Laissez Faire Club is four

January 10th, 2011 • 1 comment News
Tags: Catch, Channel Cairo, Escapists, Holden, Ice Black Birds, LAISSEZ FAIRE CLUB, Let's Buy Happiness, Scoundrels, The Collectable Few, The Jacquerie, The Macbeth

Laissez Faire Club’s live nights have been around for four years now, and in aid of this fact we’ve decided to put on two shows in two nights at two of our favourite East London venues, Catch and The Macbeth respectively.

In between stuffing ourselves with festive meats and heralding in 2k11 over the holiday season, we’ve been toiling away putting the lineups you see in front of you together. We’ve made an effort to book bands that have played at least one Laissez Faire Club gig in the past and generally supported us through thick and thin, alongside bands who are exciting us right now.

Scoundrels played the first ever LFC at The Windmill back in 2006 (and many more along the way, in various guises), so we’re delighted to have them headline the first evening at Catch. The blues influenced four piece recently put pen to paper with Seymour Stein’s resurrected Blue Horizon label (originally home to Fleetwood Mac and Chicken Shack), and this will be their first show of 2011. Support comes from LFC Records’ first ever signings Ice Black Birds, throwback folk ‘n’ rollers Holden and one of our favourite new discoveries of 2010, The Jacquerie.

Let’s Buy Happiness‘ debut at LFC came in September, and we’re over the moon to have them playing again for us so soon – they headline the second night at The Macbeth on the 27th. Their shoegazey sound and female vocals have won them many plaudits over the last few months, as well as comparisons to The Sundays and Cocteau Twins. Expect to hear their last single ‘Six Wolves’ aired, alongside its follow up ‘Fast Fast’ (out 28 Feb). Warming things up for them will be our new signings The Collectable Few, who’ll be launching their debut single ‘Headstrong’ (out on Monday 24th), as well as Escapists and Channel Cairo, two new-ish London bands who both play their own brand of atmospheric indie-rock with big, memorable hooks.

All in all, we really do believe these are some of the best new bands out there at the moment, and we’re delighted to have rounded them up to play to you all at once. On top of all this, we’ve confirmed special guest DJ sets from the likes of Post War Years, Monkeysuit and Gramofoam, who’ll be providing you with the latest indie / electro beats in between and after the live acts.

Excited? We certainly are. Full information, ticket details and Facebook RSVPs can be found on our Events page.

Party time

June 2nd, 2010 • News
Tags: As Birds We'd Be Fine, Beaty Heart, Declan McClafferty, Doors, Ice Black Birds, LAISSEZ FAIRE CLUB, Oli Frape, The Flowerpot, The Jacquerie, Them Changes

The launch party for our first ever record release takes place on the 15th of this month at The Flowerpot in North London. All things considered, this is a huge night in Laissez Faire Club history – we’ve been wanting to put records out for some time now, and are over the moon we’re on the verge of getting some 7″s out there for all you good people.

Of course, Ice Black Birds will be taking to the stage to persuade you (if it were necessary) that they’re one of the most exciting live bands out there at the moment, and we’ve also arranged a stellar support bill to get things warmed up. Entry to the event is completely free, and you’ll be able to purchase copies of the IBB single on the night, should you so wish. For full details, see our events section.

If that wasn’t enough, we’re giving away a rare Ice Black Birds mp3 to anyone who RSVPs to the Facebook event. Do it here, let us know you’ve done so (by Emailing us), and we’ll whisk you a copy of ‘Problems In Hand’.

The sterling poster design was done by Oli Frape, incidentally, and is one of the best jpegs we’ve ever received. It’s all pointing towards a big one – save the date and we’ll see you by the bar, as they say.