It is with great sadness and much irritation that I bring you news that the Islington Arts Factory, Power Down’s birth place and home, may be forced to closed. The fire brigade dropped in on them before Christmas and told them that unless they upgrade their fire safety stuff, doors, alarms, who knows what, then they’ll shut them down. The work comes to a staggering £12k, which has brought the Factory to their knees as I’m sure you can imagine.
So of course, there will be a special Power Down organised to help raise as much as possible. The date will be Saturday, February 20th, 2010, and so far the line-up under candlelight will be:
Shameless, I know, but why the hell not? I’ve not played one of my own nights in years now.
These fantastic musicians are playing entirely for free, so all money from the door and bar will go directly to the Islington Arts Factory. If you’ve been to a Power Down before, then I hope you’ll agree the night is worth much more than the meagre sum of £5 that it’s usually priced at. With this in mind, I’ve set up a two tiered pricing system for the tickets this time. For those of you that can afford it and want to help keep the Arts Factory open, I urge you to purchase a ticket for £10 here:
I leave it entirely to your discretion. If you’re not able to make the concert on February 20th, but would like to donate some money to the Islington Arts Factory, you can do so here:
And now onto some other news for this weekend. My band and I are playing Radio Gagarin at Passing Clouds in Dalston this Friday, Jan 29th. It’s £5 with a flyer that you can get from me, or £7 before 11pm, and £10 after. I believe we’re on about 10pm, and the brilliant Chancery Blame and the Gadjo club are also playing. Here are the details:
Power Down IX: Save the Islington Arts Factory
My dear friends,
It is with great sadness and much irritation that I bring you news that the Islington Arts Factory, Power Down’s birth place and home, may be forced to closed. The fire brigade dropped in on them before Christmas and told them that unless they upgrade their fire safety stuff, doors, alarms, who knows what, then they’ll shut them down. The work comes to a staggering £12k, which has brought the Factory to their knees as I’m sure you can imagine.
So of course, there will be a special Power Down organised to help raise as much as possible. The date will be Saturday, February 20th, 2010, and so far the line-up under candlelight will be:
The Boy Who Trapped The Sun
http://www.myspace.com/theboywhotrappedthesun
Wry, alt-folkish singer-songwriter from the Isle of Lewis with new EP out on Rough Trade now.
Monooka
http://www.myspace.com/monooka
Romanian folk singer that swallowed an aviary.
Chancery Blame
http://www.myspace.com/thegadjoclub
The virtuoso gypsy violinist from the Gadjo Club.
Marmaduke Dando
www.myspace.com/marmadukedando
Shameless, I know, but why the hell not? I’ve not played one of my own nights in years now.
These fantastic musicians are playing entirely for free, so all money from the door and bar will go directly to the Islington Arts Factory. If you’ve been to a Power Down before, then I hope you’ll agree the night is worth much more than the meagre sum of £5 that it’s usually priced at. With this in mind, I’ve set up a two tiered pricing system for the tickets this time. For those of you that can afford it and want to help keep the Arts Factory open, I urge you to purchase a ticket for £10 here:
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/71075
And if you’re lacking in funds for whatever reason, of course, we’d still love you to come, you can buy a ticket for £5 here:
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/71076
I leave it entirely to your discretion. If you’re not able to make the concert on February 20th, but would like to donate some money to the Islington Arts Factory, you can do so here:
http://www.islingtonartsfactory.org/about/donate/
And now onto some other news for this weekend. My band and I are playing Radio Gagarin at Passing Clouds in Dalston this Friday, Jan 29th. It’s £5 with a flyer that you can get from me, or £7 before 11pm, and £10 after. I believe we’re on about 10pm, and the brilliant Chancery Blame and the Gadjo club are also playing. Here are the details:
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/event.php?eid=263743769499&ref=ts
Have a grand weekend all, and hope to see you soon,
Marmaduke