And, for next Sunday, we're quite literally beside
ourselves with excitement! We've managed to persuade
Bobby Grindrod - lead singer from PURR RECORDS'
(
http://www.purr.org.uk/label.html)
proteges
THE FOG BAND
(
http://www.thefogband.tk/)
to come and spin some no doubt stylish and elegant
tunes for us!!
A mixture of Mod and indie, maybe...?
So, here's all you need to know:
The Penelope Tree
SUNDAY AUGUST 14TH
8pm-12am
BARTOK
79-81 Chalk Farm Road
London
NW1
Nearest tubes - Chalk Farm (5 minute walk)
Camden Town - (9.23 minutes walk)
or buses 29,134 or 24 from the West End
FREE ENTRY
The Penelope Tree plays:
The Would-Be-Goods, Delta 5, St Etienne, The
Undertones, The Popinjays, Girls at our Best!,
Ballboy, Felt, Piney Gir, Belle and Sebastian, Young
Marble Giants, The Passions, Jilted John, Ruth Brown,
Camera Obscura, Life Without Buildings, The The, Josef
K, Comet Gain, Doris, Kicker, The Projects, Dexys,
Microdisney, Wet Dog, The Schla la las, The Road
Runners, Shangri-Las, Morrissey, Yum-Yums, Beach Boys:
Ska, French Pop, Northern Soul, 60's pop & garage and
early Rough Trade and the like...
8-9 pm Chimes' Round The Houses Quiz
(To explain further, here's a couple of sample
questions from last time:
The 8.42 EXPRESS – The following 4 songs have ‘The
Penelope Tree’ written all over them. But which one
was playing at 8.42 tonight?
a. Girls At Our Best – Getting Nowhere Fast
b. Dolly Mixtures – How Come You’re Such A Hit With
The Boys, Jane?
c. Modettes – White Mice
d. The Reflections – Like Adam And Eve
ANSWER – A, B, AND D WERE PLAYED, BUT D WAS PLAYING AT
8.42.
Big Brother – A man called ‘Science’ was evicted from
the house last week. There were rumours in the press
that characters called ‘Design and Technology’,
‘Humanities’ and ‘Home Economics’ were being lined up
to replace him. Success in Home Economics at school
would offer a potential career in the world of
catering. ’24 HOURS’ by The Chefs is another The
Penelope Tree favourite that you may – or may not –
hear tonight. Name of the lead singer, please
a. Harriet Whisk
b. Henrietta Garlic Press
c. Hannah Tin Opener
d. Helen McCookerybook
ANSWER – D. )
DJ's Hatty and Chimes
Special Guest for August 14th - BOBBY GRINDROD
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