Relief

News Update 16.04.05
Fades Out, Video Club In
It is with great regret that The Fades have had to pull out of the Quiet/Loud festival. However, it's not all bad news, as they've been replaced with the wonky electro charms of The Video Club. Tickets, priced at £6 are still available from www.wegottickets.com - get them while you still can.

News Update 13.03.05
Line Up Changes for Festival of Loud & Quiet
Further details have been announced for the Loud/Quiet Festival at the Pleasure Unit on Saturday 23rd April with new bands added to the bill - here's the latest line-up:

CHRIS T-T
RHESUS
CICCONE (acoustic set)
THE FADES
EDDIE ARGOS & THE ART GOBLINS
JIM BOB (acoustic set)
STUFFY & THE FUSES
BIDGIE REEF & NO GAS
SALVO
JOE GALLAGHER

+ JOYZINE, FOXY MUSIC + PIRANHA DEATHRAY DJS UNTIL 2AM

Doors at 12 noon, tickets £6 on the door

Relief Week Review @ Joyzine
Catch up on all of the week's goings on with the Joyzine Relief Week review

New Relief Event Announced
Rhesus and Joyzine combine forces once more for the Festival of Loud and Quiet at Bethnal Green Pleasure Unit on 23rd April, with all profits going to Tsunami Relief. Here's the line up:

Chris T-T (quiet)
Rhesus (loud)
Ciccone (quiet-ish)
The Fades (loud)
The Favours (quiet)
Stuffy and The Fuses (loud)
Bidgie Reef and no gas (quiet)
Salvo (loud)
Joe Gallager (quiet)

Keep an eye on the events page for full details.

News Update 10.02.05
It's been a long, hard struggle, but we've finally got there - The two final bands, The Favours (Lock 17) and Lucifer Star Machine (93 Feet East) , have been added to the Relief line-up.

In other news, Rhesus will now headline the Brixton Windmill all-dayer, with Abdoujaparov and Jim-Bob taking up the 2nd and 3rd slots respectively. See the 'Relief Events' page for full line-up and ticket details.

News Update 09.02.05
Yet more bands have signed up to play at Relief, with Luxembourg, heroes of the Angular Records 'New Cross' compilations joining us for the 'St Valentine's Day Moussaka' at Lock 17.

News Update 08.02.05
Important News - New Charity
As of today, the DEC are no longer taking donations for the Tsunami Relief effort, as they are a commission set up solely for the immediate aftermath of such catastrophes.

As a result, all of the money raised at our shows will be donated to Tsunami Relief Cymru, a charity based in Wales, that is working towards rebuilding self sufficient communities in the affected areas.

More Bands Confirmed
Piranha Deathray have been added to the Lock 17 gig, while Salvo will now appear at 93 Feet East, as well as Brixton Windmill. Iraqi/American protest singer Stephan Smith, has also been added to the Windmill show.

News Update 01.02.05
Tickets are now on sale for the Lock 17 and 93 Feet East shows, priced at £5 each. You can get them online from Ticketweb where tickets for the 100 Club show are also available.

Tickets for the Metro gig, headlined by S*M*A*S*H* can be bought from Stargreen or Ticketweb priced at £6.

News Update 28.01.05
Tickets go on sale for 100 Club + Windmill gigs
Tickets are now available for two of the February dates - see events page for more details.

FIRST OUT OF LONDON DATE
We're thrilled to announce our first out of London date, at Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff on Thursday 17th March. The line-up so far includes The International Karate Plus and Rhesus.

News Update 26.01.05
More bands have been added to the rapidly expanding Relief line up.
Festival organisers Rhesus will be joined by Corporation:Blend on Thursday 19th February at 93 Feet East, while Stuffy & the Fuses who count Graham Coxon's drummer amongst their number, and are currently recording with Steve Albini, will play at Lock 17 on February 14th.

Keep an ear on the web tonight for Jim Rhesus, who will be talking Relief and Rhesus on internet radio station TGR Sounds' Earwax show between 9 and 11 tonight: www.wax-music.com/earwax_radio

News Update 24.01.05
Veteran punk legends S*M*A*S*H* have been added to the line up for the Metro show on 19th February.

News Update 23.01.05
Our first event, The G-Spot festival in Bethnal Green, curated by Jim Rhesus & God Is In The TV e-zine, was a massive success. The venue was packed out & a great time was had by all. Rhesus, Luxembourg and The International Karate Plus all put in stirling sets, and The Fallingovers were an experience that few will ever forget.
Jim's now counting up the pounds and pence to see how much has been raised from our first effort - keep an eye on the totalizer at the side of the screen!

