Nat at La Blogotheque cut this short set into an even shorter set – this is what I was tellin’ you all about. Nevermind the other jerks on this page it’s the middle dude you’re looking for. The show at Sol Y Flor in Parisssssssss.
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Can someone help me pull my head out?
General NewsDavid Thomas Broughton (‘arseing around with a delay pedal whilst pretending to be Boy George doing Timothy Buckley stuck down a well pretending to be a black American man from the 30’s’ set)
Please visit this page and have a listen for yourself – and practice your French – This details the short show in a fleuriste Parisienne Sol Y Flor
Bandstand Buskings…
General NewsHere I am – embarassing myself in public again. Oh dear.
This is the page what I’m on but there is also the same on YouTube.
It was a lovely Sunday at Arnold Circus betwixt the Brick Lane and The Shoreditch.
Apologies…
General NewsI haven’t updated in a while.
Just recently been on a tour with Twi the Humble Feather. A little memento of our recent tour put together by Bryan from Twi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLbqrVVFa24
A varied week and a half which mostly provided good times for all involved… First I finish work on Thursday 17th and run to St Pancreas International. Scan my ticket and enter the departures lounge – espresso and chocolate cake – put my glasses on to sit and stare into the distance for a while – advise an old lady that her train boarding time will be announced when they’re ready for her. I get on the train and sit and we leave and we go into the chunnel – here we stop and wait for an hour and a half for the broken down train in front to be fixed. I have no way of telling anyone where I am and a girl is crying because she can’t tell her Dutch boyfriend she’ll be late.
When we finally get to Lille i get picked up and taken to the little venue – greeted by a glass of wine and a slice of quiche. See how I got on HERE. The show is sweaty and noisy (no change there).
The next morning we are seen off by the promotors – we go to Paris – Gare du Nord – we have to find the venue, and do, and wait for sound checking.
Thanks be to William and Melanie for being there and for Josh and West Country Girl for their hospitality. I’m pretty much all crepe’d out (until next time I’m in Paris). Karine deserves thanks for tolerating the mess in her flower shop ‘Sol Y Flor’.
More about this:www.bastienleblanc.com
…and again (bastien.tribuleblanc.com)
…and some more at www.adecouvrirabsolument.com
Following that… we narrowly escaped missing the eurostar back to UK. LeBron safely reunited with passport, Doring with blue folder and me with Twi. The next bugger was getting the van for the rest of the tour. At least one of us had to rest in a sealed box during the journey (cue Bryan).
After getting lost in Edmonton/Tottenham we speed up to Norwich to arrive just in time to play – the Playhouse Bar – a free show. Noisy and I was tired but that’s what you get. The people were real nice, Russel ‘throw the frisbee at the girl’s head’ Wickwar, Benji ‘did the sound’ Fox, John ‘chicken stock ice cream’ Hirst etc. and I wasn’t kept awake too long by the singing (i remember Summertime, Agga-do and ‘the end of the road’ by Boys II Men). The next journey of Twi? music for the crap childhood memories of flakey British twenty (and thirty) somethings.
After plenty of toast, care of Roz (thanks for the sea themed compilation), we journey to Leeds. This was to be a lull – subdued evening – musically I think it was the best show I done in a long time so it’s a shame you weren’t there. At least we know that Leaf won’t put my records out!
Thanks mum and dad.
Next we drive to Scotland – thanks go to the best services in England – Westmorland – And so we play the Captain’s Resticles. Points go to one of our favourite supports (indeed the first support of the UK tour): Richard (myspace).
Our saviour tonight was the kind barman who has a lovely sofa in his flat and a whiskey for weary travellers who have no accommodation sorted. Anthony and me indulge in waffle and fresh fruit (hope she liked the cookbook Anthony).
Onward to Edinburgh. This time there is time to time to look around. we all know it’s a lovely city, sneaky pete’s on the other hand, no sneaky pete’s was real cosy. They lapped it up. a comfy bed in a hostel topped the night off. After a kind round of whiskies with some decent scots. Good sleep needed for the drive to Londres.
Speeding down the M6. Over 200 people paid a tenner to see me play at the ICA and now I want to give it back. Before you ask, no, I don’t mean it. But yeah. A lot of dark emotion was in the room that night. Some people seemed to pick up on it. Lucy ‘ripped off’ Jones at the Telegraph
I picked up with the help of a comfortable night in my own bed.
