A Few Technical Problems

"The Black Cat Sessions"

It seem Terrible Love Songs also needs to move house (host) and is experiencing a few technical hitches with it's unpacking. Please don't get too used to this new 'look', I'll be putting it right shortly.

Thanks

Chalky

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Concerts I recommend in London this week (including FREE shows) w/c Nov 23rd 2009

Here's my list of concerts in London I recommend for this week-Please feel free to add your own recommendations via the comments box.

Monday 23rd November
Mencap's Little Noise Sessions ft. The Low Anthem (not headlining) plus Newton Faulkner, David Gray and more @ Union Chapel
Laura Marling @ St Pancras Old Church

Tuesday 24th November
The Great Indoors ft. ED SHEERAN ’You Need Me’ EP LAUNCH + special guests @ The Roebuck, Borough
Treetop Flyers with Laura Hocking and Six Toes @ Tamesis Dock
The Specials and Pama International @ Hammersmith Apollo
Royal Bangs instore @ Pure Groove, 1:15pm (FREE)

Wednesday 25th November
The Leisure Society with Erland & The Carnival @ St Giles In The Fields Church
The Antlers with I Was A King @ Bush Hall
Lofty Heights instore @ Pure Groove, 8pm (FREE)

Saturday 28th November
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart with Ringo Deathstarr and The Tamborines @ ICA
RoTa @ Notting Hill Arts Club, 4pm-8pm (FREE)
Daylight Music - P Jørgensen, Rameses III + Seasons @ Union Chapel, 12pm -2pm (FREE)

Check all the details before you head out, cancellations, wrong times etc could ruin an evening.

And here are a couple of early Christmas presents for you to download:
Shy Child // 'Criss Cross'
The Frequency // 'Ego Is The Drug/ 3AM'

and a few brand new videos:

Mumford & Sons // 'Winter Winds'
Cosmo Jarvis // 'Begging for A Day Rider' (short film)
Corinne Bailey Rae // 'I'd Do It All Again'


'Fraid I'm still stuck deep in the admin part of moving house - why does there have to be so much to do? It's so complicated, I can't wait for holidays. Speaking of holidays -can you guess where the little plastic guy with the insanely happy smile is in the photo? He's got the right idea!

btw The Low Anthem review @ The Tabernacle is in the process of being written, nearly there.

over and out.

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Concerts I recommend in London this week (including FREE shows) w/c Nov 16th 2009

Here's my list of concerts in London I recommend for this week-Please feel free to add your own recommendations via the comments box.

Monday 16th November
Fionn Regan with Danny & the Champions of the World @ Social
Nadine Khouri with Jess Bryant and Off Ground Touch @ The Enterprise
A Tribute To Arthur Russell @ Pure Groove hosted by Electric Minds and Lovebox with Killer Whale (live), Faze Action (DJ set) Yam Who (DJ set ) & more, 7.30pm (FREE)

Tuesday 17th November
Treetop Flyers with Stars of Sunday League and Peter Von Poehl @ The Slaughtered Lamb
Monsters of Folk @ Troxy
Akronfamily with Slaraffenland @ Relentless Garage

Wednesday 18th November
The Low Anthem @ The Tabernacle
The Decemberists with Alberta Cross @ HMV Forum
Stairs To Korea (live) - EP Launch Party @ Pure Groove,1.15pm (FREE)
**UPDATE FROM COMMENTS Dean And Britta with Cheval Sombre and Sonic Boom @ St Giles In The Fields Church**

Thursday 19th November
The Decemberists with Emmy The Great @ Coronet Theatre
**UPDATE FROM COMMENTS The Clientele with Louche, The Left Outsides, Noah Kelley @ The Luminaire**

Friday 20th November
Led Bib @ Vortex Jazz Club
I Was A King (live) @ Pure Groove, 1.15pm (FREE)

Saturday 21st November
Tom Brosseau with Joker's Daughter and Birdengine @ Cargo
RoTa @ Notting Hill Arts Club, 4pm-8pm (FREE)
Unplugged @ The Albany, 2pm (FREE)

Check all the details before you head out, cancellations, wrong times etc could ruin an evening.

If all the concerts aren't enough for you, how about some free downloads? Yes?!

