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Final Water Rats show of 2009

24/10/2009

Anita and the boys make their final appearance at The Water Rats on Friday October 30th onstage at 9.30pm (nearest tube Kings Cross)

This will be a special performance and as it's just before Halloween - expect some spooky extras...


Propaganda Radio Live acoustic session

22/10/2009

Anita and the boys played a live acoustic session for Propaganda Radio today, featuring the tracks 'Out of Control', 'Undercover' and 'Nobody's Fool' all to be featured on the forthcoming album, due for release early next year.

Click on the Propaganda Radio Blog link below

http://thepropagandaradioshow.blogspot.com/2009/10/propaganda-22nd-october.html


Dying Day on Balcony TV

30/09/2009

Anita Maj's second live appearance on Balcony TV appearance is now up on

hhttp://www.balconytv.com/Video-Archive/Video-archive-page/09-10-04/ANITA_MAJ.aspx


Again the show was hosted by Layla-Anna Lee and featured a new track 'Dying Day'.


Monthly Planet No.7

24/09/2009

Anita and the boys are featured in the latest issue of Monthly Planet 07 by Music Tourist Board - which mentions their Lewisham People's Day gig.

click the link below to see more

http://issuu.com/music.tourist.board/docs/mp07


WaxDolly featured artist

08/08/2009

WaxDolly internet radio and podcast station has Anita Maj as its featured artist this week.

Check out http://www.waxdolly.comoj.com to hear the show


New Cross Cariad II

01/08/2009

Anita Maj has been asked to play at the second all day Cariad, following their successful show at the first Cariad in July, as part of the New Cross Inn Fest from 28th to 31st August.

Anita and the boys will be playing on Saturday August 29th - music starts at 8pm.


Balcony TV link

23/07/2009

The link for the first ever Balcony TV appearance is now up on

http://balconytv.co.uk/Video-Archive/Video-Archive-page/09-07-23/ANITA_MAJ.aspx

The Balcony is in lovely Camden Lock.


Water Rats Gig II

20/07/2009

After their highly successful first show at the Water Rats in June, Anita and the boys have been asked to play again at the Water Rats by Monto on Friday September 18th - onstage 930pm.

Start off the autumn with a bang by joining the band at The Water Rats for what promises to be another amazing show


New Cross Inn Cariad

14/07/2009

Anita and the boys will e playing a special acoustic set at the New Cross Inn as part of the all day first ever Cariad.

They will be joined on the exciting bill by Sixty Second Silence and Damien Renouf who have played with Anita Maj before.

Should be a fun filled day and nighter


Sydenham Arts Festival Closing Picnic

11/07/2009

Anita has been asked back to perform another solo acoustic set after her successful solo sets on the Opening day of the Sydenham Arts Festival at the Dolphin Stage and Post Office Stage.

The set will take place at Mayow Park in Sydenham at 1pm.

www.sydenhamartsfestival.co.uk


Lewisham People's Day

07/07/2009

The final countdown has begun for the biggest festival appearance for Anita and the boys to date.

The Lewisham People's Day attracts crowds of 30,000 and with 2009 being its 25th anniversary - expect huge crowds.

The band will be sharing the stage with Short Skirtz, Edit/Select, The Kut, Sixty Second Silence and headliners Officer Kicks. Expect big things from all these up and coming new bands who are making waves all across London.

Link to People's Day below Anita and the band will be onstage at 4pm.

http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/NewsAndEvents/Events/PeoplesDay/


Propaganda Radio Today Deptford special

02/07/2009

Propaganda Radio has played 'Nobody's Fool' by Anita Maj on their show as they preview the upcoming Today Deptford Festival on July 4th. Anita and the boys will be playing an acoustic set at The Albany, with guest Djembe player Jeremy Hopkin - onstage at 4pm.

Check out the link for the Propaganda show below

http://www.xstreameast.co.uk/details.php?show=58


Versatile new guitarist and July shows

22/06/2009

Matt Peyman has joined Anita and the boys as the new axe-man. Matt is a keen Metallica ( he's seen them 5 times) and AC/DC fan so he will be rocking out at the upcoming live dates which include:-

The Miller, London Bridge on July 10th, 2009
and Anita's birthday gig at The Bull and Gate on July 23rd, 2009

See you there!


Water Rats Gig Video

20/06/2009

The Water Rats was a huge success and Anita and the boys' best gig to date so thanks to everyone who made it down.

