Nags Head Pics from Rupe Soup

Rupe from Rupe's Gig Guide came down to the last show at the Nags Head in Wycombe and took some more pics of the night. It was a great evenin with dancin and a hollerin and packed again. Landlord was saying that the last Bootstrap and Bloke gig was the busiest they've seen the place since its re-opened. So yeah, we'll probably be heading back soon. Bloke did a great set again, how do they come up with so many songs, I can't keep up?

The Nags blues loft has got the go ahead to be returned to its former glory (I heard Muddy Waters played it? Dang). They've also got their web site up n running, which is worth checking.

I like this photo above with the ghost of Jackie lurking. Anyway I'll hand the commentary over to Rupe.

I'm closer to understanding this energetic band, playing all originals, and captivating the audience. They got me jumping too! GREAT GIG.

There's more photos here, a sample below.

Review - Tube Club

Bootstrap are a fine group of people and musicians. good fun and talented producing the kind of music after our own hearts. Its bluegrass, folky garagey and with songs that back up the great sound. Played finely tonight and really are the kind of band that could provide a good film soundtrack. Film directors should check em out..

Obligatory listening - Kev's Sound of Confusion

Sometimes I grimace at the thought of being in Saturday night. It seems unesscessary and Ant and Dec don't help. They really don't. You just want to be elsewhere. Though tonight I was in fits listening to Kev's 'Graveyard Slot' on Radio Scilly. He plays damn fine records, starting the show with Spacemen 3, moving on to Kings of Leon, The Sonics, Bootstrap, Bo Diddley, Silver Apples, Blondie, The Who, Spirtualized and a bunch others. Great show.

Plus, the nice man, made Bootstrap his 'Obligatory record of the week'. He played Englands Dead sandwiched between the Sonics and Bo Diddley, darn cool by me and then played Cecille after the Who later on.

Kev has been doing his 'Sound of Confusion' show on Thursday nights for what I reckon must coming on for a year now and it gets better and better. Though its on Radio Scilly, the small but mighty station, with the internet, he's growing an international audience purely through playing great music.

So anyhow if ya wanna listen and yer reading this Thursday night or some saturdays, tune in and check it out here:

Kev's Sound of Confusion

Doc Teger takes a scientific interest in Bootstrap

We don't go asking for reviews, may do one day, but when they turn up we are mightly happy. So when we turn up in a scientific blog about the bootstrapping process, well I kind a dig that. Here ya go:

And, for some extracurricular bootstrapping, take the Replacements, some Lou Reed, a dash of early Bowie, a pinch of Violent Femmes, some 60s surf sounds, a big garage with the door closed, and you have the British band Bootstrap and their song Streetlight. The video uses scenes from Faster Pussycat Kill Kill, the classic film by Russ Meyer. A configuration made in heaven!

Doc Teger on the The OpenSSO Bootstrap File Deconstructed

Here's the vid if ya haven't seen it.

Rupe's Gig Guide Review

There's this cool guy, his name is Rupe and he does a lot of underappreciated work for the Bucks music scene especially blues, especially high wycombe. If ya see him buy him a drink.

Well he came down to the packed out gig at the Nag's Head just before Chirstmas. It was a great night and he reviewed it a took a few pics.

An interesting, different and energetic take on 'The Blues' by this Aylesbury based band. Too punky for me. A 21st Century Blues Band with a bit of Punk and origins in Blues, but often much too repetitive, and loud. However the music was energetic, dynamic, & original.

Check out his website for all thats going on around Wycombe

Rupe's Gig Guide