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Artists including Eine contribute work to fundraising auction.

Fingers crossed for returns on the door.

Gigging on a bleary February night requires a bit of motivation, but last night’s show was promoted by the lovely people at Upset the Rhythm, which means you’re guaranteed three bands that will inspire and deafen at the same time. Starting proceedings are Think About …

Wednesday night saw all the fun of the End of the Road festival come to Cargo for their now regular Christmas Shindig. We’re big fans of the festival here at Londonist but as it’s in Salisbury we rarely get the change to bang on about …

Ok, it’s not the usual way to start a review but tonight was all about shout-outs, so first of all props to the girls on the door at Cargo who were the nicest we’ve come across in London in a while. Right, to business. After …

It was a sad day back in early 2007 when the news came in that Jurassic 5 were splitting after nearly 15 years together. The LA-based rap group were one of the few around who still embraced the conscious hip-hop ethos and as a result …

Mid-wet-wintry-week we recommend a dose of Gypsy Soundclash at Cargo. Experiments with Balkan, Gypsy and Yiddish sounds means fast fiddles, rampant rhythms and bounding beats; just what you need to get the blood racing. Not to be pigeonholed, headliners Victor Menace!!! class themselves Classical / …

With a program that consistently attracts a host of wonderful performers and where living legends appear alongside rising stars, London Jazz Festival (LJF) opens at The Barbican this Friday with a spectacular celebration of 100 years of songwriting. Led by trumpeter/arranger extraordinaire Guy Barker, a …

Photo credit: Martin Hills The night is book-ended, as unlikely as the line-up might suggest, by Fab Four references. At the start, support comes from excitable Coventry four-piece DON’T MOVE!, who reconstruct classic jangle-pop, leaving it gloriously, dizzyingly askew. With their moptopped singer and spiralling …

This Monday sees Nashville-based six-piece The Young Republic wrap up their UK tour at Shoreditch’s Cargo in support of their recently released second album, “Balletesque”. Fans of the End of the Road Festival are already likely to familiar with their charms as, whilst notably absent …