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Oh what a different world it would have been if girl-boy duo Slow Club had been born in London instead of Yorkshire. Their joyful nu-folk, a Marling/Flynn/Emmy the Great conglomerate injected with a ruckus of drums and a gleeful sense of humour, might slip by the wayside if they... continue reading on Londonist

A better value version of the Camden crawl, Shoreditch's one day music festival offered some high quality music for just fifteen quid. Londonist caught some bands, drank some beer and hid from the scenesters. The Twilight Sad @ 93 Feet East A hard slice of Glasgow cuts through the Hoxton... continue reading on Londonist

If you've been to America, you're likely to have noted the difference between the tangible place and the version that exists in your consciousness, and the space where the two sometimes meet in the middle. Akron/Family are the stuff of weird, rural folk dreams - the beards, the bandanas,... continue reading on Londonist

If you were lucky (?) enough to be staggering around Camden at the weekend you might have caught sight of Brooklyn duo Black Gold, multi-instrumentalists who have been getting a fair amount of attention in the blogosphere. After playing with M. Ward a few years ago the duo decided... continue reading on Londonist

One frightening press release mentions the Pet Shop Boys as comparator to Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, aka Owen Ashworth, which sits in a curious fashion next to the Bright Eyes and celebral Smog references name-dropped below his details. The fact that Ashworth's use of electronic music isn't some... continue reading on Londonist

Polly Jean Harvey skips on stage in a black dress, no shoes on her feet, hair loose and collarbone like a sparrow. The man who first taught her to play guitar 20 years ago is to her left in a sharp suit and trilby, and, with the rest of... continue reading on Londonist

Dingwalls is tucked away in the corner of Camden market's Middle Yard, crudely doubling up as a Jongleurs Comedy Club by way of two signs on the door. Cavernous but with enough bar space for a travelling band of ants, tonight's line-up makes up for the fact that it... continue reading on Londonist

It's a brisk night on Tottenham Court Road, Crossrail's white hoarding and the ghost of the Astoria squatting grimly on the roadside. The house of God isn't everyone's cup of tea when urban life is rubbish, but tonight St Giles in the Field plays host to Alela Diane Menig... continue reading on Londonist

Inside the Roundhouse lights are strung up like an old-fashioned barn dance, and the stage is filled with bearded boys from your best American dream. As the Fleet Foxes begin to sing you remember that, in the same way that bad publicity can unjustly taint your humble opinion about... continue reading on Londonist

Half-term. Two words that send teachers and children into a semi-hysterical swoon of anticipation and parents into a tight-lipped, semi comatose state of denial. Imagine if you lived in barren culture-less town and had to entertain the kids for five days in a row? Well you don’t, you live... continue reading on Londonist

Make way, north London, for the horrendously good-looking and youthful Australian lovelies Howling Bells. You want to hate them but they are good, darn it, so here comes a generous review. The first and best thing about them has to be coquettish frontwoman Juanita Stein, a sultry siren who... continue reading on Londonist

Are you bored with the soul-sucking sounds of Troy and Gabriella dropping High School Musical 'classics' such as 'We're all in this together' (are we really - God help us all)? If you and the minis are feeling culture-starved but not sure where to go for a wholesome fix,... continue reading on Londonist

'It's not the money, I've just got nothing to go home to', says Thomas Turgoose's runaway character in newly released Somers Town, kicking off Meadows' short film and a friendship between two lonely young men from opposite sides of Europe. Turgoose plays Tomo, a rootless teenager new in London who... continue reading on Londonist

Usual haunt of Hoxditch honeys using their winklepickers as hats, you wouldn't necessarily expect Hackney to be a popular spot for young families looking to settle down. However, areas like Stoke Newington and London Fields are bursting at the seams with high-tech buggies that can change a nappy and... continue reading on Londonist

Tonight marks not only the night that Baltimore’s Animal Collective play a sold-out gig in the capital, but the release date of their ninth studio album Merriweather Post Pavillion, which has attracted a near-hysterical reception from the alternative music press. Purveyors of a mixture of freakish folk, experimental noise... continue reading on Londonist

The queue on Saturday night snakes out of Buffalo Bar well into Highbury Corner, suggesting Fanfarlo have outgrown the venue like a guilt-ridden post-Christmas binger in a tight pair of trousers. Recently back from Connecticut brandishing a newly recorded debut album, the band bring home their deft, summery understatements... continue reading on Londonist

Think all bands from Camden are fashion-conscious fairy boys who indulge in regular facials? Think again my friend, and go and experience Magna Saga in Oxford Street's Metro tonight. The band close a successful year which includes providing support for The Noisettes and The Subways, suggesting the next twelve... continue reading on Londonist

The Hold Steady should really win some kind of prize for being the band whose members look least like they are united in a musical collective. Tonight they resemble a disparate crowd of individuals who have wandered into the venue from the street and jumped up on stage together.... continue reading on Londonist

So far our Littlest Londonist posts, though admittedly in their infancy, have been about cute things - plays about reindeers, for example, or baby singing - things that make you go all gooey inside. However, we had to let you know about this slightly darker Yuletide opportunity-slash-marketing-ploy from our... continue reading on Londonist

How do you make the O2 Arena your own? It's hard to make a gig feel intimate when you have a 20,000 capacity crowd, but you could start by jumping off the stage with your band and bouncing up to a narrow corner to play 'Green Eyes' and 'Death... continue reading on Londonist