LISTINGS

• Monday, May 20 Upset The Rhythm 500th Show featuring Dope Body, Tonstartssbandht, Lab Coast 7.30pm adv £7

  DOPE BODY are a brutally primal hardcore beast from Baltimore. Born in 2008 out of the dance-friendly confines of the city’s Wham City scene, this unclassifiable, heavy group ventured out into the night to find more like-minds, and came back boasting a spasm of styles and directions. Evolving from blasting three-piece to blistering four-piece, Dope Body swing from gutterish sludge-punk to snake charmer-on-fire within the confines of a single tune. Rather than comparing their ferocity to other contender, just know that Dope Body is punk spelled upsidedown and standing on its hands.
  http://dopebody.bandcamp.com/
  
  TONSTARTSSBANDHT, pronounced "TAHN-starts-bandit", are a band of brothers with a passion for psychedelic pop and something special they like to call "boogie rock". Hailing from Orlando via Montreal and NYC, they are currently to be seen wandering the streets in a hazy stupor. Part country, part unhinged psych soup, part Of Montreal synth-pop group, Tonstartssbandht have been busy gathering a loyal following indebted to their heavy drummed soundscapes, freaked swamps of effects and ecstatic vocal float.
  http://tonstartssbandht.bandcamp.com/
  
  LAB COAST have that sort of breezy layered subtle guitar pop sound that's easy to like. Invoking a bit of unpretentious retro sound reminiscent in the catalogs of labels like Slumberland and Sarah. Lab Coast keep it really catchy in that loose but tight way good bands of this variety hit on just right. The flip finds them getting a bit more psyched out and showing some of their more experimental impulses that are subtly at play in all of their songs.
  http://labcoast.bandcamp.com/
  DOPE BODY - 10.10
  TONSTARTSSBANDHT - 9.10
  LAB COAST - 8.25

  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/207764
  
• Monday, May 20 Rough Trade Shop Pop Quiz 8pm-10pm £1 per team member, up to 6 in a team

  Paul Guided Missile with picture rounds, music rounds and super-soaraway-fun questions galore for prizes of record tokens and drink rounds...

• Tuesday, May 21 Rockfeedback present Cayucas 7.30pm sold out

  Cayucas' debut album bears little resemblance to the sound of modern California that's been so omnipresent over the past few years. Instead, Bigfoot posesses flirty rhythmic sensibilities both snappy and sparkling, a rosy, near-tropical warmth, and a loose and conversational feel that position you right in the line of Yudin's wry gaze. The album is out on 30th April on Secretly Canadian.

  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/208682
  
• Wednesday, May 22 The Jezabels, Michael A Grammar 7pm adv £12

  "Commanding…epic…brilliant…menacing…purring, roaring, soaring… intellectual ferocity…pyromaniac intensity…imagination and emotional rawness…thundering…threatening…exuberant rock'n'roll swagger…"
  
  8pm - 8:30pm Michael A Grammar
  
  9:00pm - 10:30pm Jezabels

  sold out - zap!
  
• Thursday, May 23 Dexters, Mucky Pups, Two Weeks Running 8pm adv £6

  "Brash guitar anthemia of the very highest quality" NME
  9.45pm Dexters
  9pm Mucky Pups
  8.15pm Two Weeks Running

  http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/clubs/this-feeling-the-dexters-tickets-38979-54980.html
  
• Thursday, May 23 <i>downstairs</i> New Weirdos 9pm-3am free entry

  New Weirdos DJs Andrew and Rache present NEW WEIRDOS, playing post punk, 80s pop, indie and fun stuff until 3am.

  https://www.facebook.com/NewWeirdos
• Friday, May 24 The Mispers, Disraeli Gears, Alex bay<br />followed by Nightcare Club 8pm-4am, club starts at 11pm £7, adv £5, free after 11pm for club

  Taking influences from the likes of Bombay Bicycle Club, The xx, and The Maccabees, this exciting young group have found a wonderful sound of their own.
  8.30 Alex bay
  9:15 Disraeli gears.
  10.00 the Mispers

  http://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/London/The-Lexington/the-mispers/11865716/
  
• Saturday, May 25 Club 27/11 - Red Kite 10pm-4am £5, £3 before 11pm

  Indie-rock and alt-pop til 4am

• Saturday, May 25 Lexington Jumble Sale 2pm-6pm free entry! wooh!

