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10th March 2010
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Mama Said Knock You Out

At Spoonfed, pedantry is one of our favourite pastimes. And Mother’s Day is one of the best days of the year for indulging in a bit of apostrophe analysis. After the s for a sense of the universality of motherhood? Or before to honour the specificity of one’s own dear mater? Well Anna Jarvis founded Mother’s Day in 1912 and she was adamant that it should go before the s. And only a pedant would argue with that.

Oh, also: our newsletter has had a makeover! And now it’s all right here in your inbox, so you don’t have to go anywhere. Big kudos to Julie for making it look so utterly fabulous!

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We Are Klang

4th April 2009
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Bonnie Prince Billie

20th April 2009
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Much Ado

29th May 2009
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Antiques Fair

4th June 2009
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Friday 20th

George Scharf

George Scharf has been likened to Charles Dickens in his ability to portray the vivid details of life in Victorian London. However whilst Dickens churned out the novels and is still a pretty big deal, almost nobody has heard of poor old Scharf, who died in poverty in 1860. On display at the Sir John Soane Museum is an exhibition of watercolours, p... read on

where:
Sir John Soane Museum
13 Lincolns Inn Fields
WC2A 3BP
when:
10am - 5pm
what:
Art, Museum, Drawing, History
cost:
Free
 

Future Bass

Brand new monthly brought to you by Tomb Crew, Deadly Rhythm and a whole wealth of other bass motivated individuals.

Expect to hear a forward thinking selection of fresh tracks from the UK funky frontline, dubstep ditches and bassline barracks.
read on

where:
Queen of Hoxton
1 Curtain Road
EC2A 3JX
who:
Oneman, Mumdance
+ more
when:
8pm - 2am
what:
Dubstep, Garage, House
cost:
£5, Free before 10pm
 

Overcoat

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of revolutionary Russian writer Nikolai Gogol the Lyric presents a new version of his classic anarchic adventure, The Overcoat, by Gecko theatre, the acclaimed company behind last year's The Arab and The Jew. read on

where:
Lyric, Hammersmith
King Street
W6 0QL
when:
7.30pm
what:
Classic, Comedy
cost:
From £10 to £27
 

Gouranga

Gouranga are back, the house and techno protagonists who've been slipping you their mixed bag of electronic sub-genres for nigh on three years. After a storming launch at Lightbox with chief wrong 'un Mr Tim Sheridan, they bring you one of the finest techno outfits of our times; the Swedish duo whose productions capture the elegance of classic ... read on

where:
Lightbox
6a South Lambeth Place
SW8 1SP
who:
Minilogue, Bass Weazal
+ more
when:
10pm - 8am
what:
Techno/Minimal, House, Electro
cost:
£15, £12 Concessions

Saturday 21st

RoTa

RoTa is Rough Trade Shop's afternoon showcase of their favorite live acts. Which means, a carefully hand picked selection of the best acts trying to break the scene. Rough Trade is a label which commands massive respect, having been the natural home of such outsider acts as The Fall, The Smiths and The Libertines. Their current stable includes the A... read on

where:
Notting Hill Arts Club
21 Notting Hill Gate
W11 3JQ
who:
My First Tooth, The Godwits
when:
4pm
what:
Rock, Punk, Indie
cost:
Free
 

Throwback! Loft Party

Throwback operates on a brilliant concept: bringing together the originators of a particular musical genre and the contemporary artists whom they have inspired. This edition pairs up German space rock innovators Cluster with London-based experimental orchestra Chrome Hoof. The former are wrinkly and contemplative Krautrockers, whilst the latter... read on

where:
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Road
E1 6LA
who:
Chrome Hoof, Cluster, James Holden
+ more
when:
9pm - 5am
what:
Techno/Minimal
cost:
£15
 

Faith's 10 Year Celebrations

Two AM and Faith join forces to throw an almighty party at Egg tonight. Faith celebrate turning 10 in the basement, and heading up party proceedings will be Rocky, Diesel and Ashley Beedle of X-Press 2 performing a special 5 hour 6 deck 3 mixer bonanza. They're joined by Faith residents Terry Farley, Stuart Patterson and Dave Jarvis while Kidology ... read on

where:
Egg
5-13 Vale Royal
N7 9A
who:
Terry Farley, Rocky, Diesel
+ more
when:
10pm - 6am
what:
House, Electro, Techno/Minimal
cost:
£12

Sunday 22nd

Nadja

Nadja is a duo of Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff from Toronto, Canada making music that encompasses experimental/drone, ambient, shoegaze, and doom metal.
read on

where:
Bardens Boudoir
38-44 Stoke Newington Road
N16 7XJ
who:
Nadja + more
when:
7pm
what:
Metal, Indie
cost:
£7
 

Bobby Baker's Diary Drawings

Since 1997 when she became a patient at a day centre, the widely acclaimed performance artist Bobby Baker has been keeping a diary.

