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Tube: Aldgate East (5 mins) Shoreditch (6 mins) Aldgate (7 mins)
Reviewed Events
Carina Round, Keane, Baxter at London Spitz, Thu 31 May
Acoustic meanderings are starting to become a wee bit tedious in my opinion. Just about every young Charlie is ditching his/her electric beast for a more subdued, slighter instrument. If one must venture down this avenue, one must also have the voice to accompany it. Thankfully, tonight's performers have been blesse»
Camera Obscura at London Spitz, Sat 30 Jun
Having spent the majority of the day in Farnham, getting my eardrums tortured by the emo/mathrock carnage that is Escanna, Econoline and Hirameka Hi-Fi, the trip back to town to catch twee Scots Camera Obscura was wholly welcomed The evening, promoted by the irrepresible Strange Fruit, largely consisted of»
The Lollies, The Bangs, The Gossip at London Spitz, Sat 18 Aug
Part of the Ladyfest tour this gig was as political as it was musical. Rammed to the walls with empowered girls and shy looking boys the rhetoric may have been bouncing off the converted but musically it was a strange mix. The Gossip are from Washington and feature one sixties looking girl drummer, a shagg»
Trembling Blue Stars at London Spitz, Fri 19 Oct
“These are haunted days; bonfire-scented autumn days…”
Friday evening in a rainy city: and the night’s entertainment includes a roomful of boys with timid consonants, big dreams packed into cramped guitar cases. Autumn’s a good time to see the Trembling Blue Stars. It’s pining season.
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The Golden Virgins, His Name Is Alive at London Spitz, Fri 18 Oct
O season of mists and mellow fruitlessness. It's autumn, and the permanent crankiness that comes with perpetual cold and damp has set in. I'm feeling melancholic and broody so I'm in the mood for some haunting and beautiful mope-rock, please. I like seeing bands "in the round" at the Spitz; you can sit down t»
Kandinski at London Spitz, Tue 20 Apr
While everyone else has been busy obsessing over all things 1980s, London boys Kandinski are gooey-eyed over an entirely different era. So what exactly DO you get when you mix The Divine Comedy with AC/DC?»
passage, telephone jim jesus at London Spitz, Wed 10 Nov
Part of me simply expected more, y’know? Don’t be a hater.»
Chris T-T, Shuffle, Thomas Truax, Sergeant Buzfuz at London Spitz, Thu 25 Nov
Thomas Truax is the meanest Hornicator player around...»
The Research at London Spitz, Thu 17 Feb
'While they teeter just inches away from a complete and unedifying shambles most of the time, they are capable of some dazzling song craft. In fact it just seems effortless...'»
sole at London Spitz, Wed 09 Mar
If Tim Holland passed you, perhaps whilst you were on a flight of stairs making a phone call, you wouldn’t look twice. I know: he did, I didn’t.»
Tenebrous at London Spitz, Wed 24 May
His guitar saws back and forth on his knee, glinting with different intensities of reflected red light and emitting a weary, bleary haze of ennui. Remember Slint's 'Good Morning Captain'? Listening to Steve Gullick's new band Tenebrous, one gets some idea of what the hell happened to the poor, titular seadog's ship.»
Pete and the Pirates, Screaming Tea Party at London Spitz, Sun 26 Nov
The Spitz is an interestingly refreshing venue. One minute you can be astounded by the talent and the next minute by the lack of i»
Low, Gareth S. Brown at London Spitz, Thu 15 Feb
One might expect Low, in such cramped conditions as London's tiny Spitz venue, to opt for the most intimate of sets. Nothing too crushing, nothing too happy-sapping, maybe laying off the whole murder ballad scene. Just for one night...»
Prego at London Spitz, Wed 21 Feb
Be it a residency at the Islington Academy, or at Steve Lamacq’s 6 Music unsigned sessions, Prego’s rave reviews are sticking to the band as easy as shit underfoot...»
Jeniferever, Devastations, The Kissaway Trail at London Spitz, Sun 22 Apr
If The Kissaway Trail continue to grow from gig to gig at their present pace, expect the Danes to be filling Wembley roughly a year from now...»
Malajube at London Spitz, Tue 08 May
Malajube would be annoying – irritating to the point of heckling – if it wasn’t for the fact that their songs are so good; the French-Canadian quintet’s run-through of songs old and older this evening is a true joy to behold...»
Iron and Wine at London Spitz, Thu 09 Aug
Witnessing Samuel Beam (aka Iron & Wine) play this one-off unaccompanied acoustic showcase in aid of new album The Shepherd’s Dog provides us an early-evening bedtime storybook...»
Jonah Matranga, Frank Turner, Jacob Golden, Joshua English at Spitz, Poplar, Thu 20 Sep
Frank is sitting on a stool, guitar in one hand, whisky in the other, looking at a sold-out crowd. “I’m going to start with a new song tonight,” he says. ”Because I feel like it, and I can.” We clap, cheer and smile, because Frank can do whatever he wants, and we wouldn’t be here if he’d followed some other template of how to be a musician...»
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