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NWfA Festival 2012

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:00:00 +0200

Stage times for all bands have been announced! Head over to our Facebook Page for daily updates or see them in full here.

ReTweet Competition for NWfA2012.

Thu, 10 May 2012 22:36:00 +0200

We are giving away a bounty of FREE stuff courtesy of our line up and amazing sponsors, all we ask is you enter via a Tweet. By doing this you are helping to promote us as a small, independent festival, and the best Free Entry Post Rock event in the country.

Tweet the following to take part:

"Follow @NWfArecords and RT to win Brighton Independent Post Rock music festival swag" (or go to Twitter and and RT one of ours.) Terms and conditions.

Bearded Magazine

Tue, 08 May 2012 19:09:00 +0200

NWfA have teamed up with Bearded Magazine as official Media Partner for this year's NWfA Festival...Keep checking beardedmagazine.co.uk for exclusive content, interviews and news!
&U&I Interview / The Festival Approaches! / The Playlist

WeShouldHaveDestroyedOurGeneralsNotTheirEnemies ON VINYL

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:05:00 +0200

The vinyl is now available through our online store right here... Handmade packaging by Spanish film-maker Jonathan Cenzual and limited to only 250 copies.....

MBMR show tonight

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:13:00 +0200

On Thursday 19th April, Brighton SOURCE and the Brighton Dome Pavilion Theatre are hosting MBMR's highly anticiapted first gig back in town / first show of 2012 following a European tour and the end of 2011 supporting their album WeShouldHaveDestroyedOurGeneralsNotTheirEnemies. The very first few vinyl copies of the album will be on sale in celebration.

Facebook Event

MBMR 1st 2012 show

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:35:00 +0200

On Thursday 19th April, Brighton SOURCE and the Brighton Dome Pavilion Theatre are hosting MBMR's highly anticiapted first gig back in town following a European tour and the end of 2011 supporting their album WeShouldHaveDestroyedOurGeneralsNotTheirEnemies

3 support acts, only £4 entry !

Monsters Build Mean Robots T-shirts

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:30:00 +0100

Hi, just a quick note to say some MBMR T-shirts for our European tour are available on their artist page Available alone, with WeShouldHaveDestroyedOurGeneralsNotTheirEnemies CD Digipak or with a LTD EDITION vinyl with individually screen printed packaging, in special bundle deals.

Brighton Fringe Festival, May 2012

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 01:19:00 +0100

Preparations are underway for making this years fest even better then the previous ones. Check the official Fringe site an keep an eye out for updates on the Festival site

November 2011 European Tour

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:56:00 +0100

In November 2011 Monsters Build Mean Robots embark on a 10 date tour of Europe in support of the superb new album 'WeShouldHaveDestroyedOurGeneralsNotTheirEnemies'

Thursday 17 Nov: LIeden (Holland) THIS SHOW HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED Friday 18 Nov: Cafe des Arts, La Louviere BELGIUM
Saturday 19 Nov: Presqu'ile de caen, Caen FRANCE
Sunday 20 Nov: Music city, Antwerp BELGIUM
Monday 21 Nov: Kreativfabrik, Wiesbaden GERMANY
Tuesday 22 Nov: Le Bouillon Belge, Paris FRANCE Acoustic Set
Wednesday 23 Nov: Cafe Latin, Angers FRANCE
Thursday 24 Nov: L'Abracadabar, Paris FRANCE Acoustic Set
Friday 25 Nov: L'Up&Down, Montpellier FRANCE
Saturday 26 Nov: Les Lectures Aleatoires, Bordeaux FRANCE

"A thing of utter, unashamed beauty" CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE "From glorious pop/post-rock crossover to an all out mesmerising, almost spell binding, emotional betrayal of what has come before..." BEARDED MAGAZINE

Brand New Album Out Monday 7 November!

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:47:00 +0100

The Last Days of Lorca Self-Titled Album is out today!!! iTunes / HMV

Get your free download of 'With All Clarity' taken from the new album simply by Tweeting about it or 'Liking' on Facebook.

Support your local Independents, go in store to Resident Records Brighton and buy the physical album there...