  Yes! On a SATURDAY! Two floors of records, books, DVDS, vintage clothes, kitchenalia, bric-a-brac, record players, guitars, annuals, toys, robots, keyboards, handbags, shoes, STUFF GALORE!

  https://www.facebook.com/LexingtonJumbleSale
  
• Sunday, May 26 Hangover 5th Birthday - Birdie, Amor de Dias, Hacia Dos Veranos 7pm adv £8

  The Hangover Lounge is celebrating its 5th birthday with 3 bands it's released on its label - Birdie, Amor de Dias and Hacia Dos Veranos. This is Amor de Dias' first (and only, unless they get sweet talked some more) UK gig since the release of their House At Sea album. Paul Kelly and Debsey Wykes of Birdie play only their fourth (and their third for the Hangover Lounge) gig in the past decade. Hacia Dos Veranos's latest album, Limay, channels the mystique of Felt and the subtle psychedelia of The Clientele through Argentine reveries. They'll be joined by special guests including Harvey Williams.
  Hacia: 7.45pm
  Amor de Dias: 8.30pm
  Birdie: 9.30pm

  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/211575
  http://hangoverlounge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/5th-birthday-party-starring-birdie-amor.html
• Monday, May 27 Rough Trade Shop Pop Quiz 8pm-10pm £1 per team member, up to 6 in a team

  Paul Guided Missile with questions and picture rounds and music rounds and record tokens prizes and shots

• Monday, May 27 Zombie Rockin Bank Holiday Zombie All-dayer - The Marksmen, Thee Creepfreaks, The Zipheads 12noon-11.45pm £18, adv £15, downstairs free

  Bank Holiday all-dayer of film, art, and music will celebrate all things zombie in a rockabilly sort of way.
  
  During the day all ages are welcome to come to the tea room to get their vintage zombie hair and makeup done where they will also be serving up brainy cupcakes and severed finger foods. Art vendors will be selling their zombie wares, and you will find plenty of other bloody treats. Zombie Earth will be there running a Zombie Skool where you can learn how to be your best zombie along with Zombie Games in the nearby park.
  
  A very special screening of the RiffTrax version of Night of the Living Dead will be shown. This version features audio commentary by the former members of the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning show Mystery Science Theater 3000, Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett.
  
  Our talented compere will be none other than comedian/musician/legend Andrew O'Neill. He will present to you a selection burlesque and sideshow acts by Kitty Minx, Ruby Fortune, The Late Night Shop, and THE MAN WHO KNOWS!
  
  The night will conclude with a set from the bands The Zipheads, Thee Creepfreaks, and The Marksmen, topped off with dead hoofers dancing till midnight with 2 rooms of DJs.
  
  After 7pm the venue is 18 and up.
  
  Advanced tickets: £15
  At the door: £18
  www.zombierockin.com

  http://zombierockin.eventbrite.co.uk/
  
• Tuesday, May 28 Schoneberg Concerts presents The Dunwells, Lonesound 7.30pm adv £8

  Striking an exhilarating blend of English rock and American roots music, The Dunwells’ songs arrive both ready for the fight and the fallout.
  
  " the folk-rockers's rootsy songwriting and lush harmonies have been earning raves" - LA Times
  
  "The UK's harmony-happy Dunwells dive into American balladry with aching sincerity and melodic tics that recall Crowded House's soft side" NY Times

  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/216004
  https://www.facebook.com/TheDunwells
• Wednesday, May 29 Eat Your Own Ears present Cloudboat, Nadine Shah 7pm adv £5.50

  Occupying the nocturnal space between the poignant maximalism of Tim Buckley and the codeine beats of Mount Kimbie, Cloud Boat �" aka British duo Sam Ricketts and Tom Clarke �" deliver a gorgeously original and soulful new slant to electronica.

  http://www.eatyourownears.com/events/cloud-boat-2/
  
• Thursday, May 30 <i>downstairs</i> New Weirdos 9pm-3am free entry

  New Weirdos DJs Andrew and Rache present NEW WEIRDOS, playing post punk, 80s pop, indie and fun stuff until 3am.

  https://www.facebook.com/NewWeirdos
• Thursday, May 30 Ja Ja Ja presents Rangleklods, Alfred Hall, Shine 2009

  The Nordic night presents Danish band Rangleklods, Norwegians Alfred Hall and Finnish Shine 2009

• Friday, May 31 No Means No, Thirty Six Strategies <br />followed by NightCare Club 7.30pm adv £10

  The return of the Canadian punks.

