March 2014

March 2014

Contents:

Editorial



October 2013

October 2013

Contents:

Editorial

Our 10 October 2013 showcase

10-12 October
Norwich Sound & Vision 2013

DOE

Horse Party

The Mondegreens

Our next full gig –
Friday 13 December 2013

our 13th birthday and Christmas party

Drugstore

She Makes War

BUOYS



June 2013

June 2013

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 7th June 2013

Loom

Die You Now

Darwin & the Dinosaur



April 2013

April 2013

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 26th April 2013

violet violet

Cthru27

Arrows of Love

The Nightingales


Recommended:

April 2013 @ NAC



January 2013

January 2013

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Wednesday 23rd January 2013

The Joy Formidable

WE//ARE//ANIMAL


Recommended:

January 2013 @ NAC

21 January 2013, Blood Red Shoes @ NAC



December 2012

December 2012

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 14th December 2012

Cold In Berlin

Tortoise Family Connections

There's Someone In The Pond


Recommended:

December 2012 @ NAC



October 2012

September 2012

June 2012

June 2012

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 22nd June 2012

Yeti Lane

collider

The Thinking Men


Reccommended:

Norwich Arts Centre selected June 2012 highlights




May 2012

April 2012

April 2012

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 13th April 2012

Drugstore

Fiel Garvie

Port Isla




February 2012

February 2012

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 24th February 2012

Electricity in our Homes

Octagon Court

Invisible Cities




December 2011

December 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 16th December 2011

Magoo

We Can't Dance

Khan

Tim Clare

John Osborne



October 2011

October 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 7th October 2011

The Victorian English Gentlemans Club

Olympians

The Shadow Project



September 2011

September 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 16th September 2011

Sarabeth Tucek

Alloy Ark

Rory McVicar


Reccomended:

BBC Music Video Festival

Norwich Sound & Vision convention



June 2011

June 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 17th June 2011

Underground Railroad

Fever Fever

The Day The Robots Came




April 2011

April 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 8th April 2011

Talons

Deers

Embarrassing Machines




February 2011

February 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 25th February 2011

Blue on Blue

C.O.L.L

Typewriter Radio




December 2010

October 2010

September 2010

August 2010

August 2010

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Sunday 1st August 2010
Waterloo Park Walkabout Our compere

Black Vox

Blue on Blue

Glory Glory

Hellhound Oconnor and the Winkles

KunK

Olympians

These Ghosts



June 2010

Invisible Cities
Don't miss Invisible Cities' first gig at Norwich Arts Centre; online tickets from the button at the bottom of the this linked page

Invisible Cities play wombatwombat on Friday 24 February 2012 @ NAC

As first band on, how are you going to get the evening off to a great start?

With some attitude, some confusion, no little amount of well channelled noise, some evil basslines, a handsome drummer, and a couple of well judged hats.

We're good, and if you like Electricity in our Homes you'll enjoy us too.

Please give us a brief history of Invisible Cities…

Andy and Rich formed their first band, Tonic, in the 90s – some NAC veterans might even remember us – so when Rich left Bearsuit to spend more time with his young family it seemed natural to hook up again. They wrote a few songs and decided it was worth pursuing. Andy knew Ed from work and had liked the acoustic stuff he'd been doing so Ed came in as the singer. Owen was the first to reply to our advert for a drummer. We'd enjoyed his music with Elle S'Appelle and couldn't believe our luck at striking gold at the first try.

For the past 18 months we've been concentrating on writing, though we have recorded a few songs, done a live session on Breakthru radio and played a very well received gig at B2.

Now we've honed everything to a fine point and got a bagful of good, good songs, it's time to start the serious business of getting ourselves out there.

What does your name say about your music?

Not much. We deliberately chose a name that isn't an obvious signpost to our sound. We prefer things to be opaque rather than crystal clear. The name itself is taken from a novel by Italo Calvino, which is all about how we understand signs, rules and conventions.

And what does your music say about life?

We prefer to ask rather than to tell. Musically and lyrically we're eclectic. We've got songs that point you towards the Spanish Civil War, marine evolution and Hergé's dilemma under the Nazis.

It's a Proustian, semiotic mix. Ultimately it doesn't really matter what we think it says. It'll spark different ideas in different people.

What would you like to achieve this year?

The writing side's getting very interesting indeed. Our sound's really developing so we want to write more and more.

The goals are to parade these songs at regular shows, build the fanbase, and as the year progresses to do some serious recording with a view to releasing a couple of EPs.

Social media snapshot

Which social media do you use and how do you rate them in terms of the best way to promote your band, with 1 being the best?

Ranking

Social media

URL

1

Facebook

facebook.com/InvisibleCitiesUK

2

Live session on Breakthru Radio

Live at Old School Studios with Mr Jason

3

Soundcloud

soundcloud.com/invisible_cities

Invisible Cities A-R

Andy Parkinson: bass, the BOINGATRON.

Ed Wales: vox, some keys, a dash of guitar.

Owen Cox: drums, cowbell, shaky egg.

Rich Squires: guitars, backing vox, some keys.