aaamusic | On 19, Apr 2011

FULL LINEUP ANNOUNCED – 24 EMERGING ARTISTS, 3 GUEST HEADLINERS & MORE ACROSS 6 NEWCASTLE VENUES

Generator and NARC. Magazine present Evolution Emerging 2011

START THE EVOLUTION WEEKENDER IN STYLE

Friday 27th May, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle

All Gigs are FREE Entry. Doors open 7-11pm.

Official Aftershow Party until 1.30am.

In January 2011, Generator called out for North East bands and solo artists to apply to play Evolution Emerging – the region’s biggest event for emerging music. With over 300 tracks submitted this year, the FULL LINEUP (see below) reflects the vast array of emerging talent from all styles of music across the region.

Previous events have seen headline sets from Field Music side-project The Week That Was, Detroit Social Club and Frankie & the Heartstrings.

2011’s event sees 24 emerging artists playing alongside our 3 Special Guest Headliners:

Lanterns on the Lake give us a sparking dose of cinematic indie. With their starry songs and lustrous melody, this band are quietly creating something truly magical and inspiring. The band have been championed by the likes of Steve Lamacq, Huw Stephens and Lauren Laverne and recently signed to the prestigious Bella Union record label releasing their debut album in 2011.

“Some of the loveliest, swooping celestial lushness we’ve heard in quite some time” Drowned In Sound

Teesside’s finest, The Chapman Family (pictured) bring their distortion fuelled antidote to a musical climate big on apathy and lacking integrity. 2010’s ‘All Fall’ was Artrocker’s single of the year and debut album ‘Burn Your Town’ finds the fertile black soil in the middle ground between The Horrors’ ‘Primary Colours’ and The Cure’s ‘Pornography’.

Hyde & Beast – Hyde is Dave Hyde (Futureheads drummer) and Beast is Neil Bassett (ex-Golden Virgins drummer). Hyde and Beast record an album. Hyde sing well. Album sound good. Beast happy. When playing live, Hyde and Beast are likely to become a six-person entity. The album, ‘Slow Down’, is a sprawling, gentle psychedelic mess and is due to be released on Tail Feather Records in May 2011.

Joe Frankland, Musician Support Manager at Generator says:

“Evolution Emerging has a strong track record for identifying artists who have gone on to gain wider national recognition. Highlights from 2010’s event included Let’s Buy Happiness (successfuk UK tours, performance at Glastonbury an much loved by BBC 6Music, NME, Drowned in Sound),Mammal Club (signed to Everybody’s Stalking records, played In the City and supported by BBC radio), We Are Knuckle Dragger (set to record their debut album in Chicago with Steve Albini) and Sharks Took the Rest (recently chosen as Nemon’s Record of the Week on BBC 6Music).”

“And we’re really pleased to announce an even stronger line-up this year. With the likes of Lanterns on the Lake and The Chapman Family headlining, it’s a great opportunity for new artists to play what is now the biggest regional event for emerging music.”

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FULL LINEUP:

The Cluny Lime Street, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle

LANTERNS ON THE LAKE
POLARSETS
TOYGER
IN OCEANS
VINYL JACKET
plus DJ sets from MISS ARCHER

The Tyne Maling Street, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle

THE CHAPMAN FAMILY
RETRIEVER
CAULS
ARCS & TRAUMA
CULT IMAGE
plus DJ sets from KRISTIAN (SPLASH ONE RECORDS)

Cluny 2 Lime Street, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle

HYDE AND BEAST
AJIMAL
MAUSI
THE LAKE POETS
MATADORS

Star & Shadow Cinema Stepney Bank, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle

OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY featuring DJ sets from WHIP YOUR HAIR, KINGSLEY CHAPMAN, FIST ‘n’ POON, JAMES GRAY & MISS ARCHER

RUSSELL & THE WOLVES
PILOTS
WE BEAT THE SYSTEM
SHIFT STATIC

The Cumberland Arms James Place Street, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle

COAL TRAIN
JIMMY & THE SOUNDS
MOTION TOURIST
TOMAHAWKS FOR TARGETS

The Tanners Stepney Bank, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle

WASKERLEY WAY
BARON VON ALIAS
ATHLETES IN PARIS
HATTIE MURDOCH

PLUS

Amazing Radio will be using Blank Studios as their Evolution Emerging hub – featuring interviews with artists and stripped back sessions

Map of all venues

Evolution Emerging is supported by Arts Council England, Northern Rock Foundation, ERDF and PRS for Music Foundation.