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CMEAS has booking opportunities at many British clubs and Arts Council funded venues.
Pubs are the backbone of live music in Britain. Almost every British band of note started in the national pub circuit. CMEAS books and promotes gigs at some of the friendliest, busiest, best ale & food serving jewels of musical iniquity the Isles can offer
Started in 2004, CMEAS is partnering with several local school districts to provide interactive musical workshops with local schools. This program is set to be a significant part of our UK events.
In addition to pub, club, and workshop events, CMEAS has teamed up with a private record label based in Devon that does superb 24 track live recording at the Palladium Club. CMEAS offers a full show recording as part of the UK events.
If you are a band at home with a solid gig base and want to play abroad, there will probably be a bands abroad that want to play your gigs too. CMEAS can facilitate such international (or national) gig swaps.
Starting in 2005, CMEAS will be creating a video record of the tour so that bands have both a sound and visual record of their trip, and hopefully a work of art that they can use on return to their native countries.
Plans in the works include a recording and site seeing tour in Costa Rica, blues and roots festivals in Romania, a weekend trip to Rio de Janeiro, the International Film Festival in Prague, a tour of Dutch cities, a tour of French vineyard parties, and an island hopping tour of the US and UK Virgin Islands.
Please note that the acts below often returned on subsequent CME (as it was known then) tours when we were based in Chicago for Chicago artists. Since Nov. 24th 2004 CMEAS has gone international and is only booking acts that pass comprehensive peer reviews. Any acts below may still receive booking assistance from CMEAS but will not be on any subsequent CMEAS events that have been opened to competitive online application.
CMEAS Partipants from 2001-4 CMEAS UK Bands from 2001-3
Juleps Chicago Roots Kate Brunner Soulfix Pete Special Ghettobillies PALA Chicago Funk and Chicago RnB Scottish McMillan Convulsions High Energy British RnB and Punk Blues Melissa Ziemer
Cat's Chorus
Cat's Chorus are a superbly talented all woman a capella group from Lancaster, England. Cat's Chorus sing everything from Medieval madrigals to Portishead. Toured in Chicago in 2001
Steve Payne
   
Steve Payne - outstanding musician and songwriter - is Bristol, England's best known musical son. He helped the Chicago Music Explosion extraordinarily, along with John Fenlon, during their tour in 2001, and again in 2002. and played with Pete Special at the Toronto Blues (and film) Festival Sept. 5th - 13th. 2003.
Imperial Vipers
Imperial Vipers are a superb and energetic band ("Fast and furious, explosive, high energy new style Rock & Roll. The Vipers deliver the Real Deal. Likened to a multitude of great bands such as MC5, Guns & Roses and The Clash, to name but a few") backed the CME in St. Albans, 2003
Three Mile High
3 Mile High are one of England's top up and coming anthemic rock bands. Their manager, Kirk Worley , has been the main impetus for the CME 2002 UK tour, and joined his excellent musical proteges for their succesful visit to Chicago in May 2002.
The Hustle
The HUSTLE were one of the N.W. England's top blues and RnB bands. Longtime piano virtuoso Bill Roberts (who sometimes tours with the Chicago Music Explosion in the UK) and guitarist/singer Mike Atherton played in Chicago in 2000 backed by the Convulsions and are largely credited with inspiring the CME. Bill and Tom Cox harmonica whizz visited Chicago in 2001 for several magical shows. Bill recently joined the Otis Grand Review in Britain and regularly hosts blues shows for local and American artists.
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