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We're delighted to be able to tell you about special shows from two of our favourite singer-songwriters this week: the inimitable Daniel Johnston announces a show at a beautiful Brighton church, and James Yorkston plays his classic debut album in its entirety.

As well as those treats we've also got a bargain ticket to see Simon Brodkin roadtesting new work (including Lee Nelson material), a competition to win VIP tickets to the awesome Winter Sessions Weekender in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, two new runs of events from the people behind Rooftop Film Club, and shows from The Wave Pictures, Mouse On Mars, Maps & Atlases, Slow Club, and Soap&Skin.

Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston has spent the last 20 years exposing his heartrending tales of unrequited love, cosmic mishaps, and existential torment to an ever-growing international cult audience. Initiates, including a healthy number of discerning musicians and critics, have hailed him as an American original in the style of bluesman Robert Johnson and country legend Hank Williams. Although his career has often been held back by mental illness, Daniel Johnston has continued to gain massive popularity for his music, and has steadily become one of the most popular and loved folk rock musicians of our time. Playing here in the stunning and gorgeous setting of Brighton's St. Bartholomew's Church, this should be something very special.

Brighton St. Bartholomew's Church on Monday 16th April tickets/info

James Yorkston and the Athletes
Playing 'Moving Up Country' in its entirety...

To celebrate the 10th anniversary re-release of James Yorkston's brilliant album 'Moving Up Country' on Domino, the Fence Collective member will be joined by his band the Athletes to perform the album in its entirety, plus a few choice favourites from the rest of his back catalogue. This is one of the best singer-songwriter albums I've ever heard and was a huge favourite of mine when it was released (though it's hard to believe that was a full decade ago!). This show is not to be missed, and anyone getting there early will be fighting me for a place in the front row.

London Cecil Sharp House on Tuesday 29th May tickets/info

Simon Brodkin - Work in Progress
Check out new material by Brodkin's characters Lee Nelson, Jason Bent and more for a new BBC3 series

Most famous for his "qualiteeeee!" work as loveable chav Lee Nelson, Simon Brodkin is one of the UK's top stand-ups and comedy writers - having toured as himself and Lee Nelson since 2004, and written for 'Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder' and his own 'Lee Nelson's Well Good Show'. At this monthly stand at London's Downstairs at the King's Head he'll be working on new material for Lee Nelson and other characters, including the hilariously dumb footballer Jason Bent ("110% Bent!"). Tickets are just £5 and we're expecting them to sell fast, so get yours soon.

London Downstairs at the King's Head on Tuesday 28th February tickets/info
London Downstairs at the King's Head on Tuesday 27th March tickets/info
London Downstairs at the King's Head on Tuesday 24th April tickets/info

Winter Sessions Weekender
To celebrate the release of VIP Tickets to the Winter Sessions Weekender Festival, we are giving away a pair of tickets

Winter Sessions Weekender is the boutique snow and music festival in the heart of the French Alps. Renowned as the adventure sports capital of Europe, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc plays home to the two day festival on and off the slopes of the Mont-Blanc Massif. Alongside the storming line up of international and local artists, the festival also features a mountain top stage and sound system, ski and snowboard competitions, mountain top bar & BBQ, Alpine Cake Bake Off, iPod Battle, Space Turkey Wrestling, Best Onesie King & Queen and loads more!

The newly released VIP tickets include private fast track entry to the Main Stage venue, private luxury toilets at Main Stage venue, access to a VIP bar and chill out area at Main Stage venue, and backstage access / meet-and-greets with WSW artists. Check out the website, www.wintersessions.net and email us at competitions@wegottickets.com with Winter Sessions in the title, telling us who's headlining this year's festival to be in with a chance of winning a pair of VIP tickets.

Chamonix Valley, France on Friday 30th March to Sunday 1st April tickets/info

The Wave Pictures

Sitting nicely in the twee indie school alongside fellow classmates and alumni such as Hefner, Jeffrey Lewis and Beat Happening, and infected with Morrissey's wit, The Wave Pictures have been something of a cult band for a few years now. With their new album 'Long Black Cars' to be released early this April, the band hit the road to support it. Get a ticket and you can expect to hear the band's perfect mixture of minor key ballads and rock 'n' roll harmonies, and the wonderfully sardonic pop they've come to be cherished for.

