Hackney club listings: July 2010

Thursday 1 July

There’s a definite old skool odour wafting from the East Village for the Vintage London launch party, featuring as it does such luminaries as Utah Jazz + MC Darrison (2 hour album launch set), DJ N-Type (Wheel N Deal Records/Rinse FM), DJ Flight (Metalheadz/1 Xtra), Technicolour (Mixmag/Technique Records) and 23 DJ (Knowledge Mag). Whistle crew, where are you? 9pm-2am, free entry. East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street.

If you fancy some some festival warm-up type comedy, try Rub My Face In It at the Moustache Bar, which has Edinburgh Previews from Johnny Cochrane, Tom Webb, Don Trooper Park and Paul Sweeney, all hosted by Liam Mckay 8pm-late, £3. Moustache Bar, 58 Stoke Newington Road N16 7XB.

Friday 2 July

Niche, UK funky, bassline and grime – if any of these things float your boat get down to Wifey, which brings you all this and more from DJ’s Marcus Nasty, Burgaboy, Illmana, DJ T€ARJ£RK£R, Slackk, Love’s Tru Flavour and DJ Total Niceness 9pm-3am, free. The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street.

Time Out magazine presents a night of bassy house, electronica and dubstep from ‘hot right now’ types Riva Starr, Hannah Holland and SBTRKT upstairs, with Peanut Butter Jelly Time featuring Lulu and The Lampshades (live), Captain Magic, Samson, Count Chocula downstairs 9am-3.30am, £8 advance from timeout.com/live, more on the door. East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street.

Online music hellraisers Vessel make the tough transition into the real world with their launch party featuring Vincent Olive (LOAF), Andrew Thomson (Huntley & Palmers Audio Club) and Kit Grill (Vessel Music). Expect a heady mixture of fun, techno, psychedelia, krautrock and disco. 9pm-late, free before 10pm, £4 after. Moustache Bar, 58 Stoke Newington Road N16 7XB.

Saturday 3 July

Bridging the gap welcomes a DJ set from Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (Greco Roman), friend and ally of Marshall Jefferson and Annie Mac, with support from Count Chocula, Toot Sweet and The Fat C (ASM) 9pm-3am, free. The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street.

Rumours of Barden’s death have been flying around for a while. Nevertheless, this one’s billed as a closing party so if you like the place it’s probably worth heading down just in case. 9pm-4am, £5. Barden’s Boudoir, 36 Stoke Newington Road.

A very German-sounding night at a very Russian-sounding bar, Frietag brings you Underground techno house from James Monday, Dimity Slusarenko and guest DJ/producer Daniel Kyo. 9pm-5am, free before 10pm, £7 after. The Russian, 267 Kingsland Road E2 8AS.

Wednesday 7 July

An eye-wateringly good line up for a Wednesday sees Bryan Gee, DJ SS, Logan D, Darren Jay b2b Mickey Finn and A.M.C touch down for Drum and Bass TV Live. 9pm-2am. For FREE entry text Ibiza to 81330. East Village, 89 Great Eastern St.

Your old pals Tim & Barry present the odious sounding ‘Dirtee Stanks Just Jam’, which is in fact Dizzee Rascals 1st signing to his label, Newham Generals, exclusively showcasing their new EP at Just Jam. Also in the house, fellow Dirtee Stank member Smurfie Syco and some very special secret guests. 8pm-2am, Free. The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street.

Thursday 8 July

When asked in Sister Act 2 what her favourite music is, the formidable presence which is Whoopi replied in her lacquered tones: “My music taste is eclectic y’all.” This was the inspiration for the club night Eclectic Like Whoopi. Unsurprisingly, the music policy is a no holds barred genre-defying mash up 9pm-3am, free. The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street.

School of Seven Bells bring a hint of psychadelia to N16. The only way to get tickets to this gig is to buy a copy of So7B’s second album, but seeing as the first scored 9/10 from NME, this should be no great hardship. 8pm – late. The Drop, 175 Stoke Newington High Street (below Three Crowns). 0207 2415511.

