tom waits

The Complete Short Stories have already triggered a number of intrigued ripples across London’s live circuit, having charmed and blazed their way through a handful of headline sets in recent weeks. A distorted cast of seven fronted with female-vox, the 'Short Stories offer their distinct brand of experimental, vibrant and entirely infectious music, picking their way over the likes of Kate Bush, Radiohead, Bowie and Siouxsie & the Banshees, before rushing off and undergoing something entirely unlike anything you beautiful people have ever had the pleasure of dancing...

Self-described as a rock-singer-songwriter, Nacho Vegas blends the polyhedric language of rock and the most stark lyricism into an intense whole. His lyrics are painful and celebratory, pathetic and grand, brutally lucid and of an intimate beauty; a desperate philosophy of survival shines with a wicked sense of humour and a longing for the divine. Nacho Vegas has been a prominent figure in the Spanish 'indie' scene since his work with Eliminator Jr, Manta Ray; bands influenced by Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, and other similar avant-rock acts of the early 90's.

My Dark Aunt are a multi-instrumental band that explore where poetry and music meet. Formed by Norwich based poet Andrew McDonnell & London based film maker Michaela Nettell in 2004, they have evolved into a five piece with Abby Dagleish on violin, Nettell on cello, Kel Robb on accordian and Lorna Shipley on flute, glockenspiel, second vocals and McDonnell on voice and odd guitar. The music is sometimes reminiscent of Dirty Three or Tindersticks, but is entirely their own sound. A mix of dark humour, sea shanties and haunting melodies, the Dark Aunts have been described as ".

Keegan McInroe is a Texas based singer-songwriter. Weaving together threads from old country, old blues, gospel, and rock & roll, McInroe creates an original tapestry of American roots music, earthy and lyric driven. In 2003, Keegan McInroe participated in founding rock & roll outfit, Catfish Whiskey (2003-2009), in Fort Worth, TX. After moving back to west Texas in 2008, McInroe released his first solo album, Mozelle, in 2009. From the Wall & In the City, his sophomore solo effort, was released in May 2010.