Norwich Lanes Fashion Night Out
Friday 9 March : 6-9pm

We want to celebrate independence and we want to celebrate it NOW!

On Friday 9th March for the first time ever, the fashion and beauty shops and boutiques on Norwich Lanes have come together to create a Fashion extravaganza, the likes of which have never before graced our fine city.

Where else could you get live tattooing, vintage make-up tutorials, local label launches and the best of Norwich’s DJs, in a tidy little package with a glass of bubbly?

If you fancy a VIP shopping experience that flouts its creativity and authenticity then come join in with “Norwich Lanes Fashion Night Out” on 9th March, 6-9pm.

In addition to the chance to hob-nob and chin-wag with the lovely characters from the Lanes, you can look forward to:

The always proper Prim Vintage is launching their ever so exclusive vintage shopping experience.  Live the high life with cocktails and vintage loveliness and be treated like the VIP you are.

The one and only Dogfish are offering fantastic 10% discounts on new season stock, in addition to launching exciting new local label Shhhh.  Be ahead of the crowd with this exciting new fashion discovery.

Vivienne Westwood’s new collection will be taking centre stage at Catfish – come and see what the First Lady of Britain has to offer and take advantage of 10% discounts on new season stock across the store.

Fashion and styling are of the upmost importance at Sevenwolves. On top of the launch of the latest J Lindeberg collection AND 10% discounts on new season stock, Sevenwolves are collaborating with exciting local hairdressers Flint, to provide stylish cuts for all you stylish folk.

The wonderful Imelda’s will be showing all you lovely ladies (and gents) how to get your vintage styling just right with make-up and hair tutorials. Drop in and be pampered with old school glamour.

The boys that took the readers of the Daily Mail by storm, with their ever so naughty window display, will be up to mischief again. Watch live tattooing in Philip Browne with one of the region’s most acclaimed artists and a musical accompaniment from the lovely Hotbox boys.

St. Gregory’s Church is getting in on the action with an exciting vintage and retro fashion show. Hob-nob and admire the loveliness while propping up their licensed bar.

Come and feel beautiful at U and Your Skin, with a free skin MOT, samples, therapy offers and of course a glass of bubbly.

The always special Elements boutique is putting on a real shindig for all your lovely folk. Grab a glass of bubby at their bar and have fun with DJs mixing it up in store. The party will also be taken outside with a gazebo, nibbles and a possible surprise from the stylish cutting crew at The Egg.

If you fancy continuing the party (and consuming even more bubbly!) then head to the official after party at The Birdcage. Don your finest footwear for the “Good Shoes” dress code and dance the night away with guest DJs and faces from around Norwich Lanes – £3 bubbly all night to keep you fashionably fizzing.

If that’s not your cup of tea then head down to Frank’s Bar for a fantastic selection of tapas and other nibbles. Drinks available until the wee hours and for those who need that extra pick me up, lovely cups of coffee are recommended.

If you want more information about the Norwich Lanes Fashion Night Out VIP shopping experience and all the latest event gossip, head to:  http://norwichlanesfashion.wordpress.com/

New Performance
Saturday 30 June : 7.30pm
All tickets £8.00 : seated

An evening of new work, with special guest Richard Layzell.

Also performing will be artists supported by Escalator Performing Arts: Ira Brand, John Boursnell, Tatty-Del and Holly Rumble.

PLEASE NOTE: Performances START at 7.30pm

Richard Layzell: Key Notes
Key Notes is an on going performance work that explores, critiques and satirises the place, status and context of public speaking: from the troops-rousing corporate address to the jovial and benign tones of the father of the bride, to the behavioural peculiarities of the academic lecture.

Ira Brand: A Cure For Ageing
A piece about years, growth, and the passing of time; about the physical, mental and emotional experience of getting older, and how our age does or does not define us.

John Boursnell: 5 Actions/ 5 Texts/ 5 Songs
Repeated actions, singing, cassette-looping, ball bearing-dropping and polaroid-photograph-taking to produce patchworks of quiet sounds.

Tatty-Del: Tatty-Del Are Making It Work
A performance of re-enactments and life theatre from friends/ collaborators tatty-del about success, friendshop, perserverance and human worth.

Holly Rumble: An Audio Guide To Varo’s Harmony
What does harmony actually sound like? An investigation into the musical potential of objects in Remedios Varo’s painting.

