MissesNice - Already legends

Patience

2007-03-27T17:34:00.000Z

I'm sure you trusted readers are wondering why the F*** is gone MN quiet...
The band, although still the best until proved otherwise, is taking a long break from the limelight, and has been doing so for quite a while....
I'm sure they will come back soon, wherever, whenever, whatever it will be...
Until then, visit the menu pages, there are loads of pictures, music, reading to see, listen to and do...
Enjoy...

Birthdays...

2006-08-10T12:08:00.000Z

Hello everyone,

We're back to this period of the year when we celebrate all the Misses Nice birthdays....

The 1st one of the serie is FRED 12th August

To celebrate his 25th year on this planet, we're having a BBQ at home on FRIDAY 11th, so if you're around, you're welcome to come...

The Loaded Dog, 4th August 2006

2006-08-07T13:04:00.000Z

Hi everyone,
I hope you had a good WE!!
MissesNice was playing at the Loaded Dog in Leytonstone, last Friday.
The 4-hour gig was a mixture of originals and covers. For the set list, I remember I took a photo of it, so check out the photos!! Thanks you to Penny, Jean, Colleen, Eliisa and all others I can't remember the names, sorry....
Special thanks to Pete, potential singer, who joined tham on stage to perform a few songs, all beautifully interpreted, and with such good energy!!! A real frontman... I'm sure we'll be in touch soon...

For the photos, I'll try to post them as soon as possible... Might take a while.... But the key will be "Dog9"!!!

For the rest of August, I'm afraid, the band and this site will be very quiet as Nico, Fred and I are going on holiday, no, not together...

So, Have a good week, see u next time, next month...

:):):) MNPA/PR :):):)

The Meyrick arms, 23rd July 2006

2006-07-25T12:40:00.000Z

Hello everyone,
MissesNice was playing in Clapham Junction this Sunday afternoon, at the Meyrick arms. A lot of bands were playing and because it was the first time the promoter was organising this event, the timing was a bit messed up.
The pub in itself is one the worst pub, I'm willing to bet on it, in England, even the whole UK. The beer is undrinkable and the bottles, from their fridge, are warmer than room temperature. At the door, a sign from the police asking for witnesses to come forward to testify about a serious assault that happened in that pub the week before...
The music was loud as the bands were clearly in the heavy hard stuff...
Anyway, at some point, must have been around 8PM, Misses Nice got on stage and played The Intro, Hello, Babe, The Boat, Melody.
the out of nowhere a fight just broke next to me, I just had the time to jump on stage, hide myself while Nico decided it was the perfect timing to play Misirlou, Pulp fiction theme song... which made a few peope laugh while watching the "fight"...
After that, they attempted to play the medley I but got stopped at Michael for breaking the original-only rule, so they finished their set by I got a gun, Purple and the Barman.
They received a good response from the audience as they probably have never seen such good musicians, even though Nico was playing with his Music man, the guitar he won exactly a year ago at the emergenza competition, since his ibanez is not operational for the moment...
Thanks to Max and Jen for coming.

I will upload all the photos as soon as possible, but that might mean a few weeks...
The key will be "mey"

See u later

:):):) MNPA/PR :):):)

Loaded Dogs 27th May and 30th June 2006

2006-07-05T09:33:00.000Z

Hi guys,

Sorry for not updating you up with what's going on with Misses nice, but I've been busy... When I'll get a real contract as MNPA, I'll quit my job and will do this full time but unfortunately, I have to do other things to fill up my fridge....

But basically, the last two gigs were real fun. It's so good to see them again on stage after their very long break... Another reason why I, myself, took a break.. ;)

But They're back... I will update you on the gig list as soon as I know it...

Meanwhile, and hopefully... soon, I will upload the photos (Dog7 and 8)from last two gigs. As soon as national Express coach company send me my camera back, which "someone" forgot in the coach on our way to Beatles' town, last Saturday...!!!

In the mean time... Check out Myspace, it's growing fast....

