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urban75 blog...rainy streets, neon signs, disused stations and broken lines... | |
Sunday, November 23, 2008Offline - ukuleles, rappers and protest singersSunday, November 16, 2008Offline Club mayhem!
Some photos from last night. It was a wild one, alright!
         There's another Offline on Friday with four acts, rappers, ukuleles and more. And, as ever, it;'s free all night! Offline Club Labels: brixton, music, offline Link Friday, November 14, 2008Go Go Girls In Mexican Wrestling Masks? Filthy Pedro Anti-Folk? HELL Yes!Come on down to Offline in Brixton tonight for a truly mad bill o'fun. And it's all for free, natch! Fri 14th Nov ANTI-FOLK AND MEXICAN MASK GO-GO DANCERS Prince Albert, 418 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9 8LF. Tel: 020 7274 3771 8.30pm - 2am. FREE ADMISSION! Transport: 2 mins from Brixton tube/BR/buses. ...a "cheeky free party" TIME OUT CHEAP BAR!  Map and venue infoWe're going to be mixing it up with the raw anti-folk anarchic punk of FILTHY PEDRO featuring the Mexican wrestling mask-wearing, all-girl go-go troupe LAS ACTIONISTAS and a host of DJs keeping the punk rock, ska, reggae, dub and dance sounds pumping all night in the heart of Brixton. And it's all for FREE!   LIVE BANDSFILTHY PEDRO feat. LAS ACTIONISTAS The dirtiest lo-fi-DIY-punk-folk artist and pioneers of the UK anti-folk scene, Filthy's anarchic stage shows and tales of Lancaster Bombers, kinky tales of antiquity and being booted out of Angelsey make this a must-see gig. "Early Happy Mondays meets The Fall meets the Pistols in a drunken folk club. This noisy bunch of anti-folk loons will have you grinning from ear to ear with sheer anarchic delight" HotGigsUK "A raucous, indeed filthy, songwriter whose tracks fit somewhere between Jeffrey Lewis's mordant wordplay and the beat-up folk of Will Oldham's Palace Brothers" Metro Newspaper "Author of couplet of the decade: Drinking Jack Daniel's in the bathtub/Making a pact with Beelzebub" Lauren Laverne "Thoroughly excellent (and a bit odd)" NME *EXCLUSIVE!* For this gig only Filthy Pedro will be joined by the LAS ACTIONISTAS, a renegade go-go gang from THE ACTIONETTES. Labels: offline Link The Lani Singers at Offline
Rarely has a band moved me so much as The Lani Singers. I feel incredibly humbled and honoured to have been able to put them on.
Read the story of their struggle for independence for West Papua here: Free West Papua   Labels: offline Sunday, November 02, 2008Offline Halloween Party
Friday night's Offline Halloween turned out to be a great night - the place was packed and the bands were fantastic.
The bill included wild gypsy-punk shenanigans with DRUNKEN BALORDI, scuffle/skiffle madness from the UKULELE GANGSTAS and some of the funniest, most outrageous songs you've ever heard with the legendary CAPTAIN HOTKNIVES, lured down from his northern hideout by the promise of vast reservoirs of Tetleys Ale. Here's some photos:          More pics here: Offline Halloween party Link Friday, October 31, 2008Inner City Pirates, Brixton We loved the Inner City Pirates when they played our Offline club back in July this year, so when we heard they were playing one of our favourite venues in Brixton and it was all for charrrideee, then we were there like a shot!  A lovely bunch of folks from my home town of Cardiff, they put in a top show and got an earful from me afterwards demanding that they should come back to Offline soon. Talking of which, we've got a *bumper* Halloween special at the Brixton Albert tonight with three sensational acts - and it's FREE all night. Come on down!  Monday, October 20, 2008Filthy Pedro & The Shanners @ Offline
Some photos from Friday's lively Offline night at the Albert in Brixton.
       Labels: albert, bands, brixton, offline Link Friday, October 10, 2008Offline: Ottoman march bands, samba drummers and more!
Offline reverberated to some lively sounds last night. I'm too hungover to go into any detail, so here's a few photos. Lots more here.
     Link Sunday, October 05, 2008Offline - skiffle, ska and comedy mayhem!
We had a fantastic night at the Albert on Friday. Here's some photos from the night - click here for more!
