Thank you to all who joined us for our maiden gig of 2008. The Cellar Bar once again proved a welcome home and a fantastic venue. Much gratitude goes to Al Heslop for cranking out an awesome sound. For those who liked the first band, they were A Stranger In Moscow, and they set the scene for the following marching tunes:

Chance
Veiled
The National Anthem - Radiohead Cover
Phantom
Scythe Down Rain
Gaps
Sign
Nivation

Sounds of approval were witnessed by all attendees.

Escaping The Cellar Bar for a short update, the band are currently putting together further songs and recordings. Our next confirmed gig is opening the Ash Music Festival, though the band are quietly stringing together some performances for the warmer season.

As ever, comments and suggestions can be directed to our email addresses, or alternatively you can rock out in the forums.

Things are hotting up.

Many thanks go out from Philanthropy HQ to everyone that made the second annual Winter Celebration Extravaganza a hot hot night. We had a wonderful time, we hope you did too. Thanks to The Mighty High for kicking things off, and a big thanks to Mike and all at the Lion Brewery for hosting the event. The night sounded like this:

Asphyxiation
Naked Pictures (of your mother) - Electric Six Cover
Sesame Street
Nivation
The Ballad of Ash Village
Boom x 4 - Vengaboys Cover
Goat
Too Young To Die - Sick Animation Cover
Fuck the 3World - 2-Shay Cover
Bulls On Parade - Rage Against the Machine Cover
Conflict and Succession

Encore

Modern Art - Art Brut Cover

Friday was great musical night out. Our special thanks go out to Autosleeper and Tripwires, who stepped in to entertain us, not to mention all the guys at the venue. They held together an awesome sound and didn't get to bed until four in the morning.

We five troubadours headed off the night with the following stolen sounds:

Gaps
Phantom
Rainbows Form
Veiled
Nivation
Scythe Down Rain
Sign
Neuromantic

We hope that all who came were impressed; in particular Dan's siblings and extended family, and Pat who came all the way from Birmingham just to see us.

Meanwhile, preparations continue for our assault upon The Lion Brewery. That's next Sunday, folks. Bring your friends. Bring your family. We can't wait.

Philanthropy have a fun filled winter break ahead of them now they're not learning maths or guitar or philosophy or english or medicine for a few weeks.

We're are very pleased to announce a gig at the Boileroom, Guildford, on Monday 10th December, in support of Spotlight Cannibal (containing members of Without Grace).

Following that we make a return to the Storm in Leicester Square on Friday 21st December.

And finally on Sunday 30th December we play our second annual Winter Celebration Extravaganza at the Lion Brewery in Ash.

We reckon that was probably our favourite gig we've played at the Cellar Bar. Thanks loads to Loki, all our fans and all their fans, and to Al Heslop as always.

We made these noises:

Gaps
Phantom
Rainbows Form
Veiled
Sciolism
Scythe Down Rain
Self
Conflict and Succession

Cheers for everyone in attendance, we grooved thusly:

Nivation
Phantom
Rainbows Form
Gaps
The Dalí Song
Scythe Down Rain
Veiled
Neuromantic

Thanks to everyone for everything, our first major set/gig in a long time and it was awesome fun. We played like this:

Nivation
Phantom
Asphyxiation
Veiled
The Dalí Song
{New Song}
Aluminum - White Stripes Cover
Scythe Down Rain
Neuromantic
Naked Pictures (of your mother) - Electric Six Cover
Goat

On Saturday 16th June we take to the stage of the Clapham Grand to play the first gig of a hardcore summer. Come one, come all! Tickets are £6 from us. Email for a ticket.

Thanks to those who came down for the gig, and thank you loads to everyone from the other bands and their fans who stuck around. We rawked like this:

Phantom
Veiled
Scythe Down Rain
Self
Subterranean Homesick Alien - Radiohead Cover
Nivation
Neuromantic
Conflict and Succession
Too Young to Die - Sick Animation Cover {feat. The Internet Rap Sensation Mr. Alois James Huzar}
Fuck the 3World - 2-Shay Cover {feat. The Internet Rap Sensation Mr. Alois James Huzar}