Pale Fire Music

01/02/2025

Sweetpool and Judas Johnson - two terrific beat combos. Buy yourself some tickets at:
https://www.ticketstelford.com/whats-on/music/sweetpool-supported-by-judas-johnson/5207/
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Telford/Firefly/SWEETPOOL-plus-Judas-Johnson/40451326/
Then get down to the Firefly on 8th March and boogie the night away...
Hear some:
https://sweetpool.bandcamp.com/album/triple-earth-star
https://judasjohnson1.bandcamp.com/album/psycho

26/01/2025

These nice gentlemen have agreed to perform for you lucky people. Be there - 8th March at the Firefly!
Get your tickets here:
https://www.ticketstelford.com/whats-on/music/sweetpool-supported-by-judas-johnson/5207/
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Telford/Firefly/SWEETPOOL-plus-Judas-Johnson/40451326/
Hurry hurry hurry! You won't be disappointed.

17/01/2025

And we're back - nearly.
Pale Fire Music's first gig for 2025 will be on Saturday 8th March at the Firefly. We have:
SWEETPOOL - creating a thrilling, intense melting pot of psychedelic punk, flamenco and space noises - but this isn’t just noise for the sake of noise - they love a proper tune.
Hear Sweetpool here: https://www.sweetpool.co.uk/audiovideo
JUDAS JOHNSON - who describe themselves as the elder statesmen of the Shropshire music scene. They return to The Firefly to make some noise…
Hear Judas Johnson here: https://soundcloud.com/judasjohnson
And get your tickets here:
https://www.ticketstelford.com/whats-on/music/sweetpool-supported-by-judas-johnson/5207/
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Telford/Firefly/SWEETPOOL-plus-Judas-Johnson/40451326/

19/11/2024

30 years of the National Lottery. What have they ever done for us? Well, this for example...

16/11/2024

Black Doldrums perform 'Sad Paradise' at the Firefly, 8th November 2024. Video by Stephen Handley.

14/11/2024

Black Doldrums and Fallen Horse brought their own brands of carthartic melancholia to the Firefly last Friday (8th).
Pale Fire Music thanks both bands for their dark, intensely introspective audio atmosphere.

Listen to them, live at the Firefly, HERE:
https://soundcloud.com/palefire57

Thanks also to Rob (Bluespot Productions) for the sound, James Townend for the lights, and Dee Wilson for allowing us to use her photos.
We'll return in 2025.

04/11/2024

Pale Fire Music's final ACE-funded event for 2024...
Black Doldrums, with Fallen Horse.

Black Doldrums' new album, In Limerence, out now - hear some here:

Black Doldrums - Hideaway (Official Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWDWOJ9-fLM

Black Doldrums - Summer Breeze (Official Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHlohYoE630

TICKETS
https://www.ticketstelford.com/whats-on/music/black-doldrums-supported-by-fallen-horse/5084

www.skiddle.com

Pale Fire Music, bringing ORIGINAL live music to the Firefly, Telford.

01/11/2024

Pale Fire Music's final ACE-funded event for 2024... Black Doldrums, with Fallen Horse. Friday 8th November 2024.
Black Doldrums - gothic post-punk, tribal drums, euphoric guitar textures, introspective lyrics.
Black Doldrums - Dreamcatcher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp9AdzR9XJ8
Fallen Horse - lyrical and musical influences from Patti Smith, Nick Cave, Tori Amos, Michael Chapman and Smoke Fairies.
Tickets HERE:
https://www.ticketstelford.com/.../black-doldrums.../5084
www.skiddle.com

26/10/2024

Pale Fire Music's final ACE-funded event for 2024... Black Doldrums, with Fallen Horse. Friday 8th November 2024.

Black Doldrums - gothic post-punk, tribal drums, euphoric guitar textures, introspective lyrics.
Black Doldrums - Into Blue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH9pigbq8Gc

Fallen Horse - lyrical and musical influences from Patti Smith, Nick Cave, Tori Amos, Michael Chapman and Smoke Fairies.

Tickets HERE:
https://www.ticketstelford.com/whats-on/music/black-doldrums-supported-by-fallen-horse/5084
www.skiddle.com

21/10/2024

Left For Dead Records offers shameless incentive to buy Black Doldrums' new album...

FC247V12 18/10/24 Limited edition clear blue vinyl Includes download code THIS VERSION INCLUDES 1 GUEST LIST ENTRY FOR THE 8TH NOVEMBER BLACK DOLDRUMS W/FALLEN HORSE AT THE FIREFLY, OAKENGATES, TF26EJ 'In Limerence' is the second album from London-based trio Black Doldrums. Once described by Uncut a...

