We are back this month with a residents special! When starting Jam the Box over a year ago the idea was to keep complete quality control over the music, reflected in a series of highly successful guest nights such as Firecracker Recordings, Rebel Waltz, Club for Heroes, and also the “Goes Live…” projects featuring live music from 7PM. It's now time to give you a dose of pure jammin' action straight from the source! The main room will be hosted by Jimmy “Jammin” Thomas, Marmalade Maslin and Jammiwam, selecting a natural progression of instrumental Hip Hop beats through to Disco and House ending with a soulful blend of deep Techno, Dubstep, B-More and just about anything else that we can make fit!

The bar is in the hands of RoskoDisco who has played at Jam the Box since our first parties back in 2008, RoskoDisco holds down a residency at our favourite Glasgow bar, McSorley’s, joining him is Danny Bailey, again a firm favourite at Jam the Box, playing a wide range of music from funk, soul, and psych. Danny has played at various nights up and down the UK and also held down residencies across the pond in NYC at Royale (Brooklyn) and Route 85a (Manhattan). Expect the very best in Funk, Soul, Hip Hop and Disco all night in the bar!

Jam the Box pres Jetlad (Club for Heroes)
05/09/2009
The GRV, Guthrie Street, Edinburgh
2300-0300

Entry £4/5

Main Room : Jetlad & JTB Residents
Bar : JTB Residents

This month we are pleased to welcome Jetlad of 'Club for Heroes' fame. Club For Heroes’ Jetlad doesn’t mess about when he gets behind the decks. His blend of retro-futurist electropop and superheavy gay disco never fails to move feet and blow minds.

Expect high drama, psychedelic rapture and joyful chaos on the dancefloor!

You can catch Jetlad joined by purveyors of only the finest outer-space disco music at Club For Heroes now weekly Thursdays at their new home, The GRV.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Our next night 1st Aug - REBAL WALTZ

Jam the Box pres REBEL WALTZ

Murray Richardson & Stuart Patterson ( East Villages, 20:20 Vision, BBE)

01/08/2009
The GRV, Guthrie Street, Edinburgh
1030-0500 (TBC)

Entry £4/5

Main Room : Murray Richardson & Stuart Patterson (B2B) + JTB DJ's
Bar area : Gary, Struan & JTB DJ's


"Rebel Waltz has been rocking for over 10 years. From its humble beginings in Edinburgh's City Cafe to its brilliant parties at Barcelona's City Hall and La Terrrazza , Rebel Waltz is currently bi-monthly at London's East Village. Rebel Waltz djs Murray Richardson and Stuart Patterson play back 2 back, tune for tune and provide a soundtrack of only the most upfront underground house music combined with a few classic trax to give you one of the best nights around!. As well as touring Rebel Waltz across Thailand, Spain and Brasil, Rebel Waltz has also been recorded live and the session released as a covermount cd with DJ Magazine."

4th July - Jam the Box ... goes live!

Hot off the heals of last month with Firecracker absolutely raising the roof, we’re back with our Live night!

“Jam the Box … goes live” features 4 bands hailing from Edinburgh that we have seen and liked. Music kicks off at 7PM with DJ’s and live music till 11(ish) then the Jam the Box DJ’s will take over, this month we also have very special guest Polaris flying in from Ireland to assist in DJ duties too, expect everything from funk, soul and rock & roll to disco, house and techno…

Some info on the bands….

Alfonzo

First off we have Alfonzo, who are Daniel McGeever (Vox, Keyboard), Mikey Cook (Guitar), Chris Cook (Bass), Andrew Innes (Drums). They are a four piece band from Portobello, Edinburgh who formed a few years ago and have recently signed with Glasgow based D Set Records. They are currently recording their debut album and have played with the likes of Fratellis, Doves, Snow Patrol, Travis, and Feeder. These lads have been a firm favourite of ours for years and it’s been a long time dream to put them on! They play funked up 4-minute rock and roll anthems and are tighter than a crabs claw! This is sure to take the roof off Jam the Box and is their first gig in the Capital this year, catch these boys in a small venue whist you still can!

Din Eydin

Having only been playing live since late 2008, Edinburgh 4 piece Din Eidyn adds another element of surprise to the evening. Bringing heavy riffs and moody vocals to the table, the lads are starting to gain a loyal following, with their explosive live performance helping their cause. We're all looking forward to showcasing their talent to the Jam the Box crowd.

The Merchants

Young up-starts the Merchants only formed at the start of the year but have already made their mark on the Edinburgh live scene. The lads write catchy and infectious Indie Pop music with riffs that are guaranteed to get even the more reserved gig-goers stamping their feet. With influences ranging from the 60's mop-top-era to 90's brit-rock, you can expect an energetic display when they arrive at Jam the Box.

Johnny San Diego and The Naturals

Johnny San Diego rolls into town with The Naturals in tow for their first gig in the capital. Having only ever graced stages in their native USA, the lads arrive on our shores surrounded in mystery. This acoustic only 3-piece have been busy working on their live set for most of the year and come the 4th of July all will be revealed.

