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Police Dog Hogan, Toby Connor, Fiona Culley Country, Americana and bluegrass by the seven-piece, London-based band. The Troubadour, Old Brompton Rd, SW5 9JA (020 7370 1434). £7.
Monday 14 Leigh Coleman Classic soul by the Midlands-based singer. 606 Club, Lots Rd, SW10 0QD (020 7352 5953). £10.
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Conversations With Sound The vocal ensemble performs improvised soundscapes and experimental, orchestral works arranged by composer Jamie McDermott. Kings Place, York Way, N1 9AG (020 7520 1490). £12.50, adv £9.50. Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring Quintet The tenor saxophonist and the Grammy Award-winning saxophonist duo from the US lead their band as it plays hard bop and post-bop, with pianist Harold Mabern and drummer Joris Dudli. Ronnie Scott’s, Frith St, W1D 4HT (020 7439 0747). Also Tue. £25-£40. Her Dying Regret, Angels Gate, A Shot At Never Metalcore from the Readingbased five-piece outfit. Dublin Castle, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 7485 1773). £6, adv/concs £4.50. Sel The Lithuanian group, led by producer and songwriter Egidijus Dragunas, plays rap and hip-hop. Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean St, W1D 3RW (020 7437 9595/ cc 0845 602 7017). £15. Stewart Curtis And His Klezmer Swing Quartet The reeds-player performs swing and jazz with the four-piece group. Le QuecumBar, Battersea High St, SW11 3HX (020 7787 2227). £10.
Tuesday 15 Blues Engineers Swing and blues six-piece with a dash of soul. Dover St Restaurant And Bar, Dover St, W1S 4LQ (020 7629 9813). £8, free before 10pm. Mallory Knox Contemporary rock by the London-based band. The Garage, Highbury Corner, N5 1RD (0870 060 3777/ cc 0844 847 1678). £8.50. Neil McSweeney, David J Roch, Joel Harries The Sheffield-born singer-songwriter performs indie-folk and rock, from his third studio album. The Lexington, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB (020 7837 5371). Adv £7. Rebet Asker The four-piece plays Greek folk and World music, with influences from Asia, the Balkans, Western Europe and the Americas. The Green Note Cafe, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 7485 9899). £7. Secret Company, M_Y_A, I’m Called George Indie-pop by the London-based band. The Water Rats, Gray’s Inn Rd, WC1X 8BZ (020 3589 5983). £7, adv £5. Wu Block Hip-hop and rap from the collaboration between the Wu Tang Clan member Ghostface Killa and Sheek Louchfrom D-Block. The Garage, Highbury Corner, N5 1RD (0870 060 3777/ cc 0844 847 1678). £22.50.
Friday 18 Ahab The London-based four-piece plays country-rock and folk. Kings Place, York Way, N1 9AG (020 7520 1490). £12.50.
the airborne toxic event Koko. Feb 28. £18 The Californian garage-pop-alt-rockers, known for their orchestral backed compositions, play from their sophomore album, All At Once . NW1 7JE
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Wednesday 16 Aeon, Dyscarnate, Voices, Ageless Oblivion The Swedish metalcore outfit performs hardcore tech-rock and intense death-metal from the album, Aeons Black. The Garage, Highbury Corner, N5 1RD (0870 060 3777/ cc 0844 847 1678). £12. Archie Sylvester, Blind Pilgrim, True Penny The London-based singer-songwriter and guitarist performs soulful blues-rock and indie-pop. Buffalo Bar, Upper St, N1 1RU (020 7359 6191). £7, adv £5. Balthazar The five-piece from Belgium plays catchy, wiry indie-pop to promote the album Rats. The Lexington, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB (020 7837 5371). Adv £6. Gary Barlow, Nell Bryden The singer-songwriter, musician and The X Factor judge, who gained fame as a member of the 1990s chart-topping boyband Take That, performs pop and soft rock hits spanning his entire musical career. Hammersmith Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0844 249 1000). £35 & £65, phone for availability. Blindness, Creatures Of Love, Hunting Party The Londonbased four-piece performs a dark blend of electro, industrial and alternative rock. Shacklewell Arms, Shacklewell Ln, E8 2EB (020 7249 0810). £8, adv £6. Curxes, Trelawney The Brighton-based duo performs synth-driven glam electro-pop. The Sebright Arms, Coate St, E2 9AG (020 7729 0937). £7, adv £5. The False Beards, Shelagh McDonald Old-style psychedelic folk from the two-piece outfit. The Green Note Cafe, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 7485 9899). Adv £10. Rebekka Karijord The Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician plays lilting and ethereal alternative folk and ambient pop. The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). £7.50.
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Solange New York-based singer, sister of Beyonce, performs synth-heavy R‘n’B, soul-pop and dance. XOYO, Cowper St, EC2A 4AP (020 7729 5959). Also Thu. Adv £12.
