TPP's favourite director teamed up with one of our fave local band of the moment (with some of our favourite peeps as extras) and have come up with the really rather wonderful video for PI's new single: The Sell Out:
Poubelle International - The Sell Out from Shern Sharma on Vimeo.
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Come celebrate Canada d'eh and 'Establishment of the HKSAR' day this July 1st with TPP nationalists Caribou and Choi Sai Ho (S.T). This show is hotter than the sun, and good lord, the sun has had his hat on of late.
Great music + sunshine x Public holiday = win
Details:
TPP presents:
Caribou
+ Choi Sai-ho (S.T)
July 1st
Grappas Cellar, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Rd, Central
8pm
Tickets (include 1 drink): Adv $220 from Grappas & White Noise Records, or on the Door $260
It was on, then it was off. Off and then on...
Like the cheesiest high school flick, we've been standing in the playground making eyes at this group for over three years now, hoping to be invited to sit with the cool kids for lunch. And in the finest Hollywood traditions, in the end we finally got the band (and did get to go to the dance after all). Cue credits.
The band in question are These New Puritans. We think they're out-of-the-box, genre-bending brilliance. Think you will too.
Joining TNPS on the 9th will be Montreal's finest garage duo madness The King Khan & BBQ Show. Trust us, these guys need to be seen to be believed.
It's on!
The Peoples’ Party Presents:
These New Puritans
+ The King Khan & BBQ Show
June 9th
Grappas Cellar, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Rd, Central
7pm
Tickets (include 1 drink): Adv* $330 from Grappas & White Noise Records, or on the Door $360, if any are left!
* Tix available from the 25th May
info@thepeoplesparty.tv
TPP are big fans of mixing it up. We're all for cross pollination in most facets of life. "Mix it up" we say. Mix it up good.
It's no surprise then that one of our favourite bands is LA's hybrid groove outfit, Dengue Fever. Dengue Fever's psychedelic take on the Cambodian pop sounds of the 60's makes them one of rock n' roll's most unique succes stories. They draw adoring crowds from LA to the UK, Maui to Moscow, and leave critics rummaging through their thesauruses looking for new superlatives to describe their sound. It's fair to say, they've got it going on.
Deets below, or join the FB event here.
Dengue Fever
+ Logo
May 15th
Grappas Cellar, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Rd, Central
8pm
Tickets: $220 (incl 1 drink) on the door only (call Grappas or email info@thepeoplesparty.tv to reserve tix)
Well if it isn't Frank Turner himself? FT. The ol' T-meister. We've got the one and only Mr Turner for his debut HK show. What a show it promises to be, as the boy Turner has been on a swift upward trajectory with his brand of folk/punk sing-song-a-longs. He's been selling out dates both sides of the Atlantic and is quickly earning a reputation for his updated, politically conscious Billy Bragg-esque tuneage.
Support on the night comes from NYC's McKenzie Eddy: Sweet Maccers. The Ed-ster etc etc. sorry. (False) monikers aside, McKenzie Eddy is a multi-talented singer/songwriter. She features on rapper Curren$y's upcoming album, Pilot Talk, makes regular guest appearances with the Disco Biscuits, and plays solo shows at New York City's the Bitter End, serenading crowds while playing the grand piano. She's also part of hip hop mogul Damon Dash's stable. So there.
We've also just confirmed the glorious news that Luke Chow has been tempted out onto the stage for an acoustic solo show whilst his ever-hungry ghosts are temporarily awol.
All in all, sounds like a party!
The Peoples’ Party Presents:
Frank Turner
+ Special Guests McKenzie Eddy + Luke Chow
May 7th
Rockschool
2/F The Phoenix, 21-25 Luard Rd, Wan Chai
8pm
Tickets: $180 (incl 1 drink) from the venue and White Noise Records
Facebook event
Not many men can claim to have been a key figure of the shoegaze scene of the 90's, before revitalizing the alt-country movement in the UK after that followed by releasing solo work that has seen him sign to Jack Johnson's label and record in a WWII airfield. Neil Halstead is not like many men...
