BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:590@bob.guide DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190508T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190508T193000 DTSTAMP:20190514T035636Z URL:https://bob.guide/events/hunter-the-bear-lawrence-taylor SUMMARY:HUNTER &\; THE BEAR + LAWRENCE TAYLOR DESCRIPTION:Inspired by artists such as The Band\, Lynyrd Skynyrd\, Bruc e Springsteen\, Will &\; Jimmy started to write and perform as a duo. Jimmy took responsibility for lead guitar\, mandolin and vocal whilst bes ide him Will not only played rhythm guitar but also kick drum and joint le ad vocals. Will took a performance course at University\, where he met Jos h who was also pursuing the same degree.\n\nJimmy &\; Will had already decided they needed a third member to play bass and over a few drinks\, an d despite already being an accomplished guitarist\, Josh decided to learn the bass. This completed the band lineup and in November 2012 the trio all moved to London to bring their own brand of power folk to the huddled mas ses. A mix of folk\, country &\; rock\, tight three part harmonies and explosive energy ensures an impressive live show.\n\nHunter &\; The Bea r Links: Website | Facebook | Spotify\n\n\n\nIn 2016 Lawrence Taylor ’s aim was true as with his freshly recorded debut EP\, Bang Bang\, he made his mark. Taking a YouTube/ streaming route that’s been much copie d since the simple\, emotive yet devastating title track proved a heart-st opping\, compelling bolt for audiences\, as with limited radio airplay the EP clocked up around a quarter of a million streams a day around release. Laying it all on the line for the sake of the song\, the Birmingham-born singer’s the passion and pathos not only chimed with listeners\, but his accomplished songwriting suggested this was no flash-in-the-pan but the e mergence of an important new talent. Indeed\, having cut his musical learn ing how to work a crowd – or rather a mosh pit – in hard rock bands as a teen\, before relocating to London where he developed his own sound via a gruelling round the clock grind of playing open mics at night and worki ng supermarket shifts all day\, Lawrence’s breakthrough was no accident.  “It’s a constant chase for that sound\, it’s exhausting\, but it ’s the reason I’m here and I love it\,” he says of the graft.\n\nA follow-up to Bang Bang has not been immediate\, but there was good reaso n for not rushing. When you write honestly from the heart getting everythi ng right is vital – and with the Poor Boy EP now set for release via Glassnote Records it is clear the wait was worth it\n\nThe redemptive titl e track builds from a foreboding lyrical opening\, to its smouldering\, sh immering climax\, while baring its emotional bones\, No Messiah is an evoc ative meditation around accepting that sometimes we are helpless. The soar ing Fight For Your Life is an honest “emotional response to how I feel I ’m fighting for everything at the moment” before the rolling beats and swelling melodies of closer Home provide the backing to a simple\, yet af fecting expression of missing the people and places that matter most.\n\n “I write pop songs\, but I want to break the current formula. I want to get behind the system and find my space\,” says Lawrence of this this f orward-thinking yet immediate collection of songs. “I feel thanks to th is record I’m freer\, I can go anywhere with this. I’m excited\, I jus t need to think smart and continue to keep pushing forward.”\n\nPerhaps a little later than expected\, with Poor Boy EP Lawrence Taylor remains on target.\n\nLawrence Talyor Links: Facebook | Instagram | Spotify\n \n\n\n\n\n \;\n\nhttps://youtu.be/c5xLDZhmwBY\n\n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/ Cd7u2jDIV2U ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bob.guide/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/HUN TER-THE-BEAR-LAWRENCE-TAYLOR_Birmingham.jpg CATEGORIES:Live Music LOCATION:The Sunflower Lounge\, The Sunflower Lounge\, 76 Smallbrook\, Quee nsway\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B54EG \, United Kingdom GEO:52.4762058;-1.897543799999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Sunflower Lounge\, 76 S mallbrook\, Queensway\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B54EG \, United Kingd om;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Sunflower Lounge:geo:52.4762058,-1.89754 3799999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR