London Sound Index - 1st-15th October
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1st October (Tue)
A Hawk and a Hacksaw
The Lexington 📶
N1 9JB
£17.50
Great wyrdo american folk duo / Swans collaborators touring for first time in ages
Eddie Prévost / Ute Kanngiesser / Seymour Wright (trio)
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£14; £12 adv; £7 members
KOKOKO!
Village Underground ✅ 16+ 🅰️(16&17)
EC2A 3PQ
£20 + bf
leather.head + Maripool (solo) + Rael
Shacklewell Arms
E8 2EB
FREE
Skronk emo doom unit
Parsnip + Grazia + Sassyhiya
MOTH Club ☑️
E9 6NU
£11
Australian DIY pop, a "lush canopy" ft. "playfully roam[ing]" bass, "tumble[d] feeling into the drum rumble"
Mabel Clarke, 12 Apostles, Joshua K
The Ivy House ☑️
SE15 3BE
£5 + bf
"Rock and roll goodness in the heart of Nunhead" from alt-folk to “leftfield wonk”
2nd October (Wed)
Alexander Hawkins / Marco Colonna (duo)
Vortex ✅🅰️
N16 8AZ
Standard £15 / Vortex Members £12.50 / Students & UC beneficiaries £10
Mind-bending lightning-quick kinda-idiomatic free-jazz FFO Cecil Taylor, Evan Parker, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker
Dirar Kalash's Sonic Front with JAAR & Max Hallet + Karagoz (DJ)
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£12; £10 adv; £6 members
Palestinian multi-instrumentalist / sound artist presents two compositions as part of "politically driven soundscape / electro-acoustic project" / free jazz combo (ft JAAR aka Nicolás Jaar)
Gwenifer Raymond + Bity Booker
The Bedford ⏳
SW12 9HD
£17
Lauren Auder + Mitsubishi Suicide
Sebright Arms 📶
E2 9AG
SOLD OUT, wait list only (£10)
splendid goth-y avant-pop singer w/ amazing voice playing much new material; supported by post-hardcore band
Sarah Davachi
St Giles Cripplegate ♿️
EC2Y 8DA
£22.50
3rd October (Thu)
ENDLESS: Tati au Miel, Suutoo, Xterea, Nihal, Felix Lee
Ormside Projects 📶
SE15 1TR
£10 - £13 + bf
Kwake Bass presents BPM: BLOCK POWER MUSIC!
The Albany ✅
SE8 4AG
£6 - £10
"An evening of live sequencing and new exclusive music" [...] "For beatmakers in or out of the box!"
Mary in the Junkyard
ICA ♿️
SW1Y 5AH
£19.11
Mike Nigro, Matthew D. Gantt, Deep Learning x Maximo Recio, Missing Music
Spanners ♿️
SW9 7EX
£10.40
Neil Charles: Dark Days Residency (Day 1/2) - Neil Charles with Pat Thomas, Mark Sanders, Cleveland Watkiss
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£18; £16 adv; £10 members; full series pass £28 adv; 18 members
Sam Akpro + Pretty V
Corsica Studios ♿️
SE17 1LB
£12.10
South London RnB/Rock(/Post-Punk) newcomer, FFO Genesis Owusu/newer Yves Tumor?
TRAUMA UNIT: it_dont_Matt.er, Synapsefirer, Naramnesia, flippedcrosses, glas_skin, dj 3t13
Venue MOT ☑️
SE14 5RT
£3.50 - £9.50
"symphony of dark hardcore"
works in progress: Charlie Keen + Felix Stephens + Ninush + Tiernan + Tooth Adderley + heka
Sinfonia Smith Square Hall ✅
SW1P 3HA
£10.80
London songwriters centered around Total Refreshment Centre performing unreleased works in acoustic setting
4th October (Fri)
AAJA: Horsepower Productions, DJ Perception & Nikki Tesla
The AAJA Snake Pit ⏳
SE8 4RZ
£3.50 - £11.50
BLURT, World Sanguine Report
New River Studios ♿️
N4 1DN
£10 adv, £13 door
Deptford skronk punk legends
CLUB BoOP: Yoong, Piggybankshoe, Ella Blou
Avalon Cafe ♿️
SE14 5RZ
£10
"bouncy plastic hysteria, designer club pop and immersive electronic bubble dance"
FLYING THE KITE FOR PALESTINE: Grassy Noel & Mai Nguyen-Tri with Mark Rathmell, Kareem Samara, Bella Alexandrova, Stephen Watts, more
Hundred Years Gallery 📶🅰️
E2 8JD
£10 donation (incl raffle ticket)
Music / poetry fundraiser for Médecins Sans Frontières & Medical Aid for Palestinians
Geordie Greep
ICA ♿️
SW1Y 5AH
SOLD OUT, Wait List only (£25)
ex-black midi man celebrates new album with new collaborators (also playing 5/10, which is also sold out)
Jadasea
the Lower Third ♿️
WC2H 8NJ
£14 + bf
James Patrick Gavin
Vortex ✅🅰️
N16 8AZ
£7 (£6 for members)
contemporary folk night
Neil Charles: Dark Days Residency (Day 2/2) - Neil Charles with Pat Thomas, Mark Sanders, Cleveland Watkiss
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£18; £16 adv; £10 members; full series pass £28 adv; 18 members
SERAPHIM: Jennifer Walton, 96 Back, Shast, Alexis
The Glove That Fits ☑️
E9 6LH
2nd release £13.80 / final release £17.30
2100-0400 club night ; Walton is best of the best !!!
SLEEP FELT FAR AWAY: Aaron J, i-sha, Benk0 + Ido Plumes
Ormside Projects 📶
SE15 1TR
£13 - £17 + bf
SPARRING: OK Williams vs Mina G + Rat Section vs New York + LC vs Workid + Seizure + Prince Kongo (live)
Loki ♿️
SW9 7JJ
£14 + bf
2200-0300
5th October (Sat)
Eel Men with Yowl and Snub
New River Studios ♿️
N4 1DN
£7
Geordie Greep
ICA ♿️
SW1Y 5AH
SOLD OUT; waiting list only
see 4/10
HABIBI FUNK FESTIVAL: Roger Fakhr, Saif Abu Bakr (Scorpions), Charif Megarbane, more
EartH Hall ✅, EartH Theatre 📶, EartH Foyer ⏳
N16 8BH
£31.42 (live show only); £29.36 (club night only), £48.41 (live and club pass)
1600-0300 all dayer of 70s/80s funk, folk and soul from Lebanon, Sudan, Algeria and more, plus 'Ya Habibi Market' for t-shirts, hats, candles, records
Objections + Rattle
Moor Beer Vaults ♿️
SE16 3RA
£14
Solid double bill of northern DIY heavyweights; mighty trio comprising 2/3 Bilge Pump and 1/3 of Nape Neck + legendary two-drum-kit duo from Nottingham FFO the Raincoats, King Tubby, Shellac
PEOPLE DRIFT: DJ Sotofett (WANIA, Tresor)
Ormside Projects 📶
SE15 1TR
£18 + bf
STRUCTURE EXTENDED: Alba Heidari, Gene Richards Jr, Paige (Night Service), R.M.K, ROUGH, VENT, Vinicius Honorio, plus secret guest
SET Vault ♿️
SE18 6BU
£10 - £15 + bf
6th October (Sun)
Andrew Poppy
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£14; £12 adv; £7 members
DOYENNE x ORMSIDE: susu laroche, Olya Korsun, Chong Yan Chuah, Lara Baksu, Nilotpal Das, Gi Gi (live), Marysia Osu (live)
Ormside Projects 📶
SE15 1TR
£9.20
ONe_Orchestra New
Jazz Rumours ⏳
N4 3LL
£ ? (poss donations OTD / in someone’s house? BYOB)
"long form domestic improv" / dozens-strong ensemble of women and non-binary improvisers
PG Six + Milkweed + Ella Raphael
MOTH Club ☑️
E9 6NU
£7.21
american bucolic indie folk w/ some weird & dark undertones + well loved slacker trad duo
Reinis Zariņš performs Messiaen's 'Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jésus'
Kings Place (Hall One) ✅
N1 9AG
from £8.50
Woooahhh nelly. Transcendental two-hour masterpiece for piano like seeing the face of God (as part of London Piano Festival)
Steve Noble / Jamie Coleman (duo) + Steve Noble / Alex Ward (duo)
Hundred Years Gallery 📶🅰️
E2 8JD
£10 cash
Improv gods
7th October (Mon)
BOAT-TING: James Arben + Demi Garcia Sabat + Shirley Smart; Douglas Benford + Pascal Marzan + Alex Ward; Barry Edwards + Colin Sommervell
Theatreship ⏳
E14 9SH
£10 / £7
free improv... on a boat!