  SOLD OUT
  
• Saturday, June 01 21st Century Noise vs We Are Your Amigos 8pm-4am £8, £6 after 11pm, £5 advance

  / 21st Century Spanglish electro/remix/indie club...
  
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  4 GREAT LIVE BANDS THEN ENGLISH & SPANISH DJS
  
  LAYABOUTS (Madrid - live @ 10:15)
  - “Crunchy garage riffs that prick up the ears. The guitars morph effortlessly between The Strokes, The Subways, QOTSA, Jet and even Interpol and they’re probably more fun than any of them live” said Guitarist magazine.
  
  DJs : LOLLYPOP DJ (Imagina, Cadiz / Rock Nights, Ibiza)
  JEFF AUTOMATIC (Transmission / DIY Radio / Razzmatazz)
  ANTZ IN THE JAM (Lockstock Festival)

  https://www.facebook.com/events/192812557533930/
  
• Sunday, June 02 Marcella & The Forget Me Nots, Temper Temper, Rasp Thorne & The Briars £5 (includes free cd) or

  The King and Queens of darkness come together for the very first time at The Lexington on June the 2nd for a night of theatrics, dramatic fashions, ambiguity, nightmares, art, love and demonic beauty.
  
  Marcella and The Forget Me Nots:
  "A stomping, powerful pop statement" - Rough Trade
  "Unstoppable" - Vogue Italia
  "Wonderfully terrifying" - Muso's Guide
  
  Temper Temper:
  "A marvellous chanteuse"- The Times
  "An unforgettable performer'"The List *****
  "An excellent performance that is beautiful, hypnotic and stirring " Across The Arts ****
  
  Rasp Thorne And The Briars:
  An unruly mixture of carnival dirges, gothic country and idiosynchratic punk, trash'n'roll.
  
  Each £5 ticket will entitle you to a free Temper Temper, Rasp Thorne or Marcella and The Forget Me Nots CD

  RSVP via private message to Marcella Puppini, Wendy Bevan or Rasp Thorne for a limited FREE guest list
  
• Sunday, June 02 Live Sound For Girls 1pm-7pm

  Workshop to learn some of the basics of sound engineering as part of the Gaggle workshops

  http://gaggle.over9stores.co.uk/Product/1410/Live-Sound-for-Girls
  
• Monday, June 03 Bird On The Wire presents Lescop 7.30pm adv £7.50

  Comprised of eleven poisonous songs, Lescop's eponymous debut album is set for a full UK release on the 3rd June through Paris-based Pop Noire. Lescop has, so far, always written lyrics in French, conscious of a need to reinvent and revitalise French pop music. He wants to take more risks to make pop music that has an uneasy and penetrating identity. Who better than Johnny Hostile, a French producer living in London, to join forces with Lescop? Their mission: to create an alternative to existing French rock, which sadly seems all but non-existent... to combine disco and Mishima, merge Berlin-era Bowie with Yves Simon.
  http://www.facebook.com/lescoplescop

  https://birdonthewire.ticketabc.com/events/lescop/
  
• Monday, June 03 Rough Trade Shop Pop Quiz 8pm-10pm £1 per team member, up to 6 in a team

  Paul Guided Missile with music rounds, picture rounds and mind-tinglingly teasy-weasy questions galore for record token and drink rounds prizes. Plus the weekly prize of a multi-pack of nasty crisps for the best team name.

