List-a-licious!

Posted on January 19, 2012 | 1 Comment

WOW! Last night’s I Love Lists event at The Baby Bathhouse was incredible – we ran out of chairs and some people had to make their lists standing up! Who knew I’d find so many like-hearted people that would make lists with me?

The next edition is on Thursday, February 16th (same bat-place, same bat-time), please see more information below and a link to get tickets to ensure you get a seat!

I LOVE LISTS: London’s First List-Making Night!
Thursday, February 16th at 8pm
The Baby Bathhouse

Do you have a penchant for making lists? You’re not alone. Lists write the future and chronicle the past, and they provide order to the chaos in this world. But most of all, making lists is seriously fun!

Join presenter Jess Indeedy of Musical Bingo fame for London’s new list-making night at I Love Lists! You’ll define what you love, loathe, and you’ll learn interesting facts about yourself and your friends. The night concludes with an awards ceremony for your listing skills.

The February edition will feature What I Want To Achieve In 2012, My Favourite Vegetable Dishes, 10 Things I Love About London, Embarrassing Albums Of My Formative Years, plus many more!

It would almost be therapy if there weren’t cocktails involved.
Don’t forget to bring your favourite pen, list books will be provided.

I Love Lists
Wednesday, February 16th at 8pm
The Baby Bathhouse
125 Church Street
Stoke Newington, N16 0UH
£3 per person, buy tickets here

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Recommended by Time Out London

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January Joyfulness!

Posted on January 16, 2012 | Leave a comment

Hello Dear Readers,

It’s official, January is more than halfway over. Not that I mind January, it’s a month I associate with nice things like healthy soups, long winter walks, and for some reason the colour blue (as seen in our newest Musical Bingo poster):

December was an incredible month for me, here’s a list of why:

1. I put on London’s first obsessive list-making night, I Love Lists at The Baby Bathhouse and it was a total success!
2. We did lots of private corporate Musical Bingo Christmas events, I now know all the lyrics to every Christmas song imaginable!
3. I was a featured guest on Jo Good’s The Late Show on BBC London 94.9, talking about Musical Bingo and I Love Lists!
4. We’ve added loads of photos from our past events to our website, check it out - maybe you’re on there!

So looking ahead, I’ve got the following super-fun events planned for Londoners that I hope will brighten your month and get you thinking of blue as a colour again!

Love,
Jess Indeedy

LONDON’S FIRST LIST-MAKING NIGHT!

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18TH AT 8PM
The Baby Bathhouse, Stoke Newington
After such an amazing first event in December, I’ll be bringing my slightly obsessive list-making night, I Love Lists, to The Baby Bathhouse on a monthly basis! London’s about to feel a lot more fulfilled and organised.Do you have a penchant for making lists? You’re not alone. Lists write the future and chronicle the past, and they provide order to the chaos in this world. But most of all, making lists is seriously fun! You’ll define what you love, loathe, and you’ll learn interesting facts about yourself and your friends.
The January edition will feature Life Goals for 2012, Top 10 Culinary Winter Warmers, 5 Ways to Make London More Fun, Your Finest Moments of 2011, Favourite TV Shows From Childhood, plus many more!

It would almost be therapy if there weren’t cocktails involved.

For more information, please visit jessindeedy.com.
I’m selling £3 tickets in our trusty Musical Bingo web shop, and recommend you get yours in advance.

ARTS & CRAFTS & MUSIC & BINGO

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26TH AT 8PM
Our monthly Thursday nights at Drink, Shop & Do are always wild, and most of the time are sold out a month beforehand. We still have a few tickets left for January 26th, grab yours while people are still in hibernation! This January edition brings new musical bingo games, big prizes, and for January only: your choice between the Detox or Retox Box! As usual, we’ll be getting our craft on with our Decorate A Dauber project!

INVITATION:
THE ROOF GARDEN AT SHOREDITCH HOUSE

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31st AT 8PM
Our quarterly residency at Shoreditch House continues, in the gorgeous setting of their roof garden. Don’t be alarmed; this sumptuous space is actually warm and toasty as the retractable roof is closed in winter and the fireplaces will be roaring. Shoreditch House have supplied us with luxury prizes as usual, and we will bring you on the sort of musical tour you’ve never been on before. This event is for club members and our superfans only, therefore you must email us to get on the guest list at info@musical-bingo.com

THE BALLROOM AT BALHAM BOWLS CLUB

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD AT 8PM
February marks our triumphant return to the gorgeous Balham Bowls Club, after a very boombastic December edition which resulted in a full-on dance party. We’ll be bringing our Decorate A Dauber craft project to the BBC again this month since it was so popular last time! Get cheaper advance tickets for the best seats in the house here.

FOR YOUR DIARY…
I LOVE LISTS – FEB 16th – THE BABY BATHHOUSE
MUSICAL BINGO WITH JESS INDEEDY – FEB 23rd – DRINK, SHOP & DO
MUSICAL BINGO WITH JESS INDEEDY – MAR 2nd – BALHAM BOWLS CLUB

WEDDINGS, HEN DOs, PRIVATE EVENTS

This time of year always seems to light a fire under people who are planning a special event in coming months, and 2012 is no exception. In the past two weeks, our inboxes have been flooded with wedding, hen do and birthday party enquiries. We totally understand, Helix & I got married not long ago and the process of planning any personal celebration can be nerve-racking! We love putting on Musical Bingo for these events, it works really well for all age groups and musical tastes, and we specialise in thawing out even your most reserved guests. For more information and rates, please send us an email at info@musical-bingo.com

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Jess on the Radio, New Photos, Tickets!

Posted on January 7, 2012 | Leave a comment

Hello Friends,

We are in the process of writing our January Newsletter for Musical Bingo with Jess Indeedy (which should reach you soon if you’re signed up to our mailing list) but in the meantime I wanted to write a mini update about a few things.

JESS ON THE RADIO!
Recently I appeared on BBC London 94.9′s The Late Show with Jo Good to talk about Musical Bingo and I Love Lists, which was so exciting! You can now listen to a recording of the show on our website here. I’ve also added the recording of our first ever Musical Bingo Radio Show from October, when the lovely Dom Servini of record label Wah Wah 45s had us on his show on Colourful FM. We made history that night, and we will be back over the airwaves soon to bring you more radio-tastic helpings of our musical competition.

Jess with Jo Good, at BBC London 94.9

TICKETS NOW ON SALE
Tickets for the following events are now available via our web shop:

I LOVE LISTS – WEDS. JAN. 18TH – THE BABY BATHHOUSE
MUSICAL BINGO WITH JESS INDEEDY – THURS. JAN. 26TH – DRINK SHOP & DO
MUSICAL BINGO WITH JESS INDEEDY – FRI. FEB. 3RD – BALHAM BOWLS CLUB


READY FOR YOUR CLOSE UP
Finally, we’ve just uploaded  about 70 new photos to our gallery page on the Musical Bingo website – check it out, you’re probably in one of them! If you’ve taken any photos at our events that you’d like see up there, email them to us at info@musical-bingo.com.

Stay tuned for the newsletter, and I hope to see you all soon!

Love, Jess

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I LOVE LISTS to return in January!

Posted on December 30, 2011 | Leave a comment

Hi lovely blog readers,

I am pleased to say that my first instalment of I Love Lists proved to be very popular, inciting all kinds of great press about myself and the concept of the night, and even an appearance on BBC London 94.9′s The Late Show with Jo Good! And all that in December, a time when Christmas parties reign and it’s hard to get a word in edgewise in the rowdy conversation that is London nightlife. I can’t imagine what kind of enthusiasm the January edition will bring, THE month for self-analysis and for getting our lives in order.

Behold, the details for the next event, and we’re selling advance tickets this time to avoid disappointment:

I LOVE LISTS: London’s First List-Making Night!
Wednesday, January 18th at 8pm
The Baby Bathhouse

Do you have a penchant for making lists? You’re not alone. Lists write the future and chronicle the past, and they provide order to the chaos in this world. But most of all, making lists is seriously fun!

Join presenter Jess Indeedy of Musical Bingo fame for London’s new list-making night at I Love Lists! You’ll define what you love, loathe, and you’ll learn interesting facts about yourself and your friends. The night concludes with an awards ceremony for your listing skills.

The January edition will feature Life Goals for 2012, Top 10 Culinary Winter Warmers, 5 Ways to Make London More Fun, Your Finest Moments of 2011, Favourite TV Shows From Childhood, plus many more!

It would almost be therapy if there weren’t so much booze involved.
Don’t forget to bring your favourite pen, list books will be provided.

I Love Lists 
Wednesday, January 18th at 8pm
The Baby Bathhouse
125 Church Street
Stoke Newington, N16 0UH
£3 per person 

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Featured on BBC London 94.9′s The Late Show with Jo Good
Recommended by Time Out London

TICKETS
Tickets are now available for this event on my Musical Bingo website, www.musical-bingo.com. There is limited capacity at this venue so I recommend you book ahead to avoid disappointment!

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I Love Lists: London’s First List Making Night

Posted on November 29, 2011 | Leave a comment

Due to popular demand, I have brought back my slightly obsessive list-making night to the good people of London, just in time for Christmas:

Wednesday, December 21st at 8pm
The Baby Bathhouse

Do you have a penchant for making lists? You’re not alone. Lists write the future and chronicle the past, and they provide order to the chaos in this world. But most of all, making lists is seriously fun!

Join presenter Jess Indeedy of Musical Bingo fame for London’s first list-making night at I Love Lists! You’ll define what you love, loathe, and you’ll learn interesting facts about yourself and your friends. The night concludes with an awards ceremony for your listing skills.

This December edition will feature What I Want For Christmas, Top Ten Dishes Involving Potatoes, Reasons Why Autumn 2011 Was Amazing,
Boris Johnson’s London To Do List, plus many more!

It would almost be therapy if there weren’t so much booze involved.
Don’t forget to bring your favourite pen, list books will be provided.

I Love Lists 
Wednesday, December 21st at 8pm
The Baby Bathhouse
125 Church Street
Stoke Newington, N16 0UH
£3 per person 

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Christmas Bingo in London!

Posted on November 25, 2011 | Leave a comment

Looking to do something a little more fun this holiday season with friends or colleagues? Come celebrate with Musical Bingo with Jess Indeedy at one of our Christmas events! Just choose from one of the below and click here to purchase cheap advance tickets. We tend to sell out quickly so please make haste lovelies!

LONDON CHRISTMAS MUSICAL BINGO DATES:
THURSDAY DECEMBER 8th: DRINK SHOP & DO, KINGS CROSS
FRIDAY DECEMBER 9th: BALHAM BOWLS CLUB, BALHAM
THURSDAY DECEMBER 15th: THE CAMP BASEMENT, OLD ST.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 22nd: DRINK SHOP & DO, KINGS CROSS
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Here’s what the critics have to say about us:
“Hilarious, fun-filled“ - Time Out London
“Much better than normal bingo” – Time Out New York

To hire us for your private Christmas party, just email info@musical-bingo.com and we’ll send you our private event info pack.

Don’t forget to check out our website for more information about Musical Bingo with Jess Indeedy: www.musical-bingo.com

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A Musical Bingo Christmas

Posted on November 16, 2011 | Leave a comment

If you haven’t already sorted out your company Christmas party, let Musical Bingo with Jess Indeedy do it for you!

We love doing company parties because they’re the wildest! Maybe it’s down to the ever-flowing free booze. If you’d like to see your most uptight colleagues completely thawed out, email me for our shiny gorgeous private event info pack. We also offer a complete event planning service from menus to decorations to make your life easier, and we’ll let you take all the credit for planning the best party ever.

Doesn’t this sound like the perfect Christmas party?:

“Hilarious, fun-filled“ - Time Out London
“Much better than normal bingo” – Time Out New York

Don’t forget to check out our website for more information about Musical Bingo with Jess Indeedy! www.musical-bingo.com

If you’d like to come to one of our scheduled shows in London this Christmas, just choose from one of the below and click here to purchase cheap advance tickets. We tend to sell out quickly so please make haste lovelies!

DECEMBER 8th: DRINK SHOP & DO, KINGS CROSS
DECEMBER 9th: BALHAM BOWLS CLUB, BALHAM
DECEMBER 15th: CITY ARTS & MUSIC PROJECT, OLD STREET
DECEMBER 22nd: DRINK SHOP & DO, KINGS CROSS

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Snowballs, Disco Balls, Ballrooms. Can you guess what the theme of this blog title is?

Posted on November 10, 2011 | Leave a comment
We are fresh back from New York City and our mini-tour, it was an amazing trip! Our events went so well, especially at the very lush Soho House New York which was incredible (with members hugging Helix for his DJ skills, no lie) and our gig in New Haven, Connecticut which was very raucous and very fun. Whilst we were there, we got caught in a freakishly early snowstorm that managed to grind the Tri-State area to a halt for three days. Of course, you all know that when life gives Jess & Helix snowstorms, we make a snowman!

Yes, that's me in something other than a minidress.

We will continue to bring our show to the States on a regular basis because they are totally loving us, and our next trip back is planned for February. We will also be bringing our addictive fun and games to a certain European city this winter… stay tuned for the announcement!

Meanwhile, for you Londoners, we have some exciting events planned for you this month! Below is a summary about our fun goings on in November, we do hope to see you with your bingo daubers, in a ballroom, or under a disco ball soon.

Don’t forget to read the bit about Christmas parties, we still have a couple of dates left in December if you’d like to plan your best company party ever!

