2012
February
Feb 06
Live Update + new video
Jim Dead and I will be joined by Sleepy Eyes Nelson for the April 13th gig at The Roxy in Glasgow. More TBC.
A video of me playing On A Rooftop With A Rifle And A Scope on the first night of the Sleepy'N'Craig Graveyard Full Of Blues tour has been added to my YouTube channel or can be seen here on craighughes.net over on the video page.
Feb 02
Quick Live Update
The Graveyard Full Of Blues mini-tour with Sleepy Eyes Nelson was a blast, cheers to the acts who played with us and the punters who came along. More bookings will be announced soon.
Dog Moon Howl
I'll be in the studio next month with Dog Moon Howl, recording our first EP.
January
Jan 24
New live date
I'll be playing the Blues Day @ The Ferry in Glasgow on April 1st.
Jan 23
Weekend Tour
The Graveyard Full Of Blues mini-tour with Sleepy Eyes Nelson (see 'gigs' page for details), kicks off this Friday - come along!
Jan 02
2012 gigs
The year kicks off with Dog Moon Howl supporting Morpheus Rising on the Scottish leg of their UK tour in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Next up after that, back to the solo alt.blues for the Graveyard Full Of Blues mini-tour alongside Sleepy Eyes Nelson (see 'gigs' page for details), and a new date has just been confirmed for The Roxy in Glasgow with Jim Dead for April 13th.
Keep checking back for more news - 2012 promises to be very busy with a heavy gigging schedule and several recording projects due for release.
2011
December
Dec 21
Sleepy Eyes Nelson/Craig Hughes January Mini Tour new date
The Graveyard Full Of Blues tour hits The Northern Vaults in Montrose on Sunday 29 January.
Dec 07
Sleepy Eyes Nelson/Craig Hughes January Mini Tour update
Special Guests confirmed for The State Bar, Glasgow gig on Friday Jan 27th: Jim Dead and Tragic O'Hara. A quality line-up!
Dec 07
Sleepy Eyes Nelson/Craig Hughes January Mini Tour!
Since it's around the first anniversary of the Graveyard Full Of Blues split CD, we thought it'd be the very time to tour for it! Dates confirmed so far: the State Bar, Glasgow (Friday Jan 27th, with special guests including Jim Dead) and The Ale House, Edinburgh (Saturday Jan 28th) - more to follow. Check the 'gigs' page for all the details.
November
Nov 18
Gigs/Videos
This has been a very quiet year, gig-wise, due to a variety of reasons, most of them far too mundane to trouble you with here. One reason though was a burst of recording and media work in the first half of the year (which was most welcome), and another was the formation and rehearsal process of the new band, Dog Moon Howl. Anyway, this year's live work is all finished up, barring any last-minute bookings, with next year set to be very busy indeed with both solo and band gigs. Dog Moon Howl already has a couple of January dates pencilled in - keep checking back on the gigs page here or over at dogmoonhowl.com for live dates as we get them.
In the meantime I have a fair bit of video to trawl through, from solo gigs at The Ferry and The 13th Note, as well as from Dog Moon Howl's first gig. Highlights from these will be uploaded to the Craig Hughes YouTube channel over the rest of the year.
Nov 07
New Song/Video
There's a video of a new solo song, Happy Man Cries, up on YouTube here (also available on the Video page here on craighughes.net). The video was filmed at That Devil Music @ The 13th Note in September.
Dog Moon Howl
Dog Moon Howl has a video filmed during the band's 6th rehearsal on YouTube, Vimeo and at the new band website (www.dogmoonhowl.com) - don't forget, we'll be playing with Low Sonic Drift and Headless Kross @ The 13th Note, Glasgow on November 11th, with more dates to be confirmed soon.
October
Oct 12
November Big Blues Day @ The Ferry
There'll be a ticket giveaway via craighughes.net/channelnowhere.com, plus the Craig Hughes Facebook/Twitter pages starting next week. Watch this/those space(s)!
September
Sep 21
November Big Blues Day @ The Ferry
The full line-up for the Big Blues Day @ The Ferry, Glasgow on Sunday November 6th has been announced: Craig Hughes, The Lynsey Dolan Band, Little Miss Debby and the Scumbag Boogie Band, The Craws, and Brown Eye Superfly. Tickets are £8, the music kicks off at 4PM.
Dog Moon Howl
Dog Moon Howl have new Glasgow/Edinburgh dates to be announced soon for January 2012.
Sep 12
New band: Dog Moon Howl
Dog Moon Howl's line-up is now settled with drummer Ally Tennick joining bassist/vocalist Bryan Campbell and myself (guitarist/vocalist). Check us out on Facebook (www.facebook.com/DogMoonHowl) and/or MySpace (www.myspace.com/dogmoonhowl).
We'll be playing with Low Sonic Drift and Headless Kross @ The 13th Note, Glasgow on November 11th, with more dates to be confirmed.
Sep 06
November Big Blues Day @ The Ferry
I'll be playing the Big Blues Day @ The Ferry, Glasgow on Sunday November 6th.
