Music
Trim the Barber – a cut above
The Hackney Citizen meets local band Trim the Barber, and investigates the acute moral sense which permeates their music
Read MoreWallis Bird: Wallis Bird – review
Award-winning Irish songwriter’s diverse collection of songs takes inspiration from Hackney, the 2011 riots and the challenges of success
Read MoreTOY — talk of the town
This psychedelic rock band is one you have to hear
Read MoreUrban Classic featuring Fazer, Ms Dynamite, Devlin, Skepta and the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Barbican, Saturday 3 March 2012, 7.30pm
Read MoreDalston’s power players
Power Lunches, an arts café which doubles as a rehearsal studio, is boosting Dalston’s growing reputation as a hotspot for musical creativity and innovation
Read MoreTOY – review
Shacklewell Arms, Dalston, Wednesday 18 January 2012
Read MoreYAOAY announce New Year’s Eve party and new EP
Indie / post-punk / electro funk band based in Hackney Wick to release debut EP in New Year
Read MoreThe Puppini Sisters’ ‘little black book’
Looking for somewhere new to visit in Hackney this month? Local girls Marcella and Kate from the Puppini Sisters share their tips for the best hang-outs
Read MoreGoldfrapp – review
St John at Hackney, London
Read MoreCoverGirl: Grrrls on film
A brief encounter with the unusual five-piece band CoverGirl
Read MoreFlorence and the Machine – review
Hackney Empire, London
Read MoreLabrinth is SyCo’s latest signing but he doesn’t need a popstar bootcamp
Hard work and big tunes are all the Hackney producer cares about, but what if sleeping in the studio leads to a hobo beard?
Read MoreSalute To The Wailers – review
Hackney Empire, 10 -11 September 2011
Read MoreKreayshawn – review
The Old Blue Last, Shoreditch, London
Read MoreSarah Johns: orchestral manoeuvres in the park
Guerilla gigs and unplugged sessions in secret venues have mixed an edgy mystique with raw talent
Read MoreLeona Lewis: the Hackney heroine has given Simon Cowell a lesson in taste
Collide singer talks epic spook-pop, riots and dodging Whitney style ballads with Sylvia Patterson
Read MoreShacklewell Arms gets new hands
Uber-cool DJs, top bands and ‘secret’ performances have transformed an old-style music pub. The Citizen meets those behind the change
Read MoreTEETH: rising Dalston band promise to stay close to their roots
This electro dance trio pushed the boundaries of sound, sexuality and the DIY music scene to breaking point. But as the former Dalston squatters bask in the glory of a new record deal, they insist they won’t let success blunt their musical bite
Read MoreLeona Lewis – interview
With a ‘more uptempo’, ‘darker’ album due out later this year, the superstar singer talks about what’s next
Read MoreCocknBullKid: Adulthood – review
(Moshi Moshi)
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