• Tuesday, June 04 Metropolis presents Wolf Alice 7.30pm adv £7.50

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  http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
  
• Wednesday, June 05 RockFeedback presents Jacco Gardner 7.30pm adv £7.50

  Distinctly Dutch, marked by the damp, chilly air and melancholic longing of '60s masters Group 1850 but also utterly 2013, Gardner is on par with the finest new artists, yet somehow more honest and in awe of the source material with a keener ear for a strong tune than many of his peers. He's definitely an emerging talent unafraid to follow his own unique path.
  
  https://www.facebook.com/jaccogardnermusic

  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/215997
  https://rockfeedback.ticketabc.com/events/jacco-gardner/
• Thursday, June 06 DHP Concerts presents PINS 7.30PM ADV £8

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  http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/46591
  
• Friday, June 07 North Atlantic Oscillation, Tomahawks For Targets<br />Followed by Nightcare Club 8pm £9, adv £7

  North Atlantic Oscillation launch their new album 'Fog Electric'.
  
  'Super exciting new rock 'n' roll for a new decade' Zane Lowe, BBC Radio One Album Of The Week
  
  'a near-criminal stockpile of beeps, buzzes and glitches generously sprayed over a spacious psychedelic rock canvas...a captivating record' Clash
  
  'stunning' The Sunday Times
  
  
  After 11pm DJ Tobias plays indie, electro and dance upstairs while DJ Ren Rox plays 60s pop, 50s rock'n'roll and more downstairs. For free. Until 4am.

  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/217205
  http://www.facebook.com/northatlanticoscillation
• Saturday, June 08 Paris Is Burning - Mensch 8pm-4am £7, adv £4, £3 after 11pm

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• Sunday, June 09 Flag presents The Eden House, Red House Revival, Jordan Reyne 7pm adv £10

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  http://www.eeetickets.com/tickets/product_info.php/cPath/21/products_id/829/osCsid/7bf82177da475b73148df19f2d93db94
  
• Monday, June 10 The Local. presents Sallie Ford And The Sound Outside 7.30pm adv £10

  Like a cross between “Ella Fitzgerald and Tom Waits” (Mashable) Sallie has established herself as one of the most powerful female voices in indie rock. If you saw her last year at the Windmill you'll already know this will be an amazing evening!

  http://thelocal.tv/listings/eventdetails/10-jun-13-sallie-ford-and-the-sound-outside-usa-the-lexington/
  
• Tuesday, June 11 Sasi Live presents Mott The Hoople Roadie Q&A plus The Rebelles 7pm-2am £15, adv £12

  SASi Live Presents a Q&A session with Mott the Hoople roadie Phillip John, plus special guests, and live music on 11th June 2013 at the Lexington.
  
  In a Q&A and story session revolving around his Mott the Hoople 1970s tour days, and more, Phillip John takes us through his long career as a roadie in the heyday of rock ‘n’ roll.
  
  It’s set to be a night of hilarious (and scandalous!) night of behind-the-scenes tales as Phil shares his stories and answers your questions. If you’re an industry professional wondering what touring was like back then or just an avid Mott the Hoople fan, come on down to hear and meet Phil!
  
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  The Rebelles join Phil on stage. A three-piece female harmony group made up of Tracie Hunter (daughter of Mott the Hoople frontman Ian Hunter), Phoebe White and Anna Randall, The Rebelles delivers punk songs in a quirky, unique fashion.
  
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  http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/sasi-live-presents-a-night-on-the-road-tickets/61841
  
• Wednesday, June 12 House Of Cards presents Colorama, Morrissey & Marshall, Bullies 7.30pm adv £8

  Colorama play weird, ethereal and eclectic sounds with echoes numerous & diverse including Can, Prince, Morricone, Nilsson, The Isleys, Buffalo Springfield, John Cale, Pointer Sisters, Bee Gees, Beck, Beastie Boys, The Sonics, Joao Gilberto and David Bowie for starters. http://colorama.bandcamp.com/
  
  Dublin duo Morrissey & Marshall sing irresistible harmonies drawing comparisons with The Everly Brothers and Simon and Garfunkel with an Irish twist.
  http://www.morrisseyandmarshall.com/
  
  Bullies
  Bullies are three lads from Kilburn, London. They play raw, spontaneous music, inspired by cult bands from the 90s and 70s, heck anything that sounds good. They shoe gaze, they pogo, they nod their heads and when they play...good times!

