London Sound Index - 16th-31st May
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JUST ANNOUNCED: Fri 18-Sun 20 Oct, Fred Frith 75th Birthday Residency, Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18), E8 3DL. Henry Cow guitarist/violinist who has since played on every record you have ever liked in three-day residency ft Phil Minton, Gabby Fluke-Mogul, Tim Hodgkinson, many more. Each date £18 / £16 advance / £10 members; series pass £42 (£26 for members)
JUST ANNOUNCED: Tue 19 Nov, MJ Lenderman and The Wind, the Garage ♿️, N5 1RD. Trucker caps mandatory. £16
16th - 31th May Listings
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May 16th (Thurs)
Shame + Cola + PVA + Camera Picture + Pelada (dj set)
The Garage ♿️
N5 1RD
£15-£50 suggested donation
Medical Aid for Palestinians Benefit
The Grapes Trio & friends with the bell-ringers of St James Garlickhythe
St. James Garlickhythe ♿️
EC4V 2AF
Free, contributions welcome
Ring those bells. Double keys + sax trio premiere trio member Eva-Maria Houben's 'Carillon', a piece for multiple participants including the bell-ringers of the church in which this event takes place.
Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou
Kings Place (Hall One) ✅
N1 9AG
£21.94
SUB EXOTIC: Toura, furious styles, Lapa, MIDRIB, Izzi b2b Carbon Copy, Gabba Ganoush
Avalon Cafe ♿️
SE14 5RZ£6.50
vol 2 of dubstep/techno night. "for even more sub, grittiness + booooom than the last one!!!"
Elaine Howley + Everywhere is Haunted
Paper Dress Vintage 📶
E8 1JB
£14
Static Shock presents: Puffer, Asbo + more
New River Studios ♿️
N4 1DN
£10
Rock 'n' roll infused hardcore from Montreal heavyweights Puffer with UK support
LA Timpa: Time of Marcker
Ormside Projects 📶
SE15 1TR
£10/£12.50/£15ThuMay 16
JEAN-LUC GUIONNET – THREE-DAY RESIDENCY (Day 3): STEVIE WISHART (SOLO) + ANDREW CHOATE (SOLO) + ANGLE (JEAN-PHILIPPE GROSS / JEAN-LUC GUIONNET)
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£14/£12/£5
futuretense: [ K S R ] + Osquello
Southbank Centre (Queen Elizabeth Hall) ✅7+
SE1 8XX
Free
Osàre! 5 years: Beau Wanzer (London exclusive), Elena Colombi
Spanners ♿️
SW9 7EX
£12+bf
VENT Ⓥ KAKUHAN (goat / Japan), Dylan Henner, Memotone, Aircode
Venue MOT ☑️
SE14 5RT
£13.80/£15.90
May 17th (Fri)
SWITCH RISING: blue ringed baby, speakinginriddles, angel maze, PPijit, NOu BUENO, tobias mafia
Avalon Cafe ♿️
SE14 5RZ
£8 adv + otd before 11pm; £10 otd after 11
"Queer club night for dykes of all genders"
Cola + Marsy
The George Tavern ☑️
E1 0LA
£15
New project by the singer/guitarist and bassist of the great Ought + U.S. Girls drummer. Also playing 18/5
Hurray for the Riff Raff + Nnamdi
Electric Brixton ⏳
SW2 1RJ
£18 + bf
Vieux Farka Touré: Fundraiser for Gaza
Kings Place (Hall One) ✅
N1 9AG
£37.50 - £45.00
Malian Desert rock shredder-at-large and son of Ali Farka Touré presents a rare UK show and fundraiser for Gaza
Soema Montenegro
Kings Place (Hall Two) ✅
N1 9AG
£8.50-£18.00
kinetic: Struction [Ilian Tape], Jurango, Dj wiggles & Ryo Kurashina
Ormside Projects 📶
SE15 1TR
£10/£12+bf
CONFRONT RECORDINGS PRESENT:
NAT BIRCHALL UNITY ENSEMBLE + SPECIAL GUESTS ALAN SKIDMORE AND MARK WASTELL
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
Sold out
Lorenzo Senni + Vanessa Bedoret
ICA ♿️
SW1Y 5AH
£25/£30
First London show in 5 years.