Bristol next – not many of you there. I cleared a few people out of the Folkhouse too. This was a lot more loose and improvised than most of the tour….actually no wait – Manchester, The Deaf Institute. This was a good show (photos). Support from Holly Throsby, Stills, Nash and Young. She and her percussionist etc, Bree, was very good. Much respect etc to bernie for the hospitality (Bernie, the rental place said nothing about the scratch – my driving is atrocious when it comes to turning into a drive).
We rounded things off with a show in Nottingham – the turn out was good and we had the pleasure of an opening from Patrick Farmer and David Thomas as ‘A Cup of Tea’. Powerful drum/feedback fun.
Speeding back to London that night. We make it in the wee hours to deposit the van and get to bed…oh no, I got to bed, Twi had to go straight to the Heathrow to wait for a morning flight. Farewell Twi the Humble Feather.
to the naked eye…
General News…since I last saw you all I have been?
a) missing
b) encouragable
c) foghorn leghorn
a) We went on a trip to Croatia – (Electric Elephan in Petrcane) – this was very nice and clear watered and sunny. Howard drumbled for my set. Fout Tet was good, So were Soul Jazz DJs for the party during which I broke my flip flops.
Just this weekend I played the EOTR and a small crowd of people watched. Jonny played the Bass, Howard Played the drums, giving them up to Thor from Shearwater while he assembled four small children to batter some floor toms. All this trickled along in my usual unthinking state. Good show fellas.
b) Following night I was generating some kind of singalong in the south of Spain. Nice to meet Micah P Hinson. Shame I missed breakfast. And final shame, I picked up a snapped guitar and smashed flight case at Gatwick.
C) Nevertheless, I will play on Thursday as per schedule – in le Drugstore a Lille. Then onto Paris and then…well see the shows page.
Notes: The following people are nice people… Denis Jones, Emily Barker, Josh T Pearson, Jonathan from Shearwater, in fact all of Shearwater, Micah P Hinson.
The following people are worth avoiding…Jessica and Andy from She Keeps Bees (because they didn’t wear my t-shirts like they promised).
Movement (New Album and EOTR show)
General NewsProgression has been made in the putting together of a new collection of songs. I’m pretty pleased with what we done. I worked with Andy Ramsey (of drumming for Stereolab fame, in fact the key to the Stereolab sound).
So you have to all keep your ears and eyes open to listen/look out for the new DTB sound.
For the time being it’s secret. Also we are working on a big show for the main stage on the Friday of End of The Road. As you all know, I am lazy, but also have no spare time to do these preparations…Nevertheless, I can assure you that an extravaganza of a show is going to be put on…
This will be multiplied by a 100 for the ICA show, and then divided by a 50 for the mini tour with Twi the Humble Feather. Then subtracted from itself to be rested for Christmas. Maybe.
It’s me
General NewsI wrote some new songs – When I was in Texas I was caught on camera playing them.
First see this one filmed by the Vincent Moon:Perfect Louse
Then I did this one after the Mojo Bootleg BBQ – Tiredness was setting in and my hair looks like a wig.
On A Bus In Austin – David Thomas Broughton SXSW 09 from Wasp Video on Vimeo.
Ambiguity…
General NewsI just remembered this fake interview posted by Sacrifice the Liver a few years ago…
…for the record, I’ve never been a smoker (so no offering me Lucky Strike please).
Woolfire Festival cancelled
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General NewsI have been asked to play a couple of festivals this year…
First is the Summer Sundae at Leicester – be sure to buy your ticket and come to see me about just after lunch time…The same day I have to speed off to get to the Woolfire festival near Winchester to rock the shit out of their second stage – I’ll be one of the non-Winchester acts I suppose.
Over the August bank holiday weekend I will be playing at the Electric Elephant festivities in Petrcane, Croatia. I was up in Manchester the other weekend to show the organisers what they have let themselves in for letting me play – The same guys run a bar in Chorlton called Electrik. I’d recommend you pop in and have some sausage and mash.
In Septicmember I am playing at End of the Road festival again. Good times are to be had once more – the line-up is once again pretty swell, thanks to the efforts of the ever delightful Simon and Sofia. Bloody top-notch.
After that you should get down to the ICA on Sept 24th – I’m heading a night of great social import. Me and my show. Plus some atmospheric soundscapes from voice and classical guitars by way of Twi the Humble Feather.
In the meantime I’m recording some shit in the studio and that is going to be some good shit right there. Shit yeah!
Later…