Friday 9 July

‘Dirty Dalston?’ you cry ‘but I dry cleaned it only last week!’ – that won’t matter to Trouble Vision lads Oli D.A.B & Robin, or A.Child (Phonica) and the Fresh Milk DJs. They’ll just continue to play you house, techno, garage, funky and dubstep styles. 9pm-3am, Free. The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street.

Choose Your Own Adventure makes the bold and possibly dangerous move of offering free absinthe shots from 9.30pm. Anyone then in possession of all five senses should be able to smell, touch or even hear electro bombs dropped by DJs Readers Wife’s from Duckie and Blonde Ambition. 9pm-3am. Free. Question Mark Bar, 129 Stoke Newington High Street N16 0PH.

Jean-Paul Gaultier and Antoine de Caunes invite you to celebrate their cult nineties post-pub fleshfest Eurotrash with Gutterslut resident Per QX, along with Peo De Pitte (Flat Out) and Nic Fischer, plus there’s Princess Julia and Alejandro Asencio upstairs. 10pm-3am, Free. Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland Road. 020 7254 2273.

B2B is a ‘darn killer party” according to Time Out, and who are we to argue? A heavyweight line up of Stopmakingme (Kill Em All), Not Shy (This Is Not A Rave), Kezokichi (Back to Back), Migo and a DJ Battle show us not to get lippy… 9pm-4am. Free. The Moustache Bar, 58 Stoke Newington Road N16 7XB.

Saturday 10 July

New event Vintage House Foundation launches, presumably to the sound of horns and old school synth patterns, as Stuart Patterson, Jimbo Robins (House Dance UK) and Junior Richards drop forgotten house gems from ’87 to ’07, while the lounge delivers a quality disco selection from Andy Bird (Love Fever), Ronnie Turner and Temporary Secretary. 9pm-3.30am. £6 before 11pm, £8 after, East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street.

Another secret party, for which Potty Mouth Disco have become so famous, brings electro-indie heat with a ‘Ny Lon’ (New York-London) theme, featuring live sets from Shy Child and In Flagranti (NY) and Dj sets from Punks Jump Up, Gold Blood and Stockholm Massacre (Lon). 9pm-5.30am. £12, £10 before midnight, adv £7-£5. Somewhere really secret and special in Shoreditch.

Like a party at Elizabeth Duke’s, Gold Chain Disco invites you to don your gaudiest neck wear and bust a groove to Southern Hospitality DJs Superix and Rob Breezy, who slap you repeatedly with upfront hip hop and R&B. 10pm-4am. £5, £3 with big gold chain). Free before midnight, Basing House (Formerly On The Rocks), 25 Kingsland Road E2 8AA. 020 7688 0339.

Sunday 11 July

Tempting you to use the World Cup as an excuse for inappropriate Sunday boozing for one last time before 2014 are the following:

FTWB screen the final and then fill your boots with sets from Yolanda Be Cool (London Debut), O Children, Is Tropical, Harry James and Outlaws. 6pm-4am. £5. The Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern Street EC2A 3ES. 020 7739 7033.

Tribe comes correct with underground house, Afro soul and party grooves all day long, screenings of the football and some of the capital’s best dancers firing the floor. 2pm-midnight. £5. The Light Bar, 233 Shoreditch High Street E1 6PJ. 020 7247 8989.

Or you could celebrate the Spin Doctors Birthday and World Cup Party with the likes of DJ Vadim, Mr Thing, Kidkanevil, The Last Skeptik and Alexander Nut holding down 30 minute sets apiece. Midday-midnight, Cargo, 83 Rivington Street EC2A 3AY.

Wednesday 14 July

If you’re a sucker for both good causes and a night out, head down to the Fundraiser for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and be entertained by DJ’s Leather Sphynx, CousCous and David-M, safe in the knowledge you are helping those less fortunate. 21.00 – 02.00, £3, The Drop, 175 Stoke Newington High Street (below three Crowns). 020 7241 5511

Drum ‘n’ Bass TV continue to tempt one out of the house on a school night, this time with D&B stalwart DJ Friction, launching his new Ministry of Sound Album. 21.00 – 02.00, Free, East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street.

