Music
‘Quiet integrity’: folk icon Shirley Collins to break silence and discuss new memoir for Pages of Hackney
Sussex singer – who lost her voice for decades – will spend an evening at Homerton’s Sutton House reading extracts from All in the Downs and chatting about her experiences of a folk revival career spanning over 60 years
Read MoreConcert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for April 2018
The coming month will see Hackney blessed by synth-punk from Leeds, some quintessentially New York rap, and a DJ from Philly – or is that Bel Air…
Read MoreMild High Club @ MOTH Club, live music review: chilled-out LA psych ‘like pink fluffy candyfloss’
Having collaborated many a time, on tour and on record, with scene giants King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Mild High Club’s three-set Hackney residency left our reviewer relaxed – too relaxed?
Read MoreNabihah Iqbal @ Archspace, live music review: ‘dreamy existentialist electronica with a guitar kick’
The electronic music polymath (and occasional NTS Radio DJ) muses on poetry and the daily grind in her mesmerising debut live show
Read MorePublic Access TV @ OSLO, live music review: New Yorkers’ sound goes from new wave to night moves
The project of John Eatherly (ex-Be Your Own Pet, Turbo Fruits and more) hit Hackney’s OSLO the day after the release of second album Street Safari
Read MoreConcert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for March 2018
This month’s gig guide is an all-American affair: except for a hard-riffing band named after a Gloucestershire village…
Read MoreThe Myrrors @ Shacklewell Arms, live music review: epic desert psych improves with volume
Our reviewer stuck with the Arizona band, through 15 minute songs and a chatty Dalston crowd, to reach a climactic finale
Read MoreWhat’s the Point? Our guide to the hidden gems set to appear at Victoria Park music festival All Points East
With yesterday’s addition of seven bands to The National’s headline bill, we take a look at some of the undercard highlights of the six-date jamboree
Read MoreConcert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for February ’18
Blissful electronica, a Syrian superstar and the ‘rinsin’ sound’ of a pair of 2000s legends – it’s all in this month’s gig guide
Read MoreConcert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for January ’18
Neo-psychedelia, slinky soul and the funeral for a much loved UK record label – it’s all in this month’s gig guide
Read MoreConcert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for December ’17
Christmas jazz, a Scottish troubadour, chicken nuggets and new music from SEO-unfriendly London band Totally – it’s all in this month’s gig guide
Read MoreOnce in a Lifetime opportunity: Talking Heads tribute band to run through two classic albums at MOTH Club
We chat to Speaking In Tongues, who will play Talking Heads: 77 and Remain in Light in full later this month
Read MoreConcert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for November ’17
From punk to experimental electronics; Strong Asian Mothers to the “worst rapper ever” – it’s this month’s gig guide
Read MoreYak @ Village Underground, live music review: the whole world in their hands
Yak’s wild take on modern psychedelia is only enhanced by the energetic antics of whirlwind frontman Oli Burslem
Read MoreConcert pitch – the best live music in Hackney for October’s gig-goers
This month marks the return of our gig guide – so Hackney, get ready for some acid rock, punk, rap and more besides
Read MoreBorn to boogie – a look at Marc Bolan’s early life in Hackney
Did you know that the T-Rex frontman was from the borough? Learn more about the early days of the then-Mark Feld, as he set out on his all-too-short journey to change rock history
Read MoreFluffer Pit Party, Dalston Epic, review: Deap Vally attack from all angles
The vaunted 360-degree stage may dilute their energy slightly, but LA’s Deap Vally were still able to blow the crowd away when they hit Dalston last week
Read MoreMIRRORS Festival tickets go on sale and first wave of lineup announced
The initial bundle of bands includes Los Campesinos!, the British country-rock stylings of Ultimate Painting and the buttoned-up New Jersey indie of Pinegrove
Read More‘Join the dark side’: Morningside Community Centre youth group help shoot moody music vid
The Hackney Junior Youth group, known as the Peace Seekers, collaborated with Nottingham duo Birthrights on the gritty video for ‘Everyone Together’: a tense chase sequence with a neat twist
Read MoreAvant-garde musicians lend support to Grenfell Tower victims as Cafe Oto benefit announced
The Dalston event comprises two performances – a matinee and an evening show – and attendees will hear a dizzying range of genres from free jazz piano to avant-garde techno
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