Planet Fun: Hammer of Awakening
Corsica Studios♿️
SE17 1LB
£12
The finest donks for the lads and lasses. Silly names and even sillier off beat womp-s. For the true hedonists
TREAD INTO MULCH: ecm | Si Paton | Cath Roberts & Dee Byrne | Ivy Nostrum
Hundred Years Gallery
♿️🅰️
E2 8JD
£10
May 18th (Sat)
ddwy (live), Inner Totality & Denzel
Spanners ♿️
SW9 7EX
£10
Lankum
Hackney Empire ☑️
E8 1EJ
Sold out
SOLIDARITY TAPES X LANDFILLER: MIC (live), Princess Xixi (live), persiajoon (live), Baby Flame b2b Misterrcha, Cigotine b2b ???, csoı b2b sturd-y
Avalon Cafe ♿️
SE14 5RZ£5-£10
CARE & RESISTANCE fundraiser for Palestine solidarity activists facing court/legal fees, house arrest and prison time
Ex-Easter Island Head + Dean McPhee (MATINÉE)
Stoke Newington Old Church ♿️
N16 9ES
£18; combo ticket £34
Ex-Easter Island Head + Dean McPhee (EVENING)
Stoke Newington Old Church ♿️
N16 9ES
£18; combo ticket £34
Cola + Formal Sppeedwear
The George Tavern ☑️
E1 0LA
£15
See 17/5
BRÅK #45
waterintobeer ✅
SE4 2EW
One bank of England note on the door
Lena Chamamyan: Songs from Syria and Beyond
Southbank Centre (Queen Elizabeth Hall) ✅7+
SE1 8XX
£70/£49
Syrian-Armenian singer
The Scorpios
Kings Place (Hall Two) ✅
N1 9AG
£20
FOURTH DIMENSION RECORDS AND LUMBERTON TRADING COMPANY PRESENT.:
ALTERNATIVE TV + BASS COMMUNION (FEAT. MODELBAU) + SPLINTERED + EDWARD KA-SPEL
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
Sold out
Night Slugs: AYAYA, Bok Bok, Girl Unit, Ikonika, Karen Nyame KG, OSSX, Leonce, CalvoMusic
Corsica Studios♿️
SE17 1LB£16.80/£19.10
Dave Draper & Mark Roberts (afternoon concert)
Hundred Years Gallery ♿️🅰️
E2 8JD
Donations
Felix Lee Performs SKULLSTEPPER LiVE, TEK LiNTOWE & HiS ORCHESTRA, + SPECiAL GUESTS
Loki ♿️
SW9 7JJ
£11.50
AM x SVBKVLT ✺ 33EMYBW, Gooooose, Hyph11E, i-sha & marjai
Venue MOT ☑️
SE14 5RT
£15+bf
Accidental Meetings join forces with Shanghai label SVBKVLT for a night of super out-there club music
Eamon Ivri, Intertoto, JQ, [something’s happening]
Spanners ♿️
SW9 7EX
£9
May 19th (Sun)
Enji
Kings Place (Hall Two) ✅
N1 9AG
Sold Out
Snooze after Hours
Corsica Studios♿️
SE17 1LB
£11.30
Buck Curran + Nick Jonah Davis
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£17
Lankum
Hackney Empire ☑️
E8 1EJ
Sold out
Corinthian Orchestra Performs Rite of Spring
Southbank Centre (Queen Elizabeth Hall) ✅7+
SE1 8XX
£15-£25
LUFT + 2 / Jonathan S. Griff / Bisset/Woods/Sprinks/Matsui
Hundred Years Gallery ♿️🅰️
E2 8JD
£10
Gig starts at 3:30pm
May 20th (Mon)
EARTH BALL - ‘IT’S YOURS’ ALBUM LAUNCH + CHRIS CORSANO + TERRINE
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£17/£15.89
May 21st (Tues)
EARTH BALL & FRIENDS – A SERIES OF IMPROV SETS WITH EARTH BALL FT. CHRIS CORSANO, PETRONN SPHENE, STEVE BERESFORD, AGATHE MAX & CONTAINER
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£16/£14
May 22nd (Weds)
yuki, fiscal harm, elenwen, silica
Avalon Cafe ♿️
SE14 5RZ
£5 adv, £8 otd
10 YEARS OF DEATH IS NOT THE END:
THOMAS MCCARTHY + DEATH IS NOT THE END (DJ)
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£14/£12/£7
Saya Gray
ICA ♿️
SW1Y 5AH
£18.54
May 23rd (Thurs)
Keeley Forsyth + Louis Carnell
ICA ♿️
SW1Y 5AH
£20 + bf
Blank Mind with Softi, DJ ojo & Sam Purcell
Ormside Projects 📶
SE15 1TR
£8+bf
MOHAMMAD SYFKHAN + GOBLIN BAND
St Pancras Old Church✅
NW1 1UL
£13.77Kurdish bouzouki wedding ecstacy. One not to miss, a true professional.
