Posts Tagged ‘Village Underground’
Popular Hackney venue teases plenty more gigs as council backs 5am closing time
Director of music and comedy theatre Evolutionary Arts Hackney (EartH) in Hackney says later hours will put an end to its ‘hand-to-mouth’ existence and support its long-term survival
Read MoreBiig Piig, Village Underground, review: ‘Delicate voice that belies brutal realism’
The 21-year-old YouTube phenomenon’s gig ‘retains the intimacy of those first bedroom tracks’
Read More‘The scene in east London is a jungle’: Street artist speaks out after unveiling Clapton murals
Giacomo ‘RUN’ Bufarini says people are often surprised his work is self-funded as street art becomes a ‘lucrative tourist attraction’
Read MoreConcert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for May 2018
This month’s guide to gigs in Hackney and nearby features both high-minded songwriting and booty-shaking bounce music, via synth pop, indie and all manner of noise…
Read MoreConcert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for April 2018
The coming month will see Hackney blessed by synth-punk from Leeds, some quintessentially New York rap, and a DJ from Philly – or is that Bel Air…
Read MoreVillage Underground gets £1.9m cash boost for Hackney Arts Centre project
Plans to turn the derelict Savoy cinema into a culture venue are taking shape
Read MoreVillage Underground gets new mural to honour Grenfell victims
Ben Okri’s powerful poem about the tragedy is spelt out on the Shoreditch venue’s wall, courtesy of Hackney street artist Ben Eine
Read MoreVillage Underground lodges plans to turn old ABC cinema into arts venue
Group addresses concerns over future of existing tenants as consultation on Hackney Arts Centre nears end
Read MoreNot going down the Tubes: Village Underground to stay put for another 15 years
Owner Auro Foxcroft says he is “thrilled” with deal after council announces extension to lease
Read MoreBloc Party review, Village Underground: 'time is the only silent alarm'
Bloc Party are back with a changed line-up and new album, which they debuted live last month. Is it time to give them another chance?
Read MoreVillage Underground fears hotel tower will plunge iconic rooftop into darkness
Property firm Highgate’s proposals to build 32 storey building on Shoreditch High Street slammed as ‘way out of kilter’ with the area
Read More‘Amazonian Beyonce’ to join list of Brazilian artists for one night only
Shoreditch venue Village Underground to host Mais Um Discos’ Novos sons do Brasil
Read MoreStreet VU: Shoreditch to get outdoor art gallery
The Hackney Citizen unearths a new and unusual art venue tucked under the iconic tube carriages on Great Eastern Street
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