News Update 21.01.05
New date confirmed: Thursday 17th February at 93 Feet East.
The Electric Shocks and DJ Stu Plimsoles of Artrocker have been added to the line up for The Metro on 19th February.

News Update 20.01.05
Two bands have been confirmed for the Metro gig on 19th February: long time Joyzine faves M.A.S.S. and promising newcomers The Patty Winters Show.

Sam and Me have also been added to the festivities, and will open at The 100 Club on 15th February. Art Brut and Rhesus complete the line up.

News Update 19.01.05
We are sad to announce that Prozak will no longer be appearing at the show at Brixton Windmill on 20th February. Not to worry though, as the equally excellent Salvo have stepped into the breach to take their place.

News Update: 17.01.05
Relief organiser Jim Rhesus is live on the air tonight talking Guernsey's Island FM (104.7fm) about all things Relief, GSpot & Rhesus from 8.30pm
Catch it online at www.islandfm.guernsey.net

News Update: 16:01.05

Two more London dates have been confirmed, Monday 14th February (yep, that's Valentine's Day for all you romantics out there) at Lock 17 (formerly Dingwalls) in Camden & Saturday 19th February at The Metro on Oxford Street.

If your stuck for something to do this weekend, then head on to GSpot at The Pleasure Unit, Bethnal Green. The all-day event is being run jointly by the God is in the TV website and our very own Jim Rhesus, with proceeds going to the DEC. Here's the line-up:
The Fallingovers (ft. Eddie Argos), Art Brut 4, Luxembourg, Rhesus, The Fades, The International Karate Plus, Ciccone, 1984, Piranha Deathray,
Thejessicaquestion, Sarah Russell

News Update: 10.01.05

Venues in North London and Central London have offered nights in mid February - exciting line ups are currently being confirmed (watch this space). Bands that are unavailable on those dates are offering to assist by any means necessary (Bloc Party will raise money via their album launch party).

There will be an indoor nu-rock mini-fest on Sunday 20th February at London's Brixton Windmill featuring Abdoujaparov, Jim Bob, Rhesus, Ciccone and The Video Club who will be drawing straws for playing order.

On the 15th February, Art Brut and Rhesus will be joined by XFM DJ Jon Kennedy, and The Rock 'n' Roll Idiots at the 100 Club, Oxford Street.

Out of London shows are also coming together and there is a list of high profile bands that shows are currrently being confirmed for. The Filthy Little Angels label is also releasing a compilation.




