THE FIRST THREE

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While many of you are preparing for festive season (which by the way is very confusing, it's only October!) we're sticking with the forthcoming celebration of Samhain. 

The days are getting shorter, the nights longer, the leaves are turning from green to beautiful shades of red, orange and gold. As the weather cools & tribe LBW are supping pumpkin spiced latte's (except me, who will continue to drink tea), we'll be sharing awesome gigs & music to keep you warm all through the winter that those North of the wall warned us was coming.

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This summer there was a rich swell of music that surfed in on the tides of the emerging music ocean, those bands, artists and tunes will continue to be harboured on the blog throughout fall; joined also by those great tunes released by the bands of yesteryear, who are uniting with the music scene once more, throughout the long cold of winter (Korn we're looking at you, Corey you're next).

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For ye not afraid of a serious riff, listen here...

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At tribe LBW while we love the winter weather, the snow, the winter ocean, long nights of stargazing under the moon; but at heart, we are creatures of the sun.

Those long warm summer nights, the blue ocean beckoning us toward her, the sound of songs being played out across the hills, countryside and beaches.

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We couldn't resist sharing with you the festivals that you should be attending next year, the lineups promise to be more epic then ever & we couldn't not share these sneak previews with you...

T R I B E // L B W

F E S T I V A L // P R E V I E W 

T W E N T Y S E V E N T E E N

THE FIRST THREE

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January may seem a little cold for festival season to get started, but with 12 stages to keep you warm the guys behind Pilot Promotions figured Icebreaker Festival was the perfect post festive season festival to get your year off to a rocking start.

What better way to keep warm & prepare for summer season then with a whole day of awesome live music?

Festival: Icebreaker

Location: Southsea

Date: 28th Janaury

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Look out for more awesome announcements throughout winter!

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The festival of metal, of riffs and of all that rocks. We absolutely would not miss this festival. Last year everyone seemed to give the guys a lot of negativity, which we at tribe LBW feel was a little unwarranted. Yeah okay there were loads of the old bands but there was plenty of new blood too.

Besides it was an honour to see the likes of Sabbath, & Maiden.

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But something tells us this year team DL are stepping up their game and there'll be one hell of an influx of new blood as well as the biggest names in music...

(Our money's on Metallica to headline! Corey if you work real hard on getting a new record out maybe we'll even get our favourite nine!)

Enough of procrastinating lineup's there'll be time for that in the weeks to come...

You probably want to pop back here for a little announcement we've got on 01/11.

Festival: Download Festival

Location: Castle Donnington

Date: 9-11 June

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Here at Tribe LBW, there was one thing I wanted to do when I started my blog, it was to combine my love of nature, primarily the ocean with my love of music, primarily rock. A grassroots festival that definitely holds it's own unique character in the festival scene.

A weekend of surfing and music, is there anything sweeter in life?

This year we got to see the likes of Nahko & Medicine For The People perform and I'm telling you now when you take that healing medicine music and you factor in the surf, there's pretty much no better way to spend a weekend.

Festival: Boardmasters

Location: Cornwall

Date: 9-13 August

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Because festivals aren't festivals without some awesome epic bands to listen to, here's our first five of the bands you seriously need to be checking out over winter and into 2017.

TRIBE LBW

EMERGING MUSIC

THE FIRST FIVE

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A L M E I D A

Hailing from Brighton these boys are bringing about a genre of their own and their truly unique sound is something to behold. 

Catch them on tour this month too...

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A L T E R N A T I V E // C A R P A R K

A rare find and a recommendation from our buddies in KTP that we'll be forever thankful for. Rock like you've never heard and a live set that's pretty much unrivalled ACP are bloody awesome.

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T H E // B I T T E R - T O W N // H O U N D S

Metal, Punk inspired rock riffs from the south coast, proving that age means nothing and if you were born to rock, you were born to rock. Fresh on the emerging music scene TBTH create a rage fuelled riff heavy sound that pretty much makes them Kerrang poster boys.

