Tony Wilson event / My 1st-ever London headliner / New album news

By kevinhewick, Aug 22 2017 2:48PM

With one days notice I appeared at the 10th anniversary Tony Wilson event in Walthamstow replacing the photographer Kevin Cummins. I was just going as an audience member.
I was on the discussion panel with the wonderful Rowetta of Happy Mondays, James Endeacott and Buzzcocks manager Richard Boon, chaired by John Robb. It was filmed and is up on you tube as Tony Wilson: What Was And What Could Be (I think!) Paul Morley also appeared reading extracts from his forthcoming Tony Wilson book that he has already interviewed me for.
Mark Hart who organised the event had become quite a Hewick fan (!) and has proposed a follow up..TBC but it will be my first ever headliner in London at Centre 17 Walthamstow on Thursday October 12th.
The proposed format will be:
A 30 minute set by local trio Crayon Angels.
A 30 minute 1st set by me.
A 30 minute conversation with Richard Boon.
A 45 minute 2nd set by me.
Pre and after sounds by DJ Nick Watt (who worked with Tony Wilson on In The City Festival)
It will also launch my next album 'Driven By Love Driven By Hate' - we conclude sessions this month, 70 minutes plus 16 or 17 songs depending if one makes the cut.
All to be confirmed but very excited!
K

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July 15: free afternoon gig at The Criterion

By kevinhewick, Jul 3 2017 12:32PM

At The Criterion Millstone Lane Leicester, me and a couple of guitars in a few tunings and my voice and songs that I can't believe I've written, they surprise me even with their lyrical and melodic depths. Lots from the forthcoming album 'Driven By Love, Driven By Hate' and from recent albums 'Touching Stones, Tasting Rain', 'The Heat Of Molten Diamonds' and 'All Was Numbered' - and I'll play things from 2017 to right back to my 80s Factory Records days, nearly 40 years worth of material and the stories to go with them. Official times are 3pm start, 5pm end but I usually go over that a bit. Free admission and unfree beers, that's the way it works, be great to see you there and share the afternoon with you...

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An amazing sequence of gigs with some of my musical heroes

By kevinhewick, May 18 2017 4:46PM

In the next couple of months I have got an amazing sequence of gigs with some of my great musical heroes..
Starting TONIGHT 18th with Crass legend Steve Ignorant and his Slice Of Life band AND the wonderful Jesuscarfish at the LCB depot in Leicester.
Then on May 22nd I am with the great George Borowski and Moya and my dear friend and comrade Stevie Jones at The Three Cocks Inn Kettering.
May 24th sees me and the band and Lumière Ogbanje's magnificent lightshow support the awesome long-awaited return of The Doctors Of Madness, their first Midlands show in 40 years at Leicester's Musician. Do not miss!!!
May 28th at The Musician we pause for thought to remember one of music's true nice guys, Mr Ian Babington - I'll be joining a host of artists to pay tribute to him.
June 3rd I am at Leicester Riverside festival then on the dreaded election night June 8th come and share some musical light with the ever-classic mainman Terry Reid and I at The Musician.
June 25th I join the lovely Labour Partiers for an open air event at The Boathouse Barrow Upon Soar - celebrating the new Corbyn Labour government of course!
And July 16th at The Muso with my soulbrotherhomie Steve Parker we have the wonderful Keith Christmas
- and I have the honour of sharing a stage with Keith again on the next night, the 17th, at The Old Labour Club in Northampton.
PLEASE NOTE Keith and I are free for a possible Tuesday 18th gig in the Midlands area - any offers?
I should also complete both the epic 17 song new Kevin Hewick album at Deadline Studios with Adam Ellis with contributions by Autumn Dawn Leader, Jonathan Read, Rhett Barrow, David Conrad Dhonau and Mark Haynes, out.. when its ready of course!
And also there is the 2 hour plus voyage into sound recorded in collaboration with Alessandro Monti, Jim Tetlow , MarChris Conway, Lee Boyd Allatson , Steve Escott and Mark Haynes.. between these two albums thats over 3 hours of music to unleash on the world, we have all worked hard on these projects but I promise you they will be worth the wait..

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