Sad news for gig goers. Kilburn’s much loved The Luminaire venue has this evening announced it’s to close next month along with its downstairs pub The Kings Head. Since opening in 2005, the independent venue has become a favourite of gig goers with it’s dedication …
Folk fans can’t go far wrong seeking out nights like tonight, promoted by purveyors of all things folky The Local and hosted at London’s little slice of Nashville, The Luminaire. First Oh Ruin, Co Meath’s Eoin O’Ruainigh, who sits perched precariously on a stool playing …
Thursday night at Kilburn’s Luminaire served as the launch party for London band The Clientele’s latest release, Bonfires On The Heath. When attending the band’s last album launch party, vocalist Alasdair Maclean commented to the half empty cavernous space, that the same amount of people …
Last night saw Oregon based mistress of drone folk Liz Harris aka Grouper hush a teeming Luminaire crowd in Kilburn. Presented by the London based music promoter Upset The Rhythm, Grouper was accompanied by Silk Flowers; an otherworldly darkwave synth-pop Brooklyn trio and self billed …
As anyone who has read his autobiography ‘Bad Vibes’ will know, Luke Haines is definitely one to harbour a grudge. In his revisionist account of the Britpop era, the former Auteurs front-man lays into everyone from Chris Evans to Justine Frischmann with equal ferocity. So …
Despite being able to count Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp and Nick Cave as label-mates, Polly Scattergood greets tonight’s small but attentive audience with an air of modesty bordering on insecurity. She’s backed by synths, bass/guitar and live drums, which her three male bandmates use to conjure …
Polly Scattergood sounds like she might kill you at any moment. That or be the nicest flower you’ve ever met. With a Tori Amos / Kate Bush tone, she’s Mute’s hottest new talent and a surprise change from most of the music that seems to …
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’re in the mood for a bit of jazz, then as mentioned earlier in the week, Mercury nominees Basquiat Strings will be playing a small gig tonight at Kilburn’s Luminaire as part of a dsp-bip night. There were rave reviews all round for their …
