Dear Britch
Playing White Mischief’s second stage “Moon Room”, at the request of British Sea Power, we are delighted to welcome Dear Britch.
As seen on BBC3’s new series, ‘Singing With The Enemy’, Brighton rock-starlet Stuart Flynn is the creator of The Dirty Cakes cabaret-rock band; queen of the queer hip-hop scene: Dear Britch; and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Stuart has come along way since his former days as a Miss World coach and fashion stylist.
Bands: The Stillhouse Orchestra
Putting the blue into bluegrass on our second stage “Moon Room”, are a duo who are arguably several people short of an orchestra but make a hell of a sound nonetheless: The Stillhouse Orchestra.
The creation of Rib Eye Jake and Miss Tia Maria, The Stillhouse Orchestra have concocted a mix of country, swing and blues which has travelled from London’s swing and retro cabaret nights all the way to the hallowed fields of the Glastonbury festival.
Continue ReadingBands: Kunta Kinte
Those mischief-makers who attended our last White Mischief, on Friday 13 2007, will remember Kunta Kinte, the “tribal pop” band that co-curates the night.
Blending world-influenced drums and percussion with quirky, acerbic English lyrics, six-piece pop band Kunta Kinte have been described as “Adam Ant meets the Scissor Sisters” by UK industry publication Record Of The Day, which has featured the band twice, once awarding them Record of the Week.
Continue ReadingBands: Lord Large Experiment
We can’t stress enough how delighted we are about having 10-piece soul orchestra Lord Large Experiment playing at White Mischief, and how exciting we expect their set will be. Read on to discover more about Lord Large and to check out a few of the astonishing star names they have recruited to record their album. Some extraordinary musicians / singers will be part of the band playing at White Mischief on November 10, which promises to be a real treat.
Bands: Envy & Other Sins
Heading up our second stage will be Envy & Other Sins, purveyors of eccentric, erudite, English pop music. Forged in the furnaces of Birmingham, the four-piece has toured in support of Ok Go! and has played with everyone from Razorlight to The Feeling, The Automatic and Hard-Fi among many others.
Continue ReadingBands: British Sea Power
Wondering about White Mischief’s headline band British Sea Power? Read on for elucidation – both literary, aural and visual.
Do You Like Rock Music? is the third album from British Sea Power. It was made in the Czech Republic, Canada and Fort Tregantle – a 19th Century fortification up on the Cornish cliffs. It was recorded by a band unafraid to embrace the far poles in arts and entertainment. BSP have toured with and been commended by David Bowie, The Flaming Lips, Lou Reed, Radiohead and Jarvis Cocker. But they’ve also been invited to play in celebration of the life and times of Sir John Betjeman, the late UK Poet Laureate, born in 1906. At the launch party for their debut album, BSP played alongside The Copper Family, a clan of Sussex folk singers who’ve been going for 200 years.
Continue ReadingWe recommend: KUNTA KINTE live at SKA BURLESQUE
Co-creators of White Mischief – KUNTA KINTE – will be bringing their percussion-and-vocal-chants tribal pop to SKA BURLESQUE at the Amersham Arms, New Cross, on Thursday April 13. Aside from being preposterously cheap the night features some great live music and cabaret acts. Get yourself down there next Thursday… and in the meantime check out Ska Burlesque’s MySpace page.