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K A M I K A Z E // T E S T // P I L O T S

Fantastic formulas of magic that create a tantalising sound that will capture you in it's spell.

A band that are truly proving they're a force to be reckoned with and the band you need to watch in 2017.

Check out their recent feature on LBW right here.

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E A T // D E F E A T

The true kings of the North, Eat Defeat are pretty much like one of those candies that once you've tasted one, it's not enough. You will forever crave the sweet sound of ED punk-rock tunes.

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Don't say we never treat you to a little rock here at tribe LBW!

Of course there's always our favourite skate-punk. metal and punk-rock to keep you satisfied.

We hope you'll love the tunes as much as we do and that you'll support live emerging music as well as festivals big and small next season.

Pop back, tune in and turn up for more live music here at LBW shortly.

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LBW // KINDNESS

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A LITTLE KINDNESS

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Aloha - Ahoy

I wanted to write something this morning, a little something about kindness. Fear not, it very much relates to music and specifically, LBW.



I worked in the corporate world for several global organizations in multi-billion dollar industries.

The more I got closer to the core, the more I realised that the people at the top were no different to you or I, there was just a lack of kindness, it was like the scent of money, power and success were purer there.

It was every man for himself.

I knew I had entered a place in which I didn't belong.



I found a band of friends who roamed the world, nomads writing music and creating art and spending time with them helped me understand so much about myself.

There was the corporate machine world, feeding on money, success & power.

There was the natural world, a place of beauty, of freedom, of wonder.

 Nature, the planet, the universe are the powerful forces; we merely reside in a corner of her space.

You only have to spend a little time in nature to become very humbled by that realization; In the ocean as you face the oncoming waves, as you climb the mountain rocks, as you wander through valleys of trees and hills.

I find myself in nature, to escape, to recharge, to reconnect with the world.

 Perhaps one day I'll live in the forest, near to the ocean living off forest fruits and existing only in nature.

For now I exist in both. Which meant finding a way to exist in both worlds.

If I was going to make money to live, I was going to do something that made a difference to people, something I was passionate about.

Balancing a passion of music and travel, of seeking knowledge and living for adventures.

Whenever I'm not in the music world, I'll be found out on the dirt tracks of the world, adventuring.

 I get to do great work, spending time with wonderful musicians and meet lots of inspiring people.

Rather than having a career, I tuned into my passions and created a way to exist in the world while dancing to the beat of my own drum.

That band of people by the way, signed to a huge label and never sold out their medicine. They still play spreading their message, helping communities and ensuring they leave the world in a better state than they found it.

I realised that the machine is run by people, you can be at the top and make one hell of a difference to the world, if you value kindness.

If you're the kind of person who will use your power for good.

I will never take the opportunities and adventures I have for granted, I work hard for it, to maintain it.

I didn't and don't want to enjoy it alone, the passion behind writing about music, was to share it with the world.

To create a community space for people to share in their passion of music, to connect music with the world.



 I realised within myself that the reason I always felt as though I was stumbling to keep up with my generation, with achieving the things we were told to acheive, was actually not in my nature, I didn't crave or strive for those things.

These days, I just try to do good and help others where possible as much as I can.

I definitely think karma exists in the world.

That light you create for others often lights your own path too. It should inspire you to be more kind. Imagine how light the world would be if we were kind to every person we interacted with.

What always surprises me, is how taken back people are by kindness. Is humankind in such a state that an act of kindness is rare and something to behold?

Something that surprises us so much?

I'm not here to tell you how to be kind, just simply to say kindness is incredibly important in the world.

Let's be that change we all talk of.

I did promise you this related to music, which probably hasn't been that clear, this space is to share emerging music with people around the world. I hope you all feel welcome to come to revel in great tunes, to connect over the music you love and that you'll pop back and continue to support emerging live music.

Here are three bands that you absolutely have to check out. These are the bands that you will want to keep both eyes on because not only have they found the formula of the magics, they're able to capture it in song form and when they play live, they emit these incredible vibes from the stage.

