NEWS
13-02-06
MySpace
Yes, The Keys now have a page on MySpace. The address is:
http://www.myspace.com/thekeysmusic
The site has 3 exclusive songs (well, 2 new live songs and one old favourite) which can only be heard on MySpace. There will be a download part of the website soon... promise!!
Gigs 2006
8th April (Sat) at Clwb Ifor Bach with 'The Broken Family Band'
14th April (Fri) at Telfords Warehouse in Chester
Photos
You can now see pictures of the new look Keys on stage at Clwb Ifor Bach last month.
Radio broadcast
The band have recorded a session with Adam Walton over the last week which should be broadcast on his Radio Wales show soon. I'll let you all know when it's to be broadcast.
26-11-05
New band line-up
The Keys now have a new bassist due to the departure of Pixy Jones of the band ElGoodo (
www.elgoodo.co.uk).
James Bell is a former member of The Loves and photos of the new line-up will be on the website soon.
Gigs 2005
After the joys of Miri Madog and other gigs around Wales this year, The Keys have a few pre-christmas shows for your entertainment:
December 15th 2005
Buffalo, Windsor Place, Cardiff
(with Attack & Defend and The Laser Safari DJ's)
Telephone: 02920 310 312
Website:
www.wearebuffalobar.co.uk
December 16th 2005
Tommy's Bar, Howard Gardens UWIC Art College, Howard Place, Off Newport Road, Cardiff
(with The Jan Watkins Band and The Laser Safari DJ's )
Telephone: 029 2050 6181
December 17th 2005
Duke of Clarence, Neath
New album
The band have been working hard, writing and recording so look forward to a flurry of releases, including a new album in the spring.
19-07-04
GIGS!
See gigs page for full listings:
July 26th 2004
Barfly, Cardiff
(with My Red Cell and The Caves)
This is a FREE gig but you need to reserve tickets through the website.
August 14th 2004
Miri Madog, Porthmadog
August 15th 2004
Summer Sundae Festival Leicester
August 16th 2004
The Music Box, Groove Street, Edinburgh
August 20th 2004
Greenman Festival, Hay-on-Wye
25-03-04
NEW EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
The Keys are playing two dates in Europe at the end of this week.
They are:
Sat 27 Mar - Amsterdam Paradiso - Website: www.paradiso.nl
Sun 28 Mar - Paris La Boule Noire - Website: www.laboule-noire.fr
22-03-04
NEW SINGLE RELEASED TODAY!
FROM TENSE TO LOOSE TO SLACK
PURE 152CDS / PURE 152S
Tracks:
01 From Tense To Loose To Slack
02 I Believe My Eyes Are Over Exposed
03 There's A Place
04 About Time
29-01-04
TV SLOT
Tonight, The Keys will be appearing on S4C's 'idot' programme between 21:30 and 22:30. Next Thursday at 22:30 on S4C digidol (digital) the
'idot idot' programme will look back at this week's programme (!).
TOUR DATES
There is an extra date on the Keys headline tour, The Tunbridge Wells Forum on the 26th of March 2004. Some tickets can be bought via
ticketweb.co.uk. All other dates can be found on the gigs page of the website.
NEW SINGLE
The next single to be released from the album 'THE KEYS' will be 'Tense To Loose To Slack' on the 22nd of March 2004 and according to the
toopure website 'features 3 exclusive new songs'.
22-12-03
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from thekeysmusic.co.uk
Even though 2004 seems so far away at the moment, the Keys will be
playing lots and lots of places during February and March. Here's a
sneak preview of when and where (subject to change obviously!!!). Is it
too late to ask for tickets for christmas? I think not....
