BASELINE GIG - 29th July

Review coming soon on our main site but here are a few photos to be going on with

Rough at the edge

Luke Timmins

Mau-Mau Rize

The Fakes

Sound & Recording Engineer

James 'The Mac' Callaghan

MAU - MAU RIZE

Showing at our next gig on Friday 29th July, Reggae band Mau-Mau Rize caught in rehearsals earlier in the week.



Baseline Gig - July 29th

Kicking off our next gig will be Kingswinford based "Rough at the Edge"

Playing a mixture of classic rock covers and some original material this will be their first gig together and are sure to get the evening off to a fine start. Tickets are £3 in advance £5 on the door.

Baseline Gig - July 29th

Line-up for the next "Baseline Gig" is now complete. headlining will be THE FAKES.

Returning to the scene of their previous triumph, these great entertainers are sure to bring the house down yet again. The main support is MAU-MAU RIZE.



If reggae is your scene be prepared to be taken back to the days of Bob Marley and the Wailers with this great band. Also appearing will be teenage guitarist Luke Timmins playing the music of Brian May; also Rough at the Edge with some covers and original rock classics.



PENS MEADOW SENSORY ROOM FUNDRAISER

Thanks to everyone who was involved in this event for the school I work at....

My big thanks go to my friend and Business partner Frank who helped provide the disco.

We also donated to the auction a Beatles Gold

disc and over £120 worth of rec

ording time that was bid on and won by owners of a SKY TV channel....wow!!!

I would also like to thank THE NARKS for being house band for the night.... everyone was blown away and had a real good time....Lads your next rehearsal is on me!!

I am pleased to report that we have so far raised £4990 for the school.... Well done to everyone,

James x

NEXT BASELINE GIG - July 29th. Progress report

We've nearly finished completing the line-up for our next live gig at "the Baseline" our own venue at The Earl of Dudley Arms in Wellington Road. Line-up will be anounced shortly and tickets on sale within the week. Still only £3 for at least three bands is great value for money. Superb sound and lighting system and.......cheep beer.

Live Performance from The Baseline - All the Colours - the Picture

BASELINE - 1st July

Another great night at the Baseline. Full review on our main site soon. Meanwhile, here are some photos of the four bands in action to keep you going.

Atik Attack

The Picture

The Rays

Red Line Ratio

For those who've never seen...........

Steve Moore, drummer with Rick K. and The Alnighters has become an internet legend with this, and many other performances like it. You can check them all out on You-Tube, but for those who've never seen....This is Sharp Dressed Man

Studio Investment - update

Thanks to our continued success we are able to carry-on the programme of updating our equipment throughout the summer months.
There have been two recent additions: one to the rehearsal facilities and one to the recording environment.
We have been able to obtain a vintage laney Linebacker 100w reverb head amplifier which has been placed in room 1. This incredibly versatile amp has many outstanding features including gain boost facilities and eq boosts on both channels.

Secondly we have purchased two MOTU 8 pre audio interfaces for the Apple Mac allowing quality 16 track recording that is extremely portable. We hope to have this installed for the next "Baseline Gig" as well as adding new versatility to our control room.

These two items alone have required an investment in excess of £1000 as we continue to invest the income from the bands who use the studio into their musical development.

Baseline Gig - July 1st

Treat yourself to a mid-summer sensation with four great bands. Red Line Ratio, The Rays, Atik Attack and of course, our house band, The Picture. Doors open 7.30, show starts at 8. Great music, cheap beer.

THE PICTURE

And our usual fantastic sound and lighting brought to you by our engineer James "The Mac" Callaghan. Tickets £3 in advance, £5 on the door. Text "tickets" followed by the number you require to 07979 653412 and we'll reserve advance price tickets for you to collect on the door by quoting your mobile telephone number. Full details by return text.

House Band - The Picture - in the News

The Stourbridge News in fact........

The picture will also be playing a short set as House Band at The Baseline on 1st July.

STEVE'S BIG GIG

Kinver Community Centre - Friday July 15th

Celebrating the life of Steve Cutler

1959-2011

Live Bands, Disco, Late Bar.

Entry £5

All Proceeds to Memorial Fund

COMING SOON - TEENSTAR 2012

We are working on a competition that will be launched later this year to find the TEENSTAR of 2012.

Teenagers will be invited to audition to appear at THE BASELINE in the finals that will take place next year.

There will be more news soon but you may want to have a sneaky look at :

http://www.basement-teenstar.webs.com/

Although the site and competition won't be officially launched until around September if you are 13-19 and want to enter then download the application form and return it to us here at The Basement and we will be in touch,

James

STARTIME VARIETY

We are pleased to host Startime Variety from Halesowen for a whole day next Monday as they prepare for their summer show.

Startime provides excellent family entertainment and The Basement is proud to collaborate with them in providing rehearsal facilities for their excellent band and singers.
More details about Startime Variety can be found on their excellent website http://www.startimevariety.co.uk/ which is well worth a look.

Another Basement Band @ The Robin2

Halogen Pulp are following in the Footsteps of Target by Numbers in entering the 2011 Robin2 Live Band of the Year. They are playing their set on Monday 20th June and, should they be successful, will meet Target by numbers in the Monthly Final a week later. Good luck to Halogen Pulp on the 20th. If you want to support them the heat starts at 7.30pm. The Robin is in Mount Pleasant, Bilston.

Baseline Gig July 1st - Line-up confirmed

Supporting Red Line Ratio at our next gig on July 1st will be The Rays and Atic Attack. More details on these two bands soon. Tickets available from June 10th.

Target by Numbers hits the bullseye

Well done lads. Target by Numbers won their first heat of The Robin2's 2011 Battle of the Bands Competition and now progress to the monthly final on 27th June.

Winners of the monthly final progress to the semi-finals in the autumn.

Baseline - Next Gig July 1st.

It is with great pleasure that we are able to confirm that Red Line Ratio will headline our next gig. They put in a stunning performance at our opening night back in February.

This is what reviewer Matt Dooner (see earlier article) had to say about them

"The hour is late and the crowd is starting to thin out; those that remain are treated to

a set from Red Line Ratio, who play the good kind of indie rock; effect-drenched

soundscapes and well constructed lyrics creating a hugesounding,ethereal atmosphere.

There isn't a "trump card" as such, but to pick any one element from Red Line Ratio would

be missing the point. They're remarkably tight and the songs are very well written and executed, the lead guitar hits the right amount of notes to be busy but not overly intrusive, the easily-overlooked rhythm section do as much as they need to carry the songs. Relying on your songs to carry the band's set is a very nice position to be in."