Spiv (Jack Spivey)

talking about myself for a minute and letting everyone know im open for work. i got made redundant twice last year, the same year i bought a house, that’s the kinda dice i roll 😎 boohoo no one cares what am i gonna do about it? well it’d be nice to earn a living again so i’m trying out freelance. hit me up if you want some work doing. not sure how it’s gonna go but worth a go nonetheless ey? if you’re still reading, thanks for being a real one, good on ya, keep it up boss 🫡

GIG ANNOUNCEMENT 17TH APRIL @newdamage_band are coming back to @cafe.etch Support from @___manchild___ and @vi.liger It will be a beautiful night. Come get ya mindd blown. #jazz #middlesbroughevents #livemusic #supportlocalmusic

design stuff, you need it? i got it. email me or message me. easy peasy

GIG ANNOUNCEMENT! 20TH JUNE 7.45-11PM £7 ADV / £9 OTD We have a belter of a night lined up for you. @perfectchickentheband are coming to cause a right ruckus - could get out of hand paired with the @thebatteryfarm lads from Manchester... Hope @wet_man_music can keep some structure within this chaos. Perfect Chicken don't need an introduction round these parts. Bring yer ballies, yer Parmos and yer pork scratchings and have boogie. The Battery Farm - A Gutter Punk four-piece from Manchester playing visceral, punishing rock music infused with pain and passion. Wet Man is a songwriter and performer who takes influence from punk, garage rock, disco and 60s pop crooners but does this in an electronic format. He descends from his forefathers of Sheffield music, taking influence from groups such as Cabaret Voltaire and Artery. Totally unusable night this like... Thanks again to @spiv.work for his amazing artwork on this! #teessidemusicscene #livemusic #middlesbroughevents #supportlocalmusic #gigsgigsgigs

GIG ANNOUNCEMENT!! 6TH JUNE 7.45-11PM £7 ADV / £9 OTD Hartlepool lads @lurcher.hpool come back to @cafe.etch to celebrate their recent EP release 'Bad Gag'.  @shindig__band - Hailing from the North Yorkshire coast, SHINDIG bring high-octane instrumentals and piercing vocals. Carnage guaranteed. @henry_ford_is_dead is a three piece indie rock / alternative rock band hailing from Teesside. With influences ranging from R.E.M., Radiohead and Sonic Youth and lots more. The band's aim is to write catchy melodic bright and at times dark music. Huge thanks to the smashing @spiv.work For this banger of a poster ♥️🐇 #teessidemusicscene #middlesbroughevents #supportlocalmusic

GIG ANNOUNCMENT 29TH MAY @cafe.etch we have @loraandthestalkers with support from @bruisermusicuk and @the_magnetic_north_band Rome-based alt-rock band Lora & The Stalkers blend noise-driven dissonance with a strong pop attitude and harmonically adventurous arrangements. Deeply influenced by the gritty, cinematic atmosphere of their home city, the band creates a sound where Italian melodic heritage meets modern avant-rock. After the second album No Desire Control—with the single Lonely Heart gaining national TV and radio airplay—the band followed up with Morning Hours. The new material, including the single Social Anxiety, has been featured by Bluesbunny for its "intriguing atmospheric depth" and by Girl Underground Music for its gritty, sharp delivery. Following a run of shows at Liverpool’s legendary Cavern Club, they are returning to the UK in May 2026 for a new tour. Huge thanks to @spiv.work for this awesome poster. Tickets available on Skiddle £7 adv £9 otd Performance starts 8pm

ooo what’s this new music? nice, very nice 29/05 @northernhospitalityband release a new track and they asked me to cook up a cheeky cover for it. dope. swipe 2 da end 4 some older versions that I liked but weren’t quite right 😎 excellent splendid check it out when it drops and give them some love and email me if ye need some design work orite cool

