Bass player, writer, guitars, keys, noises…no genres, no specifics. Noises.

Red Giant are one of the most formidable, emerging blues rock bands from the UK. Don't believe it? Then go see them. You'll soon change your mind.
 
Red Giants gigs are high energy and powerfully visceral.
With Miss Carina Powell on bass and backing vocals, Mr John Joe Gaskin on the drums and Dave Simpson on Guitar & Vocals the band are constantly expanding and pushing themselves to their limits, creating dynamic and explosive performances leaving the audience in awe with each member's impressive showmanship.

Hands Off Gretel are a 4-piece alternative rock band, formed late 2014 in South Yorkshire, UK.

The band emerged from a music venture and friendship between singer/songwriter Lauren Tate and guitarist Sean McAvinue. Following a tumble down the stairs at rehearsal and a few broken bones (literally!) the pair started a new band together, with Lauren moving onto rhythm guitar the pair wrote songs inspired by their joint love of 90’s bands. Joined by Danny Pollard on bass and Laura Moakes on drums, the four came together for the first time in October 2014 to breathe life into a collection of songs written by Lauren. Harnessing a raw, dynamic energy and channelling it through songs that really get stuck in your head, H.O.G. is a band you have to see.  

The band’s front woman, Lauren, takes her inspiration from “ballsy women” fronting punk/grunge bands.
“I am always searching for female singers with integrity and attitude who don’t rely on over-sexualised imagery to sell their music, but they are hard to find. So I set about creating music that I wanted to listen to and couldn’t find, unless I looked back 25 years! I’m sure there are others who also want to hear this music.”

It’s a daring leap into a 90’s alternative sound that sees Lauren following her true musical ambitions, resisting the easier routes to success that have been offered. With YouTube views now approaching 2M and a social profile of over 20k followers, her incredible vocals are evident for all to see & hear. Hands Off Gretel has a solid platform to get their new music out.

The band launches in February 2015 with 3 free download tracks, a new video and a series of live dates, which will be built upon in the coming months. The band’s first gig will be Sat 7th March at the Barnsley Rock & Blues Club. Keep up to date with the band and sign up to the online newsletter here… www.handsoffgretel.co.uk 


Pisces baby born 1997, Lauren Tate is a singer-songwriter, producer, director and artist from South Yorkshire, England. Growing up the eldest of three, Tate was a secondary school dropout, writing and self producing music from her bedroom from the age of 15. Delving into many musical genres singing both
hard-rock/grunge-punk in her current band 'Hands Off Gretel', Tate most recently stripped back to a softer more raw Americana sad-pop sound with her first solo album in 6 years 'Songs For Sad Girls'.
Set to release 'Songs For Sad Girls' on 2nd August on her own label Trash Queen Records (Uk), Tate self-produced the record in her home studio. 'I planned to get my album produced by someone when I could afford it, but there was a certain magic and honesty captured in my recordings, that I knew would really move people. My lyrics are brutally honest. I wanted it to sound like a girl writing in her diary, unapologetic and imperfect like real girls are'.  

'Miss American Perfect Body' is the first single released from the upcoming album alongside a new music video directed by Lauren. 'This song is like me saying 'I feel you, I am you'. It addresses bullying and isolation, the pressures of having to look perfect as a young girl, empowering others to believe in themselves and feel confidence with who they are'.  Lauren not only self produced her own album she designed all the album artwork and merchandise too. 
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#Rock #Pop #Punk #alternative #Indie Singers/Songwriters/Performers/Musicians, like 2 peas in a music pod:):) We like being out there and hope you fall in love with our music!! I'm Mille (the 'dark" one on bass)  and I'm Mie (the "angelic"one on rhythm & lead guitar), together we somehow manage to marry our differences so we cant say our music sits in any specific genre!! Our songs we write are reflective of and inspired by where we are at, in life!! Love us or hate us we are what you hear and see......We LOVE what we do:):)LOVE our fans and yeh the haters can fuck off but they make us laugh:):)!!

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