BILL NACE – THREE-DAY RESIDENCY (Day 1):
BILL NACE (SOLO) + WINO LODGE (KAREN CONSTANCE & DYLAN NYOUKIS)
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£14/£12/£7 - Three day pass: £30/£18
assia + coby
Loki ♿️
SW9 7JJ
£12
May 24th (Fri)
EDGE CASES: Dhangsha, Beatrice Voerster, Pheobe Riley Law, Tam Lin
TACO! ♿️
SE2 9FA
£7 advance (£4 unwaged); £9 OTD
Night of material from the edges; music of "detritus" and "under-amplified" noises
PAREIDOLIA: Shirah, Aria S. L., Cam Christie b2b X-Pert Pir
Avalon Cafe ♿️
SE14 5RZ
1st release £5.50; 2nd release £6.50
"archaeological dig into soundsystem variants"; "dredging [the River Thames for] acid chug and imploded pop"
BILL NACE – THREE-DAY RESIDENCY (Day 2):
BILL NACE / GRAHAM LAMBKIN (DUO) + KOMARE
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£14/£12/£7 - Three day pass: £30/£18
Viv Corringham / Moreskinsound: David Toop & Ania Psenitsnikova / Kate Carr
Hundred Years Gallery ♿️🅰️
E2 8JD
£10 cash
May 25th (Sat)
RMP presents: Error C.D, JASO, Zhao Jiajing, Silverwing Killer
New River Studios ♿️
N4 1DN
£8
BILL NACE – THREE-DAY RESIDENCY (Day 3):
BILL NACE / EVAN PARKER (DUO) + TRIPLE NEGATIVE
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£14/£12/£7 - Three day pass: £30/£18
Cos Chapman & The Librarian: live electronics & collective drawing session
Hundred Years Gallery ♿️🅰️
E2 8JD
Free.
Starts 04:30pm
Tessellate with Cromby, Tia Cousins, DJ Pipe & The Trip
Corsica Studios♿️
SE17 1LB
Free before midnight/ £5 general admission
The Bohman Brothers + Luke Poot
Hundred Years Gallery ♿️🅰️
E2 8JD
£10 cash
Josephine Foster: Nothing's Happening
Horse Hospital ☑️🅰️
WC1N 1JD
£7/£10/£15
To accompany the exhibited work, musician Josephine Foster will be reading a selection of poetry gathered especially for this exhibition and incantations composed specifically for the space. Artist, researcher and curator Alexia Marmara will be delivering a performance lecture drawing on her extensive creative research practice.
May 26th (Sun)
Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo + Terry Edwards
Omeara ♿️
SE1 1TE
£24.99
Quartetto di Cremona: Bach, Art of Fugue BWV1080
Wigmore Hall ✅🅰️
W1U 2BP
£18/16/Free under 25
Ostara Áine's Fire: Nosedrip, Only Now, mi-el, FUMU, susu laroche (A Sudan Fundraiser)
Ormside Projects 📶
SE15 1TR
£8.10/£12/£14.10
HTRK + ORGAN TAPES (Matinee)
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
Sold Out
SATOKO FUJII’S TOKYO TRIO
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£16/£14/£8
Grain In Ear Festival (Day 1): Jackson Burton, Li Song, Duncan Harrison, Shang and the Short Hands, Dekunobo, O_o
Hundred Years Gallery ♿️🅰️
E2 8JD
£12 day pass / £20 two day pass.
2pm-7pm.
May 27th (Mon)
Grain In Ear Festival (Day 2): Breathing Heavy, John Macedo, Creep Of Paris, Oishi, Blue Harbour
Hundred Years Gallery ♿️🅰️
E2 8JD
£12 day pass / £20 two day pass.
2pm-7pm.
