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Gigs to go to this week

With a sound which lay somewhere between Punk, New Wave, Pop and a few other genres, and a musical virtuosity that distinguished them from most of their peers, The Only Ones, led by the then, elegantly wasted Peter Perrett, made four accomplished albums, over as …

If you love indie guitar music, but are bored to horrible tears with the current bunch of Strokes and Arctic Monkeys clones, then listen up. Or, more to the point, click here and get tickets for this gig before they sell out. The tiny Cross …

Give us the means to see an absurd number of bands in one night and Londonist is there. This Thursday, Stag and Dagger is taking over the East End in what has lovingly been dubbed “Shoreditch Crawl”. In the tradition of other London neighbourhood-based music …

There was no music choice last week, due to this Londonista being unorganised and at Delays’ intimate gig at the Lock Tavern, which was organised by those lovely people at Clash Magazine, who have just announced the return of Clash Club, this time at 93 …

This week, we offered you the chance to go and see rising star Jack Savoretti on April 1st, enjoyed a triple bill of metal, mayhem and melee, and previewed El Guincho’s looped tropical rhythms which are coming to the capital this week. Looking ahead to …

A changeable week around the capital, as we caught up with the marvellous Black Cab sessions, saw Laura Marling live at Union Chapel on Tuesday, got excited about Radiohead playing the Beeb, had a quick chat with quickly rising stars Clocks, finally conceded that not …

The first full week back at work, and with that we start to get a few decent gigs happening. The Spice Girls continue their record-breaking run of nights at the O2 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Tickets are still available from See Tickets and Ticketmaster …

If you missed out on Halloween fancy dress or just want an excuse to get decked out in Victorian garb, then White Mischief offers the perfect opportunity. White Mischief is a night of cabaret, vaudeville, and live music that encourages audience participation and dressing up. …

It’s summer! Shouldn’t you be outside enjoying the sunshine? That is, assuming we actually get any. If you don’t fancy making the most of the weather, here are a few choices for a night in. On TV, Londonist likes: Tuesday, 21 August Secret Life of …