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Until Fri May 9, Hammersmith Apollo
After a brief hiatus spent with his Grinderman project, Sir Nicholas of Cave returns with his trusty Bad Seeds in full and muscular flow
Until Sun May 11, Earl's Court
Indoor alterno festival returns with a Reading/Leeds-style bill shared between London and Sheffield, with 30 Seconds To Mars, Paramore, Billy Talent & more
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Fri May 9, Proud Galleries
Cranked-up, lo-fi guitar fuzz from the headlining Ohio trio, who also display a good deal of beautiful tuneage on their recent Matador album, 'Rip It Off'....
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Fri May 9, Shepherd's Bush Empire
The sainted – some might say insanely over-rated – Mr Richman returns with his almost Latinesque take on guitar-pop, still providing the loveliest of...
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Fri May 9, King & Queen Pub
Fourth annual Keith Summers Festival featuring a line-up of Irish, English and American folk musicians, headed by the intricate Cajun folk veterans better...
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Until Tue 13 May
They sure aren’t the trendiest tickets in town, but this week there’s a great opportunity to sample three generations of country
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Sun May 11, The Underworld
Arts festival dedicated to 'celebrating female creativity in all its many forms' stages a three-day showcase of female musicians
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Mon May 12, Old Blue Last
Santi White, a Brooklyn-based MC popstrel who studied Caribbean and West African drumming, did a stint as an A&R for Epic Records and spent time in a Bad...
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Mon May 12, Queen Elizabeth Hall
A one-off gig from the original quiet-LOUD-quiet post-rockers cum quasi-classical ambient metallers, whose endless...
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Tue May 13, Electric Ballroom
NYC's hip, Columbia University-educated quartet headline, blending off-centre, Shins-like pop with high-life, kwassa...
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Wed May 14, Astoria
Despite Liars pulling out, the leftfield still remains firmly fixed at this excellent, ATP-hosted avant fest. Warp's intricate and groovesome 'supergroup'...
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - Angles
A triumphant pop record, albeit one that looks to rap/street poetry for its socio-political content
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