RESIDENT BRIGHTON: "4-track ep of heavy, post rock meets hardcore songwriting with walls of massive guitars & smart structural twists. 'last days of lorca' is a very heavy album, combining huge riffs with a strong songwriting sensibility. the emphasis is definitely on creating interesting songs with memorable melodies & motifs but on the way they kick up a storm, with furious rhythms, technical syncopated licks & a great balance between the swirling lead lines & pounding rhythm guitar'

&U&I / Shapes Co-Headline Show /// BRIGHTON

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:21:00 +0200

Nice Weather for Airstrikes Presents: &U&I + SHAPES + YOU CRY WOLF + MAC

/// MONDAY 31ST OCTOBER \\ AT THE BLIND TIGER (HECTOR'S HOUSE) £7 ADV from APE / RESIDENT / ROUNDER EARLY SHOW /// DOORS 6PM >> 10PM /// 18+ ID Required /// R.O.A.R. Facebook / Last FM

The Rock of Travolta

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:13:00 +0200

PORTSMOUTH /// EDGE OF THE WEDGE /// THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER: THE ROCK OF TRAVOLTA + UPCDOWNC + WAKING CHARRED /// £5 ADV FROM THE WEDGE /// 16+ 8pm Facebook

BRIGHTON /// THE PRINCE ALBERT /// MONDAY 24 OCTOBER: THE ROCK OF TRAVOLTA + COMANCHE SIGH + SPACENOID /// £5 ADV FROM TICKETWEB / APE / RESIDENT / ROUNDER /// 16+ 8pm Facebook

Within a year of their first gig, The Rock Of Travolta had played in front of 45,000 people whilst supporting Radiohead at their immense South Park gig, having been invited personally by Yorke and Co. TROT have played four UK headline tours, recorded a John Peel session and released two EPs plus an album - all of which were met with critical acclaim. Following all this and a significant line up change, the band took on a new approach to writing and entered a self-imposed exile, taking time to ensure that the new record did justice to their vision. Often hailed as one of the originators of Post Rock, TROT are one of the UK's driving forces of Instrumental Rock.

September / October Live NWfA Gigs

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:51:00 +0200

Upcoming NWfA shows:

Saturday 24 September at The Edge of the Wedge PORTSMOUTH: Codes in the Clouds + Monsters Build Mean Robots + Sleep Centre.
£5 Advance from The Wedge Box Office / Facebook / Last FM

Monday 26th September at The Hope BRIGHTON: Codes in the Clouds + Monsters Build Mean Robots + Phoria + Them the Sky.
£5 Advance from Ticketweb / Facebook / Last FM

Saturday 8th October at The Blind Tiger (formerly Hector's House) BRIGHTON: A Geuine Freakshow + 900 Spaces + Guests.
£5 Advance from Resident / Rounder / Ape. Facebook

Tuesday 12th October at The Prince Albert BRIGHTON: Fall of Messiah.
£tbc

Wednesday 13th October at The Edge of the Wedge PORTSMOUTH: Fall of Messiah + Housefires + Big River Sounds.
£tbc The Wedge Box Office

Wednesday 13th October at The Druids Arms BRIGHTON: T E Morris (Her Name is Calla Frontman) + Guests.
£FREE ENTRY

Thursday 20th October at The Edge of the Wedge PORTSMOUTH: The Rock of Travolta + UpCDownC + Waking Charred.
£5 Advance from The Wedge Box Office. Facebook

Monday 24th October The Prince Albert BRIGHTON: The Rock of Travolta + Hind Ear + Comanche Sigh + Spacenoid.
£5 Advance from Ticketweb. Facebook

Monday 31st October The Blind Tiger (formerly Hector's House) BRIGHTON: &U&I + Shapes + You Cry Wolf + Mac.
£7 Advance from Rounder / Ape / Resident. Facebook

Codes in the Clouds Mini-Tour

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:41:00 +0200

Monsters Build Mean Robots are joining Erased Tapes' Codes in the Clouds for 3 dates this weekend:

Saturday 24 September at The Edge of the Wedge PORTSMOUTH with Sleep Centre.
£5 Advance from The Wedge Box Office / Facebook / Last FM

Sunday 25 September at The Vibe Bar Brick Lane, LONDON with Loser Superhero.
£3 on the door. Facebook

Monday 26th September at The Hope BRIGHTON with Phoria and Them the Sky.
£5 Advance from Ticketweb / Facebook / Last FM

The November UK and European Tour is being confirmed and will be announced in the next coming weeks!!!

WeShouldHaveDestroyedOurGeneralsNotTheirEnemies

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:15:00 +0200

Monsters Build Mean Robots' brand new album WeShouldHaveDestroyedOurGeneralsNotTheirEnemies is out today! Available from iTunes / HMV and all good Record Stores.