By Mia Sati Ashcroft

The pandemic has flipped the creative industries on their heads, seriously risking the future of our music, arts and performance professionals, The Subs has been forced to adapt, and fast.

The result? We went big, and decided to take Stroud to a global audience – so we could spread some joy, bring comfort to those struggling – and most importantly help preserve the future of Stroud’s beautiful venue, bring some much needed income to our local (WORLD CLASS) creative community, and spread the word – we’re unbelievably #proudtobestroud

And so with a lot of blood, sweat and tears, and the help of the Rob James from Topo Productions – our new GLOBAL live streaming channel subs@home was born.

In response to this challenge we’ve created a programme for you to enjoy in the comfort of your own home together with Jazz Stroud and Deepbed...But we’re not talking DJs in front of their sofas (although that was great, thank you), we’ve actually created a TV studio, complete with an actual production gallery, 7 cameras, a director, floor manager, and cameramen.

And the most special thing? The set for our new studio is Jack Wimperis’ Everything Is Light exhibition – a proper slick set-up…

In return for at least 60 minutes of spectacular, intimate performances, all we ask is for a minimum donation of £5 to support The Subs, pay our musicians and our tech teams.

How do you pay? Well – simply click on the event link on our website – and purchase a ‘voluntary ticket’. Amounts start as low as £5 (which we’ll be super grateful to receive!) but if you feel like you want to see more, then another couple of quid would go down a treat, and allow us to plan some top shows in December too (rumour has it that Elvis *might* be in the building…).

To launch subs@home we’ve got some great acts from Stroud’s brilliant Mermaid Chunky, South-West Sicko MC Griz-O, to the world-class Carducci Quartet performing alongside the Dave Ayre Trio. All of this, recorded live and beamed straight into your homes, from inside the INSANE light exhibition, Everything Is Light, created and built by Glastonbury Festival artist Jack Wimperis. You’re in for a treat.

View the line-up by heading to The Subs' What’s on page here

As well as our live-streams we are launching a podcast! ‘The Subs do a Podcast’ (it does exactly what it says on the tin), which will be available soon on all of your favourite platforms (Spotify, Google Music and Apple Music).

This will be jam-packed with interviews from local community projects to exclusives from back-stage. Episodes will be released fortnightly as we talk (live and breathe) music and community. Please do get in touch with Mia if you’d like us to interview a band, musician artist or performer, or if you’d be a great person for us to feature! (mia@thesubrooms.co.uk)

Get a glass of wine in hand, plug your laptop into your TV and speakers, and we’ll see you (kind of) this Friday (Nov 20) night from 8pm…

LISTINGS:
Fri 20th Nov Mermaid Chunky and Guests
Subs@home and Jazz Stroud present Deepbed Sessions – kicking off with the extraordinary film and experimental music performance duo Mermaid Chunky will be joined by some socially-distanced friends for some technicolor mayhem. Click here for further info and here for the fb event page with news and updates. 8pm £5
Sat 21st JSSO Project and Special Guest Griz-O
Subs@home and Jazz Stroud present Deepbed Sessions – with the extraordinary JSSO project featuring very special guest Griz-O – who hypnotise the thousands of people who pack festival tents to see them with their live electronic dub. Click here for further info and here for the fb event page with news and updates. 8pm £5
Weds 25th Nov Dave Ayre Trio ft. Carducci Quartet and Anthony Burton
Expect a VERY special evening of world-class music featuring Stroud’s very own Dave Ayre Trio, the award-winning Carducci String Quartet and author, historian and BBC presenter Anthony Burton. Click here for further info and here for the fb event page with news and updates. 8pm £5