Shear Me Now with The Crookes + The Kabeedies + Panda Cubs

The first of a new monthly night at the Bull & Gate in Kentish Town, put together by fierce panda records and The Most Radicalist Black Sheep Present. It's called Shear Me Now

THE CROOKES - 10.00pm

Sheffield-based thrillseekers THE CROOKES are back with a new single, new album and a new guitarist. New single, 'Made In The Dark', comes out July 23rd. Album 'Hold Fast' comes out on July 9th. Read all about it here: www.fiercepanda.co.uk/news.php?story=298

THE KABEEDIES - 9.15pm

A disarmingly youthful bunch of indie sprites busting out of Norwich with a line-up of three boys and one girl and a collection of fizzbombing pop nuggets which has had various Radio 1 DJs weeping with on air joy, not least with most recent singular release Treasure Hunting (Cool For Cats).

www.myspace.com/thekabeedies

PANDA CUBS - 8.30pm

They may be newcomers, but Panda Cubs appear to have emerged fully-formed. They may sit in that gloomy corner occupied by the myriad bands whove based their sound on Joy Divisions blueprint, while having also synthesised many elements of the contemporary crop Editors, Interpol, White Lies but damn, theyve got songs and are remarkably accomplished. Their debut single, Faithful is a cracking dark pop tune and by no means the best song in the set. Having already received airplay on BBC Introducing and the NME website and bagged a support slot with Sissy and the Blisters in the seven months since they formed, its hard to imagine that theyre anywhere other than at the beginning of a rapid ascent.

www.facebook.com/pages/Panda-Cubs/160845517316545