Load The Wagons...

Hello,

October will be our busiest month for a while, and sees us conducting a mini tour of the Midlands.

On the 13th we will be at The  George IV  in Lichfield supporting High Horses, music starts at 21:30.

The 20th sees us at The Steampunk Weekend at The Commandery in Worcester. We will be playing in the evening, at St Swithun's Hall, tickets for the evening cost a mere £5.00 and profits from this are to go to charity, proceedings are due to start at 20:00. In addition, on the 21st Linzi (our vocalist) will be there to promote her novel The Home Front.

On the 27th it's just a short trip (as the broomstick flies) from Crimson Clock Tower to The Roadhouse, in Stirchley for Hallowsteam, be sure to get your ticket before its too late - they are currently selling rather quickly. 

Sadly, Quasar will be unable to accompany us to any of the above mentioned gigs, it seems Saturday evenings is bell ringing practice.

If you have any comments, questions or want us to appear at an event (or even disappear at a magic show) please get in touch via our Facebook page.

Until next time, thanks for reading, and we hope to see you soon

Hurrah! For King George IV

Hello,

This week Crimson Clock Tower is abuzz with excitement, and wasps. The excitement is welcome, the wasps are not.

The reason for the change in mood since last week is that on Saturday October 13th we will be playing at the George IV in (Bore Street) Lichfield, supporting High Horses, music is due to start at 21:30. If you could be there, we would be most pleased to see you - conveniently it's only a few minutes walk from the bus and railway stations. 

Lichfield is a city with some musical history, in 1969 a band called Earth played their first UK gig since returning from Hamburg, at a venue in Frog Lane. During the gig they announced that they had changed their name to Black Sabbath. It's also the city where they first performed any of their own music, with the song Black Sabbath getting its first public performance there, in addition it's where Peter Green persuaded Jeremy Spencer to join Fleetwood Mac. Soon Crimson Clocks will be added to the list of bands that have performed there.

Even Quasar has been in a good mood this week, following on from last weeks blog he was recognised in public. It appears that a couple in a pub were arguing as to whether  he was one of the Crimson Clocks team. Apparently the argument was settled as he entered the establishment when Quasar heard one of them exclaim "You see 'im that just walked in? He really is a Clock!". Public recognition must be a wonderful thing.

Don't forget that if you want to contact us, comment on anything, or even want us to play a gig or at an event, we can be contacted via our Facebook page.

Thanks for reading, and until next time, farewell.

Silence is....disturbing

Hello again (possibly again,  definitely Hello)

Things have been strangely quiet at Crimson Clock Tower over the last few days, mainly because our bell ringer is moping over a woman (I say a woman, it's the same one as usual). Once again he refuses to ring the bells, and so oversleeping and tardiness are rife within the walls of the Tower.

He shuffles around the tower mumbling about whether or not she loves him, and the sight of his grimacing visage at the upper window of the tower is enough to turn even the hardiest of visitors away. I suspect his parents were either Sci-Fi fans or scientists, how else would he have been given a name like Quasar? At least I think that's what he calls himself, it's difficult to tell with his rather unusual accent. If he'd stop his eternal moping he would be the perfect addition to Hallowsteam, not that he will attend of course.

So, the Halloween celebrations are in order, "But what of Christmas?" I hear you ask (very quietly, because you are few in number, and it is unfashionably early to voice such a question). Well, Tiny Tim,  there'll be no tiptoeing through the tulips this Christmas, indeed not. There will instead be a Steampunk Christmas Party featuring Crimson Clocks, Steampunk Funk Bizarre, Birthrite and BB Black Dog. The event will also be streamed live over the internet. A Christmas extravaganza not to be missed, so do try not to miss it. In between now and Christmas, who knows where we may appear next, as soon as we hear anything we'll be sure to let you in on it (as long as you promise to tell everyone of course).

And now, I fear, I am late for yet another appointment, the lack of bells is driving me insane!

Until next time, farewell.

Back from The Asylum, back to insanity

Hello,

Sadly the Weekend at The Asylum, in Lincoln, is now passing into memory. The kind of memory that a certain maker of cakes might produce - an exceedingly good one.

The highlight of the weekend from the Crimson Clocks point of view came on Saturday afternoon, when The Last Line launched a novel written by our vocalist Linzi. It is the first in a number of books in her Automata Wars series, this one is called The Home Front and tells the story of what is happening at home while the soldiers are fighting a mysterious enemy on the front line.

As if that wasn't enough Linzi has another story included in the Steampunk Compilation "The Lost Souls of The Asylum", which was also launched on Saturday. This is the third in a series of compilations which features other fine stories from writers including Arkwright, and Steve Cotterill.

If you've ever heard Crimson Clocks perform Evil Genius you'll know Linzi can recite a novel in under three minutes, so taking several months to write one probably seems much easier to her.

In the evening your humble scribe was witness to incredible performances from Whiskey Bob Shaker and BB Black Dog. Whiskey Bob Shaker is a hard act to follow, but BB Black Dog were up to the task, with an amazing drum solo from Axel included in the set.

And finally, if you are beginning to feel the onset of post Asylum blues, don't forget that in October Hallowsteam will be taking place in Birmingham - Crimson Clocks are stoking the furnaces in anticipation already.

Until next time, thanks for reading....

Hello Clock Watchers,

Welcome to the first Crimson Clocks blog, we'll begin with a question. What is Crimson Clocks favourite breakfast cereal?

You have until the end of this post to formulate your answer.

So, a quick review of our recent history, we became a full band in April, and then spent a hectic few weeks writing and rehearsing before making our first public appearance at The Roadhouse in Stirchley in June, a gig that also included BB Black Dog, Birthrite, The Real Detonators and Electric Cake Salad.  Six days later we were at The Steampunk Summer Solstice in Wirksworth, which included Gladstone, BB Black Dog and many other fine bands.

Following the terrible weather experienced in Wirksworth we headed indoors and spent July and August recording an EP at Seanoise Studios in the West Midlands. It features 5 tracks, including Evil Genius and Red Violin, both of which can be heard on our Reverbnation page.

We now move from the past to the future in a manner somewhat more stylish than that of Dr Who (our trousers do at least cover our ankles). Next month we will be back at The Roadhouse for Hallowsteam, which features other great bands including BB Black Dog, Birthrite, Gladstone and many more. So The Roadhouse is the place to be on October 27th, we may even unleash some new tunes that day. Tickets can be purchase here and the facebook page giving more detail can be found here

And now, sad to say, we have reached the end of our time together for this instalment.

The answer to our question regarding breakfast cereal is of course....

Cheerio(s)