      Don't forget - we've got an ENORMOUS club night this Thursday - 40 drummers, TransSiberian March band, Shazia Mirza, DJs, comedy and the astonishing Dr Joel! Info here. Labels: brixton, music, offline Link Sunday, September 28, 2008Punk rock special at Offline
I've just about recovered from Friday night's mad punk rock special at the Albert in Brixton. Two great bands, lots to drink and a happy, mosh-pit loving crowd. Terrific fun!
    On Saturday, I went along to the Luminaire in Kilburn to see an Actionettes Go-Go Special featuring the fabulous deBretts and Theoretical Girl. Expect some pics soon! Oh - and don't forget - there's a ruddy fantastic Offline coming up this Friday with Shazia Mirza, The Severed Limb - the incredible skiffle kids from Essex - and the wild circus/ska craziness of Danny Fontaine and the Horns of Fury. It'll be at the Albert, and - as ever - free all night! More info: Offline club Labels: brixton, offline, punk Link Friday, September 12, 2008Hooligan Night, Jessica Delfino, Severed Limb at Offline
Ouch! My head! Last night was fantastic at JAMM with a great line up of acts. Here's some pics:
       Link Sunday, August 17, 2008No Frills Band and Dates; Offline Club
We had two great bands last night at Offline - and any band that has a spoon player is alright with me!
     Link Thursday, August 14, 2008Offline this Saturday Sat 16th AUGUST LIVE MUSIC SPECIAL9pm - late. Prince Albert, 418 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9 8LF. Tel: 020 7274 3771 Transport: 2 mins from Brixton tube/BR/buses. FREE ADMISSION! CHEAP BAR! Map and venue infoCheck out another fabulous LIVE MUSIC SPECIAL with bands, DJs, videos, slideshows and more - and as ever, it's all for FREE! LIVE ON STAGE: DATES Featuring Bob Grover, front man from legendary Brighton outfit, THE PIRANHAS, this lively new band serve up a witty collection of quirky tunes about the things that really matter in life: religion, shoplifting, reality Tv, missed opportunity, mobile phones, unconditional love and dodgy neighbours. "...a band and a sound that is the result of squeezing a couple of generations of genius into a small town and combining with a potent cocktail of beer, salt and attitude. Absolutely 100% essence of Brighton." GrassRoots "Quirky chroniclers of modern day life....really funny, twisted lyrics delivered with deadpan elan by former Piranha Bob Grover" BrightonLiveSpace THE NO FRILLS BAND Full on Brixton folk serving up a house shaking, beer-spilling feast of clattering spoons, banging antlers, parping tubas, mandolins, fiddles, tin whistles, accordions and more. "Fantastic, rabble rousing urban tunes... a delight to watch!" PLUS A PHALANX OF PLATTER PROFESSORS We'll also have a full crew of hard-drinking Offline regulars Editor (urban75), Nipsla, Sim Kard Suzi, Dansette 45 (Modtown Rockers) and Bluestreak laying down a floor filling, fun packed selection of rock'n'roll, new wave, punk, big band. garage rock and more, rocking on till the early hours. PLUS CRAFT CORNER! Glitters, Sparkles and messy fun for all you big kids! PLUS SCREENINGS: Videos, festival footage, New York street photography slideshow and more. » See club photos Link Wednesday, August 06, 2008Celebrity Chimp, Beans on Toast and Evil GeniusTuesday, August 05, 2008David Goo & Corp Machine, OfflineSunday, July 13, 2008Ukuleles, fiddles, electronica, craft corner and a nun
We had a terrific night of fun at Offline at JAMM on Thursday. The bill was, shall we say, very eclectic!
 Susie Showers with tambourinin' nun.  Kinzli sang beautiful, delicate songs about love, loss and - err - a shooting on her Stoke Newington street.  A Craft Corner creation.  The eight-strong Apples for Everyone bring their cheery brand of onstage mayhem to Brixton.   The incredible sampling-whizz Anchorsong.  Headliners Star27 were *ace*! More photos Next Offline is at the Albert on the 19th July. Come along! Link Thursday, July 10, 2008Upcoming Offline Club nights in Brixton
Thursday's Offline show (tonight) has got a 'Critic's Choice' rating in Time Out - do come along as there's a chuffing fantastic bill on offer and it's all for free!
Here's a flyer for the next three gigs in the Albert, Brixton. Click on the image to see a bigger, printable version. Feel free to stick them up and hand them out to your pals!  Link Tuesday, July 08, 2008Offline Club: recommended in Time Out!
