About this Event

MLUTV Presents: BLACK MEKON + BROCKLEY FOREST + CHARLTON LANE



MLUTV are pleased to confirm that the blues punk rock band from Eastside, Birmingham BLACK MEKON (PNKSLM Records) will be performing live at Bristol’s THE CROFTERS RIGHTS on SUNDAY 23rd APRIL 2017.



Joining BLACK MEKON is two of #MLUTV’s favourite local bands the brilliant BROCKLEY FOREST and the awesome CHARLTON LANE so, make sure you grab your tickets early cause this show is gonna be one hell of a Rock’n’Roll BLUES EXPLOSION!!!



BLACK MEKON will appeal most to fans of bands such as THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION, PUSSY GALORE, BOB LOG, KHAN AND SULTAN, TY SEGALL and THE CRAMPS.





BLACK MEKON BIO:



These two vicious bastards (Black Mekon and his brother Black Mekon) who were named after the legendary Black Mekong, illegitimate children of prostitutes visited by missionary preachers, abandoned to fend for themselves on the banks of The Mekong River.



Raised in a whorehouse by drunken dockworkers in a town called Christ’s Gasoline, they were born with only one arm between them and grew up selling sand to sailors and wrestling vermin and wives for the amusement of the locals. The rest of their upbringing is steeped in myth and told mostly in sea shanties, according to legend they escaped on a raft made of old Cramps and Doo Rag 45’s using John Lee Hooker and Pussy Galore vinyl to paddle themselves to more familiar shores.



Somewhere along the line they acquired 3 more arms, a gypsy curse, drumsticks and a guitar, and ran into a fellow bluesman on the lam, stunt pussy, who agreed to help them whenever they needed to sing for their supper.



The live Black Mekon show is a blistering in-the-red punk blues, their travelling club (The Tight Pussy) has graced shores all over Europe and the US, 3 successful tours of South America and has designs on planting itself firmly in your lap next.



“We do not sing tales for tales sake; we can only approach this at 300 mph with no regard for personal safety or truth. Your party needs us, as every good party does, for insecurity, tight roping and hot lava. Black Mekon is your daddy, baby.”



None of what you read may be true, all of what you hear is!!! Now let’s serve it up!!!





BLACK MEKON ONLINE:



For more information about ‘Black Mekon’ checkout the following links:



Website: http://www.blackmekon.com/





SOCIAL MEDIA:



Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackmekon

Twitter: https://twitter.com/blackmekon

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackmekon/

LastFM: http://www.last.fm/music/Black+Mekon

BandPage: https://www.bandpage.com/theblackmekon





VIDEO:



Darling Christina: https://youtu.be/fEPRoX0z8go

Don’t Waste My Time: https://vimeo.com/148284071

Drag: https://vimeo.com/blackmekon/drag

Homeward Bound: https://vimeo.com/blackmekon/homewardbound

Jelly Feather: https://vimeo.com/blackmekon/jellyfeather

You Are My C*nt: https://youtu.be/VKxe2PcHDdE

3 Ghosts: https://youtu.be/51NPd864BbE

Comeback Kitty: https://youtu.be/kn1dO-pSmFw



More Videos on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/blackmekon

More Videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/coldriceunderground





AUDIO:



Bandcamp: https://blackmekon.bandcamp.com/

Bandcamp: https://pnkslm.bandcamp.com/album/stolen-bible-2-lp

Bandcamp: http://pnkslm.bandcamp.com/track/black-mekon-must-die

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pnkslm/13-deadman-afterthought-blues





REVIEWS:



Fused: http://www.fusedmagazine.co.uk/black-mekon/

Grapevine: http://www.grapevinebirmingham.com/killer-wave-thursdays-one-tricky-pony-review/

Counteract: http://counteract.co/reviews/live/froth-black-mekon-the-sunflower-lounge-birmingham-050315/

Pitchfork: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16184-black-mekon-jonny-diamonds-pink-flamingo-club/

FarOutMagazine: http://faroutmagazine.co.uk/black-mekon-deadman-afterthought-blues/

Liverpool Psych Fest: http://www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/uk-festivals/music/reviews/liverpool-international-festival-of-psychedelia-2014

LouderThanWar: http://louderthanwar.com/jon-spencer-blues-explosion-black-mekon-ooblek-birmingham-live-review/

PunkGlobe: http://punkglobe.com/blackmekoninterview0714.php





MERCH:



http://blackmekon.tictail.com/





BROCKLEY FOREST BIO



Sharing a bond similar to ‘The Kills’, and heavily influenced by many of the rock groups coming out of the underground scene in recent years, Bristol Rock Duo, ‘Brockley Forest’, have been increasing their profile in the U.K.’s underground music scene.



Although the duo have been friends since the age of 11, their friendship was truly cemented after embarking on a three- month cross-country trip in America, spanning 10,000 miles and culminating in two weeks in L.A. where they ended up temporarily living in the Mojave desert, before returning home and forming ‘Brockley Forest’.



Since supporting international touring bands such as ‘FIDLAR’ and ‘Honeyblood’ and selling out their limited edition physical releases, vocalist/guitarist Dec and drummer Seb are now looking towards the rest of the UK with the release of their EP ‘The Die has been Cast’.





BROCKLEY FOREST ONLINE:



For more information about ‘Brockley Forest’ checkout the following links:



Website: http://www.brockleyforest.co.uk/





SOCIAL MEDIA:



Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrockleyForest/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrockleyForest

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brockleyforest/

LastFM: http://www.last.fm/music/Brockley+Forest





VIDEO:



Destroy The Room: https://youtu.be/ksHOQU6lB4Y

Rubicon: https://youtu.be/iO8gblxEP_Y

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/brockleyforest





AUDIO:



SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/brockleyforest





MERCH:



Deaf Endling Records: http://www.deafendlingrecords.co.uk/roster/brockley-forest

Music Glue: https://www.musicglue.com/brockley-forest/





CHARLTON LANE BIO



Charlton Lane is a one man Kraut blues garage electro boogie machine who is based deep in the Mendip Hills of Somerset.





CHARLTON LANE ONLINE:



For more information about ‘Charlton Lane’ checkout the following links:



Website: http://www.malegazesf.com/





SOCIAL MEDIA:



Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCharltonLane/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mitchagogo

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchagogo/





VIDEO:



Good Stuff: https://youtu.be/XLOjEGY28Jo





AUDIO:



Bandcamp: https://charltonlane.bandcamp.com/

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/chrismitchard

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/killingmoon-records-km





MERCH:



http://www.wienerrecords.org/