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Gremio de Brixton opens in the old Babalou venue underneath Brixton St Matthews church
Posted on Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 | No CommentsA new Antic-owned venue has opened up in Brixton, with the Spanish themed Gremio de Brixton offering traditional tapas and drinks. -
Grandmaster Flash rocks the Brixton Dogstar
Posted on Monday, Jan 28, 2013 | No CommentsIt still seems a little bit too crazy to be true, but hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash really did play the Brixton Dogstar on Saturday night. -
![Thursday nights around Brixton are usually my favourite. Thursdays are civilised and fun. Come Friday and Brixton invariably groans to wobbling hordes of braying pissheads, ‘collars-up’ laaads on the pull and over-confident. excessively loud moneyed types up from […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/brixton-thursday-night-01-115x115.jpg "A Thursday night in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – Albert, 414, Dogstar and more")
A Thursday night in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – Albert, 414, Dogstar and more
Posted on Friday, Nov 9, 2012 | 20 CommentsThursday nights around Brixton are usually my favourite. Thursdays are civilised and fun. Come Friday and Brixton invariably groans to wobbling hordes of braying pissheads, ‘collars-up’ laaads on the pull and over-confident. excessively loud moneyed types up from […] -
![Five local venues took part in this year’s Oxjam Brixton Takeover, a live music charity event designed to raise funds for Oxfam and provide a great day of live music in […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oxjam-brixton-2012-01-115x115.jpg "Oxjam Brixton Takeover 2012 music festival – photos")
Oxjam Brixton Takeover 2012 music festival – photos
Posted on Monday, Oct 22, 2012 | No CommentsFive local venues took part in this year’s Oxjam Brixton Takeover, a live music charity event designed to raise funds for Oxfam and provide a great day of live music in […] -
![This was one of the maddest gigs I’ve ever done! Keen for a challenge, we booked the Mrs Mills Experience into a Saturday night at the Dogstar, going on at […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mrsmills-dogstar-june-2012-101-115x115.jpg "The Mrs Mills Experience brings music hall to the dubstep Dogstar")
The Mrs Mills Experience brings music hall to the dubstep Dogstar
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 | 1 CommentThis was one of the maddest gigs I’ve ever done! Keen for a challenge, we booked the Mrs Mills Experience into a Saturday night at the Dogstar, going on at […] -
![The Brixton Dogster was packed today as the Crafty Fox Pop Up Market moved into town, offering over 40 stalls, a tea rooms, cupcake decorating, brooch making, cross stitch & cocktais and photography […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/brixton-dogstar-crafty-fox-market-10-115x115.jpg "Crafty Fox Pop-Up Market packs them in at the Brixton Dogstar")
Crafty Fox Pop-Up Market packs them in at the Brixton Dogstar
Posted on Saturday, Apr 16, 2011 | 4 CommentsThe Brixton Dogster was packed today as the Crafty Fox Pop Up Market moved into town, offering over 40 stalls, a tea rooms, cupcake decorating, brooch making, cross stitch & cocktais and photography […] -
![Man oh man this turned out to be a hell of a night. The first stop was a well-packed Prince Albert on Coldharbour Lane before walking up towards Stockwell for […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/brixton-st-patricks-day-1-115x115.jpg "St Patrick’s night in Brixton – ceilidhs, Sambucas, ales and a massive hangover")
St Patrick’s night in Brixton – ceilidhs, Sambucas, ales and a massive hangover
Posted on Friday, Mar 18, 2011 | No CommentsMan oh man this turned out to be a hell of a night. The first stop was a well-packed Prince Albert on Coldharbour Lane before walking up towards Stockwell for […] -
![It’s been a very long night, but I promised to post up these photos from my fabulously fun night out in Brixton, so here they are – four mobile phone pics […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/drunken-night-dogstar-mar-2011-01-115x115.jpg "A very drunken night in the Brixton Dogstar. Oh dear!")
A very drunken night in the Brixton Dogstar. Oh dear!
Posted on Friday, Mar 4, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s been a very long night, but I promised to post up these photos from my fabulously fun night out in Brixton, so here they are – four mobile phone pics […] -
Brixton photos: a unicycling busker, street architecture and coffee
Posted on Friday, Sep 10, 2010 | 1 CommentYou’ve got to give him points for effort here. A unicycling, guitar playing busker wearing rabbit ears sings it out loud outside KFC in central Brixton. -
![I’ve just posted up a load of photos from the fantastic Offline party at the Brixton Dogstar on the 9th April. It was one of the biggest nights I’ve put […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/offline58_dogstar-05-115x115.jpg "Offline Dogstar party pics")
Offline Dogstar party pics
Posted on Sunday, Apr 12, 2009 | No CommentsI’ve just posted up a load of photos from the fantastic Offline party at the Brixton Dogstar on the 9th April. It was one of the biggest nights I’ve put […] -
![Ruddy hell, that was a busy one! The Brixton Dogstar was rammed to capacity for the return of the Offline club night on Thursday. We were running three rooms on […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/offline58_dogstar-02-115x115.jpg "Offline Dogstar Launch Party: Massive!")
Offline Dogstar Launch Party: Massive!
Posted on Saturday, Apr 11, 2009 | No CommentsRuddy hell, that was a busy one! The Brixton Dogstar was rammed to capacity for the return of the Offline club night on Thursday. We were running three rooms on […]