LONDON: The Windmill

Friday 22nd April, 2011

4:00pm

Event information

April 22nd isn't just 'Good Friday' anymore, it's Bloody-Brilliant-Music-And-Grub Friday at the Windmill, with an all-day line up of bands and a BBQ laid on for the Bank Holiday. We're still adding courses to this banquet but the lip-smacking line up includes Hannah Peel, Laura J Martin, Fuzzy Lights, Dignan Porch, Cheatahs and I Spy with more to be announced shortly.

HANNAH PEEL
http://www.myspace.com/hanpeel

Hannah Peel is a strikingly talented multi-instrumentalist, whose debut album Broken Waves (Static Caravan) was produced by Mike Lindsay of Tunng. Uncut described the album as "vibrant folk-pop with a stunning voice to savour (4 stars)" while her brilliant cover of the Cocteau Twin's 'Sugar Hiccup' graces the latest Rough Trade Counter Culture 2010 compilation. Hannah's playing with a full band at this gig so expect drama!

LAURA J MARTIN
http://www.myspace.com/lalajmartin

Laura J Martin is a one woman whirling dervish who wraps flute, mandolin and loops around gloriously crafted songs. She's won over the likes of Marc Riley,,who she recently performed a 6 Music session for, and Rob Da Bank who said "Laura J Martin is one of the freshest out there....musically gifted, addictive and sodding brave please make sure you buy her records and most importantly see her live!'

FUZZY LIGHTS
http://www.myspace.com/fuzzylights

Fuzzy Lights are Xavier and Rachael from Cambridge plus friends, who play a reverb-soaked mix of psych-folk, Americana and noise-rock. Their first album was described as "gorgeous" by Huw Stephens and second album Twin Feathers (released August 2010), with more prominent vocals, is receiving similar accolades.

DIGNAN PORCH
http://www.myspace.com/dignanporch

Dignan Porch are brothers Sam and Joe Walsh plus friends Hayley, Phillippa and Ben from Tooting. Their fuzzy dreampop, recorded on Tascam 8-track, has attracted praise from the likes of Pitchfork and Vice magazine, and they've been snapped up by Captured Tracks, for whom they've released an album, Tendrils, and a new EP. Rough Trade are also smitten by them: "Dignan Porch are several matches made in heaven...bursting with coolness and melodies to kill or die for".

CHEATAHS
http://www.myspace.com/cheatahssuck

Cheatahs was originally the solo project of Nathan Hewitt, (also in Little Death) and is now a trio. Their hazy lo-fi tunes have been released by such gurus of cool as Young and Lost, Paradise Vendors and Marshall Teller and they've shared bills with Best Coast, Crocodiles, Ariel Pink and Wavves. Rough Trade raved thus: "sounds like a lo-fi Elliott Smith skateboarding with Wavves - it's totally amazing".

AFTER SIX (ex-Friends of the Bride / The Fog Band)

This will be the debut performance for Bobby Grindrod's new outfit, tentatively entitled After Six. The band are so new they don't even have a MySpace yet but if any of his previous bands Firends of the Bride and The Fog Band are anything to go by they're sure to be a sumptuous treat of a band.

ACP WEST
http://www.myspace.com/acpwest

ACP West, or Adam Charles Pelham West is a singer/songwriter who cites Elliott Smith and Belle and Sebastian as influences, and plays carefully plucked folk songs about lives going off the rails.