The Leopold on Albert Road is a firm local favourite for the real ale drinkers and all the more so with it’s beer festival that just started. Running from now until the 29th of April there will be sixty different ales rotating on ten pumps, all from southern breweries.
Photo from www.classiccitybrew.com
Digger Barnes is a ramblin’ troubadour. His songs are dark portrayals of outlaws, criminals and suicides. Influenced by early roots music, murderballads and gospel tunes he creates his own ghostly universe that could be described best as gothic americana or country noir.
Digger works also as a studio/touring musician and shared stages with Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music), Tim Barry (Avail), Tom Gabel (Against Me), Ben Nichols (Lucero), Jim Ward (At The Drive-In), Joey Cape (Lagwagon), Austin Lucas, Jon Snodgrass, Frank Turner (Kneejerk) and many more.
Together with visual artist Pencil Quincy he runs the Hamburg/Germany based label BARNES & QUINCY.
Jimmy Islip is a stalwart of the UK punk/emo scene. Having previously played in Eighty Six, Jimmy now divides his time between That Fucking Tank, Milloy and The Magnificent, whilst also playing solo acoustic shows. Check out his spilt with Chuck Ragan, Helen Chambers and Sam Russo.
Livers and Lungs are a 4 piece country outfit. They don’t play very often but are great to see when they do find the time to regale us with thoughtful and touching songs.
Monday the 23rd of January at The Edge of the Wedge, Southsea. £5
The day has finally come! Our album launch party that we’d hoped would have been in 2010 is now here and we’d like you to come and join us. This is the 1st of 3 shows over this weekend with Brighton & London on the consecutive following days.
We are all incredibly proud of this effort and everyone who has helped or been involved in anyway! Coming out on www.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk & www.yoyorecords.de
Here is some of our earlier work www.attackvipers.bandcamp.com
Support comes from:
Caves – One of the most positive punkrock bands in the UK!!! If you’re not singing along, then you need to change that! www.caves.bandcamp.com
Ravachol – this 4 piece from all over the UK have been killing it at every show! They play a powerful and interesting version of “screamo” music and we encourage you check them out!!!! www.ravachol.bandcamp.com
Southlands – Ex-’Chillerton’/'Circus Act’ & current ‘You, Me and the Atom Bomb’ playing punk rock like your Dad used to make you listen too. If your Dad was cool in the 90′s.
£1 on the door from 7:30pm and open till 1am. DJ Rusty Sheriff on afterwards @ The One Eyed Dog.
Local Portsmouth acts have the opportunity to enter a Road to Blissfield. The winner will be invited to play Blissfields Festival later this summer. This Battle of the Bands will also takes place in Brighton, Basingstoke, Reading, Southampton & Winchester with one act chosen to play from each town/city.
All genres of music are welcome. Portsmouth applications will be listened to by early February and the four shortlisted acts will be invited to play a 30 minute set at Edge of the Wedge on 27th April. The winner will be invited to play Blissfields Festival.
Portsmouth acts including Huw Olesker and Bear Cavalry have been doing great things since playing the festival.
For more information on Blissfields and how to enter click here. Below is a short video about last years festival which included performances from Frank Turner, Gold Panda and Southsea’s own Gentle Bren & Handsome Dave Rocker.
If your stuck for somewhere to go this new years eve, here’s a few suggestions. Click the links below for more information.
Little Johnny Russells – Silent Disco
One Eyed Dog
The Wine Vaults
The Registry – Concrete Music Presents…
The Wedgewood Rooms
The Spinnaker Tower
The Eastney Cellars
The Jolly Sailor
It’s getting closer to Christmas and some of you might be stuck for gift ideas? Some of our favourite shops and restaurants in Southsea are also offering gift vouchers.
