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John Hammond

John Paul Hammond (born 13th November 1942), also known as "John Hammond Jr", is a blues singer and guitarist. He usually plays acoustic guitars and dobros and sings in a barrelhouse style. Since 1962, when he made his debut on Vanguard Records, Hammond has made 29 albums. In the 1990s he recorded for the Pointblank label. Hammond has earned one Grammy Award and been nominated for four others. He is the son of the legendary record producer John H. Hammond.

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The Medicine Show

Totally live and totally authentic -
THE MEDICINE SHOW sound like the hottest, wettest, most nasty swamp
you've ever even heard tell about.
crocs! Snakes that'll crawl right up your leg, and skeeters big enough to
strip the living flesh from a grown
man's arm. A tar paper shack with a boiled ham hanging in a sack, in the
shade of the willow tree.
Fear, aching, love and pain, running from the cops cos you just know
they's gonna put you in jail again. Band Members

Read more about The Medicine Show on Last.fm.

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Nacho Vegas

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.

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Eric Ness

It all started with a box of matches and a pocket-knife and turned out to be so, so much more... make sure you catch a live show, it just might change your life! Eric Ness - Vocals + Guitar
Sindre Granum - Guitar
Lars Stovland - Piano
Chris Borud - Double Bass
Alex McCann - Percussion
Kristoffer Johansson - Drums

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The Complete Short Stories

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...

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My Dark Aunt

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 ".

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