Friday 27 June 2014

LoGOz - Roxbury Review & Ashington Fayre gig this Sunday June 29th 2pm.

Thursday June 26th saw us at The Roxbury in Blyth for the first time thanks to Mr Vince Race. The Live room upstairs just had a recent makeover and is looking pretty spanking l must say. More importantly the newly installed additions to the sound system paid off too as we had a cracking powerful sound onstage and off! A great performance and a big thanks to the hardcore yet again! Another succesful night as we booked 2 more gigs at The Roxbury with our favourite bearded promoter. On Saturday July 5th Paul and myself will be playing an acoustic set at 4.20pm and its a charity all dayer. Then on Saturday July 26th we will be back again with our punk rock buddies and Rancid tribute band As Wicked!!!
But onto this weekend and today, Friday, sees Paul and me back in the recording studio in Alnwick with Dr. Ally Lee to continue work on vocals for our forthcoming new EP. Its now looking like its gonna be a more compact 4 Track CD. More details coming soon!!!
Then on Sunday afternoon at 2pm we are at Ashington Fayre on Station Road rocking out with friends, family and fans alike! Other acts playing are We Steal Flyers, The Hookahs, The Cadillacs and Growing Robots. There's also other activities, rides, displays, stalls etc. So come down bring the kids if you have any, and have a blast! Joi de vivre!!!
Cheerz
Peesh




Tuesday 24 June 2014

LoGOz - Hoppings / Northumberland Arms / Mill Studios / 21st & 22 June 2014 Review

June 21st and the longest day in the calendar year, and just as well for LoGOz as we had 2 gigs to cram into one evening! Big thanks to british summer time :) As we headed into the chaos that is parking at the Town Moor Newcastle site, we were told there was no parking permit passes left for the band! After a slight haggle with security we weaved our way through the fayre goers, cars, rides etc to find the spanking Insangel stage around 5pm just as the Saloon Bar opposite us was closing! Great timing! Nevermind, we had an hour before we hit the stage so plenty of time for a good soundcheck.
Everything was running smoothly as we went onstage bang on 6pm. The sound was great for an outdoor gig as we tore through a frantic 45 minute set which was also being recorded Live. Looking forward to hearing the results! It was kind of a strange one for attendance because the stage was so close to the fayre activities you get a lot of passing trade of non music fans just popping along out of curiosity to see what the racket is! It was hard to tell if some of the screams were for us or from someone soiling themselves on the big wheel! But all in all we played well and had a great time and still had another gig to play that night. One down one to go!
So we headed into the heart of Newcastle City Centre to make our way to The Northumberland Arms on Northumberland Street. A tricky load in bay saw us searching almost underground with other delivery wagons! Just when we thought we were lost we were greeted by our trustee promoter for the evening who was sporting a blue crushed velvet jacket Showaddywaddy would be proud of. Nice.
A quick jaunt into Town for a quick bite to eat next. We plumped for a table for 3 at Macdonalds Restaurant against our better judgement. As we got back to the Northumberland Arms we had missed the first band Black Bloc. Sorry guys! But were in time for the fantastically quirky Pipe Riot. Don't be fooled by the raucous nature of their name! They are a 2 piece band, one guy posing as a man of the cloth playing the Northumbrian Pipes while a top hatted lead singer spouts hilarious and poignant poetry over the sweeping pipes. Beautiful yet mental. Original and thought provoking. Loved it. They had to shoot off straight after the gig to play a Goose Fayre!!! Say no more :)
Time for LoGOz second gig of the day. After a few teething sound problems we were ready to go!! The venue was now starting to fill up much to our joy, and the heavily punk influenced gathering lapped it up and we went down a storm! With more merchandise sold and signed it couldn't have went better. Even the offer of a wedding gig just added to the craziness  of a hectic but successful day/night.
Also have to mention last band HEXED whose full on brutal alternative punk was right up our street and look forward to hooking up with those guys again in the near future. Thanks to everyone who came to support us. You know who you are :)
So onto Sunday morning and a trip to Mill Studios in Alnwick. Maybe 2 gigs and celebratory drinks the day/night before the studio isn't the ideal preparation, but its punk rock n roll right? 
The plan was to record 4 drum tracks and as many guitar tracks as possible today! Much to our joy everything went to plan with Carlos on top form rattling the drum tracks off in good time. Then Paul and me laid down our guitar tracks with guidance and humour supplied by the ever reliable Mr Ally Lee. We finished the day with the all drums and all guitars laid down for the 4 tracks, we were more than happy. Now we just need to book a few sessions to nail the vocals. These recordings will go alongside Hello Lonely & Long Time Dead to make a brand new as yet untitled 6 track mini album. We are looking at a proper release and distribution for this so stay tuned for more news coming soon!!!
Cheers for reading peoples :)
Peesh
The Hoppings, Town Moor, Newcastle:
 Saturday 21 June 2014


