New music
Simple Minds, Roundhouse, LondonFriday, 12 July 2013Billed as 5x5, Simple Minds play five cuts each from their fir st five albums. Before they conquered the world they were idiosyncratic, m arrying Euro-dance with a cold sensibiilty that shone Buy tickets: http:// www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/... Read more... |
Ja Ja Ja: French Films, Sóley, Marit Larsen, The Lexington, Lon donFriday, 12 July 2013Second anniversary show for the monthly Nordic music showcase J a Ja Ja, with a smörgåsbord (with no Swedish bands playing, it seemed app ropriate to stick up for Sweden by using smörgåsbord) featuring Finland’s F rench Films, Iceland’s Sóley (who’s... Read more... |
Anoushka Shankar,Colston Hall BristolFriday, 12 July 2013Anoushka Shankar and her specially selected group of all-star I ndian and flamenco musicians re-forge the thousand-year-old link between Sp anish and Indian music. http://www.colstonhall.org/visitorinformation/bo okinginformation/?custom:event=P083 Read more... |
Green Gartside & Friends, The VictoriaFriday, 12 July 2013The mercurial Scritti Politti leader reviews his career and pre views new material, with support from Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip) and Robyn H itchcock. Read more... |
Mouse on Mars, BarbicanFriday, 12 July 2013Mouse On Mars & André de Ridder with musikFabrik + Oval The gr oundbreaking German electronic music duo present their orchestral piece, P aeanumnion. Plus Stockhausen's Gesang der Jünglinge and Oval https://www.b arbican.org.uk/eticketing/index.asp Read more... |
Minimalism at 50, Labeque Sisters, Kings PlaceFriday, 12 July 201350 Years of Minimalism: Rock 'n' Rollers Laurie Anderson: O Superman (1981) Glenn Branca: Lesson No 1 (1979) for electric guitars Ph ilip Glass: Four Movements (2008) (UK premiere) for two pianos Terry Riley : Bird of Paradise (1963) for tape... Read more... |
Susheela Raman at Islington Assembly HallFriday, 12 July 2013Genre-defying British Tamil singer-songwriter Read more... |
Henry Threadgill: Zooid & John Escreet @ QEHFriday, 12 July 2013Key figure in the development of jazz since the 1970s makes rar e and much-anticipated London appearance. Read more... |
A Hawk And A Hacksaw: Shadows Of Forgotten AncestorsFriday, 12 July 2013Live soundtrack to Sergio Parajanov's classic film by New Mexic an folk duo Read more... |
Yuck, Electric Ballroom, LondonFriday, 12 July 2013Love Dinosaur Jr? Love prime-era Sonic Youth? Love Teenage Fanc lub? Want to see fresher faces blast out this classic sound? Then the fab Y uck need to be seen. Buy tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/12702 4%29 Read more... |
Urge Overkill, The BorderlineFriday, 12 July 2013Vintage trash rockers still rolling out the good time boogie. T ickets: http://www.seetickets.com/Event/URGE-OVERKILL/Borderline/576942 Read more... |
The Good, The Bad, The Queen, CoronetFriday, 12 July 2013http://www.seetickets.com/Tour/THE-GOOD-THE-BAD-THE-QUEEN Fu nky afro-pop supergorup with Damon Albarn Paul Simenon and Tony Allen Read more... |
