Damn Shames are Simon Richardson (vocals and guitar), Matthew Deary (vocals and guitar) and Jacob Burns (bass). Three impeccably degenerate and impossibly well read 19 year olds from Edinburgh in the great tradition of Scotland's art-pop musical underground – Scars, Fire Engines and Orange Juice are all reference points. Their debut Abeano release is 'Fear Of Assault'. Think The Cribs if they were obsessed with The Prodigy and dripping with early Beastie Boys attitude.

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Releases

• Fear Of Assault/Last Things - single, out 03/12/2007 on Abeano Music. (post review)

Past events

• Fri 11 Apr at London Camden At Proud/Proud Gallery. (post review)
• Thu 03 Apr at London The Macbeth. (post review)
• Sat 22 Mar at Sheffield Leadmill. 1 review (read/post)
• Sat 08 Mar at Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire. 1 review (read/post)
• Club Motherfucker Live, Sat 09 Feb at London Barden's Boudoir. (post review)
• Artrocker Festival, Tue 15 Jan at London Islington Buffalo Bar. (post review)
• Kitusne Maison 4 launch party, Thu 07 Jun at London Hoxton Bar & Grill. (post review)
• Tue 20 Mar at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)
• Mon 19 Mar at Cambridge The Soul Tree. (post review)
• Sat 09 Dec at London The Macbeth. (post review)

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