  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/221575
  https://www.facebook.com/houseofcardspromotions
• Thursday, June 13 Upset The Rhythm present The Intelligence, Housewives, Fred C Dobbs 8pm adv £8

  Around since 1999, LA band The Intelligence has to date released seven singles, five split singles, two EPs, seven albums and have made eight compilation appearances. They join the ranks of hyper-prolific artists like Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall in the impossible-to-stay-on-top-of department. That said, like the aforementioned artists, with each release The Intelligence continues to evolve, grow artistically and top themselves. And, yes, you do need to keep up with all the releases.
  
  With Everybody’s Got It Easy But Me, The Intelligence do indeed top themselves. As with their previous album, Males from 2010, they returned to The Hangar with Chris Woodhouse to record, and they continue to jettison their deliberately blown-out, lo-fi recording approach for a much clearer sound. Not that there’s any loss of intensity. The band’s scrambling post-punk guitars, dry-as-a-bone drums and laconically abstract verses are all here, viewed through an unusually clear lens. If one didn’t have the songs or the chops, this sort of thing could reveal weakness but here it highlights their knack for catchy songs that incorporate pop hooks, metronomically repetitive guitar riffs, and new wavey synth moves. For those who haven’t been paying attention, The Intelligence are the brainchild of Lars Finberg (formerly of A-Frames, currently of Thee Oh Sees and Wounded Lion). Initially a studio project in which Finberg played all instruments on his home recordings, the band soon began to play live and tour, while the releases volleyed between solo and ensemble recordings. On Everybody’s Got It Easy But Me, Finberg goes for a mixed approach. Having recently relocated to Los Angeles, he assembled an LA lineup of the band�"but since he still spends time in his original home base of Seattle, he has retained a separate lineup in that city as well. For this new album, he uses them both…and does some songs all by himself. He also invited a number of guests to come in and add to it. The result is the most varied yet cohesive Intelligence album to date.

  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/222180
  
• Friday, June 14 Eat Your Own Ears presents Teleman <br />followed by Night Care Club 8pm adv £8

  After their brilliant show at the Roundhouse Handpicked event last Friday, we are pleased to announce that Teleman will play at the Lexington this June.
  
  Teleman have emerged from the clatter and chaos of London to present their debut single 'Cristina', a gently propulsive song showcasing lead singer Tom Sanders' distinctive and bittersweet vocals that reveals Teleman's innate ability for songwriting. The band's simple, sonorous brew of guitar, drum and synths is not at all unusual, but with it they craft exquisite pop songs that instantly spark your musical curiosity.
  
  With 'Cristina' already receiving radio plays from 6Music's Steve Lamacq, Tom Ravenscroft and Marc Riley, Teleman are proving themselves worthy of close attention. Listen to it here.
  After 11pm DJ Tobias plays indie, electro and dance upstairs while DJ Ren Rox plays 60s pop, 50s rock'n'roll and more downstairs. For free. Until 4am.

  http://www.eatyourownears.com/events/teleman-2/
  
• Saturday, June 15 Gypsy Hotel - The Flaming Stars, Blackberry Wood, Florence Joelle, Deanne Deadly 8pm-4am £12, adv £9.99

  THE FLAMING STARS - Suave London Garage Legends!
  BLACKBERRY WOOD - Country Gypsy Ska Ensemble!
  FLORENCE JOELLE - Rhythm'n'Blues Chanteuse!
  DEANNA DEADLY - Psycho Bitch Outta Chicago!
  

  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/219180
  
• Monday, June 17 First Column and Mojo presents Sweet Billy Pilgrim 7.30pm adv £10

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  http://public.musicglue.com/whatson2?searchText=sweet+billy+pilgrim
  
• Tuesday, June 18 All Tomorrow's Parties & Elastic presents Fair Ohs 8pm adv £6
  http://www.atpfestival.com/events/fairohslondon2013.php
  http://atpfestival.com
• Wednesday, June 19 Livenation presents PAPA 7pm adv £7.50

  Debut UK show for the LA duo.

