Robert - Dienstag, 25. November 2014
Konzert am 13. Dezember 2014, Einlass 19:00
The Venue (AT)
founded in 1989 from the former Band "The famous Sandholes" (Horn and Cusco) when Michi, Thomas and Flappo joined the Band. First concert on 23rd December 1989 at the Start Club with Background singer Rossi. First release "Small Town Heroes" beginning of 1990.
February 09th 2013 - First meeting after 21 years - more to come? Regular rehearshals since mid of February. New songs available on Youtube, including the remake of "Small Town Hero" October 11th 2013 - the first (small) Gig since ages - at the opening of "re:spect". 01.01.2014 - Beginning of our 25 years The Venue year.
New Line-up:
Vocals: Mario
Guitar: Christoph Cuscoleca
Guitar & Organs: "Flappo" Eder
Bass: Stefan Tschida
Drums: Gerry Penz
Aug. 31st 2014 - Release of the Venue-mp3-Single "A-Live in PukeVillage / Venue, Wie wir!" on Amazone
The Backlash (IT)
The band was founded by Francesco Lucà (guitarist and composer) and Luca Mangano (drummer) in October 2011, in the north of Milan. Mattia Cochetti (bassist) joined the band and they arranged their first song "Great Big Chance". The voice of Alessio Gatto (singer) filled the bill; so the project called THE BACKLASH started!
Writing the earliest songs, the band mixed together the various backgrounds of the four boys, such as Indierock, BritPop, Shoegaze, Noise and PsychedelicRock.
The band officially made a first appearance in Milan's music scene in early 2013, in a contest called "Emergenza Festival", winning the regional final which took place in "Tunnel Club Milan" and reaching the top 10 in the national final playing on the famous international stage of the "Alcatraz" with positive feedback from the audience and jury.
During the rest of 2013, The Backlash performed several live shows and established a good relationship with other bands and leading figures in the underground scene of Milan.
An important support came from Dj Henry, pioneer of the Mod and Northern Soul scene in Italy. He was the connection to the independent label "Rocketman Records". The Backlash signed the first record deal and recorded the first official work "3rd Generation", a 6 tracks EP released in autumn 2014.
The release party of "3rd Generation" (18th October 2014) was a real triumph of British music, Mod culture, shoegazing sound and Madchester style.
The band is currently focused on the making of their first single's video ("Spin 'Round", track 6 of "3rd Generation") and on the scheduling of italian and European tour dates.