Owen Tromans & The Elders @ Bunkers Hill Inn
Damn You! present…
Tuesday 21st August, 8pm at Bunkers Hill Inn, Nottingham [map] £3 entry
OWEN TROMANS & THE ELDERS
Owen’s first band San Lorenzo occupy a special place in the otherwise cold and bitter hearts of team DY! as the first band to release a full length album on Gringo Records. They made the record, Chris did the sleeve, Matt put it out, we all booked shows for them and Neil wore a fur coat with wine pouches in the pockets and thought everyone’s name was Dave. Ahhh, those were the days. San Lorenzo still briefly re-unite but Owen’s chief concern these days is his own solo work which he performs live with the band The Elders. When you’re a nipper you want your music to show every influence you have but as you get wiser it all gets more streamlined - for better or for worse. In Owen’s case it’s for the better as, whereas a few years ago he’d have suppressed his pop heart to proudly display his hardcore credentials, these days the pop tunes stream out of him like sun through clouds. His latest single Korea is one of the finest slabs of shameless indie rock we’ve ever heard and all the better for it and we’re stoked to put him and The Elders on for you. [Owen Tromans MySpace]
YONOKIERO
Many moons ago, some young people making a right racket got on Radio One and in the NME and Melody Maker. Much to everyone’s surprise, nearly 10 years on, Gringo Records is still going strong. Older and wiser. And only fractionally uglier. Head of the pack back then was Colchester’s Hirameka Hi-Fi who embraced the gung-ho attitude of their heroes Sebadoh and made some of the most urgent pop noise of the time. Yonokiero is essentially a reuniting of the two main guys from Hirameka, Chris and Tom. They’re still singing about the same themes, but now the songs are a bit more reflective, a bit more tuneful and packing a bit more punch. [Yonokiero MySpace]
ALEX CLEGG
Sings songs of death and deathlessness as well as elephants and dogs. [Alex Clegg MySpace]
