Stereo Jealousy

Gig Of The Week – Yo La Tengo @ Queen Elizabeth Hall

The Ornette Coleman curated Meltdown festival dominates the London gig listings this week, with my pick being an appearance from Yo La Tengo tonight at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Not only are the New Jersey trio rarely over here (and as an aside – where are the Condo Fucks appearances this side of the pond, hey?) but for the festival they are showing up in ‘Freewheeling’ mode. Moving away from the traditional setlisted gig this is an opportunity for fans to holler at the band – conversations, requests I guess anything goes! One of my biggest gig regrets is that I didn’t catch the band whilst over in NYC in December ‘08 during their residency at Maxwells on their home patch, and alas I’m not able to make good that fact tonight. Tickets are long gone, but Scarlet Mist and Ebay are your friends.

Yo La Tengo – Sometimes I Don’t Get You

Read on for the rest of the week’s recommendations…

Monday 15 June

A Certain Ratio – Beat Happenings @ Dingwalls

Kings Of Leon, Glasvegas – O2

Telefon Tel Aviv – Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen

Yo La Tengo – Meltdown @ Queen Elizabeth Hall

Tuesday 16 June

Moby – Meltdown @ Southbank Centre

Wednesday  17 June

Dengue Fever – Pure Groove Instore

Jarvis Cocker – Troxy

Jolie Holland – Dingwalls

Shonen Knife – Brixton Windmill

Thursday 18 June

A Hawk And A Hacksaw – Cecil Sharp House

Dengue Fever – Scala

The Mars Volta – ICA

Patti Smith & A Silver Mt. Zion Orchestra – Meltdown @ Southbank Centre

Friday 19 June

Clinic – Rockfeedback Vs White Light @ The Lexington

The Longcut – The Luminaire

Pet Shop Boys, Frankmusik – O2

Saturday 20 June

Kieren Hebden & Steve Reid – Meltdown @ Southbank Centre

Yndi Halda – Union Chapel

Sunday 21 June

Throbbing Gristle, S.C.U.M. – Heaven