18/10/2024

Black Doldrum's new album 'In Limerence' (out on Fuzz Club Records) reviewed HERE
https://louderthanwar.com/black-doldrums-in-limerence-album-review
They play the Firefly (Telford) with Fallen Horse on Friday 8th November.
TICKETS
https://www.ticketstelford.com/whats-on/music/black-doldrums-supported-by-fallen-horse/5084
www.skiddle.com

10/10/2024

Black Doldrums 'Summer and Winter 2024 UK tour' arrives at the Firefly (Telford) on Friday Nov 8th.
“A MIX OF GOTHIC-ROCK AND SHOEGAZE SOUNDS TO DIE FOR” - ROLLING STONE
“A FIERCE COMBINATION OF POST-PUNK, REVERB, DRONE AND MELODY” - UNCUT
"YOUTHFUL AND AMBITIOUS CONTEMPORARY ROCK 'N' ROLL " - SHINDIG!
“AWE -INSPIRING... BLACK DOLDRUMS CREATE TRANSIENT AND EUPHORIC DARK POST-PUNK. ” - LOUDER THAN WAR

Listen to their new songs:
Black Doldrums - Hideaway (Official Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWDWOJ9-fLM

Black Doldrums - Summer Breeze (Official Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHlohYoE630

Fallen Horse play in support. Birmingham based Fallen Horse draw on genres ranging from Americana to Scandi-noire.
Their lyrical and musical influences flow from Patti Smith, Nick Cave, Tori Amos incorporating folk based artists such as Michael Chapman and Smoke Fairies.

Impressed? Now buy your tickets:
https://www.ticketstelford.com/whats-on/music/black-doldrums-supported-by-fallen-horse/5084
www.skiddle.com

09/10/2024

Here's a summary of what Pale Fire Music have done with Arts Council England support.

07/10/2024

Another evening of fine original music, curated by volunteer collective Pale Fire Music & Left for Dead Records.
From Brooklyn, New York - The Thing.
From Birmingham - Ocean Ivy.
Our thanks to both bands for a phenomenal immersive experience. If you weren't there, you should have been.
Hear a song from each band HERE:
https://soundcloud.com/palefire57

26/09/2024

THE THING'S European Tour arrives at the FIREFLY in Telford on Saturday 5th October.
Read about them HERE:
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/02/12/album-review-the-thing-the-thing-is/
https://addtowantlist.com/index.php/2023/04/19/new-album-the-thing-heres-the-thing/
Hear them HERE:
The Thing - Dirt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC4bQbPONQQ
And get your tickets HERE:
https://www.ticketstelford.com/whats-on/music/the-thing-supported-by-ocean-ivy/5083/
www.skiddle.com
Support from Birmingham's Ocean Ivy. With a growing reputation on the local live scene, these guys are not to be missed.
Don't be square, be there!

20/09/2024

Up next from your original live music collective Pale Fire Music & Left for Dead Records.

All the way from New York, The Thing, inspired by the likes of Brian Jonestown Massacre, King Gizzard, and The Black Keys.

The Thing - Neptunne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJkqjo61w90

All the way from Birmingham, Ocean Ivy, who incorporate the explosive beats of Buddy Rich, the wisdom and words of Jack Kerouac, and the harmonic guitar lines of Big Thief.

Saturday 5th October at the Firefly, Telford.
Get your tickets HERE (what you see is what you pay - no dynamic pricing!)
https://www.ticketstelford.com/whats-on/music/the-thing-supported-by-ocean-ivy/5083/
www.skiddle.com

11/09/2024

Only 3 and a half weeks till the next Pale Fire Music & Left for Dead Records promotion (funded by Arts Council England).

The Thing from New York, inspired by the likes of Brian Jonestown Massacre, King Gizzard, and The Black Keys.

Guests are Birmingham's Ocean Ivy, who incorporate the explosive beats of Buddy Rich, the wisdom and words of Jack Kerouac, and the harmonic guitar lines of Big Thief.

Saturday 5th October at the Firefly, Telford.
Don't delay; get your tickets today
https://www.ticketstelford.com/whats-on/music/the-thing-supported-by-ocean-ivy/5083/
www.skiddle.com

The Thing (NYC) - Beige Bouquet (Live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZi9CM32q8s

09/09/2024

Another great night of grassroots original music at the Firefly, brought to you by Pale Fire Music / Left For Dead Records.

Huge thanks to Black Helium & Sweetpool, supported by great sound from James Hammond (Blue Spot Productions) and James Townend for his lighting and images, and the punters who came to this multimedia psyche fest. We were impressed to find folk who had travelled far to Telford, with one from Norfolk!

Hear a sample of the bands' sounds: https://soundcloud.com/palefire57

All photos courtesy of Dee Wilson.

Look out for our next Arts Council England funded event on Sat 5th Oct 2024 featuring New York’s The Thing. Tickets from www.ticketstelford.com and www.skiddle.com Advance tickets £12 plus booking fee, on the door £14 subject to availability.