Gemma Dempsey, Host Vox 2008-02-27T04:02:35Z Gemma Dempsey http://gemmadempsey.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00e398a75eb80005/ Global Gig Guide on KCRW.com Word in London...SXSW in Austin - so many gigs! so little time! tag:vox.com,2008-02-27:asset-6a00e398a75eb8000500e398e0a32e0004 2008-02-27T04:02:35Z 2008-02-27T04:02:35Z Gemma Dempsey http://gemmadempsey.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom SXSW takes place next month in Austin Texas and is a great event for lovers of music, film and interactive media. Known as a party town since the days of General Custer, Austin attracts musicians known the world over or just to their mum, for days...

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]]> Ballet and The White Stripes? Led Zep at Bonnaroo??? tag:vox.com,2008-02-12:asset-6a00e398a75eb8000500e398dbc8540003 2008-02-12T03:13:46Z 2008-02-12T03:13:46Z Gemma Dempsey http://gemmadempsey.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Hello fellow travellers and welcome to another edition of The Global Gig Guide - which you can hear as a podcast on KCRW.com or on I Tunes. Some February events for your gigging calendar... In the UK....The Royal Ballet's resident choreographer W...

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]]> Good Vibes Down Under! tag:vox.com,2008-01-26:asset-6a00e398a75eb8000500e398d630590005 2008-01-26T00:57:18Z 2008-01-26T00:57:18Z Gemma Dempsey http://gemmadempsey.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom New Year isn't the busiest Global Gigging time UNLESS you live in as Australia which has the Good Vibrations Festival Feb 9/10;16/17 in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth & Sydney. Artists include Cypress Hill, Thievery Corporation (with a 20 piece grou...

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]]> Global Gigging and name dropping in London! tag:vox.com,2007-12-20:asset-6a00e398a75eb8000500e398ca27fc0005 2007-12-20T17:57:08Z 2007-12-20T17:57:08Z Gemma Dempsey http://gemmadempsey.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Hi all, December has been a busy old month here in London - 3 weeks ago I went to BBC's Studio Three in Maida Vale, made famous by the legendary John Peel, to hear the finalists for The Next Big Thing - it was a truelly global affair- Maya McCall...

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]]> Cake's Unlimited Sunshine Festival in rainy Los Angeles tonight! tag:vox.com,2007-12-01:asset-6a00e398a75eb8000500e398c2e2d20001 2007-12-01T00:51:44Z 2007-12-01T00:51:44Z Gemma Dempsey http://gemmadempsey.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Cake's Unlimited Sunshine Festival in rainy Los Angeles tonight! The Global Gig Guide caught up with Cake's front man John McCrea to talk about his festival 'Unlimited Sunshine' and Cake's latest CD 'B-Sides and Rarities'. The festival featu...

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]]> Musical Veggies anyone? tag:vox.com,2007-11-22:asset-6a00e398a75eb8000500e398bfff170003 2007-11-22T02:01:55Z 2007-11-22T02:06:38Z Gemma Dempsey http://gemmadempsey.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Greetings Global Gig Trotters, here are some upcoming festivals for your perusal - the city of Rennes in Brittany, France is a regular host of music events and Trans Musicales has been going since the 70's. Taking place December 6 - 9, descr...

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]]> Sigur Rós last LA show...for now! tag:vox.com,2007-11-20:asset-6a00e398a75eb8000500e398bfa4760003 2007-11-20T23:34:40Z 2007-11-20T23:44:10Z Gemma Dempsey http://gemmadempsey.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom The enigmatic Icelandic group Sigur Rós were in Los Angeles this month promoting the release of both the DVD 'Heima' and a double CD set titled 'Harf/Heim'. Performing a short acoustic set before the screening, the show had been part of the AFI ...

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]]> Tunng's last US gig tag:vox.com,2007-11-10:asset-6a00e398a75eb8000500e398bc094b0004 2007-11-10T03:40:19Z 2007-11-10T03:40:19Z Gemma Dempsey http://gemmadempsey.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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If you haven't discovered Tunng yet, you're in for a treat. This UK folk/indie/pop/electronica collective were guests on KCRW's New Ground during SXSW earlier this year (you can check out the archived show on KCRW.com ) and I have mentioned their ...

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]]> I predict a riot! tag:vox.com,2007-10-31:asset-6a00e398a75eb8000500e398b8add50001 2007-10-31T23:33:18Z 2007-11-01T00:25:49Z Gemma Dempsey http://gemmadempsey.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom G'day ! any of you been to the first NME Rock n Roll Riot tour in the US? its already underway and features Art Brut, The Hold Steady, Federale and The Blood Arm and could well be heading to a town near you - if you live in the US that is :) ...f...

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]]> The Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio in Hollywood! tag:vox.com,2007-10-18:asset-6a00e398a75eb8000500e398b403af0003 2007-10-18T00:11:07Z 2007-10-18T00:11:44Z Gemma Dempsey http://gemmadempsey.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Hi - Gemma of KCRW.com's Global Gig Guide here - I first heard about this amazing multi- ethnic orchestra from Rome when they appeared at the Italia Wave Festival in July. Last night at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, I had the absolute ple...

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