It’s looking like The Strokes might be back in London tomorrow night to play a tiny gig in Camden’s Dingwalls. Although the venue website lists a band playing called ‘Venison’, the New Yorkers have been happily posting suggestive clues on their twitter today. Tickets for …
“I’m Marina And The Diamonds”. A cringe-worthy introduction, but let’s clear this up; Marina And The Diamonds are a solo act. The work of Welsh/Greek Marina Diamandis, the lady herself says that we are the diamonds. When we interviewed Marina in early 2009, she had …
With a sixth album on the horizon, Scottish rockers Idlewild have weathered all sorts of here-today-gone-tomorrow music trends. And though perhaps they’ve never quite achieved the recognition they deserve, this fine band hits Dingwalls for a wee series of special shows this week. That’s right: …
Photo by Alex Cottrill from the Londonist Flickr pool Head to Brighton and behind the throng of daytrippers and holidaymakers, there’s a melancholic echo of days gone by: Salt air peels paint from houses. End of the pier entertainments, the ghostly voice of the old …
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 …