August
Aug 31
Scottish New Music Awards
Dave Arcari (www.davearcari.com) and I will be presenting a few awards at the ceremony/bash at The Classic Grand on Sunday September 4th, where Graveyard Full Of Blues: Pennies On My Eyes has also been nominated in the category Jazz/Blues Recording Of The Year. The event is sold out but I believe it's being broadcast live on Celtic Music Radio.
Dog Moon Howl
The new band, Dog Moon Howl looks to be finalizing the drummer situation over the next couple of weekends. Better be anyway as we're booked to play @ The 13th Note on November 11th with Headless Kross and Low Sonic Drift ...
For updates on Dog Moon Howl, please join us at facebook.com/DogMoonHowl or myspace.com/dogmoonhowl
Aug 03
Scottish New Music Awards
Graveyard Full Of Blues: Pennies On My Eyes has been nominated for a Scottish New Music Award in the category Jazz/Blues Recording Of The Year. See the full list of nominees here.
Ten Fires Reviews
Two excellent new reviews of Jim Dead's album Ten Fires have just appeared online - click the links to check them out.
Blabber'n'Smoke
Americana.co.uk
July
July 29
Gig Cancellation
My appearance at The Black Rose in Edinburgh (for The Scottish Connection internet TV show) has been cancelled.
July 19
Gig Cancellation
My appearance at Magic Carpet Cabaret @ Tchai Ovna, Glasgow on Tuesday 26th July has been cancelled. The night is still going ahead, though so you can still head 'round there if you fancy a mix of live tunes, poetry reading and tea.
July 02
Scædunengan - Birdsong
I played the electric guitars on this track for an old mate, ex-Morpheus Rising singer Graeme Tennick (we were in a band together in the '80s) on his new solo venture, Scædunengan. Graeme is posting various versions of the track, and of the album itself, as it develops. Check it out/grab a free download here.
Internet TV appearance/ The Charliebear Show
Had a good night on July 1st in Edinburgh on the internet telly - thanks to all on the show for making me feel welcome and putting up with my random forgetfulness/making-songs-up-on-the-spot type shenanigans. Thanks also to Roger 'The Bluesfather' Emmerson for getting me on there. You can check out the show here.
June
June 08
Jim Dead “Ten Fires” available now
Jim Dead’s new album, “Ten Fires” was released on June 2nd. The album was produced by Tommy Duffin and myself, and I play lead guitar (and a wee touch of acoustic slide) on there as well. More details here: www.jimdead.com
live review
The “Ten Fires” album launch was @ The 13th Note on June 2nd. There’s a terrific review of same at: Blabber’n’Smoke
New Date Announced
Sunday 03 July - The Ferry, Glasgow: Big Blues Day - www.the-ferry.co.uk
May
May 24
New Dates Announced
Thursday 26 May - Celtic Music Radio Theoretical Radio: live session with Jim Dead @10:30pm-midnight - www.celticmusicradio.net
Friday 01 July - Justin.tv The Scottish Connection: internet TV live session - www.justin.tv/djbluetone
Tuesday 26 July - Tchai Ovna, Glasgow: Magic Carpet Cabaret
Friday 30 September - The 13th Note, Glasgow: That Devil Music with Ghosts Of Progress, Sleepy Eyes Nelson + more TBC
and don’t forget, coming up:
Thursday 26 May - Sunny Govan Radio The Switchback: live session with Jim Dead 8-10pm - The Switchback on Facebook
Thursday 02 June - The 13th Note, Glasgow Jim Dead album launch with Jim Dead & The Doubters, where I’ll be playing a solo set + joining The Doubters on lead guitar.
May 13
Drummer Wanted
I’m putting together a rock/stoner/psych/heavy-alt.blues/whatever trio and we need a drummer!
Interested? Please click on the ad below.
May 08
On the wireless
I’ll be on Paul Clarkson’s excellent Sunny Govan Radio roots/americana show The Switchback on May 26th with Jim Dead for a live session and a bit of a chat. We’ll be going on a bit about Jim’s new album “Ten Fires”, I should imagine.
April
April 25
Gigs
Next up: The Vagabond Social Club in Glasgow (check out the new VSC website here) - Friday, May 6th. Then it’s the album launch for Jim Dead’s “Ten Fires” @ The 13th Note on June 2nd.
Recording (music for media)
The rest of April and most of May will be taken up with the writing/recording some incidental music for media, so there won’t be a lot of live work etc. during that time. However, bookings are being taken for the second half of the year with a few That Devil Music events on the horizon, so watch this space.
Band projects
Things are beginning to move on the band-front. I’m hoping to be involved with at least a couple of different ongoing projects and am looking for interested musicians. First up is the retro/stoner/psych/heavy-alt.blues/rock trio I’m putting together with me old mucker Bryan Campbell (ex of Dublin’s 13 Conditions) on bass. Vibe-guide: think Sabbath, Groundhogs, Hendrix, The Who, Zeppelin, Neil Young & Crazyhorse etc, on up to Clutch, Fu Manchu, QOTSA, White Stripes, Dinosaur Jr. and so on. We were safe in the knowledge that we had a drummer ready to go from end of May/beginning of June - not so, as it happens. So, if you’re a drummer who’s interested in that sort-of-thing, get in touch (see ‘contact’ page for details). I’ll start advertising properly in a week or two but feel free to get in touch sooner rather than later ...
