Welcome, take a seat and rest them weary legs :-)
So, those who know me will be weeping into their cornflakes (or fry up / Organic Wood Shavings / pint of tequila , depending on your choice of breakfast) at the thought of me unleashing yet another website on a poor and unsuspecting audience.
But fear not, this website will not feature me (much) or cars (unless talking of the unfathomable amount of kit and double bassessess(sss) a 6ft Muscian can fit in a Baby Fiat) and will be totally devoid of dross culled from the net on my nocturnal surfing duties.
Nope.
This site is going to be different (well still horeendius sppeling and sentence structure likley to give a passing pedant a fit) ...
For this site...............
THIS VERY SITE !!!!!!
Is Dedicated, is in Honour of and a Wholly Inaccurate and Very Nearly Truthful history of that wonderous noise making outfit........
Almeida Girl & Descarga !!!!!!!!
Yep, after seeing these bunch of musical geniuses (genieye !) play at venues as far away as Matt & Phreds in Manchester all the way to Poo Naa Naa in Manchster (via Glastonbury, London, Leeds, and the odd living room) I have decided to put together a site to share with you some news, reviews of Gigs, Tour bus stories and unless I get handsomely paid off will reveal as much gossip and news as I can possibly rake up !!! not to mention photos (Some of which have never been seen in public domain before... Especially Kirsty Back Stage after the Lowry Gig in Oct 2004 !! Those photos alone are worth the effort of book marking this page and checking back at least 5 times an hour if not yearly !!). Yep if you been spending your hours searching for that perfect photo of Matt or Kirsty or Atholl you have come to the right place, and yes, for those legion of female admirers (and lets be honest, the many many male admirers) I have exclusive photos of the wonderous keyboard king Andrzej to pin up on your bedroom wall !!
But this site is not just for me, no my dear reader, I havent embarked on this journey to fill my lifeless hours between Descarga Gigs. This site is for you all, so if you have questions, requests or even reviews and photos of your own, then just drop me a line on DescargaInfo@Gmail.com
Any how with no further interuptions, I declare this website open, may God Bless her and all who sail on her.
Andy :-)
The Glastonbury Experience !!!! Part 1 !!!
As Promised you are going to get to see some cool photos from all the best gigs !!
To start us off, here is a link to the Glastonbury Pics from June 2005 this year :-)
If you saw them play yourself and have some photos you would like to share, then email them into Descargainfo@Gmail.com
Enjoy
Andy :-)
Dont Forget, if you want to see loads more photos check out
http://www.flickr.com/photos/descarga/and of course go check out Kirstys & the Gang at the official site
http://www.descarga.co.uk/ :-)
NO !!! Not HERE !!!! You Cant Read this !!!
Hold on..
Its all going wrong !! Your not supposed to be reading this yet, this website is barely 3 hours old and still needs some small rough edges smoothing off with a handy sledgehammer !!
However, if you have found yourself here with nothing to do, then just follow those lovely lovely links below
Andy :-)
Dont Forget, if you want to see loads more photos check out
http://www.flickr.com/photos/descarga/and of course go check out Kirstys & the Gang at the official site
http://www.descarga.co.uk/ :-)
Gig Listings !!!
YEP !!
That all important part of any Site, a Gig list !!
Its not always that easy to keep up with this motley bunch, they put in more miles than you would believe, so check out the list and see when they are visiting your neck of the woods !!!!
Future Gigs:
12/August/2005
Salsa Night, Denton, Manchester, 07984695286
13/August/2005
Private Party, Leeds
14/August/2005
Shrewsbury World Music Day, Market Square, Shrewsbury, 3pm, Free entry
10/September/2005
The Soul Tree, Cambridge
14/September/2005
Cargo, London
17/September/2005
Whittla Hall, University Road, Belfast, 9pm
23/September/2005
The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury
24/September/2005
Darlington Arts Centre, 01325 486 555
25/September/2005
The Hi Fi Club, Leeds 10pm www.thehificlub.co.uk
01/October/2005
Korks Wine Bar, Otley, 01943 462020
19/November/2005
The Cinnamon Club, Altrincham, Cheshire, 0161 926 8992 www.thecinnamonclub.net
Dont Forget, if you want to see loads more photos check out
http://www.flickr.com/photos/descarga/and of course go check out Kirstys & the Gang at the official site
http://www.descarga.co.uk/ :-)
Missed a GIG !!!
Its so annoying when websites only list upcoming gigs, how you supposed to remember that fantastic place that you stumbled upon these musical gods after you have staggered home !!!
So here is a list of the recent gigs they played !! If you were in the vacinity and missed your chance to see them, then start flogging yourself with a wet t-towel as a penance.
04/June/2005
Global Mix Festival, The Marquee Club, London. www.ticketweb.co.uk
05/June/2005
The Hi Fi Club, Leeds 9.30pm
05/June/2005
Garden of Delights Festival, Platt Fields, Manchester
18/June/2005
"Streets Alive!" festival, Parliament Street, York, www.whatsonyork.com, 4.30pm
18/June/2005
Korks Wine Bar, Otley, 9.30pm, 01943 462020
22/June/2005
Private party, London
23/June/2005
Glastonbury Festival, Croissant Neuf Stage
25/June/2005
Oxford University Ball
01/July/2005
The room, Leeds for the Mellow charity "Summer in the City"
02/July/2005
Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, 01313342778
09/July/2005
The Arc, Stockton-on-Tees, 8pm 01642 525199, www.arconline.co.uk
09/July/2005
Mouth of the Tyne Festival, Newcastle 2pm-4.45pm
10/July/2005
Mouth of the Tyne Festival, Newcastle 2pm-4.45pm
12/July/2005
Shrewsbury Buttermarket, 7pm-9pm, 01743 231142
16/July/2005
Halton Show 12.30pm
23/July/2005
Manchester Jazz Festival, St. Annes Square 12pm-1pm
Dont Forget, if you want to see loads more photos check out
http://www.flickr.com/photos/descarga/and of course go check out Kirstys & the Gang at the official site
http://www.descarga.co.uk/ :-)
Glastonbury 05, IMG_0288
And this is they !!!
Tearing up the Glastonbury night with a set so awesome it moved the gods to tears when they saw such music was on earth....
The result, it rained solidly for 10 hours after they left the stage !!
:-)
Dont Forget, you can see all the latest descarga photos at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/descarga/and of course go check out Kirstys & the Gang at the official site
http://www.descarga.co.uk/ :-)
Glastonbury 05, IMG_0285
This is what a Glasto Crowd looklike when they get that very first taste of Descarga's Magic !!
It was Descargas first -- Nope scratch that -- It was Glastonburys first chance to sample the delights of Descarga but it most definetly wont be the last :-)
Dont Forget, you can see all the latest descarga photos at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/descarga/and of course go check out Kirstys & the Gang at the official site
http://www.descarga.co.uk/ :-)
