Cold-broken-music

I am in bed with a proper “rivers of snot” cold which built from a shitty mood via a feeling of totally exhaustion over the last couple of days, so I’ve had to cancelled my scheduled appearance at Broken Toy Music tonight. Which pisses me off because I hate cancelling at short notice, I like the night and I like the people who play and the people who run it, so instead I’ll tell you a bit about it.

The first cool thing about the night is that it’s run by musicians. Actually, most of the nights in London I’ve played are run by musicians, but that doesn’t always translate to an understanding of what musicians want and like, and what makes good music, or even what kind of music goes together; not the case here. In the case of BTM, Steve and Gabby are both well-established and respected players, Steve heading up Revere and Gabby being the titular Gabby in Gabby Young and Other Animals. They have links with lovely people like Jess Bryant and Kat Flint and Nick Hirst (who I only mention because I almost formed a band with him in college, rock family tree fans). Their nights are great. There’s plenty of rubbish floating around the acoustic music scene, and they don’t book any of it (present company excepted). You really must check them out.

Having plugged them, I have now only to plug my fucking runny nose… I’ve got news about a new song, but it may have to wait until I can breathe.