Ibanez Debate

To coincide with Halcyon's exhibition of religious paintings by Spanish artist Andres Garcia Ibanez, the gallery is tonight holding a discussion on the topic of religion in art. On the panel are BBC arts correspondent Razia Iqbal, Father William Pearsall of the Church of The Immaculate Conception, all-round renaissance man Billy Childish and Ev... read on

Ra Ra Riot

New York has churned out another great band and they're here for your pleasure tonight, plugging their excellent debut album 'The Rhumb Line'. Like early Arcade Fire mixed with the new wave of Vampire Weekend, their sound is in turns sombre and uplifting, colourful and dark. They have the songs to take them into the mainstream, but for now enjoy sm... read on

Imagine This

A brand new musical about love blossoming in the Warsaw Ghetto under the shadow of the final solution. Yes, you read that right, this is a holocaust love story about a group of actors trying to inspire hope and optimism in their community and each other in the face of Nazi oppression and extermination. It's a difficult premise, and this is a bold produ... read on

Dr. Dog

Hailing from from Philadelphia, Dr. Dog come from a long line of DIY indie pop oddballs who blend 60s pop worship with a complete disregard of current trends. Coming in somewhere between Guided By Voices and Pavement, they're certainly a playful bunch and are great fun to check out even without the pseudo-interior of the Borderline to magnify the weir... read on

Othello

Frantic Assembly's strobe-lit, bleakly modernist dance version of Shakespeare's tragedy roars into the Lyric for a short season of well choreographed sex, fist fights and dance-offs. An impressive, hugely energetic show which quite literally batters the audience and leaves you feeling traumatised. The pool, beer and yobbish preconceptions about m... read on

Bonfire Night

For the past month, your humble corner shop has been filled with brightly coloured cabinets of sparklers and fireworks that would excite everyone's inner child. The 5th of November this year marks the 403rd anniversary of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament. Every year a traditional ceremony is held, where the basement of Parli... read on

Robin Ince

Comedians can be at their best when they try to teach us something - just think of Bill Hicks and his political diatribes. Robin Ince's School For Gifted Children show is less of a rant and more of a funny and at times, musical lecture by various comedians on anything from things they have found out about dinosaurs to nebulae and wig powder. Its s... read on

Ice Rink and Christmas Fair

You like the ice skating pal? You like it, do ya? Uh huh? Well, head to the Natural History Museum this winter and skate away to your heart's content. Ice is natural and has a history after all, so where better for an ice rink than the appropriately named Natural History Museum? Plus, there's a cafe and Christmas Fair so you can buy gifts and ... read on

20 Years of Solid Steel

An entire Twenty Years of Solid Steel? I can hardly believe it. Started by Coldcut on the then-groundbreaking pirate station Kiss FM, Solid Steel has continued to dish up some of the most innovative, eclectic music, always mixed with immense panache. Run to this very day by DK, Solid Steel has led to a number of brilliant mix CDs, with collabora... read on

Stewart Lee

Cripes DM - this looks like a corker of an evening!  Probably the funniest working stand-up in Britain today, Stewart Lee is hosting the BAC's fifth annual charity fund-raiser with a smattering of comedy greats on the bill. The stellar line-up includes Lee's old partner-in-crime Richard Herring, several Perrier/if.comedy winners including Will Adam... read on

Rebel Waltz 10th Birthday

Wow. Rebel Waltz have been dishing out the underground house to pleased as punch dancefloors for nearly 10 years. Residents Murray Richardson and Stuart Patterson still play back to back, and have developed their tune for tune sound which pinpoints the origins of house and it's variants over the last decade. Tonight they welcome DC10 hotshot Clive He... read on

The Doctors Orders Fundraiser

When the people at Doctor's Orders heard about, DJ Vadim's recent experience with rare eye cancer, they immediately got the past guest and Ninja Tune producer's agreement for a fundraiser. There's a huge line-up of UK talent, all donating their services for free along with the venue. All proceeds go to Cancer Research UK. Vadim has now been tre... read on

Monkey Business Chalk Farm

Monkey Business has been such a roaring success that it now runs three nights a week in 2 different venues in North London. Attracting big names, such as Noel Fielding, Harry Hill and Russell Brand, Monkey Business always has good billings of varying acts from musical, to sketch and stand-up. The venue, above The Sir Richard Steele pub is intimat... read on

DMZ

Anyone who knows dubstep knows that DMZ is massively important to the scene. Novelty may have been traded for respectability these days, but hosts Mala, Coki and Loefah have successfully worked to prevent any staleness setting in. As some of dubstep's very best producers, it's worth the trip just to hear their latest work, unlikely to be seen on any... read on

State of Emergency

Translated from the German by David Tushingham, this short, sharp play by Falk Richter is about highly topical subjects: recession, urban dread and gated communities. The drama follows a family who live inside a fortress apartment, but face fear on their way in and out and also a more nagging worry, that the well organised father will lose his jo... read on

With Others

An exploration of the lives of Europe's homeless at Village Underground this week. Acclaimed British photographer Liz Hingley (John Snow is a big fan) has travelled across France, Germany, Belgium, Bosnia, Holland and Italy documenting in great detail the lives of those who have been marginalised by contemporary society. These images are obviously touc... read on

Goldfrapp

Will and Alison play a pair of dates at Brixton Academy, rounding off a year that has seen them release their fourth album, the mellower-than-usual 'Seventh Tree'.

Though the recent material has seen them reverting to a more ambient sound, they will surely still pull out the glam-pop stompers that made them so popular a couple of years back.
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