Category: bars clubs gigs

harry covert and fink @ smarties – the mixes

december saw my 5th anniversary and a fun night in Nice. the Hi Hotel did a fair job at kicking off proceedings in a bar that somehow reminded me of an Early Learning Centre.
we had a passable meal at an italian with one of the more interesting waitresses you’ll find. ‘yum, yum, yum’ was her [...]

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Posted by harry covert on December 11, 2007
dj fink and harry covert @ smarties, nice, december 1

we’re at it again. me and fink getting messy with delectable beats at smarties, nice’s very own electro den of iniquity.
show up, if you dare. bare in mind it is AIDS (SIDA) Awareness Day, so think red.

mix to follow.

Posted by harry covert on November 27, 2007
smarties with dj fink this saturday

if you’re around the Nice area of France this weekend, check out me and fink getting down at the newly-renovated smarties bar. hopefully this will say it all:

Posted by harry covert on October 29, 2007
next gig at smarties – oct 20

ok peeps, the summer sojourn being truly over and the end of the rentree nigh, it’s time for ohm and harry covert to get physical down at smarties in nice one more time.
come in droves. there’s nowt but french stuff on the telly. or should i say dodgy american stuff with funny french voices. either [...]

Posted by harry covert on October 12, 2007
noces harmoniques

the Cote d’Azur sometimes has a reputation for being one of the more conservative regions of france, given the average age of the population and the generally right-leaning political enviroment. however, conservative is not a tag you could apply to the small hamlet of Camails around the final weekend in august. for over ten [...]

Posted by harry covert on August 27, 2007
Cut Chemist – master of trickery

the art of yoga teaches a young jedi about the discipline of flexibility and balance. but what’s this got to do with the hip-hop portion of the Pantiero festival on a friday night? well, it’s this yogic combination that comes to mind when watching the legendary Cut Chemist in action.
it’s been said that the Jurassic [...]

Posted by harry covert on August 20, 2007
who is Herman Düne?

french? swedish? who cares.
there’s a grizzled crazy-throat on lead guitar, with the power to turn flamenco into driving country music. in contrast, the drummer has that poster-boy appeal and there’s a doctor on the bongos who ever so judiciously injects wafts of horn in and out of a few numbers.
my ignorance means little in the [...]

Posted by harry covert on August 18, 2007
The Rakes – a one-song rip-off band?

“open book” seemed to be plastered all over the radio a year ago. and quite rightly so – the riff was one of the catchiest of the summer. their dead-pan delivery and lyrics for the common man could frame The Rakes as a modern-day Pulp.
unfortunately, on the strength of this concert, this is where the [...]

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dj ohm and kiterae at smarties, nice

can’t seem to get away from smarties at the moment. not complaining though. tomorrow night is me and dj ohm spinning fine house and electro. come round if you’re close by.

Posted by kiterae on July 30, 2007
fink + kiterae @ smarties, nice

so, once more fink and kiterae took to the decks at smarties as the current incarnation of nice’s finest electro bar draws to a close (refurb due in august).
a fun night for all until we pumped the bass one notch too far (i blame the monitors and my new headphones – i didn’t have a [...]

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Posted by kiterae on July 29, 2007