Drink the Sea at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds LS6 1NY
The Brudenell is one of the foremost and most popular Live Music Venues in the City of Leeds and is described by the Venue themselves as : ‘A lively and fun loving Venue that embraces Music and Art under a wide and diverse umbrella that has no boundaries.’
The Brudenell has been in the past most famous for hosting secret gigs for bands such as Franz Ferdinand and the Kaiser Chiefs. However, it has been a centrepiece of the Leeds music scene for a number of years, and hosts events most nights of the week, by local promoters, covering a wide spectrum of genres. It’s location, near to The University of Leeds means it has a large student following, which results in high attendance for most shows.
The name is said to come from the family of James Thomas Brudenell, who owned nearby Kirkstall Abbey after it ceased to be a monastery in 1539. He was also Earl of Cardigan, which would explain why so many roads in the Hyde Park area of Leeds are named Cardigan and Brudenell.
The Brudenell Social and Recreational Club has a long and varied history and was originally formed in December 1913, in the location where it is still stands today. However the Brudenell is not just about music, and other facilities include a Lounge, Games Room with Snooker Table, 5 Pool Tables, Darts, Table Football, two Concert Rooms, and Sky TV and BT Sport on large screen TV showing all major live sports events in HD.
Local Cask and other World Speciality Craft Ales sit alongside well known accessible brands, all at a fair price. Local groups also meeting there include Photography, Film and even Origami!
Drink the Sea appear on Thursday 18th December
Drink The Sea is a new supergroup of world-renowned musicians who are considered to be some of the best songwriters in their bands from the 1990s. They include: Peter Buck, the founding guitarist and songwriter for R.E.M. His collaborations with other bands and singer-songwriters spans dozens of albums across 40 years. His collaborations with Drink The Sea member, Barrett Martin, includes work on over 40 albums to date.
Duke Garwood, a revered British singer-songwriter and guitarist who has made multiple solo albums. He has also collaborated on albums with Screaming Trees singer, Mark Lanegan.
Alain Johannes, a Chilean-American producer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who founded the band Eleven. His virtuosic skills have been tapped by several artists including Chris Cornell, PJ Harvey, Queens Of The Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures, and many others.
Barrett Martin, a Grammy-winning producer who was also the drummer and a songwriter for the Seattle band Screaming Trees, as well as the supergroup Mad Season. He formed the instrumental group, Tuatara, with Peter Buck and has worked on over 200 albums as a producer and session musician, playing on albums for R.E.M., Queens Of The Stone Age, Brazilian superstar Nando Reis, and various singer-songwriters.
Lisette Garcia, a Mexican-American Percussionist who has played on multiple albums from around the world. She has also worked as a song-translator for albums made in South America.
Drink The Sea began three years ago in 2022, when Alain and Barrett jammed at Barrett’s studio in Olympia, WA just to see what kind of magic they could conjure together. Two years later, Barrett and Duke toured together in England and Iceland, before recording additional songs in Reykjavik. After that, Barrett, Duke, and Peter met in Sao Paulo to record more songs, which continued with Alain joining them in Joshua Tree, and then some additional recording at Alain’s studio in Santiago, Chile. Final production happened at Barrett’s studio in Olympia, WA, and mixing took place in Barcelona, Spain. The two debut albums the band recorded were literally recorded around the world.
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