GIG ANNOUNCMENT 5th JUNE Doors 7.30, performance 8pm £8 in advance on Skiddle (link in bio) £10 on the door Thanks @spiv.work for this mint poster! We are super excited to have @dragged_up joining us with support from @machinemusicroz and @o_r_c_h_a_r_d_band Dragged Up formed in Glasgow, in late 2018. They deftly assimilate garage-psych, art-punk, experimental rock, and post-doom, with soundscape and spoken word elements. ‘Dragged Up’s style is eclectic and intense, distilling much of the history of alternative music into a single band, and doing so in a highly inventive manner.’ Kim Harten Lam, Bliss Aquamarine ‘Their arty slack-punk attack has roots in the anorak era, but displays a much scummier surface than any of those poppers ever managed. Loose loud psych guitar gets woven into vocals with a certain paisley heft, but it’s all presented without cliches. Very, very cool’ - Byron Coley, The Wire They have received airplay on Stuart Maconie’s Freak Zone, Louder Than War radio, Radio Free Brooklyn, KEXP and WFMU and supported bands such as Acid Mothers Temple, Smote, The Vaselines, The Bevis Frond and Water Damage, as well as The Hard Quartet who they toured with for 10 dates in June 2025. A new single is due for release in the summer, with a new album coming out later in the year.

GIG ANNOUNCMENT!! Absolutely psyched to confirm @hitlist.band coming to play @cafe.etch on the 9th May 💃🏻🕺🏻 With support from @shindig__band and @spyderz.band A huge thanks to @spiv.work for this stunning poster. You are a gentleman. 9th May First band 8pm £6 adv/ £8 OTD LETS GOOOO!

GIG ANNOUNCEMENT 18th July really excited to announce this awesome night of electronic music and synth delights! Coming from Manchester we have the amazing @trianglecuts - bringing their dark wave, Post-punk, alternative electronica with haunting vocal loops for their first @cafe.etch debut Supporting them, and making another Etch debut is @novyilef from Newcastle, Combining analogue synths, brutalist architecture, pounding drum machines and a working-class consciousness. We also have Teessides dazzling pink suited 80s legend @stock.image.uk joining the bill. A little bird tells me he's been working on some more bangers (one out next week) so we can't wait to see what he's been up to. And returning to Etch is @cherry_knowle bringing that dark wave industrial goodness once again. We've missed you and we can't wait to see the big changes being made to the Cherry Knowle line upv👀 ANOTHER ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE THANK YOU TO THE RIDICULOUSLY TALENTED @spiv.work you've outdone yourself with this one!!! Stunning! Contact jack for bespoke artwork and marketing! #darkwavemusic #synth #electronicmusic #teessideevents #gigsgigsgigs

we are living the real life robot wars, craig charles’ voice bellows across the globe as we all get torn to shreds by our klarna financed, amazon knockoff, stanley e-cups i dunno what an e-cup is, maybe it’s just a normal cup but it connects to the wifi for no reason other than ✨marketing tactics✨ yaaaaaaay 🙈🙊🙈🙊🙈❤️💖💕

GIG ANNOUNCEMENT On the 10th May we have @calumbairdsongs joining us @cafe.etch as part of his tour. Calum Baird is a Scottish folk, punk and story-telling singer-songwriter and musician featured on BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music, BBC Introducing, BBC Radio Scotland and Amazing Radio. Calum’s music is characterised by its honesty and authenticity, with lyrics that are often introspective and personal. His songs explore social commentary, modern life, relationships, alienation and social change. Calum’s influences include Bob Dylan, The Pogues, Johnny Marr, Billy Bragg and Dick Gaughan. Joining his as support we have @gladtownghost - @ricdob @aimeec.music Thanks to @spiv.work for designing this gorgeous poster! You da best. £7 IN ADVANCE £9 OTD 7.30-11PM SUNDAY 10TH MAY #folkmusician #teessideevents #teessidemusicscene #gigsgigsgigs #livemusic