BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3358@xyzbrighton.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180518T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180518T160000 DTSTAMP:20191122T041134Z URL:https://xyzbrighton.com/events/the-alternative-escape-2018-impressive- by-the-sea/ SUMMARY:The Alternative Escape 2018: Impressive By The Sea DESCRIPTION:For the fifth year running\, Impressive PR takes over The Black Lion on Friday 18th May with one of the highlight free showcases of The A lternative Escape. ‘Impressive PR By The Sea’ presents a carefully cur ated line-up of emerging acts including NOËP\, Bakers Eddy. Yukon Era\, Thom Artway\, a special headline set by Diesel Park West’ John Butler an d one the team favourite UK breaking acts\, LIFE. Covering a diverse range of genres\, the showcase is seven-strong exhibition of international acts \, with the addition of award-winning music journalist\, broadcaster and D J Simon Price behind the decks.\nDiesel Park West frontman and chief songw riter\, John Butler\, headlines our stage this year to celebrate the vinyl reissue of his critically acclaimed 1997 solo album ‘The Loyal Serpen t’. The legendary Leicester band released 7 albums between 1989 and 1995 \, ushering in the 60s-revitialist\, “baggy” movement with the likes o f The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays. With a keen eye on song-craft\, much like contemporaries Neil Finn (Split Enz\, Crowded House) and Mike Scott ( The Waterboys)\, Butler and Diesel Park West heralded a new generation of UK alternative rock\, which soon became a global phenomenon. After spendin g 21 years off the radar\, the American label\, Palo Santo Records\, has t aken what Q Magazine called “intoxicating alchemy of Celtic-like pas sion” and delicately remastered and reassembled the parts for a 2018 aud ience in glorious gatefold\, double-LP wax. https://joncbutlermusic.com\ nDescribed by DIY as “an unhinged depiction of modern day punk”\ , LIFE anti-establishment and social commentary underscores the raw nature of their British grassroots post-punk and the new wave of youth a nd working class discontent. Known for their a strong DIY ethic\, clev er wordplays and energetic performances\, the band released their highly-p raised debut album\, ‘Popular Music’\, last year. The self-release mad e it into BBC Radio 1’s best albums of the year list\, with the band p icked by the likes of DIY\, Metro\, So Young and Fred Perry Subc ulture as their ‘Ones to Watch’ for 2017. Growing support across key radio shows including BBC 6’s Steve Lamacq\, which praised them for being “...weirdly uncompromising and addictive”\, as well as BB C Radio 1\, which culminated with a live session at Maida Vale and a p erformance at Radio 1's Big Weekend\, where they were the only unsigne d act on the line up. With their live credentials already including perfor mances at international festivals including this year’s SXSW\, R eading &\; Leeds\, Latitude\, Reeperbahn\, The Great Escape and  Boardmasters\, as well as supporting slots with Slaves on top of th eir own UK headline tour\, the band is currently working on new material f or 2018. https://lifeband.co.uk\nBrash and unapologetic\, fast rising New Zealand bred\, Melbourne-based punk rockers Bakers Eddy have been making a name for themselves in the New Zealand and Australian punk scene touring with Australian #1 hitters Gang Of Youths\, award-winning The Rubens  and Grammy-nominated USA hottest band Highly Suspect. Having esta blished themselves as one of the most in-demand and exciting young punk- rock bands\, Bakers Eddy are part of a new wave of acts who have bee n enlivening the local punk scene. With growing support across internation al key tastemakers including Amazing Radio and key Australian online o utlets such as Pilerats  and Tone Deaf\, the band has already notc hed up memorable performances at Kiwi music's biggest parties Homegrow n\, Rock The Park and Going Global Music Summit\, and are now re ady to take their ferocious attitude and lyrical honesty to the UK playing their first Great Escape show before heading to Germany. With the rel ease of their new single ‘Good Decisions’\, the band is ready to t ake the international music scene by storm. https://www.bakerseddy.com\nHa iling from Auckland NZ\, four piece post punk outfit Yukon Era\, are one o f the youngest bands to perform at St Jerome’s Laneway Festival. The boy s have just completed a 15 date NZ/AUS tour\, seeing them sell out four sh ows in NZ\, supporting their latest single ‘Tongue’ which reached #3 o n the NZ Alternative charts. Their first two Eps garnered attention from t he likes of Noisey\, Tone Deaf\, Impose Magazine\, Sniffers\, and The Wire less. Having extensively toured NZ both as headliners\, they went onto sup port Mac Demarco\, Japandroids and METZ\, among others. Named as one of th e Top 8 Kiwi Guitar Tracks of 2016 by Impose Magazine which praised them f or their “old-fashioned rock and roll cut from the same cloth as Polvo a nd Fugazi – embedded with a hint of classic kiwi jangle. A post-punk ban d on the rise\, with the confidence and skill to make it big”\, Yukon Er a are aiming high\, and with the release of a new single ‘Knife Skies of Quietly’ on 8th June\, a debut show at The Great escape and their upcom ing debut album slot for Autumn 2018\, it’s clear that Yukon Era are aim ing high. https://www.facebook.com/yukonera/\nEstonian singer-songwriter a nd producer NOËP has been busy with the release of his debut EP  ‘Heads In The Clouds’. The genre-bending artist collaborates with Br itish house production duo Tough Love on ‘Offside’\, while the  Clash-approved ‘New Heights’ serves as the opening of the five- track EP. Since his debut single ‘Move’ in 2015\, NOËP has quickly amassed over 14 million streams on Spotify\, instantly sold out headline shows in his home country and has been championed by the likes of Red B ull\, Indie Shuffle and Dancing Astronaut\, just to name a few. Ha ving already notched up memorable live performances at international fes tivals including Reeperbahn\, Eurosonic\, Flow Festival\,Positivus\,  Weekend Festival and Waves - as well as headlining London’s O slo in 2017 - NOËP has been chosen to perform at MUSEXPO\, the  annual international music\, media &\; technology conference in LA\,  before appearing at for the first time at The Great Escape in Brigh ton - http://www.noepmusic.com\nSinger-songwriter Thom Artway is alrea dy one of the most respected young musicians in the Czech music scene. Signed to Warner Music\, the talented artist has already set himself on the path of international success with his debut album ‘Hedgehog’. His music perfectly combines a modern sound with classic songwriting\, cre ating captivating folk pop songs with the use of his distinctive voice\, m emorable top lines and the use of introspective lyrics. Inspired by Britis h songwriters he grew up busking in the streets of Prague\, before travell ing and playing across Australia. His debut single ‘I Have No Inspiratio n’\, dominated the Czech charts for nearly two year becoming a domesti c hit\, culminating with Thom winning two of the most prestigious Czech mu sic awards and enabled him to perform at some of the leading European fest ivals. Making his debut at The Great Escape\, Tom is ready to release his UK single ‘All I Know’’ on 1st June\, mastered by John Davis at  London’s Metropolis Studios\, the new cut is  the taken from his upcoming sophomore album set for release in autumn 2018 - http://www.thoma rtway.com\n \;\n \;\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://xyzbrighton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/ 05/Screen-shot-2018-05-01-at-10.45.19-1.png CATEGORIES:Live Music LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180325T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR