Music
Field Day review: 'a fitting end to a triumphant decade'
Festivalgoers descended upon Victoria Park this weekend for some glorious music, a lot of mud and ten years’ worth of memories
Read MoreField Day to return to Victoria Park this weekend
Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary with a stellar line-up including James Blake and PJ Harvey
Read MoreAzealia Banks axed from Hackney music festival after racist rant at Zayn Malik
US rapper was due to perform at Rinse Born & Bred festival in Haggerston Park, but has been told she’s no longer welcome after Twitter meltdown
Read MoreFeral – Ulli Mattsson review: 'urging new water through old riverbeds'
Laplander Ulli Mattsson has penned an elegiac musical tribute to her homeland
Read MoreReview: The Fish Police, Café Oto
Songs about chicken nuggets are de rigueur in the unique pop world of the Fish Police
Read MoreVinyl fantasy – The Record Deck casts anchor on the banks of the Lea
A floating record shop is making waves amongst music lovers and providing an alternative lifestyle for its owner
Read MoreFlorence and the Machine live review – 'exuberance and theatricality'
Florence and the Machine played an acoustic set at St John at Hackney Church last month in aid of War Child
Read MoreIn Stormy Nights, Dream Maps, review: 'an ambitious first record'
Inspired by the transmissions of a mysterious Russian radio station, In Stormy Nights is the enigmatic debut album by Dream Maps
Read More'If it's weird and wonderful we'll play it' – Cave Club comes to Hackney Central
Moth Club is the new home of a legendary psychedelic club night run by Rhys Webb of the Horrors
Read MoreJulia Holter, Oval Space, live review: 'not pigeon-holed by expectations'
The enigmatic Californian was in East London this week for an electrifying live show
Read MoreBloc Party review, Village Underground: 'time is the only silent alarm'
Bloc Party are back with a changed line-up and new album, which they debuted live last month. Is it time to give them another chance?
Read More'Breaking' the January mould: Hackney Wick warehouse to hold dance jam party
Head to Stour Space this Saturday to catch world-class breakdancing
Read MoreVocal Constructivists: the Stoke Newington choir with a graphic approach to music
Experiemntal ensemble is out to prove there’s more than one way to read music
Read MoreHow Jones is finding her voice in a crowded industry
The electro-soul singer from Haggerston is mindful of the path to success
Read MoreKamasi Washington, Barbican, review: 'a thrilling spectacle'
The jazz maestro made a rare appearance at the Barbican last month in what can only be described as an epic performance
Read MorePJ Harvey to headline as Field Day announces first wave of acts
Beach House, Deerhunter and Four Tet also set to perform at festival’s tenth anniversary in Victoria Park
Read MoreMercury Heart bid to revive the live album
A Hackney three-piece were so amazed by the recording of a recent gig at Oslo that they made it their debut LP
Read MoreReflections on Mirrors festival: stellar venues and sounds
Big names and lesser known acts wreaked musical havoc at the first ever Mirrors festival in Hackney this weekend
Read MoreCould this be the most loved up club in East London?
Cult club night How Does It Feel To Be Loved has made a new home at The Shacklewell Arms. We speak to its founder, Ian Watson
Read MoreBeirut – gig review: 'meeting up with an old friend'
A trip to St John at Hackney to see the Balkan folk maestros stirs old passions
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