April 06
Gigs
Next up: Record Store Day @ Europa Music, Stirling - Saturday, April 16th. After that it’s the Vagabond Social Club in Glasgow (check out the new VSC website here) - Friday, May 6th.
Jim Dead - “Ten Fires”
Jim Dead’s new album, “Ten Fires” is released on June 2nd. The album was produced by Tommy Duffin and myself, featuring solo tracks by Jim and full band tracks featuring Tommy, James Duffin and myself. Marking the occasion on the night is an album launch @ The 13th Note, Glasgow - I’ll be playing a solo set and as part of Jim’s band along with Tommy and James - full details to follow.
March
Mar 10
Gigs
More dates being added to the gigs page today/tomorrow, including Jim Dead’s album launch.
New video on YouTube
There’s a quick run-thrugh of The TR7s Have All Gone To Heaven from the Pissed Off, Bitter And Willing To Share album up on YouTube here: http://youtu.be/hMemL0bwVUk
Mar 07
Pay-What-You-Like downloads
As of today, all Craig Hughes releases currently available can now be downloaded on a ‘name your price’ basis from craighughes.bandcamp.com - pay what you like or have it for free.
Mind, this offer's only availabe via Bandcamp (also accessible via the shop link on this site). CDs, of course, are still available at recession-busting prices from gigs and mail order/online (also via Bandcamp), as well as selected real-world and online retailers.
Of course, if you prefer to pay more for lower quality, prices on iTunes etc. are out-with my control, but feel free!
Facebook Update
The Craig Hughes music page on Facebook at last has a manageable URL! You can now check it out at www.facebook.com/craighughesmusic
Mar 03
Gigs
Just confirmed: I’m playing Record Store Day on Saturday April 16th at Europa Music in Stirling. More gig updates to follow ...
Mar 02
Gigs
I’ll have some gig updates here soon - just waiting for a few date/venue confirmations. I should be playing Record Store Day on Saturday April 16th (venue TBC) and I’ll be playing solo and as part of ‘the Doubters’ with Jim Dead at his album launch on Friday May 6th (venue TBC). There’s a couple of That Devil Music nights on the horizon too, once a few details are ironed out ...
New song on YouTube
I’ve got a new song, Beans & Bread, up on YouTube here: http://lnk.ms/LFxDn
February
Feb 10
Radio Session
I’ll be live on the wireless on Thursday 24th February with Sleepy Eyes Nelson for a Theoretical Radio live session on Celtic Music Radio. 10pm - midnight, online @ www.celticmusicradio.net or 1530AM in the Glasgow area.
Gary Moore
I was saddened to hear of the death of legendary guitarist Gary Moore, who was a huge influence on my approach to music. Read my blog on Gary HERE.
Facebook Update
I’m now on Facebook, so if that’s your sort of thing, check it out here: facebook.com/channelnowhere
And don’t forget to check out the three official pages for Craig Hughes related stuff and nonsense (below).
Feb 04
Facebook
If Facebook’s your sort of thing, there are now three official pages for Craig Hughes related stuff and nonsense. If you’ve bookmarked the earlier links, please unbookmarkify them as they were arse.
Craig Hughes Facebook page
Channel Nowhere Facebook page
That Devil Music Facebook page
January
Jan 18
Reviews
Graveyard Full Of Blues, the split release from Sleepy Eyes Nelson and myself has picked up its first two reviews - a 10/10 from Loud Horizon and a 5-star nod from Blues Underground Network. Huzzah!
Gigs
I’m now taking bookings for this year’s gigs. Watch this space (or indeed the gigs page), for details as I get them.
Recordings etc.
Just finished work on Jim Dead‘s upcoming album Ten Fires, which I co-produced with Tommy Duffin (that’s right, the dream-team behind Pissed Off, Bitter And Willing To Share!) at 16 Ohm, featuring myself on guitar/backing vox. I must say, it’s all sounding pretty fucking spiffy.
I’m prepping a new band with my old mucker Bryan Campbell (ex-13 Conditions, used to be in Smotherparty – amongst other combos – with me) for active duty in the second half of the year.
There’s another film soundtrack in the works, some video stuff to be sorted for the YouTube channel – oh aye, and I’ve got to repair/mod some guitars. And do my tax return.
So. Plenty to be getting on with then.
2010
NEW RELEASE - AVAILABLE NOW
Graveyard Full Of Blues: Pennies On My Eyes
The new album, Pennies On My Eyes, is one half of the Graveyard Full Of Blues project, a split release featuring two concise albums of lo-fi sounds from the blues underground - one each from Sleepy Eyes Nelson (Build That Coffin Of Mine) and myself (Pennies On My Eyes). These albums are both just shy of the half hour mark, making the CD a bargain at a mere £5 for nearly an hour of new music.
Pennies On My Eyes is available to download separately HERE. Build That Coffin Of Mine can be downloaded HERE. Alternatively, to get both albums together, buy the CD from gigs or via the afore-mentioned Bandcamp stores.