RJR Spotlight: gILAN, ALLAN ASHTON, mORNING CRUSH, KAYLA GRACE

RJR Spotlight

The most talented friends of RJR take to the stage as our handpicked artists presenting original songs.

in March we are joined by Morning Crush, Allan Ashton, Kayla Grace and Gilan. Read more about the artists below.

Reserve a ticket, buy a drink and help RJR support up and coming local talent, doors at 7pm.

Iconic speakeasy Ram Jam Records is hidden away behind the award winning Smok’d pub at The Grey Horse Kingston (yes we serve all their award winning food and drink: grey-horse.co.uk/food-drink_

If you would like to book a table please email greyhorse@smokd.co.uk and specify you would like to be seated in Ram Jam Records or leave that in the notes on your online reservation.

Entry - Free, but please use link below to register for your free ticket

Allan Ashton

Allan is an indie rock singer songwriter who brings the bittersweet anthemic sound of REM and Smashing Pumpkins (acoustically, mind you) and the stripped down soulfulness of Elliott Smith. Heartbreak with a dash of hope. Listen here

Morning Crush

Tim Ostrowsky-Thomas began busking on high streets at 14 and sneaking into open mics under-age. A songwriter with a conscience unafraid to speak his mind, throughout his career-to-date, he has used his music to speak-out about mental health issues and social unrest. Commitment to the cause, in 2015 he busked for 24 hours straight to raise money for Syria relief, and in 2017 for the mental health charity CALM.

Although Ostrowsky-Thomas only adopted the moniker Morning Crush in 2020, he had already received BBC Radio 6 airplay and had been featured on Channel 4 news as a solo artist. Developing a small but dedicated fanbase over the years, Ostrowsky-Thomas has also toured with and supported the likes of: Billy Ocean,  Will Varley, Billy Bragg, Frank Turner, Art Brut, Tom Grennan, Grace Petrie, and Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. Listen here

Kayla Grace

Leaving her hometown of Watford, UK to study music at ACM Guildford, 21 year old Kayla Grace has shared the most discombobulated university experience alongside millions of other people in their late teens over the past 18 months. Since releasing her debut lock down single ‘Bird in a Cage’, Kayla has since graduated from University and been collaborating with some of the UK’s most talented writers and producers. Now sitting on a body of work; a balance of lighthearted, yet vulnerable sides to Kayla, people are quickly taking notice of her skill for writing relatable and sweet/sour songs that speak to her generation. Listen here

Gilan

Gilan is a singer-songwriter based in south-west London and semi-regular at Ram Jam Records.

One woman, one guitar and a metric tonnes worth of emotion create an experience set to captivate any audience. Fresh off the back of releasing her debut EP ‘Goddess Unwilling’ Gilan is ready to entrance you with her unique combination of angsty guitar and soft haunting vocal melodies. Listen here