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SOUTH LONDON SOUNDS DJ, Brixton Buzz/Urban75 founder, drummer and Dulwich Hamlet die-hard Mike Urban shares his selection of south London sounds Sun 1st Dec, SW9 Sunday Sax Session at Market House 443 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8LN, 5pm-7pm, free Soak up the end of the week vibes with a soothing sortie of sweet sax from Tashomi Balfour, a resident of some of London’s finest jazz bars, and shuffle to Afro, contemporary, fusion jazz, soul and reggae.
Sun 1st Dec, SW9 Downtime with Dialog at Cafe Cairo 88 Landor Road, SW9 9PE, 6pm-11.30pm, free/donations Let the laidback psychill, trance, dub, psybass and reggae wash over you at the unique Cafe Cairo multi-level venue in Clapham. Cinematic special guest Dialog> teams up with VJ Mogston to meld ambient dub, electronica and techno visualscapes, with Pete Ardron and Liquid Lounge keeping the vibes unhurried and mellow.
6B, 9pm-11pm, free Hailing from Ohio, trumpeter Tom Kirkpatrick has played with some illustrious jazz greats including Chet Baker, Woody Shaw and Max Roach, and he’ll be joined by a local up-and-coming trio comprising of Stefan Melovski on guitar, Eleazar Ruiz on bass and Robbie Ellison on drums in this pleasant bijou bar/cafe.
Wed 4th Dec, SE15 Our Girl at Peckham Audio Unit 1, 133A Rye Lane, Peckham, SE15 4BQ, 7.30pm-11pm, £9 There’s an evening of thick, foggy, garage-rock stacked up with some Sonic Youth scuzz coming right at ya’, courtesy of the hotly tipped Our Girl.
SW9 8LF, 10pm-2am, free The Prince Albert used to host some legendary gigs back in the day and it’s great to see the venue bringing live music back to Coldharbour Lane. Taking to the stage will be festival veterans, The Scribes, showcasing their inventive, sharp and funny brand of hip-hop. “Outstanding rap. Witty, angry and bristling with invention and melody. The Scribes are something genuinely special,” purred Venue Magazine. Expect cheap booze, a full house and some brilliant audience interaction. Urban75 DJs will unleash floor-packing ska, indie, dance and pop till close.
Fri 6th Dec, SW2 10 Years of Never Say Die at Electric Brixton Town Hall Parade, Brixton, SW2 1RJ, 10pm-6am, £25 Dubstep dons Never Say Die have been pumping out all manner of top notch tunes on their label over the past decade, including releases from the likes of Zomboy, Noisia and Skrillex. This all-night celebration features SKisM, Trampa, BadKlaat, Zomboy and Oddprophet Space Laces, who’ll be keeping the bass cones collectively flapping till dawn.
Fri 6th Dec, SE27 Christmas Stick it On at Book & Record Exchange
and DJs. There’s plenty of local acts on the bill, which includes the Meltout Crew, Shumba Youth, Parris Wright, Fisky and UK Principle.
Fri 6th Dec, SW9 Disco Heat Crisis Fundraiser at Prince Of Wales 467 Brixton Road, SW9 8HH, 10pm-6am, £6 Thanks to the relentlessly evil austerity policies of the Tories, homelessness in the UK continues to grow. With winter’s shadowy fingers starting to take a grip on those on the street, this event for homeless charity Crisis looks to raise desperately needed dosh and support. Forming an orderly queue by the DJ booth will be the likes of Faze Action, Bill Brewster, The London Disco Society and Jay Carder.
Sat 7th Dec, SE5 Sound Express at The Kennington Pub 60 Camberwell New Road, SE5 0RS, 8.30pm-10pm, free The Kennington hosts a live show by Sound Express who will be rampaging through a host of musical genres with gay abandon, covering pop, rock, jazz, latin, soul, disco, funk, motown, Brazilian, Cuban, and more.
Sat 7th Dec, SW9 South London Punk Collective at Queens Head
378 Coldharbour Lane, SW9 8LF, 8pm-midnight, free
20 Norwood High St, SE27 9NR, 8.30pm-1am, free Independent record shop and bookstore by day, the vinyl racks
144 Stockwell Rd, Stockwell, SW9 9TQ, 8pm-11.20pm. Free After being unceremoniously hoofed out of their former base at the Hand In Hand, the South London Punk Collective have regrouped at the Queens Head. This four band line up
Desire Magic Mondays
Our Girl
The Scribes
Sound Express
Mon 2nd Dec, SE1 Desire Magic Mondays at Union Club 66 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP, midnight-9am, £6 London’s wildest weekly afterparty, powered by Jefferson Souza and guests Belmonte, Duwat? and Sofi Canter, bringing you a throbbing mass of tech house and techno every Monday night/Tuesday morning, from midnight til 9am.
Despite its diminutive physical proportions, Chip Shop Brixton has hosted some mighty big names. This monthly event sees the And What? collective invite MCs and vocalists to step up and spit in a grime/hip-hop stylee. Hosted by Absent Minded Poetics, Brummie MC/producer Caspar Grant will be on hand to show off his experimental hip hop and psychedelic bass prowess.
are manfully tussled asunder when the sun goes down to create a fully licensed venue for occasional music nights. Tonight, the Stick It On crew invite you - the great unwashed - to bring in three monster tunes of your choice and get spinning.
guarantees bucketfuls of righteous hi-speed angst, oodles of punk ggrrrrr and vast dollops of hardcore energy, with the stage rocking to The Road Atlas, Stone Heroes, Girls Like Us and Immigranti.
Tues 3rd Dec, SW9 Tom Kirkpatrick Quartet at Cable Cafe
Fri 6th Dec, SW9 The Scribes at the Prince Albert
8 Brixton Rd, Oval, SW9
418 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton,
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Thurs 5th Dec, SW9 And What? Rise of the MC at Chip Shop Brixton
Fri 6th Dec, SW9 S.O.U.L at Pop Brixton 49 Brixton Station Road, SW9 8PQ, 7pm - midnight, free This important event looks to raise awareness for mental health, through poetry, spoken word, live performances
Sat 7th Dec, SW16 Red Letters at the Rebel Inn 78A Streatham High Road, SW16 1BS, 8pm-11pm, free Election special with Red Letters and The Boston Brew banging out tunes in this boisterous rubadub. Continues on page 10