Fightback! tickets went on sale at the earlybird price of £10 before any line-up was announced. About half the tickets sold out, and around 800 acts came forward to offer their services to play at the gig, which was set up by the Music Venue Trust as a protest against the recent astonishingly high number of…
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The Trades, Hebden Bridge 2017. Dreary old January. Dark rainy nights, empty bank account, buddies off the alcohol… is there anything the wretched first month has going for it? Well, yes! A Heavenly weekend at The Trades in Hebden Bridge, where the esteemed venue hosts a mini fest of musical delights. Last January 2016, we saw…
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If you care about live music, it’s time to put your full support behind it – which means going to as many live gigs as you can! The amount on venues which are closing countrywide is truly heartbreaking. The Roundhouse is hosting a Music Venue Trust gig at The Roundhouse in Camden on 18th October…
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There’s a great lineup tomorrow night – Friday 17th – at Hornsey Town Hall’s gorgeously 40s style Supper Room. Five artists will be appearing at the final Live Music eve, all part of Crouch End Festival which ends this Sunday 19th June. Here’s the lineup: Steve Puddle Local Hornsey singer songwriter Steve Puddle has his first…
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Crouch End Festival 2016. What a fabulous and very successful night at the first of the Crouch End Live music events. It took place at the beautifully atmospheric Supper Room at Hornsey Town Hall which resembles a speakeasy or a ’40s jazz bar (see photo above). Tuesday 14th was the Charthouse Music acoustic night. First on stage…
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The Summer of Love On May 22 Blacktooth Productions will be going back to the Sixties with an evening of readings, music and anecdotes. Expect lashings of peace, love and liberation alongside a celebration of key personalities. The readings include: Stoner talk from Woodstock ● At home with RD Laing ● The Dead meet Timothy Leary ● The 14 Hour Technicolour Dream…
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At the 02 Islington, Bowie’s long-standing guitarist Earl Slick and his assembled cast of musicians performed their fourth night of what so far has been a hugely successful run of his mini tour of Station to Station. The band included Steve Norman from Spandau Ballet on guitar, saxophone and percussion (I saw Steve with Holy Holy in 2014). Also on guitar was Luis…
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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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