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Upcoming events (4+)
See all- SASAMI @ Rough Trade (Live & Signing - Free tickets available)Rough Trade, Nottingham NG1 3AJ
This was mentioned by Thomas on the FB group, and his write-up of it, and the fact that there are free tickets available made me book this!
Here's what Thomas had to say:"I don’t know if Sasami is on anyone’s radar here but she’s one of those artists that I think is on the cusp of being massive. She’s just released her third album and I need to explore it more. It will appeal to fans of Mitski (who she’s toured with) and the type of bands you’d hear on Buffy.
Her first album sounded closer to the likes of Low, Yo La Tango and Stereolab and then she went a bit metal on the follow up.
This is a solo show and she can play the French horn as well as guitar (and likely other instruments) so I don’t know what to expect.
Her track Turned Out I Was Everyone is one of my favourite songs of the last five or so years."I've been having a listen, and the new album is definitely more pop, and can see why she might be on the cusp of being big!
As mentioned, free tickets are available, along with CD/LP options from:
SASAMI: Live + Signing Tickets | From Free | 13 Mar @ Rough Trade Nottingham, Nottingham | DICEFB Event:
SASAMI (Live+Signing) | Facebook
SASAMI (Live+Signing)
On: 13.03.2025 18:00
Location: Rough Trade Nottingham - Valerian Swing @ JT Soar w/ Million Moons & Nostalgia For Ruins (bUTTONpUSHER))JT Soar, Nottingham
It's another bUTTONpUSHER event at JT!!
This one is firmly in the instrumental camp - Valerian Swing definitely genre hop a lot - event doing a track on the new album with Grammy Award-winning Grime artist Flowdan!
I've not seen Million Moons before I don't think, so that's going to be a new one for me, but seen Nostalgia For Ruins a few times and really like them!It's £11 in advance, and as always, JT is a BYOB venue.
Valerian Swing (Italy) - WeGotTicketsFB Event:
Valerian Swing (Italy), Million Moons & Nostalgia for Ruins | Facebook
bUTTONpUSHER presents
VALERIAN SWING (ITALY)
https://valerianswing.bandcamp.com/album/liminal
Italian trio Valerian Swing return with Liminal - their boundary-pushing fourth album which absorbs and unites elements of math and post rock, contemporary jazz, film music and grime.
As the feature on Badman (Ting) from Grammy award-winning UK Grime artist Flowdan might suggest, it would be misleading to label Valerian Swing as a rock band at this stage of their career. The trio’s fourth album Liminal is threaded with influences from contemporary film score, jazz and electronic music, as well as math and post rock.
Such ambition and eclecticism has certainly paid off, as this expansive and cinematic record positions Valerian Swing as one of the most exciting contemporary acts in Europe.
It’s been seven years since the band’s previous album, Nights (2017). In that time, the Italian three piece have continued to expand and develop their palette, incorporating elements of film music, EDM, grime, chamber music and contemporary jazz alongside math and post rock. When listening, one can hear echoes of artists like GoGo Penguin, Badbadnotgood, Jon Hopkins and Jóhann Jóhannsson alongside occasional glimpses of Battles, Kayo Dot and Italian progressive rock.
“The aesthetic of this record comes partly from the necessity of working as a band in two different countries,” explains guitarist Stefano Villani. “We live in Italy and Germany and it is not easy at all to meet all together to rehearse. This is why we started to produce massively with Ableton and exchange projects with each other.”
“It only took a short while to see how this change in process led us to a different view on our music. We felt a need to radically change our sound and make a step away from the ‘math-rock’ label that we had in the past, and to move forward in a more contemporary and experimental direction. Most of all, I feel this album is completely artistically free. We are proud of it.”
This new, expansive mindset is not difficult to identify: Liminal is an album where dub co-exists with post-rock melodies, where rapid-fire jazz drumming is set alongside rich orchestration, and shimmering synths snake between layers of bass, drums and guitar. It’s a wonderful marriage of the electronic, synthetic and acoustic elements, a record operating at the edge of things, pushing out into new forms of art and music.
