Charitable Lads

This past weekend has to be the band's most successful one yet, having played both Newhampton arts centre in Wolverhampton and the Wharf bar in Walsall, we certainly left a strong impression on the audience we played to. Both gigs went down very well , the Wharf was great as it was such a local venue to us and literally everyone we knew was there . To keep the band momentum up we have hit practice hard this week as the gigs are coming thick and fast! We have plenty of exciting news to share with you over these next few weeks as the band continue to progress. However for the meantime we will be preparing for another gig this Sunday at "Compton in the park" charity festival at Wolverhampton West Park in aid of Compton hospice.

Express & star!

"hard work doesn't go without recognition"... A phrase which is often used these days which couldn't sum this post up any better! Massive thanks to journalist Jenny Ormsby for her article in a west midlands local paper the express and star on our band "The Assist". The article covers all aspects of our band from what we do in our everyday lives , to what we plan to achieve as a band! We see the article as a fine advertisement for the band and gives the public an insight into what personalities are present within the band! Finally we also see the article as a great chance for everyone to become aware of the upcoming gigs we have in the next few months! UP THE ASSIST!

Gigs!!

After a considerable amount of time away from social media we've been focusing on live performance in order to be fully prepared for a busy upcoming schedule , weeks of practice have payed off as we now have managed to complete our 45 minute set which will be played at numerous venues around the midlands in the next few months or so.
Gigs kick start this Friday at Newhampton arts centre in Wolverhampton where we will be performing with four other live bands, the following night we are then straight back at it with a gig supporting great local band Two 'N' Eights both night are set to be full of great live music and a lively audience. Later dates have also been arranged such as the 5th of July we are at the O2 academy 3 in Birmingham and to finalise our latest gig line up we finish on the 19th headlining the sunflower lounge before we then begin work for summer festivals. If there is anyone who would like to come to any of the gigs be in touch!! Below is a picture to just give you a bit of an insight into the dramas that occur in practice... Hence the broken guitar!!

Alterations

Having made changes to our band structure changes to our music were also going to happen , we believe to highlight the progress made throughout the year , steps back as well as steps forward are needed. All band members have agreed that in order to progress further the current recordings which were released earlier this year are to be taken down , having reached a high band chemistry writing music has became that little bit easier , alterations have been made to our previous tracks and new and improved versions will be released later this month. the removal of all previous media material is a step back however in order for you to see the progress we have made as a band , the re-recorded tracks as a four piece must be released, to end on a positive note here's our very first fan cake!!

From The Jam Gig

Last night we played our first gig as a four piece supporting 'From The Jam' at the Robin 2 in Bilston. the night flowed well having arrived on time at half 6 to complete our sound check and enable ourselves to spend a little time backstage. Once again we would like to say a big thank you to both Carl Windsor and Toby Fletcher for the backline support and music knowledge they shared with us. Being the first of two support acts which were playing on the night we still however managed to play to a crowd of around about 200 , we believe that our music fitted the bill very well on the night and went down a treat with the crowd there , although the second support act had a genre of music which wasn't best suited to the audience there they also put on a very good show. in the next coming weeks having established our set our main objective is too begin to push through with as many gigs as possible.

New Line-up

Got some important news  we are now a four piece band with the addition of a very talented bass player and the replacement of our previous drummer .The band now consists of Ben Faulkner on drums , Jak Baker on bass guitar , Ryan Stanton on lead guitar and Mikey Stanton on vocals. Our previous drummer left because of commitment issues, our new members have added so much to our music and we can't wait for you to hear our new stuff!

Single Release

As Followers of our blog you know we've recently been recording and we've now got a great sounding demo, we have now planned our first release as a band. we will release the song 'Nicole', it will be avalialbe on itunes and also physical copies will be made. To coinciede with this release we're doing a video shoot and also a number of gigs. we're really excited by this and to get you in the mood here's the artwork for the release, let us know what you think!!