The Skints
+ support
Wednesday 10 October : 7.30pm
£10.00 adv : £12.00 door

Tickets on sale from Friday 24 February.

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Comedian Dies In The Middle Of Joke
Tuesday 26 June : 8pm
All tickets £7.00 : seated

November 11th 1983: the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war. Comedian Joe “Pops” Pooley is headlining his local comedy club. As if his job wasn’t hard enough this evening, the venue has found itself trapped inside a five-minute time-loop.

Comedian Dies In The Middle Of Joke is an interactive play devised by award-winning writer Ross Sutherland (The Times  ‘Top Ten Literary Star’). Each time the stage resets, you get to play a different person in the room: a heckler, the barman, even the comedian himself. All you have to do is read the autocue and follow the prompts. The comedian is doomed to fail every time… the question is: can you die with some dignity?

Reviews of The Three Stigmata Of Pacman:

“One of the most exciting new voices to emerge on the Fringe this year. A real star in the making.”
****  The Independent

“A moving and compelling show which might have you swiftly returning for seconds.” ****  The List

 Ross Sutherland website

Clutter City Summer Fair
Saturday 23 June : 11am- 4pm
FREE

A Summer market of all things crafty with stalls, live music, workshops and food.

Clutter City website

Mystery Jets
+ support
Thursday 12 April : 8pm
£12.50 adv : £15.00 door

Tickets on sale from Friday 24 February.

Mystery Jets have announced the full details of their forthcoming fourth album ‘Radlands’, which will be released on 30th April via Rough Trade Records. The album was recorded in Austin, Texas and Streatham, London and was co-produced by Mystery Jets and Dan Carey (Hot Chip, Franz Ferdinand, Emiliana Torrini).

Mystery Jets are Blaine Harrison, Will Rees, Kai Fish and Kapil Trivedi. On the making of the album ‘Radlands’, Blaine explains:

We’ve always wanted to make a record in America and after touring Serotonin the time felt perfect to go and do it. Our first three albums were entirely conceived and recorded in London so going out to Austin felt like the furthest place from everything we knew.  We arrived with a handful of songs, but one in particular felt like it captured the spirit of why we had come there. It was called Radlands (a fusion of the 1970s Terrence Malick film ‘Badlands’ and Redlands, Keith Richard’s Sussex estate), which is also what we named our studio; a big old wooden house on the banks of the Colorado river.
All we brought on the plane were the guitars on our backs, so we ended up borrowing all this amazing valve gear from an old guy called jack who ran a little studio up in the hills-which is why the songs sound the way they do. In the daytime we wrote lyrics on the porch and in the evenings a family of Deer would gather in the back yard to hear us play. Some nights we drove into town to drink and bring people back to play on the songs.
When we arrived home, it was hard to believe any of it even happened. It somehow all felt like a strange dream. But when Dan Carey heard it and invited us down to his studio we listened back to everything and it was all there, it was real. All we were missing were some gospel singers, which he found in the Streatham community ladies choir…
Twelve months on, and we are gearing up to take Radlands on the road. Its been a long time and we cannot wait to see you all again.
xBlaine

Comic:
The vinyl format of ‘Radlands’ will include an illustrated comic by Eisner Award-winning British comic artist Glenn Fabry, famous for his work on Preacher and The Authority.

Mystery Jets website

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twee OFF! presents THE RAPTURE
+ Chew Lips
Thursday 3 May
8pm : £13.00 adv : £15.00 door

Forerunners of the post-punk revival of the early 2000s, The Rapture mixed their early post-punk sound with electronic and dance elements. With the help of the DFA production team they recorded their now seminal full length debut album ‘Echoes’ which included the hit ‘House Of Jealous Lovers’. Phoenix producer/Cassius member Philippe Zdar produced their third release ‘In The Grace Of Your Love’ in November 2011.

GEMMA HAYES
+ support
Wednesday 30 May
8pm : £10.00 adv : £12.00 door

Gemma Hayes‘ much anticipated fourth studio album, Let it Break, is an evolution of Gemma’s unique style of music, combining prog rock, folk and electronica. The album is a collaboration with producer David Odlum, and features Paul Noonan of Bell X1 and Ann Scott.