Skrewball, Catastrophe, The Strongest Tool
Shacklewell Arms ☑️
E8 2EB
Free
A Benefit for Hackney Food Bank. If you are able to we encourage to give generously. List of most needed items can be found on their website.
INFANT TREE PRESENTS:
JEAN-PHILIPPE GROSS + PHIL JULIAN + LUCIANO MAGGIORE
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£14/£12/
Free for members
May 28th (Tues)
PIOTR KUREK + ANENON
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£16/£14/£8
May 29th (Weds)
lib presents: Palestine Action Fundraiser w/ YHWH Nailgun + Thom Dehli + Abi Asisa + surprise special guests / dj sets by Zara + dj airdrop
Ormside Projects 📶
SE15 1TR
£8.10 first release; £13 2nd release
DJ Haram + Klahrk
The Carpet Shop ⏳
SE15 4ST
£16
BLACK TOP: PAT THOMAS & ORPHY ROBINSON WITH SPECIAL GUEST CLEVELAND WATKISS
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£16/£14/£8
Josh Ison / Alex Ward / Dominic Lash / Dave Fowler + Sue Lynch / NO Moore + Alan Wilkinson / Tasos Stamou
Ryan's Bar 📶
N16 0UL
£10/8 cash on the door
Claire Rousay
ICA ♿️
SW1Y 5AH
£21.94
For At Least Two Players: FLXNFLX & James M Creed
Hundred Years Gallery ♿️🅰️
E2 8JD
No price on website
May 30th (Thurs)
Grupo Pilon + Ichigo Evil + The Go! Team (DJ)
Peckham Audio ♿️
SE15 4BQ
£15 as part of Dig That Treasure! Festival
As part of Dig That Treasure! Festival. Cape Verdean legends make their London debut with support from prog-pop supergroup Ichigo Evil and a DJ set from genre-blending cult band The Go! Team.
Mrley / Family Unit / Window Pane
Avalon Cafe ♿️
SE14 5RZ
fundraiser for Gaza emergency appeal
London Symphony Orchestra with Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) perform Stravinsky, Adès, Lutosławski
Barbican Music Hall ✅🅰️
EC2Y 8DS
from £18
Insomnia London: ACID HARRY, CA$H ONLY, Reece Hodges
Corsica Studios♿️
SE17 1LB
£3.50/£5.50/£9.20
The Lovely Eggs
EartH Hall ✅
N16 8BH
from £23
THE TUFTON STREET IRREGULARS PRESENT:
BERESFIT: A GALA BENEFIT FOR STEVE BERESFORD – WITH DAVID TOOP & ELAINE MITCHENER + PETER CUSACK & BLANCA REGINA + DAVID CUNNINGHAM & RIE NAKAJIMA + TERRY DAY, ELLIOT GALVIN, HANNAH MARSHALL & JULIAN WOODS
PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS VIA LIVE A/V STREAM: TANIA CHEN (NYC) + OTOMO YOSHIHIDE (TOKYO)
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£29/£18/£16
BFDM x MOT: The Pilot Wings, Jonquera, Judaah
Venue MOT ☑️
SE14 5RT
£11.50/£14.50
May 31st (Fri)
Lee Gamble: "Models" with Candela Capitán + Marina Herlop
Barbican Music Hall ✅🅰️
EC2Y 8DS
from £20
Reece Spooner presents Fiasco! with C.FRIM, Danielle b2b Special Guest, Jay Duncan
Corsica Studios♿️
SE17 1LB
£10/14
Thomas McCarthy
The Ivy House ☑️
SE15 3BE
£16.50
Genuinely moving sean-nos singing from the Irish Traveller tradition. Strictly unaccompanied, storytelling abound
WILD CLASSICAL MUSIC ENSEMBLE + DEAN RODNEY JR & THE COWBOYS
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£17/£15/£10
As part of Dig That Treasure! Festival. A night of neurodivergent / learning disabled musicians, with Lee Ranaldo-collaborating noise-improv group Wild Classical Music Ensemble visiting from Belgium with support from best-live-band-in-London Dean Rodney Jr & The Cowboys
MOT: DJ Ramon Sucesso, Kelman Duran & Angelita
Venue MOT ☑️
SE14 5RT
£16.10/£18.40
DJ Ramon Sucesso brings his unique and frentic baile funk mixing to MOT with support from Kelman Duran and Angelita