9th August 2008Box of Crayons + Joe Black + Alien Jazz Party + Steve WhiteThe Perseverance, 11 Shroton St NW1. £3 on the door or £1.50 advance (!).
9th August 2008Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences + Candythief (solo) + Extradition Order + Joe Buzfuz + Polly from Kinkajou + Mesparrow + Paul Hawkins (Solo)SINGLE launch for the Battle is Over (Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences featuring Diana from Candythief) @ The Betsey Trotwood. £4 entry including copy of single.
10th August 2008Box of Crayons12 Bar Club, Denmark St WC2, £3
11th August 2008A Spoonful of Poison, with featured artists 'Box of Crayons'A Spoonful Of Poison, Antifolk UKs fav open-mic. The Rhythm Factory, 16-18 Whitechapel Rd E1. £Free
15th August 2008 Antifolk Summer Festival, featuring: Captain of the Rant, Brother Clunk, Jude Cowan, Uke Stanza, Lucy's Diary, Lil' Lost Lou, Filthy Pedro & the Carthaginians, Dennis Scunt, Popular Tyre, Cookie Cutter, The Other Dances, Martin Amis & the Cripples.The 12 Bar Club, Denmark St, Soho. £6 on the door. £10 for the both days. Advance tickets from the 12 Bar Club (020 7240 2622). Starts 7pm, ends 3 to 4ish am.
15th August 2008The Popes + Mudlow + Earl Grey and the Legomen + Thee Assassins + DJ Don Letts100 Club, 100 Oxford St, London W1. The debut show of the new
Assassins line-up, with legendary Punk/Reggae DJ Don Letts spinning discs all night, and strong rumours of a guest appearance by Shane McGowan. 7:30 - 12:30AM. £15 on the door. £10 advance from
alienjazzparty.com16th August 2008 Antifolk Summer Festival, featuring: Jamie Hanson, Numberdan, King!, David Cronenberg's Wife, Danny Fontaine & The Horns of Fury, Thee Awkward Silences, Failed Hearts, Dana Immanuel, Nikesh Shukla/Yam Boy, Hello BabiesThe 12 Bar Club, Denmark St, Soho. £6 on the door. £10 for the both days. Advance tickets from the 12 Bar Club (020 7240 2622). Starts 7pm, ends 3 to 4ish am.
18th August 2008A Spoonful of PoisonAntifolk UK's favourite open-mic @ the Rhythm Factory, Whitechapel High St, E1, London. Musicians sign up at 7:30pm. Free entry for all.
23rd August 2008The Bobby McGee's + King and the Olive Fields + moreThe Vyner St. Festival 2008. Vyner St, E2. For full details see 24th
24th August 2008Congregation + Lil' Lost Lou + Thee Intolerable Kidd + moreThe Vyner St. Festival 2008. Vyner St, E2. The seventh annual festival featuring food, drink, stalls, games, art exhibits, live music and film over various locations in Vyner St. with the aim of bringing together the local community and to raise awareness of Cot Death Syndrome charity FSIDS. 2pm - 10:30PM daily. All events free
25th August 2008A Spoonful of PoisonAntifolk UK's favourite open-mic @ the Rhythm Factory, Whitechapel High St, E1, London. Musicians sign up at 7:30pm. Free entry for all.
12th September 2008Album launch: Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences' "We Are Not Other People" on Jezus Factory Records featuring Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences + David Cronenberg's Wife + Extradition Order + Stairs to Korea (Will Horsebox) + Stage Sages + Sergeant Buzfuz + Kinkajou + Ben Anstis + Dave Queen + Paul Hawkins & Ian Button12 Bar Club, Denmark Street, £6 (but then £3 off album). Music starts 7:30 and music ends 1:30.
Aside from a Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences set of songs from the album, all acts will play the songs of "other people" - Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences are not the Pet Shop Boys + Sergeant Buzfuz are not Julian Cope & The Teardrop Explodes + Kinkajou are not the Fatima Mansions + Extradition Order are not Roy Orbison + Ben Anstis is not the Jimi Hendrix Experience + Stage Sages are not the Doors + Dave Queen is not Motley Crue + Paul Hawkins & Ian Button are not early David Bowie. DCW and Will Horsebox will confirm who they're doing later...
14th December 2008Thee Awkward Silences' Really Fucking Awkward Christmas Party All-DayerThe Good Ship, Kilburn
