Hackney club listings: June 2010
Friday 4 June
It’s an a girl DJ extravaganza in Shoreditch at the Geisha launch night, featuring the globetrotting Lottie and Suzanne Rosser dropping jacking, techy-type house in the basement, while in the lounge east London scene-ster Sophie Lloyd and Naomi Williams (Girlcore) drop an eclectic array of party treats. 9pm-4am, £6 before 22.00 (£7 after), East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street.
Underground disco sounds and electronic funk are the order of the day at Paradise 45 with Guy Williams and Ian Robinson (Trailer Trash) bumping the dancefloor. 9-2am, Free, Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland Road. 020 7254 2273
If you thought shindig run by folk from Ninja Tune and Vice would be musically both diverse and dirty, you’d be right – guest DJs spin an at times alarming mixture of metal, grime, electro and easy listening at this monthly soiree. 7pm-2am, The Macbeth, 70 Hoxton Street.
Saturday 5 June
Feel like your on your holidays already by listening to the afro-Columbian rumblings of Pollito Boogaloo (trans: little dancing chicken) ably supported Cumbé, at the bohemian art space that is Passing Clouds. Costumes and traditional dance complete the ambience. 8pm-2am, £8 (£5 before 22.00), Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Road E8.
Break out your Cuban heels for the monthly Disco Bloodbath knees-up. Although foolish to anticipate too much about these parties, its fair to expect a smorgasbord of uplifting music, a basement venue and some truly shocking facial hair. 10pm-5.30am, Secret Dalston Location E8.
Like the Hacienda in its pomp, Shame offers goose-bump inducing big room 90’s house, straight off the platters of rising star Rachel Barton, house supremo Nockall, Jimmy Hickmott and the Brit Pop soundsystem. Reach for the lasers… 9pm-3am, Free, The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street.
Sunday 6 June
If you want to squeeze a last drop of fun out of the weekend you could do a lot worse than check cult reggae icon David Rodigan (20.00 – 22.00) bringing dub plate pressure alongside Ashley Beedle and Afrikan Simba. Get down early for the curry goat and jerk chicken from 2pm. 2pm-12.30am, Free before 17.00 (£5 after), East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street.
Tuesday 8 June
Stars of the Land of Kings festival, Hackney Colliery Band, return to the borough for a night of heavyweight funk hosted by the Wah Wah 45s.
8pm – late, Favela Chic, 91-93 Great Eastern Street.
Thursday 10 June
Original warehouse hero Jon Carter graces the Dalston Superstore decks along with the amusingly named Sergeant Poppers and Captain Magic. 9pm-2am, Free, Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland Road, 020 7254 2273.
Friday 11 June
A good looking line up on show at Power Station; Tom Furse of The Horrors, Complexxion, blogger/DJ Nik Nik Nik and 80’s south London electro legend DJ Data. Musically it’s a bollywood funk, minimal new wave synth pop mash up. Mercy 9pm-3am, Free, The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street.
More Latin style Tomfoolery at the Havana Cultura: Remixed Launch Party. Mr World Music himself, Gilles Peterson, drops hot joints with back up from Seji and the Sofrito Sound System to celebrate the release of this re-rub album. 2pm-12.30am, £6 advance (£8 on the door), East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street.
Different class radio presents a couple of intriguing sounding bands; The Paris Riots are a dark, brooding Manchester outfit, while Bleeding Heart Narrative come classed as an evolving autumnal orchestra. 8pm – late, £5, Barden’s Boudoir, 36 Stoke Newington Road.
Saturday 12 June
Highly rated newcomers to the London scene Endurance take to the Kingsland Road for some industrial electronic body music and other sub-genres. Founder Chris Flatline, Pony-Girl, LVR and Unaesthetic on the ones and twos. 9pm-3am, Free, The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street.
Stoke Newington’s newest basement nitespot hosts Say Yes!!! featuring DJ’s Nadia Ksabia and Rory Phillips. Look forward to an eyebrow raising blend of party jams, robot house, arpeggiated italo and krautrock. 11pm-4am, £5, 175 Stoke Newington High Street (below three Crowns). 020 7241 5511.
Take it back to when things were proper with some 90’s soul and RnB for the more discerning clubber at Old School. 9pm-4am, Visions Nite Spot, 588a Kingsland Road. 020 7275 7520.
Thursday 17 June
Once the proud owner of the finest moustache in clubland, DJ Andrew Weatherall continues his monthly Drop residency alongside Sean Johnston. Expect this one to be roadblock. 10pm- late, £4, 175 Stoke Newington High Street (below the Three Crowns), 020 7241 5511.
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Friday 18 June
The Yes We Can compilation contains migration songs from artists all over Africa and celebrates its launch party with live acts Gangbe Brass Band + Makuta & Congo Fire. The perfect antidote to all those vuvuzelas. 9pm-3am, £8, Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Road.