:):):) MNPA/PR :):):)

The Loaded Dog, 8th of April 2006

2006-04-08T13:56:00.000Z

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

:):):) MNPA/PR :):):)

Rose and Crown, 7th of April 2006

2006-04-08T13:54:00.000Z

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

:):):) MNPA/PR :):):)

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

2006-04-07T09:08:00.000Z

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

:):):) MNPA/PR :):):)

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

2006-04-06T15:33:00.000Z

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...

:):):) MNPA/PR :):):)

Rose and Crown, 31th March 2006

2006-04-03T12:19:00.000Z

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

:):):) MNPA/PR :):):)

Sugar Reef, 29th March 2006

2006-03-30T11:02:00.000Z

Hi everyone,

Piccadilly circus... mmmhhh... Central London... Wouahhh, Hell no!!
Rewind....

Jake, the promoter of the Sugar Reef, gives us the number of the other band, so we can arrange with them who brings what!! Fred calls them but they're not gonna play, for whatever reason ...
Fred calls back Jake and says it's practically impossible to bring the drum kit ourselfs, since Fred is working in Luton until late, the drumkit is in East London and the bar is in Central London, meaning the taxi is going to be very expensive!!! He says, no problem, bring it and I will arrange something for you to go back (=I will pay for your taxi)...

7.30PM, I meet John at the venue and together we wait for the taxi to arrive with on board, Fred, who left work early, Nico who went to give a hand and (not only) the drumkit, (but also) the bass and the guitar amps...
We check the venue, the "stage" space, etc... Quick sound check... And there the evening began:
4 acts on the list: Jake, the promoter and a friend on accoustic guitar; a hip hop 3-piece group singing over a hip hop (=yo!) soundtrack; a female solo singer singing on a soundtrack and with a background guitar player (Phil).
Each act were allowed two songs (except MN who got 3), with a DJ "playing" in between acts. After the first round, eact act was coming back for a second set of two songs each again!!!
No comment about acts (Yo, Hu, ha ha...)

So when MN went to play, it was a bit different with banging heads... They played the intro "Talalalala", Hello, The Boat, Babe, Melody. Arrived the moment for the last song of the second set.. What are they going to play....Nico looks at Jake and asks if they can play a "small" Medley... Yeah sure...
You should have seen Jake's face, at each song's change, he was asking to stop because they were "too long". And I still don't know why it mattered since all other acts left, the only people left in the place were two MN friends and I and a couple who was talking to Jake and seemed to realy enjoyed the music... so What exactly was the point? The bar closes at 2AM!!! And it is 11.25!!!
Finally, Jake was really annoying so they stopped in the middle of it...
We quickly packed up everything to make sure we could get the last tube, what John and and Nico did, and left Fred (and I) to ask Jake to call a cab and/or to pay for it...
" Euh.. There were not enough people who paid at the door, and I have to pay other people, so I can't help you guys...."
Fred told him he was an arsehole and if he hadn't promised on the phone to pay for the return cab, they wouldn't have never played there in the first place!!!!!
So, Fred tries to find a cab, a people carrier, not too expensive since we already payed £40 to come... It took him more than 1/2hour to get one, a guy who said "no problem, I'll be there in 30minutes (other companies had said more than one hour wait!), and for £35"
More than an hour later, still no sign of that cab, Fred calls him back, he's lost in Tottenham Court Road!!! So we found another one, actually just parked outside the bar, who could do it for £40.
So there we go, packing the cab with all the stuff at 1.30AM and going back home to East London!!

Conclusion, £80 for 6 songs, that makes a MN song very expensive...To play...Isn't "making a living from music" the other way round?

When are we going to find a friend with a van, who will enjoy the music, know that his job is to drive and won't drink too much???

and/or

When are we winning the lottery, so we can buy a van?

Lets' start to play tomorrow...

BTW, photos are ready to view, the key is Sugar

:):):) MNPA/PR :):):)

Walkabout, Sound Check competition, 23rd March 2006

2006-03-24T11:53:00.000Z

Hello everyone,

Misses Nice was playing at the Walkabout, the West London Aussie H.Q., in a competition called Sound Check!!!

