Posts Tagged ‘Music’
New Shoreditch restaurant Mamarosa’s alcohol and music licence goes to vote
Police ask sub-committee for half hour between last orders and closing time
Read MoreTeenage poet takes first prize in hard-fought Hackney talent show
Chifa K wins Alter Ego 2017 to mark start of borough’s long-running youth arts festival
Read MoreHackney hospice patient Lillian John, 94, aims for Christmas Number One
Great grandmother recorded cover of ‘The Living Years’ as well as music video with 300 others from London Hospices Choir
Read MoreConcert pitch – Hackney’s gig guide for November
We sieve out some of the best live music picks for this month
Read MoreThe Comet is Coming: Hackney’s dark horse for Mercury Prize glory
A heady mix of space exploration, spirituality and improvisation have landed a Hackney avant-jazz trio in the running for the prestigious music prize
Read MoreGrimeborn Festival, Arcola, review: ‘excellent programme of rarities and standards’
Opera gets back to its experimental roots at the Arcola’s annual festival
Read MoreAdam Beattie: The Road Not Taken, album review – ‘warmth and sincerity’
Shoreditch-based Scotsman Adam Beattie is blazing a trail for contemporary folk music on his new album
Read MoreMind Enterprises – Clapton electronic musician gets in the mood for Field Day
Andrea Tirone – aka Mind Enterprises – describes his ultimate goal as playing in a band with friends, but will not compromise on his musical vision
Read MoreFinsbury Park residents take legal action over ‘inappropriate’ Wireless Festival
Summer festival is ‘the last thing we want’, says chair of Friends of Finsbury Park group
Read MoreIt’s a tall order to afford a giant recorder!
Quartet makes plea for donations to help them get their hands on large instrument
Read More‘Should be a right laugh’ – Sleaford Mods among new acts confirmed for Field Day
Other newly-confirmed acts include The Brian Jonestown Massacre, noise-rock quartet Girl Band and Gold Panda
Read MoreMusic Journalism Bootcamp
Develop the skills every music journalist needs. Monday 24 April – Monday 26 June 2017 (eight weeks, excluding bank holidays)
Read MoreHackney duo to stage experimental opera Room of Worlds
William Morris and a work of early feminist fiction are the inspirations for contemporary chamber opera featuring electronics and video
Read MoreSax appealing jazz: review of BB&C at the Vortex
Unorthodox jazz outfit play gig at Dalston venue
Read MoreStoke Newington band Scowlin Owl release new song about Abney Park
Folk group shows it gives two hoots about controversial Sainsbury’s plans
Read MoreRudimental are living the dream after being nominated for Mercury Prize
Hackney band flying flag for borough after praise for debut album
Read MoreHackney School of Folk launches Hackney’s first ever folk class
Tuition is proving popular among those with an interest in the Celtic music world
Read MoreStop. Rewind. Is scene set for cassette tapes revival?
Interest in anachronistic format is undergoing renaissance in the East End
Read MoreHackney Singers celebrate forty years
Group performed at opening ceremony of 2012 Paralympics
Read MoreTim Burgess and Aidan Moffat contribute to The Quietus music anthology
Collection by long-time resident of Stamford Hill’s Holmleigh Road Estate now available as e-book
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