The Christians & The Blow Monkeys Featuring Tahnee

THE CHRISTIANSThe name of the band refers to the surname of the three brothers that were originally in the line-up, and is also coincidentally guitarist Henry Priestman's middle name.The band formed in 1985. They were one of a number of soul-influenced groups in the 1980s that had strong links to UK punk rock, New Wave music and post-punk. The band's frontman and lead singer Garry Christian became the groups unique selling point with his distinctive look and velvet-smooth soulful tones.Their first three singles all made the Top 40 in Britain, and their debut album The Christians (1987) entered the UK Albums Chart at number 2. It eventually sold over a million copies. The highest placed single from this album was "Ideal World", which reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart.In 1988 they released a cover of the Isley Brothers' "Harvest for the World", with all proceeds going to charity. The video for the track was an animation, created by four leading animation companies, including Aardman Animations. The video won several awards, and the single reached number 8 in the chart.1989 saw another charity single success, this time as performers on a version of "Ferry Cross The Mersey", released in aid of those affected by the Hillsborough disaster. The single stayed at number one for several weeksTheir second album, Colour released in 1990, reached number one in the UK Albums Chart and yielded the international hit "Words" which was #18 in the UK and Sweden, #5 in the Netherlands, and #1 in France. The early 1990s saw the band continuing to tour, A greatest hits album, The Best of the Christians was released in 1993, and peaked at number 22.In 2009 The Christians was approached by Archambault Records in France to arrange a Licensing Deal. This was agreed and in January 2009 'Soul from Liverpool' was released with a single 'Overwhelmed'. The band continue to tour and are finalising a new album deal with Island which will include back catalogue and new tracks. Their current single is a cover of Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islams 'Where do the Children Play' reviewed by the man himself as 'better than his own version'.THE BLOW MONKEYSThe Blow Monkeys are a British pop band that formed in 1981 as a new wave-oriented act. The first single, "Live Today Love Tomorrow" was released in 1982. They subsequently recorded more commercial pop rock hit makers, and finally became a dance group, shortly before splitting up at the beginning of the 1990s. They broke through with the UK and US Top 40 hit "Digging Your Scene" in 1986, and went on to place ten singles and four albums in the UK charts between 1986 and 1990.In the US, they are best known for "You Don't Own Me", which appeared on the multi-platinum soundtrack album, Dirty Dancing in 1987.In late 2007, the original band members reunited, releasing a new album and have been on a world tour since 2008.TAHNEEBorn on the shores of Perth Western Australia Tahnee's unique voice and poetic songwriting style is set to recieve global acclaim. Her love of swimming and surfing is reflected in her laid back musical style and her passion for the environment and an affinity with nature is evident in her lyrics and song choices.Her style has been compared to both Jack Johnson and Melissa Etheridge. Her recent endorsement deal with surf and clothing company Rip Curl has bought her to the attention of local and international audiences accross the globe with performances supporting the Christians at the 02 London Academy, Toploader, Finley Quay, Easy Star All Stars, Legends of Ska at the Rugby 7’s World Cup, supported South Africa’s No 1 singer / songwriter Josie Fields and at the recent Formula 1 event, supported the Wailers at Yasalam and many more. Thursday, 21st October 2010 @ SundownersShow starts at 7pm, Over 21's only.TICKETSAED 100 AED,Available on Timeout Ticketline 800 4669 and www.itptickets.comFor bookings & further informationTel : +971 (0)2 656 3053Email : restaurants@cpyas.comBrought to you by Jump Media