The Mentulls (Page 5 of 11)

Forthcoming dates for THE MENTULLS below:
7th April - The Elme Hall Rock & Blues Club, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (4pm start)
19th April - The Camerons Club, Hartlepool (plus support from Lucy Zirins)
17th May - The Saltburn Blues Club, Saltburn (with Hokie Joint)
19th May - The Saints Room, Cockermouth (plus special guest Lucy Zirins)
25th May - Hebden Bridge Blues Festival (Main Stage)
29th May - The Quakerhouse, Darlington
16th June - Clowne Rock & Blues Club, Nr. Chesterfield
19th June - The Robin 2, Wolverhampton - (with Skinny Molly + Mitch Laddie Band)
4th July - BJ's Blues Club, Chorley
5th July - Harrogate Blues Bar
3rd August - The Half Moon, Putney (with John Verity Band)
7th September - Ripley Blues Club (with The Ian Parker Band)
27th October - Newcastle Racecourse (The North East Guitar Show)

Plus more to be announced soon...
Visit the band's website:
www.thementulls.com

Please note that the gig on 19th April 2013 at The Camerons Club, Hartlepool is now CANCELLED due to the closure of this venue.

Voting starts tomorrow, 8th May for The British Blues Awards 2013 and Andrew Pipe, guitarist of The Mentulls, has been nominated in the 'Young Artist' Category for a second year running. It would be great if you could vote for Andrew !! Thank You.
http://britishbluesawards.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jNg2Fn9euE

The Quaker House in Darlington is a little gem of a pub; real ale & real music being the main features. However, it’s not the easiest place to find if you don’t know the town and the right little alleyway to pick. Walking though the alley early yesterday evening, to make sure I could still get a late ticket for The Mentulls, I could hear some familiar chords coming to greet me; “Hang on” I thought, “Aynsley Lister’s half way to Germany by now….” The lads were doing their sound check and were running through What’s It All About: pretty good it sounded too.

So, pre-show, having a drink and chat for an hour, joined by friends and some familiar faces and finding out what I missed at Hebden Bridge, the lads took to the stage and kicked off in no-holds barred, heavy form. First set was pretty much as Guisborough back in February but what has changed, or increased is their collective confidence as a band. For nearly 50 minutes they really worked it, mixing in Redhouse and Going Down among songs from their Time Flies album.

Short pause and into the 2nd set and what happened? They were still rockin’ but maybe the intimate atmosphere of the venue kicked in, but they were really enjoying it; Andrew was hopping round the small stage, Nick was in overdrive and even the usually sedate Jamie was up and down behind the keys. 3rd song in and the launched into the Aynsley number and gave it a good rattle. By the end of the set closer, Just Got Paid incorporating some influence from The Nice if my ears didn't decieve, Quaker House wasn’t going to let them go, and they were called back for 3 encores, including Joe B’s So It Like That. at audience request.

No doubt about it, Andrew, Jamie & Nick continue to grow as a band, (bit like another 2 other brothers and a friend…). To be honest, in a relatively short time they have outgrown venues the size of Quaker House, which they played to honour a commitment, but small as it is, any band playing there can’t just “wing it” and fool the regulars. On last night’s showing, The Mentulls more than proved to a full house that they are ready to move up with the big boys and I’d reckon they are a High E string diameter from breaking through; some more good gigs for the remainder of this year, and 2014 will be their year.

It was great to see Andrew Pipe from the Mentulls together on stage with Ryan in May.
And I'm sure Hartlepool will be rocked 16 November with The Mentulls & Ryan McGarvey Band ...

Andrew Pipe, guitarist of The Mentulls, plays a rare acoustic solo gig on 14th December 2013 supporting Stevie Nimmo at The Nursery Inn, Hartlepool.

One more gig just announced for the autumn tour:
5th November - The Beaverwood Club, Chislehurst (with Walter Trout)

The UK tour continues tonight so please come along to support the future of blues rock.....

14th October - The Robin 2, Wolverhampton (with Focus)
20th October - The Box, Crewe (with Wishbone Ash)
25th October - The Jam House, Edinburgh (with Wishbone Ash)
27th October - Newcastle Racecourse (The Newcastle Guitar Show - on stage 2.15pm)
5th November - The Beaverwood, Chislehurst (with Walter Trout and Band)
7th November - The Roadhouse, Birmingham
8th November - The Marr's Bar, Worcester (with Virgil & The Accelerators)
16th November - The Owton Manor Club, Hartlepool (with The Ryan McGarvey Band)

Visit the band's website:
www.thementulls.com