A L M E I D A

T H E // B I T T E R // T O W N // H O U N D S

K A M I K A Z E // T E S T // P I L OT S 

Catch these guys at The Fiddler's Elbow in London tonight!

Be kind always and you will find that the energy you create, connects you with people that you can share the adventures of life with.

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LBW // GIG GUIDE

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This weekend I'll be in and around Reading sharing lots of emerging music with you all. Friday night sees southern rockers The Bitter-Town Hounds supporting Reading's rock favourites Kamikaze Test Pilots, there'll also be sweet tunes from local punks Who Killed Nancy Johnson?

This is all happening on 26/08/2016 at Risc & Global Cafe, Reading. A new venue to LBW so we're excited to see what the night holds.

Why not check out the bands and their tunes?

T H E // B I T T E R - T O W N // H O U N D S

W H O // K I L L E D // N A N C Y // J O H N S O N ?

K A M I K A Z E  // T E S T // P I L O T S

On Sunday you can also catch Kamikaze Test Pilots playing in London at The Fiddler's Elbow, Camden. You can checkout a handful of awesome bands for just £5.

As the summer sun sets in the west, fall approaches on the far eastern horizon, bringing cooler climbs, crunchy leaves and more wonderful live shows for anyone with a passion for emerging music.

September brings the anniversary of 25 years since Nirvana's release of 'Nevermind' and Neil at Alternator is hosting one hell of a show...

At The Unicorn in Camden you can also check out ALL the punk rock skate punk your heart desires with Umlaut's excellent lineup, including my all time favourite boys in Captain Trips & Ships Down.

On September 24th you'll have another opportunity to catch Kamikaze Test Pilots when they play The Dublin Castle.

As we continue through fall, there is a festival for any rock lover among you to check out - Day Of Rockening.

As fall brings the celebration of  the harvest festival of Samhain, there are not one but two awesome Halloween shows to get excited about.

Check out this incredible gig happening on 30th October from our favourite lads at Umlaut Records again...

On September 1st look out for the full line-up and gig announcement of LM productions, Trash Arts and LBW for the Halloween Hallapalooza happening back on the south coast on 29th October.

There'll be many more gig announcement's between these and as we travel through the following months and arrive at the winter we are told is coming.

It's hard to remember what those Baltic mornings feel like right now as we are warmed with the suns golden rays but I assure you here at LBW we'll keep you warm all winter long with awesome emerging music, for now back to the iced coffees...

Over & Out

Tune in, rock out and turn up for more emerging music, right here at LBW shortly.

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LBW // FRONTMEN WITH PIZZAZZ

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Aloha - Ahoy

There's something incredibly magic in the vibes & energy that is emitted from a band at a gig. When the entire room taps into that energy and becomes a part of that magic, you experience a level of nirvana like no other, it's as though for that moment in time, you are infinite.

 Nothing else outside of the space exists, it's just the music and you in the universe.

The high that is created from that energy is surreal and I don't think unless you've experienced it, you could explain it all that well. I could talk about the science behind the chemical releases in the body but I don't want to take what is an incredible feeling during a gig and break it down into actions of the mind and body. Some things are best left enjoyed as pure magic.

One of the ways that these bands emit a fantastic energy is by having a frontman who embodies that energy, that atmosphere, with charisma that vibrates from the stage and continues to imprint on every person in the room. 

For me, there are lots of incredible frontmen from bands I feel embody this persona; Bruce Dickinson certainly holds the sway over a crowd, Steven Tyler can certainly draw the attention of a room & Jon Bon Jovi, Freddie Mercury, Robert Plant, Jonathan Davis, Mustaine, Hetifeld, Cobain, Grohl and Eddie Vedder all exude (or did) a unique charisma that allows you to feed on that energy from their vocals & the bands sound. 

There is one frontman who really steals the show for me and that's Corey Taylor of Slipknot/Stone Sour. 

