GIG LISTINGS
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Melding jazz, math-rock & electronica, St. Barbe create a mesmerising and expansive sound world fueled by improvisation, ethereal textures and complex beats. After their show with Portals earlier this year when they nearly sold out The Black Heart, we're delighted to welcome the band to the Portals stage. The band will be promoting a new live session and playing tunes from across their catalogue. The band has sold out Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club twice and has featured on Jazz FM, BBC Radio 3, BBC 6 Music and more. They have over a million streams to date and have fans from across the rock and jazz spectrum.
Support comes from the equally impressive, equally genre-defying duo ATFK. Their sound is one of both raucous energy and sympathetic intensity, combining percussion, synths, keys and vocals for an unapologetic brew of colourful composition.
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Victor Villarreal rose to acclaim following his pioneering guitar work in bands such as Cap'n Jazz, Joan Of Arc, and Owls. He will perform a headline set at Strongroom Bar on Saturday, 12 December. Join us for an early Xmas party!
Victor Villarreal is the guitarist who helped spark a genre, then quietly slipped into his own lane, crafting what he describes as a blend of hypnotic folk, rock and classical music. His songs carry a subtle mysticism – haunting, intricate, slightly off-centre, yet warm, intimate and unexpectedly sentimental. At times it's all pleasantly confusing.
In the spirit of: Vicente Amigo, The Moody Blues and Shudder to Think
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We have teamed up with legendary British alternative / post-rock band yndi halda to co-curate a micro-festival in celebration of the 10 year anniversary of their second album Under Summer.
The evening will culminate with a headline set from yndi halda. The legendary band will be performing their first UK gig for nearly 8 years. While yndi halda have previously worn the mantles of “instrumental” and “post-rock” music - especially with their 2006 debut Enjoy Eternal Bliss - more recent releases have occupied considerably broader territories. The closely-crafted vocal harmonies and new musicalities of their last album Under Summer were continued in follow-up EP A Sun-Coloured Shaker, where their forms are embedded into a symbiotic world in which a love of true songwriting, meticulous post-classical arrangement, contemporary indie, choral music, and transcendent longform structure coexist.
There will also be a medley of various solo projects from members of the band with each project performing a short set, including: A Lily, Kibbo Kift, Dau, SA Hampshire, Incorruptible Bodies & Jack Lambert.
Also performing are instrumental rock quartet Codices, shape-shifting alt-rock outfit Ceann Capaill, alternative rock local heroes Mount Forel, blackgaze rising stars World Coda and experimental artist BAG.
A limited number of early bird tickets are available at £25 (including fees). The regular ticket price is £30.
Venue information here: https://www.oslohackney.com/accessibility/
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The Early November
After two decades, it would be all too easy for a band to just phone it in and capitalize on the fanbase they’ve built up in that time and just make a watered-down version of themselves. Not for The Early November, however. Ever since forming in New Jersey in 2001, the band, now consisting of frontman Ace Enders and founding drummer Jeff Kummer, have constantly been striving to find the best and most definitive version of themselves.
The US emo legends return to London to celebrate the 25th anniversary of "For All Of This" and the 21st anniversary of "The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path".
The Spill Canvas (acoustic)
A musical endeavor born on the Great Plains of South Dakota, The Spill Canvas has endured for over two decades because of the fans who provide the lifeblood to keep this machine running. Listing more accolades and successes here feels lame and overdone. At its heart, the purpose of the band remains the same as when it began – to write songs that move people and to connect with them via the powerful universal language of music.
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MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS will embark on "Iwaou" THE TOUR, an extensive run across Asia, Australia, North America, Latin America, and Europe. The tour supports the band's first new album in four years, Iwaou, which will be released digitally on August 14. Bringing the new record to audiences around the world, the trio will perform a setlist that combines brand-new material with fan favorites from throughout their career.
Formed in Kobe, Japan, MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS (often shortened to MOTFD) is a powerhouse alternative rock trio renowned for their explosive energy and melodic precision. Led by bassist and vocalist Natsuko Miyamoto, the band has carved out a unique space in the post-hardcore and shoegaze scenes. Their sound is a thrilling contradiction: volatile, high-octane wall-of-sound instrumentation paired with unexpectedly pop-sensible melodies and ethereal vocals.
Venue info here: https://www.academymusicgroup.com/o2forumkentishtown