Tom Du Croz from LondonGigGuide selects five small/medium gigs around town this week.
Monday 11 August
Megan Washington, St Pancras Old Church, King's Cross
The internet could tell us nothing about this singer apart from the fact that she like to drink from cups. Good to know. She is however performing with the backing of Communion Records and they only work with the best. @WASHINGTONx, @OldStPancras
Wednesday 13 August
Abbey Bowden, Paper Dress Vintage, Shoreditch
https://soundcloud.com/abbey-bowden/still-1
Abbey is playing at Ian Bennett's Music Box Folk and Acoustic night. This is one of our favourite acoustic nights in London. Ian hand picks all his performers and they get every penny from the audience who come to see them. @AbbeyBowden, @paperdressed
Thursday 14 August
Courtly Love, Shacklewell Arms, Dalston
https://soundcloud.com/courtlylove/mirage
Courtly Love are a new brand quintet from East London and are one of those rare musical collectives who appear to have arrived fully formed and armed with clutch of quite wonderful tunes. This is a free gig. @LoveCourtly, @ShacklewellArms
Friday 15 August
Sandtimer, The Gallery Café, Bethnal Green
https://soundcloud.com/sandtimer/different-seas-1
Sandtimer is an acoustic guitar-vocal duo from the southeast formed by soundtrack composer-session musician Rob and musician-oceanography student Simon. @SandtimerBand, @The_GalleryCafe
Saturday 16 August
Sharks Don't Swim, Proud Camden
https://soundcloud.com/sharksdontswim/mydadsays
When this band talk about how they formed it sounds like the start of a film — "And so, in Louis's kitchen, after a long night of hazey mindedness; Ben, Liam, a pre written song from a few days before, a snare drum and a guitar, came the first ever recording Sharks Don't Swim ever made." And so... an indie band was formed. Tonight they perform at Proud Camden. @SharksDontSwim, @ProudCamden
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