  www.livenation.co.uk/artist/papa
  
• Thursday, June 20 The Babies, Fawn Spots, Bloomer 8pm adv £8

  http://www.facebook.com/wearebloomer

  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/211119
  
• Friday, June 21 All Tomorrow's Parties & Coda Presents Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks <br />Followed by Nightcare Club 8pm adv £11.50

  Three hippies on a road trip through the backwaters of 2013s rural Music scene fall prey to a murderous cannibalistic Band made out of a leather-masked Guitar wielding Avey Tare (Himself, Animal Collective), his knife-wielding keyboard player Angel Deradoorian (Deradoorian, Dirty Projectors), and their cannibal chief Drummer and decaying grandfather Jeremy Hyman (Ponytail, Boredoms, Dan Deacon).
  After 11pm DJ Tobias plays indie, electro and dance upstairs while DJ Ren Rox plays 60s pop, 50s rock'n'roll and more downstairs. For free. Until 4am.

  http://www.atpfestival.com/events/aveytarelondon.php
  
• Saturday, June 22 The Caezars, The Severed Limb 7.30pm-4am adv £5

  Celebrating their first headline show as a five piece band, The Caezars return to one of their favourite haunts, The Lexington. Support comes from tough skiffle outfit, The Severed Limb plus club DJs, Little Carl, Fritz Buzzsaw and Swingin' Kitten until 4am

  http://www.seetickets.com/event/the-caezars-the-severed-limb/the-lexington-london/711941
  https://www.facebook.com/events/121714038031201/
• Sunday, June 23 Bobby Conn 8pm £12, adv £10

  Musician, misfit, culture warrior and bullshitter: Robert “Bobby” Conn Bobby has equally delighted and annoyed hipsters since first appearing on the Chicago music in the mid ‘90s.
  Blending aggressive showmanship with an omnivorous love of musical genres, from Suicide to Streisand or from The Sweet to Stravinsky, Bobby has often irritated and provoked audiences, but never bored them.
  2012 Bobby Conn released another stunning album named "Macaroni" via Fire Records, after plenty of tour since the 90ies Bobby Conn will now return to Europe to get you people shaking with his music.

  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/217498
  
• Monday, June 24 Kilimanjaro presents Sparrow & The Workshop 7pm adv £8

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  http://kililive.seetickets.com/event/sparrow-and-the-workshop/the-lexington/706082
  
• Sunday, June 30 Scared To Dance presents The Wave Pictures, Special Guests 7.30pm adv £10

  THE WAVE PICTURES play a show in aid of the Jason Molina medical fund with very special guests in support...
  
  DJing comes from Dougie Anderson.
  
  http://thesongsofjasonmolina.bandcamp.com/

  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/219195
  http://www.scaredtodace.co.uk
• Wednesday, July 03 DHP presents The Silver Seas 8pm ADV £15

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  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/216691
  
• Wednesday, July 03 DHP presents The Silver Seas 8pm adv £16.50

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  http://www.alt-tickets.co.uk/alttickets/home_the_silver_seas.html
  
• Thursday, July 04 Upset The Rhythm presents Sic Alps, Theo Verney, Shudder Pulps 8pm adv £7

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  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/216195
  
• Monday, July 08 Eat Your Own Ears present Tunng 8pm SOLD OUT SORRY...

  Tunng play tracks from their sci-fi folk rock album 'Turbines' plus their back catalogue at two intimate shows at The Lexington on 8th and 9th July.

  http://www.seetickets.com/event/tunng/the-lexington/701779
  
• Tuesday, July 09 Eat Your Own Ears present Tunng 8pm adv £13, SOLD OUT SORRY

  Tunng play tracks from their sci-fi folk rock album 'Turbines' plus their back catalogue at two intimate shows at The Lexington on 8th and 9th July.

