TICKETS NOW SOLD OUT After months of planning, Ray Davies is to appear at the Hornsey Town Hall June 26th 2016. Putting The Kinks’ frontman back in his old stamping ground has been the wish of many residents, visitors and music lovers for years. And with Hornsey Town Hall left abandoned by Haringey Council for many years, that wish for Ray…
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Outside Piccadilly Records, the crowds are setting up camp for the night to nab their Record Store Day prize vinyl
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The Besnard Lakes closed the UK leg of their tour with a triumphant, beautiful and emotional performance at The Assembly Hall, Islington. The space was perfect for The Besnard Lakes. It’s a medium-sized venue with a grand feel, and that Besnard sound swirled around and filled the space, the mirrorball on the ceiling looking like an escapee from their last album cover,…
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There’s a real buzz, a sense of anticipation in the lead-up to the Broken Witt Rebels heading on stage at The Water Rats. The audience are crowding to the front and there’s a bank of photographers jostling for position. It’s great to observe this young band making such headway. I spend more time than I should watching bands perform their socks off – musicians who so…
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James showcased their new album Girl at the End of the World at Scala, Kings Cross. We’re hoping we’ll hear one or two old favourites scattered here and there, but this show is really the launch of the new album and the first time they’ll be playing the material in front of an audience. Tim Booth comes on…
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Seamus Fogarty, Meilyr Jones, Field Music Friday’s lineup at The Trades Hebden Bridge consists of three acts who one might not initially think, ‘Well, these three are going to work well together’. What actually transpired was an evening of thoughtful and challenging music, each act complementing the other in such a way to create a satisfying…
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Field Music have stayed somewhat under the radar despite several commendable albums, but they are about to head out on tour and they appeared at the Radio 6 music festival in Bristol. There are a few festival dates lined up too so the band are getting lots of exposure. Here’s my review of their gig in January. Here’s The…
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Perfect timing. If you’ve been hiding yourself away for most of January, Independent Venue Week comes along from Monday 25th to Sunday 31st January to bring back music into your life. And it’s all for a good cause – to help raise awareness of the UK’s rich seam of quirky and individual music venues, along with all the benefits…
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Time Out continued their Rising Stars series with a bumper Xmas special ‘Best of Rising Stars’ – six acts with a foothold in the music industry who are being rewarded by seeing their talent and persistence start to pay off. Holding the Rising Stars series is a good move for The Jazz Cafe too, as it helps spread the word about the…
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There are two Django Djangos. There’s what you hear on their albums, a fat slam of addictive, uptempo, feel-good melody, laced with distinctive harmonies with a sweet-sour balance. Then there’s live Django, which is an altogether more dance-driven, stripped, souped up version of the above, with a rocket up its arse. Art house rockers Django Django are one of the bands…
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