Support fromMillion Moons
https://millionmoons.bandcamp.com/album/i-may-be-some-time
Million Moons is an instrumental post-rock trio whose rich, atmospheric soundscapes conjure feelings of melancholy and introspection.Nostalgia For Ruins
https://nostalgiaforruins.bandcamp.com/ - Mercury Rev @ Rescue Rooms with Nicolai Dunger (Sold Out)Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
Unfortunately, this sold out quite quickly, and I missed tickets originally, but managed to get a couple on Twickets.
Another very influential American rock band who I came across through various 90's college rock compilations, but didn't get to see. Looks like they've only played Nottingham a couple of time too, so a rare trip here!
They had a new very atmospheric album out last year on Bella Union, so may well get quite a few tracks from that too.
Quite often Alt Tickets do have some returns on sale a few days before the gig, but I'll post links to Twickets too
Buy Mercury Rev Tickets | Rescue Rooms - Nottingham, UK | Twickets
Mercury Rev Tickets, Tour Dates & Concerts | alt. ticketsFB Event:
MERCURY REV live at Rescue Rooms, Nottingham | Facebook
DHP Presents :
MERCURY REV
At Nottingham Rescue RoomsSaturday 15 March 2025
Doors: 18:30
Curfew: 22:00
Age Limit: 14+ - Sprawl Magazine Live: Hotel Lux/Duvet/Dura Mater/Sancho PanzaRough Trade, Nottingham NG1 3AJ
Sprawl Magazine Presents: Live & In-Print 2
Tickets: https://www.gigantic.com/sprawl-magazine-tickets/nottingham-rough-trade-nottingham/2025-03-15-18-00
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1692219554980742Sprawl is a seasonal, limited-edition in-print and online magazine that promotes music, live events, poetry, film, and art and this gig celebrates the second issue's release!
Here's the fab lineup!
HOTEL LUX
@hotelluxband
https://linktr.ee/hotellux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIEwArf3jdw...
Hotel Lux have found their own sound with their debut album Hands Across The Creek, blending classic and eclectic influences. With an album 2 on the cards for release in 2025 the band is poised to defy early critics and carve a unique place in British music.DUVET
@duvet.band
https://linktr.ee/duvetband
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDFQOsdtPeY
Manchester based Independent 5 Piece Post-Punk band with Punk influences. Formed in June. With unique drum beats, wailing guitar riffs, punchy bass lines and loud strong female vocals, duvet’s sound is familiar but also unique.DURA MATER
@duramaterband
https://linktr.ee/duramaterband
https://youtu.be/mj-M3I80h68?si=j9Zaz7o8_u32vDQV
Dura Mater are an eclectic musical collective blending genres spanning art rock to chamber folk. Lilting violins, delicate keys and angular guitars spar with the taut rhythm section to create the impression their music is more of a journey than a moment.SANCHO PANZA
@sanchopanzzaband
https://linktr.ee/sanchopanzaband
https://youtu.be/tulO-9cuNiQ?si=2Kv2zIhpR51ZYCFE
Sancho Panza are a 5 piece Indie band hailing from Nottingham UK. The band have been cited as “the coolest guys in the city” by one of Nottingham’s most loved music venues, Rough Trade. Having sold out various Nottingham stages such as The Bodega and Rescue Rooms, and setting records for bar sales at their Rough Trade showcase, the bands increasingly large crowds are a testament to their growing cult following amongst the Midlands.DJ's
Dom Gourlay
@domgourlay
Nottingham-based writer (Drowned In Sound, Gigwise, Under The Radar) for past two decades.
Sprawl Collective@sprawl_magazine
A Selection of DJ’s from collaborators within the magazine.Event Hosted By Sprawl Magazine
https://www.sprawlmagazine.co.uk/
Tickets:
https://www.gigantic.com/sprawl-magazine-tickets/nottingham-rough-trade-nottingham/2025-03-15-18-00