We arrived there around 8PM and already it was pretty full, people eating, drinking, chatting,etc... It's a huge bar and the stage is really high, at least 2 metres above!!!

There were 4 bands on the list, MN was to play 3rd, perfect...

Quickly people were coming and invading the space and the dancing floor...
First band, I didn't catch any of the names but the band was fronted by a girl, great voice, great stuff; for once, it was really not boring to listen to the other bands!
Second band was as well really good, fronted by an energetic black guy, also great voice and the songs were well performed.

The audience was responsive, which is great, they were not only there to drink!!!

Third MN: the fans were all ready, screaming "Misses Nice, Misses Nice"... They played "The Intro", Hello, Melody, Black night, Purple, Babe.

Then, we waited for the "results"... Time to drink, chat happily and take photos of everyone...
It was actually quite late when they announced the results but we had to stay to "Know"...
And The Sound Check winner is..... Misses Nice...

What??? Wouahhhh.... Then you scream, you hug everyone, you congratulate the band, etc...
Plus, we were very happy since the choice was by the organisers and not by the audience (=Who's got friends in the room?), so they actually wn because they were the best!!! Even though they didn't play Vivaldi!!?!! That's really good...

On our way home, while waiting for the last Central line tube, Rob took his guitar and played a few songs. In the tube, Nico took it and playe a few Beach Boys ones, entertaining people in the carriage. For once, people were nice, singing with us, etc...

That was the end of a fantastic evening...

Thank you to all the people who came to that west London venue, Ben and Alicia, Rob, Alex, Sam and Marie-Aimee, Nico's mum from Belgium...

The photos are ready to view. The key is Walk1
Enjoy and see u next time...

:):):) MNPA/PR :):):)

The Bell, 11th of March 2006

2006-03-13T11:10:00.000Z

Hi again,

Yes, Misses Nice was playing in Elephant and Castle, in a pub called The bell. They've already played in that same pub, exactly 2 weeks ago, but I wasn't there that WE, so no review, nor photos...

Once again, the evening started by Fred calling a big cab to carry all the stuff, including the voice amps and me. As usual, he played successfully at that famous game, called Tetris...

We arrived at the pub, where we got a warm welcome by the people there and got a hand to unpack the cab.. Ouaaaah... our first roadie.. ;)

Started playing a bit after 9PM, had a a couple of break, but basically entertained all the people for a good 4 hours... There were a few locals, seemed very happy people enjoying the music... 2 birthdays celebrated as well... And a few of "our" people, a couple from Stratford and our very own Fan of the Month (Feb) Ben and his as important girlfriend Alicia...

Also, a couple of potential singers, and amongst them, Johnnie came on stage, having prepared something... and performed songs from Gun's and Roses, Metallica and the Doors.

Al was once again present and filmed all evening... He also surprised us all by taking the guitar and played a nice piece during one of the break.

The Thanks go to Ben, Alicia, Johnnie, to all the people WIMC, and the people from the pub obviously (very nice people btw, ...).

Check out the photos of that evening, the key will be Bell1, please be patient I haven't uploaded them yet...

Also check out the gig list they have a few gigs coming up...

Next one is on Wednesday...

:):):) MNPA/PR :):):)

Rose and Crown, 10th March 2006

2006-03-13T10:44:00.000Z

Hello everyone,

Yes, I know I haven't written anything for a long time but here you go, this WE, Misses Nice was playing on Friday in Walthamstow at the Rose and Crown. This pub we used to go 2 years ago for its jam session until they decided to ban MN from playing there (other musicians, gutted, couldn't face to go after them!!!.. True story...).
They played on the 24th of February in that same venue but as I wasn't there, I didn't write anything about it...
So last time, they played upstairs, this time, they played downstairs, in the actual pub.
Quite a few people... Friday night...

