a full A La Carte menu not cheap though approx £25 each for a 3 course.
The music is refreshingly live and an education to anyone who thinks Jazz
is for their dads. Funk abounds and it is truly friendly."
 Reading
Real
Ale & Jazz Festival, Christchurch Meadow, Reading, 20-22 July 2000
(0118 956 6226). The Reading Real Ale & Jazz Festival is an
annual event held every July to indulge in the finest Traditional Jazz
& Blues and to sample an elite collection of over 30 British Real
Ales. Reading
Real Ale and Jazz Festival Bands are confirmed as...Thursday: Gerry
Brown and the Mission Hall Band; the Beachcombers. Friday: The Chris
Wright Swingtet; The Denise Lawrence Band. Saturday: Mike Daniels
Delta Jazzmen; Dig’s Half Dozen. POSTED 11/7/00
UPDATED 17/7/00
Reading Festival excitement is
growing. Here
is one of the better sites providing a wealth of information. POSTED 1/8/00
Roscoe
are a top fifty band...see what we mean and get the latest news on Roscoe
by clicking here. POSTED
26/7/00
 Well,
that's WOMAD over for another year. Click
here to see some pictures from the opening day. POSTED
23/7/00
Review
of DaftLane at Beethovens 13 July 2000. Also, DaftLane have been
confirmed as playing on the Live
Club stage at this year's Guildford
Festival, on the Friday evening, 28 July 2000, at 7.30pm. More details
to follow soon. POSTED
14/7/00
 We've
just found Shifter's
web site. They are a Reading band. Have a look at their
site...it's a good grin. POSTED
12/7/00
Josaka
wins an award (update: it's two awards now)...don't get too excited though. POSTED
11/7/00 UPDATED 16/7/00
Local
band Roscoe, fronted by Sarah Thirtle, recently launched their new CD
single "Love Could Save My Life" at Bar Oz. You can now hear their track "I Can't Get Through To You"
on the web site mp3.com. Have listen to them by clicking
here. POSTED 9/7/00
 It's
that time of year again. An Inter-Band 6 a side football challenge
has been suggested. Clearly not all the team has to be from the band
or all the four piece outfits would be in a bit of trouble. Andy
Stedman of DaftLane
wants to get an idea of how many people would be interested...so
let him know now by email "with no obligation". 3 teams have
already expressed an interest and around 8 would make a great fun event. POSTED
4/7/00 UPDATED
9/7/00
DaftLane
are band of the week on Live
Club. POSTED
23/600
Richard
Lewis has hidden talents. POSTED
18/6/00
Have a look at one of Reading's newest
websites from the band Ortega. POSTED 16/6/00
DaftLane
will be supported by Mead (the band, not the drink) at Beethovens on 13
July 2000. DaftLane
are tipped to go onto big things so make sure you see them. POSTED
14/6/00
Slobberdogs
are currently in the middle of recording a new demo CD. This should
be available mid July. They will be performing at Beethovens 21 July
2000 so get along and you might be able to buy a copy of the CD as
well. POSTED 20/6/00
 Live
music often depends on good equipment. From time to time Josaka will
be letting you know of good local music retailers. We carry a list
of music retailers. Here is some information about
Hogan Music in
Newbury. POSTED 18/6/00
 Marlow
2000 is at Higginson Park 15-16 July 2000. Click
here to see the line-up. POSTED 8/7/00
 Find
out all about WOMAD 2000. This event
is set to be a sell-out like 1999, 1998, 1997 and 1996. POSTED
7/7/00 UPDATED 8/7/00
Get
out and support a young band with growing popularity. MINRAL
formed in the summer of 1999...nearly a year old now. They all have
a love of music and seek to combine their talents to create an original
approach. The line-up has not changed Al, Mud, Nick Tim and Paul. The name
MINRAL was derived from mineral. They are at The Fruit Bat Bar on
Saturday 17 June 2000. See
their site. POSTED 10/6/00
STOP PRESS...keep your eyes on Josaka...Mud from MINRAL has reportedly
broken his arm...this may effect the Fruitbat gig. POSTED
10/6/00
Call
for support...DaftLane
are headlining at Beethovens on 13 July 2000 and they are looking for a
Reading area band to play support. Contact Andy
Stedman direct to discuss. POSTED