Doors from 7PM and it's £5 all night,

There will be a limited number of membership cards available for free on the night,

Another Mix

This time from Jam the Box resident Jimmy "Jammin" Thomas.

The mix was done for a show on Leith FM this Friday (5th June). They only wanted 30 minutes but here is in its entirety,

http://www.divshare.com/download/7554673-94b


Intro…
Bumper - Everybody Fonki (Point One Vs Wireblock)
Prince - D.M.S.R (Warner)
John Davis - Mr Break-Electro Tube (Citinite)
Joe Lewis - Midnight Dancin' (Peacefrog)
The Revenge - Cadillac (Jiscomusic)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - War (Island)
Chow Daddy - Dismembered (Moxie)
Carl Craig -Angel (Planet e)
Linkwood - Miles Away [Intrusion Dub] (Firecracker)
Rick Wade - Harsh Thoughts (Harmonie Park)
Mr K Alexi - Don't You Know (Partehardy)
Chow Daddy - Bad Little Kitten (Moxie)
Sound Stream - Makin' Love (Sound Stream)
Basti Grub - Baaa Niii (Höhenregler)
Isolee - Lost (Playhouse)
Quadrion - Vibrations (Drum Poet)
Maurizio - M4 (Maurizio)
Equalized 001 (Eqaulized)
Ramon Tapia & Maxim Lany - Highway EP (We Play House)
Seldom Felt 5 (Seldom Felt)
69 - Jam The Box (R&S)
Skream - If You Know (Tempa)
Andy Stott – Drippin’ (Modern Love)
Outro!

Jammiwam mix

http://www.divshare.com/download/7193047-526

Next up on the mix duties is Jam the Box co-promoter and resident Jammiwam, in true Jam the Box style it encapsulates everything from deep house to disco, italo to techno and even manages to effortlessly sneak in a few rave numbers too!!

Enjoy…

Matzo & Pauli - Kommach - Cyberdance
Aqua Regia - Untitles - Irdial
DJ Rahaan - Walk - Kat
I-F & Fred Ventura - I cut my heart - Clone
DJ Rahaan - Together - Stillove4the music
Jamie 326 - Dr Funk - Partehardy
Alton Miller - Untitled - NDATL
Delano Smith - Senergy - Third Ear
Marbert Rocal - The Pack - Compost
Fudge Fingaz - Ghost House - Prime Numbers
Moodymann - Dem young Sconies - Planet E
Ray Okpara - Please - Drum Poet
Sven Weisemen - Sark - Freud
7027 - Re-paced - 7027
Strinx - Sirus - Rush Hour
Ican - Make it Hot - Ican
2 Bad Mice - Bomb Scare - Moving Shadow
Tronik House - Uptempo - XL
2 Bad Mice - Hold On - Moving Shadow

Our Next Night!! FIRECRACKER - Fudge Fingas & House of Traps, 3 hour set - 06/06/09

Jam the Box pres...

House of Traps & Fudge Fingas (Firecracker & Prime Numbers)

06/06/09

The GRV, Guthrie Street, Edinburgh

2300-0300

Entry £4 all night.

The hottest Jam in town by a vastly vast measure indeed this month as we invite you down to witness two of Edinburgh’s finest DJs, musicians and producers in action behind the decks - Fudge Fingas and House of Traps, aka Gav Sutherland and Lindsay Todd from the world renowned Firecracker Recordings label. It is no understatement to say Firecracker are causing quite a stir amongst the most discerning music lovers the world over.

This label and these artists aren't just hype, they have delivered big time and its just out of luck that they hail from Edinburgh and have spent most of their lives involved in the local scene, most notably at Edinburghs independent music outlet Underground Solu'shn and legendary clubs nights Tribal Funktion, Higher Ground and the still running Ultragroove. Since the release of their first EP back in 2004 Firecracker have firmly established themselves amongst their peers as one of the most talked about and respected underground labels out there with fans as diverse as Derrick May and Moodymann to Lindstrom and the Idjut Boys. After the sheer buzz created by the first three firecracker EP's, the public demanded a repress after they quickly become collectors' items and thankfully Firecracker delivered.

Now on their fourth release, a remix of "Miles Away" by Steve Hitchell aka Intrusion of Deepchord, which takes on Linkwoods biggest track 'Miles Away' with two utterly sublime and heart-warming renditions poised to soundtrack fuzzy summer moments across the world in the coming months, like the previous Firecracker releases this is housed in screen printed sleeves and hand stamped centre labels pressed onto lush heavyweight vinyl.

As well as their own Firecracker Recordings, Gav is involved in many other productions with artists such as Trus'me and Linkwood , as well as currently playing keys for adorable Edinburgh based band Found, not to mention busying himself with forthcoming solo projects for Prime Numbers. Meanwhile Lindsay is one half of Linkwood Family along with Nick Moore, and has in the past worked with Joseph Malik, as of course has Mr. Fingas...

To put it bluntly, if you know anything about House music then there’s a high chance you will know who these boys are. It’s going to be a potent brew of funk, soul, disco and house.

Miss this one at your absolute peril…

http://www.myspace.com/firecrackerrecordings

Room One: Firecracker B2B 3 Hour set + JTB DJ's

Room Two : JTB DJs