The Garibaldi Matinee APPEAL
A Message From Liane Carroll
The Garibaldi Matinee needs your help! We seems to have fallen on some rocky economic ground, with the Saturday & Sunday afternoon gigs struggling to balance the books. A combination of rising running costs and an ongoing cost-of-living crisis is making it increasingly challenging for us, and we are forced to seek additional funding in order to keep the matinee afloat. (Read More)
If you are unable to contribute financially, you can still help the campaign by sharing the link across social media.
THE SATURDAY MATINEE
Saturday 21st June 2025
3:00PM - 6:00PM
Drugstore Cowboys
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A real dose of Rockin' Roots and Country twang for your honkin' tonkin' pleasure.
THE SATURDAY MATINEE
Saturday 28th June 2025
3:00PM - 6:00PM
Vincent Flatts Final Drive
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Armed-to-the-teeth with original music, Vincent Flatts Final Drive are a full-on, southern-infused, good-time, country rock ‘n’ roll band.
Now, if you don’t know the band yet, you’ll feel like you do once you see them live. Stephen “Bertie” Burton fronts the band, and his killer voice and come-one-come-all stage presence hits every last person right between the eyes. Come see for yourself. He’s the real deal.
The band has performed at venues and festivals across the UK, Europe and Scandinavia. They've also recorded an EP, an album and have a whole slew of new material.
THE SATURDAY MATINEE
Saturday 7th July 2025
3:00PM - 6:00PM
Matt Backer Band
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Matt Backer was born in New Orleans He has lived in Mexico, Venezuela, Belgium, the Caribbean and Leamington Spa. Higher education at Hampshire College, The Berklee College of Music and The University of Warwick prove the old adage that a mind is a precious thing to waste.
In a 35 year career he has recorded and/or performed with a diverse range of artists including Julian Lennon, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Shirley Bassey, Sinead O'Connor, Joe Cocker, Elton John, Alice Cooper, Bananarama, Rumer, Cher, John Grant, Bob Geldof, Steve Coogan, Belinda Carlisle and Kermit The Frog. He has been the guitarist with ABC for 20 years.
"...the chunkiest riffs and licks you wish you'd learned to play wrapped around songs replete with fat choruses and wry humour.' Mojo Magazine
THE SATURDAY MATINEE
Saturday 12th July 2025
3:00PM - 6:00PM
B D LENZ
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With the sophistication of jazz, the grit of Blues, and the grooves of funk and soul, you have the recipe for contemporary-jazz guitarist B.D. Lenz.
The New Jersey native has played guitar since his early teens, is a graduate of Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, and has studied with such masters as Mike Stern, Vic Juris, and Charlie Banacos along the way.
Lenz has released 13 highly-acclaimed recordings as a leader featuring greats such as Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Will Lee, Joel Rosenblatt, & Mark Egan.
Joining B.D. will be Andy Hooley (sax), Paull Jeffries (bass) and Mark Whitlam (drums). Together, this quartet will surprise you with their eclectic mix of jazz standards, original jams, and pop classics.
THE SUNDAY MATINEE
Sunday 13th July 2025
3:00PM - 6:00PM
The Original
Anthill Mob Experience
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The Original Anthill Experience formed under the influence of way to much alcohol in 2025 in Northampton Featuring seasoned local musicians with over 150 years between them playing 1950's based Rock & roll....Lead vocals and guitar Colin Evans , Bass guitar Andy Tate and on the drums Pete Greenhow.
Featuring ex-members of Buzz Martin & The Meteors, The Ghost Riders, B.R.A.D. (Jets), Ramblin' Katz, Crossfire, The Freddie Fingers Lee Band, Coast to Coast, The Dustbin Men & The Doomsday Rockers.
THE SATURDAY MATINEE
Saturday 19th July 2025
3:00PM - 6:00PM
Rollo Markee
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Rollo Markee started singing and playing harmonica when he was a teenager, having been inspired by his mentor Julius Junior, a blues singer from Jackson, Mississippi. Years on Rollo has developed a rich, passionate and authentic blues voice. His valve amplified harp playing is full of tone, style and energy. Working as a musician an actor and a dancer has made Rollo the consummate frontman, his ability to engage with and enthuse his audiences has won him admirers worldwide.
"Your sound is the real deal. I love this stuff" — Geno Washington.
"You guys have got it, so you better use it" — Hubert Sumlin.
“Rollo Markee is one of the most authentic Blues harmonica players this country has produced for years” – Pete Johnson, Jazz FM.
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THE SUNDAY MATINEE
Sunday 20th July 2025
3:00PM - 6:00PM
MFC Chicken
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Legend has it that MFC Chicken formed in 2010 on top of a run-down fried chicken shop on London’s Holloway Road, MFC Chicken play raw, sax-fuelled rock and roll tunes about fast food and broken hearts.
THE SATURDAY MATINEE
Saturday 27th July 2025
3:00PM - 6:00PM
Dallas Roots Combo
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Dallas Roots Combo are an authentic, four piece rockin’ combo influenced by rockabilly, blues, rock and roll, rhythm and blues and country.
THE SATURDAY MATINEE
Saturday 2nd August 2025
3:00PM - 6:00PM
Mudlands String Band
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Grown in the swamps of the Midlands, this ragged troupe twang banjos, saw fiddles, and squeeze boxes belt out harmonies to keep the old tunes alive.
The Mudlands String Band deal mostly in Bluegrass & Cajun. But don’t expect anything fancy; these guys might have read a song in a dusty book, or learnt it from an old friend, or just heard it in a movie. And in true folk tradition, they’ll pass it on, mangled over the centuries, but with the spirit intact.
They make a good racket for sure, so be prepared for a rowdy affair, with plenty of good time raillery and joviality. You might even feel inclined to a spot of dancing.