Thank you.

I would like to say a big thank you to the two bands who played with us last night at the Dublin Castle. Bleech and Airship were both excellent - one of the strongest bills I've ever played on.

I would also like to thank Club Fandango for consistently putting us on with good bands at good venues, and making us feel welcome in the Big Smoke, and to the friendly and helpful staff at the Dublin Castle.

Finally, thank you to our friends and fans who came from London and Oxford to see us play, particularly Johnny and Penny for braving the January cold.

It's a long old road but sometimes it's really really worth it.

Dave G

Witches in 2009

January's going to be a crazy month - we have three London shows and one in Oxford too - then we're back in the studio again, working on the new album.

On Saturday 3rd January we'll be returning to The Windmill in Brixton, one of our favourite venues, to warm up the new year alongside the best of London's up-and-coming new bands.

Then on Tuesday 20th January we'll be playing our third show for ace promoters Club Fandango, this time at the legendary Dublin Castle in Camden.

Finally, on Saturday 31st January we'll be heading over to the Fox and Firkin in Lewisham to play our first gig for 2Bob promotions - ace venue and promoter - we've been after this gig for ages. Hopefully we won't get lost on our way across London.

As well as playing as many festivals as humanly possible, we'll be playing lots of supports in Oxford and Bristol in the new year, starting out with a support for Monday Morning Sun (him of Xmas Lights in new project) at The Wheatsheaf in Oxford on Friday 16th January. Organised by ace promoters Swiss Concrete, this should be an top night.

There'll be a new album as well next year - the release date depends on how quickly we get it finished. Most of the songs are written, but there's plenty of work still to do. Plenty more news to follow in the new year, so watch this space!

PS don't forget to come to the Oxford Carling Academy for Your Song on NYE. It never fails to satisfy. We'll be playing alongside a whole bunch of other Oxford bands, including Smilex and Nine Stone Cowboy. A warm welcome awaits you.. armed with hard liquor.

-Dave G

Weekend + news

It's been the busiest weekend to date for all us Witches. On Saturday Jennie from The Rock of Travolta came into the studio to record cellos on our new album tracks, and they now sound amazing. Not that they weren't before, mind ;)

Then on Sunday Ms Edge brought in the double bass, and much low rumbling was heard from the depths of Kidlington, as we added the finishing touches to B.O.K. The tracks are now ready for mixing, and with any luck everything will be finished in time for our launch on 31st October.

On top of that we squeezed in two dates in London (supporting Stornoway) and Oxford (supporting The Spinto Band), and it was good to see so many familiar faces amongst the crowd. Thanks to everyone who came along! Busy venues = happy Witches.

We'll be returning to London on 11th October for Sixxx Records at Project Orange in Clapham (details on the website) where we'll be supporting Namaste (it took us far too long to finalise this gig but we got there in the end).

In Oxford we'll be launching our EP at the Cellar on Fri 31st October - we'll be handing out free promo copies of the first few tracks from our new album, so make sure you come down and pick up a copy. We'll also be playing at Fat Lil's in Witney on Saturday 18th October - if you're out that way come along, but make sure you order tickets in advance since it's selling out fast.

That's it for now, see you all soon.

Gigs this weekend - Stornoway and The Spinto Band

It's a crazy busy time to be a witch. We've been spending all our weekends either recording our new album or trecking around Poland listening to Radio Gdansk. We thought it would be fun to play a few gigs as well.

This weekend we're supporting Stornoway for Club Fandango at the Willmington Arms in London, which as always will be a lot of fun - expect inventive orchestrations and feel-good songs about fish and other such things from a band who's name always appears whenever there's a weather forecast on the telly.

Then on Sunday we're playing as last minute support for The Spinto Band at the Bullingdon Arms for TCT Music here in Oxford. They're a US band, midway through their UK tour, and their Myspace page shows a band full of promise, with 'twisted melodies and drowsy, sun-dappled mini-dramas'. If you feel like a relaxing end to the weekend then come along!

More Club Fandango confirmed!

Thanks to everyone who came to our debut Club Fandango gig on 13th August. We'll be playing again on Fri 26th September, this time at The Wilmington Arms alongside Stornoway, Alto Alite and The Cavaliers. If you're coming along don't forget to print off fliers and save yourself a quid on the door. We'll be playing a healthy mix of old and new, with much of the new stuff soon to be released on our forthcoming EP (more on that later). See you there!