Rocking Out Acoustic Style at The Cellar



Ju from Little Fish
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Thanks to all of you who came along on Thursday for what turned out to be an awesome night of music. It was great to finally see Bethany Weimers on piano and I love her new songs - very dark, beautiful. She's recording at the moment and the album will follow soon so watch that space. Samuel Zasada have bulked up since I saw them last. It really suits their songs, with some incredible vocal harmonies still ringing in my head.
You can find out more about them and their next gigs here. Ju and Ben from Little Fish completely rocked the stage and got the audience singing sweetly along to their songs. I loved Ju's new beat song - especially the onstage self-lynching! Check out what's going on in the fish bowl here. We got a real buzz from our first Oxford show and can't wait to set up another Cellar show. There's talk about doing one that focuses solely on the local femmes fatales. [Better give Undersmile a call..] Celebrations spilt well into one of the darkest Fridays on record, but we're back on track and looking forward to this Thursday's gig at the Port Mahon. I leave you with a video of my song 'Billboards' recorded on Thursday night.

The Band's First Gig, BBC6 and Radio Cherwell



That red mic sure matches my arms

It has been a busy few weeks for me and the band. We had our first gig at Mr Wolf's in Bristol on Monday 14 March, and were supported by the awesome Mr Duke who had us laughing into our free noodles. The venue started to buzz by the time we hit the stage - quite lucky for a Monday night. It was ace to finally play out to a live audience and to catch up with our pals in Bristol. Even T-Lo's parking ticket couldn't bring the mood down.

The very same night in London my track 'Hang My Picture' was played on Tom Robinson's BBC 6 Music show "Fresh on The Net," which was pretty awesome. Big thanks to Ruth Barnes and Tom Robinson for that.



Huck and T-bone on Radio Cherwell



Last night Huck and I were interviewed for Radio Cherwell in Oxford which was quite an experience. The show is played to all the NHS Hospitals in Oxford, but before you start self-harming you can listen in online too. It was lots of fun watching Huck set the world to rights through a fluffy green mic. As soon as the show is up I shall let you know.

Now we're looking forward to our big Oxford debut at the end of the month with JuJu from Little Fish, Samuel Zasada and Bethany Weimers. After that it will be playing in the Regional Finals for the Live and Unsigned Competition.

 Hope to see you there at the Cellar on the 31st March.

Tamara Parsons-Baker on BBC6 Music

My track 'Hang My Picture' was played on Tom Robinson's BBC 6 Music show Fresh on The Net on the 14th March.  You can hear it again here on BBC iPlayer, I'm on from 1:32.

And read more here.

Oxford Mail Review

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'By the end of the first number, Tamara is sounding strong and confident, reminding me of a sort of “Siouxie Sioux, Unplugged”, while Bunny notes a brightness to her singing that has grown since we last heard her.'
Read the article in full here

French London Radio plays Hang My Picture



Artwork by Elisa Muliere



Check it out. My song 'Hang My Picture' was played on French Radio London by Ruth Barnes last week. Listen to the show here: http://www.frenchradiolondon.com/french/musique/

(On the right hand side of the page scroll down to 'Mardi' and click on 'Recouter' under 8 February)

Live and Unsigned: Regional Finals

Good news from me. Yesterday I auditioned against hundreds of auditionees to secure a spot in the Live and Unsigned Regional Finals. Acts that made it through auditions will now take part in a live Regional Final Showcase in front of thousands of spectators and a professional judging panel, including judges from Kerrang, NME Radio and Radio One. The best auditionees from their Regional Final Showcase also get the opportunity to play support slots with a selection of major headlining acts. Woot!

So, I shall be competing in the Bedford Regional Finals on the 2 April and have 2 free tickets for the live show to give away. For more details and a chance to win, please email tparsonsbaker@gmail.com by the Saturday 26th February when the winner will be picked at random.

Gig at the Port Mahon TONIGHT!

I shall be performing at my first Live and Loud gig tonight. It will all be happening at the  Port Mahon from 8.00pm. Accompanying me will be the glamorous Mr Humphrey 'Huck' Astley and Mr Jonny P Mills shall be opening the night at 8.30pm.  £4 entry and the facebook group is here. I will have a few limited edition CDs for sale and lots of free BADGES! See you there x