Live
Maps & Atlases at The Regal, Oxford
Punk is dead: long gone the glue-fuelled days when mashing a 6-string was enough to make you a musician. From Foals to Battles, indie kids everywhere are breaking out from behind powerchords, Grade Eight theory certificates in hand.
The Vulgarians at The Macbeth, Hoxton
Vocals, guitar, bass and drums start collapsing in on each other like staggering drunks as The Vulgarians build into ‘Black Eye’, slapping on the rhythm thick and fast before it falls apart in the near-empty Macbeth boozer.
Grammatics at Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Looking like Graham Coxon and dressed like Granville from ’70s BBC comedy Open All Hours, Grammatics singer Owen Brinley is at once wittily acerbic and endearingly geeky.
Glam Chops at The Buffalo Bar, Islington
Crunchy credit, global recession – who left is idealistic enough to part with money and get filthy with a band in catsuits?
David Cronenberg's Wife at The Victoria, London
David Cronenberg's Wife is not, regretfully, a solo female singer with an admiring hubby, Dave, watching from the wings. They’re actually a wonderfully grumpy six-piece, ploughing the early Nick Cave/Mark E Smith furrow with aplomb.
Fryars at Last Days Of Decadence
True to its namesake, Ditch was an east London bar you’d fall into, usually drunk, scrambling around for ‘one final drink’. Now, true to its namesake, the venue is a lush, wooden-panelled, 1920s-drinking den for flappers and squiffy gents.
Late Of The Pier and Micachu & The Shapes at 100 Club, Oxford Street
You wouldn’t expect the sound of an everyday vacuum cleaner to herald a musical revolution, but as just one of the bric-a-brac objects incorporated into their set, Micachu and the Shapes use it to just that effect.
Howling Bells at Concorde 2, Brighton
Tonight the pressure is off Howling Bells, with Mercury Rev’s grandeur taking main focus allowing the bad to lay their cards down early.
Hot Club De Paris at Audio, Brighton
Oh, how often do we find ourselves exposed to an artist that leaves us dumbfounded the first time round, only for them to trip up and land in one spectacular mess after the second?
Fabric's 9th Birthday at... well... Fabric
Recognised by clubbers and DJs alike as one of the world's greatest clubs, Fabric continues to deliver everything you could want from a techno nightclub.
