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The sound of silence for a couple of weeks….

After our busiest period for a long time, it’s time to put our feet up for a couple of weeks and prepare for the Big Country gig in Gloucester.

October has flown by – following on from an excellent night in Cheltenham at the Frog and Fiddle with The Members and Rebel Station, we embarked on the long journey to deepest Essex and The Railway Hotelin…

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Autumn's here but not too much 'mellow fruitfulness'! (plenty of Mod racket though!)

Autumn’s here but not too much ‘mellow fruitfulness’! (plenty of Mod racket though!)

We’re in for a busy couple of months here at Q headquarters! Following a fabulous ‘double header ‘ – two gigs in one day in Swindon and Finchley (London) on September 21st , October into November is looking exciting with some great gigs coming up!

Before I go on I should just say massive ‘thanks’ to Gerry Watkins and The Big Yellow Bus Projectfor putting us on in Swindon and being so…

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Off the bench and making an impact - The Q at Sounds of Cotswolds 5

Off the bench and making an impact – The Q at Sounds of Cotswolds 5

The power of social media played its part in our 5th gig of the summer. Regular readers will know that we hadn’t planned to do 5th gig, with nothing in the diary until September. However when a plea for bands was posted mid week for a festival right in our backyard we had to answer the call!

Regular Readers will also know that The Q are supporters of The Big Yellow Bus Project so it was only…

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#Festival #Gloucestershire #Mod #The Big Yellow Bus Project #The Q #The Sound Of The Cotswolds #Wiltshire

The local music scene is alive and well and lives in Gloucester

To cap off our latest run of gigs this summer we find ourselves in our ‘home’ town (2 thirds of us at least). It’s Saturday night and we’re in the Old Bell on Southgate Street. A funny little place but a decent enough room. With shoppers on their way home we embark on building the stage! Yes ladies and gentlemen this is local music at its grassiest of roots – no roadies or technicians here just 7…

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#14 Units #Gloucester #Local Music #Mod #Southgate Street #The Q

Camden - still the coolest place in London : The Q at The Dublin Castle 6th July 2019

Camden – still the coolest place in London : The Q at The Dublin Castle 6th July 2019

What a way to follow up our adventures in Southampton! 7 days later and we’re in the Capital; Pride, The Who at Wembley, Stevie Wonder in Hyde Park and four great acts at The famous Dublin Castle, a place so steeped in North London musical history you can feel it coming out of the walls! It was an honour to be able to perform on the very stage that Amy Winehouse, Madness and many many more heroes…

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You! Yes You! (And your friends) you really should get out more! - The Q at The Joiners 29th June 2019

You! Yes You! (And your friends) you really should get out more! – The Q at The Joiners 29th June 2019

This could turn into a ranty post from a frustrated musician about how people don’t go out to venues to support local independent music any more – but it isn’t.

Instead I want to tell you about what a FANTASTIC time we had in Southampton yesterday evening. Yes it was the hottest day of the year, Yes it was Glastonbury and Yes there was probably something unmissable on the telly, but wow, what a…

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Chill Pill Looking forward to giving this an airing at our shows this summer and autumn!!

#Chill Pill #Gigs 2019 #The Q

New date: Thunderbolt, Bristol May 10th

Great to return to The Thunderbolt in Bristol on May 10th to provide support to Midlands Mod Revival legends The Circles! It’s their 40th Anniversary this year and we’re delighted and privileged to be joining them on their trip to Bristol!

As a preview here’s my favourite one of theirs and also one of ours….

The Circles Opening Up

The Q Communication Breakdown

Take it easy

Tim

The Q

http://www.th…

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New Date confirmed: Bar Tiger, Southport

Very pleased to announce that we will be playing at Bar a Tiger in Southport on Thursday 31 October.

More details to follow but if you are in and around the North West of England and of the Mod/Power Pop persuasion come along and give us your support!

Cheers

Tim The Q

http://www.theq-hq.co.uk

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The Big Yellow Music Fest...

The Big Yellow Music Fest…

The Q are incredibly proud to be part of The Big Yellow Music Fest at the Prince Albert in Stroud. Big Thanks to Gerry Watkins for putting us on the bill. Please also check out and support The Big Yellow Bus Project doing fantastic work to help the homeless in Gloucestershire.

Take it easy

Tim

The Q

http://www.theq-hq.co.uk

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My Life streaming activity

In 2014 we released the four Chemical Overload songs (Science, Communication Breakdown, My Life, Diamond July) digitally across various download and streaming platforms (Spotify, iTunes, Google play etc). On a monthly basis we receive a report on how the songs are doing. Whilst I was having casual look at our general performance I noticed that there had been significant activity for the song My…

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#Mod #The Nations Recreation #The Q #you are my life

CALLING ALL VENUES!

THE Q ARE LOOKING TO PUT A SHORT TOUR TOGETHER LATER THIS YEAR (LATE SUMMER OR AUTUMN). WE’LL BE HAPPY TO PLAY SUPPORT TO LOCAL HEROES OR HEADLINE AS YOU SEE FIT.

HOME OR ABROAD, BIG OR SMALL, WE’LL COME TO YOUR TOWN TO DELIVER OUR OWN BRAND OF POWER POP TO YOUR AUDIENCE!

IF YOU ARE A VENUE OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO RUNS A VENUE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN PUTTING US ON, PLEASE CONTACT US VIA…

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#Gigs #VENUES

BACK IN THE STUDIO...

BACK IN THE STUDIO…

GREAT TO BE BACK AFTER OUR WINTER HIATUS!

WE’RE BACK IN THE STUDIO WORKING ON NEW OUR NEWLY RECORDED MATERIAL WHICH WE HOPE WILL BE WITH YOU VERY SOON!

WATCH THIS SPACE FORNEWS ON HOW YOU CAN ACCESS THE NEW TUNES…..

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New Show supporting FTJ

Well see you at the Komedia in Bath on October 14th. Very grateful to From The Jam for the support slot. More news as it happens!

take it easy.

Tim

The Q

http://www.theq-hq.co.uk

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Recording the new material...

Recording the new material…

Recording for the new ‘mini’ album is coming along nicely! Drums and Bass all down and now on to the guitar(s), vocals and all the nice intricate bits that probably only we will notice in final mix 🙂

Obviously a way to go yet – but keep on the look out for news as we finalise the details on first ‘three piece’ record.

Cheers for now

Tim

The Q

http://www.theq-hq.co.uk

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New material coming together nicely...

New material coming together nicely…

Great to get together with the lads last night, we’re well on the way to writing the follow up to The Nations Recreation! We’ve written at least 4 new songs (and have plenty more in the pipeline) that have come together over the last month or two and will probably get an outing at gigs in the autumn. Look out for ‘Another Monday, Happiness, Watching the Storm and Helicopter Seed in upcoming sets!…

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See you at The Vaults in Rugeley on Saturday night

It’s always great to return to a venue where we’ve had some good nights, and the Vaults in Rugeley is no exception! Very welcoming and appreciative audience that likes to party! We’ll be on stage from approx 21:00 on SATURDAY 3rd JUNE. Come and be part of The Nations Recreation! See you down the front with your dancing shoes on! Cheers Tim The Q http://www.theq-hq.co.uk

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