Fri 24th October - Homegrown Returns!

After a lengthy absence from the cinema room turntables Homegrown returns with very special guest.....

We'd like to introduce you to an artist who is climbing up the ranks of the music loving masses.... he goes by the name of Jon Kennedy.

Almost certainly one of the 3 most talented men in all of Stockport. Jon is a man on a musical mission. What the end result may be remains a bit of a mystery, not least to the man himself but rest assured it includes an enormous bag of breath-takingly beautiful tunes, copious rump-shakingly fine dancefloor corkers and a hatful of innovative ideas bordering on musical genius.
He's certainly a talented chap.

Autumn 2002 Jon joined the Grand Central family. Bred a stone’s throw from GCHQ, his childhood in Stockport was characterized by exposure to new and interesting music, as a function of his parents’ enthusiasm for the pioneering artists of their day. Jon cites Peter Frampton, Electric Light Orchestra, David Essex and Geoff Wayne’s “War of the Worlds” (check out the H.G. Wells classic !) as early influences. His taste would in part be shaped also by his brother’s musical excavations, which brought him into contact with more guitar-centric bands like KISS and AC/DC.

Jon already to his credit, has 8 12" releases, a great debut album entitled "We're Just Waiting For You Now" on the, well respected, Brighton based record label Tru Thoughts recordings.

In August 2003 he releasd his second Long Player for Manchester based record label Grand Central entitled "Take My Drum To England". Which was followed by a third "Useless Wooden Toys" He is currently on his way to completing his fourth long player entitled "14" which will be released on Florida, USA based Organik Recordings due out in Autumn 2008 ........

His DJ style is varied but always geared to the dancefloor. Jon has travelled the globe with his records, making it as far afield as China, Malaysia and Japan and can be found DJing at various other clubs and bars around EUROPE on a regular basis.

Check out
www.jonkennedy.co.uk or
www.myspace.com/jonkennedy

+ residents, Jamie Graham, Si Rogers & Steve Graham serving up the dopest funk, soul, roots, hip hop, breaks, beats, treats & everything in between.

Oct 24th 9-3, £5 door


Facebook event page