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Car ibo u (DJ set) B ussey B u ildi ng 5 t h Octo ber
Radio h ead T he O2 8th Octo ber
Fabric 1 3th Birth d a y Craig Richards, Visionquest, Levon Vincent, Omar-S (live), Tale Of Us, Sandwell District + many more October 20th/21st/22nd
C R A C K I S B A C K at The Nes t
£15/£20/£25
Deadboy, Behling and Simpson, Baltic Fleet, WLT
S av ages Electro werkz 10th Oc to be r
The Nest, Dalston
In what is fast becoming a yearly pilgrimage for team Crack,
October 19th
London’s best club opens its doors once more for a night,
£4 before 11.30 / £7
then a day, then a night again of non-stop house and techno wonderment. One of the most anticipated dates in the
C h ristia n M a rcla y
After taking a brief summer hiatus, Crack is delighted to be returning to our monthly residence at Dalston’s
clubbing calendar, DJs play numerous sets over the weekend
Southbank Centre
finest late night haunt, The Nest. We’ll now be taking over the third Friday of every month, aiming to
across Fabric’s three rooms in what constitutes a real all-
October 13th
bring in an extra roster of our favourite live acts and DJs. Coming straight back in with a big ‘un, we’ve got
encompassing experience for party goers. The line-up is as
Numbers’ finest Deadboy as well as Bristol slo-mo garage poster boys Behling and Simpson. On the live flex,
varied as it is hand-picked, and an endurance test for those
we’re delighted to bring you the expansive krautrock stylings of Baltic Fleet, fresh from a 6 Music session.
that fancy it. Monday is an absolute write-off. Just spare a
Big sounds all night long, we can’t wait.
thought for the bar staff!
I dj ut Bo y s T he Wa itin g Room 11th Oc to ber
T yondai Braxton Southbank Centre October 9th
Hier o gly phic Being S h a c klewell A rm s 12th Oc to be r
Appo lo o sa S h a c klewell A rm s 15th Octo ber
Eg y p t ia n H i p H op
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Corsica Studios
The Cribs, Liars, Django Django, Errors
October 11th
Various Venues, Cardiff
£7.50 adv.
Prices Vary
They sprung out of Manchester a couple of years ago, crazy young and overflowing with spunk (yuck),
We love Swn. We just do. Properly love it. To see Cardiff buzzing and bustling with genuine music fans
armed with a HudMo-produced EP and a huge blaze of hype. Yet just when they seemed set to be huge,
clambering to cram as much great music into their time as possible, and the multitude of venues transformed
Egyptian Hip Hop slipped inexplicably off the radar. Well it turns out mainman Alexander Hewett
and embracing the collective spirit, it all makes the trip westward thoroughly worthwhile. What’s more,
buggered off to develop an insanely enviable CV as a touring musician for Connan Mockasin and Charlotte
Swn’s unrelenting ability to expand and improve year-on-year is astonishing. We’re proud to be hosting our
Gainsbourgh, and this month the band finally drop their debut album, Good Don’t Sleep, on R&S. It’s a
own stage at Clwb Ifor Bach for the second year running, and this time our line-up includes none other than
stunning treat, generously rounded out by an almost psychedelic depth of sound and songwriting maturity
the creators of one of this year’s finest albums, Liars, the Mercury-nominated The Invisible, local heroes
which suggests a coming of age. It’s got us proper juiced up for their forthcoming live dates.
Kutosis and breakthrough Liverpool boy Jethro Fox. Essential.
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