FELIZ NAVIDAD FIESTAVAL

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FELIZ NAVIDAD FIESTAVAL
We're not quite sure why, but it had to happen - a little bit of Mexican fiestaval in Brixton with a stellar line-up of party-friendly sounds, dancing girls, a pinata and heaps of other surprises. Bring your sombrero and dancing shoes for what promises to be one of the oddest parties to lift the December gloom.

PINEY GIR (London)
Sometime electronic exotica lover and genuine all-American country girl offering everything you like best from delicate heartbreak folk to straight to the bop pop.
www.myspace.com/pineygir

THE PANTHER GIRLS (Bath)
All-female dance troupepromising a special Mexican vibe tonight.
www.myspace.com/thepanthergirls

JIM CLEMENTS & THE RIGHT TO DIE
With a touch of Randy Newman’s dark wit, a sprinkling of Nick Cave’s macabre romanticism, and a knack for story-telling that would give The Decemberists a run for their money, Jim Clements will appeal to anyone with a soft-spot for the left-field singer/songwriter.
Tonight, our favourite Canuck in south London debuts a new line-up of the Right To Die featuring some sweet Rhodes organ for a more soulful sound.
'Jim Clements & The Right To Die specialise in a musical genre that's hard to describe; it's a sort of gypsy/indie/nu-folk kinda thing - sort of folksy-blue Nick Cave meets Dylanesque Country Joe McDonald - hard-edged, dark, poetic story-telling set to wondrously sympathetic acoustic biased music.' - Rhythm & Booze (album review of 'When The Saints Go', 10/10)
www.myspace.com/jimclements1

MR DAVID VINER (London)
Alternative blues stalwart and his band.
'Lovely broken down folk' - Q Magazine
'White Stripes fans looking for quality after-hours music need look no further' - The Observer
www.myspace.com/mrdavidviner

ISLAND LINE (London)
Lovely boy-girl harmonies from a folksie ensemble tipped to do great things in 2009.
www.myspace.com/islandline

EMIT BLOCH
Enigmatic experimental country fare from EB who was born on a cattle ranch in Utah and transplanted to Berkeley, California, ground zero for all things beatnik, Emit Bloch has a rich history to draw on when creating his distinct brand of avant-country music.
With a unique guitar picking style and surreal electronic harmonica Emit Bloch fuses pioneer spirit , Woody Allen wit and California transendentalism to create modern bluegrass and country music that still manages to retains the old time values of innovators like Jimmy Rodgers and Hank Williams.
www.myspace.com/emitblochcountry

DEXTER BENTLEY (London)
Bluesy, folksy psychedelic pop sung with a distinct English twang from the popular host of Resonance FM's 'Hello Goodbye' show which is broadcast every Saturday lunchtime.
www.myspace.com/dexterbentley