Vini Reilly's Self-Portrait in MOJO

Reilly by Vini

Vini contributes both literally and artistically to the new edition of MOJO (#186) as part of their Self-Portrait series.

Above a hand-drawn and signed portrait (see right - "Rabbit pie, yummee!"), Vini answers questions such as what his most treasured possession is (his handmade 1967 Juan Montero Aguilera guitar and his Fender custom Strat), his biggest regret (that he's never made a decent album) and what his formal qualifications are (won music prize at his Catholic boys school three years in a row).

MOJO is out now (it's the one with John Lennon and Yoko Ono on the cover) in all good newsagents.

allgigs.co.uk reviews Love in the Time of Recession

Check out Paul Pledger's review of Love in the Time of Recession at allgigs.co.uk.

Live at The Town Mill, Mansfield, Fri 20 Mar 2009

The Durutti Column live at The Town Mill, Mansfield, Fri 20 Mar 2009; flyer


The Durutti Column live at The Town Mill, Mansfield, Fri 20 Mar 2009; flyer

The UK Winter Tour 2009 concluded last night at The Town Mill in Mansfield. A rather strange one this by all accounts.

The setlist was:

Wild Beast Tamed (with Poppy Morgan on piano)
Rainbows (with Poppy Morgan on piano)
Otis
Sea Lion Woman
Jacqueline
MIssing Boy
The Beggar
Requiem

Venue details

The Town Mill
Bridge Street
Mansfield NG181AN

Manchester International Festival 2009

The Durutti Column - A Paean to Wilson; Tony Wilson and Vini Reilly

UPDATED 20:00 - The Durutti Column will play this year's Manchester International Festival on three successive nights from Wednesday 15 to Friday 17 July 2009. The band will be playing a brand new, specially commissioned instrumental piece entitled A Paean to Wilson as a special tribute to Tony Wilson who died in August 2007. The performances will take place in the Pavilion Theatre tent in Albert Square in the city centre of Manchester.

The Durutti Column comprised of Vini Reilly, Bruce Mitchell, Keir Stewart and Poppy Morgan will be joined by special guest John Metcalfe.

Manchester International Festival is the world's first festival of original, new work and special events and takes place biennially, in Manchester, UK. The Festival launched in 2007 as an artist-led, commissioning festival presenting new works from across the spectrum of performing arts, music, visual arts and popular culture.

Tickets priced GBP 16.50 (9.00 concs) are on sale from Thursday 19 March at 15:00 GMT from mif.co.uk or by telephoning 0844 815 4960. No per ticket booking fee (transaction fee applies).

Live at The Deaf Institute, Manchester, Sun 8 Mar 2009

The Durutti Column live at The Deaf Institute, Manchester, Sun 8 Mar 2009; flyer

The Durutti Column continued their UK tour with a hometown gig on Sunday 8 March at The Deaf Institute in Manchester which is part of the Trof empire.

Support was from Gnod and their seven synths.

Re-live the gig via Twitter and Twitpic.

Setlist highlights: Vini & Poppy 1, More Rainbows, Otis, Sealine Woman, Gun, The Missing Boy, The Beggar, Requiem for my Mother, Untitled for You (1st encore), Albatross (2nd encore, Vini and Keir on drums, introduced as "my tribute to Peter Green, Pigeon")

Review at An Ideal for Living.

Official Durutti Column Facebook Group

The Durutti Column is now on Facebook

The Durutti Column now has an official Facebook group. Anyone can join in and take part in usual Facebook-type activities such as writing on the Wall, posting links, video, etc. All kinds of crazy stuff...