Our evening began at around 7PM, by packing up a cab with all the stuff and unpacking when arrived at the pub. Of course, we had already set up the drum kit by the time Nico and John showed up...
They started playing at around 9PM and played for about 3hours with a break, or two, can't remember...
On the set list, were a mix of covers (BB, Hendrix, Medleys, etc...) and originals (Hello, Melody, The Barman, etc...).
The highlight of the evening was definitely Iain, our 3000th visitor and potential singer, who took the stage and performed a couple of songs. (My opinion... I thought he was very convincing...)
Someone else, also, took the stage, at some point but I can't remember which song it was, and have no idea who's that guy!!!

So, for the evening, all thanks go to John for booking them and Iain for being an excellent guest.

They will play again in that venue on the 7th of April! So check out the gig list, they've got quite a few gigs coming up...

No photos of the evening, I'm afraid... Forgot my camera...

But check out the next post for a review AND photos on Saturday's gig at the Bell in Elephant and Castle...

See u soon

:):):) MNPA/PR :):):)

The Loaded Dog, 18th February 2006

2006-02-20T11:51:00.000Z

Hi,

Misses Nice was playing at the Loaded Dog last Saturday 18th of February 2006. Situated in Leytonstone, that pub is the biggest live music venue in East London. Misses Nice has been playing a few times there, notably for New Year's eve where they played for more than 5 hours.
Well, last Saturday was a shorter night, they only played 3 hours and a half ;)
They played a huge variety of Rock covers from the 60's to the 80's, from Beatles, Beach boys to Metallica, Michael Jackson, ... They also played their famous tribute to Vivaldi and their unmissable three Medleys.
Each of the members had their solos time but it's definitely Fred who won the palm for the weirdest and 'unseen ever before' solo. You can have an idea of what happened by visiting the album Dog5.

They finished the night by playing a very long version of a Maroon 5 song with John on drums and Fred on bass...
Nico then closed the stage by the first song he ever wrote "Waiting for the rain".
That was a fantastic night, Russel, all his friends and I danced all night... That was really fun.
So thanks to him for coming, bringing his friends along to support the band, we really do appreciate.
And all thanks to Dave for booking them once again.
Also, congratulations to Rob (above with MN) who's the 1st person to win the Medley challenge...

See u very soon for another crazy WE, next WE, check out the gig list to know where to catch them playing

:):):) MNPA/PR :):):)

Cuckoo's Nest, 17th February 2006

2006-02-20T11:06:00.000Z

Hello,

Misses Nice was playing at the One fly over & the Cuckoo's nest venue in Notting Hill last Friday 17th of February 2006.
The evening began by John joining us at Tavistock Road to help carry his bass amp, bass head and part of the drum kit. The journey was quite long from Stratford to Ladbroke grove, but in quite good spirit. A feeling that didn't last long when we saw that the other bands also brought their bass amp!!!!!! We were quite gutted!!!
3 bands on the list + an accoustic set. The two other bands were Go55 (I believe that was the 1st band name!) and Gear were very energetic bands screaming and jumping around... That might have been the effect of that movie (Flesh Gordon, yes with a "e") being screened while they were playing...

Misses Nice took the stage after the 1st band and played The Intro Talalalala, Hello, Babe.
John then had a problem with one of his string and while he was fixing it, Fred and Nico played We will Rock You.
They then played The Boat, Melody and Purple. The crowd started to shout "Encore, encore" so they finished the set by the Medley J.Hendrix-Metallica.
A few people had turned up in that non smoking venue, so a big Thank you to them, they know who they are... Also the cameraman from the Southside bar filmed again all night...
We stayed until the end and took a cab home since we really didn't want to carry all the stuff by tube anymore...
I'll soon post the photos, the key will be Nest

See you soon

:):):) MNPA/PR :):):)

Southside Bar, 30th of January 2006

2006-01-31T11:03:00.000Z

Hi everyone,

Misses Nice was playing again at the Southside Bar, Central London, last night. Free entrance it was and two bands on, Misses Nice and another one (the guys who played on Wednesday as well...).

For this special last minute gig, the promoter and sound engineer offered us to pay for the taxi for Fred's huge drumkit, nice guy... Nice also for Nat who for once could relax all night and not have to worry about packing it up in her car...

