Monday 25 October 2010

Video Fun, Upcoming Shows, Extra Curricular with Youngblood Brass Band.


Hey people,

Got some wicked shows to announce a bit later in this post but, first, I want to share something very special with you...

We've had an amazing few months as Extra Curricular - over summer we played a massive run of festival shows and also spent some quality time in some great studios doing some recording. We've put together a little video that documents some of this time - ENJOY :)



-------UPCOMING SHOWS--------

We've got some great shows coming up over the next few weeks:

Extra Curricular LIVE @ Marsden Mechanics, October 30th
Halloween special where we are going to do an extended set featuring old favourites and brand new material!

Tickets (and details) available from http://www.mikron.org.uk/tricknbeat.php

FB Event HERE


Extra Curricular LIVE @ The Wardrobe w/Youngblood Brass Band, November 5th
Extra Curricular support the mighty Youngblood Brass Band all the way from the States.

FB Event HERE

After that we've got....


Mr Wolfs, Bristol
12th November 2010, 21PM
The Wardrobe, Leeds
20th November 2010, 22PM
The Hifi Club, Leeds
8th December 2010, 20PM
Bar 1:22, Huddersfield
10th December 2010, 21PM
The Blues Cafe, Harrogate
9th January 2011, 3AM
The Elbow Rooms W/ Craig Charles, Leeds
29th January 2011, 21PM
Hoootanany , Brixton, London
19th February 2011, 22PM
Holmfirth Folk Festival, Holmfirth
7th May 2011, 18PM
Cosmic Boogie @ Nation Of Shopkeepers, Leeds
29th May 2011, 22PM


For up to date live shows and music check out http://www.myspace.com/extracurricularband


One Love,

JB
EC








Monday 11 October 2010

Manchester Academy, Acoustic Set and Session, Halloween Special


Yes y'all,

Ok, gonna get straight down to business this week:

-----EXTRA CURRICULAR AT MANCHESTER ACADEMY-----

First up, we've had a last minute booking to play at Manchester Academy Club Academy this coming Wednesday (13th October). The event is called Biko Live and it looks amazing! Appearing on the bill are Extra Curricular, Homecut, Chris Royal, and many other great artists. In addition to this there will be live dance, art, and DJs - gonna be a proper jam yo! We're ON STAGE at midnight, ENTRY is £4.

-----EXTRA CURRICULAR ACOUSTIC SET AND SESSION-----

We're doing a special, super-intimate acoustic set at The Media Centre, Huddersfield on 20th of October. We're really excited about this event because it gives you the opportunity to hear our songs in a completely different way! We've reworked songs to fit to this intimate setting, so expect to hear your favourite Extra Curricular music like you've never heard it before! Check the facebook event HERE

Media Centre (Cafe Ollo)
Doors 8pm
Entry £2

To celebrate this gig we've uploaded our BBC Introducing Acoustic Session (from Alan Raw's show) to Soundcloud for your listening pleasure:

Extra Curricular - live acoustic session on BBC Leeds by Extra Curricular

If you want a free download of this you can get from HERE along with many other freebies :)

------EXTRA CURRICULAR HALLOWEEN SPECIAL------


We're playing at Marsden Mechanics for Halloween this year! We love playing here because we're given a huge amount of time to play with - this means we can squeeze in those few extra songs :)

Check out the Facebook event HERE

Marsden Mechanics, October 30th
£7adv/£8otd
Doors 7.30pm

For tickets contact:
Marsden Mechanics 01484 844587
info@marsdenmechanics.co.uk

Mikron Box Office 01484 843701
info@mikron.org.uk

-------UPCOMING SHOWS------

Manchester Academy , Manchester
13th October 2010, 23PM
Cafe Ollo, Media Centre (acoustic), Huddersfield
20th October 2010, 20PM
Marsden Mechanics, Marsden
30th October 2010, 20PM
Mr Wolfs, Bristol
12th November 2010, 21PM
The Wardrobe, Leeds
20th November 2010, 22PM
The Hifi Club, Leeds
8th December 2010, 20PM
Bar 1:22, Huddersfield
10th December 2010, 21PM
The Elbow Rooms W/ Craig Charles, Leeds
29th January 2011, 21PM

One Love,

JB
EC







Friday 1 October 2010

Music Heroes, LIVE Rain video, We're Endorsed


Hey hey,

Still reeling from the awesomeness that was 'Melt' at the Doncaster Civic Theatre! Legendary trombone player Dennis Rollins had put together a spectacular bill featuring his own Velocity Trio, Pee Wee Ellis, Clare Teal, and Extra Curricular. It was a wonderful night with the venue being packed to the rafters and some crazy good music going down. For us as Extra Curricular we not only had the honour of sharing the stage with these musical legends, but had some of our genuine musical heroes come up to us and tell us how much they enjoyed the show, loved the band, and offer words of advice and encouragement for the future! WOW!

-------LIVE RAIN VIDEO---------

This has been the number one request from people asking to see live footage of the band and, until now, has been one of the few tracks we haven't had on Youtube. The reason for this is because we've never had footage the we've felt will do the track justice. However, I am pleased to present to you 'Rain' LIVE:



From the same show here is also some cracking footage of 'Running Away' - enjoy!



------WE'RE ENDORSED------

Following our spectacular run of summer festival shows we're very pleased to announce that the lovely folks at Audio Technica have decided to endorse us. They will now be providing us with some of the equipment we need for live shows allowing us to take the Extra Curricular LIVE experience to the next level. We're grateful for their help at the critical stage in the band's development.

--------LIVE SHOWS-------

On the topic of live shows here's a list of our upcoming gigs.


Cafe Ollo, Media Centre (acoustic), Huddersfield
20th October 2010, 20PM
Marsden Mechanics, Marsden
30th October 2010, 20PM
Mr Wolfs, Bristol
12th November 2010, 21PM
The Wardrobe, Leeds
20th November 2010, 22PM
The Hifi Club, Leeds
8th December 2010, 20PM
Bar 1:22, Huddersfield
10th December 2010, 21PM
The Elbow Rooms W/ Craig Charles, Leeds
29th January 2011, 21PM



To keep up to date with us check http://www.extracurricularband.com

One Love,

JB
EC