One of the Hoxton originals, Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen has seen plenty of action in its time. Still hip, the bar and diner now touts itself as something of a gig venue with complete listings featuring album launches and gigs proper. The venue website proudly lists the bands that have stopped off - The Hives, Vampire Weekend, MaxÔmo Park - and the place is therefore packed to bursting at weekends with a cheerful mix of local trendy young things and weekend tourists. The cavernous space can feel soulless at times but not so's you'd notice once the party is in full flow in the windowless back room. The main bar is long and buzzy, while the upmarket diner-style food in the restaurant area hits the spot. The pleasant outside area, backing on to Hoxton Square, fills up quickly in summer so arrive early.
Conscious flows over soulful grooves from the headlining female MC, with support from Metropolis, of UK hip hoppers Foreign Beggars.
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Twisted folk from the Cherbourg frontman in the headline slot, with support from poppy sextet reminiscent of 'Strawberry Fields'-era Beatles GA.
Intriguing buzz band from Navarre, Spain headline, offering raved-up folktronica and minimal electro pop/eight-bit techno with support from NYC's hotly tipped Violens, touting their organ-blasted, ...
Melodramatic off-beat alt.pop from elastic-vocaled quirk-popper and Greek Kate Bush fan Marina, plus arftul and twitchy, Talking Heads-styled alt.rock cum punky funk, with brass flecks and obligato...
It's back! Well, kind of. BoomBox lives again in this new weekly party, which masquerades under Richard Mortimer's fashion and lifestyle blog Ponystep. Expect the same usual rules - dress fash, lef...
It's back! Well, kind of. BoomBox lives again in this new weekly party, which masquerades under Richard Mortimer's fashion and lifestyle blog Ponystep. Expect the same usual rules - dress fash, lef...
It's back! Well, kind of. BoomBox lives again in this new weekly party, which masquerades under Richard Mortimer's fashion and lifestyle blog Ponystep. Expect the same usual rules - dress fash, lef...
It's back! Well, kind of. BoomBox lives again in this new weekly party, which masquerades under Richard Mortimer's fashion and lifestyle blog Ponystep. Expect the same usual rules - dress fash, lef...
It's back! Well, kind of. BoomBox lives again in this new weekly party, which masquerades under Richard Mortimer's fashion and lifestyle blog Ponystep. Expect the same usual rules - dress fash, lef...
It's back! Well, kind of. BoomBox lives again in this new weekly party, which masquerades under Richard Mortimer's fashion and lifestyle blog Ponystep. Expect the same usual rules - dress fash, lef...
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