The difference is the songs. Come taste for yourself as the former Slowdive/Mojave 3 songsmith makes his debut performance in HK. We love him. We think you will too.
The Peoples’ Party Presents:
Neil Halstead
+ Songs For Children DJs + more support tba
Apr 25th
Rockschool, 2/F Phoenix Bldg, 21-25 Luard Road, Wan Chai
8pm
Tickets: Adv $180 from Rockschool & White Noise Records, or on the Door $220 (both include 1 drink)
Over a decade has passed since Jimmy LaValle formed The Album Leaf in San Diego, California. Ten years plus, creating the most sublime and subtle post rock becoming in the process, one of the genres key focal figures. On the eve of their latest album release, we thought it high time we brought the sleek crafted orchestration of The Album Leaf to local audiences here in Hong Kong. High time indeed.
The Peoples’ Party Presents:
The Album Leaf
+ support
Apr 7th
Grappas Cellar, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Rd, Central
8pm
Tickets: Adv $280 from Grappas & White Noise Records, or on the Door $340 (both include 1 drink)
Facebook event
The second in our series of limited edition TPP poster art comes courtesy of illustrator and designer extrodinaire Tania Willis. She's worked with everyone from Channel [V] to the Guardian; from the Mandarin Oriental to Conde Naste, and now has the (highly dubious) honour of adding our musical string to her already brimming bow.
Her artwork for this coming wednesday's show is quite simply stunning. What's more, if free awesome art isn't enough, we're also going green using soy ink and recycled paper for printing. So for all you gig goers, don't forget to pick up your free, environmentally responsible, Tania Willis Ok Go poster at the end of the night!
Result.
At TPP, we like to hold firm the belief that everyone from Iceland is a pixie, capable of the most sublime magic. Seems reasonable - we’ve certainly come across no evidence of the contrary. Take Ólafur Arnalds for example. The twenty three year old multi-instrumentalist who crafts achingly beautiful orchestral compositions, conjuring almost weightless pieces unparalleled in both delicacy and scope. It’s simply implausible that he is not magic…
So we're bringing him and his band over to share their musical alchemy and start his upcoming world tour in our hometown. Respect.
**LATEST NEWS**
Ólafur's show on the 26th is SOLD OUT!
We've added an extra date on the 25th for all you who missed out! Details below in 'more'
The Peoples’ Party Presents:
Ólafur Arnalds EXTRA SHOW due to popular demand!
March 25th
Gappas Cellar, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central
8pm
Tickets: $300 adv $330 door (both incl. 1 drink)
From Grappas Cellar and White Noise Records
Ólafur Arnalds
March 26th
Backstage Live, 1/F 52-54 Wellington Street, Central
9pm
Tickets: $300 adv $330 door (both incl. 1 drink)
Available from the 24th Feb.
The last time TPP saw Michael Stipe, he was dressed in a blanket at some hipster party in a Chinese restaurant in NYC (true story). We're all for blankets as fashion. We also think Stipey knows a thing or two about music. So it's high praise indeed bestowed upon Texans The Secret Machines whom he describes as "Pure sex." Spiritualized's Jason Pearce is also a big fan. As is U2, who invited them to tour stadiums in the Americas with them, likewise those mighty Kings of Leon and Interpol who did the same.
What's all the fuss all about? Well we'll tell you shall we...
They're awesome. Simple as that. Their sound a mixture of krautrock precision and stadium sized melodies. They're a prog band without the wanky solos and ego. Which, like blankets, sounds like a great idea to us.
Whilst our skyline might not have the vast openness of a Texas horizon, we believe that there probably isn't a better backdrop in the world for The Secret Machines’ tripped out space rock than the neon wonder of our fair city. So we thought we’d put our theory to the test and have them plough their epic, motorik groove under our lazer-lit sky, in their first ever show in HK on march 17th.
Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. Can't lose.
[The Peoples’ Party Presents:
The Secret Machines
+ Support
March 17th
Grappas Cellar, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Rd, Central
8pm
Tickets*: Adv $280 from Grappas & White Noise Records, or on the Door $320 (both include 1 drink)
* Tix available from the 24th February]
