Best known for his role as founder and co-leader of avant-garde rock band Swans, over the last 20 years Michael Gira has emerged as one of rocks most important innovators, not only through his work with the Young Gods label which has gave us Akron/Famil and James Blacksaw, but also as a singer songwriter.
Much lest limited than his Swans' persona, Gira's solo ranges through blues, goth, no wave and folk with complete impunity, but it's all strung together with a rich stream of alienation, heart-ache and anguish, making it always captivating whatever the genre he's messing about in.
Ah Field Day. That magical day, once every year when Victoria Park ushers out all of the playing children and dog walkers and welcomes in 20,000 indie kids to whoop, go wild and feel woozy after too ma...
For years now All Tomorrow's Parties festivals have been the event of choice for discerning, bearded music fans up and down the country. The list of ridiculously awesome upcoming ATP gigs is already ...
Coloradian singer songwriter Jon Snodgrass teams up with Bloodshot Records newest signing Cory Branan for a all-day session of folk, punk roots and BBQ chicken at the Windmill.
A lovely, family friendly one-day festival in Victoria Park, featuring a healthy, cross-the-board selection of music, a great comedy line-up, magic and cabaret, art installations and a stre...
So far the only casting announced for Brimstone and Treacle is Rupert Friend who'll play the good looking psychopath that weedles his way into the lives of Tom, Amy and Patricia Bates. Tom and Amy have...
Stephen Unwin directed this Manfred Karge play in 1988 and this Spring he returns to the text at Arcola Theatre. This story about a group of unemployed friends who spend their time enthusiastically recreating...
Three generations of one family have grown and moved apart. They reunite in Lagos for the first time in thirty years and find that between them they hold a wealth of differing opinions. Pandora's Box looks...
He’s one of the foremost electronic musicians in France and he’s coming to The Nest in May. Joakim will be joined by Alan Braxe, another pioneer in electronic music.
Joe and Will first met in 2005, both from different musical backgrounds, Joe having been involved in the drum and bass scene, and Will having been a regular hard house and techno fan.
The Artful Badger is a venue at Secret Garden Party, and this is their second weekender at Passing Clouds.This year's Badgerfest is bigger than ever and sees the feral get frisky with a complete makeover...
No, not the dude who kicks over your sandcastles and hits on your girlfriend when you go to Southend, Beach Creep is an all encompassing weekly party down at the Shacklewell Arms that features unpretentious...
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