Corey Taylor - Slipknot 2015

A vocalist that can tame an audience of thousands, nay, hundreds of thousands, a man who's vocal range is pure magic and who's character really emits to the crowd; there's a high to be experienced from being in the same room as Taylor, that is hard to find anywhere else.

(The phone thing... dude's kinda got a point.)
When a band can formulate that energy and produce it through their sets, you end up with performances like this...

That energy I talk about, I can't explain it, but this is kinda what it looks like...

It's not just on stage...

and even other bands agree...

(can you even imagine being on that stage..it's just almost too much)

and actually while we're on the subject that energy.. this video will get you pretty damn close.

THAT BASS.

So inspired to relive that energy, to feel those vibes, I started scouting emerging music with not just five magics but more, it would be a good idea to share with you the following emerging frontmen who are bringing that magic to stages around the world, the bands that you absolutely have to check out.

J A Z // D E L O R E A N

TANKUS THE HENGE

 I stood in a festival tent, I was tired, it had been a long two days, the sun was beating down and I really wanted to rest, one more band I told myself.

I wandered in and set up my camera, I leant against the rail as the band readied themselves.

The next half hour is a blur of feeling as though I had fallen down the rabbit hole into wonderland, as though I'd wondered into some circus tent in middle victorian London and while I was weary I couldn't help but dance.

Tankus The Henge time felt like it stopped when you played, you spoke directly to my gypsy heart and I was never quite the same.

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CAPTAIN TRIPS

This is sort of a double whammy. Not only is he frontman of wicked skatepunk band Captain Trips, but Rich is also a solo singer-songwriter and this dude can sing.

I was working in a studio late one night, I'd let a band in and I was just setting up to write a couple of features when this sound started up. 

I felt as though I'd instantly been transported back to the skatepunk gigs of my teen years at local haunt The Void.

I told them I'd go to their first gig, I did and I've supported them ever since.

Rich has a release show coming up for his EP so make sure you check his tunes out and pop down to support local, live, emerging music.

T O M  // W E S T 

A L M E I D A

 

If you want to see a guitarist shred faster than I've ever seen anyone shred anything on Earth, then this is the band for you. But for me the magic emanates from the brilliant vocals of Tom West.

I've known this band for years and they're really in their comfort zone, their slaying stages across Europe, their latest record Social Media Circus is a testament to their song writing and I am so excited to share what these boys are doing next with all of you at LBW.

R Y A N // N I E M A N D T

KAMIKAZE TEST PILOTS

 

Ryan Niemandt of Kamikaze Test Pilots. I don't know even if there's words that would do this justice, you really really have to see this band live. The energy is just insane that is emmited from the stage during their sets. Ryan's African heritage is infused with his love of rock and I'm telling you now, frontmen with vocals and energy like this are rare to find.

Kamikaze Test Pilots are doing some awesome cool things currently and have a new record on the horizon, so probably check these boys out stat.

(Not only that he's a total dude and absolutely lovely, double cool points Ryan! To anyone popping to a show go and chat to the band after, maybe buy a cd!)

That's about all for now folks, but more coming in the next few days.

Look out for features from the interns all week next week and I'll be back the week after!

If you're in Reading on Friday, catch Kamikaze Test Pilots with support from Who Killed Nancy Johnson and The Bittertown Hounds for just £5

In London on Sunday at The Fiddler's Elbow catch Kamikaze Test Pilots.

There's not excuse not to check out the best in emerging live music.

Tune in, rock out and pop back soon.

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LBW // AUGUST // SUMMER ANTHEMS

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It's certainly summer, the days are long, the sky is cloudless, the ocean a constant blue.

This weekend I took a little time out from all the music adventures to spend some time in nature. Balance is important in life, I don't like to take life too seriously but I could feel my energy lacking & figured some time with friends, the ocean & the forest may just be exactly what I needed to refresh my spirit.

