The Drums' Jonny Pierce in Royal Ballet collaboration

by Stella Man 17. March 2012 17:49

The Drums' Jonny Pierce is set to participate in a star studded performance for acclaimed Royal Ballet choreographer, Wayne McGregor and producer, Mark Ronson. The nine love songs featured in 'Carbon Life' will be sung by yours truly alongside The Drums' recent collaborator, Boy George, Alis... [More]

Tags: the drums, jonny pierce, wayne mcgregor, mark ronson, carbon life, boy george, the kills, alison mosshart, hero fisher, wale, black cobain, royal opera house

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REVIEW: The Drums @ The Lexington, Islington - 6th September 2011

by Stella Man 7. September 2011 18:25

From the sound they produce to the look that they offer, what The Drums have done is enrapture a mass following. How they work the flow of yesteryear is how they pull off each factor quite neatly. From Jonathan Pierce's notable movements during live sets, to their higher strapped guitars like ba... [More]

The Drums announce November UK tour to support album release in September

by Stella Man 15. August 2011 19:13

New York's newly crowned trio, The Drums, have announced their UK tour this November to support the release of their second album, 'Portamento', in September. The week of its release on the 12th will see the band play three intimate SOLD OUT shows in London, where they will preview tracks from ... [More]

Tags: the drums, portamento, money, beat connection, m blash, the library hmv institute, o2 academy newcastle, metropolitan university leeds, o2 abc glasgow, picture house edinburgh, junction cambridge, pyramids centre portsmouth, o2 academy bristol, o2 shepherds bush empire london, hmv ritz manchester

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The Drums preview new album with three intimate London shows in September - tickets on sale on Friday 15th July @ 9am!

by Stella Man 13. July 2011 20:12

New York based, The Drums, have announced they will play three intimate London shows at the beginning of September, where they will preview tracks from their second album, 'Portamento'. LIVE - 2011 16th July - LOVEBOX Festival, LONDON 5th Sep - LONDON, Hoxt... [More]

Tags: the drums, portamento, hoxton bar & kitchen, the lexington, xoyo, jonathan pierce, connor hanwick, jacob graham, violens, myles matheny

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Gaymers Camden Crawl 2011 Launch Event

by Gig Junkie 8. October 2010 11:42

The 2011 Gaymers Camden Crawl, scheduled for Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st May, will begin celebrating its 10th birthday early with the introduction of its ‘CC Tips’ series of gigs on 28th October. On that same day at 9:00 am, discounted early bird weekend tickets for the festival... [More]

Tags: camden crawl, chapman family, zane lowe, john and jehn, martyna baker, hook and the twin, pendulum, the drums, plan b, teenage fanclub, we are scientists, lostprophets, roots manuva, lightspeed champion and gang of four

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The Drums Claim They Wrote Their Best Song After Their Guitarist Left The Band

by Gig Junkie 30. September 2010 09:34

The Drums claim they wrote their best song to date immediately after the departure of their guitarist.The ‘Let’s Go Surfing’ band suffered the loss of their guitarist Adam Kessler earlier this month - two days before they started their first ever US tour - but frontman Jonathan P... [More]

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Adam Kessler Has Left The Drums

by Gig Junkie 22. September 2010 11:21

A statement from The Drums: "There have been some questions as to recent events and we are sad to confirm that Adam Kessler has left The Drums.The Drums (Jonny, Jacob and Connor) will continue as a three member band, and though we are distressed by recent events we are excited for the future. Desp... [More]

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Violens Announce Debut Album 'Amoral' + Tour

by Gig Junkie 9. August 2010 09:56

"Cultural renovators"NME"Highly accomplished and beautifully realised music" The Guardian"Gorgeously subtle" The Fly "Droning guitars, psychedelic sounds and dreamy harmonies" The Independent"Exudes promise" ArtrockerDavid Lynch, Stanley Kubrick, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Roxy Music, Sonic Youth, 60... [More]

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REVIEW: Kings Of Leon + Support @ Hyde Park, London - 30th June 2010

by Shannon Andreucci 1. July 2010 16:24

THE FEATURES Kings Of Leon's first signing to their Serpents And Snakes record label The Features opened the highly-anticipated event before a considerably large crowd, who had arrived nice and early to reserve their front row positions for the headliners’ performance. The fellow Tennessee-b... [More]

Tags: kings of leon, the features, the drums, the whigs, the black keys, hyde park

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Get Your Fix! - GigJunkie Newsletter - 18/06/2010

by Eddie Sharkey 18. June 2010 09:10

Home Gigs Artists Venues Competitions Blog Hi GigJunkies! Hot News this week: Them Crooked Vultures announce gig to provide aid to Brian O'Connor, Take That may play the city of Manchester stadium next summer and Prince to be awar... [More]

Tags: ozzfest, ozzy osbourne, linkin park, snoop dogg, 30 seconds to mars, them crooked vultures, sting, leona lewis, futures, the drums, pendulum, tiesto, global gathering, prince

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