Here you go:

Moby // 'One Time We Lived' (Matrix & Futurebound)
Amorphous Androgynous // 'A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble' mini-mix
Alela Diane & Alina Hardin // ‘Bowling Green’
Air // ‘Love 2 mini-mix’
Röyksopp // ‘This Must Be It’ (LehtMoJoe remix)
Alessi’s Ark // ‘Simple Man’
Gang Of Four // ‘Glass’
Rachael McShane // ‘The Gardener’
Doves | ‘Jetstream’ (Subsubdubdub remix)


I'll of course be enjoying seeing The Low Anthem at The Tabernacle on Wednesday evening. Unfortunately France are playing Ireland at football on the same night and MrChalky is French and he is also my +1, hope he doesn't try to smuggle a radio in. Hmmm.

Hope you have a great week.

Chalky xo

Concerts I recommend in London this week (including FREE shows) w/c Nov 9th 2009

Here's my list of concerts in London I recommend for this week-Please feel free to add your own recommendations via the comments box.

Monday 9th November
Liam Finn and Eliza Jane @ Bush Hall
CYMBALS EAT GUITARS instore @ Rough Trade East, 7pm (SEE RT WEBSITE FOR WRISTBAND DETAILS) (FREE)

Tuesday 10th November
Andrew Bird with Moriarty @ Union Chapel
The Flaming Lips with stardeath and white dwarfs and Cymbals Eat Guitars @ Troxy
Liam Finn and Eliza Jane @ Bush Hall
Brakes with Lets Wrestle and The Clowns @ Relentless Garage
Mew with Choir of Young Believers @ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

Wednesday 11th November
Andrew Bird @ Union Chapel
Martha Wainwright @ Barbican Centre
The Flaming Lips with Cymbals Eat Guitars and White Dwarfs @ Troxy
Fionn Regan @ The Luminaire
Choir Of Young Believers instore @ Pure Groove, 1:15pm (FREE)

Thursday 12th November
Cymbals Eat Guitars @ The Lexington
Lail Arad @ Metropolitan
Vladislav Delay + Food + Eyebrow @ Union Chapel

Friday 13th November
Jay Reatard @ Camden Underworld
Carter USM with Tim Ten Yen and Future Of The Left @ HMV Forum

Saturday 14th November
RoTa @ Notting Hill Arts Club 4pm (FREE)

Sunday 15th November
The Dodos and Megafaun @ Scala
Martha Wainwright @ The Pigalle Club
Moby Unplugged @ Palace Theatre

Check all the details before you head out, cancellations, wrong times etc could ruin an evening.

I can't think of anything to type here this week, I think my brain has frozen or it isn't getting enough sunlight or something. In the meantime, here's a photo I hope will help you feel warm and cosy.

'The Warmth of Winter' by mjp!

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Concerts I recommend in London this week (including FREE shows) w/c Nov 2nd 2009

Daniel Johnston's back in town!

Here's my list of concerts in London I recommend for this week-Please feel free to add your own recommendations via the comments box.

Monday 2nd November
Daniel Johnston with Laura Marling @ Union Chapel
Handsome Furs @ Relentless Garage
For a Minor Reflection with Her Name Is Calla and The Devil May Cares @ The Lexington
Portico Quartet with Sweet Billy Pilgrim @ KOKO

Wednesday 4th November
Wilco with The Clientele @ HMV Forum

Thursday 5th November
Royksopp @ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Bjorn Again @ The Pigalle Club
Beth Jeans Houghton and Animal Hospital @ The Windmill

Friday 6th November
Bjorn Again @ The Pigalle Club
Peggy Sue with Sons of Noel and Adrian, Mechanical Bride, and Lulu and the Lampshades @ ICA
Micachu & Friends instore @ Pure Groove, 7:30pm (FREE)

Saturday 7th November
My Sad Captains with The Tailors, Tristram and A Gun Rack @ Notting Hill Arts Club, 4pm -8pm (RoTa) (FREE)
Daylight Music - Monroe Transfer, Sam Sallon & Heligoland @ Union Chapel, 12pm -2pm (FREE)

Check all the details before you head out, cancellations, wrong times etc could ruin an evening.


I have finally fixed my computer - Phewee! That took long enough! It feels good that I can finally get back to blogging a little more often, what's not so good is that I have to catch a train in a moment to do some important research (will tell you more at a later date) and am eating my lunch at the same time as typing i.e. I won't be catching up with my writing today.

Later this evening I'll be busying along to the Union chapel to see Daniel Johnston perform. I've wanted to hear what he sounds like live for a while so I'm looking forward to this -especially as it's in a great venue where I can have a cup of tea and sit down. Have a great week!