| Mon
1 |
THE
ACOUSTIC SESSION (Wendy Lloyd, Tanya, Duffy,
Sure, Oli Howard, Dylan, Mark Cochrane, The Loafers, Layla, Rob
King) |
8pm |
£2.50 |
| Tue
2 |
REVERE
(hard working unsigned alternative rockers with
a gorgeous Jeff Buckley feel, three guitars and a glockenspiel)
THE LAUREL COLLECTIVE (mixing
electronica with acoustic guitars in a truly original crossover) |
8:30pm |
£4 |
| Wed
3 |
DEAD
LOVERS (emotional indie rock a la Doves) RUBICKS (mellow indie 5 piece) |
8:30pm |
£4 |
| Thu
4 |
SHORTY
(clean, old-school live hip-hop. Winners of the
Diesel U-Music Hip-Hop award, nominees of the MOBO unsigned award.
Funked-up band, scratching from DJ Hutch, two MCs and soulful
vocals from Celeste) |
8:30pm |
£4
adv£5 door |
| Fri
5 |
CHRIS
JAGGER’S ATCHA! (Mick’s brother and his internationally
acclaimed band mix country, zydeco, cajun and blues in a wild
concoction of roots sounds. Innovative and distinctive) |
8:30pm |
£6
adv£7 door |
| Sat
6 |
WILKO
JOHNSON (Dr Feelgood and Blockheads guitarist
now one of the most popular live acts on the RnB circuit. Featuring
the legendary Norman Watt-Roy on bass and Monti on drums, both
fellow Blockheads) |
8:30pm |
£8 |
| Sun
7 |
DICK
LAURIE & THE ELASTIC BAND (Mainstream jazz
and swing) |
2-5pm |
FREE |
| Mon
8 |
THE
ACOUSTIC SESSION (Ben Jones, Aaron Norton, Darren
Plant, John E Bath, Oliver Hall, Skrawl Unplugged, Gareth O’Connor,
Darren Mercer) |
8pm |
£2.50 |
| Tue
9 |
THE
DYLAN PROJECT (all star UK folk supergroup—Simon
Nicol and Dave Pegg of Fairport Convention with lap steel guitarist
PJ Wright and folk-blues star Steve Gibbons. Performing wonderfully
revised Bob Dylan songs) |
8:30pm |
£15 |
| Wed
10 |
DEVICE
(rootsy yet contemporary original rock) VINYL (Irish retro garage rock, Dublin’s
own Kings Of Leon)
GLORYSCENE
(powerful epic rock, Feeder meets Jeff Buckley) |
8:30pm |
£4 |
| Thu
11 |
REMEDY
(strong, melodic vocals, Pumpkins inspired guitars
and hooks that could catch a whale) VERRA
CRUZ (US styled alternative rock with strong melodies) |
8:30pm |
£4 |
| Fri
12 |
THE
BEAUTIFUL SOUTHMARTINS (the ever popular and
entertaining Beautiful South and Housemartins tribute) |
8:30pm |
£8 |
| Sat
13 |
THE
ROLLIN’ STONED (musically accurate, superbly
presented and humorous Stones tribute) |
8:30pm |
SOLD
OUT |
| Sun
14 |
THE
ROLLIN’ STONED (extra date added due to huge
public demand) |
7:30pm |
£10 |
| Mon
15 |
THE
ACOUSTIC SESSION (The Tall Poppies, Paul Connelly,
Anthony Gurner and many more) |
8pm |
£2.50 |
| Tue
16 |
CINE
(moody rockers at heart, with atmospheric samples and electronics.
Radiohead meets FSOL) BLOOTY
(lo-fi indie pop. Jarvis Cocker joins Belle & Sebastian)
RAYTRACER (3 piece
poppy punk) |
8:30pm |
£4 |
| Wed
17 |
LEAH
WOOD—rescheduled from Tuesday
2nd (Daughter of Ronnie Wood launching
her music career on a backdrop of fine-quality pop-rock. There’s
not more an apt place for her to debut) IDEOPHONE (see Thursday) LIGHT BEYOND SIGHT (top of the Halfmoon’s
recommendation list for new unsigned bands. Female fronted mainstream
rock with plenty of attitude. Praised by Dr Fox. The next Skunk
Anansie, watch out for ‘em next year) |
8:30pm |
£4 |
| Thu
18 |
RIVERWAY
(monthly residency for the brothers McManus who’s
eldest sibling—Elvis Costello—also had a Halfmoon residency 25
years ago. Riverway deliver well crafted songs, delicious 4-part
harmonies and memorable choruses) IDEOPHONE (musically very similar to
Riverway, Ideophone’s electro-acoustic, harmonious sound has earned
them a large and growing following and plenty of industry interest)
|
8:30pm |
£4 |
| Fri
19 |
HANK
WANGFORD & THE LOST COWBOYS (musician, writer
and TV personality, Wangford is an Englishman who’s heart is in the wild-west. The best americana
and country experience with all star band The Lost Cowboys) |
8:30pm |
£7
adv£8 door |
| Sat
20 |
JOHN
OTWAY &
THE BIG BAND (psychedelic, hit-hungry
cult hero who Q Magazine called “a National Treasure”) |
8:30pm |
£10 |
| Sun
21 |
DUNCAN
McKENZIE, MIKE PIGGOT & VERY SPECIAL GUESTS
(McKenzie
is a little known yet impressive folk guitarist/ song-writer having
worked with Bert Jansch, Van Morrison and Tommy Emmanuel. Pentangle’s
Piggot joins him, along with a host of surprise guests from the
folk world in this early Christmas treat) |
7:00pm |
£8 |
| Mon
22 |
THE
ACOUSTIC SESSION (Christmas edition featuring
the very best unplugged acts from 2003 + special guests) |
8pm |
£2.50 |
| Tue
23 |
THE
MAKES (indie rock) PURPLE
CITY AMUSEMENTS (funky indie) WANDERLUST
(U2 inspired indie) |
8:30pm |
£4 |
| Wed
24 |
Christmas
Eve, no entertainment |
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| Thu
25 |
Christmas
Day—Merry Christmas from the
Halfmoon Putney!! |
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| Fri
26 |
Boxing
Day, no entertainment |
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| Sat
27 |
THE
HAMSTERS (highly respected blues-rock trio with
a huge national following. Staples of the UK
live scene) |
8:30pm |
£8.50 |
| Sun
28 |
EARL
OKIN (quirky gentleman of jazz likely to do Cole
Porter-esque versions of ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ and the like.
A hilarious comedian too, Okin is now the new face of MTV2) |
7:00pm |
£8 |
| Mon
29 |
THE
ACOUSTIC SESSION (the Halfmoon’s famous and respected
unplugged night with a high standard of acts) |
8pm |
£2.50 |
| Tue
30 |
THE
KARM (post rock dance fusion influenced by Sigor
Ros, DJ Shadow and Sonic Youth)
SPELLBOOTS
(uplifting rock with a retro feel) |
8:30pm |
£4 |
| Wed
31 |
NEW
YEAR’S EVE: JOHNNY WARMAN & THE MODS (60’s
themed New Year’s party featuring The Mods, performing mod classics
and rarities from The Who, Kinks, Small Faces and many more) |
7:30pm |
£15 |