Unfortunately, on a Monday and without advertisement, the place was pretty empty, not a lot of people turned up except for Ben and his girlfriend and two other guys, to whom Nico had replied to their advert about filming a gig for a school project!!!!

The other band managed to bring a few more people, which was nice...

They played about an hour during which we were treated with (not in the right order) the Intro "Talalalala" (apparently this is the official name!), Hello, The Boat, Melody, Babe, the Barman, Stone Cold Crazy, Medley J.Hendrix-Metallica and the Medley II.

This was a nice evening, everybody enjoyed their time, the music and the excentricities like Fred's solo...

That's it for last night, next gig is on the 17th February 06, see the gig list to keep you informed of any change...

I will upload the photos as soon as possible:

Key for the photos is SSB2

See u soon,

:):):) MNPA/PR :):):)

Southside Bar, 25th january 2006

2006-01-26T13:47:00.000Z

Hi guys,

Misses Nice was playing in a bar in central London last night, the Southside bar; in a quite small room downstairs.
The party began at around 2 o'clock in the afternoon with Nat and Nico going to Fred's place to get the drum kit... Very early because they wanted to avoid the rush hour...
Sound check: an accoustic guy, a small band guitar-keyboard-violin and a duo guitar-djembe, so very quiet people... Hmmm, Misses Nice was playing last since they were going to be the noisiest...
We didn't know what to expect of the sound; the room was so small!

Anyway, the gig started; it was fun to meet Iain, our MN VIP pack winner (for being the 3000th person to visit this website). Because other bands were quiet, we could easily chat with people who came to see the band, namely Iain, Kacey and Alex, plus all Nat's friends.
Unfortunately, they were running a bit late and Misses Nice was on stage at only 11PM.

But from the first note, everybody in the venue knew that it was going to be a bit noisier but better than an accoustic set (nobody left ;) !!! A lot of people who had nothing to do with us really enjoyed the music, they were dancing, banging their head, jumping, etc...

They played the intro "Talalalala" (sorry it hasn't got a name yet), Hello, Babe, The Boat, Melody, the Medley I and Purple. A very good set list, very efficient!
Since I only installed the Medley challenge yesterday, nobody wasn't aware of the pack to win, but I'm sure next time, everybody will try :)

So thanks very much to all the people who came down, Alex, Kacey, Iain and his friend Guy, all Nat's friends.

Two special thanks today, one for John because I know he's had a very difficult week and he came down to London 3 times this week (plus a 4th time 2mrw!!!), very motivated guy and even though he's really knackered, he still gonna be the keenest Bass player on stage EVER!!!
The second one is for Nat who once again had to pack her Ka with the drumkit, drive into Central London, etc....

I was a bit too tired this morning to put on a CD all the photos I took last night, but very soon, I'll upload them and the key will be SSBar!!!

Enjoy, see you tomorrow at the Dirty South for another night of Rn'R crazyness...
Unfortunately, this gig has been cancelled, check the gig list for further info

MNPA/PR

Mau Mau, Portobello, 21st Jan 06.

2006-01-23T10:08:00.000Z

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone had a good WE. We did! Misses Nice was playing in a very nice but quite small bar, the Mau Mau, off Portobello Road, this Saturday 21st of January 2006 where they showed to the very posh West London what's called Rock n' Roll!!! And it went very very well...

Our evening began by packing up Nat's Ford Ka with the whole drum kit. I have to say, we would never have imagined putting everything in that cute little car... At around 6PM, Nat and Fred as the co-pilot, went on the road, on a journey from stratford to Notting Hill; while Nico, John, Russel (Nat's bro) and Heather (Russel's girlfriend) and I took the tube.
Got to Ladbroke Grove a bit after 7PM, spotted Nat and Fred, who seemed a bit lost... It's funny how we got there exactly at the same time...

First look inside the Mau Mau.. mmhh, looks a bit small but it's allright.. There is not a lot of space on stage for Fred's drum but we still managed to set it up, despite the promoter asking for a smaller drum kit... For Nico and John, no amps! Everything through the PA!!!
But Actually the sound was generally not too bad inside the bar, Fred, on the other hand, couldn't hear a thing... Which is really awful...