Save The Independent Living Fund (The Concert)
The Northumberland Arms, Newcastle
Saturday 21 June 2014

Mill Studios, Alnwick
Sunday 22 June 2014

Mill Studios, Alnwick
Sunday 22 June 2014





Friday 20 June 2014

LoGOz - Cross Arms Review & Weekend Punk Rockstravaganza!!!

Thursday nite saw us at The Cross Arms Hotel in South Shields for the first time and also clashing with the England v Uruguay World Cup match! Football or Music? There's only one winner for me :)
The support bands Madness is Mercy and Geomancer set their own tone to the proceedings! Im not quite sure what the genre was but damn it was heavy and right up Carlos' street! It was all original material and those guys meant it. Well played lads!
We took to the stage 10.10pm as Luis Suarez and co were celebrating a famous victory as English hearts were crying in their beer again! But us 3 Lions had a punk rock show to deliver, and deliver we did! A great sound too so a big thanks to Mark from Nemix.
The night ended up with a bit crack with ex 3 Colours Red guitarist Chris McCormack who had called in for last orders! Shame he hadn't been in an hour earlier, and l did tell him that he'd just missed a crackin band! Despite his offer of more beer we headed home just after midnight with a World Cup exit the last thing on our minds.
So onto the weekend! On saturday at 6pm we are playin The Insangel Stage at The Hoppings Town Moor in Newcastle. So come down, bring the kids, hook a duck, spend a fortune and ride a punk pop rock rollercoaster with us!
Then after that we're heading straight into town to the Northumberland Arms for a 9pm slot with Hexed, Pipe Riot and Black Bloc in aid of Save The Independent Living Fund (The Concert).
Our weekend doesnt end there boys and girls coz on sunday morning we're back at Mill Studios in Alnwick to record new tracks for our forthcoming EP.
Be great to see some of you at these gigs! As ever we will be selling copies of our Psycho Radio CDs and T-shirts as well as our new exclusive Live at Koast Radio acoustic EP. Bez like dancers and Honda Civic enthusiasts welcome!
Cheerz
Peesh