			News Update 16.04.05 Fades Out, Video Club In It is with great regret that The Fades have had to pull out of the Quiet/Loud festival. However, it's not all bad news, as they've been replaced with the wonky electro charms of The Video Club. Tickets, priced at £6 are still available from www.wegottickets.com - get them while you still can. News Update 13.03.05 Line Up Changes for Festival of Loud & Quiet Further details have been announced for the Loud/Quiet Festival at the Pleasure Unit on Saturday 23rd April with new bands added to the bill - here's the latest line-up: CHRIS T-T RHESUS CICCONE (acoustic set) THE FADES EDDIE ARGOS & THE ART GOBLINS JIM BOB (acoustic set) STUFFY & THE FUSES BIDGIE REEF & NO GAS SALVO JOE GALLAGHER + JOYZINE, FOXY MUSIC + PIRANHA DEATHRAY DJS UNTIL 2AM Doors at 12 noon, tickets £6 on the door Relief Week Review @ Joyzine Catch up on all of the week's goings on with the Joyzine Relief Week review New Relief Event Announced Rhesus and Joyzine combine forces once more for the Festival of Loud and Quiet at Bethnal Green Pleasure Unit on 23rd April, with all profits going to Tsunami Relief. Here's the line up: Chris T-T (quiet) Rhesus (loud) Ciccone (quiet-ish) The Fades (loud) The Favours (quiet) Stuffy and The Fuses (loud) Bidgie Reef and no gas (quiet) Salvo (loud) Joe Gallager (quiet) Keep an eye on the events page for full details. News Update 10.02.05 It's been a long, hard struggle, but we've finally got there - The two final bands, The Favours (Lock 17) and Lucifer Star Machine (93 Feet East) , have been added to the Relief line-up. In other news, Rhesus will now headline the Brixton Windmill all-dayer, with Abdoujaparov and Jim-Bob taking up the 2nd and 3rd slots respectively. See the 'Relief Events' page for full line-up and ticket details. News Update 09.02.05 Yet more bands have signed up to play at Relief, with Luxembourg, heroes of the Angular Records 'New Cross' compilations joining us for the 'St Valentine's Day Moussaka' at Lock 17. News Update 08.02.05 Important News - New Charity As of today, the DEC are no longer taking donations for the Tsunami Relief effort, as they are a commission set up solely for the immediate aftermath of such catastrophes. As a result, all of the money raised at our shows will be donated to Tsunami Relief Cymru, a charity based in Wales, that is working towards rebuilding self sufficient communities in the affected areas. More Bands Confirmed Piranha Deathray have been added to the Lock 17 gig, while Salvo will now appear at 93 Feet East, as well as Brixton Windmill. Iraqi/American protest singer Stephan Smith, has also been added to the Windmill show. News Update 01.02.05 Tickets are now on sale for the Lock 17 and 93 Feet East shows, priced at £5 each. You can get them online from Ticketweb where tickets for the 100 Club show are also available. Tickets for the Metro gig, headlined by SMASH* can be bought from Stargreen or Ticketweb priced at £6. News Update 28.01.05 Tickets go on sale for 100 Club + Windmill gigs Tickets are now available for two of the February dates - see events page for more details. FIRST OUT OF LONDON DATE We're thrilled to announce our first out of London date, at Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff on Thursday 17th March. The line-up so far includes The International Karate Plus and Rhesus. News Update 26.01.05 More bands have been added to the rapidly expanding Relief line up. Festival organisers Rhesus will be joined by Corporation:Blend on Thursday 19th February at 93 Feet East, while Stuffy & the Fuses who count Graham Coxon's drummer amongst their number, and are currently recording with Steve Albini, will play at Lock 17 on February 14th. Keep an ear on the web tonight for Jim Rhesus, who will be talking Relief and Rhesus on internet radio station TGR Sounds' Earwax show between 9 and 11 tonight: www.wax-music.com/earwax_radio News Update 24.01.05 Veteran punk legends SMASH* have been added to the line up for the Metro show on 19th February. News Update 23.01.05 Our first event, The G-Spot festival in Bethnal Green, curated by Jim Rhesus & God Is In The TV e-zine, was a massive success. The venue was packed out & a great time was had by all. Rhesus, Luxembourg and The International Karate Plus all put in stirling sets, and The Fallingovers were an experience that few will ever forget. Jim's now counting up the pounds and pence to see how much has been raised from our first effort - keep an eye on the totalizer at the side of the screen! News Update 21.01.05 New date confirmed: Thursday 17th February at 93 Feet East. The Electric Shocks and DJ Stu Plimsoles of Artrocker have been added to the line up for The Metro on 19th February. News Update 20.01.05 Two bands have been confirmed for the Metro gig on 19th February: long time Joyzine faves M.A.S.S. and promising newcomers The Patty Winters Show. Sam and Me have also been added to the festivities, and will open at The 100 Club on 15th February. Art Brut and Rhesus complete the line up. News Update 19.01.05 We are sad to announce that Prozak will no longer be appearing at the show at Brixton Windmill on 20th February. Not to worry though, as the equally excellent Salvo have stepped into the breach to take their place. News Update: 17.01.05 Relief organiser Jim Rhesus is live on the air tonight talking Guernsey's Island FM (104.7fm) about all things Relief, GSpot & Rhesus from 8.30pm Catch it online at www.islandfm.guernsey.net News Update: 16:01.05 Two more London dates have been confirmed, Monday 14th February (yep, that's Valentine's Day for all you romantics out there) at Lock 17 (formerly Dingwalls) in Camden & Saturday 19th February at The Metro on Oxford Street. If your stuck for something to do this weekend, then head on to GSpot at The Pleasure Unit, Bethnal Green. The all-day event is being run jointly by the God is in the TV website and our very own Jim Rhesus, with proceeds going to the DEC. Here's the line-up: The Fallingovers (ft. Eddie Argos), Art Brut 4, Luxembourg, Rhesus, The Fades, The International Karate Plus, Ciccone, 1984, Piranha Deathray, Thejessicaquestion, Sarah Russell News Update: 10.01.05 Venues in North London and Central London have offered nights in mid February - exciting line ups are currently being confirmed (watch this space). Bands that are unavailable on those dates are offering to assist by any means necessary (Bloc Party will raise money via their album launch party). There will be an indoor nu-rock mini-fest on Sunday 20th February at London's Brixton Windmill featuring Abdoujaparov, Jim Bob, Rhesus, Ciccone and The Video Club who will be drawing straws for playing order. On the 15th February, Art Brut and Rhesus will be joined by XFM DJ Jon Kennedy, and The Rock 'n' Roll Idiots at the 100 Club, Oxford Street. Out of London shows are also coming together and there is a list of high profile bands that shows are currrently being confirmed for. The Filthy Little Angels label is also releasing a compilation.		So far, Relief has raised £4,045 for Tsunami Relief. Thank you for your support.