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 Friday September 5 THE Beat + The Specials’ Neville Staples: A welcome return for the 2-tone ska revival band who effortlessly fused social/political lyrics with reggae, rocksteady and punk rock. They are joined by former Specials vocalist and colourful frontman, Neville Staples. Jazz Café (Camden Town Tube) £25 adv Ash: The indie mainstays led by Tim Wheeler recently announced they will be performing their No.1 album, 1977, in its entirety. So expect crowd-pleasers like Goldfinger and Girl From Mars. Roundhouse (Chalk Farm Tube) £19.77 +bf Justin Grounds: Multi-instrumentalist and singer Grounds enthralls audiences with his achingly haunting voice woven around electro and acoustic arrangements. Grounds’ gig is in support of his new album, Love is Strong as Death. Borderline (Tottenham Court Road Tube) £7 +bf Saturday September 6 X-Ray Spex: 70s Punk rockers are re-formed and will be playing a one-off gig at the Roundhouse. Led by energetic leader of the pack, Poly Styrene, expect a rendition of one of punk’s most-defining singles, Oh Bondage, Up Yours. Roundhouse (Chalk Farm Tube) £30 +bf Breakin Bread: Live soul/funk special. Check out London’s “longest running soul, funk and hip hop night”, as DJs Skeg, Paul, Paul T and Natural Self throw down some serious Neo-soul, funk, disco and old-skool hip-hop joints. Jazz Café (Camden Town Tube) £10 adv Monday September 8 Genetic Revolution + Dusty Muzzle + The Stripey Zebras: This natty little Soho club capitalises on the capital’s growing music scene by holding an open-mic night dedicated to new bands. 12 Bar Club (Tottenham Court Road Tube) £3 THE Wheels: Influenced by a range of world music, The Wheels encompass a mish-mash of funk, rock and soul with a splash of reggae vibes. Support comes from Canadian alternative rock/pop outfit, The Summerlad, and Norwegian singer-songwriter Jens Cornelius. Dublin Castle (Camden Town Tube) £6/£4.50 Concs Tuesday September 9 Gotye: Belgian-born Australian Gotye has been making waves with his own brand of electro-pop. His forthcoming single, LEARNALiLGiViNANLOViN, taken from his recently released album, entitled Like Drawing Blood, showcases soulful vocals and powerful choruses against a Motown-esque beat. One to watch. The Scala (King’s Cross St Pancras Tube) £10 adv The Datsuns: Hard-Rock band The Datsuns are back with their own brand of retro rock and roaring riffs. They are currently on a European tour in support of their new album, Head Stunts, slated for release in October. Support comes from Sketches and The Raid. Barfly Camden (Chalk Farm Tube) £10 adv Thursday September 11 Club AC30 w/ SPC ECO + Insect Guides + 93MillionMilesFromTheSun: Live music night of Shoegaze/Dream-Pop, Post Rock and a touch of electronica, courtesy of record label AC30. Appearing live will be up-and-coming sonic-psychedelic group SPC ECO, alongside Insect Guides and 93MillionMilesFromTheSun. The Buffalo Bar (Angel Tube) £5 Electric Circus @ Metro Club: A new club night featuring a mix of Rock ‘n’ Roll, post-wave, glam-rock, sleazy pop, dirty electro and mutant disco. Metro Club (Tottenham Court Road Tube) £5 NUS/£4 w/flyer Friday September 12 Easy Lover at The Barfly Camden: Monthly club night where indie/electro meets old-skool party records. Stay downstairs if you want to shimmy along to 80s and 90s party classics, or head upstairs to lose yourself in an indie/electro utopia with music courtesy of CSS, Simian Mobile Disco and Hot Chip. Barfly Camden (Chalk Farm tube) £5 before 10pm, £8 afterwards Sergeant: This Scottish four-piece indie-rock group who NME have dubbed “the best new band in Scotland” play a major gig as part of the magazine’s weekly Club NME night. Support comes from fellow Scottish rockers Attic Lights. KOKO (Mornington Crescent Tube) £5 DAVID WOODE |
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