Laura Cannell to play intimate show in Hackney’s Paper Dress Vintage in March
The Norfolk-based orchestral artist recorded last album Simultaneous Flight Movement, in one take, inside Southwold Lighthouse in Suffolk
Music
Moth Club hosts symposium on the power of ‘black rock’
The panel, featuring members of local bands Big Joanie and Shopping, was organised by the London Short Film Festival
Playlist: Homerton’s Sound Savers take a look back at four years of recordings
We caught up with the local music studio’s founders to bring you five tracks that best encapsulate the output of this local DIY institution
Run The Jewels to bring their Trump-baiting hip hop to Field Day
American rap supergroup will make tracks to the Victoria Park all-dayer on Saturday 3 June; 18 more artists also announced
Julianna Barwick, Oslo Hackney, review: ‘vehement yet soporific’
A wondrous performance by the US ambient artist is powered by layer upon layer of vocals and keyboards, giving her intimate sound a sonic clout
Puckering up with London’s first all-female whistling choir
Women have historically had an uneasy relationship with whistling. But new choir She Can Just Whistle is out to change all that
Hackney hospice patient Lillian John, 94, aims for Christmas Number One
Great grandmother recorded cover of ‘The Living Years’ as well as music video with 300 others from London Hospices Choir
Concert pitch – Hackney’s gig guide for November
We sieve out some of the best live music picks for this month
Brighton’s Great Escape Festival showcases First Fifty acts across Hackney’s venues
Sick of the same old headline acts? A new music festival launching this month puts the big names of tomorrow at its core
Punk band Arrows of Love take aim at Hackney Wick planning authority with ‘prophetic’ fight song
Singer among the artists evicted from Vittoria Wharf, which is poised to be demolished to make way for a pedestrian bridge
Concert pitch – October gig guide for East London
Autumn starts here with an all conquering selection of live music acts
This is Grime – book review: A behind-the-scenes look at the musical revolution that defines a generation
A new book provides an intricate snapshot of a thriving subculture in British music, born out of the raves and pirate radio stations of East London
The Comet is Coming: Hackney’s dark horse for Mercury Prize glory
A heady mix of space exploration, spirituality and improvisation have landed a Hackney avant-jazz trio in the running for the prestigious music prize
The Comet is Coming: Hackney's dark horse for Mercury Prize glory
A heady mix of space exploration, spirituality and improvisation have landed a Hackney avant-jazz trio in the running for the prestigious music prize
Concert pitch: September gig guide for East London
From Thurston Moore to opera cabaret, we highlight the best live music in East London this month
Too late to stop Nao: interview
Nao is one of the brightest stars on the UK’s musical horizon, with a sound born of the hustle and bustle of East London