What's on Next...
23
Days Left
31 January 2025
Common Ground 
20.00
£5.00 door (cash only), £4.00 advance
Acts:
22.00 Mount St Helen
21.10 Empires, Empires
20.20 Taylor & Girish
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Mount St Helen
Mount St. Helen is the brainchild of Aris Sabetai, a 21-year-old multi-instrumentalist based between London and Oxford. Starting the project in lockdown, the music blends the love of 90s guitar music with ethereal string arrangements and pop sensibilities - all written, self-produced and recorded in his dorm room at university, though the live show features a full band. Although frequently focusing on themes of nostalgia, faithlessness and loser-dom, the music of Mount St. Helen is ultimately a celebration of difference, optimism and hope.
Empires, Empires
Empires, Empires is an intercontinental art-rock band based in Reading, England. Mixing melodic violin, diverse rhythms, and heartfelt songwriting, their intricate song structures and spontaneous improvisation has recently made them a prominent act on London's alternative music circuit. Every gig they play is different, with new ideas bubbling up so quickly they can barely be processed, but without losing sight of uplifting melodies.
Taylor & Girish
Taylor & Girish are a husband-wife indie folk duo based in Oxford. Their sound is a unique, rootsy blend of genres including folk, blues and bluegrass, and a touch of jazz, with tight harmonies and intricate guitar work. Their music equally draws from the singer-songwriter lineage of the 60s and 70s artists such as Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Paul Simon as it does from the modern writers such as Andrew Bird, Ben Howard and Laura Marling.
DON'T BE AN ARSE
Our gigs are often highly eclectic, so there might be a wide variety of punters in our little venue. We want everyone to have a good time, so relax, express yourself and have a good gig, but be thoughtful of other people and don't ruin their night with your fun. Basically, just be considerate and nice, and everyone will be happy.
Naturally, anyone who is actively aggressive, or who abuses anyone else on the grounds of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, Monster Munch flavour preference, or whatever the hell else might make a bigot irrationally angry, is out the door.
WE'LL DO OUR BEST TOO
In return, we'll make every effort to create a warm and pleasant environment, and we'll try our hardest to keep to the timetable (music starts at approximately 20.00, and will go on till about 22.15). Also, we've kept the door price as low as we can, but rest assured that GTI is a non-profit event, and all the money after expenses goes to the performers.