Thursday 17 Funkification Funk, soul and disco eight-piece. Dover St Restaurant And Bar, Dover St, W1S 4LQ (020 7629 9813). £15, free before 10pm. Letka, Ebe Oke The duo of vocalist Sandra O’Neill and multi-instrumentalist Peter Chilvers plays alternative country music. The Green Note Cafe, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 7485 9899). £8. JD McPherson, Sean Rowe R‘n’B and rock ‘n’ roll by the Oklahoma-born singer-songwriter. Electric Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP (020 7485 9006). £12.50. The Mercenaries, Eyes Like Eyes, Jesica Mary York Riff-based alternative rock and metal by the band from New Delhi. Archangel, Kensington High St, W8 5NP (020 7938 4137). £7, adv £5. Miguel, Daley R‘n’B by the singer-songwriter and producer, Miguel Jontel Pimentel, from Los Angeles, California. The Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7428 4099). £22.50, phone for availability. Millennium Eagles Jazz Band New Orleans-style outfit led by reeds player Matt Palmer. 100 Club, Oxford St, W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £9. Sinead O’Connor The award-winning, Glenagearyborn singer-songwriter performs acoustic alt-pop and new wave folk-rock. LSO St Luke’s, Old St, EC1V 9NG (020 7638 8891/ cc 0845 120 7591). £20 & £30. Peter Hook And The Light The bass player and band perform New Order’s Movement and Power Corruption & Lies. Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £20.
Alt-J The Mercury Prize award-winning four-piece from Leeds performs experimental electro-rock and indie-pop, with touches of hip-hop and trip hop, from its debut album, An Awesome Wave. O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (020 8354 3300/ cc 0844 477 2000). Also Sat. £14. The Apostates, Pharaohs, Rip Roaring Cats, Vice Like Grip The London-based outfit performs lively punk-rock. The Workshop, Old St, EC1V 9EY (020 7253 6787). £5, adv £4. Dropkick Murphys, Crowns The band from Quincy, Massachusetts, plays lively punk-rock and Celtic punk to promote the album Signed And Sealed In Blood. The Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7428 4099). Also Sat. £21. Drugstore, Sweet Sweet Lies Altpop from London-based, Brazilian singer-songwriter and bassist Isabel Monteiro with her band. St Pancras Old Church, Euston Rd, NW1 2BA (020 7388 1461). £14. Groove Instinct The septet from Guildford play funk, soul and pop covers. Dover St Restaurant And Bar, Dover St, W1S 4LQ (020 7629 9813). £15, free before 10pm. The Knights Of The Realm, Stonethief, West Of The Sun, Luiza Time Classic rock by the four-piece band from London. 100 Club, Oxford St, W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £10, adv £8.
Empire Affair, Paul Hegley Band, Interkid, Stereo Influence Indierock and post-punk by the Bournemouth-based band. Dublin Castle, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 7485 1773). £7, adv/concs £5. G&G Sindikatas The band from Vilnius, Lithuania, plays hip-hop and rap. The Garage, Highbury Corner, N5 1RD (0870 060 3777/ cc 0844 847 1678). £15. Sandra Kerr, Janet Russell, Rosie Davis And Peta Webb The singer-songwriter and musician outfit plays folk to promote the album No Change Of Heart. Cecil Sharp House, Regents Park Rd, NW1 7AY (020 7485 2206). £15. Malambo The band performs Musica Criolla from the Peruvian coastal regions. St Ethelburga’s, Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AG (020 7496 1610). £12, adv £10. Brian Peters The singer and concertina player plays lively traditional English folk. Cellar Upstairs Folk Club at The Exmouth Arms, Starcross St, NW1 1HR (020 7281 7700). £7, mems £6, unwaged £5.50. The Pink Singers The community choir performs pop covers, showtunes and classical pieces. Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ (020 7730 4500). £12-£24, NUS/OAP/mems £20. The Souls Electronica and dance by the Glasgowbased twosome, with DJs Jagz Kooner and Ali Ooft. Momo, Heddon St, W1B 4BH (020 7434 4040). £12, mems £10.
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Longfellow, The Cosmoplitan Quartet, Jana Page & Rollo Spreckley, Michelle McManus A mixture of folk and indie from the London-based band. The Troubadour, Old Brompton Rd, SW5 9JA (020 7370 1434). £8, £7 before 10pm. Son Yambu Original and classic Cuban son music by the Londonlocated outfit. Floridita, Wardour St, W1F 0TN (020 7314 4042). £10. Zeeteah Singer Zeeteah Massiah from Barbados, now based in London, performs a mixture of dance, R‘n’B and house with her backing band. MAP Studio Cafe, Grafton Rd, NW5 3DU (020 7916 0545). £12.
Saturday 19 Asking Alexandria Metalcore by the York-based band. O2 Academy Brixton, Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL (0844 477 2000). £16. Gilad Atzmon Israeli world-bop saxophonist. The Hideaway, Stanthorpe Rd, SW16 2ED (020 8835 7070). £12.
The Broadway Twisters, Chi Chi Revolver, The Bohemianauts, TheDamn Jammage, Aurora Galore, Louisa Jones & Whiskey Moon Face The lively quartet performs alt-country and rockabilly. The Lexington, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB (020 7837 5371). £12, adv £9.99.
Born Gold American songwriter and musician Cecil Frena performs experimental pop, with elements of techno, garage, shoegaze, and house, to promote the album Little Sleepwalker. The Barfly, Camden, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN (0844 847 2424). £10. Donny And Marie Pop, R‘n’B and disco from the American duo and members of chart-topping family group The Osmonds. The O2, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0844 856 0202). £45-£75. Kendrick Lamar The rapper and songwriter from Compton, California performs hip-hop and gangsta rap from the album Good Kid, m.A.A.d City. Hammersmith Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0844 249 1000). £22.50-£30, phone for availability. Sudden Exit Rock and alternative pop by the London-based four-piece. O2 Academy Islington, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (020 7288 4400/ cc 0844 477 2000). £15.
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