There are many incredible bands emerging across the music scenes within the UK and even distant shores currently; those of you who stop by regularly will be familiar with a few names on the list, but we are excited to bring you tunes in the coming days from Bimbo, Alternative Car Park, Witchcharmer, Almeida, Eat Defeat, Cold Summer, The Bittertown Hounds, Captain Trips, Coral Springs, Oxen, Tankus The Henge, Kamikaze Test Pilots, Triple Sundae & many more, so do keep a weather eye on the music horizon.

With the summer drawing to a close on the distant horizon, fall brings a fresh chapter here at LBW too. I'll be back on the road & featuring bands from across the UK as well as Europe and the US too.

Then I'll be spending a little time nearer the capital and a little time in my favourite places in the west, bringing you the best in music and adventures!

It's not just me, Leanna my lovely intern from the south coast is heading out of her current town to a new location where she'll be based bringing you the best in music from across the south's coolest music scenes.

Team LBW are also welcoming our US, European and UK interns this month which we'll shortly be sharing with you as well as our music scene focus features from around the UK & overseas.

If you'd like your band featured or your part of a music scene & you'd like us to share your sounds/events please email KG -  littlebearwolfblog@gmail.com 

LBW is a music community connecting musicians to the industry & sharing music around the world. Emerging music harbored on the blog daily.

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Here's the LBW official August Summer Playlist with our favourite artists of the moment.

You can also subscribe to the playlists ( & any of the LBW playlists for all the music you could ever wish for directly from our Spotify & Soundcloud channels.)

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Let's start with a little Skate-Punk-Rock to set the mood (just because I'm definitely feeling that Linoleum vibe & what better tunes for a midsummer evening?!)

C A P T A I N // T R I P S

E A T // D E F E AT

Also check out the lads YT video for their awesome tune - Help the lads hit 2 mil views!

S H I P S // D O W N

T R I P L E // S U N D A E



D R O P // T H I S

C O R A L // S P R I N G S



I think this might just be my new favourite thing ever! Awesome tunes CS!

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T A N K U S // T H E // H E N G E

W I T C H // C H A R M E R



C O L D // S U M M E R



T H E // B I T T E R T O W N // H O U N D S

B I M B O 



A L T E R N A T I V E // C A R // P A R K



K A M I K A Z E // T E S T // P I L O T S




A L M E I D A




Keep a weather eye on that music horizon for more awesome artists, pop back, tune in and turn up for more tunes harbored here at LBW this week.

& who are this mystery band that we're featuring next week?! (Guesses welcome!)

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LBW // AWESOME GIGS // UMLAUT RECORDS // SEPTEMBER

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Aloha, Ahoy

It's team LBW's mission to bring together emerging music, connect music scenes and provide artists a platform to promote their music.

We believe emerging music is the most exciting & thrilling music & our adventure has already been so exciting in such a short amount of time.

Bringing together emerging music from across the world is a passion of ours, when we find great people to work with, we can't help but want to share their music, events & brands.

Umlaut records are one such label. Hugely talented guys with an exciting roster of emerging bands, which the guys are doing some very exciting things with.

We certainly recommend you check them out today. We can't wait to bring you more on the label as well as the events.

These East London boys have the greatest in underground punk-rock and as you all know that's one of our favourite things here at LBW.

Check out the label below and show them some social media love.

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At team LBW we are loving all of the bands we've heard and we can't wait to share more on the bands shortly.

Umlaut recently announced their September show and boy oh boy is it a good un'!

Umlaut Records at The Unicorn, Camden, present...

You can show your interest through the link to the event below.



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You should most definitely check out the incredible bands on the bill.

S T A R T // AT // Z E R O

S H I P S // D O W N

C A P T A I N // T R I P S

M U G

S W E E T // D I E G O 

This is one night that promises to be full of punk-rock / skate-punk awesomeness so do not miss this gig!

I for one cannot wait for ALL the tunes.

You can expect to see much more of all the bands on LBW over the coming days and weeks.

Umlaut are totally worth checking out and you can purchase all sorts of music treasure from their site.

They'll be harbored here a while at LBW so do keep a weather eye on the horizon for more music from these boys.

U M L A U T

PUNK - ROCK - SKA

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