We've had two nice previews in Time Out for Thursday's gig at JAMM in Brixton and been awarded a 'recommended' rating. So come along and don't miss out on the fun!
Gig listing: Star27 + Anchorsong + Apples For Everyone + Kinzli Thu Jul 10 Jamm, 261 Brixton Road, London, SW9 6LH * Recommended * FREE Off-kilter punk-pop sextet from Preston who dress up as chimney sweeps and blend Dexy's, Arcade Fire chamber pop, Sparks and The Blockheads, headline. Plus Japanese electronic beat assembler Anchorsong (aka Tokyo's Masaaki Yoshida), 'big music' made on everything from a banjo to tin whistle from the 14-piece AFE and wispy, Vashti Bunyan-style folk from Kinzli. ... and here's the review in 'Happenings': Offline Mini Festival Happenings Thu Jul 10, Jamm, SW9 Urban 75 roll out another top-shelf night of great bands, singer/songwriters, cabaret crooners, comedians and poets, and all for free. They're nice that way. Look out for Star27, Anchorsong, Apples for Everyone, Kinzli, Vic Lambrusco's Cabaret Hour, and 'a ton of top DJs' It starts at 8.30. Hope to see you there! Link Sunday, July 06, 2008Offline at the Albert
Friday night at the Albert with the Royal Trumpets, The Hospital Bombers and Nigel of Bermondsey was fun.
Here's some photos!      More photos Link Monday, June 23, 2008Trans-Siberian March Band at Offline We had a great live show at the Brixton Albert on Saturday with the 12-strong Trans-Siberian March Band headlining. The band bravely started their set outside on Coldharbour Lane before packing out the dancefloor inside.  I was sound engineering for the night, and I had to keep my wits about me to mix clarinets, trumpets, a tuba, a sax, vocals, acoustic guitar, hand drum and trombone!  The band were a whole heap of fun, and I hope to have them back soon...  Link Saturday, June 14, 2008Actionettes, samba drums, comedy at Offline
This was one of the best Offline nights for ages - up to forty samba drummers, dancing go-go girls, comedy, dancing and more!
      More pics here. Link Saturday, May 31, 2008Offline party pics
The hangover's just about cleared after last night's Offline. Here's some pics:
 Good chum Helen McCookeryBook plays her Offline Albert debut.  A welcome return for Mark Hibbett, blasting out his fab new single, 'Do The Indie Kid.'  The Boycott Coca Cola Experience - check out the bathtub drumkit!   Oh, I forgot to mention that the club got reviewed last week in The Londonist. They described it as being "Like someone's friendly house party, opened up for the general public....Entertaining, friendly, and free." Nice :) Link Wednesday, May 28, 2008Offline Cabaret Night - full of win!
It seemed a crazy idea: host a new cabaret night on a pub's quietest night of the week, and choose the last Tuesday of the month (when wage packets have run out) and do it the day after a Bank Holiday.
 So I was all prepared for a very intimate audience at Prince Albert, Brixton, but the Cabaret Special turned out to be a heap of fun, with an ace hurdy gurdy band, top comedy/poetry acts and a headliner that got the place rocking. And lots of people turned up!  Next one is this Friday at the Albert. We've got some great acts so come along - it's going to be a big one! Link Sunday, May 25, 2008Radio Luxembourg at Offline
Friday was one of the best Offline nights I've ever put on with two fantastic bands and a very lively crowd.
 Welsh psychedelic rockers Radio Luxembourg were really incredible - imagine a mix of ELO, Super Furries, Gorkis, Syd Barrett and punk and you might get the idea (although that does sound a bit rubbish on paper!). Check out some of their tunes on their MySpace site, or - even better - go check them out live.  Also on the bill was the rabble-rousing, horn driven madcap ska band, Danny Fontaine and the Horns of Fury, who got the dance floor moshing wildly.  Knees up!   Labels: albert, brixton, music, offline Link Sunday, May 18, 2008Offline with The 0989s and I Wanna Be Sedated
Phew. That was a long day yesterday.
