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31st January 2012 Archive

Damn Damn Patriots Do The Sell Out

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Reading four piece Damn Damn Patriots met at a local history club and they certainly don’t shy away from the aesthetic of their inspirations. Scuzzy, early 80s, very ‘live performance’ production techniques nudge at the New Wave records they likely hoard. Luckily, they also have a high understanding of how two minute pop bangers work out. In the case of the [..]
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27th January 2012 Archive

Vuvuvultures Ctrl Alt Mexican

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Since forming in 2009, a trip to Australia and a few new live members later, Vuvuvultures are soon to release their ‘VVV’ EP, via Popular Recordings, London’s freshest start up label and live night. While regularly performing with nothing but a bit of duct tape over the front woman’s nipples, while also hosting ‘The Island’ club night with its stack [..]
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Camden Crawl present Death in Vegas @ Koko

May 04, 2012 @ Koko



The Camden Crawl is back an bigger and better than ever this year, and to celebrate they’re kicking things off this year with a special Friday event at the legendary Koko venue, headlined by Death in Vegas.

Long time member Richard Fearless had this to say about playing the event: “We’re really over the moon to be playing the opening night of this brilliant festival. We’re going to bring our full on sonic and visual assault to Koko, our first time playing this amazing venue and first time playing Camden Crawl.”

The night will also feature four support bands and a club night after the headline band. We can already tell this is going to be a very exciting weekend.

Cheap Thrills Party @ The Nest

February 03, 2012 @ The Next


Herve’s Cheap Thrills label is hitting The Nest on the 3rd February, and the man himself will be headlining. With support from drum’n'bass legend Adam F and also London’s Femme, the fatale who will be opening with some big electro pop tunes, we can’t think of anywhere else we’d like to be next Friday night.

Lee Scratch Parry @ The Jazz Cafe, Camden

January 27, 2012 @ Jazz Cafe


The legendary dub producer, and muso to The Clash, Lee Scratch Perry, is hitting the legendary Jazz Cafe venue next week, as part of his UK wide tour. If you’re wondering what all this ‘dub step’ fuss this is pretty much where it all started. In the 50s.

Doyle & The Fourfathers @ The Lexingtons

January 16, 2012 @ The Lexingtons

6Music love em, and so might you. Doyle & The Fourfathers hit London’s The Lexington on Monday night for their first gig of 2012 in support of their debut album that was released last year, ‘Man Made’. Their horn filled edgy folk is certain not to put you in a bad mood. Support comes courtesy of The Darlingtons and Jake Gamble.

Artrocker & PopRox present NEW BLOOD FESTIVAL in Assoc w/Original Penguin

January 10, 2012 @ Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen


Artrocker are presenting a series of exclusive shows with PopRox Festival in run up to the new-this-year beach located festival in the South of Italy. The events showcase Vision of Trees, TOY, Creatures of Love and many more. At £10 entry for all three events, you can’t go wrong!

H&P Xmas Party

December 18, 2011 @ Lock Tavern, Camden

Yes another Xmas party – there are a lot of them around this time of year to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ (FENTON).
Any how this is a record label, one of our favourite of 2011 and they are taking over the Lock Tavern on Sunday 18th December, get your roast on, have some mulled wine and dance to some future afro beat

Free Entry all day

Battant live (Kill The DJ)
Digits live
Raudive
ZNTN
Alex Egan
Bi-Bop (ReviveHER)
Unknown Soulja
Teamy
Joseph (Vessel Music) Battant live (Kill The DJ)
Digits live
Raudive
ZNTN
Alex Egan
Bi-Bop (ReviveHER)
Unknown Soulja
Teamy
Joseph (Vessel Music)

Founded in Glasgow, and recently upping sticks to the big smoke, H&P have been hosting and, latterly releasing some mighty fine acts with an off-centre electronic bent. Think Nicolas Jaar, Actress and Caribou. Look out for secret guest announcements on the day – forward-thinking dance music lovers will not be disappointed!

END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL CHRISTMAS SHINDIG

December 08, 2011 @ Cargo

END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL CHRISTMAS SHINDIG

End of the Road Festival will be returning to Cargo for their annual knees-up on Thursday 8th December. What better way to ring in the Christmas season, than with live music, DJs, hot cider on the patio and Christmas presents.

Topping the bill are Newcastle’s psychedelic pop polymaths Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny. If you’ve never seen the band perform live, you’re in for a treat: expect towering songs of borderline genius and off-the-wall between-song banter.

Support comes from the wonderful Dan Mangan + Oh Ruin

Tickets are £10 advance

Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137200873047559

FREE TRACK From Kwes

November 28, 2011 @ The Shacklewell Arms, Dalston

dollop Present: Kwes (Warp Records)

This is the new signings live debut and dollop have been kind enough to give monitors’ readers a fee track: http://emailunlock.com/kwes/get-up

Masterful musical multi-tasker Kwes has been busy of late. A trip to the Congo with Damon Albarn to record ‘Kinshasa One Two’, tinkering away in the studio with Micachu on Kwesachu Mixtape Vol. II , producing Speech Debelle’s second album as well as finding the time to write, record and produce his own material due for release next year on Warp. He’s also been honing his debut live show in preparation for the performance on 28th November at The Shacklewell Arms.

Already championed by Zane Lowe, Dazed and VBS online , 2012 looks set to be the year when Kwes’ own creations and compositions break him away from the studio and into the spotlight.

Support on the night comes from Actress
Dj Set from Sunless ’97 (Abeano-live) + dollop djs

doors 7:30pm – 10:30pm
Advance Tickets: £5

Diagrams

November 22, 2011 @ Camp Basement

This is the first London headline show by Diagrams, the new project by Sam Genders, previously in Tunng. Diagrams’ EP came out on Full Time Hobby earlier this year and got ‘Pick of the Week’ in the Guardian Guide who described it as: ‘Like Badly Drawn Boy, Sufjan Stevens and a parliament of owls caught up in a weird feathery, beardy group hug…Lovely.’ The NME are fans too, giving it 8/10 and saying ‘Like Broadcast remapped by James Blake. Sparsely expressed, yet drenched inoptimism’. Go, and discover something new and exciting! Support from Young Husband.

Tickets are £7 in advance

Facebook event page

Diagrams

JEFF the Brotherhood & Bo Ningen!!!!!

November 14, 2011 @ The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd

Stolen Recordings Presents JEFF The Brotherhood @ The Lexington.

With special guests:

Bo Ningen
Design A Wave
Sexbeat DJ’s

Doors at 8PM, 18+

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