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A night at the (Clock) Opera.

Every now and again we try and bring you the finer things in life. Sure, there’s loads of indie, goth, electro and Viking death metal to talk about but what about music on the more classical end of the spectrum? Portico Quartet are currently touring …

Cult canadian star Feist is back in the UK playing a sold out date at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Monday night. Now “1, 2, 3, 4″ is all over an advert it might be tricky to find tix but we reckon the ever reliable …

Monday sees Portland, Oregon’s new indie-rock darlings The Thermals play Dingwalls with support from Siberia’s SonicFlyer. Tickets are still available from See Tickets at £8.50 each plus booking fees. Tellison play their “disarming melodies and big-hearted guitars” at the Camden Barfly, with support coming from …

Buttoned Down Disco is fast becoming a London phenomenon. It’s practially free if you sign up for the secret venue invite. More importantly, for a club night in London it’s always really friendly. You could walk up to anyone and start talking to them if …

Not only does the fantastic French dance music and fashion label Kitsuné have a foxy new compilation hitting the shops next week, but they’re crossing the channel just to celebrate its release with you. From 8 p.m. this evening, Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen will …

Looking round the interweb, you sometimes get the impression that web designers are more interested in showing off their latest graphic ideas, rather than making things usable. Not so much of a problem if all you’re doing is trying to market something that can only …

Well, everybody else is doing it, so why can’t we? Here we present Londonist’s favourite music of 2004, along with pointers to other sites’ lists. It might be worth bearing in mind if you’re brave enough to visit the shops during the January Sales melee. …