They had a deal with the promoter, who didn't seem very happy: 40minutes first set and if they're good, they are allowed to play a second set...

During that first set, they played To look down-Foxy lady-Black Door Woman-melody-California girls-The Boat-Babe-the Medley I and Stone Cold crazy.

After that, the promoter loved them, they could play whatever they wanted so they started a second set with Fire-Hello-Medley II- I got a gun-Surfin'USA-Backin USSR-Tush-Little Wing and finished by Louie Louie as usual...

A lot of people turned up in that trendy bar: Russel, heather, his friend Aaron and a few other friends, Ben, Sandra and Steve, Nat and I (obviously...)

So thanks very much to everyone for their support and especially Nat who had to drive again with all the stuff.
And I hate night buses when they're packed!!!

Photos of the night: Mau

See you at the next gig on Wednesday

MNPA/PR

Standard Music Venue 14th January 06

2006-01-16T10:07:00.001Z

Hello everyone,

Misses Nice was playing at the Standard Music Venue (Walthamstow) this Saturday 14th of January.
The festivities began in the afternoon by a rehearsal at Tavistock road.
At around 5.30PM, Nat's Ford Ka was packed with a guitar amp, a bass amp head, a snare drum, a bag of symbals and 2 rucksacks, + Nat, Fred, Nico, John and I!!!!
We arrived there without any problem thanks to Fred's copilot skills...

4 bands were on the agenda, Sound check was quite painful... We managed to escape for a while, went to the pub nextdoor,...

First a guy playing accoustic: we,actually, arrived when he was finishing his set...
Then a band whose name was unaudible, they might want to change it... Even John didn't understand...

Misses Nice then took the stage and at the first note, we knew that we were on a different planet. I can't recall the exact list even though they didn't play very long. There was an Intro, Hello, Babe, Black Door Woman, Melody, Purple, and the mini medley J.Hendrix/Metallica.

Ben, Alicia, Matt, Nat and I really enjoyed our night, the sound was very good, the sound engineer did a really good job.
The guys also thought that it was one of the best gig for them thanks to the perfect sound on stage...

So thanks go to Andy for booking them, the sound engineer for the great job, Ben, Alicia and Matt for supporting the band and Nathalie for driving and the animated discussion back home...

Photos of the night: key is SMV

Thanks and see you on Saturday for the next gig,

MNPA/PR

***NEW****YEARSEVE***

2006-01-06T13:19:00.000Z

H A P P Y N E W Y E A R

Yes, Misses Nice was playing at the Loaded Dog last Saturday 31st of December for New Year's Eve. An chnace for everyone to listen to good music at NYE, for a change....

We, Fred and I, began the night at around 5PM by moving all the equipment and setting everything up on stage. Let's say that Nico and John are lucky they have Fred to do that job... Next time Fred will play in a band, he will be a flutist!!!
We then headed to Nico's place where Thierry, our French cook, cooked our last 2005 meal...
Unfortunately, the time running fast, we had to leave quickly and went back to the Loaded Dog where the festivities were about to begin...

They started playing at around 10PM, I don't remember the songs in exact order but after a few, Nico broke a string!!!!!! So they got a first 10minutes break...

They then played non stop until a quarter to midnight, before the usual 10...9...8...7...

Soon after midnight, they went back on stage to play a very punk version of the traditional NYE song!
They played a few sets, during one of which Nico broke another string...
I can't tell you all they played, the set list was veeeeeeeerrrrrry long... Since they played from 10PM till around 4.30AM...

The highlights of the night were our last supper, the kiss at midnight, the balloons fights and Fred drum's solo, which by the way, if you missed it, was incredible!!!!!!!

Thanks to all the people who shared this 1st of January with us.
Special thanks go to Stu for booking them, Dave for loving them, Adam for serving them and Cindra for.... serving me and all of them for their kindness, and OK.. I'm gonna stop that bullshit...