  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/214454
  
• Wednesday, July 10 Pull Up The Roots presents The New Mendicants ft Joe Pernice & Norman Blacke 7.30pm adv £13.50

  Finding themselves new neighbors in Canada, Glasgow- born Norman Blake and Joe Pernice from Massachusetts began a low-key collaboration in a Toronto tavern. Their performances were marked by plenty of banter, open-tunings and sublime pop smarts. Now they bring their two-man show to the UK and Europe under the guise of The New Mendicants. Two of the most sublime and revered songwriters of the ‘90’s, Blake and Pernice between them have founded Teenage Fanclub, Scud Mountain Boys, BMX Bandits and Pernice Brothers. Performing together on stage, they delve into each other’s hefty back catalogues as well as their new material. They are currently working on a full length album which they expect to release later this year.

  www.pulluptheroots.co.uk
  
• Thursday, July 11 AEG Live presents John Newman 7.30pm sold out

  A ticket link will be email to people signing up at http://johnnewman.co.uk/ on the 15th of May.
  
  As taster of things to come you can now get a free download of John’s demo of his song�‘Try’ just click the link below: http://zaphod.uk.vvhp.net/vvreg/6891-263693
  
  Hear the track on Youtube here - http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=8uUjXlasetU&feature=youtu.be
  
  Check out his stripped down version of ‘Not Giving In’ here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbh0zD_q_6o

  http://johnnewman.co.uk/
  http://johnnewman.co.uk/
• Saturday, July 13 Paris Is Burning - Naive New Beaters 8pm-4am £7, FB attendees £5, adv £4, £3 after 11pm

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• Monday, July 15 sJM presents Emily's Army adv £7

  Please note this is an 18+ show

  http://www.seetickets.com
  
• Thursday, July 25 Guided Missile presents Bis, Ace City Racers, The Ethical Debating Society . .

  Blimey! It's BIS.. playing a rare, one-off gig for Guided Missile here in London. Support comes from Glasgow's Ace City Racers and London's The Ethical Debating Society. Tickets will be on sale at NOON on 1st May. They will sell out in minus 2 seconds so DON'T MISS OUT. Get them here - www.wegottickets.com

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• Thursday, August 01 Fortuna Pop presents The Ballet 8pm adv £8.50

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  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/217244
  
• Monday, August 05 Bird On The Wire presents Generationals 7.30pm adv £7.50

  Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer struck up a friendship as high school freshmen in New Orleans, Louisiana. Since forming Generationals in 2008, Ted and Grant have released three albums, most recently Heza, their debut album for Polyvinyl Records, home to of Montreal, Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu.
  
  Recorded in phases between Public Hifi in Austin, Bent Black studio in D.C., and the band's hometown of New Orleans, Heza finds Generationals more satisfied in songs that breathe and grow over time.
  
  These songs show restraint, with the hooks developing in the spaces between sounds and an attention to rhythms and textures revealing a more patient band willing to dig for deeper gems than in their previous work.
  
  Tracks like "You Got Me" and "Put a Light On" use minimalist electronic frameworks to match the intensity of more straightforward guitarwork on "Spinoza" and "I Never Know," all of them placing the focus more on layers and arrangements than to forcing the hook.
  
  On Heza, Generationals aren't so much shedding their old skin as growing more comfortable in the one they've always inhabited.
  http://generationals.com/

  https://birdonthewire.ticketabc.com/events/genera/
  
• Saturday, August 10 Checkemlads Modernistique Charity All-Dayer 3pm-4am

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  https://www.facebook.com/events/126100807574290/
• Wednesday, August 28 Fortuna Pop presents Mark Mulcahy 8pm £11.50

  “Mark Mulcahy's truly extraordinary voice infuses these subtly crafted, jauntily off-kilter, mostly self-played songs with a spirit simultaneously life-affirming and ever so slightly heart-tearing.” Metro
  
  “…very much a singer songwriter to be filed along side Tim Buckley, Neil Young or Jackson Browne." Esquire (No. 3 Top Ten End of Year 1999)
  
  "terrific - his third solo album opens wounds and plays with the patterns as the blood runs free" 4 Stars - THE GUARDIAN

  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/213111
  
• Sunday, September 08 Club AC30 presents Ringo Deathstarr, Gum 8pm adv £10

  The Austin, Texas based trio with sonic squalls and pop thrills recalling prime-time JAMC or Strawberry Wine era MBV.

  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/224287
  
• Saturday, September 14 Paris Is Burning - Folie Ordinaire 8pm-4am £7, FB attendees £5, adv £4, £3 after 11pm

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Please note! The Lexington is an 18+ venue.