ALSO be sure to read about our November competition: we are offering FREE PRIZES for fans that spread the good word about us. To enter, read the last bit of today’s blog entry.

Love,
Jess Indeedy xx

THE CONSTANTLY SOLD-OUT GIG

Our Thursday nights at Drink, Shop & Do are perpetually sold out, but if you speed-click your way to our web shop right now you might just get tickets to one of our December events. The next gig there on Thursday, November 17th is, er, sold out, but the tickets for the December & January dates can be bought here.
DSD is so gorgeous, and we love their amazing vintage decor and tasty menu – it’s possibly the coolest bar/cafe in London. For real.

BINGO IN A BALHAM BALLROOM

South Londoners, prepare to shake it. Our first foray at The Balham Bowls Club in October was simply legendary, and we can’t wait for the next one on Friday, November 18th. Their upstairs ballroom is beautiful, and how often do you get to play bingo in a ballroom these days? Get your tickets to ensure the best seats in the house here. 

NEW HOME IN OLD STREET

Because we are so popular with private events for companies in Shoreditch and the City, we thought we’d start a regular night based in Old Street so the large number of our fans based in that area could get their regular musical bingo fix! We didn’t have to look very far, the supercool City Arts & Music Project was the obvious choice, and we will be making our debut there on Wednesday, November 23rd! This place is always packed with fun-loving, music-appreciating people and we can’t wait to introduce them to our addictive live game show!
Work or live nearby? Grab your tickets here.

Ho, Ho, Holy Crap, It’s Almost Christmas!

If you haven’t already sorted out your company Christmas party, let me do it for you!
We love doing company parties because they’re the wildest! Maybe it’s down to the ever-flowing free booze. If you’d like to see your most uptight colleagues completely thawed out, email me for our shiny gorgeous private event info pack. We also offer a complete event planning service from menus to decorations to make your life easier, and we’ll let you take all the credit for planning the best party ever.
www.musical-bingo.com

SPREAD THE WORD AND WIN A MYSTERY PRIZE!

That’s right! You can win prizes by simply getting 10 of your friends to ’Like’ our Facebook page! All you need to do is email the names of the ten friends you’ve put forward to info@musical-bingo.com. We will check for the new names* on our Facebook page and either post your prize, or you can collect it at one of our upcoming events. Prizes include free drinks, entry to our sold-out gigs, VIP guest list for Shoreditch House, t-shirts, mix tapes, tea, and a wide array of sweets! www.facebook.com/musicalbingo 

*The 10 names must be new to our Facebook page. Yes, you may enter more than once, in fact we encourage it! You will receive a prize for every ten names. UK mailing addresses only please!


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We’ve Arrived

Posted on September 26, 2011 | Leave a comment

Good day to you lovely bingo fans!


Autumn is by far my most favourite season of the year. Here we are at the end of September, and I am on top of the world. Not only because autumn brings me apple pies, chunky sweaters, changing leaves, Fashion Weeks, and crisp weather, but also because this particular autumn will be bringing me Musical Bingo with Jess Indeedy’s radio debut, more events at new and tried and true venues in London,  New York and New Haven, an appearance at a huge record label party at The Scala where I’ll have run of my own room, my first ever gig in South London, a land that has been courting me for years, and a sold out show at our North London home, Drink, Shop & Do. (Don’t worry, the chunky sweaters will be safely in my closet for these appearances, giving way for sequins and the like.)

Not to mention that I’m getting contacted daily to put on Musical Bingo at company Christmas parties, which I absolutely love doing. It’s only September and my holiday season is looking pretty busy already!

I’m going to list all these exciting happenings for ease of reading, feel free to click on their corresponding links to get involved:

1. The RADIO DEBUT (oh. my. goodness.) of Musical Bingo with Jess Indeedy will be on Monday, October 3rd at 9pm GMT on Dom Servini’s Unherd Show on Colourful Radio which is both digital and online so you can play from anywhere in the world! To sign up to play, just click here.

2. Our SOUTH LONDON PREMIERE will be at the Balham Bowls Club on Friday, October 14th at 8pm. Have you seen this adorable place? You can buy your tickets here.

3. Our appearance at the BIG RECORD LABEL PARTY is at Wah Wah Live! at The Scala, featuring Gilles Peterson, Colman Bothers, The Boxettes, Stac & Blue Daisy, Greg Wilson, Scrimshire, Gideon Conn and many more, plus special surprise guests! Tickets are £15, buy them here or to get on my discounted guest list just email me at info@musical-bingo.com

4. The SOLD OUT gig on October 20th at Drink Shop & Do is, er, sold out, but we still have tickets available for the November & December dates which you can buyhere. DSD is amazing, and we love our crazy Thursdays here.


