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      <title><![CDATA[Malefice w/ I Defy, Kinasis + Deliverence. in Reviews by Dust]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Had loads of fun spinning tunes inbetween all the bands - cheers for the slot Mr K...  ]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:25:14 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malefice w/ I Defy, Kinasis + Deliverence. in Reviews by Sheermusic]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Heavy snow rolling in at 6pm did nothing to dampen the spirits (or attendance) at The Furnace last night, as Reading based metal band, Malefice absolutely nailed their return to Swindon.



Presale tickets matched the MECA show, which in honesty was a little disappointing as they were 1/4 of the price, but we had over 115 paying guests which covered all my costs as the promoter, with each band going home paid and *moderately* happy.



Last time Deliverence played, it was for Status, and they did well enough to surprise the venue with a large early doors crowd, again they managed to muster a decent crowd, but probably being first one and most the audience being cold and wet meant there was little gusto from the crowd, though they were warmly appreciated. The band thanking me for sticking them on a bill they clearly loved playing. 



Kinasis had teething problems with their sound, apparently they synth is a major part of their set, not a problem I had experienced with them before, but this time was an major fail. The band were livid at not having it present, but despite this played a ruthlessly hard and energetic set, possible bought on by their frustration. They were the heaviest band on the bill, and it showed. Tech fans would of loved their tone and style, which was intricate and sounded ultra crisp. Frontman Tom is crazy to watch, he has this awesome twitch he does in time with the music, and it's just awesome to watch.



I DEFY are obviously Swindon's own boys, and rightly fitting they had brutal slam dancing and those wavy armed pitters knocking s**t out of each other. The melodic parts to the music came as a decent rest bite to the unprecedented heaviness the two set's previous. Unfortunately their set was cut 1 song short due to over running by 15 minutes bought on again by synth problems for their introduction. That didn't dampen the reception they received. I was really impressed. 



MALEFICE headlined to what seemed like heroic proportions. the whole crowd squeezing stage front, and from what I could gather the average age in the room would of been about 25-30. This is mature metal for proper music fans. Not quick to pass fads, or scene hair cuts. 



They started by stating they would play a shortened set of 30 mins, yet still ended up over the 40 minute mark. It was tight, concise, well executed and extremely well played metal. A super hands on frontman, really got the crowd pumped (more than I Defy!) which set out a night where they couldn't of done anything but be considered champions. 



They treated us to brand spanking new song OMEGA, a track they recorded with well documented &quot;metal loving&quot; Everton goal keeper Marcus Hahnemann, which went down a storm. 



The fact that the room had people from Guildford, Oxford, Reading, Chippenham, Bridgewater (minibus!) and LOADS from Devizes, left me wondering that this gig and line up would of probably worked where ever it was put on... And what did I miss in Swindon not to get average Swindon-metal-fan-joe to come along?! More local supports probably would of done the trick!



Anyway, I am super happy that my first Furnace night ended in success, was lovely to work with Emma on the show, and Darren Dust and everyone who helped promoted via their blogs and Newspapers (Cheers Dave Franklin!) 



If all the upcoming shows like the Decade and The Headstart shows are half as good, then the Furnace looks like it's back to where it was a few years ago! Long live the Furnace!





Malefice's OMEGA soundcloud]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:42:36 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[My First Tooth w/ Bite The Buffalo &amp; Luke De-Sciscio in Reviews by Sheermusic]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[My First Tooth came via an agent touting their new band - an act some in Swindon *may* have seen at Wychwood earlier this summer? They played a storming set that day and so I was a little excited to see them hit Swindon - more so because the show was free entry and on one of The Vic's legendary Wacky Wednesday nights.



Opener and local boy, Luke De-Sciscio, who is notably studying music at Bath College, was on first - a lad who I met in the BBC Wiltshire Introducing studio where he stole the hearts of all who listened. 



With a delicate voice and those epic warbly vocals which are now quite easy to spot at your average open mic, Luke managed to do the rare thing of tame a loud audience. The bustling room actually went silent as he began to sing. Last time I saw that was in Devizes with Justin Pistolette, the frontman of The Vaccines! 



Maybe it was his choice of cover (which I embarrassingly forget the name of now) or his humble stage presence or the exceptional sound quality, but Luke certainly had something last night and everyone who saw it knew it.





Up next Devizes-ex pat's and now firm Bath residents, Bite The Buffalo. This duo had a massive following in Swindon under the name I Am Bodhi, through all their hard work on the Status nights. It was nice to see their crowds haven't left them now they've grown up, and can drink.



