Acoustic Ladyland is an avant garde jazz band from England and by their name alone, it’s easy to see that they’re Hendrix fans. Their band name is a fun play on words using the title of Jimi Hendrix’s album Electric Ladyland originally released in 1968, to pay homage.

It’s good to see Jimi Hendrix being respected in a creative and musical way as opposed to the latest commercial endeavor by the estate that handles his affairs. I’m appalled to see that they’ve approved his name and image to market the new Liquid Experience drink that’s been heavily reported in the news recently.

I could go on and on about the Hendrix Estate and how poorly I think they’re handling Jimi Hendrix’s image, but that’s not really the point of this entry. The point is, Acoustic Ladyland does a superb job of creating a sound new to many kids today, and hopefully they’ll be able to get their music out to as many people as they can via help from radio, videos etc.

Their latest release, “Cuts and Lies” is coming out soon in the UK. I really hope their video gets TV airtime and I’ll be keeping an eye out for them when they come to play in Oxford.

Watch Acoustic Ladyland’s new video for “Cuts and Lies”.

Upcoming show dates:

Dates could change, please go to Acoustic Ladyland’s website for the latest dates and information!

Feb 6 2007 White Heat @ Madame JoJo’s London
Feb 15 2007 Beat The Blues at ULU London
Feb 21 2007 Nouveau Casion Paris
Feb 22 2007 La Lune Des Pirates Amiens
Feb 23 2007 La Cartonerie Reims
Feb 24 2007 Le Cylindre Bescancon
Feb 26 2007 Ampere Munchen
Feb 27 2007 MTC Koln
Feb 28 2007 Prinzenbar Hamburg
Mar 1 2007 Magnet Berlin
Mar 24 2007 Beursschouwburg, Brussels Brussels

Acoustic Ladyland’s Official Website
Acoustic Ladyland on Myspace

By: Jenny May