ITS TIME - Click on the picture below to BECOME AN ANIMAL!!
12 May, 2009
Click on the picture to BECOME AN ANIMAL
HERE’S AN INTRO AND A SNEAK PREVIEW OF WHAT YOU WILL BE GETTING IF YOU BECOME AN ANIMAL…
OUR BRAND NEW VIDEO BLOG
19 January, 2009
Is here…
PART I
Gabby Young & Other Animals VIDEO BLOG ONE -Part I from Gabby Young on Vimeo.
PART II
Gabby Young & Other Animals VIDEO BLOG ONE -Part II from Gabby Young on Vimeo.
A HUGE thankyou to all involved but especially to the amazing MARCUS YORKE who created the whole thing and is a wonderfully remarkable chap!
We’ll be back soon…
NEXT UP- We go into the studio on Wednesday to start THE ALBUM!!!
Lots of love,
Gabblings xoxoxooxoxox
East VS West- 2 London gigs this week…
3 January, 2009
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Hope you all had a lovely Christmas, Hanukkah etc etc etc and a wonderful holiday!
We had an amazing NYE double gig whammy, both in Brixton, both with London’s best alternative promoters- Raison D’Etre and Stranger Than Paradise. There were party poppers and balloons a plenty and we had so much fun- thanks to all that came and danced with us and HELLO to all the lovely people we met there.
So 2009…
We are starting the year with 2 very special gigs -
EAST Vs. WEST:
Tuesday 6th Jan we are playing a FREE ENTRY gig supporting the outstanding - Cesarians (In their hands, a clarinet, trombone, piano, and drums beaten in waltz time, make raw and raucous rock and roll)
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93 FEET EAST
In Brick Lane, SHOREDITCH
we’re on at 9ish… come early to avoid dissapointment.
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Saturday 10th Jan we rejoin the fantastic people of Raison D’Etre ” London’s Premier International Music Lover bash” and they really do put on a show- with:
HEALER SELECTA LIVE SOUND SYSTEM -London Romping Live Soul Sound System
MISS BIJOU NOIR -Delectable Cabaret & Burlesque Dancer
BLUE SMITHS BAND -Savage Rock N Roll Soul featuring the new Jimmy Hendrix
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LUMINAIRE
In KILBURN High Street
Send your name and your friends names to be on the £6 concession guest list to crystal@reason2b.net
or book on line WeGotTickets
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Oh what fun…
ANNNDDD tomorrow we start our intensive rehearsal schedule before going into
the studio in a couple of weeks time to record THE ALBUM!
Along with an upcoming gig at JAZZ CAFE (5th Feb- put it in your diaries!) and SXSW in March
Gabby Young & Other Animals are really looking forward to 2009 and seeing you there!
Thankyou for all your time and support throughout last year- we love you all lots and lots.
Xox Gabs xoX
ps. I’m just about to add some pictures to the gallery, more reviews
and our first VIDEO BLOG is coming very very soon… :o)
HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
24 December, 2008
Morning!
I’m an extreeemely Christmassy person! So much so that my friends have been known to call me ‘Mrs. Christmas’ so it wouldn’t seem right to not spread the Christmas joy…
We all wish you a beautiful Christmas day, whatever you are doing, wherever you are.
I will be in touch before 2009 as we have very exciting news to share and a brief look back of 2008. Oh and ALSO our BRAND NEW VIDEO BLOG is on its way to this page- I have just seen it and LOVE it and I know you will too… WATCH THIS SPACE!
MEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYY CHRIIIIIIIIIIIISTMAS!
Gabbles aka ‘Mrs. Christmas’
XoxxoX
!UNION CHAPEL UPDATE! Tickets selling fast…
9 December, 2008
Good day y’all!
Despite office parties and the credit crunch, we are happy to say that tickets for this are still selling rapidly so please buy yours to save disappointment (and because it’s cheaper in advance)!! If you’re still a maybe, don’t worry, we’re holding back 100 tickets on the evening to buy on the door.
We have been practising like crazy to give you a totally different set and a new spin to some classics with a *Christmas surprise* and a lovely brand new song- never played live before!!