Plus-Minus perform Francesca Fargion, Tim Parkinson
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£14; £12 adv; £7 members
fantastically vibrant new music ensemble always working in collab with innovative composers
8th October (Tue)
Bria Salmena
Servant Jazz Quarters 📶
N16 8JN
£12.43
"austere goth and cottony shoegaze to hypnotic krautrock and gleaming coldwave—with an introspective singer-songwriter approach"
Casey MQ
The Lexington 📶
N1 9JB
£14 + bf
Woozy close-mic pop
John Maus + Jellyskin
Electric Ballroom ✅
NW1 8QP
£21
Nat Philipps + Alex McKenzie + Nicholas Hann + friends
St Giles Cripplegate ♿️
EC2Y 8DA
£7 / NOTAFLOF
evening of continuous improvised music
SUONO GRASSO: So Beast & Agathe Max (trio) + Agathe Max + So Beast + R.Y.F.
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£14; £12 adv; £7 members; two-night event pass £18 adv; £12 members
"Two nights of experimental music from Italy's Emilia-Romagna region"
9th October (Wed)
El Khat
The 100 Club 📶
W1D 1LL
£13.44
Emanuil Ivanov performs Rzewski's 'The People United Will Never be Defeated!'
Wigmore Hall ✅🅰️
W1U 2BP
£10; £5 for under-35s
Seminal late 20th century piano masterwork (36 variations on Chilean worker's anthem)
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Kyyberwall, Silv-o & Simon Parris
Spanners ♿️
SW9 7EX
£10
Jan Henrickse (solo) + Phil Durrant / Daniel Thompson (duo) + Sylvia Hallett (solo)
Hopscotch Taprooms 📶
SE19 1RX
£10
avantfolk / improv in crystal palace
Piatti Quartet perform Philip Glass, Caroline Shaw, John Adams, others
Kings Place (Hall One) ✅
N1 9AG
from £8.50
"journey of meditative to rhythmic and energising music by living composers"
SUONO GRASSO: James Jonathan Clancy Band + Sulla Lingua + Riccardo la Foresta
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£14; £12 adv; £7 members; two-night event pass £18 adv; £12 members
see 8/10
Too Early/Too Late + Jem Doulton with Alex Ward + Polar Cat
Servant Jazz Quarters 📶
N16 8JN
£10
10th October (Thu)
Life is Beautiful + special guest
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£15; £9 adv
"gesamtkunstwerk/collective of streams/diy-label" consisting of many emerging nodes in london/uk/wider european experimental music eg nwakke, bianca scout, isaiah hull…
MELTY: DJ Strawberry, Dj wiggles, mayu, Ozwick, isjm
Venue MOT ☑️
SE14 5RT
£10
MKDR: Ancient Plastix, Fera, J.H. Guraj, Giulio Erasmus (and the end of the worm), Laura Agnusdei
the George Tavern ☑️
E1 0LA
£11
very stacked, value-for-money all-dayer presented by Maple Death and Kit Records ft. "tape ambient bliss", "destructured techno", "dub-punk-hiss" from current Handle bassist/ex-D.U.D.S frontman, much more
Sly & the Family Drone, Sam Edwards
New River Studios ♿️
N4 1DN
£12 otd notaflof
"No wave punk, never gets invited to festivals" album launch
STRATA+0.1: Partial Defrag, Ans M, Veronica+, Castle Maol, Gloves to Bouquet, Oliver Michael
Spanners ♿️
SW9 7EX
£5
Tansy Spinks / Tom Mills (duo) + Clive Bell (solo) + Iris Garrelfs, Viv Corringham, Stuart Wilding (trio)
the Hamlet 📶
SW16 1DB
£10/£8
"Live, instant improvisation"
11th October (Fri)
Eli Keszler
Kings Place (Hall Two) ✅
N1 9AG
from £10
Drummer / undulator / OPN collaborator
GENERAL ECHO w/ Dave Russell, Barry Issac
Walthamstow Trades Hall ☑️
E17 4RQ
£5 guests and non-members; £3 guests OTD
Fantastic monthly reggae disco in North-East London !!!
