The weight bears on my shoulders as the lead sewn in my shoes...

A vowel, please, Carol

In Uncategorized on May 11, 2012 at 1:32 pm

With an official tour report by percussionist and scribe Mike Britton still pending, we can at least report that the Bandstands, Caravans and Charabancs tour was a resounding success. Tall tales of giant breakfasts, mating frogs, audience combustion and Tudor kings will soon follow.

Boxcar Aldous Huxley playing at Lost Voices in Liverpool

Lost Voices bears the full brunt of Boxcar Aldous Huxley

Our next two strongly W-themed shows are Waltz on the Wye, on Friday the 18th May, and Weirdlore, on Sunday 10th June. Both have given us the honour of opening their festivals.

In Chepstow, we’ll be performing on the bandstand on Friday evening, with Gaudy Orde and Rogora Khart to follow. Tickets still appear to be available, start at £10, and include free entry to Chepstow Castle. Bargain! Waltz on the Wye is a celebration of all things steampunk; thus, we have been gluing cogs on to everything and ardently watching Wild Wild West* in anticipation.

On June 8th we’ll be hopping on the cliff railway to play at Lynton & Lynmouth Arts & Music Festival. The sea air will be restorative, and Boxcar Aldous Huxley cannot wait to spend time with each other under canvas.

Weirdlore looks to be an exciting collaboration between all sorts of strange musicians (and it is yet to be determined if we will be the most demented). An ex-NME writer in the Guardian has already turned it into a genre, but it’s in their blood, I suppose. We’ll be playing very soon after the doors open at 1pm, with fourteen other acts to follow, including the incredible Mary Hampton Cotillion. It’s at the very pleasant Folk House on Park St, and the £30 tickets work out at two pounds per band. Incredible value.

*of course it’s a joke, come on.

Permalink

Bandstands, Caravans and Charabancs

In Rabble-rousing, Shameless self-promotion on March 6, 2012 at 1:06 pm

The Bandstands, Caravans and Charabancs Tour

Boxcar Aldous Huxley are getting prepared to ride the rails this spring, embarking for the first time on a tour of the UK (admittedly, mostly in Yorkshire). We are currently packing our trunks with snuff, ephemera and bric-a-brac in order to keep ourselves well-supplied for the journey. We’ll end with a triumphant finale in the capital, at the unparalleled Old St Mary’s chuch.

23rd March – Grain Barge, Bristol. With Poppy & Friends + Jason Steel.
24th March – Mello Mello, Liverpool.
25th March – The Broomhall Centre, Sheffield.
26th March – Taylor John’s House, Coventry. With Abie’s Miracle Tonic + Delightful Young Mothers.
27th March – The Black Swan, York.
28th March – The Adelphi, Hull.
30th March – Old St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington. With Rozi Plain.

Please do come and see us as we clatter through your city!

Permalink

Lost transmission

In Rabble-rousing, Verbose blathering on January 31, 2012 at 1:27 pm

Well, haven’t the days flown by? Since our last bit of correspondence, we’ve had our festival hopes dashed by moth infestations, journeyed to the far north (well, far enough) with our good friend Curtis Eller, and have repeatedly been found inebriated in Stroud. We also made our first trip to the capital, playing in the brilliant setting of the Elizabethan Old St Mary’s Church in Stoke Newington. Two shows in the shadow of a working pipe organ (what with our album launch and all…) in one year is not to be sniffed at.

Recently we had the pleasure of playing in the crypt of St George’s to mark the inclusion of an accurate pictoral record of the band—by our harmoniumist no less—in an exhibition, which was pleasantly received by both the crowd and local scribes. Even more fortunately, there is video evidence. You’re welcome.

And what of 2012? Well, perhaps we shall document our new songs. We shall almost certainly be going on tour in late March (ladies and gentlemen of the North, dust off your hats!). And this Friday, February 3rd, we’ll be playing a free show at the Ancient Court of the Pie Poudre (known better as The Stag and Hounds, Old Market). Who knows what may happen?

Permalink
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.