Upcoming Gigs:

17 July, 2010

Live at MANIFESTO!!

Islington London (click for flier)

UK, US, Germany, Netherlands and South Africa Tours end 2010

More details soon.

www.myspace.com/letchermusic

Gig Newsletter:

Cargo, London,
Sin-e, New York City
Red 7, Austin, Texas
The Spitz, London

Vibe Bar, Brick Lane

Blackheath Halls

West One Four

Hope and Anchor, Islington
Dublin Castle, Camden

The Troubador, London
Zulus, London
Ritzy Cafe Bar, Brixton, London

Plan B, Brixton, London

Windmill, Brixton
Water Rats, London

Back2Basix, Jhb
Songwriters' CLub, Jhb
Bassline, Jhb
Indpdt Arm Chair, Cape Town
Oppikoppi, South Africa
Splashy Fen, South Africa
Trading Store, Grahamstown
Dranouter Festival, Belgium
Various venues Paris, Lille

Cafe Barcelona, Pretoria

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News:

June 2010

LIVE 17 JULY at MANIFESTO!! Click flier for flier

May 2010

New album under construction at the Garden and out in E3. (quite excited.)

April 2010

The Sea! The Sea!

David Eugene's Brighton pics.

February 2010

January 2010

B&W photos above: Laszlo Forras

New recordings = very exciting.

December 2009

M&G'S SOUTH AFRICAN ALBUMS OF THE DECADE (click for full list):

November 2009

Short set coming up on Wednesday 11th November at Bar Music Hall, Shoreditch. We're on at 8pm:

October 2009

Exciting news!

September 2009

Amazing review of My Black Little Heart by Aryan Kaganof here. Read it and blink, as Claire says:

Howard! Wilton's Music Hall:

Sliding through the Cherwell:

August 2009

Here's an extract from HOUR, a collaboration with the photographer Tim Wainwright. Full version in 5.1 surround, this exceprt just old school stereo and better on headphones:

Looks like HOUR will get a showing in Washington in October. More info soon.

Here's a review of MBLH - nice to share a sentence with "Anthony Dod Mantle (Slumdog Millionare)".

July 2009

Howard's Belgrade photos:

Some of Phil's pics from Belgrade:

Here's a Mail&Guardian review of MBLH showing at the Grahamstown festiva lthis month.

May 2009

Bonsoir!

Letcher Paper on Claire's film in latest issue of Ethnomusicology Forum:

Off to Germany next week for some interesting gigs.

April 2009

My Black Little Heart gets some coverage in the UK's Plus1 Magazine. Screening in Europe, including London and Bristol in May, apparently. Click on link below to download latest issue:

Some clips from our stripped down gig on B92:

Bad Shepherd Live on B92

Architect Live on B92

Milk Live on B92

The entire session streams here

From Australia's Beat Mag:

A good week. Ivan, Goran and Jako running a top studio.

The Solton of swing.

Farfisa action.

Goran and H.

Juno.

Music man.

Echolette. Double T one E.

Third day:We're doing well. Spooky guitars and Farfisa.

Second day: Dave eating horse...

First day of recording today. Studio's awesome.

Very pleasing gig at Šipražje, Beograd. Some pics courtesy of Popboks:

We're off to Digimedia studio in Belgrade to start our new recordings this week.

Tam's beautiful new site: www.tamsynadams.org

February 2009

All this sap...

Time for a new album.

Heading to Belgrade early March to start recording... Updates soon.

January 2009

Oz snaps:

Snooping round Patrick White's house, 20 Martin Road...