LoGOz Merchandise


Tuesday 17 June 2014

LoGOz - Punkoustic Weekend Review - June 14 / 15th 2014

Saturday afternoon had a Spinal Tap-esque start to our Mighty Dub Fest acoustic experience as we were given wrong directions by the staff at Druridge Bay Country Park! So we found ourselves wandering round the site in the lush afternoon sun, mistakenly gatecrashing festival goers barbecues in the process! And, even more amusingly, stumbling across a horsebox with travellers asking if we were the strippers! So, with clothes intact and a few frantic phone calls from the worried promoter, we finally found the marquee stage for the bands, phew! A quick soundcheck followed with orders of no pints onstage and no swearing! Rock n Roll indeed!
Paul and myself played a 9 song set kicking off with Jubileezer and included an acoustic debut for Joie de Vivre. We really enjoyed it, as did those who attended. So hopefully next year a full band set later in the day would be even better for us!
So onto sunday for another acoustic performance, this time at Whitley Bay Proper Food & Drink Festival. We were due onstage at 4pm and we were cutting it fine as the heavy traffic meant we got to the stage for a quick soundcheck at 3.59pm! The crowd and atmosphere were warm and appreciative as we introduced ourselves! We had a good feeling about this one. Again, we acoustisized our way through a 9 song set much to the pleasure of our new food munching, beer guzzling friends! At one point it looked like Mrs Brady old lady and friend may have rushed the stage but it wasn't to be! Some of the most fun we've had at an acoustic gig yet. My cheeky plea from the stage for free food worked a treat as Paul and l were rewarded with a large sausage by Levi Roots. But our day performing wasn't over yet! With guitars still strapped on, we stood chatting with good friends and fans. Before we knew it we'd launched into an impromptu busking set! This brought both delight and bemusement to us all! Even a psuedo authority figure and a strange man pleading for the owner of a Honda Civic couldn't stop us now! I believe there is some pretty cool youtube video evidence out there to back this up with some angelic vocals from our biggest youngest fan as well as some tribal flamenco dancing by a well refreshed female Bez impersonator who got lost in the moment with us. Priceless. Check it out! No Win Situation
All in all a brilliant weekend of punk rock acoustica. Dont forget we still have copies of our limited edition 3 Track Live at Koast Radio Acoustic CD available!
Thanks to everyone who helped make this a great weekend. You know who you are!
Cheerz
Peesh


Wednesday 11 June 2014

LoGOz - Punkcoustic weekend coming up!!!

Hey! Just to let you know all about LoGOz acoustic weekend of gigs this coming Saturday and Sunday! First off on Saturday afternoon at 4pm we are at The Mighty Dub Fest at Druridge Bay Country Park. Its £7.50 / £10 a ticket. So come along and enjoy the Campervans and Beetles amongst other Volkswagon attractions before Beastie Boys fans sabotage the snazzy logos for bling wear!! Enjoy the fun and music before your night turns to the inevitable false hope of World Cup fever.
Please prove me wrong England haha!
Then on Sunday  again at 4pm we are The Proper Food Festival at Whitley Bay Spanish City.  Its FREE entry so ditch your Sunday dinner for one week and hot foot it to the coast for some lush food and punk rock acoustica provided by Paul and myself, as we blast through a set of acoustic versions of some LoGOz faves! Again as mentioned in an ealier blog Carlos wont be joining us as he will be moshing his little head off in Derbyshire at Download 2014!!!
We will also be selling our Brand New Limited Edition Acoustic CD Live at Koast radio recorded on 01/04/14 with Nick Newcombe. This will feature Live versions of 'Jubileezer' 'Mexicola' and 'Hello Lonely'. These will be strictly limited editions so come and get ya sticky mits on one of these bad lads :)
Hope to see some familiar faces this weekend!
Cheers
Peesh

Saturday 7 June 2014

LoGOz - The Doll @ The Black Bull. Gateshead - 06/06/14. Review:

Last night we kicked off our busy assault on June with a cracking gig at The Doll. With only a few days to promote this after stepping in at the last minute and also clashing with The Rezillos gig down the road we were still gona make sure this was a success! And indeed we did!
The night kicked off with a high octane in ya face performance from anarcho punks 'From The Gut'. With a slightly menacing frontman they delivered the goods and no one was safe from their vitriol, from the Government to Religion to Take That!
Their full on raucous support set worked a treat as it fired us up as we hit the stage at 10.15pm. Kicking off with 'Long Time Dead' we blasted through a 45 minute set like a band possessed. Including some freestyle punk moshing by From The Gut frontman, we went down a storm!
lf you've never been to The Doll before and you like your punk rock old or new then get yourself along! Its got one of those feelgood vibes and atmosphere you just cant fake, and a great sound too!
So yet again another successful night for LoGOz as we stayed behind chatting to friends, fans etc as the merchandise continued to sell well.
Looking forward to returning to The Doll again in the near future. It may be sooner than you think! Watch this space!
Cheerz
Peesh

Thursday 5 June 2014

LoGOz - WHITE HOT IN FLAMING JUNE!!!

