Originally written by Dom Gourlay · 5 April 2007
Leeds-based independent label Jealous Records has released singles by some of the most exciting bands in the country right now, and as if by some strange quirk of fate, several of them are heading out on the road - not all necessarily together - in the next few weeks.
First up are Dananananaykroyd (pictured), who are playing several dates over the next month or two, calling in at:
April 12 Glasgow Nice N Sleazy 15 Birmingham Sunflower Lounge
May 17 Dunfermline Carnegie Hall 18 Brighton The Great Escape
June 16 London Islington Academy (w/Neds Atomic Dustbin) 17 Leeds The Fenton 24 Liverpool Barfly (w/Deerhoof)
Experimental (and, more often than not, instrumental) noise terrorists That Fucking Tank also hit the high road starting this weekend, taking in:
April 7 Bradford Beehive 12 Stoke Underground (w/Your Codenameis:milo) 13 Nottingham Rock City Basement (w/Your Codenameis:milo) 20 Liverpool venue tbc 21 Leeds Common Place
May 1 Newcastle Upon Tyne Academy 2 (w/Your Codenameis:milo) 5 Bolton Dog and Partridge 6 Salford Salford Arms 7 Sunderland Independent (w/This Aint Vegas)
June 22 Leeds Library
Another Jealous-related band worth checking out this month is Copy Haho, who play the following dates:
April 11 Sunderland Independent This Aint 12 Glasgow Nice N Sleazy (w/Dananananaykroyd) 13 Aberdeen Tunnels 20 Glasgow ABC2
Hooray! Say The Roses play a spring-cum-summer triumverate of:
April 21 Leeds Brudenell Social Club
August 11 Bolton Dog and Partridge