For photos of the night, please be patient, but when it's uploaded, the key will be NYE...

See u later

Loaded Dog 16th Dec 2005

2005-12-20T11:12:00.000Z

Don't forget Misses Nice will be playing at the Loaded Dog for New Year's Eve, see below for details.

Hi Everyone,

Misses Nice was playing at our favorite local pub in Leytonstone, the Loaded Dog.
They played a good 4hours set in wich they played The Intro, Texas Blues, Sweet Emotion, the Boat, Back in USSR followed by ZZ Top Tush, their 3 Medleys, Little Wing, Vivaldi, Purple Haze followed by For Whom The Bell Tolls (FWTBT), California girls and Surfin'USA.
They also played a set of about 30minutes with potential singer Shaun. He sang Melody, Babe, Black Night and Smoke on the Water, followed by an accoustic set with Nico.

They also played Road House Blues in which Fred on Bass and John was on Drums, followed by a shit impro (says Fred) with Fred on Guitar and Nico on Drums!!!

They finished the night by the furture hit "Purple" and Louie Louie because They got to go...

We thank Nat, Thierry, Dave, Adam, Stu and Shaun for their support and the famous Eddie Team!!!
For Photos of that night, the key is Dog4!!!

Don't Forget Misses Nice will be playing on the 31st of December, same place. For any information, see the post below.
Hope to see u there

Thanks and see u later

M*E*R*R*Y* X*M*A*S*

***MNPA/PR***

NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY

2005-12-12T10:17:00.000Z

Misses Nice will be playing at the Loaded Dog for New Year's eve. All informations on the flyer above.
So Call them as soon as possible to get your ticket.
It's gonna be a fantastic night, fuelled with drinks and music until 6AM. You certainly don't want to miss that...

For the sceptica, come on Friday 16th Dec, same place, from 10PM til 2AM to see if you're ready to spend the night with us!!!!

See u there

MNPA/PR

Nico in Notting Hill 4th dec 2005

2005-12-08T11:51:00.000Z

Nico was playing in solo at a venue in Notting Hill last Sunday in a accoustic session where 4 sets were on for the evening.
Nico was the first on stage very early in the evening.

He played 5 songs, beginning by the Ace of Spades, just to get people in the mood :), followed by his original songs Waiting for the rain, Tonight is the night and his latest one, for which I don't know the name. He also played one of the hits from the Mamas and the Papas.

Once again, thank you to all the people who travelled to see him, namely Nat and her two friends, Fred, Ben and his girlfriend and 2 more friends of Nico.
And again thanks to Fred for relating the events...

If anyone's got pictures for that evening, I will be glad to upload them....

Next gig is on the 16th of December at the Loaded Dog, a good rehearsal for the Big Day, new Year's eve...

See u there,

MNPA/PR

Re:Loaded 2nd Dec 2005

2005-12-08T09:41:00.000Z

MissesNice was playing at the Loaded Dog in Leytonstone, this past Friday, as a support band for the Red Star Rebels, whose singer Jonny is an acquaintance of Nico and Fred.

John, Fred and Nico took first the stage for an hour and treated the RSR fans with some gems like the instrumental La Montee and The Intro, followed by the massive hits Purple, Hello, Melody and Drunk, you can listen to the 4 of them on the music page. They also played The Barman and the famous Medley I which definitely helped get people in the mood for the next band, the RSR... There was not a lot of people but then it wasn't a MN gig either, so 'can't complain' as John would say...

By 11PM, the RSR had taken the stage and played their set composed of original material. Their friendly attitude and excentric style sent good vibes in the venue. You can listen to their songs or see their gig list on their website. As you will see, they've got the Rn'R looks.

Thanks to Sam who travelled from so far away... with John... Thanks to Stu for giving the opportunity to play in that venue, Thanks to Dave for everything again, he knows what... Thanks to Adam and Julia for... being there... lol

Unfortunately, no photos of that gig as I wasn't there... Thanks to Fred for relating the events... BTW, he says hello to everyone ;)

See u next time...