FORTHCOMING ATTRACTIONS

HEATHER PEACE
+ support
Wednesday 29 February
8pm : All tickets £16.50 : Seated : 16+ Show

2012 looks set to be a big year for Heather. Her debut studio album Fairytales is due for release this spring (produced by the Oscar-nominated Nigel Wright), followed by a UK tour. This month Heather is performing a couple of intimate pre-tour warm up shows that will include the songs forming the tracklist of Fairytales.
As well as an accomplished singer songwriter, Heather is also an established actor, starring in London’s Burning, Ultimate Force, The Chase, and Lip Service.

MRS BARBARA NICE – Housewife Superstar in ‘Hiya and Higher’
Thursday 1 March
8.30pm : £12.00 : £10.00 Concessions : Seated

“A hybrid between Victoria Wood and Mrs. Merton” The Times. Mrs. Barbara Nice – Stockport mother of five - is worried that we are living In a world of ever diminishing friendliness where we keep our selves to ourselves, heads down afraid to catch anyone’s eye. She wants us all to stand proud, be open and look the world right in the eye – or we won’t feel the benefit!?
Expect a friendly, inclusive atmosphere with home truths, great timing and unique comic insights into the human condition.

ALLO DARLIN’
+ Tigercats + Tiger MC’s
Friday 2 March
8pm : £7.00 adv : £9.00 door

Allo Darlin’ are a fan’s band. They are close friends that found each other and the music they make in London. Elizabeth and Bill are from Australia, Mike and Paul are from Kent. They’ve only been playing seriously as a band since January 2009. Their debut album was released on Fortuna Pop in June 2010 to widespread critical acclaim. They spent much of 2010 on the road in the UK, Europe and America. The band are currently working on their follow-up.

CLUTTER CITY MARKET
Saturday 3 March
11am- 4pm : Free

A DIY Handmade Fair for creative independent crafters / artists / collectives to sell their work. Clutter City returns with it’s usual line-up of quirky stalls, craft workshops, live music and take-out food & drink.

LIFE IN FILM
+ Hemingway + Empire
Saturday 3 March
8pm : £5.00 adv : £7.00 door

Gemma Hayes
+ support
Wednesday 30 May : 8pm
£10.00 adv : £12.00 door

Let It Break – The Acoustic Tour

Gemma Hayes’ much anticipated fourth studio album, Let it Break, will be released on 2nd April and is an evolution of Gemma’s unique style of music, combining prog rock, folk and electronica.

The album is a collaboration with producer David Odlum, and features Paul Noonan of Bell X1 and Ann Scott.

Keep Running is the first single to be taken from the album.??Over the years, Gemma’s songs have appeared in countless TV programmes and films from Grey’s Anatomy to One Tree Hill and most recently The Vampire Diaries and the upcoming Abigail Breslin movie, Janie Jones.

Her debut LP, Night on My Side, received much critical acclaim from all corners, garnering a UK Mercury Prize nomination and earning her an award as Ireland’s best female artist. Gemma’s subsequent release, The Roads Don’t Love You, earned her yet another best female artist nod.

Gemma recorded the album in Blackbox Studios, France and Westland Studios, Dublin. Produced by David Odlum and Gemma Hayes, Let It Break was recorded and mixed by David Odlum and mastered by John Golden at Golden Mastering Los Angeles.

Let It Break will be released on Fullfill via Universal with a special edition boxset including  a bonus CD and postcards.

Gemma Hayes website

Waiting for You [From the film "Janie Jones"]

Life In Film
+ Hemingway + Empire
Saturday 3 March : 8pm
£5.00 adv : £7.00 door

Life In Film website

Life In Film Facebook

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Empire Facebook

Emma Jarvis: First Impressions

Wednesday 29th February-Saturday 10th March

11am-4pm, CAFE GALLERY

An exhibition of fashion photographs by Emma Jarvis:

At 17 years old this is my very first exhibition and therefore First Impressions seems an appropriate name. As a young amateur photographer I have been studying A level photography over the past year and have begun to specialise in fashion, editorial and surreal images. The exhibition itself looks at various characters and mind sets, looking at schizophrenia, innocence and craziness. Relating back to the title the photos represent the different impressions that the characters create and the various ways different types of people perceive the world.

In partnership with Creative Arts East and Somewhere To…