Thursday May 23rd 2024
The Chickenhead Lounge is back after a lengthy break with our popular night of Americana, Country and Roots Blues. And we are back at our long time home The Musician Leicester. Our first night is dedicated to ‘dirty blues’ with three live acts..
Kicking of the night is Michael J Panter with just a guitar and stomp box he’s going to serve up his take on old time blues..
Back for 2024 are your hosts and long serving guitar and drums outfit Slim Jim with their north hills Mississippi blues, you may remember them way way back as The 44s, one of the first ‘no bass’ outfits around on the scene in this country..
To round off the night it’s another guitar drums combo, it’s HubCap.. more dirty, more psychedelic, more.. well you need to come and see for yourself. Doors at 8pm.
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‘HOEDOWN SPECIAL’
Thursday 1st September..
its a ‘hoedown’ special in the Lounge this time around.
its a ‘hoedown’ special in the Lounge this time around.
Time to dust off your dancin boots and sort out that check shirt.
Two live bands playing all your favourite cover songs in two very different styles.
First up ‘Hillbilly Jukebox’, classic pop and rock covers played in a redneck style.
The main act are Derby favourites ‘Southbound’.. a kicking five piece band who play a lively mixture of Country Rock and Americana.
Think Austin Texas not Nashville. It’s music with an edge and a backbeat that rocks. Talented, multi-instrumentalists playing great songs
with classy three part harmonies and tasty solos. Songs by the likes of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Johnny Cash, Old Crow Medicine Show
and Hank Williams with some Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry and blistering bluegrass banjo solos thrown in for good measure. Classic Honky Tonk!
DIRTY BLUES NIGHT FRIDAY 15th APRIL
A night of raw dirty blues with HUBCAP, a psychedelic blues duo.. HOWLIN MAT and his flaming hot blues guitars.. SLIM JIM playing blues from the north hills of Mississippi..
Foot stomping, Kick thumping raw blues….
FRIDAY 22nd JAN 2016
The venue had been cleared of its tables and chairs and the stage was set for the first Chickenhead Lounge of 2016..
Opening the show Leicesters own Tony Alles, 30 minutes of jazz infused blues, just one man with his voice and guitar. Playing his new ‘Epiphone’ Tony took us through some great songs some sounding like T Bone Walker but stamped with his own unique style..
Next up Slim Jim blues, ex OCR boys 2bad Jim and Slim Williams now back playing stripped down dirty blues and classics from the north hills of Mississippi, R L style..
Rounding of the night a ripping up the dance floor, The Highway Junkies, Derbys finest Americana bar room stompers. Twin lead guitars, pounding bass and top drumming all covered in great vocal harmonies. Songs to make you dance, songs to make you drink and songs to make you stamp you feet and holler.. What a great band.
Next Chickenhead Lounge Friday 15th April
LOUNGE TIME 2016
The first Chickenhead Lounge of 2016 kicks of down at The Musician Leicester on Friday 22nd January..Opening the show local bluesman ‘Tony Alles’, this guy is a great guitar player with a mean blues voice. From the ashes of your hosts OCR we bring you ‘Slim JIm’, a 2 piece guitar and drums combo serving up north hills Mississippi music with classic blues and original songs on the side..
‘Highway Junkies’, This Notts based 4 piece make their first appearance in The Lounge and will be will rounding off the night.with their Americana bar room stomp.
ITS CHICKENHEAD TIME – Wed 24th June
Opening our Summer show are local act ‘The Hardy Band’, new to the scene but already making a name on the Americana circuit with their Country, Folk and Bluegrass inspired songs. Its a first time in the Lounge for this 5 piece outfit but we have a feeling it won’t be the last.
Next up we have ‘Magic Car’, now playing as a 3 piece and serving up plates full of original Americana. Based just up the M1 in Notts these guys are signed to ‘Tiny Dog Records’. Both the bands albums have been well received with Radio 2s Bob Harris giving them high praise and air play.
Rounding off the night, your host OCR. Its a set full of the sounds and grooves from those north hills of Mississippi. Its blues that never went to Chicago..
FIRST SHOW OF 2015
The first show of 2015 and we welcome back ‘The Most Ugly Child’ to the Lounge. They first appeared back in July 2013 and went down a storm. This talented Americana band from Nottingham will be topping the bill along with singer songwriter Harriet McDonnell and of course your hosts The Outwoods County Riders. Free entry.
THE LAST SHOW OF 2014
A top night (Thurs 18th Dec) at The Musician, Leicester for the last ‘Chickenhead Lounge’ of 2014. We had a blast and helped raise some cash for charity. Keeping the spirit of americana/roots music alive in Leicester is what its all about Please come along to these shows when you can, come support real live musicians playing mainly original songs and its always free entry, all we ask is you donate some spare cash if you’ve had a good time. OK here’s the list of thanks.. to our acts on the show, all 5 of them, The Ruby Doos, Buffalo Canyon, DrX, The Notorious Dawson Brothers and your host The Outwoods County Riders. To our number one sound man, who made the night go smoothly, Malc Randall, To Darren and Chris at the venue and most importantly to all you nice folk who came down to the show.
Thats it for 2014, we wish you all a Happy Christmas and a mighty fine 2015..
Any acts who would like to play ‘The Lounge’ please get in touch..
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