Activity Activity OXJAM GREENWICH

After a few less gigs than normal, (due mainly to Mike Dearings non working fretting hand after slipping a disk..) we are now back on the road again...

We are looking forward to the Oxjam headliner on Saturday 19 November which should be fun.. it is at the Duke in Creek Road Greenwich Deptford borders - I cannot remember the last time I gigged there.. I think it was when Erich Hofer was still the landlord so it must have been some time ago..

Upcoming Gigs...

After a busy first couple of months, last month was quiet for us - just the 2 gigs; though this month we see some new venues, returning to old favourites in Battersea and Gravesend, and a showcase at the Sydenham Blues Club which has a sterling reputation for hosting great acts... So try to catch us in April... Were looking forward to a busy month...

Busy Busy Busy

The Los Dawsons are slowly getting the itinerary together for 2011, we are hoping to broaden our choice of venues this year so hopefully out to Kent Surrey Sussex and Essex and even maybe North London... as a few recommendations have been given so fingers crossed.. we will keep everyone posted...

A Happy New Year to all our friends...

Thank you for your support, we have a raft of gigs in the wings! Cattleyas The Pelton The British Oak The Bull at the top of Shooters Hill, The Swan at Wittersham and the Distillers in Smithfield so all in all it should be fun...

New Bohl Logo - now a quartet!

Some of our more eagle-eyed dawsonistas may have noticed that the old trio Picasso pastiche has been updated with the edition of Dana our drummer, a big thank you to Lance Bohl the graphic designer who rustled up the original and has now upgraded it - Our only hope is that we dont add anymore musicans as the logo will take on poster proportions... Big up...

Gigs Past Present and Future

Well weve had a good set of gigs from a performance perspective, and we are playing really well at the moment - lovely vibe and dynamics, weve been paid some nice compliments by serious musicians so all in all a satisfying experience.. we are looking at more dancers for next year rather than our love of esoteric songs - the difference between the blind boys of alabama and the alabama three is lost at function gigs, so its some upbeat standards we are intending to add to the set... I remember from the 1970s when acts were denegrated for being "commercial" . The reality is that we have to chose upbeat standards that are fun enough to play and find new perspective in them.... hey Im going all Jazz... here..

Gigs past, A Charity do, Some Pictures and interesting gigs in the future…..

I suddenly realised that it was a long time since I had posted to the blog, we have had a busy summer, playing outdoors quite a bit, establishing the Pelton Gigs on a Sunday evening, doing a few gigs out of town and finally playing at the City & Guilds Pakistan Flood Relief charity bash in Smithfield which raised c £1000 so that was a very good cause.

Weve just had some new publicity shots taken and we are pleased with the initial results, whilst sadly I don’t look in my twenties, not even the fabulous photographer Mr Burrluck can do that, but the band at least looks interesting; potentially a kind of cross between Get Carter/a slightly demented looking Klesmer band and us…..

The next month should be fun as we are playing at the British Oak, Cattleyas The Pelton and a great pub in rural Kent. Were rather hoping that Mr Tilbrooks series of Tuesday gigs at the Hope & Anchor will start up again as they made Tuesday evening a real joy…