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Hey!

Once again The Urban Voodoo Machine invite you to their already legendary “Bourbon Soaked Snake Charmin’ Rock’n'Roll Cabaret” at their home, the sleazy speakeasy joint that is Bardens Boudoir in Dalston, London N16.

A magazine called Time Out this week wrote “if you only have 12 hours to live, spend it at Gypsy Hotel” - as we are only open for 6 hours, we wonder what the fuck you are supposed to do with the rest of your time here on earth! (well, we have been known to party for a day or 2 after….)

As always, guestlist is reserved for Satan only, so you other devils will have to fork out your hard earned £6.66, surely the best price for the best show in town!

We are not doing advance tickets for this, so make sure you arrive early. Doors 8pm, show starts 9pm sharp. Drinks at Bardens are very reasonably priced by the way.

Check out the line-up below, I’m fucking excited and hope you are too Brothers and Sisters!

Mine is a double JD and Coke should you get to the bar before me by the way!

Luv,

P-R

GYPSY HOTEL

SATURDAY 17 JANUARY 2009

LOS PLANTRONICS (Norway)

-The Return of Oslo’s Mariachi Death Surf Maestros!

NIGEL BURCH AND THE FLEA-PIT ORCHESTA

-A Cross Between the Music of Ian Dury, Brecht and Weill, an Irish Pub Band and a 1950’s Skiffle Group!

TRIXIE MALICIOUS

-XXX!

RUBBER RITCHIE

-Jaw Dropping Flexible Fun!

THE MOJOKINGS

-Hi-Octane Rockabilly!

THE BOHEMIANAUTS

- New Standards And Squeezebox Revivalism!

KINGSIZE SLIM

-One Man Blues Band!

AMANDA MAE STEELE

-Does Corporate Cannibal Burlesque!

DJ SCRATCHY

-RESIDENT WAX-SPINNER!

BARDENS BOUDOIR

36 STOKE NEWINGTON ROAD LONDON N16

TEL. 020 7 249 9557

DOORS 8PM (SHOW STARTS 9PM SHARP!)

DRINKIN’ AND DANCIN’ TILL 2AM

COVER £6.66

WWW.MYSPACE.COM/GYPSYHOTEL

Hello People,
So we just did a 4 day stint of Ireland, here’s a brief report before my brain gets washed away in Portugese wine!

CORK: It was good to be back at the Crane Lane Theatre, like the place a lot - good sound/stage/crew and great to be finally sharing a bill with The Mighty Stef. A big thanx to Nikki and her 100 sisters for making the evening special!

DUBLIN: We rolled up to some bar to be told “you didnt bring your own microphones?” Did we fuck! Anyway, we have new friends in dirty old Dublin town and The Mighty Stef were not gonna let this show not happen so mikes were sorted and we played (not our best show to date I must admit!) That aside, we did manage to visit Mr Phil Lynnot’s statue with none other than Thin Lizzy’s tourmanager, Mr Frank Murray. Did we give Philo a red shirt? Does the pope shit in the woods??

DERRY: We love you Derry!!! Red and Black all the way! Buckfast!! Thanx again Beatnick Soul!! Derry we love you! No really!!

Open House Festival, BELFAST - Photo by Graham Curry

BELFAST: Our first time! And what a first time!! OPEN HOUSE FESTIVAL! Kieran Gilmore is a man of taste and understanding of good shit! This show was a proper GYPSY HOTEL with performers from all over joining us - NICE!

You wanna hear more?? Buy me a drink, I’m at the bar!

Not a bad life,
P-R

Fuck me!! They say time flies when you’re having fun, and indeed I am!

What was originally meant to be a one-off party for Lady Ane Angel’s birthday, has turned out to be the most original nite London’s underground has seen for years, attracting an audience of all ages, walks of life, races, shapes, sizes and mental issues!

Maybe this has something to do with our eclectic programming. We’ve been lucky to have some of the worlds best performers grace the stage of our Bourbon Soaked Snake Charmin’ Rock’n'Roll Cabaret. The Fire Tusk Pain Proof Circus, Gawkagogo, Son Of Dave, Paloma Faith, Empress Stah, Puppini Sisters, Nigel Burch and the Flea-Pit Orchesta, Ruby Blues, Jim Jones Revue, Roxy Velvet, Los Plantronics, Frank Sanazi, Devil Doll, Texas Chainsaw Orchestra, Bikini Beach Band to name but a few, but not forgetting the man who keeps the party rocking till the end, former Clash tour DJ and now our resident wax-spinner, Scratchy. And I should probably mention my own outfit, The Urban Voodoo Machine, for without us there would be no Gypsy Hotel!

So for 2 years now we’ve been holding monthly club nights at our home in Dalston, Bardens Boudoir - but that’s not all we’ve been up to; we’ve done joint parties with Stranger Than Paradise, Not The Same Old Blues Crap, Dirty Water Club, Vince Ray & Chaz Royal, done shows in Paris, Oslo, Dublin and Belfast and since 2007 have a monthly event in Cork, Ireland.

So that just about sums up the last couple of years, it’s been a fuckin’ blast and I’m sure there’s plenty more to come - just wanna say a big thank you to everyone who has performed and everyone who paid their £6.66!

See ya at the bar brothers and sisters,
Paul-Ronney Angel