The soulful ex-Hackney resident returns to East London with love, in a candid acoustic performance.
Author: Dominic John
LIVE: Naked City Festival 2021
There are lots of reasons why we enjoy festivals, but at its pagan core a festival is about uniting people. With a vibrant cocktail of South London sounds, that’s precisely what Naked City Festival achieved this year.
ELIZA: Leaving The Charts Behind
Reinvention is part of pop music’s ever-winding road, but what about those that hit an artistic crossroads and reinvent themselves out of their pop music profile? After almost vanishing from the charts, ELIZA (formerly Eliza Doolittle) forged a new path, leaving pop music in the dust.
Live: Thundercat @ Meltdown Festival, Southbank, London
Thundercat raises the roof at the Royal Festival Hall for day two of Nile Rodgers Meltdown, in a performance that is not for the faint-hearted. The excitement and anticipation for Thundercat was nothing short of palpable as we took our seats at the iconic Royal Festival Hall.
Live: Mumford & Sons, Dizzee Rascal, The Staves and Rosie Lowe @ All Points East
Mumford & Sons curate a beautiful day of music at All Points East featuring The Staves, Rosie Lowe, Dizzee Rascal and of course, Mumford & Sons.
Live: Khartoum @ Laylow, London
Descending into the basement of Laylow, London’s new proclaimed hotspot, one could tell this was not your normal gig; the door people were too stylish, the stairway smell is too sweet and the bar specialised in cocktails. Furthermore, it was past 9.30pm and the first band had not yet graced the stage; this all filled me with trepidation and unhinged my doors of perception. I think, in hindsight, this is the MO of Khartoum, an up and coming band who skillfully moonlight as curators of high-quality music nights. Luckily, we were not teased much past 9.30pm, instead, we were thoroughly seduced by Fluxxx, a marriage of two conceptual music artists, namely Evelyn Drach and Roman Knows. This is a successful marriage and we saw it get consummated on stage with meaningful vocals stretched over …
Live: Oscar Jerome @ EartH, London
Tonight at EartH brings the promise of experiencing a new artist and new venue together for the first time. With Oscar Jerome bringing his jazz-fusion sounds, that have been on the playlists of art school kids and muso’s for years now, and rightfully so.