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Electric Eel Shock at London Cargo, Fri 24 Jan
Cargo has no atmosphere, and tonight Electric Eel Shock bustle onto stage fresh from a gig played at another venue.
The sight of three undeniably rockanroll japanese freaks is enough to cause a curious surge to the front of the stage.
The bass player puts on his bass
The singer attaches a studded w»
Tom McRae at London Cargo, Tue 17 May
After spending the night wrapped in the wonderfully chill atmosphere 'neath the railway arches of Cargo, I've decided two things: One, warehouse conversions are quite possibly one of the best creations man ever stumbled upon, and two, I love Tom McRae.»
Part Chimp, Bullet Union, Comanechi at London Cargo, Mon 31 Oct
Call them a one-trick pony of you will, but I won’t be there to back you up when Part Chimp's mates come by and break your nose. Toffee apples, too, are a considerably more difficult proposition when you’ve no front teeth to speak of…»
The Cities, The Far Cries at London Cargo, Tue 28 Feb
Great night out!!
Bugfly Showed real potential and had a tight set.
Clay Machine Gun really got the crowd going, they made the night for me, watch out for them!! They had some great songs, hope they release one of their many potentisal »
Okkervil River at London Cargo, Mon 08 May
When Okkervil River singer Will Sheff comes on stage he looks a bit like a lost accountant – pale, with a mop of red hair, and wearing a shirt and tie and some modest-looking glasses. When, 90 minutes later, he leaves for the last time, any unnecessa»
Hexstatic at London Cargo, Thu 01 Jun
I'm in tears I am going to miss this gig.
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK.»
Love Is All at London Cargo, Thu 15 Mar
Live, as on record, Love Is All prove that it’s possible to celebrate and simultaneously deconstruct your influences, only to glue them back together in a way that, while comfortably familiar, is undeniably exhilarating to see and hear. Or, to put it simply, this quintet of Swedes prove that sometimes you can teach an old dog-like post-punk a few new tricks...»
Soweto Kinch at London Cargo, Thu 12 Apr
In Soweto Kinch, Britain has a charismatic performer and an undeniable talent, though the live show might have to change if he’s going to become anything other than a well-kept secret...»
Akron/Family, Ned Collette at London Cargo, Wed 16 May
I like going to gigs where you sit on the floor for the support. When the support is a chap with a guitar and a deep soulful voice»
Of Montreal, The Video Nasties, The Strange Death of Liberal England at Cargo, Hackney, Tue 29 May
Cargo may be packed to the rafters tonight with people on the lookout for the increasingly over-the-top theatrics that have come to embody an of Montreal performance, but there are some talented youngsters on this evening’s musical menu serving prime art-rock cocktails to the waiting crowd before the arrival of the main course...»
Colinfest at London Cargo, Sun 08 Jul
After Glastonbury, the sound of a festival where the mud doesn't stick to the hair on your legs, and where wellies are replaced by»
Gang Gang Dance, Dan Deacon at London Cargo, Wed 08 Aug
'Snake Mistakes', 'The Crystal Cat', 'Big Big Big Big Big'. Absurd, melting, sherbet shards that leak out through Deacon's cracked mind all over the electrics; tripping fuses and flooding circuit boards full of mutant goo. Countdown! Sitdown! Strobes pulse. There are repeated calls for "sass"...»
Dead Meadow, Arbouretum at London Cargo, Thu 09 Aug
Y’see, whatever follows this opening line, ultimately, ain’t telling you shit about Dead Meadow that you don’t already know...»
Tom Brosseau, The Twilight Sad, Mice Parade at London Cargo, Thu 13 Sep
This is not The Sad at their finest; the epic immersion their Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters offers is crackled into cough-fits and static; a snapped bass string – or does he always have three? – and no soundcheck equals a groping-in-the-dark set, one where the band physically, visually, claw their way from A to Z with an acute awareness of their exposed position...»
Thomas Tantrum, The Yell, Stranger Son of WB at London Cargo, Wed 19 Sep
Hello. This gig was organised by www.marquischacha.co.uk-a record label and this gig was kind of a showcase for said bands. Firs»
Dirty Projectors at London Cargo, Mon 15 Oct
Every Dirty Projectors track begins with the same mild-mannered introduction as riffs politely find their feet and tread on toes until they all seep into each other to hit a confident stride in their absurd pop posturing»
End of the Road Festival Christmas Shindig at London Cargo, Wed 19 Dec
Headliner Simple Kid gets nul points. No apologies, fans who sung along to a set you clearly adored. Somehow, between Slow Club and ‘SK’, the audience morphs into a mass of bottle-blonde office temps and their boyfriends»
Black Dice, Family Collective at London Cargo, Mon 17 Mar
Like witnessing Fantasia conducted in an outsize branch of Curry’s, Black Dice's strange alchemy seems to lie in winding up row upon row of maimed Duracell bunny beats and watching them collide stupidly»
Shout Out Louds, Lykke Li at London Cargo, Wed 04 Jun
Lykke Li emerges and right away something special is afoot. Some shows, like this one, seem to transcend the worst atmosphere to enter new terrain»
Emmy the Great, Diane Cluck, Young*Husband at London Cargo, Wed 11 Jun
The tail end of a fine evening sees Diane Cluck jovially field requests, the fluidity and grace absent earlier now well and truly apparent»
Why? at London Cargo, Mon 30 Jun
Sometimes it's better if a show isn't perfect - if Why? had delivered their Alopecia album faultlessly tonight, DiS's heart might have broken for good»
Ratatat at London Cargo, Wed 23 Jul
The missing link in a decade-spanning chain of pop-loving electronic instrumentalists, then? From the sounds of Ratatat's set closer that certainly seems to be the case»
Xiu Xiu at Cargo, Hackney, Mon 25 May
Caralee may have left Xiu Xiu, but a solo Jamie Stewart is a special, life-affirming, and profoundly weird thing. Tonight's set of "new and favourite Xiu Xiu songs" manages to have all the heartbreak and candour you'd expect of a Morrissey gig... but also the intimacy. »
The Juan Maclean at Cargo, London, Wed 19 Aug
In a parallel universe, tonight’s gig is a mailing list invite-only warm up date for The Juan Maclean’s imminent 3000+ capacit»
The Fiery Furnaces, pete um at Cargo, London, Thu 08 Oct
Oh, Eleanor. The double denim. Beloved of Bewitched and Bon Jovi. Is this a club you wish to be a member of? What does Mr Kapranos»
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