After getting suitably beered up for the trip to Wembley to witness the mighty Cardiff heroically lose 1-0 in the FA Cup Final, I had to hot foot it back to Brixton to set up the PA and sort out an Offline live music night. Luckily, I sobered up enough to keep control of the mixing deck and the night was a hoot. Here's some pics:  The excellent 0898s onstage.  I normally hate tribute bands, but the Brixton-flavoured I Wanna Be Sedated Ramones cover band are real moshpit-filling fun.    Next Offline club on Friday 23rd May is a *really* big special with two fantastic bands: Radio Luxembourg and Danny Fontaine and the Horns of Fury. Don't miss it! Details: Offline Club Labels: brixton, club, offline Link Friday, May 09, 2008Offline with Shazia Mirza and more Phew! That was a whle heap of fun last night with a fantastic bill including Shazia Mirza, Gin Riots, Mark Hibbett, The Boycott Coca Cola Experience, Vic Lambrusco, Richard Allen and DJs Nipsla, Bluestreak, Torchsong and Editor.   Comedian Shazia Mirza was absolutely hilarious, managing to insult just about everyone in the venue - and quite probably the surrounding area - while keeping us in stitches of laughter. Look out for the next Offline on May 17th at the Albert! Offline website Link Sunday, April 27, 2008Offline returns to Crystal Palace! On Friday we headed south and up hills for an Offline gig back at the Alma, a friendly old school boozer on Church Road.  We had the No Frills Band playing a set and they were excellent as usual. You gotta love a band that packs mandolins, a tuba and a spoon player! More pics here: Offline at the Alma  On Saturday, we grabbed a couple of beers at Mango Landing in Brixton. It's a nice, friendly bar but the service is mighty s-l-o-w.  We wrapped up the evening's drinking at the daftly named Hootananny, a large Brixton boozer which - despite some opposition from locals - has managed to get a bit of a good thing going, with free nights offering live acts. Labels: brixton, offline, pubs Sunday, April 13, 2008Amycanbe at Offline
What a terrific night it was at the Albert in Brixton last night!
 Jason from the Bridport Dagger gave us a great solo set.   Amycanbe are one of my very favourite Offline bands and I enjoyed every minute of their set. Check out their MySpace site for some of their tunes. I love 'Yellow Suit!' Labels: offline Link Friday, April 11, 2008Offline party pics
Last night's Offline at JAMM was a real treat with some great acts and a top atmosphere. Here's some pics:
   Captain Hotknives was absolutely hilarious. We definitely want to get him back to Brixton soon!  Ukulele Gangsters sport their Slade-meets-ska image! I later remembered that this was the 50th 'big' Offline night (so that's not including all the Albert, Alma, Charterhouse, Birkbeck College and NYC gigs). Blimey! Link Tuesday, April 08, 2008Offline - more photos
Some more photos from Friday's almighty mash-up!
     Don't forget - the next Offline is this Thursday with top comedian Luke Toulson and three great live acts, plus cabaret. More info here: Offline Club, 10th April Link Sunday, March 02, 2008Offline St David's Day Special  Blimey. What a fantastic night this was. We had free freshly baked Welsh cakes, daffodils, Welsh music, Welsh video, two great bands and vast amounts of DJing till 4am.   I indulged my Welsh roots with a wildly erratic set of Welsh tunes, taking in the likes of Super Furries, Amen Corner, Manics, Gorkis, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Los Campesinos, Gene, Budgie, Julian Cope, Visage and the Automatic.  More photos here: St David's Day Party Labels: brixton, offline, wales Link Monday, January 28, 2008Offline club and a visit to the Marquis Despite falling foul of what seemed like a bona fide case of the lurgy on Thursday, I felt well enough on Friday to check out the Marquis Of Lorne pub with some friends.  It's definitely not a pub for thrill seekers, party heads or ravers, but it has a certain retro charm. See: Marquis of Lorne feature  Saturday night was our first Offline of the new year at the Albert and it was a fun night as usual.  The delightful Ms Feelgood DJ'd again and made the usual mess all over the decks! Offline pics Labels: brixton, offline, photos Wednesday, January 02, 2008Monster party for the New Year!
Blimey. The Offline party at the Albert last night was such a big one I've spent all day recovering. Here's some pics - more to follow when my head gets vaguely back to normal (I fear that may take some time).
    Oh, and a Happy New Year to all my readers - if there are any out there! (I suspect I'm talking to myself most of the time, but what the hell!). Labels: brixton, offline, photos Sunday, December 23, 2007Offline Christmas Party! This was a ton of fun - we managed to pack in two bands - including a 7-piece ukulele outfit - and a load of DJs in the Prince Albert for our party.   Offline Christmas Party, 21st December 2007 | |