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone there. It really is the most spectacular venue. Afterwards we’re all heading to an aftershow party with mulled wine and mince pies so stick close…
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Friday 12th December - Gabby Young & Other Animals @ The Union Chapel, London:
STAGE TIME 9.15PM
Playing with REVERE, Kat Flint and Pepe Belmonte. Expect lots of surprises in the most breathtaking of settings.
TICKETS ARE ALREADY SELLING WELL SO TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT (AND TO GET A CHEAPER TICKET!!) GO TO ONE OF THE ONLINE LINKS BELOW…
INFO:
Friday, December 12, 2008
Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: The Union Chapel
Compton Terrace, Islington, N1 2UN
Phone info: 02072261686
Email: info@unionchapel.org.uk
Headline: Revere
1st Support: Gabby Young & Other Animals
2nd Support: Kat Flint
3rd Support: Pepe Belmonte
Train: Highbury and Islington (3 mins)
Tube: Highbury & Islington (4 mins)
Enquiries: 020 7226 1686
Website: http://www.unionchapel.org.uk/
Ticket price:
£10 Door / £7.50 advance
Tickets are available from:
WEGOTTICKETS LINK
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We can’t wait
xoxoxooxoxoxooxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxox
UNION CHAPEL
26 November, 2008
We are soooooooo excited by this gig…
We played there to start the year in February and along with the amazing REVERE (who are headlining the night again) we sold it out- all 500 seats so we decided that night that we HAD to come back and that a Christmas gig there would be perfect. So we are…
Gabby Young & Other Animals return to UNION CHAPEL along with beautiful Christmas surprises and a special acoustic set, including new songs on Friday 12th December.
We are on at 9pm but please come for the whole night as it will all be fantasmagorical…
Also on the bill:
REVERE
KAT FLINT
PEPE BELMONTE
For more info : Union Chapel website
For TICKETS (buy early to avoid dissapointment) : BUY HERE
They are £7.50 advance or £10 on the door so it makes sense to get them now…
I hope you can all join us- we are working ridiculously hard to make it the most wonderful night yet!
See you there,
Gabby & the rest of the team
xoxox
BEAR WITH ME EP is released into the wild…
17 November, 2008
- ITS 17TH NOVEMBER -
Do you know what that means…?
ITS RELEASE DAY
Our EP is now AVAILABLE!
If you want a copy you have some choices:
PHYSICAL COPIES - To have and hold from this day forward:
(Includes BONUS MATERIAL- when you pop the CD into a computer
you can see the wonderful Snakebite music video)
All for only £5 HERE
(+ £1 p&p)
DOWNLOADS - To put straight onto your ipod/ mp3 players and groove to in
the car/tube/bus/bike… you get the idea:
EXCLUSIVELY available on RAWRIP.com
More reviews and post-tour blogs coming…
La la love from us all
X GY&OA HQ
*EP LAUNCH SHOW- VENUE CHANGED*
5 November, 2008
Good day!
GREAT DAY… to wake up to the news of OBAMA’S victory is a FANTASTIC way to start the day.
Soooo…..
We have been having a niiiightmare with the venue for the EP launch suddenly double booking us (ie, taking more money from a big record label) it was devastating to say the least.
BUT
we are solutions not problems people
and have a MOVED VENUE to
the beeeeautiful HOXTON HALL…
It will still be the special night we have planned, with the same supports and magic moments- just in a different, (maybe even better) place.
HERE’S HOW TO GET THERE:
**ALL TICKETS WILL BE TRANSFERRED**
Hope you can all still come…
If you haven’t bought your tickets yet- please do so now- this venue is even smaller and if you get there late without a ticket we can’t guarantee you’ll get in.
BUY TICKETS HERE
for more info… CLICK HERE
See you in Hoxton Hall in a week!
WOOOH!
XOXOXOXOOXOXOX gabless chicken XOXOXOXOXOOXOX
PS. I was going to write an update blog today- about more radio shows, merch and recording in the future but now I have to spend all day making sure EVERYONE knows about the venue change… the blog will have to wait! Sorry! X
Hair and Halloween
31 October, 2008
Hi, Judy here
What an amazingly Halloweenish kinda day. Woke up early to a lovely crispy, frosty and sunny day. The one that makes me feel slightly Christmassy. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves, or I will feel a strong case of PCT (pre christmas tension) coming over me.
