Wed 2nd
KICK THE PLUG - Catriona Irving + Francois + Dale Grundle (The Sleeping years) DJ set. 7.30pm. £5/£4 advance from wegottickets.com.
“Lo-fi and upbeat, ....Irving.... is a polished young artist worth watching” The Metro
Thurs 3rd
HIDENBURG MILE HIGH CLUB – Laurel Collective + guests. 7.30pm. £5.
"And it holds the key to why The Laurel Collective are so likeable: their music is optimistic and full of beans, lifting your mood as it lifts off."
Fri 4th
CLUB FANDANGO - The Boy The Girl And All The World + The Leisurely Gentlemen + Karmadeva + Paul Littler. 8.00pm. £6/£5 with flyer http://www.clubfandango.co.uk/gig.php?id=1233
“Whilst the pots and pans remain unclean and the tv gathers dust, they write songs to capture the imagination of the young and the old. musically understated and lyrically honest their assumption of youth remains all together positive, but also at times bittersweet.”
Sat 5th
MUDDY EYE- In support of children affected by AIDS in ....Tanzania..... 8.00pm. £10.
“Join us for a fantastic evening of entertainment from indie cover band Muddy Eye and a reign of disco till the end, all in aid of a great cause.”
Tues 8th
THE STORY PIRATES PRESENT – 8.00pm. £4.
The usual mayhem and disorder from fantastic imprv/sketch troupe The Story pirates plus a variety of exciting guests. Guaranteed fun times.
Wed 9th
MUSIC MUST CHANGE - David Cronenberg's Wife + Whole Schebang + WintersHours + Three Single Spy. 7.30pm. £6 door / £4 flyer …includes FREE SHOT of Jack Daniels on the door!
Thurs 10th
THE LOCAL PRESENT – She Keeps Bees + Twi The Humble Feather + Patrick Bower. 8.00pm.
“This is, literally, raunchy ("Give it to me daddy, work me like my back ain't got no bone," - well, excuse me!), a loosely hammering, bluesy howl that sounds like it was as exciting to make as it is to listen to. I wonder if she really does keep bees?” The Guardian
Fri 11th
BORED TEENAGERS 5 LAUNCH PARTY – Open Sore + The Tarts + Pete Newnham/T’H’E + The Negatives + Blitz. 7.00pm. £7.
“Ask anyone who has heard the Farewell To The Roxy album or even the bands themselves who played on it who's was the best song and its odds on that Open Sore's Vertigo will be the the song they all say.”
Sun 13th
WILMINGTON FILM CLUB - Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid 7pm + 101 Dalmations 2pm. FREE!
Tues 15th
BRIGHT CLUB-Robin Ince+ Shabby Jake's Cockney Singalong+Tony White+Sarah Bell+Ben Campkin, Matt Ingleby, Lorna Richardson. 8pm. £5.
The latest instalment from ....London....'s brightest variety night. This month our team of comedy, music, science and thinking experts dissect our city, London, and unpick some of the stories happening underneath the streets we walk down every day. The team this week includes Robin Ince, star of Radio and TV, and inventor of the Book Club and School for Gifted Children, London author Tony White, Shabby Jake and his Cockney Singalong, and a cast of gifted intellectuals.
Thurs 17th
GOONITE – Dangerous Heresy + Andrew M Pisanu. 8.00pm. £6.
“The songs are razor sharp and there is no fluff in any of the material, plus songs breath because they are given room to dance, caught up in the muscular funk of bass and drums which, on their own, catch the interest more than most other full bands could ever.”
Fri 18th
POP NOODLE - Spring Offensive + Bookclub + Arcs + Beau & The Arrows. 8.00pm. £6/£5 with flyer.
Sat 19th
THE CELLOPHONIC CLUB-Sister Ray + The Cellophane Flowers. 8.00 pm. £3
“Join the Cellophonic Club, the Cellophane Flowers very own night (www.myspace.com/thecellophaneflowers), with live music, DJ's and live art. Doors open at 8pm, the doors belong to The Wilmington Arms in Islington, the £3 entrance belongs to a previous era and the night belongs to you. The evening kicks off with a set from the 'Flowers', with a cracking headline set guaranteed by Sister Ray, described as a fairground fantasy in the middle of a Latino funeral march (www.myspace.com/wearesisterray) Not to miss.”
Sun 20th
WILMINGTON FILM CLUB - Pretty in Pink 7pm + The Iron Giant 2pm. FREE!
Tues 22nd
THE STORY PIRATES PRESENT – 8.00pm. £4.
The usual mayhem and disorder from fantastic imprv/sketch troupe The Story pirates plus a variety of exciting guests. Guaranteed fun times.
Wed 23rd
LIFE AT THE TOP – Pop Martyr + Special Guests. 8.00pm
'The Gorgeous sound of gleamingly tight chaos! A dented trumpet a stomping Ham-Glam beat, kinky slinky an utterly wonderful! If this band are not hopelessly famous by next year I’ll eat my gramophone player! Highly recommended of the week' Bull & Gate Promotions
Thurs 24th
MUSIC MUST CHANGE - Wayter + The Magic Lantern + Their Hearts Were Full of Spring + Ross & The Wrongens. 7.30pm. £6 door / £4 flyer …includes FREE SHOT of Jack Daniels on the door!
Fri 25th
GOONITE – The Tamborines + ....Danirel.. ..Land.... & the Modern Painters + Real Sound of the Infrasound + Deepcut. 8.00pm. £6.
"Buzzing, fuzzing, squealing, squalling. This is a fabulously nasty pop single, loaded with all the right elements without being complicated; darkly Reid-esque* vocals, cute wee minimalist bleeps on the keyboards, viciously fuzzed up guitar, a creepingly infectious tune.”
Sat 26th
VIS THE SPOON PRESENTS - Television Personalities + ....Warehouse.. ..Republic..... £7/£5 to group members.
“Why Dan Treacy inspired me start Creation Records…The shambolic genius behind Television Personalities made me realise that I could run a label. Yet this great songwriter still hasn't been fully recognised for his contribution to music” Alan McGee, The Guardian.
Sun 27th
WILMINGTON FILM CLUB - Silent Running 7pm + Mary Poppins 2pm. FREE!
Wed 30th
KING MONKEY PROMOTIONS PRESENTS - The Dash + Missdavinalee + Sixty Second Silence. 8.00pm. £5.
“The Dash have torn through ....London....'s hottest venues with their acrobatic and frenzied stage shows and adrenaline fueled grimy assault of pure punk.”