The whole gig was captured on three cameras as well as a backstage interview with Anita, GreG and Roger. This will be edited and available to fans in the upcoming months - so keep your eyes peeled.


Playvybz Radio Show Link

04/06/2009

The link for Anita Maj's first ever radio show in full on Playvybz Radio with DJ Wayne Boucaud can be found below

Go on - lend us your ears

http://www.anitamaj.com/anitamajinterviewPV.mp3


TV Show

03/06/2009

Anita and the boys will be on Balcony TV on June 9th

that's on www.balconytv.com

singing one of their songs on a balcony in Camden by the lock

Be sure to look them up!


Festival fever

29/05/2009

Anita will be playing at the Brockley Max Festival Opening night with special guest guitarist Matt Peyman on May 29th

In addition, she will be playing a solo set at the Sydenham Arts Festival on July 4th and an acoustic set with Alex at the Today Deptford Festival Unplugged Session at The Albany also on July 4th.

The full band will be playing at Lewisham People's Day July 11th onstage at 4pm.



Bassist ahoy and May gigs

14/05/2009

Two gigs for May

Tower Tavern on May 15th and Tommy Flynn's on May 27th

Come along and say Hi to our new bassist Roger Millington, the new groovemeister.


Radio show and Festival

03/05/2009

First radio show for Anita and the boys on May 11th with www.playvybz.com DJ Wayne at 7pm, including live acoustic tracks.

They have also been confirmed for the Lewisham People's Day Festival on July 11th at 5pm. This is South East London's biggest festival attracting over 30,000 in 2008 - so come along and watch them and have a fun day out too.

Finally residency confirmed at the New Cross Inn for the first Thursday of each month starting July 2nd.


New Videos for April

22/04/2009

Whilst Anita recovers from laryngitis and Anita and the boys take an unscheduled break we have two videos for you from the recent concerts so you can wet your appetite for the gigs to come!

The Videos are
'Nobody's Fool' where we get to see Anita singing without her guitar at The Dirty South in Lewisham

and a full electric version of 'Woman' taken at Dusk Till Dawn (ex-Archway Tavern)

Find them at the bottom of the page at www.anitamaj.com/music


Rescheduled April gigs

20/04/2009

Due to a sudden bout of laryngitis Anita and the boys are having an unscheduled break and 3 gigs have been cancelled and rearranged for later in the year.

These are

The Comedy Pub, Leicester Square from April 15th to August 26th
The Cavendish Arms, Stockwell from April 20th to July 27th
The Miller, London Bridge from April 24th to July 10th

We wish Anita a speedy recovery!


V Voting starts and updates

15/04/2009

Road to V voting has now opened so make sure you vote for Anita and the boys on www.roadtov.com/artists/anita-maj voting remains open until April 26th.

Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/anitamaj

For those of you who were looking forward to our gig at The Comedy, unfortunately it had to be cancelled as Anita's voice gave way. However we will be back to full strength at our gig at The Miller, 96 Snowsfelds in London Bridge on Friday 24th - so get ready to rock in the weekend!

Meanwhile lots of lovely new pics up on gallery page to give you a taste of the gigs.

Live videos coming soon too!


Road to V

27/03/2009

Anita and the boys are on the Road to V! It would be truly amazing to open the V Festival one of the biggest festivals in Europe on the same bill as headliners Oasis and The Killers.

Wish them luck and show your support by clicking on link below

http://roadtov.com/artists/anita-maj/

and becoming a fan


Extra tour dates

25/03/2009

Extra tour dates added are

Friday March 27 Dirty South
Saturday April 4 Boogaloo (acoustic)
Friday April 24 The Miller

Come and show the love!


Guitarist news

23/03/2009

New guitarist Alex Myers now joins Anita and the boys to complete the line-up.

Welcome Alex who plays his first gig with the band at the Cross Kings on Thursday 26th March.



Water Rats!

12/03/2009

Water Rats here we come

Biggest gig to date so far announced at the Water Rats on Friday June 19th onstage 8pm See you there

Also a quick reminder that Anita and the boys will be headlining at the Cross Kings on Thursday 26th March - come down and show some love!




Max Bassman

08/02/2009

Max Drake joins Anita and the boys as the funky new bassist

catch them live headlining at the Fiddler's Elbow on Thursday February 12th


London Tour dates

01/02/2009

Anita and her band will embark on a short tour before going into the studio to record their EP and video.

Come along and show your support!

