Music
Blur guitarist Graham Coxon launches Oxjam in Dalston
Singer-songwriter plays gig in Oxfam shop to launch charity festival
Read MoreArt of noise: overheard by the overground
Ross Aitken’s sound-art project Oversound aims to connect passengers with the areas they pass through on the East London Line
Read MoreJosienne Clarke: Home is where the heartache is – review
The East London folk duo branch into country with their new release
Read More1-2-3-4 Festival 2012 – review
New acts rub shoulders with some of the music industry’s legends at Shoreditch Park
Read MoreCounting down to the 1-2-3-4 Festival
Festival director Sean McLusky reveals what revellers can look forward to in Shoreditch at the beginning of next month
Read More1883 Sunday Sessions – review
Super sounds in Shoreditch at 1883’s showcase for up and coming bands
Read MoreThe Fades: Ragnarok – review
The Fades’ Ragnarok is a fun, apocalyptic take on punk rock
Read MoreBjörk song gets Hackney treatment
SPIRITWO and singer Yael Claire bring an eastern tradition to Björk’s Oceania, inspired by the Olympic Games
Read MoreLembit Öpik stars in Hackney band’s movie
Colourful ex-MP will play the emperor of the galaxy in a forthcoming, low-budget space epic
Read MoreThe Tallest Man On Earth – review
3 July 2012, Hackney Empire
Read MoreFly poster Paloma Faith lands back in Hackney
Brit-nominated singer Paloma Faith gets back to her roots with a performance at the BBC Radio 1’s Hackney Academy
Read MoreBBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend – review
The star-studded line-up included Jay-Z, Rihanna and Hackney-grown talents Leona Lewis, Professor Green and Rudimental
Read MoreLovebox – review
Last weekend’s festival on the fringe of Hackney did not disappoint
Read MoreVienna Philharmonic / Sir Simon Rattle – review
Music by Brahms, Webern and Schumann at the Barbican Hall
Read MoreLizzie and the Yes Men – riding the ocean waves
Surf-pop indie group Lizzie and the Yes Men release their debut single
Read MoreMurray Perahia – review
Classical pianist Murray Perahia plays at the Barbican Hall
Read MoreRudimental – dance music with a Hackney soul
The quartet of former youth workers are set for mainstream success with their feelgood blends
Read MoreDalston – Land of Kings 2012
Various Dalston venues, Friday 4 and Saturday 5 May 2012
Read MoreSoul Sister – review
Hackney Empire, until 5 May 2012
Read MoreWin Field Day and Apple Cart tickets
Hackney Citizen readers can win free tickets to these great events this summer – simply answer two questions to enter the draw
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