HarleyLive Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Recently named 'the most exciting new band in Britain' by the NME, PALMA VIOLETS will play Queens Social Club on 21st March 2013. http://www.palmaviolets.co.uk/ A thrilling rock'n'roll band channelling The Clash, the Mysterians, and the Bad Seeds, from September 2011, Palma Violets were holed-up writing songs "their friends could dance to". The opposite of the last significant development in English guitar music when the Arctic Monkeys became the first "MySpace band", harnessing the power of the internet and prompting BBC documentaries and convulsions in major record labels, the Palma Violets’ rise has been notable by their total avoidance of the web. In fact until a couple of months ago, they had no online presence, no music recorded, and no press team working for them, concentrating instead on honing their craft live. “We didn’t want to put ourselves on Facebook, Youtube or the internet because we hadn’t recorded any songs,” explains singer Sam Fryers. “We were making this noise together in a room for fun and that’s where you had to experience it.” “The best way to see a rock’n’roll band is to go and see them play live,” elaborates bassist Chilli Jesson. “That’s all we wanted people to do.” It didn’t take long for record labels to catch on and, in the first few months of 2012, Palma Violets were courted intensely. From the outset, though, they only ever wanted to sign to one, and that was Rough Trade. As Jesson recalls: “When Rough Trade came down, it was so special. It was like they restored our faith in music. I mean they actually talked about music for a start. They were the only people who picked up on the fact that we were doing a cover of The Riveiras’ ‘California Sun’. The other guys talked about supermarkets and shelving and how we were going to penetrate the market.” Thursday 21st March Palma Violets Queens Social Club, Sheffield 7.30pm 18+ Advance tickets: harleylive.co.uk/ticket-shop, or with no booking fee from The Harley, The Wick At Both Ends, The Old Sweet Shop and Record Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamwoody Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 any tickets left for this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bex.550d Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 was just about to ask the same thing, See says call venue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philyyy Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I have just been told it is completely sold out by the lady from The Harley. Balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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