5. The latest NEW NEW YORK venue to host our addictive craze is gorgeous members club, Soho House New York on October 25th! This event is just for members but if you are writing a piece on us or you are one of my BFFs email me at info@musical-bingo.com and I’ll add you to my teeny personal guest list.

6. Our NEW NEW HAVEN venue is an amazing addition to our roster, it’s called Box 63 and has reeeeally good American food and drink. I will be getting my cheeseburger fix on here no diggity. Grab your tickets here.

7. Our tried and true BROOKLYN venue, Berry Park, is ready for another night of our hot musical competition on Thursday October 27th. We love this place and Brooklyn loves us. Boom. Get cheaper tickets in advance here.

8. Ho, ho, ho. Yep, we’re already getting lots of CHRISTMAS PARTY bookings. We love doing company parties because they’re the wildest! Maybe it’s down to the ever-flowing free booze. Email me for our shiny gorgeous private event info pack. We also do weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, Gary Barlow’s birthday parties (if he’ll have us, apparently he loves bingo).
Also don’t forget to visit our website for more information about how the game works.

www.musical-bingo.com

I hope to see you at some of our events, whether you’re in London, New York, New Haven, or via the airwaves!

All My Love,

Jess Indeedy

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Hot Fun In The Summertime

Posted on August 24, 2011 | Leave a comment

Hello Readers!

There have been so many fantastic things happening since I last blogged!

DJ Helix and I moved house in July and we’re so happy with our new place and our leafy new neighbourhood. One of the first things we set up was the DJ booth, naturally.

We celebrated with champagne when we got the keys to our new place.

Then we celebrated our one year wedding anniversary on July 24th, by reenacting our wedding menu and wearing our wedding best once again. Check out this Lancashire cheese soufflé I made:

Lancashire Cheese Souffle = heaven.

We also put on Musical Bingo for a private investment firm in The City in July, and I have to say this is one of the best private gigs we’ve ever done. We added a team competition element this time and had to create a tiebreaker between two teams at the end of the night. The result? Two teams of finance professionals performing a dance- and sing-off in front of their colleagues. I won’t post photos or videos of it here to protect the innocent, but I do have them on file and often have look whenever I need cheering up!

The party was held in the company's massive training space, high up in a City building. They put our logo up on these giant monitors - how cool is that? I love corporate parties!

July also brought us our first event at London’s most adorable design shop and café, Drink Shop & Do. The show sold out a week in advance, and on the night there was lots of winning, dancing, drinking, and dauber decorating! Our events at this spectacular venue have been selling out repeatedly so the early bird really gets the worm in this case. You can buy tickets in advance at our web shop.

Our 'Decorate A Dauber' craft table - fun!

August has been amazing so far, I went to New York and Connecticut to spend time with family and to bring Musical Bingo to Brooklyn once again! I really enjoyed hanging out with everybody, my nieces are just getting cuter and my grandmother is on top form. Our gig at Berry Park went down a storm, these Brooklyners are seriously competitive let me tell you! We’ll be back in New York in October when we play Berry Park again and at the exquisite private members club Soho House New York!

They look sweet, but they're really out to whoop your arse at musical bingo. They scooped up a lot of prizes.

That's me with one of our New York DJs, Chrispy. He's also my little brother. We're a family of entertainers.

Now I’m back in London and it’s been nonstop since I landed. I meant to blog all of this from Brooklyn but there were too many non-laptop based things to do!

Tomorrow night we rock Drink Shop & Do again (it’s sold out so don’t get excited, unless you managed to get tickets of course. Then you should get really excited).
And then, after a flurry of really fun meetings and team nights out, we are doing our first gig at the sumptuous Baby Bathhouse in Stoke Newington on September 8th! We are really psyched about this new venue because a) the owners rule, we’ve worked with them before at their sister venue, The Bathhouse, b) because we have always wanted to do a ‘local event for local people’ in Stoke Newington, the land forgotten by the London Underground and c) it’s my birthday! The Baby Bathhouse is an absolutely gorgeous space and I’m already thinking about what to wear on the 8th to complement my surroundings. Get tickets in our web shop.

One quick public service announcement: We have a shiny new mailing list signup form, if you’re not on our list yet you should be. You get free stuff, invites to our exclusive gigs, and love letters from me every once in a while. Just click here to join our super fun mailing list.

My next blog will include photos of tomorrow’s event at Drink Shop & Do and other fun morsels of information. Hope to see you all soon on one side of the Atlantic or the other.

Love,
Jess Indeedy xx

 

 

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