Thursday 15 July

A Love from Outer Space maintains its impressive recent form; residents Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnston bring fire to the basement 21.00 – late, £4, Drop, 175 Stoke Newington High Street (below three Crowns). 0207 2415511

Celebrate the re-opening of a Shoreditch institution as FWD gives you upfront dubstep over a Funktion One system – you can’t say fairer than that. 21.00 – 02.00 Plastic People, 147-149 Curtain Road, EC2A 3Q. 020 7739 6471

Friday 16 July

If shocking-out all day in Victoria Park isn’t enough for you, the official  Lovebox Afterparty runs until stupid o’clock with the Count & Sinden’s Mega, Mega, Mega night. If nothing else, this will be bass-heavy. 23.00 – 06.00, £15, Bocking Street Warehouse E8 3RL.

Hip hop veteran Shortee Blitz is joined by Sticky, Martelo, and Radi Dadi & Morosky in a quest to drop hot hardcore jams at Bounty. 20.00 – 02.00, The Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern Street EC2A 3ES.

Something for the more sophisticated; The Late Set, a supper club, presents live jazz bands and DJs spinning soul, blues and R ‘n’B. 18.00 – 21.00 (supper club); 20.00 – 02.30 (club), £7, £5 before 11pm (or £25 incl dinner), The Last Days of Decadence,145 Shoreditch High Street E1 6JE. 07946 706 837

Saturday 17 July

The Lovebox Afterparty is as on the 16th, but this time with Detroit DJ Seth Troxler offering a bat orientated experience, alongside Dixon, Azari & III, Hot Blood and Mouj on a disco house flex. 23.00 – 06.00, £15, Bocking Street Warehouse E8 3RL.

If all that’s a bit much for you, Severino (Horse Meat Disco) and friends conjure up some 80’s synth pop magic for your pleasure. 21.00 – 03.00, £5 before 23.00, Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland Road. 0207 254 2273

Sunday 18 July

Subdue your hangover the easy way by supping some bloody Mary’s and listening to Phil Levene, Bob Jones and Mark Webster at The Surgery 14.00 – 23.00, Free, East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street.

It’s a regular Sunday Jam Session down Richmond Road with esteemed musicians Planetman, Luzmira Zerpa, Jack Yglesias, Otto Nascarella and Kodjovi Kush leading the way. 17.00 – 23.00, Free, Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Road.

Monday 19 July

An unusual moniker for a Scottish band, but Orkestra del Sol are no Travis; brass, ska and eastern folk music collide in a way The Independent describes as ‘magnificent’. 19.30 – late, £15, Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY.

Thursday 22 July

Juvenile Anatolian’s run riot at Young Turks, as mask-wearing remix don SBTRKT is joined by Jamie XX, Sampha and the Turks themselves for a night of electronic escapism
22.00 – 03.00, free. The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street.

Live world music from Positively Testcard and afrocentric DJ sets from Jamie Renton, Max Reindhart & Rita Ray (The Shrine) at Chilli Fried Presents
19.30 – 01.00, £3 before 21.00, £5 after. Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Road.

Friday 23 July

Getting you in the mood for the main event, the 1 2 3 PARTY (Unofficial 1234 Shoreditch Festival Pre-Party) kicks things into life with DJ’s Thrush Metal, Comenechi, Mazes, Human Hair, Not Cool, Is Tropical, Invasion, Sexbeat and This Is Music. Paints a graphic image, doesn’t it?
20.00 – 03.00, free. The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street.

Although it may sound like something found down a baby aliens bib, Cosmic Slop is in fact a syrupy mixture of Psych Funk, Soul and Rock’n’Roll from DJ’s Pat Long and Chris ‘The Judge’ Arthur.
22.00 – 04.00, Free. The Drop, 175 Stoke Newington High Street (below three Crowns). 0207 2415511

Everyone’s favourite Roof-top bar brings the schooling with Roots Manuva’s Dub College – grime, dub(step) and hip hop collide during sets from Banana Klan and Big Dada representatives 20.00 – 02.00, £5 advance. 1 Curtain Road, EC2A 3JX. 020 7422 0958

