KimNara Music: the youth charity that improves lives through music-making
Charity aims to inspire confidence in teenagers with autism, ADHD and learning disabilities through songwriting workshops and performances
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Meet Hackney's all-female Deep Throat Choir
Fresh from the summer festival circuit, Deep Throat Choir are out to show they’re more than a quirky name
Album review: Zygmunt Day and Echo Pressure – On Streets That Know
On Streets That Know is a nuanced look at daily struggles and tribulations in East London
Sam Lee and the Unthanks to play lost and found folk music of First World War
Collaboration between Sam Lee and The Unthanks is inspired by lives and stories of generation that witnessed World War I
Win tickets to Richard Sides: Don’t blow it in the Vector at the ICA
Tweet or share this post to win tickets to a live music event curated by artist Richard Sides at the ICA this weekend
Akiine: dream-pop from rural Stockholm
Akiine channels ‘otherworldly feelings’ in her unorthodox approach to music making
Boom time for radio in East London
Hyperlocal radio is on the increase in East London with a slew of stations catering for niche audiences
Newton Dunbar: 'The New Four Aces is wherever I play'
After running iconic Dalston club The Four Aces, Newton Dunbar has now reinvented himself as a reggae DJ
Life of Justin Fashanu remembered in song
Debut single by Elephant and Castles commemorates the life of Hackney-born footballer Justin Fashanu
Music Journalism Bootcamp
Develop the skills every music journalist needs. Monday 24 April – Monday 26 June 2017 (eight weeks, excluding bank holidays)
Old Spitalfields to host Independent Label Market
Over 100 independent record labels and 20 of London’s best breweries will be pitching up at the Independent Label Market on Saturday 12 July at Old Spitalfields Market. We speak to some of East London’s label bosses, who will be selling their fresh vinyl produce directly to the fans
Sam Lee's Campfire Club takes live music back to its roots
Campfire nights are going ahead all summer long at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
Living the highlife: Ibibio Sound Machine gear up for Walthamstow Garden Party
Eight-piece Ibibio Sound Machine fuse Ghanaian highlife with disco, funk and analogue synths. Ahead of performing at Walthamstow Garden Party, singer Eno Williams talks about their debut album, Nigerian folk tales and why she chooses to sing in the Nigerian Ibibio language
Viv Albertine: ‘If I’m not passionate I won’t do it’
Viv Albertine of The Slits talks about being an original punk, band life and living for the moment
Chick Corea jazz review: 'panoptic interpretations yielding plenty of complexity'
American jazz fusion pianist and composer Chick Corea took to the stage at the Barbican last month
Lore Lixenberg: a breath of fresh aria
The Stoke Newington opera singer who blurs the boundary between composition and performance