Dates

February 12 Fiddler's Elbow
February 23 Cavendish Arms
February 27 Camden Proud Supporting Hoxton Whores
March 9 Libertaire Battle of the Bands
March 26 Cross Kings
April 6 Boogaloo (acoustic)
April 15 The Comedy
May 15 Tower Tavern


Full details on the gigs page.


Glastonbury

23/01/2009

Anita and her band have just entered the Glastonbury Emerging Talent contest hosted by Q and Glastonbury! It would be a dream come true for them to perform at Glasto.

Wish her and the boys luck and show your support by clicking on link below

www.qthemusic.com/cgi-bin/glastonburynewtalent/show_band.pl?id=11eff1238effc8017bf33116b82542d8


New song

17/01/2009

Anita has recorded new song Nobody's Fool and it's up on the music page so go and check it out. Nobody's Fool has been an audience favourite at the recent shows


New Band

16/12/2008

New band for the new year. Joining Anita onstage for future gigs will be Greg on drums, Zoltan on guitar and Cris on bass.

Look out for the new band photos in the gallery section in January



Sneak peeks for 2009

29/11/2008

Anita has been quiet for the last few months getting ready for 2009. Putting together her band, writing new songs and playing with a variety of musicians.

Look out for a new EP, music video and a big tour around London and the UK early next year. Updates as we get 'em.


Christmas gigs!

26/11/2008

Anita will round off the year with a couple of big gigs

Friday December 5th Wilmington Arms, Farringdon (with full acoustic band)

Wednesday December 17th The Fly, New Oxford Street (with new full band)
Anita's band will bring a new dimension to the songs.

Both gigs are unmissable! - contact info@anitamaj.com for tickets.


New Video

09/07/2008

Live video of Woman taken at The Fiddler's Elbow gig in June up on the music page

www.anitamaj.com/music

Also Boogaloo date now reschedules to October 6th


Summer dates

03/07/2008

Dates added for the summer

13th July Sunday Hackney Festival
23rd July Wednesday Cobden Club (Notting Hill)
4th August Monday Boogaloo Bar (Archway)
20th August Wednesday Lark in the Park (lslington)
These are the last few gigs with the current line-up

An EP compilation of selected songs will be available at the gigs

From September, there will be changes happening with a new band line-up, even more new songs and further details of exciting future plans.


Youtube video

23/05/2008

Video of an acoustic version of 'Don't Forget Me' on the homepage, taken at the Boogaloo gig in February, plenty more videos coming soon.


Also a forthcoming showcase at the Cobden Club date to be announced. Check the gigs section for confirmed gigs.


Gigs and songs

07/03/2008

The final song from the latest recording sessions 'Don't Believe in Me' is now on the music page.

Also Anita will be playing at the Fiddler's Elbow on June 12th and Laburnum Street Festival in Hackney in July. Further dates to be confirmed. Check out full details on the Gigs page.


New Song on website

25/04/2008

The second song from the studio sessions I'll Never Know is now up on the website on the music page. Check it out!


April showers

16/04/2008

Anita has been busy songwriting and in the studio this month, recording three tracks.

The first track 'Out of Control' is on the music page, so check it out. The other 2 tracks will be put up in the following weeks.

Anita will also be playing the Laburnum Street Festival in July in Hackney again this year after a great set last year.

More gigs announced soon.


March mayhem

04/03/2008

March is shaping up to be a busy month for Anita, with both gigs and demos p lanned. She will be playing a gig on March 19th at the Fiddler's Elbow (details on gigs page). Later this month, she will be going into the studio to record new material, watch this space for sneak previews.

Website news - look out for a new revamped music page including videos and new photos later this month.


January News

26/01/2008

Anita is currently writing songs, looking for gig venues and being lined up for a couple of magasine interviews.


Happy New Year

17/01/2008

Happy New Year!

As the dust settles on 2007, say hello to 2008!

Exciting year ahead planned for Anita Maj, with gigs, recordings and events being lined up. For more details watch this space ...



Website Launch!!

22/10/2007

www.anitamaj.com has landed.

The place to find out everything you want to know about Anita. Many exciting events in the pipeline to be revealed over the coming months, as well as opportunities to get your hands on some unique freebies.

Stay tuned!


Festival performance

01/07/2007

Anita plays a solo set at the Laburnum Street Party Festival in Hackney. New tunes and old tunes and a cover of Janis Joplin classic 'Mercedes Benz'.