The Loaded Dog, 8th of April 2006

So the next day was the Loaded Dog...

The stage has changed and has now doubled its size, which is really nice, it gives a whole new space and now we can see Fred behind his drumkit!

We also had our dinner there since they opened the kitchen and the chef is a good chef!!! I've never had such a huge burger...

Anyway, back to music, they played the Intro and all the nice songs they usually play,

We also had a special guest, the singer from the tribute band Guns 2 Roses, who sang a few songs with them...

After the first part, I was so knackered (4th night in a row!!!) I had to go home...

I know that Nico played a nice accoustic set before starting the secong part of the gig.

For the rest, just have a look at the photos, the key is Dog6


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Rose and Crown, 7th of April 2006

I'm gonna try to relate the events as best as I can...

John was staying at home with Sam since they played the day before!!!
Came home, ordered a taxi, bla bla bla, as usual...

When we arrived, we realised that they were going to play upstairs and not downstairs... Which is pretty much useless since nobody goes upstairs, nobody even knows that there is a upstairs. So on a Friday night, people stayed downstairs and Sam and I were, at first, the only fans...

Some people came upstairs afterwards, probably because John (Fred' colleague) went downstairs and paid them to come... ;)

On the other hand, it was good opportunity for MN to play all the songs that they don't usually play, like my favorite "La mort au Bal"...

Al, our cameraman, played a few songs and Andrew Secret also joined the band for a couple of songs...

In summary a shit evening in a shit place, but what did we really expect from a pub in Walthamstow?

Nevermind, they got paid, I got my favorite song, We also had a special treat from Nico and his accoustic, and afterwards, we all got home and had a chat altogether... What more can I say?

Photos are uploaded and the key is RC


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Walkabout, Sound Check competition, Regional Final, 6th of April 2006

Hello everyone,

Last night, MN was playing at the Walkabout for the regional final of the Sound Check competition. Well, they didn't win this one, I wish I was kidding but that's the truth!!!
The first two bands were shit. The first band was a cover band!!! We thought that was good, that means they're out of the competition, I mean they're not gonna win a week of studio time to record a covers demo!!! Second band was shit as well and we thought, oh easy, they'll win... They played third.
They played the Intro, Hello, Babe, the Boat, Black Night, Melody and Purple. It was really fun, Nat, Ben and I were dancing like mad and screaming shouting, and everything....They played really well, a real show...
After that there was a fourth band, who actually was good and we were a bit scared that they would win!!!
Anyway, at around 11.30pm, they announced the winner and it was not Misses Nice, I didn't get the name but it was the second band, the shit one!!!! We were all so gutted, just took our stuff and ran for our tube!!!
So sorry for all the people we left without saying goodbye, we'll probably see u tonight and/or saturday!!
And thank you so much to David, Alex, Sam, Nat, Ben and his friend, Al and the manager from the lemon group, for coming and supporting MN, we all know that they should have won...

The photos are about to be uploaded and the key is Walk2

Don't forget Tonight is Rose and Crown in Walthamstow and Saturday is Loaded Dog, Leytonstone... See gig list for more info.

Have a nice WE



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Troy Bar, Accoustic night with Nico, 5th April 2006

Hi,

Last night, Fred and I went to support Nico who was playing in Old Street in a very weird (=crappy) place, the Troy Bar.
There were 4 sets on the list. Nico was to play last.
We missed the first set, arrived for the second. It wasn't very good, I have to say.
Third set was a nice girl, who was singing her songs. It was very good, entertaining, great voice, nice composition, etc... Nico enjoyed very much ;)
Nico then took the stage for an outstanding performance, sang a few covers, like the Ace of spades, one of the Mama's and papa's and "lemon Tree" by Fool garden. The rest was original songs. After that set, the audience was screaming "Encore, encore", so He played a few more songs, obviously Beach Boys.... Which make a couple of girls dance... Even in that place!!!!

We of course ended up, the three of us, alone in the bar, drinking our beer, before being asked politely to leave in the next 5 minutes, which we did about 10 minutes later...

I will post the photos as soon as possible, the key will be Troy.

Tonight is the regional final of the Sound Check competition, in Shepherd's Bush. So tomorrow, you will know if they're going to the UK final and get the chance to compete for the first prize = 1 week in Tennessee!!!!!!!!

See u 2mrw

PS: I'm so stressed...


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Rose and Crown, 31th March 2006

Hello everyone,

Last Friday, it was a jam session at the Rose and Crown, in Walthamstow, that MN was hosting with John (Fred's colleague). They opened the show by the Intro, of course... Followed by a lot of their originals, like Hello, Melody, The Boat, Babe, I got a gun...

After this nice RnR 1st part, John invited a few other musicians to come on stage. First we had Anthony, very delicate person who sang a couple of originals, along with some classics, with soundtrack as background.

Then Nico went back on stage, this time playing in a duet with Rob (our 1st Medley Winner). They performed a few songs, covers (Beach Boys, forever...) and originals (Nico's and Rob's). Definitely worth it if you get the chance to listen to them. I think Nico is playing on Wednesday at the Troy Bar (see gigs and Rob will probably join him on stage for their harmonising duet...

We then had an electronic guy, who for the next 1/2h or so, made some boum-tac, adding some wiou-wiou on top of that... with his computer and found that it was revolutionary... I reckon he thinks he's the only one on planet earth to do so...

After this mind blowing experiencce, we had Andrew Secret, who performed a 20-minute set a la Radiohead.

Al, our cameraman, also performed after that, a couple of songs, with Fred on the drums.

By 11.45PM, it was time to get back MN on stage who performed a couple more songs and closed the evening and said their goodbyes until next time, next Friday 7th April...




Don't forget also, Thursday 6th of April, Misses Nice will be playing for the regional final of the Sound Check Competition, at the Walkabout in Shepherd's Bush. Please, do make an effort to come and support them. if they win this tour and the national final on the 4th of May, they will win a week of recordings in a studio in Memphis... So get your ass down there.... please


See u soon


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