Friday 1st April 2005
Masters Of Budvar - at- The Labour Club, Northampton
The Moobs
From Cheshire, the duo of guitarist/songwriter Jim Farmer and bassist Andy Shardlow has created a
unique style that puts them at the leading edge of the developing New Acoustic scene. Their debut CD,
Form Shape and Fashiion, produced by Nigel Stonier, is a fresh and accessible waxing, described as both
"an understarted, raw, heartfelt sound" and "brutally tender". Their song "Tinderbox" secured them a
headlining slot at Masters of Budvar as soon as we heard it. For this gig Jim and Andy will be joined
by a drummer and by Incredible String Band violinist Fluff for what promises to be a storming
performance.
http://www.themoobs.co.uk
Anton Barbeau
Hailing from Sacramento, California, the eccentric Mr. Barbeau counts Andy Partridge of XTC and Nick
Salomon of the Bevis Frond among his admirers. Masters of Budvar ran into him at London's 12 Bar Club
last October and a deal was done. So here's what people are saying about him...
"Prolific, pretentious, precocious, intelligent, quirky, nasal, amusing, annoying to some, pop genius
to others, and never ever boring -- this, my friends, is the cumulative description of northern
California's musical auteur Anton Barbeau."
-Pop Matters
"It's a rare thing these days to stumble upon musical genius. While many musicians are happy to travel
a currently established road, Anton Barbeau veers off into a direction not heard since the heyday of
60's pop."
-Amp3.com
Oh my God, it's you... I finally get to meet you!"
-Andy Partridge
http://www.antonbarbeau.com
Paul Cox
Northampton's lushest, dreamiest songwriter makes a welcome return to Masters of Budvar. Hypnotic tunes
and elegant, world-weary wordplay are surely to be expected.
http://www.paulmcox.com
So there it is. It's all free and it kicks off at nine o'clock in the evening. Masters of Budvar, doing
it for the love of a good night out.
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