Restaurants & Entertainment
A Bar Bistro, 58 White Hart Road, Old Portsmouth
The Belle Isle, 39 Osborne Road
The Wedgewood Rooms, 147B Albert Road
Like A Tea Tray In The Sky, 31 Osborne Rd
Barnaby’s, 56 Osborne Road
Shopping
Room 237, 76 Elm Grove
Dead Mans Glory, 4 Albert Road
Bored of Southsea, 23 Albert Road
Flo & Stan, 29 Albert Road
Southsea Gallery, 51 Albert Road
Bonzo, 57 Albert Road
Passion Fish, 81 Albert Road
Interior Design Co., 55 – 57 Marmion Road
Aspex Gallery Shop, Gunwharf Quays
Hair & Beauty
Rae Palmer, 76 Palmerston Road
Chilli Tattoo, 58 Albert Road
The Retreat, The Pyramids
You can get your christmas cards at Southsea Rock…Emporium Of Chic & Shock, 51 Marmion Road.
Room 237 is located at 76 Elm Grove. It’s Southsea’s premier destination for graphic novels, comics and books on everything from cult TV, cinema, illustration and even skateboarding. If you find something online the guys can often get it ordered in for you, just ask.
Follow them on Facebook, Twitter and their future website at www.room237.co.uk or drop them a line at 02392 862 136 and redrum@room237.co.uk
Bored is located at 23 Albert Road. It’s Southsea premier skate shop and the best place to go for skateboarding equipment. It also sells designer clothing, shoes and accessories including Lomography Cameras.
If you can’t get yourself down to the store check out the newly designed website where they stock the following brands…
Altamont
Bored of Southsea
Carhartt
HUF
Nike SB
Obey
Follow Bored on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Vimeo.
Sign up to receive email updates and stock and offers here.
Southsea Gallery are located at 51 Albert Road, Southsea. They sell prints and photos including designs by local artists.
They stock hundreds of ready made frames from 6×4″ to 70x1000mm. In addition, they also framing for non-standard sized prints, medals, football shirts, programmes and magazines. Call in to see them for more information.
Get your orders in before 20th December to receive it in time for christmas!
Here are some of the artists who’s work is stocked at the gallery.
Alex Ings
Ami Lowman
Chris Gibson
Emma Luckins
Gina Simmons
Jodie Silsby
Ken Leung
Mark Persaud
Michelle Lancaster / Wink Design
Richard Oakes
Rob Luckins
Roo Abrook
Born in Liverpool Gina Simmons moved to Portsmouth 20 years ago and is quickly becoming one of the cities Talented and inspiring artists, working with acrylics Ginas work definitely has the WOW factor. She has exhibited in Londons St Michael’s where her work was centre piece at the exhibition in 2009.
Gina will be exhibiting her work in Garbos Hair on Albert Road between 13th December and 10th January.
Ginas original work can be purchased at The Art Centre, London Rd, Hilsea. and prints are readily available at Southsea Gallery, Albert Rd.
As you may know each year we run a home brew competition in February where the winning brew has the opportunity to be brewed by Irving & Co Brewing Co. and sold around the city in the summer. Last year’s brew, the Strong Island Hopper Ale, was hugely successful being one of Inving’s best selling ales and selling out so quickly it went through a second brew run. This year’s winning ale is Dry Dock No. 1, originally brewed by Lee Immins, went on sale in some of Portsmouth and Southsea’s pubs over the weekend.
We spoke to The Hole in The Wall in Southsea who said the new ale went down a storm with it being their best seller on Sunday and with almost two barrels empty by the end of the Bank Holiday weekend. Those guys at the Hole in The Wall and their regular ale drinkers know their stuff so for us this was amazing early news with the ale.
To officially launch Dry Dock No. 1 we are having a launch party with the lovely souls at The Belle Isle on Thursday evening. The ale will be on full flow, come down and try a pint or two. As well as being on sale all around the city the ale will also be available in Chichester’s Belle Isle too, so you can drink it away from home for the first time too.
Just over a year ago, a group of Strong Islanders were sat on the Isle of Wight ferry on our way to the yearly Randonnee cycling event; 60 miles around the island spread across 5 checkpoints. Whilst on the crossing we couldn’t help but admire various enthusiasts and their custom team jerseys. Fast forward a year and it is my great pleasure to unveil the Strong Island cycling jersey. Made as a one off for the event, the jersey is our way of representing this city and all the values that come with it. Thanks to the combined designing efforts of Chris Ballingall and Tristan Savage, we were able to produce this clean, retro looking jersey that 11 of Southsea’s finest could wear to conquer the island’s endless hills. Well done chaps.
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