LIVE music and wrestling adds up to quite a line-up at the Cheese and Grain in the coming weeks.
Coming up are…
The Fillers,
Friday 4th March
The Fillers are the world’s first and best tribute to The Killers. They were formed in late 2006 in the small town of Fabulous Bury St. Edmunds, where The Killers had their initial success.
Having interacted with the Killers themselves at close quarters, they’ve captured an unrivalled sound, look and feel of the Vegas quartet, performing tracks from Hot Fuss, Sam’s Town, Sawdust, Day & Age, Battleborn and Wonderful Wonderful.
Having been lauded by The Killers themselves, The Fillers have an unrivalled attention to detail. From all of the various fully functioning keyboard stands used by Brandon Flowers to the same instruments including vintage Fender Starcasters, custom-built Hiwatt amps, Craviotto drums and Nord keyboards, the band has the authentic Killers look and sound.
The band have played for venues and festivals all over the globe, including the USA, Mexico, The Dominican Republic, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Italy, Spain, and The Channel Islands.
The Cuban Brothers, Saturday 5th March
They’ve played everything from sold-out tours, festival spots and support slots for rock royalty to crazy club nights, film roles, fashion shows and to playing the Cheese and Grain’s very own 20th Birthday bash! The Cuban Brothers’ unparalleled act is ingrained in pop culture. Two decades since their inception, Miguel and his suspect sidekicks are renowned the world over for their party-starting skills, risqué sketches, B-boy moves and funk-fuelled music.
The Cuban Brothers may be a comedy act, but they’re simultaneously serious musicians who have played with Prince, been on the road with James Brown and supported Fatboy Slim, Chuck Berry and De La Soul. In 2018 they celebrated their 20th anniversary with a special tour of the Scottish Highlands and Islands – where it all began – and the release of their latest compilation ’La Familia’ featuring one new Cubans track – I Hate Hate – alongside classics by Herbie Hancock, Children Of Zeus and D’Angelo.
Their act of skits and stories between soul, funk and hip hop songs, with Miguel freestyling and the trio breakdancing, took off at a student night which always sold out.
Limehouse Lizzy,
Friday 11th March
Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. The band have also added a tribute into their show to ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist (and world renowned solo artist) Gary Moore.
From their Official PRS award, performing for Virgin Atlantic in Barbados, TV appearances (BBC 2’s ‘Arena’ amongst others), and to actually being recruited to record and tour by members of the original Thin Lizzy, Limehouse Lizzy have just completed their 26th year with their most explosive show and critically-acclaimed line-up yet.
Despite international tours (UAE, Germany and previously USA, Scandinavia, Caribbean etc.), corporate clients (Mitsubishi, NatWest) and even book appearances (The Rocker, Send In The Clones), they start 2022 with a string of European tour dates, in what will be an exhausting year-long schedule. The boys are back!
Transglobal
Underground,
Saturday 12th March
There are few acts in the UK with as strong an influence, as complex a legacy, and as mysteriously legendary as Transglobal Underground. Trying to describe what it is and what it was has defeated the most eloquent of journalists, and those involved in TGU itself have made no effort to help, refusing to define themselves on the grounds that it wasn’t their job to do so, while rejecting any signs anyone attempted to hang on them.
So what is Transglobal Underground? Well, over 25 years it’s been DJ/musical collective, one of the founders of global fusion, a working band famous for its scorching live shows, a techno soundsystem, a folk festival rabble rouser, a pop group, a club night, a Middle Eastern hit production team, an improvised study group for Indian classical music, an Albanian brass band, a duo..or was it an octet?…a seminar, a medicine show and several things no one involved would admit to if they could even remember them.
Onstage it’s a joyful and unpredictable journey into the bottomless vaults of the Transglobal catalogue, whether featuring Natacha and other members of the original lineup, or more recent and diverse additions to the TGU family. Over the years Transglobal Underground has developed a life of its own and goes where it will for its own reasons. Everyone else simply follows.
CSF Wrestling presents SHOWDOWN,
Sunday 13th March
Twelve larger than life stars will battle it out in five professional bouts of high flying, body slamming, bone crunching, action packed family entertainment. New All Nations Champion, Jake McCluskey will be live and in action as he makes his first defence of his newly won title and belt. He will face international star Lucian Phillips in the Main Event.
Other names appearing include Eddie Ryan, Bane ’n’n Bronson, The Fox, Karl Atlas, Flynn Burden, Axel Carter and the return of Tiger Ali. More information: Facebook.com/csfprofessionalwrestling
The Undertones,
Friday 18th March
The Undertones emerged from Derry, Northern Ireland in 1974, the result of five friends learning how to play basic rock and roll. Even by the standards of that decade, Derry was not the rock and roll capital of anywhere and with no live bands worth watching, they learned their trade by listening to mail order records, reading one of the few copies of NME that made it to Derry but most of all from listening to John Peel’s show on BBC Radio One.
Practicing in their bedrooms eventually led to the band recording ‘Teenage Kicks’ in 1978 on Terri Hooley’s Good Vibrations label in Belfast. A copy was sent to the legendary DJ John Peel and he liked the track so much he played it twice in a row on his radio show!
Eventually signing to Sire Records, ‘Teenage Kicks’ was re-released, resulting in the band’s first appearance on Top of the Pops. Over the next five years, John O’Neill, his younger brother Damian, Feargal Sharkey, Billy Doherty and Michael Bradley crafted numerous punkpop gems and would go on to release 13 singles and 4 studio LP’s, before disbanding in May 1983.
In 1999 The Undertones reconvened, without Feargal Sharkey, to once again perform their two-minute, three and a half chord songs to a new generation of fans in Derry. Fellow Derryman Paul McLoone replaced Sharkey on vocals and his vocal prowess and electric onstage presence soon convinced any doubters that he was more than capable of doing the job.
Live The Undertones present a glorious set of classic tracks taken from what are considered by many fans and critics to be some of the best punk albums of all time, adding to them a whole bucketful of their iconic guitar pop hits & anthems, Get Over You, Jimmy Jimmy, My Perfect Cousin, You’ve Got My Number, Julie Ocean, Wednesday Week, and, of course, Teenage Kicks.
For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.cheeseandgrain.com
