Tone Club - Old Basford + Benno Blum + Guests tickets and listings

Old Basford
have succeeded in creating a deafening buzz around Nottingham and are ready to spread their wings and go big time. Having played extensively throughout the U.K. Over their three years together Old Basford’s friendship and lifestyle is now effortlessly expressed within their Heavy soulful boogie. Their sound is unobtainable to anyone lacking single minded devotion to rock and roll. Tight, insatiable rhythms somehow contain the raw energy stirred up by powerful, impassioned vocals. All is irresistibly engaging, all conspiring to set this band apart from fashionable pretenders. Old Basford have tapped into rock and rolls’ main artery and share its life blood with influences such as Queens of the Stone Age, The Black Keys and The Band. Old Basford are doing their best to return excitement and credibility to British Rock music.

Benno Blum
Benno Blum, Robin Smith and Ian Bradley, formed late Spring 2007 with the intention of making simple, raw blues music. Relying simply on electric guitar, drums and vocals, Benno Blum mix the old style blues of Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker with the drive and energy of modern blues & rock bands such as The Black Keys, Queens Of The Stone Age and Louis XIV.

The Fakers
In today’s over-hyped and fad following music scene it can be quite difficult to distinguish what matters when it comes to that oh so frivolous task of selecting a band as the next big thing. Its tough believe me, but where do you draw the line? When do you say enough is enough? How often is it that a band comes along and inspires the confidence needed to make such a bold choice and stick to it for life? The answer is not very often. Not since the days of The Stone Roses and Oasis has there been a genuine pretender to the throne.

Born out of the passion and drive to grab hold of the smouldering baton left up for grabs by so many of the greats and run with it come The Fakers. A band hell bent on not just running with it, but beating you round the head with it to make sure that they have your full attention. They don’t like to fall short of the mark, merely good isn’t good enough, tepid melodies and cheap sentiments just wont do. It has to be huge! It’s this perfectionist attitude that breads confidence in a band, and it’s this confidence that is passed on for audiences and listeners alike to use and thrive .. seeing and hearing what can only be described as one of the most exciting bands around, people know that something big is on its way and its just a matter of time.

In Isolation
In Isolation are one of many bands currently hoping to raise Nottingham's profile as an exciting city to explore and find new and original music.