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Published: 29 July 2010
by ALAN STAFFORD
POP music isn’t dead, it’s just been sleeping – and this evening proved it.
First up, Marina Diamandis, AKA Marina and the Diamonds,...
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Published: 29 July 2010
By EMILY STUBBINGS
WITH her band in place and and eager fans filling the Roundhouse, London’s very own Pixie Lott stormed onto stage with energy filled performances...
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Published: 29 July 2010
by VICTORIA HINTON and GILL RIMMER
AS USUAL it was some of the smaller venues which provided the highlights at Latitude festival's fifth anniversary in sunny Suffolk....
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Published: 29 July 2010
FRIDAY, JULY 30
Brazilian guitarist Gui Tavres. Parliament Hill Bandstand. 7pm, free
Soprano Laura Hudson & mezzo Angharad Lewis sing dramatic arias. Lauderdale House,...
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Published: 29 July 2010
by SEBASTIAN TAYLOR
SOUNDS of hatches battening down can be heard at music venues all over town as the holidays get into full swing.
But one or two keep going valiantly with...
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Published: 29 July 2010
by SEBASTIAN TAYLOR
OPERA fans get a chance to hear one of the first Chinese singers of classical opera this Sunday at St George’s, in Bloomsbury.
Li Li will be singing...
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Published: 29 July 2010
by SEBASTIAN TAYLOR
A VERITABLE plethora of varied performances has been lined up for the second Kings Place Festival.
Classical, contemporary and experimental music, jazz,...
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Published: 29 July 2010
by ROISIN GADELRAB
BROOKE Sharkey’s life is one big tour. As a child she would travel the country with her father in his orange Mini, and join him as he busked.
At 16,...
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Published: 29 July 2010
by HEATHER McKAY
FRIDAY, JULY 30
Propaganda: Alex Zane + DJ Dan. O2 Academy Islington (Angel Tube), 10.30pm, £5
DON Blackman + Jazzie B. Jazz Cafe (Camden Town Tube),...
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Published: 29 July 2010
by ROISIN GADELRAB
IF only I could work out what this song’s about... But if you can, and if you can get over the slightly crude lyrics, JD Samson (of Le Tigre fame and...
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Published: 29 July 2010
by JULIA KOUYOUMDIJIAN
OTHER-WORLDLY Brooklyn trio School of Seven Bells blew us away at Scala last Tuesday.
Supported by Active Child (choirboy-turned-indie pop singer-...
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Published: 28 July, 2010
by DAN CARRIER
HOW hard is it to look good in a mankini? Surely it is impossible: but if there is a festival where someone is going to have a good old go at it, then it is...
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Published: 22 July 2010
by ROISIN GADELRAB
NEXT time you’re racking your brains over where you left your favourite neon stripey cardigan after a night out, check the nearest British Heart...
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Published: 22 July 2010
Round up by ROISIN GADELRAB, DAN CARRIER and JOSIE HINTON
ONE week left and classic rock bands Foreigner and Europe are yet to grace the Roundhouse stage at this year’s...
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Published: 22 July 2010
FRIDAY JULY 23
North London Piano School series: Miho Sanou and Mirei Tsuji play Mozart and Mendelssohn piano duets, St Martin-in-the-Fields, 1pm, free
Wigmore Hall debut:...
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Published: 22 July 2010
by SEBASTIAN TAYLOR
MODERN music enthusiasts need look no further than the Linbury Studio at the Royal Opera House over the next few days, where two modern classics are being...
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Published: 22 July 2010
by SEBASTIAN TAYLOR
VENEZUELAN flautist Huascar Barradas (pictured) is bringing his “neo-folklore” jazz to London for the first time next Thursday when his band...
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Published: 22 July 2010
by SEBASTIAN TAYLOR
THE life and music of Kathleen Ferrier are to be celebrated this Sunday, July 25, at The Forge arts venue in Delancey Street, Camden Town.
Mezzo-...
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Published: 22 July 2010
by EMILY STUBBINGS
FRIDAY, JULY 23
DEFECTED In The House. Roundhouse (Chalk Farm Tube), free from www.itunesfestival.co.uk
LOVERS Rock Royalty+ Janet Kay+ Carroll...
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Published: 21 July 2010
From the event promoters
RHYME & Reason Live presents the Hip-Hop for Unity Showcase: feat. Dead Prez, Sway, Akala & Skinnyman
Venue: HMV Forum Kentish Town, 9-17...
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Published: 15 July 2010
by ROISIN GADELRAB
AS SHE relaxes into her seat in a Camden coffee shop’s secret garden, Eliza Doolittle takes out her phone for a vital bit of tweeting.
Camden Square-...
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Published: 15 July 2010
FRIDAY JULY 16
Sinatra Under the Stars: swing with Willie Garnett’s 17-piece big band plus singer Attila Hussein, Parliament Hill Bandstand, 7pm, free
Bela Fleck...
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Published: 15 July 2010
by SEBASTIAN TAYLOR
CREAM tea concerts will be back at St Martin-in-the-Fields early next month in a series of four one-hour Monday afternoon concerts.
The popular programme...
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Published: 15 July 2010
by SEBASTIAN TAYLOR
THERE'S a treat for early music fans on Saturday at St John’s, Downshire Hill, Hampstead.
The Bach Players have put together a delightful programme...
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Published: 15 July 2010
by SEBASTIAN TAYLOR
THE second two-week British Jazz Fest opens at Ronnie Scott’s in Soho in just over a fortnight’s time.
The aim of the festival is to celebrate...
