Bickers & Fij go literary in London

Pete Fij / Terry Bickers are stretching their melancholic wings for their first engagement of 2015, as part of the Speaky Spokey literary cabaret night at Kings Place, London 5 minutes walk from Kings Cross & St Pancras station, on Monday 9th March at 7pm.

"Colonising England" is part of a night celebrating writers talking about their experiences growing up in England in the 1970's, and features Salena Godden recounting grwoing up in Hastings with a go-go dancing mother and Jazz musician father, Gabriel Gbadamosi reading from his autobiographical novel 'Vauxhall' - an evocative and witty tale of Irish tinkers, rag & bone men and Nigerian immigrants, living cheek-by-jowl in a south London slum & there is a dramatisation of Colin Grant's Pen Ackerly prize short-listed memoir, 'Bageye At The Wheel' with tales of all-weekend poker playing amongst Luton's rambunctious Jamaicans

Alongside playing their maudelin tunes, Pete & Terry will be discussing their experiences growing up in the 1970's both as part of and alongside immigrant communities. Tickets are £9.50 in advance and can be bought online here

Pete & Terry live on Facebook here, you can follow Pete on Twitter here and you can buy Pete Fij / Terry Bickers' album 'Broken Heart Surgery' that topped four citics's lists for album of 2014 here.

It's Party (Out Of) Time - Single released

'Out Of Time' is released today (30th June), and the boys are parting like it's 1999 to celebrate.  

The single, which won 6Music Rebel Playlist listener vote, as well as winning both the panel and listener vote on Steve Lamacq's Roundtable review show, and was listed as 'song of the year on A Musical Priority is avalable on i-tunes & amazon as well as the duo's own bandcamp page for download.

Watch the Pete Fij -directed video here  As the duo party like only they know how. Warn the neighbours, alert the police and get ready for a Bickers & Fij party like no other! By the looks of it, the morning after is going to be frail

You can now pre-order the CD album of 'broken Heart Surgery'  with immediate download from our bandcamp page & you can join in the knees-up celebration with the party-loving duo at their live dates in July:

2nd Worthing
3rd Brighton
16th London
22nd Norwich
23rd Coventry 

 

Support on all shows is from I Am Ampersand the alter ego of Fujiya & Miyagi's Matt Hainsby

 

Join the Pete & Terry on Facebook to be kept up to date on all things Bickers & Fij-shaped. 

Bickers & Fij Album + Live Shows Announced

Messers Bickers & Fij have announced the release of their debut album 'Broken Heart Surgery' released on Broadcast Recordings on July 7th, and a series of live shows to celebrate.

The album which will be sent out prior to release  to the Kickstarter supporters  who helped fund the project will be available to the public via the Pete Fij / Terry Bickers BandCamp webpage as well as through selected stockists.

Pete said  "Well, it's been a long drawn out process to get here - a bit 'will-they-won't-they?' at times - like a soap opera extended story line about the delayed trip to the altar that has taken several years, but finally we're there...everything's in place -  the vicar has the rings, the organist is in full flow, and Terry looks quite stunning - this is going to be our special day".

The album will be preceeded by a single 'Out Of Time' which will be released on June 30th, and the duo will be playing a series of live dates around the time of the release

Click links to take you tickets :

JULY

Wed 2nd Worthing, Persia Bar, Grand Victorian Hotel
Thur 3rd  Brighton Komedia, Studio Bar
Wed 16th  London St Pancras Old Church
Wed 22nd Norwich Bicycle Shop
Thur 23rd July Coventry The Tin Music & Arts Centre

Support from all shows will come from I Am Ampersand - the superb side project of Fujiya & Miyagi bassist Matt Hainsby who has been championed by the likes of Jarvis Cocker & Gideon Coe on 6Music.

You can keep uptodate by liking the Pete Fij / Terry Bickers Facebook page 

London Show Announced

Following their two sell out shows in Brighton, Pete & Terry will be journeying up the train line to the bright lights of London where they will be playing at Heavenly's The Social (Oxford Circus) on Monday October 28th.

Tickets are available from Ticketweb and are £5 in advance / £7 on the door

You can also join the Facebook event here

New Single Release - Live Dates & Video

Pete Fij & Terry Bickers announce the release of their new single 'Downsizing' which will be made officially available on October 28th (which will be known as 'Downsizing Day').

A special pre-release MP3 download is available now from the Pete Fij / Terry Bickers Bandcamp page on a special 'Pay What You Want' basis - so whether you are a prince or a pauper you can own a little piece of Pete & Terry in your very own digital file.

"It's a song for the current climate of cutbacks - how the austerity measures in the economic world mirror those in some people's private lives"  said economic spokesman Pete Fij.

The single comes with an accompanying video directed by Mr Fij, made up of stills sent in by fans as well as photographers Pete contacted specially for the project. An article devoted to the video will appear on the site in the next few days.

As befits the subject matter the single is being promoted with a downsized marketing budget - so far it's been £3 for a photoshoot in a passport photobooth. Any offers for ways of promoting the single  will be greatly received, as messers Bickers & Fij see if it is possible to have a worldwide #1 hit single on a £3 marketing budget! So if you can help in any way, please lend a downsizing hand.



The duo are also performing 'Pay What You Want' shows in Worthing  on Tuesday September 24th and Brighton (2 shows, 7pm & 8.30pm) Sunday September 29th. Please note the second evening show for Brighton is now SOLD OUT, but tickets are still available for their early evening performance at 7pm.

The duo are also headlining a London show on Monday October 28th at The Social, Little Portland Street, (Oxford Circus). Tickets are available from here from Ticketweb

 Don't forget you can keep up to date via the Pete Fij / Terry Bickers Facebook page.

Photo credit: Dan Thompson

UK & German Live Reviews

After Pete & Terry's recent gigs in the UK & Germany, here are a couple of bits and pieces that have appeared on the net.

First up is Pennyblack's review of Bickers & Fij's recent London gig which can be read here.

Next, is an in depth report of our Europe-trotting duo's debut in the beautiful town of Regensburg (review in German only, but with some nice photos to look at if your foreign language skills aren't up to scratch).

Finally is a lovely  poster designed by our new friend Jochen, posted on the Sublime facebook page, featuring Pete's teddy bear Electricity Board. For those who have yet to meet him at our gigs, there's a longer story  about him, and even a song,  that we will tell you about at a later date.