Gig Listings

Hey all... Ghosts Wear Clothes and a few of their mates have come together with The Maze to bring you Notts best in electronica and fusion live acts and D.J's... RULE 71

March 12th at the Maze....4 Nottingham bands who will rock your world and bring you a sweatfest!!!

Monthly Goth Club Night with resident DJs playing the best in Goth, post Punk, Alt 80s, Batcave and everything dark and dancable!

Plus guest band TBA

TO celebrate local metal promoter, alt. model and lovely person, Halo's birthday. Halo is holding a awesome gig with some of Nottingham's top rock/metal talent!

Gecko - From Bristol/London Gecko makes lovely, upbeat acoustic ska/indie rock and has played with the likes of The King Blues, the Skints and Sonic Boom 6.

Daniel Cliffe - unique acoustic rock

Gallery 47 - Two gents who play a mixture of acoustic indie and rock

Breadchasers acoustic - Nottingham ska/reggae/dub done acoustickle style!

BOYCHILD ft. MOTIVE - Danny Armstrong plays his quirky mix of indie, punk, folk with MC Motive to add a hiphop flex!

HANNAH HEARTSHAPE* - One of Nottingham's best female singer/songwriters and acoustic musicians!

JAY HANNAH - Another wonderful acoustic act

The renowned dub/reggae producer Lenroy "Bassie" Guiste will be playing tracks from his new album Roots, Rock, Dub and then performing with The Ites Band, a new formation of Nottingham's own Natural Ites, the original hit reggae band led by Ossie Gad. In the 80's they blessed the reggae industry with tracks such as "Picture on the Wall" and "Lately". Now they are back and on fire as ever!

The word unique gets thrown around alot but this is one man who is truly unique!

Multi Talented session musician, Franz Nicholay, has pplayed, toured and written with bands such as The World/Inferno Friendship Society, The Suckers, Dresden Dolls, The Hold Steady and many more.

His solo album is a musical journey through jazz, gypsy, pop, rock, punk and circus stylings and has received rave reviews both in his native USA and in Europe.

Rolling Stone: "The Hold Steady keyboardist Franz Nicolay is best known for his classic boogie piano lines, jubilant backing vocals and sharply curving mustache, but his new solo album Major General looks to catapult him to star status."

Alt Press: 4 out of 5 "Punk rock, the musical: A collection of songs that paint vivid pictures...Nicolay's persona as a storyteller is something between Peter Hammill with a Mohawk and '70s-era Tom Waits. Like those master songsmiths, Nicolay serves it up hot, no matter what musical milieu is on the menu."
Q: "Recasting the windswept folk artist as someone with piratical swagger, he comes over like Nick Cave leading an American Pogues, and every see-saw rhythm is shot through with a potent, whisky-drenched drama. In other words, the man's a ham, but a terrific one."

TRIAD.....

Triad are a powerhouse rock & blues trio hailing from the Nottingham and Leicester areas. Triad were originally formed in early 2007...from the demise of three Midlands-based musical projects, the members of which sought new challenges. With power riffs, screaming Hendrix-inspired guitar solos, and an amazing set of classic rock & blues covers, with a little bit more added for good measure, Triad brings forth the non-standard route for the progressive rock-based blues band. Songs that most bands would not consider give us the edge, as we thrive on the more obscure and lesser known classic rock & blues songs. Triad injects its own style, bringing new life to amazing numbers from the past. Musical influences include Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Cream, Rory Gallagher, Jimi Hendrix, Humble Pie, The Small Faces, jazz, blues, classical, and pop...and so much more! The band therefore have a vast range of styles to select from for their live set list. Also in the pipeline is a string of classic songs that just might get the Triad treatment, done in the classic rock 'n' roll way, of course!! The band has also penned a selection of classic rock songs, which will be incorporated into the set when the time is right. Gigging, recording, rehearsing, perfecting and, above all, enjoying...that’s the Triad ethos. Over the years Malc, Mark and Jules have amassed considerable experience on the road, in the studio, or just simply playing loud rock 'n' roll...given half a chance! Three musicians, determined to play and keep alive the classic rock 'n' roll that made British music the greatest. Let the world enjoy and be part of the wonderful world of Triad. All in the name of ROCK 'N' ROLL!

http://www.myspace.com/triad2007

The Stumble/Rubberdub massive return to 'ave it out for Emily's birthday!

Residents Griminal, Mac, Joe90 and Phasix will be joined by some special guests!

Guests TBA

One of Isreal's coolest bands comes to the UK and the Maze for the first time. Booze soaked dirty blues, jazz and funk make the Ramirez Brothers one of the most respected acts in Isreal with bands such as the Apples being huge fans! The Brothers are in fact under the same management as The Apples and have worked closely with them in the past. If you like raw, passionate, unhealthy blues and funk...this might be your new favourite band!

Plus support from....

Captain Cor Blimey and The Governors

The Allotment Dogs

The legendary dirty, dubby, deep house Smokies return! Expect dirty ass bass lines, beefed up beats and a sweaty room full of dirty dancers!

Come SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BANDS!

"Should I Stay Or Should I Go?"

StoneRun - one of the best live rock n roll acts to play the stage of The Maze last year. i was expecting shoegazing-miserable-grunge-ness, i got powerful-energetic-sharp-in-your-face-rock-n-roll perfection. and i promise you, i'm not being over the top.

“Low fi from weird america's rural roots. railroad guitar, whiskey banjo and skeliton washboard. hi energy oldtime and juke blues.”

Nick and Martin return with the best of the 50's and 60's retro rock n roll, rockabilly and sleazy RnB with this month's special guest band being JACK RABBIT SLIM.

Jack Rabbit Slim return to The Maze after a rip roaring show in 2009, this 4 piece (consisting of guitars, drums, vocals and double bass) make upbeat rock n roll, sleazeabilly, no nonsense garage rock from a porn film to your headroom! Fully swinging, raucous retro garage rock n roll that will get you bopping around in a fit of ecstasy!

ILLUMINATUS ... Illuminatus deal in powerful soundscapes, emotive melodies and dynamics and provide a soundtrack of music for the doom(ed) generation™

A Major Motion Picture - One of the UKs best up and coming pop punk bands from down south!

Come SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BANDS!!