It’s an unashamed indie fest at this legendary local boozer, with skinny jean-ed live bands and fashionable-haircut sporting DJ sets from Dance Magic Dance and Fiction at Club the Mammoth.
19.00 – 01.00, Stags Head, 55 Orsman Road N1 5RA. 020 7739 6741

Saturday 24 July

Shoreditch Park braces itself for the return of the 1234 Shoreditch Fest, brainchild of 1234 records founder Sean McLusky. Always a welcome fixture on the festival calendar, this year features (deep breath) A1 Bassline, Autokratz, Bo Ningen, Peter Hook, Jodie Harsh, Shunda K (Yo Majesty!), Drop the Lime, Toddla T & MC Serocee, Dark Horses, Egyptian Hip Hop, Kool Kids Klub, Le Shark, Maria And The Mirrors, We Have Band, Zombie-Zombie, and much, much more spread liberally across five stages.
12:30 – late, £20, Shoreditch Park, N1 5DR. The 1234 Shoreditch

In more festival related tomfoolery, a soundclash between the Sancho Panza duo of Matt Brown and Jimmy K-Tel and the Rebel Waltz pair of Stuart Patterson and Murray Richardson should be enough to make the floorboards shake. Downstairs it’s the SDM crew of Si Kurrage, Mr Shiver, Mastomic and J1200.
21.00 – 03.30, £7 before 23.00, £9 after. East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street.

Sunday 25 July

Back to life, back to reality, back to the here and now. Yes it’s a Sunday wind down with Soul 2 Soul legend Jazzie B alongside Spin Doctor, Johnny Reckless and Ben Waist on a boogie, disco and 80’s soul tip.
14.00 – 01.00, Free before 17.00, £5 after, East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street.

Thursday 29 July

If things have been a bit light-hearted of late, rearrange your brain cells to some Dubstep in a basement at Get Darker.
21.00 – 02.00, Free. East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street.

Friday 30 July

THISISNOTANEXIT present the debut London show of New York disco-technician Night Plane. Afterwards catch DJ’s Spectral Empire & Simon A. Carr on the wheels of power.
22.00 – 04.00, £5. The Drop, 175 Stoke Newington High Street (below three Crowns). 020 7241 5511.

With a promise not to play anything from the Minogue camp, Aussie-tinged night Dancez! could be on to a winner as DJ’s Build, Clancy, Make It Stop, Mum! and Mrs Mangle play shackle-dragging anthems.
21.00 – 02.00, free. Moustache Bar, 58 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XB.

If rock and roll and strip bars are your cup of tea, Point Blank offers both with DJ’s Mark McCarthy and Lil’ Danny spinning punk and blues in an occasional flesh bar.
12.00 – 06.00, £5, Ye Olde Axe, 69 Hackney Road E2 8E. 020 7729 5137.

Saturday 31 July

Darren Emerson launches his new Detone label night and in doing so treats the crowd to a lengthy set of Tech house, supported by Jamie McHugh. In other news, the lounge will be pumping out Disco, Balearic and early house from Terry Farley, Trevor Fung and DJ AKA.
21.00 – 03.30, £8 before 23.00 £10 after. East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street.

Quirky underground funsters The Bad Passion Project join DJ Phoreski for a night of tweaked dance music at Chameleon.
22.00 – 04.00, £5.  The Drop, 175 Stoke Newington High Street (below three Crowns). 020 72415511.

Like a many-headed Hydra, the Field Day Festival is the proud owner of six toothy, snarling stages over which DJs Andrew Weatherall, Giles Peterson, the Last FM DJ team, Carte Blanche, Fake Blood, Simian Mobile Disco and others flaunt their wares.
11.30 – 22.30, £33.33. Victoria Park, Grove Road E3. info@fielddayfestivals.com

The Urban Nerds House Party 2 returns like a weird friend with an obscene cacophony of bassline orientated ‘modern’ music from DJ’s Norris ‘Da Boss’ Windross, Hijak, DJ Essence and more.
20.00 – 01.00, £5, The Macbeth, 70 Hoxton Street, N1 6LP.