Gigs of The Week, 27 September
Welcome to our weekly round-up of shows happening in the grand concert halls, dimly lit basements, airy cafe’s and grimy sweatboxes across the UK and Ireland. All acts featured come with the Best Fit ‘Seal Of Approval’ so you can be assured that your hard earned cash will be well spent. To tempt your wallets this week we’ve gathered a rather London centric collection of dates from the likes of Forest Swords, Katy B and the incredible Dummy AGM, while No Age take to Birmingham and Oneohtrix Point Never cross the border into Glasgow.
Deptford Goth @ Union Chapel, London 27/09
South London man Daniel Woolhouse is set to air numbers from his quietly brilliant debut Life After Defo in the rather special setting of this Highbury & Islington based chapel.
SOLD OUT. RSVP via Facebook. Check out more Deptford Goth shows.
Unsound Presents Forest Swords @ Corsica Studios, London 28/10
Following the release of his Dagger Paths EP and his highly lauded debut as Forest Swords in 2010, Merseyside man Matthew Barnes came back this year with Engravings, a sonic experiment quite unlike anything else, and seeing him live promises visuals to match the incredible sounds, textures and mixes.
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Dummy AGM @ London Field’s Brewery, London 28 & 29/10
Darkstar, Brolin, Rainer, Amateur Best, Woman’s Hour, Butterclock, oOoOO and CFCF all in one place, all in one weekend? Yes please!
Tickets are on sale now. RSVP via Facebook. Check out more Dummy’s Website fore more details.
A Winged Victory for the Sullen and Douglas Dare @ The Village Underground, London 01/10
Erased Tapes bring their neo-classical leaning stars to the Village Underground for a night of beautiful, electronic experiments.
Tickets are on sale now. RSVP via Facebook. Check out more Douglas Dare shows. Check out more A Winged victory For A Sullen Shows.
Katy B @ XOYO, London 01/10
Gearing up for the release of her second full length album after 2011′s Mercury Nominated On A Mission, Katy B is heading to London for a special one of show.
SOLD OUT. RSVP via Facebook. Check out more Katy B shows.
Oneohtrix Point Never @ Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow 01/10
Daniel Lopatin’s new album R Plus Seven is due out on 30 September via Warp Records and if you’re anywhere near as excited as we are you should get yourself along to one of his live shows, you never quite know what awaits.
Tickets are on sale now. RSVP via Facebook. Check out more Oneohtrix Point Never shows.
No Age @ Hare & Hound, Birmingham 03/10
Randy Randall and Dean Spunt still manage to utterly unlike anything else. Their latest album An Object should be all the proof you should need to believe this statement but f you’re still unsure, you know what to do…
Tickets are on sale now. RSVP via Facebook. Check out more No Age shows.
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