Butterflies of Love gig
The excellent Butterflies of Love make a welcome visit to Belfast on Friday 13th September when they play the Menagerie as part of their UK and Irish tour. More details here. A old gig review from Notting Hill in 2000 is in our archives.
It looks like being a great night as Desert Hearts and the Language of Flowers are also on the bill. Desert Hearts debut is one of my most listened to records of the year, and although Language of Flowers are new to me, their website is pretty good with some MP3s which are worth a listen.

Yakuza - new split single launch night
this from Jamesy from the band....
"Yakuza will make their debut on a genuine slab of waxy vinly next week with the release of a split 7" with Scottish post-hardcore yelpers Mercury Tilt Switch through Per Piranha/1970 Recordings. Featuring two tracks from each band, the single has already received positive reviews from the Irish News and the Belfast News and will be distributed througout the UK and Ireland next sometime this month, there is a distributor I just can't remember who at the moment. Anyway, we are launching the record with a gig on Thursday 12th September at The Front Page in Donegal St, Belfast as part of the Invasion Earth club night. The line-up is:
 
Yakuza (duh!)
The Coldspoon Conspiracy (awesome lo-fi blather from Dublin)
The Killing Spree (killer screamo-core from Belfast)
Linus (from Belfast hammering their Nine Inch Nail with a giant Tool)
 
It all kicks off at about 10pm and costs £3 in."
 
If you can't make it or can't find the record in the shops it's available by mail-order through the band's website