Arriving late, they skipped the formality of a sound check and simply launch into a noisy wall of wonderful feedback, which is tamed magnificently by front man Stos Goneos - the early Wacky Wednesday crowd come and shake their 'booty - literally from a couple of revellers down the front. 



It's quite classic and traditional sounding music, which is instantly likeable without being MOR imagine  &quot;The Black Keys&quot;, though they do do a mean cover of Standing On The Dock Of The Bay, which their don't air tonight - which helps ballpark the band. For a two piece you wouldn't notice they lack a bass player and they impress the healthy crowd pleasantly. 





Finally and bang on time, My First Tooth take the stage. What would be a normal set up is disrupted by stage right multi-instrumentalist, who one moment is playing violin - swaps to percussion (a floor tom), random shakers and assorted jingly bits - which make for an amazing set opener! 



Fans of Noah And The Whale, Anchor And The Wolf and other such And The bands, would find a lot here they enjoy. The folky music is delivered with aplomb without the use of a dedicated acoustic guitar (he mainly plays a semi-acoustic) and male vocal harmonised by duel female vocals is lush to hear, and again the spot on sound makes the band captivating to watch. 



By the time the band finish they choose not to clear the stage as you can't move for people, the karaoke is about to kick off in the front bar and the night is only just beginning. If you came to watch the bands, your going to be there nearly 6 hours before the venue finally kicks out. You really can't find a better place to spend a Wednesday night in Swindon!]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:36:51 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mr Hello and his Honesty Club feat. Kid Jamaica in Reviews by adamthebrave]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dave Franklin @ http://www.greenmanmusic.biz/?p=3396]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:15:37 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trial and Error - Gaz Brookfield in Reviews by Marcusofswindon]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[I picked up this CD from Gaz at one of his gigs a few weeks ago and I've got to say I totally agree with Lazarus. He is a credit to the local music scene and we should all do as much as we can so that he gets wider recognition.]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:41:51 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lechade Youth !! in Reviews by marcmywordz]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[This Band brightened up a dull wet Music Festival.

The day was starting to look like a complete washout, then on come Hands Down.  4 young lads that are as talented as they are enthusiastic.  



They started with a cover of  &quot;down&quot; and in a short while had people coming out of the warm dry large beer tent and  into the cold damp rain. No mean feat as anyone who was there would testify.

There version of Gary Moores &quot;out in the fields&quot; even had some old rockers singing along. The biggest surprise was the quality of their own material, for such young lads ( im school age?) It really stood up.

Keep an eye out for this lot.]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:20:46 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[De La Rosa / SAILORS / Austin Shepherd - Live Review. in Reviews by 20Eyes]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[No problem, was just a shame I couldn't have stayed longer. Look forward to being able to spend more time at the next one. 



I really hope people continue to support what Green Man are doing at the 12 Bar, some really interesting - and consistent - stuff is taking off down there at the moment. There are some sterling efforts being made within the Swindon scene at the moment and the more people that attend these events, the more they'll continue in this encouraging vein.]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 May 2011 15:46:47 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[De La Rosa / SAILORS / Austin Shepherd - Live Review. in Reviews by lazarus]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Thanks for dropping in Julian and thanks for the supportive words.]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 May 2011 14:46:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[De La Rosa / SAILORS / Austin Shepherd - Live Review. in Reviews by 20Eyes]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sadly couldn't stay for the bands, but things looked like they were shaping up nicely when I was down at the 12 Bar. The bucket collection is a bit disappointing (I put &pound;2 of that in and didn't even see any of the bands!) but hopefully that will improve over the coming shows.



Must also echo the praise for Darren's sound engineering at the venue, seriously impressive work that I've heard bands speak very highly of.



BTW, had to leave as I'd promised to see Dave McPherson's acoustic solo show at The Rolleston. Damn, he was insanely good. Two amazing shows on a Thursday night and for free - who said Swindon doesn't have a decent music scene?]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 May 2011 13:17:08 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[De La Rosa / SAILORS / Austin Shepherd - Live Review. in Reviews by lazarus]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[It was a cracking night indeed, I had a ball and I'm sure I wasn't the only one. Like you say it's a pity that the pay what you like policy didn't return more but hey it's early days and maybe the ball will get rolling a bit as the year goes on. In the mean time topping up the band wages from the Green Man coffers is a small price to pay for having shows like this in town. Thank you so much for writing it up Kieran and here's to many more such nights. See you at the next one.]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 May 2011 18:58:54 +0000]]></pubDate>
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