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Issue 1029

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The Late Late Show at Ronnie Scotts

The Late Late Show at Ronnie Scotts 22/02/10 + Weekly Mondays to Thursdays

The late late show at Ronnie Scotts is the new jazz happening in the heart of soho - From Mondays to Thurs from 11pm (after the main act). The joint takes on a different guise highlighting the best home grown talent...

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Ne-yo: Hammersmith Apollo 17/02/10 Ne-yo: Hammersmith Apollo 17/02/10 Ne-yo: Hammersmith Apollo 17/02/10 Ne-yo: Hammersmith Apollo 17/02/10

Ne-Yo: Hammersmith Apollo 17/02/10

London's Hammersmith Apollo was the place to be on a chilly Wednesday night, as R&B superstar Ne-Yo touched down adorned with red roses aplenty looking for his belated Valentine - And he didn't have to look too far...

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'Way To Blue' - The Songs Of Nick Drake: Barbican 22/01/10 'Way To Blue' - The Songs Of Nick Drake: Barbican 22/01/10 Krystle Waren @Way to Blue - The Songs of Nick Drake: Barbican 22/01/10 Green Gartside: 'Way To Blue' - The Songs Of Nick Drake @Barbican 22/01/10

Way to Blue - The Songs of Nick Drake: Barbican 22/01/10

Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake The Barbican 22/01/10 I'd been looking forward to this gig as soon as I heard it had been announced. For those of you who are unaware of who exactly Nick Drake was, let me fill you in .....

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Nigel Kennedy @606 Club 17/12/09 Nigel Kennedy @606 Club 17/12/09 The 606 Club 17/12/09 606 Club 17/12/09

Nigel Kennedy: 606 Club 16/12/09

NK always takes his audience with him, a great communicalor and performer that sadly comes to this country seldomly. He never stops still, whether he's playing Elgar or Ellington, Mozart or Miles, or even Mendelssohn or Monk

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Ray Lewis and the Drifters: Old Market, Brighton 05/12/09 Ray Lewis and the Drifters: Old Market, Brighton 05/12/09 Ray Lewis and the Drifters: Old Market, Brighton 05/12/09 Ray Lewis and the Drifters: Old Market, Brighton 05/12/09

Ray Lewis and the Drifters: Old Market Hall, Brighton 05/12/09

Ray Lewis and the Drifters were performing at the beautiful regency style Old Market Hall in Brighton. Lewis is one of the patrons of the 'Kids Appeal Charity'. I was really impressed by all the vocals this evening- in particular Ray's...

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Foy Vance: Union Chapel 08/12/09 FOY VANCE: UNION CHAPEL 08/12/09 I will!  Tender times as chap proposes after-show... Foy Vance: Union Chapel 08//12/09 Bar area @FOY VANCE: UNION CHAPEL 08/12/09

Foy Vance: Union Chapel 08/12/09

Alot has been said about "yer man" Foy Vance. He'd just finished a very successful and extensive tour opening for Tori Amos and was now well into his own UK tour. Some hail him as the new Van Morrison which is praise indeed...

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The Noisettes, Shepherds Bush Empire 27/10/09

The Noisettes, Shepherds Bush Empire 27/10/09

With their mix and match highly varied musical style, it would normally be hard to justify why a group like The Noisettes should receive a live review in a soul based magazine. However, The Noisettes are no ordinary group....

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Fat Freddy’s Drop: Manchester Apollo 01/12/09 copyright@B&S Fat Freddy’s Drop: Manchester Apollo 01/12/09 copyright@B&S Fat Freddy’s Drop: Manchester Apollo 01/12/09 copyright@B&S Fat Freddy’s Drop: Manchester Apollo 01/12/09 copyright@B&S

Fat Freddy’s Drop: Manchester Apollo 01/12/09

Let’s get this clear, I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing the power of Fat Freddy’s Drop live a couple of times now, always outside of London and each time they have left me with an over whelming sense of oar.

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Soulive: Ronnie Scotts 28/11/09

When experiencing funk music for the first time as a child, I just remember the raw energy and exuberance that it planted directly into my soul. It made me smile and dance, almost voodoo-like. It was so full and lively I felt like I could burst

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Breakestra: Dingwalls (With an astounding 56 song set-list) 17/11/09 Breakestra: Dingwalls 17/11/09 Breakestra: Dingwalls (Miles Tackett & Martin Freeman) 17/11/09 Breakestra: Dingwalls (With an astounding 56 song set-list) 17/11/09

Breakestra: Dingwalls 17/11/09

Breakestra are one of those bands I'd heard about but never really consciously checked out.... I beesech you, nay implore you to root them out and do yourself a favour....... A sublime knockout deeelite!!

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SATURDAYS @ Traks Complex, Soi (Every Saturday, 10pm-3am) Portrush

They say you can’t always get what you want. In clubbing circles, that’s not entirely true, as a visit to the sprawling Traks Complex in the pictureseque Northern Irish coastal town of Portrush will reveal.

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SINTILLATE @ CC Club (every Friday, 10pm-3.30am) London

It’s quite an achievement for a night to last five years in the volatile and competitive world of Central London clubbing. It’s even more impressive when it doesn’t sell out musically in order to achieve such a status.

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