TOUR DATES 2004 (see gig listings for latest news)
LOVE with ARTHUR LEE
The Keys supporting
Tue 3 Feb Norwich Waterfront
Thu 5 Feb Brighton Concorde 2
Fri 6 Feb Cardiff Coal Exchange
Wed 11 Feb Bristol Carling Academy
Sun 15 Feb Northampton Roadmender
Wed 18 Feb Aberdeen Lemon Tree
Thu 19 Feb Edinburgh Liquid Room
Sat 21 Feb Glasgow Carling Academy
Thu 26 Feb Birmingham Carling Academy
Fri 27 Feb Cambridge Corn Exchange
Sat 28 Feb Aylesbury Civic Centre
THE KEYS HEADLINE TOUR
Wed 3 Mar Wrexham NEWI
Thu 4 Mar Sheffield Uni (Fuzz Club)
Fri 5 Mar Glasgow King Tut's
Sat 6 Mar Edinburgh tbc
Sun 7 Mar Hull Adelphi
Mon 8 Mar Liverpool Uni/Academy
Tue 9 Mar Leeds Josephs Well
Wed 10 Mar Manchester Night & Day
Thu 11 Mar Northampton Soundhaus
Fri 12 Mar Leicester Sumo
Sat 13 Mar Luton The Well Music Venue
Tue 16 Mar Oxford The Cellar
Wed 17 Mar Derby Victoria
Thu 18 Mar Milton Keynes Pitz
Fri 19 Mar Guildford The Star
Sat 20 Mar Bristol Louisiana
Mon 22 Mar Nottingham Rescue Room
Tue 23 Mar Colchester Arts Centr
Wed 24 Mar London Islington Academy 2
Thu 25 Mar Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
09-09-03
GIG NEWS
The dates for October have changed slightly and are now as follows:
02 Live broadcast on Radio 1 Session in Wales
04 CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach
05 BRISTOL Louisiana
06 LONDON Barfly
02-09-03
NEW RELEASES
The second single on Too Pure, 'Love your Sons and Daughters', is released next Monday the 8th of September. A track listing will be available on the Discography page on the site soon.
Following this, the album title 'The Keys' is released on October 6th. Again, track listing etc will be confirmed asap.
GIG NEWS
In the next month THE KEYS will be appearing in a venue near you to promote the album 'The Keys'. The dates so far are:
OCTOBER
04 CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach
05 BRISTOL Louisiana
06 LONDON Barfly
07 SHEFFIELD Fez Club
08 LEICESTER tba
09 LEEDS Joseph's
10 GLASGOW Barfly
PEEL SESSION
The long awaited Peel Session recorded earlier this year will be broadcast on Tuesday the 9th of September.
VIDEO
Too Pure informs me that 'a video for the single has been made and will be available to watch online from [the Too Pure website] shortly.
19-07-03
Gig Dates
The Keys have two dates during July and August:
OXFORD Truck Festival - 20th July
MERTHYR TYDFIL Merthyr Rising Festival - 3rd August
Single and album dates
TooPure announce that the next single called 'Love your Sons and Daughters' is to be released on the 8th of September and is the second single released from the forthcoming album titled 'The Keys' which is due for release on the 6th of October.
10-06-03
NEW SINGLE
Yes, the new single is finally in the shops! 'Strength of Strings' was released on the 9th of June in 7" vinyl and cd single formats and can be bought at the following online stores, amongst others.
http://www.opalmusic.com/
http://action-records.co.uk/
http://www.101cd.com/
VOTE
Read the review and give your verdict on the single at the BBC Wales Music website.
GIG DATES
JULY 4th Compass Point Festival - Bute Park, Cardiff
JULY 20th OXFORD Truck Festival
AUGUST 9th LIVERPOOL Eden Festival
RADIO SESSIONS
John Peel session - early July
Radio 6 session
27-03-03
Saturday 12th April - Railway Club - Bangor
Pacinno and Winabego support
Tickets £4 in advance from Cob Records in Bangor, £5 on the door.
The club only holds 150, so book early to avoid disappointment!
Friday 25th April - Resolven Rugby Club, Resolven (8pm)
together with the wonderful Mellow Doubt, Fillmore and Jennifers
Parents.
A gig not to be missed.
The first single on toopure is due for released in June.
