Spring gigs

Lots of gigs coming up, including a mini-tour from the Gala Band, before they head into the studio to begin work on their debut E.P.

Robin Allender

  • Friday, 22 February — The John Sebastian (a boat), Bristol
  • Sunday, 2 March — Under The Influence at The Thekla, Bristol
  • Friday, 4 April — The Cooler, Bristol (with The Hinkley Veltones)

The Gala Band

T-shirts and Gala Band gigs

We have t-shirts and you should buy one!

Also, coming in March is the Gala Band UK tour. So far we have confirmed Thursday 13th (Buffalo Bar, Cardiff), Friday 14th (George the 2nd, Luton), Saturday 15th (The Social, Nottingham), Monday 17th (Electro Acoustic Club, London). Details and further dates to follow.

Happy new year!

Dreamboat Christmas 2007

After we had so much fun doing Dreamboat Christmas 2006 last year, we are pleased to announce the release of Dreamboat Christmas 2007, a free, download-only E.P. of Christmas songs from Dreamboat Records artists and friends.

  1. Christmas Eve Part I — The Rollercoaster Project
  2. A Christmas Song With No Cheer — Robin Allender
  3. Farewell My Friend — Tom Wilson
  4. Christmas Eve Part II — The Rollercoaster Project

But that’s not all from Dreamboat Records in 2007. We’ll be finishing up the year with a Christmas live show and party with Dreamboat acts and DJs and The Croft in Bristol. You should totally come!

Dreamboat Records Christmas Party!

Dreamboat Records will be hosting our very first Christmas Party (Jews welcome) at Bristol’s The Croft on Thursday December 20.

The back room is the noise/psych/kraut/math room. There will be a headlining set from Geisha, with support from Yellow6 and the triumphant return of Azalea City Penis Club for one night only — their first gig since 2004!

The front room and bar is the party room, with DJ sets from The Rollercoaster Project and Dreamboat DJs Maximum Fun and Maximum Energy playing tunes from Fleetwood Mac, Slayer, Jackson Browne, Jesu, Ike and Tina Turner, Creedence, En Vogue, and lots of Italo.

There will be a merch desk with copies of the entire Dreamboat catalogue (except Hatefield) and the first ever Dreamboat t-shirt, which will be available in a limited edition of 50.

Entry is £5. We’re still organizing tickets, but we figured you’d want to know the date so you can mark it in your filofax. This event will get raw like sushi, so haters to the left.

Dreamboat Records 2008

The cover of Dreamboat Records 2008

Dreamboat Records 2008 is the second annual sampler from Dreamboat Records, featuring new material from Dreamboat artists, collaborators and friends. This full-length album is available to buy on CD for £6 from our shop, or as DRM-free MP3s from Bleep.

From our own acts, we have the increasingly wonderful Rollercoaster Project, Robin Allender’s new full band sound, the lovely new Gala Band, and a solo track from Simon Grant (ex-Azalea City Penis Club). We’ve also included Dreamboat collaborations (Yellow6, Kiska) and new stuff we just think is rad (Tom Wilson).

The first three tracks are available as free MP3 downloads here, and you can stream the entire album at Bleep.

Watch out for news of the launch/Christmas party for this record, which will take place on Thursday 20th December and will blow your mind. Details to follow.