With strings attached – the inaugural Stoke Newington Guitar Festival
World famous guitarists both classical and modern to descend on Hackney this month
Music
London Jazz Festival makes its way to East London
Established acts and emerging talent to perform in East London this month as part of the London Jazz Festival
Stoke Newington band Scowlin Owl release new song about Abney Park
Folk group shows it gives two hoots about controversial Sainsbury’s plans
Oxjam poised to takeover East London
Charity festival aims to make more noise than ever this year with its Shoreditch and Dalston Takeover events
Rudimental are living the dream after being nominated for Mercury Prize
Hackney band flying flag for borough after praise for debut album
Hackney School of Folk launches Hackney’s first ever folk class
Tuition is proving popular among those with an interest in the Celtic music world
Stop. Rewind. Is scene set for cassette tapes revival?
Interest in anachronistic format is undergoing renaissance in the East End
Tim Burgess and Aidan Moffat contribute to The Quietus music anthology
Collection by long-time resident of Stamford Hill’s Holmleigh Road Estate now available as e-book
Life cycle: bike team pedal to Croatia to raise cash for The Steve Reid Foundation
DJ Gilles Peterson’s musicians’ charity benefits from mammoth ride across Alps
Win tickets to 6am Morning Glory rave in Shoreditch
Monthly event at Village Underground shuns clubbing’s alcohol and drug-fuelled stereotypes
Ghostpoet to perform at the Hackney Empire
Hackney musician will play homecoming gig in October
Hackney’s Mikill Pane prepares for release of new album Blame Miss Barclay
‘It’s my masterpiece, man’: Stoke Newington-born hip-hop artist on his new record
Gert expectations: post-punk all female band rev up for album launch
Group put finishing touches to record at Curved Studios on Mare Street
Hackney Colliery Band’s new album Common Decency set for September release
Bold as brass: public-spirited ensemble tell of origins of their eclectic sound
VISIONS festival – review
Jeffrey Lewis, !!!, Iceage and Cloud Nothings were among the offerings at music event