Posts Tagged ‘live music’
‘Well overdue’: Much-loved Hackney Wick venue brings its sound system into 21st century – thanks to £5k charity grant
Grow Hackney’s ageing audio equipment was putting shows at risk of cancellation
Read MoreLSO/Rattle: Das Lied von der Erde, Barbican, live music review: ‘Poignant journey from misery to hope’
A ‘glittering’ performance of ‘earth-shatteringly beautiful’ works by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler
Read MorePlight of local music venues brought into focus for charity photography book
Alex Amorós spent the November lockdown capturing the borough’s beloved stomping grounds, some of which are in a fight for survival
Read MoreThe Divine Comedy, Barbican, live music review: ‘An evening drenched in nostalgia’
Neil Hannon and the band offer up a sharp experience of ‘memory and music’ as part of the Barbican’s programme of live shows
Read MoreLocal venues welcome ‘vital’ grants from government’s Culture Recovery Fund
Arcola Theatre, Hackney Empire and Vortex Jazz Club among those to receive cash in first round of awards
Read More‘Do the right thing’: Hackney’s grassroots music venues call for ‘immediate’ government support
Borough’s venues sign letter to Whitehall asking for £50m care package and VAT relief on future ticket sales as lockdown restrictions continue
Read MoreCoronavirus: Music venue Paper Dress Vintage launches crowdfunder after postponing all events
Owner Steve Dix calls on community to support the team and its freelance workers as he braces for possible 12-week closure
Read MoreJpegmafia, EartH, live music review: ‘A sound that reveals new layers with each listen’
The energetic Baltimore rapper and beatmaker gave the crowd his all, including some of his hair
Read MoreMichal Turtle, Café Oto: ‘An eclectic combination of sounds and influences’
The percussionist and composer delighted the Dalston crowd with musical ‘twists and turns, diversions, and changes in tempo and style’
Read MoreFat White Family, EartH, live music review: ‘Electrifying night of high intensity’
The rock band brought the house down with a frenzied set to promote their critically acclaimed new album
Read More‘Best birthday ever!’: Hackney music venue celebrates 12 years with funding boost
Paper Dress Vintage, boutique by day and 100-capacity venue by night, wins backing from Arts Council England
Read MoreHannah Cohen, SET Dalston, live music review: ‘Powerful, melodic rollercoaster’
The San Franciscan gives a ‘soulful’ performance at the unassuming Hackney venue
Read MoreDeath Valley Girls, The Victoria, live music review: ‘Goth gang brings glam back’
The American band’s Dalston gig shows ‘comparisons to Black Sabbath are not misplaced’
Read MoreTommy Genesis, Oslo Hackney, live music review: ‘Tongue-in-cheek seediness’
The Canadian rapper, who has worked with stars like Dua Lipa and M.I.A, ‘unashamedly seduces the audience’
Read MoreLubomyr Melnyk, EartH, review: ‘A master of his discipline’
The unconventional pianist put on a ‘bewitching’ show to celebrate his 70th birthday
Read MoreJuniore, The Victoria, live music review: ‘A warm show of Anglo-French unity’
The Parisian band’s mix of yeye, surf rock and garage swept the audience off its feet
Read MoreStoke Newington music venue Total Refreshment Centre issued with closure notice by council
Manager Alexis Blondel vows to ‘keep the ship afloat’ as events are put on hold
Read MoreNabihah Iqbal @ Archspace, live music review: ‘dreamy existentialist electronica with a guitar kick’
The electronic music polymath (and occasional NTS Radio DJ) muses on poetry and the daily grind in her mesmerising debut live show
Read MoreConcert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for March 2018
This month’s gig guide is an all-American affair: except for a hard-riffing band named after a Gloucestershire village…
Read MoreThe Myrrors @ Shacklewell Arms, live music review: epic desert psych improves with volume
Our reviewer stuck with the Arizona band, through 15 minute songs and a chatty Dalston crowd, to reach a climactic finale
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