''Here comes the summer'' sang The Undertones, and they're damn right! As we enter June the weather is getting warmer, clothes are getting looser and LoGOz are getting busier! Oh yes!
We've got a busy month with 7 gigs and a recording studio session to boot. So l thought l'd tell you all about it yeah? Still interested?
Friday June 6th we're at The Doll @ The Black Bull in Gateshead. It kicks off 9pm with support band From The Gut. Its FREE Entry so get yourselves down and make a noise with the boys!
Then the following weekend on Saturday 14th we'll be performing at The Mighty Dub Fest at Druridge Bay 3pm and on Sunday 15th at Proper Food Festival in Whitley Bay, Spanish City at 4pm. Paul and myself will be playing exclusive acoustic sets at these events. Carlos unfortunately wont be joining us with his Bongos at these gigs as he will be having far too much fun at Download Festival :-)
Thursday June 19th at 9pm sees the full band back in electrifying action for the first time at The Cross Arms in South Shields thanks to NEMIX Promotions.
On Saturday June 21st we will be kicking off proceedings 6pm at The Hoppings Festival at Newcastle Town Moor on the Insangel Stage. So grab some candyfloss and a beer and jump on a punk rock rollercoaster!
The next day Sunday June 22nd we are back at Mill Studios in Alnwick to record 2 new tracks. As ever rock surgeon Dr Ally Lee will be at the helm. The plan is to record 2 new tracks to go alongside recent digital download single Hello Lonely and new recording Long Time Dead, to complete a new 4 track EP to be released on CD.
On Thursday June 26th we will be rocking out making our debut at The Roxbury in Blyth at 9pm. Support will be from Scenes.
Then to round off a schizofrantic month on Sunday June 29th we will be playing our home town on Ashington Fayre Day on the main stage at 2pm.
We hope some of you will be joining LoGOz in making this a cracking month and smashing up the summer!!!
Cheerz
Peesh


Wednesday 4 June 2014

LoGOz - The Doll @ The Black Bull. Gateshead. Friday June 6th. 9pm. Free Entry!

Hey blogheads!

Just to let you know LoGOz have been asked to play at The Doll @ The Black Bull in Gateshead this friday night. We will be headlining this one and support is the anarcho hardcore From The Gut. Its FREE entry so get yourselves down to one of the best friendliest punkiest coolest venues in the North East. 

Its gonna be a crackin' night. You wont be dissapointed. Trust me!
See ya there!
Cheerz

Monday 2 June 2014

LoGOz - Newcastle University gig Review 31/05/14

Another great nite in LoGOz calendar for 2014 as our bandwagon rolled into Newcastle on a warm Saturday night. The Newcastle Uni Students Union had changed quite a bit since my last visit which l couldn't believe was a decade ago! I was about to grace the stage where 10 years earlier l had drunkenly moshed in awe to my heroes The Wildhearts! But in a mixture of shock and suprise the room was unrecogniseable from the dark edgey dank place of the past and was now a modern bright slick trendy spankin new Live venue! Change is good right?
The soundcheck went great and we couldnt wait to hit the big stage at 7.20pm. We went on bang on time and blasted through a 10 song set kicking off with LONG TIME DEAD and finishing with MEXICOLA. We went down great with the growing crowd of fans, friends and family, old and new. After the gig our merchandise was selling well so all in all a cracking night for LoGOz! Big thanks to Chris from headline band Digits / Pulse Promotions for making it happen. We must do this again. Onwards and upwards. Bigger and better. Things are changing. Change is good right?
Cheerz
Peesh