Wow. #vaporsofmorphine tonight were brilliant. Opened with my favourite Morphine song too. Good job by Get The Blessing too.

Release The Rockford Files #rockfordfiles youtu.be/yg1Cx26-928?...

Happy national drummers day you sexy bastards. Photo by the always great Owen Davies

Sexy looking drums for our last gig of the year (lest anything else turns up🤔) & we smashed it. #dursley #thebigr #swingmusic #lindyhop

Weekend warrior vibes, what ever happened to mid week gigs? :-(

This version is bloody amazing. Something about that white boy art funk of the 80's that is so damn good. youtu.be/JQ3bGioFCXU?...

I bet he’s sweating now.

Hopefully this will get made this year 🤔

This looks amazing

Amazing gig in Oxford last night, and a shout out by the brilliant @cerysmatthews.bsky.social ❤️

I’d say it was easy but there’s a reason the big bands died out 😀 Do love it though & goddamn do we swing. 🕺🏼

The legendary drummer & Jazz Messengers bandleader Art Blakey was born on this day October 11, 1919!   Stream our spotlight playlist: bluenote.lnk.to/ArtBlakeyFin...   Browse Blakey vinyl reissues from our Tone Poet & Classic Vinyl series: store.bluenote.com/collections/...

Good article this. Can’t wait to give them a proper listen www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best...

Bit quieter this month, fun gigs though. Hit me up if you need some tub tickling, all while looking fabulous.

I’m not saying I’ve booked a ticket to both events, but I’m also not not saying that.

Wooooooooah! #morphineband www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/str...

This naughty, jazzy, Gretsch drum kit followed me home last night. Guess I better adopt it…. #gretschdrums

We get a few random cats hanging around the @cubecinema.com but I think we need our own Buzz. What a cutey.

As a ‘method’ drummer, when I play 1920s music I turn B&W. And die of Pleurisy aged 38. Pic by Mark Lawrence.

I’d buy this #mulliganandohare #sonicyouth #vicandbob

Saw Nabooka by Verdi in the old colosseum in Verona. Quite something. Stage was, at times, like Space 1999 meets Life of Brian, and all the better for it. Quite brilliant design really. Opera still isn’t my kind of thing but well worth experiencing.

A spasm of self-promotion this Bandcamp Friday. An ep of songs that can be played on the radio and songs that cannot. narcoloungecombo.bandcamp.com/album/maybe-...

Bloody great gig last Sunday with #thebigr, only just recovered. Hundreds of people, loads of dancers, hot hot swing jazz all played in white & dark blue linen. S’what it’s all about daddio.

All played at the wrong speed at least once #johnpeel bid.omegaauctions.co.uk/auction/deta...

But you can’t be a drummer AND an adult 😬 Cracking gig with Eliza & The Pinstripes on Sunday at #tobaccofactorybristol Pic by the lovely Simon Hall

Still funny and still true.

Summer Blues… store.bluenote.com/collections/...

Few gigs this week babes. Friday night is The Big R in Dursley. Great venue, crowd, and town. You'd be insane to miss it. Sat 4-6pm the Paradise Trio & guests at The Old Duke. Sat eve, HOT 1920's jazz of Shanghai Shuffle of Gin & Juice. Love to see you there. x www.facebook.com/events/37918...

Blow job room surely? #inappropriatesigns

Need more mediocre drumming in your life? You know where to look. Picture by Walter Dirks is from the Bristol Jazz Festival in 2019 where Narco Lounge Combo freaked things out a bit :-) We're back in the studio soon so expect new releases before the huge world tour.

Yowsa, @kidnarco.bsky.social got any oney spare? www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/...?

Tonight at The Elmer's Arms was so goddamn good. WASAGAS (Canada) Surf w/Starlotte Satine were awesome. Top night. The world needs more surf & more Go Go dancers.

Don’t forget, Bristolian swingers take on Bath. You know it’s gonna be great. #bathfringefestival bathfringe.co.uk/event/swinge...

You're all coming to this right? Good. bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-on/605...

New single alert with #narcoloungecombo this one is guaranteed to go platinum in all territories.

Met the very lovely #debbiemcgee at #thebigr VE Day gig in #henleyonthames tonight. Great gig, brilliant people, swinging music, top night.

My bloody fabulous 16 piece swing band, The Big R, have sold out another gig. It’s going to be so awesome. Can’t bloody wait.

Gigs. After a quiet April, May is a bit busier with the added bonus of 2 lots of #thebigr action to swing the hell out of; look out Henley & Bath. Hopefully pick up a couple of extra gigs too, + #narcoloungecombo recording our brilliant new single. As the yoot say, it's a banger...about old age. x

I'm bringing The Big R to Bath for the Fringe festival. #bathfringefestival bathfringe.co.uk/event/swinge...

The baker is on her way.

ARRRGH! APOLOGIES (And will do)

Another excellent series from @empirepoduk.bsky.social Considering how recent it is it shows how quickly we forget our history. Worth listening to The Troubles podcast for a deep dive & watch the superb series ‘Once Upon A Time in Northern Ireland’ on iPlayer. www.instagram.com/TheTroublesP...

Bumped into an old mate tonight #bowie

Hat trick hero Thurs/Fri/Sat

Hmm, @kidnarco.bsky.social I think something like this should be the next album cover.

Got some tasty summer gigs lined up. Goddamn I Love leading The Big R so much, we swing hard.

Tonight. Jazz o’clock

From @cubecinema.com #twinpeaks night a couple of weeks ago. Only just recovered. With #LadyRaydhd who shared hosting duties with me.