33: ATP NY

I totally forgot I was going to go to ATP in New York and now I've remembered it's too late. It's this weekend (I think) so I guess I'll have to go next time if I can afford it then. Primavera in December though... I think. I have no idea about the setup of that thing yet, seems a bit weird. Get a ticket for december and may for 100 euro though, nice deal.

Nothin' much else too say too day. Ta ra.

Hello Germany.

32: Primavera Sound / Kilkenny Arts / RGC photos

Hi. I am lazy when it comes to uploading my photos, even though I want you to see them. Here are some uploads for...

- Neil Young, Spiritualized, Spectrum and Jarvis Cocker at Primavera Sound Festival 2009
- Low at Kilkenny Arts Festival 2009
- Retribution Gospel Choir at The Deaf Institute in Manchester earlier this year.

see them HERE...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gargoylewaiting


Hope every single one of you is having a nice week. If anyone is ever in Manchester feel free to pop along to this...
www.myspace.com/onestepmore

JT x

31: Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste

My night is starting it's 4th year of existence tomorrow. It's a bit weird to think I've been putting it on for so long. It's nice though, I guess. I wish I'd given it a better name; 'one step more and you die' is a rubbish name for a clubnight. It's not even the best Mono album. I need ideas to make it feel new and great again. New flyers and posters are the first place to start, I'm hoping to get some projections and more lights too. Then surely it will get busier again and be brilliant. Hopefully we'll get back on a saturday night soon too.

I just don't know.

Hello Duluth! Hope the music is coming along well and that you're Workin' Hard.

30: No one ever goes home with the barmaid

I have just heard that Malcolm Middleton is playing the Night & Day AGAIN! This is good news although it's a bit excessive don't you think? Anyway, it's part of John Peel night in October and will feature some other bands and Mark Radcliffe doing some DJ'ing. It's a Saturday night so maybe I won't leave early this time. Last time I was in the night & day watching this fella I gave my number to a barmaid... I still think about how much of a bad idea that was but it doesn't really matter. I have only given my number to a barmaid twice and there has never been any kind of response. So, despite it being a waste of time, at least there has never been any bad come of it.

Anyway, it's useless telling you these things.... I'll tell you that I got paid a terrible wage this week on account of work being dead and them letting me go home early a lot. I'll get a bad wage this week too because I've been far too busy being ill to even think about going to work.

Here is a link to a site which links people to this blog, it's cool and you should check it out...
http://www.modularlab.com

One Step More... at Tiger Lounge on Thursday.

And also, thank you to people in Stuttgart. You seem to really like this blog!

Thanks,
JT x

29: Thanks a million

So I haven't been around much recently... I'll try harder to be there for you, honest.

Went to Kilkenny (Ireland) to see Low as part of the Kilkenny Arts Festival. It was a great day full of sun in a nice little town and City won too, which was great news. Low's set was cut a little short by curfew but it didn't matter so much because they were simply fantastic. Got to check out the sound check too and they played Words from their first album which isn't likely to happen again soon I wouldn't expect.

They played...
$20
Shots and Ladders
In Silence
Dragonfly
Monkey
Little Arguement...
Shame
Amazing Grace
Like A Forest
Murderer
Violent Past
When I Go Deaf

Mick Turner (Dirty Three) supported which was another great performance. Adam from Stars Of The Lid did the sound so that was obviously top notch too. We all went and drank at a pub after the show and watch match of the day so I could see City beat Blackburn and Arsenal destroy Everton.

After Kilkenny we went to Dublin for a couple of nights. No shows were seen there but we did manage to meet plenty of other tourists in our hostel and get mugged for alcohol. A holiday isn't a holiday without getting mugged, yunno?

Here are pictures of where the show was etc...

27: Fear Of Song

Listen to Zak Sally (Ex-Low/Dirty Three/Kid Dakota)'s new album Fear Of Song for free here...
http://www.lamano21.com/

You can also buy it from today and every copy is hand made/signed/numbered to great results. You can only buy it there so snap it up now. I love it!

26: In the real paper

Here I am on citylife.co.uk, it was in the paper too.
http://www.citylife.co.uk/clubs/features/14150_one_step_more_towards_club_success

Anyone near should come along.

I went to field day in London at the weekend. It featured Mogwai, Malcolm Middleton, The Horrors and Sian Alice Group.

It was a rubbish day. Sian Alice Group only had a 20 minute set so I missed them. Malcolm Middletons set was ruined by bad sound and the fact it was a rubbish day. The Horrors made it very clear they are a poor version of Pornography-era Cure / Jesus & Mary Chain. Mogwai were great as always but I couldn;t here them over the outrageous amount fo pricks speaking over them and generally being dicks. Oh well. Low / Mick Turner next week.