Gig of the Week: Twisted Christmas – Barbican
As Christmas hurriedly approaches, the larger venues around London have been largely booked up by comedians and tribute shows. Fortunately the smaller venues keep the variety levels high, and this week is no exception. Pick of the bunch is the second in the Barbican’s series Only Connect, the first of which was the Drifting and Tilting concerts featuring the music of Scott Walker. The theme this time round is the underbelly of our traditional festive practices, with the artists performing their own versions of classic and modern Christmas tunes. With artists like Jarvis Cocker, Patrick Wolf and Kathryn Williams involved the event surely has to be interesting to say the least…
Tickets are still available from the Barbican’s website, from £13 to £22.
Jarvis Cocker – Baby’s Coming Back To Me
Patrick Wolf – Stars
Kathryn Williams – Flicker
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Photos: Patrick Wolf: sugicy; Jarvis Cocker: Lizzka
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Categories: Best live show today..., London Live Tags: 1990s, A Place To Bury Strangers, ABC, Adam Donen & The Drought, Alphabeat, Angie Stone, Assembly Point 3, Autokratz, Bad For Lazarus, Bass Clef, Ben Kweller, Beth Rowley, Betty & The Werewolves, Billy Bragg, Blakfish, Brute Chorus, Buffalo 77, Chew Lips, Chrome Hoof, Chromeo, Coldplay, Concert Against Knife Crime, Dave Bielanko, David Cronenberg's Wife, David E Sugar, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Duffy, Electric Six, Elton John, Errors, Fabienne Delsol, Fantomas, Felix Lajo, Fight Like Apes, Flashguns, Friendly Fires, Fujiya & Miyagi, Good Shoes, Gotan Project, Gregory And The Hawk, Heaven 17, Holiday Romance, iLiKETRAINS, Isobel Campbell, James Yorkston & The Athletes, Jamie Lidell, Jarvis Cocker, Jeniferever, Jesse Malin, Joan As Policewoman, Josh Weller, Kathryn Williams, Kings of Leon, Kong, La Shark, Land Of Talk, Let's Wrestle, LFO, Lightspeed Chamption, Lisa Hannigan, Loney Dear, M83, Malcolm Middleton, Mark Lanegan, Martin Carr, Melvins, Micachu, Nightmares On Wax Soundsystem, Patrick Wolf, Peter Parker, Plug, Prego, Rachel Unthank & The Winterset, Sam Sparro, Shapes, Shoes And Socks Off, Sian Alice Group, Spinmaster Plantpot, Squarepusher, Supergrass, Ten Kens, The Dandy Warhols, The High Wire, The Human League, The Locust, The Prodigy, The Rascals, The Redwalls, The Rumble Strips, The Slow Blade, The Slow Life, The Zutons, They Came From The Stars I Saw Them, This Town Needs Guns, Tim Exile, Tom Baxter, Tommy Sparks, Tragedy, Twisted Christmas, Vivian Girls, We Are The Physics, We Stole Cairo, Wet Dog, Will And The People, Winnebago Deal, Women
Gig Of The Week: Release The Bats
All Tomorrow Parties host the Hallow’een bash to end them all over two nights at Kentish Town’s Forum. Headlined by Steve Albini’s blistering Shellac, the undercard provides almost as much interest with Brooklyn’s post-punkers Les Savy Fav, noisebastards Lightning Bolt and the excellent Wooden Shjips leading the way. Expect a no-limits party atmosphere, along with some audacious fancy-dressing!
Shellac – Ghosts
Les Savy Fav – Who Rocks The Party
Wooden Shjips – Losin’ Time
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Categories: Best live show today..., London Live Tags: Alphabeat, Andrew Weatherall, Antony and the Johnsons, Asian Dub Foundation, ATP, Black Box Recorder, Black Kids, Bloc Party, British Sea Power, Colin Macintyre, Cranes, Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Eliza Carthy, Epic 45, Gigs of the week, GoodBooks, Juana Molina, Ladyhawke, Laura Marling, Les Savy Fav, Lightning Bolt, London Live, Martha Wainwright, Metronomy, Neon Neon, OM, Pissed Jeans, Release The Bats, Shellac, The Bronx, The Fall, The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Levellers, The Music, The Presets, The Walkmen, Underworld, Wooden Shjips, Yo Majesty
If nothing else, this weeks’ releases have some awesome cover art, check out Daniel Menche, Rameses III, Guillemots and Mystery Jets and Son Lux in particular. Album of the week is Foals’ debut effort, leaked so long ago that it almost doesn’t qualify as a new release.Whilst album leaks are great it does lessen the anticipation of big new releases: for shame I remember the massive thrill of getting Oasis’ Be Here Now on the day of release back in 1997. Those days are long gone. Musically, this week is dominated by some of the indie scene’s middle players; both Guillemots and Mystery Jets serving up their sophomore LPs. Guillemots will be hoping to emulate the success of 2006’s Mercury-nominated Through The Windowpane with Red, while Mystery Jets (who reside a mere float upstream from here on Eel Pie Island) soldier on amongst stories of them firing Harry Harrison, the lead vocalist Blaine’s father to offer Twenty One. Omar Rodriguez-Lopez takes some time off from The Mars Volta to turn out what sounds to me pretty much the same gear, all long twiddly bits and garbled vocals. The Raconteurs attempt to ’stick it to the man’ by announcing and releasing a record in a matter of days. Annoyingly named Does It Offend You, Yeah? ride the swelling hype-wave to put out a record of enjoyable cliches, and The Whip release X Marks Destination, containing the blistering singles Trash and Sister Siam.
Does It Offend You, Yeah? – Battle Royale
Foals – Balloons
Son Lux – Breaks
The Whip – Sister Siam
Categories: Releases Tags: Album Releases, Beequeen, Daniel Menche, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Foals, Guillemots, Mystery Jets, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Rameses III, Singer, Son Lux, The Raconteurs, The Whip
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