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SW8 1RT, 10pm-6am, £15 Vowel-eschewing club night mashing up a half ton of dubstep, grime, garage and jungle, with the likes of Ivy Lab, Skeptical, J Kenzo, Headhunter, Hi5 Ghost & Jammz gliding the sliders along the sonic highway.
Sat 5th Oct, SW9 The Shutdown at Jamm 261 Brixton Road, SW9 2LH, 7pm-11pm, £12 Rev up your engines for a floorboard lacerating night of grime, hip hop, rap, UK garage with nine artists on the bill including Fonzie, RawzArtilla, D-Saro, The Young Fresh A.K.A TFK and more.
Making a Hideaway debut with her full live band, Matshidiso merges neo-soul, South African and Jamaican influences. A classically trained pianist, her music fuses early Alice Coltrane and Nina Simone influences with the storytelling nature of Joni Mitchell.
Fri 11th Oct, SW2 Pop Party Night at the Effra Social
128 Hartington Road, SW8
301-303 Railton Road, Herne Hill, SE24 0JN, 8pm-10.30pm, free Roger Humbles, head honcho of house
89 Effra Road, Brixton, SW2 1DF, 9pm-1am, free It’s the biggest pop party in town as well-oiled Brixton Buzz DJs crash the decks with floor-crunching party anthems and arm-waving bangers till 1am, backed by crazy dance visuals. Expect dancefloor mayhem to a fun soundtrack of Cyndi Lauper, Beyonce, Bon Jovi, A-Ha, Fleetwood Mac, Cher, Dolly, Whitney, Queen, Bowie, Outkast and more.
The Shutdown
Matshidiso
Burlesque
Streatham Strut
crowd, with DJs playing the latest hits and old school classics.
2HJ, 8pm-11pm, free There’s three alternative bands lined up for this quirky, fun venue, with Sad Clown painting a palette of pop, prog, country and electronica, while Sea Diver plunge into a pool of ambient rock. Slow Like A Feeling round up the bill with a scuzzy blend of dirty electronic beats and post punk guitars with an 80's cherry on top.
band Head's Up, invites jazzy types to do their jazzy things in a jazzy way.
Fri 11th Oct, SW9 Jacked-up Jukebox at Cafe Cairo
DJ, Brixton Buzz/Urban75 founder, drummer and Dulwich Hamlet die-hard Mike Urban shares his selection of south London sounds Tues 1st Oct, SW4 Tuesday Warm Up at Lotus Bar
shindig in downtown Peckham.
6 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UL, 10pm-1.30am, £5+ Upmarket, cocktail-shifting bar attracting an eyebrow-perfect
Fri 4th Oct, SW8 Sad Clown + Sea Diver at The Cavendish Arms
Thurs 3rd Oct, SW2 Jamaica Jazzzz at Effra Hall Tavern 38 Kellett Road, Brixton, SW2 1EB, 9.30pm-11.15pm, Free One of the few traditional pubs left anywhere in the area, this locals’ boozer has regular live music nights throughout the week. Thursdays is always a busy night, with the house band mashing up jazz, ska and reggae in front of an appreciative crowd.
Fri 4th Oct, SE27 Pepperpot DJs at the Railway Tavern 7 Station Rise, Tulse Hill, SE27 9BW, 9pm-2am, free One of the longest running nights in this sprawling boozer with a magnificent garden, you can expect smoking’n’simmering slices of all-vinyl ska, reggae, funk, soul & 50's RnB from Big Matt, Bongo Pete & Don Lorenz.
Fri 4th Oct, SE15 Disco Freaks at CLF Art care Bussey Building, 133 Rye Lane, SE15 4ST, 11pm-5am, £10 A trouser flapping night of get down disco, funk and soul as Disco Freaks whoop it up for their 6th birthday
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Fri 4th Oct, SW9 Signal Sessions at Market House 443 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8LN, 9pm-3am, £5 DJs Matt Klemara & Mr Corsini specialise in classic hip-hop, breaks, disco and all things flipping funky with a bit of scratching to keep your appendages motoring.
Sat 5th Oct, SW16 Boozy Bougie Brunch at Exhibit B 5 Streatham High Road, SW16 1EF, 2.30pm-7pm, £35 It’s a Streatham drag brunch extravaganza with drag sisters hosting, dancing, and prancing throughout the venue with games, catwalk competitions and dance offs.
Sat 5th Oct, SW8 Hvywght Ldn at Fire & Lightbox 39 Parry Street, Vauxhall,
Mon 7th Oct, SE24 Jazz Jamm at Off The Cuff
Weds 9th Oct, SW4 The Hype at Aquum 68-70 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UL, 10pm-2am, £6 Resident DJ Jukees shunts out a straightforward set of hip-hop, R&B, chart, Afro and bashment at this self proclaimed ‘luxurious and stylish venue.’ We prefer down to earth and unpretentious ourselves, but to each their own.
Thurs 10th Oct, SW9 And What? Rise of the MC at Chip Shop Brixton 378 Coldharbour Lane, SW9 8LF, 8pm-midnight, free It may be a titchy venue but Chip Shop Brixton already has a well earned reputation for putting on some fabulous nights. Tonight, MCs and vocalists are invited to step up to the mic at this free grime/ hip-hop event hosted by Absent Minded Poetics, with Calaida & Joel Deep administering deck duties.
Thurs 10th Oct, SW16 Matshidiso at Hideaway 2 Empire Mews, Streatham, SW16 2BF, 7pm, £12.50
88 Landor Road, SW9 9PE, 9pm-2am, £5 Still firmly embracing Brixton’s old hippy/alternative vibes, Cafe Cairo is an unpretentious venue with cubby holes a-plenty, pizza, cocktails and friendly folk. Quirky and unassuming, it’s a million miles from the on-trend yup-magnets currently popping up all over Brixton. Hosts the Positivity Project are on hand to present, “outrageously creative and original dance music in a chilled and collaborative environment,” with a cluster of DJs playing funky bass hop beats laced with psychedelic swing.
Fri 11th Oct, SW2 Beat Wave at Barrio 30 Acre Lane, Brixton, SW2 5SG, 8pm-2.30am, free Barrio All-Star DJs roll out a favourable party mix of tropical soul, Latin licks, funky disco and familiar hits to get your weekend wobbling.
Fri 11th Oct, SW9 Burlesque at Courtesan 69-73 Atlantic Road, Brixton SW9 8PU, 10pm, free Tucked away in Atlantic Road, Courtesan’s striking interior recalls a backstreet Shanghai bar from the