Posts Tagged ‘Music’
Pas de Chats? How Hackney’s unsung Arkestra inspired a mural for the ages
Chats Palace Arkestra wanted an artistic experiment for the community, and four decades on, they got more than they bargained for
Read MoreFundraiser launched to help pay funeral costs of ‘amazing’ Hackney musician
Adrian Owusu, member of local band The Heliocentrics, died in July
Read MoreInside a record store’s fight for survival in Hackney
Recycle Vinyl’s owner came to Dalston with dreams of a multi-use record shop and dance space – the reality has been harsh
Read MoreHackney music venues given acoustic upgrades in pioneering audio-inclusivity project
Paper Dress Vintage, SJQ and Vortex are now kitted out to host people who are sensitive to noise
Read MoreMoth Club campaigners in dark over plans for neighbouring block – as 20,000 sign petition
Manager of popular venue fears flats next door could ‘jeopardise’ its future
Read MoreV&A East teases opening of David Bowie Centre – featuring an archive of more than 90,000 objects
Visitors will be able to peruse the items and guest-curated displays when the Centre opens in September
Read More‘In this life, you have to help yourself’: Janette Collins MBE on 25 years of The Crib
The famous youth club’s founder sits down with the Citizen to mark a quarter of a century since it all began
Read More‘So exciting’: Hackney schoolboy plays organ for 2,000 people at St Paul’s Cathedral
Peter Maku, 14, says he is ‘very proud’ after playing a Bach composition on the venue’s famous instrument
Read MoreMayor’s Music Awards 2024: Borough’s young musicians impress at Hackney Empire
More than 350 local pupils performed at the annual gala celebrating Hackney’s finest aspiring artists
Read MoreDJ-turned-painter Andrew Pierre Hart mixes music and art for upcoming Whitechapel exhibition
London-based Hart takes inspiration from the East End for an eclectic showcase of paintings, sculpture, film and sound
Read MoreTeam wanting to host summer street party in Shoreditch defends plans after objections from local businesses
Krankbrother said it maintains a ‘pretty well-run set-up’ in response to fears over noise and disorder
Read MoreCompany behind ‘London’s most exciting music events’ wants to host street parties in Hackney
Krankbrother set to apply for a licence for up to 2,000 people once a year
Read More‘I don’t see us doing a four-month run of an Ibsen play’: Hoxton Hall’s new boss on harnessing the community and putting fun at the forefront
Stuart Cox recently took charge of the historic local theatre and he has plenty of ideas for its future
Read More‘Always a delight’: Mayor hails borough’s young talent as Music Service Gala returns after two-year break
Borough leader handed out awards and grants to pupils and schools in a number of categories
Read More‘Well overdue’: Much-loved Hackney Wick venue brings its sound system into 21st century – thanks to £5k charity grant
Grow Hackney’s ageing audio equipment was putting shows at risk of cancellation
Read More‘Each one contributed to Hackney’: Plaque honouring late African-Caribbean musicians to be unveiled on Mare Street
Twenty-four artists will feature on the memorial outside the former Ocean venue, which is now the Hackney Picturehouse
Read MoreMayor’s Music Awards celebrate best young talent in Hackney
Pupils and schools recognised at annual ceremony that featured stunning performances from past winners
Read MorePoulence La voix humaine, London Symphony Orchestra and Barbara Hannigan, Barbican, stage review: ‘Expansive talent’
Canadian conductor Hannigan shows why she is ‘such a unique force in classical music’
Read MoreLondon Contemporary Orchestra: 24, Barbican, stage review: ‘Marathon concert offers an eye-opening view of music and humanity’
A day-long experience that saw the ‘old rules of theatre dissolve off the stage as the old rules of music were eroded on it’
Read MoreTiña, Moth Club, live music review: ‘The spirit of indie rock squeezed into hot pink spandex’
The five-piece turn the iconic Hackney venue into an ‘indie rock fever dream’
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