Music Lovers Unite
Jo is thinking of starting "a regular meeting of local musicians, to chat about music and potentially form new bands," and is wondering if there's interest for such a thing in Greenwich.
I guess it might initially follow a similar pattern to the book group that Kirstie set up back in the summer - send me an email if you're interested and I'll pass it onto Jo. She intends to set up a Facebook group (which counts me out - I don't do Facebook - It's now become a matter of principal - so can't actually get onto any groups...) and possibly a regular meet-up - I don't know (and I suspect she doesn't either) the precise format of what will come out of that first meeting - so it could be very interesting.
She also asks about potential venues around Greenwich. I have to say they are not as many as they used to - the coming of Greenwich Inc saw off a lot of the little venues I used to go to and the recession has seen off some others.
Oliver's in Nevada Street is a must-check-out - Olivier himself has eclectic taste - so it's always worth a go. I've noticed a (tiny) stage in the Auctioneer, and I'm sure Scared of Chives told me about an open mic night at The Mitre (which I haven't been to yet, shame on me...) The university might have some options - or they may keep to themselves. Deptford and New Cross have a lot of venues that change on a regular basis.
But I'm probably not the best person to ask - I'm sure people here know more than I do.
Email me if you're interested in starting a Phantom Music Group with Jo and I'll pass it on...
I guess it might initially follow a similar pattern to the book group that Kirstie set up back in the summer - send me an email if you're interested and I'll pass it onto Jo. She intends to set up a Facebook group (which counts me out - I don't do Facebook - It's now become a matter of principal - so can't actually get onto any groups...) and possibly a regular meet-up - I don't know (and I suspect she doesn't either) the precise format of what will come out of that first meeting - so it could be very interesting.
She also asks about potential venues around Greenwich. I have to say they are not as many as they used to - the coming of Greenwich Inc saw off a lot of the little venues I used to go to and the recession has seen off some others.
Oliver's in Nevada Street is a must-check-out - Olivier himself has eclectic taste - so it's always worth a go. I've noticed a (tiny) stage in the Auctioneer, and I'm sure Scared of Chives told me about an open mic night at The Mitre (which I haven't been to yet, shame on me...) The university might have some options - or they may keep to themselves. Deptford and New Cross have a lot of venues that change on a regular basis.
But I'm probably not the best person to ask - I'm sure people here know more than I do.
Email me if you're interested in starting a Phantom Music Group with Jo and I'll pass it on...
Labels: Ask The Phantom, Live music Greenwich
posted by The Greenwich Phantom at
10:21
7 Comments:
Does this include rather loud drums? what genres is Joanne interested in?
Two nearby pub venues that spring to mind are the Star and Garter on the Old Woolwich Road (behind the power station) and the British Oak (Old Dover Road). Both do music ranging from acoustic to reasonably loud bands. Oliver's is a great space to play in (unless you're a double bass player, in which case, the low ceiling is way too low).
Hi - I'm a rock chick, but want to gather all types of musicians so that we can all swap ideas. Maybe we can get a few bands going out of it?
Woo hoo, bring the rock!
The music shop in Charlton is a good local meeting place for musicians, and they've got a notice board for 'musicians wanted' etc.
Otherwise, you'll find open mic nights at the British Oak on Old Dover Rd on a tuesday night; The Star & Garter on fridays; there's another open mic started recently on wednesdays at The Railway in Blackheath village; the Morden Arms in Greenwich has an open mic alternate thursdays, and there's also regular local live music at the Mitre.
There's also folk at the Lord Hood on a Tuesday.
The open mic spot and The Greenwich Union used to be very good and I was sorry when they stopped it a few years ago.
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