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TodayDoors 19:30

Jeff Slate And Friends

Dublin Castle · London

Jeff Slate And Friends- Album Launch Featuring Members of Paul Wellers band Ever since he was a wee lad, Jeff Slate has been about the riffs. His obsession kicked off with his band the Mindless Thinkers, on to The Badge and can’t stop/won’t stop with his solo work, which has included work with Pete Townshend, Roger McGuinn, Sheryl Crow, Jeff Tweedy, Margo Price and others. His most recent album, The Last Day of Summer, included guest turns from a who’s who of rock royalty and was called “an album of classy, Greenwich Village scented folk and soul” by Mojo. Slate has quite possibly written the book on Roy Orbison, a memoir with guitar slinger Earl Slick, more liner notes than a normal human could possibly consume – including projects for the Beatles, the Stones, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and more – and is a guest “rock ‘n’ roll expert” for Sirius XM. He’s even interviewed Bob Dylan. The Targets - The Targets - bluesy grooves and punky pop songs with a modernist leaning , for fans of the Feelgoods and the Hot Rods.

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TomorrowDoors 19:30

The Green Ribbon Club

Dublin Castle · London

The Green Ribbon Club -The Green Ribbon Club play acoustic punk music, taking their inspiration from the rich heritage of non-conformism, equality, creativity and subversion that infuses the darker recesses of British history. The original Green Ribbon Club was Britain’s first political opposition party, set up by people more commonly know as Levellers. Many soldiers in the Parliamentary army unionised, they wore Green Ribbons or sprigs of Rosemary to signify their allegiance. These fine people are their musical, spiritual descendants. Bravo. Punk Roth - is that Wrath or Roth…well punky David Lee Roth could be the vibe here as it goes! Van Halen for Libertines heads! Deerbow - energised and energetic young band with an Arctic Monkeys meets Muse dynamic indie rock style. Peacock - lively and expressive funky rockers…orcrocking funkateers- either way a spiffing way to kick off the night. Loose Cannons - Loose Cannons is an originals Indie Rock band based in London, with music that ranges from dark melancholy to catchy upbeat. They channel 90s rock with a modern twist and sing about the complexity, nuances, pain and joy of life’s experiences…

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Thu 12 NovDoors 19:30

Joe Kash

Dublin Castle · London

Joe Kash - urgent punky blues and folk tinged fare, often driven along by some searing slide guitar. Rootsy but rousing! Craic Killers - Politically engaged but witty London based Irish punker satirists with some superb in yer face agit punk statements and artful experimental passages attached to primal riffing workouts. Nice. Like Kneecap got in a scrum with the Lambrini Girls and Rudimentary Peni! FOGG- rock electro trio…World travellers, sound explorers, reptilian rockers and experimenters. FOGG is a brutal machine, heavy and synthesized with elegant and delicat lumps. They mix electronic music and its aerial textures with the burning fire coming out of a deep and groovy rock tune Their musical universe finds itself between the enchanted melodies of a Radiohead, the violent rock of a Led Zeppelin and the obsessive sequences of a Gesaffelstein. Mézinc - keys and drummer electronica with big beats… Ia drum/techno duo to blow away the cobwebs as the gig unfolds!

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Fri 13 NovDoors 19:30

Liverpool2London

Dublin Castle · London

Vernons Future - Vernons Future have history back to indie’s golden age in 1980’s Liverpool, and they bring indie guitar pop of the old school - a mix of classic guitar jangle, with hints of 60s psychedelia. Acclaimed debut album ‘Smithdown Road’ (Melody Maker said it was “a fine debut in love with pop at its most unassuming and most charming”) came out on legendary Liverpool label Probe Plus in 1990, then The Vernons (as they were then known) promptly split before resurfacing in 2015 in Oxford/London as Vernons Future, releasing sophomore album ‘Aquaplaning’ and further standalone singles. St Vitus Dance are an acclaimed Belfast-formed post-punk/indie-pop band (est. 1981) known for their 60s-influenced sound, witty lyrics about Belfast life, and the 1987 album ‘Love Me, Love My Dogma’. Fronted by vocalist Noel Burke — who later joined Echo & The Bunnymen as singer-songwriter — the band moved to Liverpool, split in 1988, and reformed in 2005. In 2025, the band toured with Noel Burke to perform the 1990 Echo & The Bunnymen album Reverberation in full, with plans for new, original St Vitus Dance material in 2026, to follow on from the Probe Plus 2008 Glypotheq...

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Sun 10 Jan 2027Doors 18:00

Celebrating John Holt

The Jazz Cafe · London

GigsTributeReggae

Sun 10 Jan 2027Doors 18:00

The Unholy Trinity: Bats! Rats! Eels!

New Cross Inn · London

GigsPunkPop-Punk & Emo

Sun 10 Jan 2027Doors 19:45

Counter's Creek

Cabbage Patch Pub · Twickenham

Counter's Creek are an acoustic folk band based in London who make original music inspired by the folk music of the British Isles and beyond. Jigs, reels, grooves from eastern Europe and west Africa, catchy melodies with closely interwoven harmonies allied to a real sense of swing and dance energy. Whistle player Jonathan Taylor has worked in many different musical genres: best known as a jazz pianist who's played with artists such as Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley, Ruby Turner and various British jazz luminaries, he's also co-founder of Tango Siempre, appeared on Strictly Come Dancing and arranged music for Robert Wyatt. Singer Ben Cox studied Jazz at Guildhall School of Music & Drama, has played at major Jazz festivals with The Ben Cox Band, is currently musical director of four choirs in London and is an accomplished whistle/flute/harmonium player. Fiddler Tom Newell is known for his work with Effra who perform regularly at UK folk festivals as well as The Ceilidh Liberation Front, Alex Mendham & His Orchestra and pop acts including Muse, One Direction and Lana Del Rey. He also plays banjo and mandolin (not to mention charango and mouth harp). Guitarist Moss Freed plays with jazz/fo...

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Tue 12 Jan 2027Doors 19:00

New Roots Presents: Gabriel Moreno & The Quivering Poets Album Launch

Green Note · London

Gabriel Moreno and The Quivering Poets present Moreno's eighth album ‘Cracking The System With Love.’ With Richard Moore on violin and Ned Cartwright on piano. Currently based in London, Gibraltarian songwriter and poet Gabriel Moreno is an irresistibly engaging performer. He combines a latin exuberance and passion with a rare lyrical calibre (he is also an accomplished poet, with 12 books published to date). He has thrilled audiences across South America, the USA and Europe, including recent sets at UK festivals Wilderness, The Great British Folk Festival, Malmesbury Roots and Folk Festival, Costa Folk Festival, Gibraltar Music Festival, ELY folk Festival, Broadstairs Folk Festival, Rochester Sweeps Festival and Purbeck Valley Folk Festival, and has been championed by the likes of BBC 6 Music’s Cerys Matthews. Moreno’s unique artistic voice lies in the meeting and fusion of different identities. Born and raised in Gibraltar, bordering southern Spain and just 8 miles from Africa, he has since lived and performed across the world, absorbing influences from music, literature and art everywhere he went. He was previously the longtime curator and host of the legendary Lantern S...

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