glint music: CJ Calderwood + Bride + Oli Haylett
Horse Hospital ☑️🅰️
WC1N 1JD
£11.50 now / £15.50 GA
experimental/noise; "moments of uncompromising atonality punctuated by windows of delicate, heartfelt melody"
Hey Colossus North / South / East / West Residency 1/4: Hey Colossus, Lower Slaughter, Irked
New River Studios ♿️
N4 1DN
£16; full weekend pass £35
Longstanding DIY sextet firmly in the pocket of Big Riff begin novel three-day London residency with an appearance in all of the city's four corners, starting north, then sort of zigzagging from point to point (see 12/10, matinee and evening show, 13/10)
INNER TOTALITY: ddwy (live) & Juan Izguerra
Spanners ♿️
SW9 7EX
£10.90
Kode9
Corsica Studios ♿️
SE17 1LB
£20
celebrating 20 years of Hyperdub w film screening by Lawrence Lek in second room
MATERIALS: TSVI, SUCHI, Florentino + more
Venue MOT ☑️
SE14 5RT
£16.90 - £20
NiNE8 Collective + PVA + James Massiah + Sassy 009 (DJ) + Downtown Kayoto + more
The Cause ⏳
E16 1YZ
£28.25
"multi room, multi genre, counter culture club night"
SAGOME: Parasite Jazz + Fuppe + DJ Sallad Egg
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£14; £12 adv; £8 members
SEXTOU: Nymed, TEDESCO, Twang, Gloria Rose, Nina Pixina
SET Vault ♿️
SE18 6BU
£15
Sue Lynch / Adam Bohman / Robyn Rocket (trio) + Marjolaine Charbin / Ross Lambert / Jamie Coleman (trio) + Adrian Northover (solo)
Christ Church Blackfriars Bridge (John Marshall Hall) ♿️🅰️
SE1 8NY
£8 adv, £10 cash OTD
Improv
YellowStraps
The Lexington 📶
N1 9JB
£15 + bf
Two brothers from Rwanda make garage-indebted pop miniatures
12th October (Sat)
ANAL HOUSE MELTDOWN: AHMD, FANI PARALI, KISS JENNER + HXHX, James Massiah, Julio Bashmore, Anna Bahow, PROSCENIUM
Venue MOT ☑️
SE14 5RT
£15 - £20 +bf
Bombino
EartH Theatre 📶
N16 8BH
£29.02
Tuareg guitar maestro
BRÅK: Cath Roberts / Sofia Vaisman Maturana + Colin Webster / Rosie Turton + Tom Ward / Ntshuks Bonga
waterintobeer ☑️
SE4 2EW
£8 waged; £5 unwaged (adv); £10 OTD
Long-running improv night convened by low sax giants Roberts and Webster
CONDITIONS PARTY: Mark Leckey, Junior XL, SHAUWDII, LC + more
Ormside Projects 📶
SE15 1TR
£10 + bf
Hey Colossus North / South / East / West Residency 2/4: Hey Colossus, Honey Joy (MATINÉE)
Railway Tavern ⏳
SE27 9BW
FREE; full weekend pass £35
see 11/10
Hey Colossus North / South / East / West Residency 3/4: Hey Colossus, Savak
Sebright Arms 📶
E2 9AG
£16; full weekend pass £35
see 11/10
Iceboy Violet + Nueen
Kings Place (Hall Two) ✅
N1 9AG
from £8
MUSIC IS SOCIAL SPACE: Charles Hayward, the Umlauts
The Albany ✅
SE8 4AG
£10 - £12
SPLAYWORLD: Thom Dehli, aloisius, Jenn & Sean, A'isha Odera, Manny Noir, PTS, special guests
Spanners ♿️
SW9 7EX
£3.50 - £12.50 + bf
Vibracathedral Orchestra + Soborgnost
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£18; £16 on DICE
Viv Corringham + Kate Carr
Hundred Years Gallery 📶🅰️
E2 8JD
£10 cash
"voice, recordings of walks, voice processing" + "encounters, textures and technologies entangled with field recording"
13th October (Sun)
Eddie Prévost & No Moore + LUFT + Martin Hackett & Keisuke Matsui
Hundred Years Gallery 📶🅰️
E2 8JD
£10
Hey Colossus North / South / East / West Residency 4/4: Hey Colossus, Rakshas, Modified Youth (MATINÉE)
The Fighting Cocks 📶
KT2 6QA
£16; full weekend pass £35
see 11/10
NikNak, AGAAMA, Chisara Agor, Cassie Kinoshi
Kings Place (Hall Two) ✅
N1 9AG
from £8
"distinctive turntablism, immersive compositions"; show celebrating new release on Matthew Herbert's Accidental Records
Pharmakon + KOLLAPS + Lana Del Rabies
Underworld 📶
NW1 0NE
£23.90
14th October (Mon)
Gavin Bryars
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
SOLD OUT
Goblin Band + Londinium Consort
MOTH Club ☑️
E9 6NU
£14.18
up-and coming folk group + early&modern music ensemble!
15th October (Tue)
Moses Sumney
EartH Theatre 📶
N16 8BH
SOLD OUT, wait list only (£29.25)
Prins Emanuel
Cafe OTO ♿️🅰️(<18)
E8 3DL
£15; £13 adv; £8 members
Tom Vek
ICA ♿️
SW1Y 5AH
£24.78