DAEVID ALLEN
THURSDAY 26th AUGUST Daevid Allen was one of the
founders of the British progressive rock band the Soft Machine in 1966.
After recording just one album with the group, he became the
founder/leader of Gong, which he left in 1973 to begin a solo career
(though his first solo album, Banana Moon, was released in 1971 while
he was still in the group). Allen explored his quirky, folky take on
rock throughout the '70s and '80s on albums like 1976's Good Morning
and 1983's Alien in New York. His solo work also included
collaborations with underground rock impresario Kramer like 1993's
Who's Afraid? and 1996's Hit Men, which was released on Kramer's Shimmy
Disc label. Allen returned in 1999 with Money Doesn't Make It, followed
a year later by Stroking the Tail of the Bird. Nectans Glen also
followed in 2000. In 2003 Allen formed a new version of Gong with
members of the Japanese collective known as Acid Mothers Temple, as
well as playing and releasing material with his California-based band
University of Errors.
DOORS
OPEN FOR ALL SHOWS AT 7.30PM UNLESS STATED** ALL GIGS 16+
Tuesday 27th July Hot Flux+ The
Temps+Kowalski+After Hours
Wednesday 28th July
Barry 'The Fish' Melton was co-founder and original
lead guitarist of Country Joe and The Fish. Barry appears on all the
Country Joe and The Fish recordings and he also wrote some of the songs
that the band recorded. He appeared in the films made at Monterey Pop
and Woodstock, and also in the neo-western film 'Zachariah'. Melton is
also a founding member of The Dinosaurs.
It's A Beautiful Day were a much loved San Fracisco band from the
60's/70's era, and were one of the earliest and most important San
Francisco bands to emerge from the Summer of Love, and recorded a great
live album a New York's Carnegie Hall. David LaFlamme's soaring
violin on the band's "White Bird" makes it an all time and
much loved 60's classic.
