Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Rock Band Vs Vampires Halloween Special At The Fiddler’s Elbow


London (UK) based rock band Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate will be hosting a Rock Band Vs Vampires Halloween special gig/party/fundraiser at London’s legendary Fiddler’s Elbow on Thursday 31 October 2013 (7:30-11pm).
The Fiddler’s Elbow, 1 Malden Road, NW5 3HS London, United Kingdom

Featuring music by rock band Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate (featured in the forthcoming independent comedy-horror film Rock Band Vs Vampires), Guy Barnes, Resonance, and other special guests, and short comedy-horror films between acts. It should be a fun, friendly Halloween party/gig.

Tickets £5 on the door (or £4 for those in fancy dress). Profits to be donated to the Rock Band Vs Vampires crowd-funding scheme (raising money to help make this self-produced independent low-budget comedy-horror feature film).
www.fb.com/rockbandvsvampires

If you can't make it but want to help sponsor the film - http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rock-band-vs-vampires

NOTES

Last year we (Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate) had great fun making a music video with the Cowboy Surfers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZM3SQ_FdiI&feature=youtu.be.

We then made a couple of short films (Badgergeddon and Mask) - http://youtu.be/DfREuqIrwtw; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Uv7YWUY1M), written and directed by Malcolm Galloway (singer/guitarist of HOGIA) and featuring  our drummer Rudy Burrell. 
We then thought we’d have a go at making a feature length, ultra-low budget comedy-horror film Rock Band Vs Vampires. Jeremiah Winterford, an old-school vampire, has had his mansion burned down and most of his clan killed by a rival. He is persuaded by his PA to move temporarily to Camden, the heart of the London music scene, to turn new acolytes.

Sorcerer's Tower, a local unsuccessful proggy rock band find themselves invited to headline at the re-opening night of Angelfish, a Camden venue now under new management...
We’ve now got a team of about 120 volunteers, and are about to start filming this month.

Our cast includes:-
Dani Thompson (the star of many horror films, and well known to the readers of British lads’ mags as a leading model - http://www.dani-thompson.co.uk), Loren Peta, Guy Barnes, Faye Sewell, Jake Rundle, Paul Law Beaumont, Frankie May, Dean Kilby, Chris Smith, Hatice Moran, Kasey Sfetsios, Amy Jaxon, Holly Boeva, Ashley Brown, Ami Lloyd, Lila Hurst, Vauxhall Jermaine, Alex Hardman, Siegfrid Calizio, Taliesyn Mitchell, Clara-Jade Stevens, Paloma Marisal, Giles Spencer, as well as celebrity cameos including Giles Brandreth.

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate’s singer/songwriter/guitarist Malcolm Galloway is the writer and director, and will be writing the film music. Music from Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate’s debut album ‘Invisible’ will be featured in the film.

Our locations include legendary London music venues The Underworld (Camden) and The Underbelly (Hoxton).



Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate
Genre – rock / progressive rock
Location – London, UK
Malcolm Galloway (vocals/guitar/keyboard)
Kathryn Thomas (flute)
Mark Gatland (bass)
Ibon Bilbao (guitar)
Rudy Burrell (drums)

Their debut single in 2012, “Wait For The Storm”, was described by AltSounds as “David Gilmore-esque… like a depressed Cat Stevens… GO BUY IT” , and by Captain Captain Industries as having  “fantastic vocals… a  fresh new flavor from this ground-breaking group”.

"Cross-Genre Song Builders from London - I think the reason I like these guys so much is because when I first listened to "While I Still Can," I was instantly brought back to prog rock haze of the mid-1970s. Don't get me wrong; I say that in a most reverent way. The bluesy vocals, the wailing guitar solos, the crashing percussion, and damn, that seriously rockin' flute (Flautist Kathryn Thomas of the award-winning Galliard Ensemble is to credit here - making it impossible not to elicit sweet Jethro Tull flashbacks)… it's all just so comfortingly familiar. And yet, modern production values and all the musical history and life history since that time influence their sophisticated sound. Though the lyrics can at times be rather dark and depressing, the music feels defiant and celebratory. In quieter moments, it's very pretty. Though I felt the need to immediately trumpet the unabashed prog rock of this fine band, I must say that they are not strictly beholden to any style.” - Julie Stoller, Ryan's Smashing Life - Music and Entertainment blog (Feb 04, 2013)

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