I have just come back from Helens Unisex Hair Salon in the centre of the world that is Wootton Bassett. They are so thrilled with the photos of Gabby on the new website and would like me to point out that her hair was coloured at their place.
So - here is a big up for Lorna, Kirsty, Tracey, and, of course, Amanda! If I have left any names out, please let me know so that I add you ……
As it is Halloween, I have been thinking that maybe Gabby and her Other Animals should do a spooky cover tonight at Azuza. Any ideas? I was thinking of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”. Or maybe not!? Suggestions are very welcome.
Anyway, we are very much looking forward to seeing the guys back in Gabby home turf tonight at Azuza, Marlborough, starting 7pm. Dont forget that the new EP will be available for sale, and the evening is Free!
Love - in a pumpkinish way - Judyx
Mid Tour Bloggling
30 October, 2008
It snowed! In London! In October!
And we were in Brighton at the time!!!
So we are half way through our week long acoustic tour. It has been great, cold, very cold - but great! Monday morning started with a radio session on BBC Wiltshire and both Lana and myself sang a song each- complete with Monday morning frogs in our throats! Jim and Rosa joined me on Double Bass and Accordion and we did a short version of Whose House for the Wiltshire listeners and had a little chat about the Al Stewart tour and other things. I am getting less nervous about radio interviews and really starting to enjoy them so the more the better!
We then were treated to my favourite lunch- Spag Bol by my mum! The whole team was happy to eat a delicious home cooked meal before bracing the winter outside. All eager to sight-see we jumped into Bertha (that’s the van by the way!) and went to see the Avebury stone circle -which was a short lived experience due to none of us being dressed accordingly or even having waterproof shoes, so we all ended up in the local pub with hot toddies, and in my case, a hot chocolate! (You may or may not know that I am actually allergic to Alcohol… Sadly not as rock n’ roll as you may have thought!)
Next was a gig (I knew there was a reason we were on tour!) @ Porter Cellar Bar in Bath. Twas a great turn out and a wonderful gig. I played the guitar for the first time in ages with Jim on double bass and it went down really well. I always love Bath audiences- you guys rock! Lana ended the night with Tom Mansi on Double Bass and Brett (our manager) on drums- they were awesome!
3 hours later- we were home in bed.
TUESDAY
We picked up some more Other Animals, a drummer and a guitarist and went on our way to Brightonia, well just Brighton actually -I’m just trying to keep this blog interesting!!
ANYWAAAAY… where was I? Oh yes the gig was quiet, but it was freezing that night so I don’t blame people for not wanting to leave their houses, I stayed under the duvet in the van for a long was possible when we got there!
It was fun though- the small but perfectly formed audience were the most in-tune of any of the sing-a-longers and the Other Animals were fantabidozey tonight, they always are!
There was one particular audience member that I was especially pleased to see there- Tim O’ Sullivan, the amazing photographer and a little birdy tells me there might be collaborations to see in the near future, which I am really excited about as I am huge fan of his work.
WEDNESDAY
The tour continued without me yesterday- Lana and Simon did an amazing gig in Balham at the Bedford but I went to see my Idol at a rare London gig instead…. it was none other than ANI DIFRANCO she was AMAZE-ING. Seriously impressive. I’ve seen her before with just double bass and her on all 20 of her guitars. But last night she had a band- drums, double bass and a fantastic guy on Vibes, Glockenspiel, Tabla and other percussion. WOW! She is spot on- lyrics, melodies, voice, guitar skills that blow me away it was soooooo inspirational …
If you don’t know her already- give it a listen, let her in because she’ll stay around and help you out when you need it - she will also shock you, in a nice way.
TODAY = THURSDAY
Well I’m still in my PJs and I am writing a blog, playing Ani’s new CD!
Tonight will be spectacularrrrr - because eARMUSIC nights @ Monkey Chews always are!
be happy and stay warm!
Later alligator
xoxoxo gabble07 xoxoxo
PS. In my last blog longer = younger! I like the typo though so I decided to leave it that way…