Substance presents Hair of the Dog Featuring – Will Rouse and Cadi Gwyn + Sweet Thieves + Gideon

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Substance at the Spice of Life Featuring – The Dirty Strangers

The Spice of Life · London

Saturday 14th of November Substance at the Spice of Life Featuring – The Dirty Strangers + Electrics + The Rhynes The Spice of Life is a Soho landmark, historic music venue and is in the heart of London's West End. Renowned for having a great live sound The Spice of Life and Substance have worked together for over 18 years to bring the very best new music to the heart of the capital. "One of the best little venues in London" Evening Standard The Line up The Dirty Strangers Carrying a torch for rootsy Rock'N'Roll as invented by Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent & Chuck Berry… https://www.facebook.com/thedirtystrangers/?locale=en_GB Electrics Indie punk ... https://www.facebook.com/LECCYS The Rhynes The Rhynes pronounced “reens”, were formed by Joe Atkinson who has toured and recorded extensively over the years as the keyboard player for Flipron, Neville Staple from the Specials, 60’s legend Donovan and Pauline Black/The Selecter among others. Reviews have likened The Rhynes to IRS era REM with vocals reminiscent of Steven Duffy and Tim Burgess. (Americana.com/WIM.com) The ten songs on Feel So Sure were written by Joe Atkinson who again sings and plays most of the instruments on...

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TomorrowDoors 19:00

Substance presents Hair of the Dog

The Spice of Life · London

Sunday 15th of November Substance presents Hair of the Dog Featuring – Deep Theory + Bibi Donaldson + Cameron Douglas + Faraaz The Spice of Life is a Soho landmark, historic music venue and is in the heart of London's West End. Renowned for having a great live sound The Spice of Life and Substance have worked together for over 18 years to bring the very best new music to the heart of the capital. "One of the best little venues in London" Evening Standard The Line up Deep Theory Poprock love merchant. You come to me for your next daydream. Deep Theory is a percussive, fingerstyle guitarist who lays down his groove on the back of an acoustic, often weaving in intricate arpeggios and a mellow baritone voice. His music blends John Mayer’s groove, The Eagles’ storytelling, and Tom Misch’s sun-drenched funk into catchy choruses—or as he calls them, “theories.” With immersive narratives and high crowd engagement, he brings a unique energy to the singer-songwriter space. These aren’t just songs—they’re raw, melodic confessions for the daydreamers, loners, and overthinkers. https://www.instagram.com/deeptheory_/ Bibi Donaldson Singer/ Songwriter based in North London htt...

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Thu 19 NovDoors 19:00

Substance at the Spice of Life Featuring – Liam Mera Kai

The Spice of Life · London

Thursday 19th of November Substance at the Spice of Life Featuring – Liam Mera Kai + Theo Zellus + + Ryon Head The Spice of Life is a Soho landmark, historic music venue and is in the heart of London's West End. Renowned for having a great live sound The Spice of Life and Substance have worked together for over 18 years to bring the very best new music to the heart of the capital. "One of the best little venues in London" Evening Standard The Line up Liam Mera Kai South London's Liam Mera Kai delivers a fusion of alt hip-hop, neo-soul and R&B, occasionally layered with elements of UK dance and garage with mellow, jazzy UK hop-hop beats, introspective rhymes, soothing vocals pitting bars with ruminative songwriting. https://www.instagram.com/liammerakai Theo Zellus Theo Zellus is a rising talent in the Hip Hop music industry who hails from the energetic city of London in the United Kingdom. Theo Zellus has established himself in the genre, notably in the area of Alternative Hip Hop, because to his unmistakable passion for the art form. Theo Zellus incorporates a distinctive fusion of appealing beats and thought-provoking lyrics into his tunes by drawing inspiration from the rich m...

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Thu 26 NovDoors 19:00

Substance at the Spice of Life Featuring – Mamoko

The Spice of Life · London

Thursday 26th of November Substance at the Spice of Life Featuring – Mamoko + Lugnut The Spice of Life is a Soho landmark, historic music venue and is in the heart of London's West End. Renowned for having a great live sound The Spice of Life and Substance have worked together for over 18 years to bring the very best new music to the heart of the capital. "One of the best little venues in London" Evening Standard The Line up Mamoko We are Mamoko. Fronted by London-based musician Charlie Suff. The band grew from a desire to build world with your closest friends where everyone is free to be strange, expressive, and completely themselves. The result is a project that sits somewhere between an emerging Arcade Fire and a riotous and angsty turn in step with The Strokes. and cathartic indie-rock saxophone-drenched, riff-driven, and anchoredby Suff's raw, poetic lead vocals. Suff has long been captivated by the tension between potential and self-doubt the way we can feel momentarily, brilliantly alive and then suddenly, inexplicably, in our own way. Mamoko channels that question into music that doesn't wait around for an answer. It leans into the chaos. It throws a party in the uncertai...

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Sun 13 DecDoors 12:30

EMF (matinee)

100 Club · London

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Sun 13 DecDoors 13:30

Women Of Folk

Green Note · London

Following sell-out gigs at the Green Note and Water Rats, Women Of Folk return for another show at the Green Note. Gathering together three exceptional voices, Women Of Folk pays homage to the songs and repertoires of the very best women folk singers and singer-songwriters past and present – taking in Sandy Denny, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Melanie, Judy Collins, Carole King, some well-chosen traditional songs and more. Women Of Folk is a collaboration between Linda Moylan (Solo artist), Louise Hatch (Solo, Laurence O & The Blistered Mirrors) and Rebecca Mileham (Solo, Liam Vincent & The Odd Foxes) – with each voice bringing its own flavour to the mix, covering all bases from Traditional to Irish to English Folk to Greenwich Village to Laurel Canyon and others along the way. Linda has been described as ‘a stunning singer-songwriter, with a voice to die for’. Her latest album ‘The Fool’ was included in At The Barrier’s list of best albums of 2024 and she was nominated for Best Female Artist of 2024 by Fatea. Louise released her debut solo album ‘Love Is The Bridge’ in September 2025. Her powerful voice and effortless harmonies bring a more West-Coast American influe...

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Sun 13 DecDoors 13:30

The False Dots Xmas Party

Dublin Castle · London

The False Dots love a party and so do you, and at this time of year parties are happenstance nailed on alongside the tinsel and balloons. Happy birthday beardie bloke. So no excuse needed for this one this afternoon, luckily fronted by one of the most perfect purveyors of knees up party music known to man and indeed woman. If you don’t know yet, yer FDs are a ska punk pop sensation, with marvellous songs care of frontman Roger Tichborne, songs that hold a jaundiced mirror up to Londinium life. For fans of Madness, Ian Dury and the frothier end of post punk. Bobby Zodiac and the Clairvoyants - and you’re in for a real treat with this lot too. Combining the louche wit of the spoken word stylee front man with the smooth yacht rock stylings of the ‘musician’ would be sparkling and tremendous in of itself, but add an actual mermaid (pretty sure this is factually correct) to interpret said songs in dance routines that are exotic, esoteric, exquisite and other things beginning with E, and you have a recipe for slack jawed amazement. Beautiful stuff. Opening today a fabulous ska,reggae, rocksteady combo called The Monoversals. Headed up by former Joe Angel and Dubvocalisa guitarist...

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Sun 13 DecDoors 14:00

The Restarts /Grail Guard

Signature Brew Blackhorse Road · London

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