Gig Of The Week – Hot Chip’s secret Crisis gig
Plenty of action this week in London, even if the big names seem oddly missing. Hot Chip come out on top of the pile with the first of Crisis’ ‘Hidden Gigs’. The location of these shows remain secret until 24 hours before the gig, and then details sent on to ticket holders. The point of this, Crisis say, is to raise awareness of the day-to-day uncertainty of homeless people’s lives. The Chip are currently in the studio working on new material, making this an early opportunity to see which direction the band take next. Support comes in live form from Man Like Me, and on the decks from uber-DJ Erol Alkan. In support of the whole shebang, Al from the band has directed a new video for Over and Over featuring folk who’ve benefited from Crisis’ services. Watch it here! Tickets: See
Elsewhere, Barden’s hosts a couple of cracking shows, with BLK JKS on Wednesday and Bishop Allen on Thursday. The latter also headline Brixton Windmill on Sunday. Love Is All play Koko on Saturday, but if you were umming about that one I’d suggest the Lexington gig on the Sunday is probably a better place to see the Scandi funsters. For a bit of classic action you could do worse than see Devo perform their classic Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! over at the Forum.
Hot Chip – Boy From School (Erol Alkan’s Extended Rework)
Photo: Sarah Buckley
Monday 4 May
Asian Dub Foundation – Strangers Into Citizens @ Trafalgar Square
Gallows – Rough Trade East (Instore)
Tuesday 5 May
Calvin Harris – Scala
Hot Chip – Secret Crisis Gig
Maccabees, Mumford & Sons – Electric Ballroom
Wednesday 6 May
A Camp – KCLSU
Au – The Lexington
Au Revoir Simone – Bush Hall
BLK JKS – Barden’s Boudoir
Devo perform Q: Are We Not Men…? - Kentish Town Forum
Bob Mould – Islington Academy
Thursday 7 May
Art Brut – Electric Ballroom
Bishop Allen – Barden’s Boudoir
HEALTH – This is Music @ Corsica Studios
Sky Larkin – Borderline
This Will Destroy You – South of The Border
Friday 8 May
Beirut, Shearwater – Kentish Town Forum
The Wave Pictures – Pure Groove (Instore)
Saturday 9 May
Black Dice – The Dome, Tufnell Park
Love Is All – Koko
Sunday 10 May
Amusement Parks On Fire – The Victoria
Bishop Allen – Brixton Windmill
Love Is All – The Lexington