The people’s venue, Visions Nite Spot, hosts the Hackney Workers Grand Summer Ball where members of this illustrious union will be getting their groove on to reggae, soul, and RnB. 9pm-4am, Vision Nite Spot, 588a Kingsland Road 020 7275 7520
Parisian man about town Tchiky Al Dente comes to Great Eastern St to furnish us with some sweet sounding funk, hip hop, drum ‘n’ bass, samba, house and rock, making us like bull for dance. 8pm – 2am, £10 (£5 before 23.00, free before 9pm) Favela Chic, 91-93 Great Eastern Street.
Saturday 19 June
Yeah, Maybe, featuring Randomer (Fat! Records) and residents Fife & Lex Darker returns to The Alibi for another round of UK funky, Bmore, new jack, hip-hop and so on. Those who endured some of the sweatboxes at this venue last month will be pleased to hear that they have now fitted air con on the dance floor for the clement summer months. 9pm-3am, Free, The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street.
Old time reggae, soul and RnB grace the system at Work It; a night of good vibes for the classier Dalston raver. 9am-4am, Visions Nite Spot, 588a Kingsland Road 020 7275 7520
Fabled Norwegian house DJ Todd Terje saunters through Shoreditch for an exclusive set at East Village supported by Stuart Patterson and Sophie Lloyd upstairs and Severino, Psychemagik and Milan Onassis on a disco tip downstairs. 9pm-3.30am, £8 before 23.00 (£10 after), East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street.
The Creative Control Coalition Launch party at The New Empowering Church will be offering up a beat sacrifice provided by some of London’s leading independent labels. Acts include Chima Anya, Amalgamation of Soundz, Subeena and Colonel Red. 9pm – late, £10, The New Empowering Church, 1a Westgate Street E8 3RL
The Scene: 2010 and London clubbing is on its knees. In a desperate bid for revival, a cartel of independent promoters unleash Tasha Haus, the long lost identical twin sister of 1940s ‘B’ movie actress Ann Savage, frozen cryogenically by Churchill in 1944 to prevent the Nazis stealing her party secrets. The result: Tasha’s Haus (The Return of The Fabulous Pin Up Girl) featuring production outfit Hands Up, Heads Down and Ilona International. 9pm-2am, Free, The Moustache Bar, 58 Stoke Newington Road N16 7XB.
Wednesday 23 June
As its name suggest, AllBandsOnDeck features numerous up and coming beat combos playing on a wooden platform. This month showcases Swing Youth, These Furrows, The Dash, Rob Bravery and DJ Jean Genie. 7.30pm-1am, Free, The Macbeth, 70 Hoxton Street.
Thursday 24 June
An intriguing mixture of film and music at Switchblade; cult surfer flick Endless Summer rolls first, before the floor is cleared for ‘inflammatory sets’ from DJs Douglas Hart (The Jesus and Mary Chain), Dr. Infaktas and Louise x (Primal Scream). Art-tastic. 10pm – late, Free, Drop, 175 Stoke Newington High Street (below three Crowns), 020 7241 5511
Malamu Music Club is a celebration of East London African music making featuring The Hackney Empire and Monkfish live, plus DJ Affricathy spinning afrobeat and tropical pop. 6pm-1am, Cargo, 83 Rivington Street EC2A 3AY
Friday 25 June
Catch Fat City Records star and all round Mancunian Illum Sphere dropping a varied collection of cerebral dance music at Chop Shop, ably supported by Red Bull Music Academy graduate Mooken and the Chop Shop DJs. 9pm-3am, Free, The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street.
Filthy Few hold an Anti-Glastonbury special for those who can’t make it to the festival, with DJs Firas, Jay Karim and Mike Palmer giving out house, electro and indie styling’s and a guarantee that no headliners will pull out. 8pm-1am, Free, Bar Music Hall, 134 Curtain Road EC2A 3AR. 020 7729 7216
Saturday 26 June
If heavy partying is up your street head down to The Macbeth where those cheeky chappies from Urban Nerds will be playing Grime, Hip Hop, Garage, Electro and Dubstep. 7pm-2am, Free, The Macbeth, 70 Hoxton Street.
Mumbo Jumbo offer a DJ/live act crossover with DJs Tania, Kwesi and Chris Passenger playing house and disco with live percussion and trumpet from Ray Lakhan and Ola. 8am-1am, Free, Bar Music Hall, 134 Curtain Road EC2A 3AR. 020 7729 7216
Secret Danger provide a ‘discerning dancefloor for discerning people’ as residents Ollie Seaman and John Bloomfield supply a house, disco and techno soundtrack, as well as a special early doors bedroom tunes selection. Nice. 9pm-3am, Free, The Moustache Bar, 58 Stoke Newington Road N16 7XB.
Tuesday 29 June
Those of you who have always fancied karaoke, but lack to requisite bottle to humiliate yourself in front of others should head to TRANS: The World’s First Auto-Tune Karaoke Night. You won’t hit a bum note and can amuse yourself by doing Cher impressions. 9pm-3am, Free, The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street.
Former drum and bass child prodigy Andy C touches down at Cargo with MC GQ hosting and support from Savage Rehab, Small Morris (PA), Freebase and Clarky. Pull up! 9pm-1am, £7 (£5 NUS), Cargo, 83 Rivington Street EC2A 3AY.