7/6/00
 Bill
Wyman and the Rhythm Kings are at the Hexagon, Reading on Friday 23
June. Celebrating the release of their new album Groovin', the
former Rolling Stones star and his band return to The
Hexagon for one night only with their unique style of jazz and
blues. Described as "a dream team of musicians" that
includes Georgie Fame, Gary Brooker and Albert Lee, this is a night of
jazz-blues-pop performed by top R&B
veterans. POSTED 6/6/00
Roll over Beethovens. Sad
news: Dave, the landlord at Beethovens has decided to
retire. He has done a lot for live music in
recent years. We wish him all the best and
thank him. We understand that the new landlord will be a man named
Ed who is coming across from the Bristol area. The staff say they
expect the music policy to remain the same. Well, we hope so. POSTED
26/5/00
We've
just completed an interview with Helen Bolton
from Short People. Have a
read. POSTED 25/5/00
 Hot
news from Josaka. You are now looking at this site from a new
hosting supplier. It should be, depending on your connection, much
faster. Let us know your
comments
by email. POSTED 25/5/00
Josaka
has now started carrying links to the sites of other Reading
area bands. If you know of any email
them to us.
New
gig dates for Short People at The Jazz Club in Reading. You can
now expect Short People to be at The Jazz Club every six weeks or
so. If you've not ventured down there yet you really should. POSTED 19/5/00
Slobberdogs in Reading. Read
Annette's review (we think she may be a
member of their fan club!) about their recent gig
at Beethovens. POSTED 15/5/00
New
venue review of the Short People at The
Broomhall Hut. POSTED 9/5/00
In
response to the large number of questions about the band Short People we
have added a Frequently Asked
Questions page. POSTED 6/5/00
Short
People are playing live at
The
Jazz Club this Thursday 22 June 2000. Thursdays are free to get
in for the time being and a good crowd is anticipated. Good soul and
R'n'B music, dancing, food and wine/beer...it's got to be the place to
go. Plus the club is air conditioned...maybe just what's needed
following the blistering weekend. BBC Radio Berkshire have promoted
the event as well. POSTED
18/6/00 UPDATED 21/6/00
Tickets
to buy...Paul Carrack
is
at the Anvil in Basingstoke on Tuesday
30 May 2000...Jools Holland is at The Hexagon on Wednesday 15 Nov 2000.
Short
People will be back at The
Jazz Club very soon. Following their gig at the club in March a
lot of interest was shown in getting Short People there every month.
If you want to know more check with the Jazz Club.
Check The
Jazz Club...they have just started taking memberships.
Don't think Reading has it all.
The Glasgow Green Festival, 26-27 August 2000, is the Scottish counterpart
to Reading and Leeds. Expect appearances by Oasis,
Stereophonics and Primal Scream, plus loads more acts. BBC
Radio 1 will be doing their bit and broadcasting from there as well.
Not
really covering the Berkshire area yet...but check out
The
Midlands Gig Guide. This is a great new site being run by some
switched on people. Short People are the first Berkshire based band
to be listed.
Recent
press
write ups for Short People are now on Josaka..
Josaka.com
is now part of the London Live Music Web Ring. This can be accessed
from LINKS
Listen
to Short People on the Internet. Josaka now has some demo
tracks available in MP3 format. An extra demo track has just
been added - Street Life.
Updated
VENUES....now including maps for many of them. If you want
to submit a venue to be considered for listing...send us an email.
In response to a number of enquiries received we've also added a section
on VENUES TO HIRE for you to set up your
own event or party.
Seen a good band? Been to a good
live music venue in Berkshire? Share the news with other visitors to
Josaka by submitting your own
review. Tell us about the venue, the band and what you
thought. Help keep music live.
More biog
details for the members of Short People have been added to Josaka.
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