Quimby + Vanita & The Love live and direct Scala

In 2011, Quimby one of Hungary's most innovative and popular alternative rock bands celebrated their 20th anniversary. This 6-piece outfit has released 10 albums; contributed to a variety of Magyar film soundtracks; provided the music to two major theatre productions - including a critically acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" and headlining the world renowned Sziget Festival. They create intelligent art rock - forceful; melodic and moving; constantly pushing new boundaries and stylistically unique, arguably with a nod in the directions of Nick Cave, Lou Reed and Tom Waits.


VANITA & THE LOVE: 5-piece combo, featuring Vanita Nicholls (voice) - founder member of the Get Upfront! Music Collective, as well as being in a host of bands including The Fracture, The Without Leaders and Strange Fruit. Latterly she has performed The Messiah as part of the Voicelab Choir at the Royal Festival Hall and been the Vampire Queen in the rock opera "Bite." Tonight she has chosen some classic love songs written with darkened hearts; Colin Minchin (guitar) is a former member of One The Juggler and got to support Big Country, Eurythmics and Elvis Costello. As part of his work as a film editor he worked on the BBC series on the history of the guitar with Alan Yentob. Johnathan Brooks (double bass) has a passion for classical and historical folk music and can be found playing in Westbound Piccadilly; Richard Carter (guitar) is part of the Electric Dark Orchestra and co-runs the W7Edge monthly music nights in West London. The legendary Mike McKenzie appears on drums.