Nabihah Iqbal @ Archspace, live music review: ‘dreamy existentialist electronica with a guitar kick’
The electronic music polymath (and occasional NTS Radio DJ) muses on poetry and the daily grind in her mesmerising debut live show
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Public Access TV @ OSLO, live music review: New Yorkers’ sound goes from new wave to night moves
The project of John Eatherly (ex-Be Your Own Pet, Turbo Fruits and more) hit Hackney’s OSLO the day after the release of second album Street Safari
Concert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for March 2018
This month’s gig guide is an all-American affair: except for a hard-riffing band named after a Gloucestershire village…
The Myrrors @ Shacklewell Arms, live music review: epic desert psych improves with volume
Our reviewer stuck with the Arizona band, through 15 minute songs and a chatty Dalston crowd, to reach a climactic finale
What’s the Point? Our guide to the hidden gems set to appear at Victoria Park music festival All Points East
With yesterday’s addition of seven bands to The National’s headline bill, we take a look at some of the undercard highlights of the six-date jamboree
Concert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for February ’18
Blissful electronica, a Syrian superstar and the ‘rinsin’ sound’ of a pair of 2000s legends – it’s all in this month’s gig guide
Concert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for January ’18
Neo-psychedelia, slinky soul and the funeral for a much loved UK record label – it’s all in this month’s gig guide
Concert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for December ’17
Christmas jazz, a Scottish troubadour, chicken nuggets and new music from SEO-unfriendly London band Totally – it’s all in this month’s gig guide
Once in a Lifetime opportunity: Talking Heads tribute band to run through two classic albums at MOTH Club
We chat to Speaking In Tongues, who will play Talking Heads: 77 and Remain in Light in full later this month
Concert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for November ’17
From punk to experimental electronics; Strong Asian Mothers to the “worst rapper ever” – it’s this month’s gig guide
Yak @ Village Underground, live music review: the whole world in their hands
Yak’s wild take on modern psychedelia is only enhanced by the energetic antics of whirlwind frontman Oli Burslem
Concert pitch – the best live music in Hackney for October’s gig-goers
This month marks the return of our gig guide – so Hackney, get ready for some acid rock, punk, rap and more besides
Born to boogie – a look at Marc Bolan’s early life in Hackney
Did you know that the T-Rex frontman was from the borough? Learn more about the early days of the then-Mark Feld, as he set out on his all-too-short journey to change rock history
Fluffer Pit Party, Dalston Epic, review: Deap Vally attack from all angles
The vaunted 360-degree stage may dilute their energy slightly, but LA’s Deap Vally were still able to blow the crowd away when they hit Dalston last week
MIRRORS Festival tickets go on sale and first wave of lineup announced
The initial bundle of bands includes Los Campesinos!, the British country-rock stylings of Ultimate Painting and the buttoned-up New Jersey indie of Pinegrove
‘Join the dark side’: Morningside Community Centre youth group help shoot moody music vid
The Hackney Junior Youth group, known as the Peace Seekers, collaborated with Nottingham duo Birthrights on the gritty video for ‘Everyone Together’: a tense chase sequence with a neat twist