Salford Hey! Manchester @ The Kings Arms on Saturday 24th March tickets/info
Nottingham The Chameleon Arts Cafe on Monday 26th March tickets/info
Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach on Wednesday 28th March tickets/info
London The Old Blue Last on Monday 2nd April tickets/info
London The Old Blue Last on Tuesday 3rd April tickets/info
London The Old Blue Last on Wednesday 4th April tickets/info
Brighton The Green Door Store on Thursday 5th April tickets/info
Cheltenham The Frog and Fiddle on Friday 6th April tickets/info

Mouse on Mars

Mouse on Mars are one of the few electronic bands to stand the test of time. Constantly reinventing themselves, they have taken electronica to new heights with a unique blend of sound annihilation, fragmented melodies and an impassioned hatred of conformity. For nearly two decades, Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner have sweated over burning consoles to create a new musical language, only to twist it again into thousands of myriad distortions. With around six years since their last studio album in this guise - you might remember them working with Mark E. Smith as Von Sudenfed - it's a rare chance to catch them live.

London Village Underground on Friday 20th April tickets/info

Maps & Atlases

Maps & Atlases return to Europe in support of their sophomore album 'Beware And Be Grateful' which is due for release on 16th April. Musically, the record is a mature progression for the band, who started life being labelled as math-rock, and have now found themselves writing intelligent pop music. The band are known for putting on a terrific live performance, which often ends in an intimate acoustic set for any fans who don't rush off after the last song.

London The Garage on Tuesday 17th April tickets/info
Leeds The Brudenell Social Club on Friday 20th April tickets/info

Slow Club

After a series of sell out Christmas shows, Slow Club hit the road again this May. Defined by their own distinct and powerful partnership, they're more than just charming anti-folk troubadours; they are the real thing. Everything, from their cheery optimism to their crestfallen lovesickness, is life-sized and lived-in, resulting in a crop of tiny, good-natured tunes that invite the intense identification of young romantics. Charles sings with a bruised vocal, and plays rasping guitar with a disarming lightness of touch; Rebecca, with her dash of Northern Soul and sharp wit, plays stand-up drums amid an array of percussive apparatus - wooden chairs, glass bottles and spoons.

Exeter Cavern on Tuesday 1st May tickets/info
Brighton The Haunt on Wednesday 2nd May tickets/info
Guildford Boileroom on Thursday 3rd May tickets/info
Cambridge St Paul's Church on Saturday 5th May tickets/info
Birmingham Hare & Hounds on Thursday 10th May tickets/info

Soap&Skin Ensemble

Soap&Skin is twenty one year old Anja Plaschg. Her records sit alongside the flashiest of flash-in-the-pan manufactured confections, her 2009 debut album 'Lovetune for Vacuum' charting in Germany, France and her native Austria. 2011 saw her collaborating with Berlin based electronic artist Apparat and the result is a well-woven synthesis of experimental styles - his electronic ambient soundscapes and her uniquely dark, heavy and almost disturbing vocals. New mini-album 'Narrow' is out this month. The vocals are especially unsettling and eerie, while the piano-led arrangement slips into appropriately dissonant areas. 'Narrow' is a balm for the night body, overwhelming evidence that vulnerability can lead to the creation of great art.

London Scala on Wednesday 11th April tickets/info

Rooftop Film Club presents Films at the Yard and Valentine's Movies in a Chapel
Two new great runs from the team behind Rooftop Film Club

Love is in the air, and what better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than with a screening of a classic romantic film at The Round Chapel in Hackney? Running for four days from the 14th February itself in one of the most romantic settings imaginable, the films being shown are Romeo + Juliet, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Casablanca and Dirty Dancing. Say 'I do' and buy your loved one a ticket below...

Valentine's Movies in a Chapel at London The Round Chapel from 14th to 17th February tickets/info

Laugh away those winter blues with your favourite films in London's coolest new theatre. Films at The Yard will be showing a host of classic, cult and recent film releases - and their fully licensed cafe, offering adventurous but casual dining, will be open before and after every screening to make sure you're well fed. Screening for only 2 weeks from Saturday 18th February to Saturday 3rd March, Films at The Yard will kick off with the warehouse inspired Tarantino classic Reservoir Dogs. Following this is a host of movie greats including Labyrinth, Back to the Future, Moonwalker, Pan's Labyrinth, Purple Rain, The Lost Boys, Jurassic Park, Forrest Gump and many more.

Films at the Yard at London The Yard from 18th February to 3rd March tickets/info

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