Evolution Emerging

Thursday, 10 May 2012 14:24

By Manifesto

With the bill for 2012’s Evolution Emerging announced last month, we give you a run down on the cream of the crop selected for an evening of showcase music to support the biggest festival in the Toon, and some would even say, steal the show before Dizzie and Rizzle even check in at The Hilton. Plan your route for the night as we give you the line-ups for each of the 6 venues and hear from some of the original selection panel on their ’3 To See’ across Ouseburn Valley on Friday June 1st. Did we mention this is all bloody FREE!

The Cluny 

36 Lime Street, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle

This year, The Cluny mix it up with a jumble of acts who make ‘live’ their bread and butter! Headliners Beth Jeans Houghton & the Hooves of Destiny’ are a pop polymath whose blend of psychedelia, glam rock and chain gang folk is quite unlike anything else you’re likely to hear in 2012. Beth and her Hooves are pretty much the North East’s hottest band right now and an un-missable act live. Other highlights include South Shields dance act Lulu James whose rise since attending Generators UMT Academy has been stratospheric.

Line-up

Beth Jeans Houghton & the Hooves of Destiny

Lulu James

Deerhart

Boy Jumps Ship

Eeves

The Tyne 

Maling Street, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle

The Cluny might be considered among many as the premier venue in Newcastle but year after year The Tyne has emerged as the ‘dark horse’ when it comes to line-ups and performances at this event, and this year is no different. We Are Knuckle Dragger may be the headliners and rightly so with two EP releases receiving wide spread support from Radio 1, Kerrang! And XFM. However a large number of those who choose to pitch up at The Tyne this year will be there in their hoards for Nately’s Whore’s Kid Sister, a band touted by many as the North East’s best live band.

Line-Up

We Are Knuckle Dragger

Nately’s Whore’s Kid Sister

O’Messy Life 

Acrobatic Society 

The Watchers 

The Cluny 2 

34 Lime Street, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle

One of the most popular venues on the night in question, The Cluny 2 will be one of the most chilled out this year with a line-up basking in youth and talent. The announcement of Fantasy Rainbow as headliner is quite the achievement for 18 year old Oliver Catt who only released his debut EP in August last year. This is a venue which will represent a line-up of exciting young artists who have not quite popped up on radar but rather smashed their way through it. Amy Holford’s vocals will find a perfect home in the acoustically ideal setting as will those of duo Lets Away and rising starlet Natasha Haws.

Line-Up

Fantasy Rainbow

Natasha Haws

Amy Holford

Lets Away

Star & Shadow Cinema

Stepney Bank, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle

Official Aftershow Party Venue

As headliners go, you will be hard pressed to find a more affecting and enjoyable performer on the night than Newcastle based Young Liar. The five-piece instrumental rock band formed in mid-2010 for what was originally planned as a one-off gig, have performed across the UK and supported the likes of Three Trapped Tigers, I Like Trains, The Twilight Sad, Errors, Male Bonding and Ice Age. Their second EP incorporates elements of electronica, noise-rock, krautrock and post-punk and has been seen and heard on BBC 6 Music, XFM, Drowned in Sound and The Line of Best Fit. Other highlights on the evening include the fantastic Weird Shapes who have recently received play on NME and Q, and of course, the beautiful venue itself!

Line-Up

Young Liar

Weird Shapes 

Apollo Gets The Girl 

Ghosts of Old Berlin 

The Tanners

Stepney Bank, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle

The Tanners welcomes an amalgamation of acts who all feed from the talents within their own individual line-ups. A group of acts who are as enjoyable to watch as they are admirable, The Tanners will be a great venue to visit for a host of performances that are just that little bit original. Teesiders Bird Island headline the venue, no mean feat considering they only formed in the Summer of 2011. The addition of cello to their live line-up brings an additional texture to what is already a very impressive live band. Other highlights will include the bluesy rock of Sunderland’s Reckoner.

Line-Up

Bird Island

Iceni 

Reckoner 

Ben Watson

The Cumberland Arms (PIC LILLIPUT)

James Place Street, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle

From darkly acoustic fingerpickers, to shoegaze psychedelic electronica with a mix of lushly textured soundscapes, this just might be the venue that has it all! Symphonic Pictures display an experimental left field mix to deliver slow burning colourful sounds. With a line-up smothered in goodness, it would be wrong not to give a shout to Collectors Club who have played alongside the likes of Mystery Jets and Seasick Steve as well as T in The Park.  Sunderland’s Lilliput may be somewhat unknown to those in the Toon, but that won’t be for long. Their painstakingly honed musicianship and live performances have gained the band a reputation as one of the best live bands in the region as well as a recent support spot with Field Music. 

Line-Up

Symphonic Pictures

Collectors Club

Lilliput

Crooked Hands 

and across the water……..

This year Generator have added an additional venue to the evenings events on June 1st with Evolution Emerged taking place at The Sage in Gateshead. Acts performing on the night include Hyde & Beast, Union Choir, Vinyl Jacket and Shields.

Tickets are available now for £8 or £10 on the door.