Pages from this diary are now on display at the Wellcome Collection, and provide a fascinating insight into the workings of the creative mind. read on

where:
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road
NW1 2BE
when:
11am - 6pm
what:
Art, Gallery, Drawing
cost:
Free

Monday 23rd

O Children

A fiery and slightly creepy mix of Joy Division, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Guided By Voices, O Children have been causing a ruckus since emerging on the Shoreditch scene about a year ago. Tonight sees them returning to the site of their flooded-out first gig, heading up an incredible line-up that also includes post punk superstars-in-the-m... read on

where:
Old Blue Last
39 Great Eastern Street
EC2A 3ES
who:
O Children, Wild Palms
when:
8pm
what:
Indie, Punk
cost:
Free
 

Fall of the Peacock Throne

Wildbird Theatre bring an innovative new show to the Playhouse. Written by Chris Lee, Fall of the Peacock Throne tells two parallel stories: of the invasion of Persia by Alexander the great in 333 BC, and of the moment in 1953 when the CIA and the British backed an anti-democratic coup in Iran in order to preserve their oil interests.
read on

where:
Southwark Playhouse
62 Southwark Bridge Road
SE1 0AS
when:
7.30pm
what:
Tragedy, Melodrama
cost:
From £8 to £13

Tuesday 24th

The Good The Bad

Danish kings of the freak out and surf guitar, The Good The Bad are 3 guys who party out like a band in a Tarantino movie the split second before some bad asses bust in and shoot up the place.

Tonight they will be at their gloriously trippy best tonight at Monto Water Rats. Don't worry though, men with guns won't be showing up. read on

where:
Monto Water Rats
328 Gray's Inn Road
WC1X 8BZ
who:
The Good The Bad, Golden Age
+ more
when:
7pm
what:
Rock
cost:
£6
 

Trying

Joanna McClelland Glass's play about growing old makes its UK debut following an acclaimed run in Australia with the same principle cast, including Michael Craig as the cantankerous judge at the heart of the story. Focusing on the initial distrust between a famous, worldly old judge and his naive young secretary, and their eventual firm friends... read on

where:
Finborough Theatre
Finborough Arms
SW10 9ED
when:
7.30pm
what:
Comedy, Melodrama
cost:
£13, £9 Concessions

Wednesday 25th

Waiter, Waiter, There's a Sculpture in My Soup - Part II

What a peculiar show this sounds like! Art, comedy and archive all rolled into one amusingly titled extravaganza. After showing at the Ceri Hand Gallery in Liverpool, Mel Brimfield's Waiter, Waiter, There's a Sculpture in My Soup comes to the Pump House Gallery in Battersea Park. The exhibition consists of a series of works exploring the overlap betw... read on

where:
Pump House Gallery
Battersea Park
SW11 4NJ
who:
Mel Brimfield
when:
11am - 5pm
what:
Art, Gallery, Performance Art, Drawing
cost:
Free
 

Ghost Bees

You know that bees die when they sting someone right? Well that's not exactly the whole story. It seems that after death they become ghosts trapped in a purgatory of regret and remorse, only freed when someone buys honey and proves that their death was not in vain.

Oh and Ghost Bees are also an indie/folk band from Canada who are pretty good.
read on

where:
Slaughtered Lamb
34-35 Great Sutton Street
EC1V 0DX
who:
Ghost Bees, Jake Flowers
when:
7.45pm
what:
Indie
cost:
£5

Thursday 26th

The Boardroom presents The Agenda

Awesome line-up, featuring dance music legend Andrew Weatherall, Sean Johnston, James Moss, Rad Rice and Dave Congreve. Expect a diverse range of house, techno and electro with some new material making an appearance. The Boardroom DJ collective will also be performing a unique live meeting and creating some spaced out, dark and dubby sounds.  No... read on

where:
East Village
89 Great Eastern Street
EC2A 3HX
who:
Andrew Weatherall, Boardroom
+ more
when:
9pm - 2.30am
what:
House, Techno/Minimal
cost:
Free
 

Sweeney Todd

Finger in the Pie are a visceral, physical theatre troupe blending puppetry, dance and the best traditions of German and British vaudeville to create visually spectacular, nerve-shredding theatre.

Their version of Sweeney Todd is grisly, sexy and hectic. Expect to flinch with real distaste. read on

where:
Jackson's Lane
269a Archway Road
N6 5AA
when:
8pm
what:
Cabaret, Thriller
cost:
£13, £11 Concessions

Friday 27th

Francis Bacon by Francis Giacobetti

After the major retrospective at Tate Britain in 2008, Francis Bacon is pretty much everybody's favourite twentieth century painter. So the timing of this exhibition at Kings Place Gallery is pretty much spot on. On display is a series of portraits of Bacon taken by Francis Giacobetti, whom Bacon met and befriended while the two were living in ... read on

where:
Kings Place
90 York Way
N1 9AG
when:
10am - 7.30pm
what:
Art, Gallery, Photography
cost:
Free
 

Fred Tomaselli

Unlike some of the high-concept, low-skill gimmickry exhibited in Jay Jopling's spaces, Fred Tomaselli produces beautiful, intricate paintings of birds and butterflies. Each image is full of dazzling detail and covert symbolism.

Tomaselli has a solo show right now at the Mason's Yard branch of White Cube. read on

where:
White Cube
25-26 Mason's Yard
SW1Y 6B
who:
Fred Tomaselli
when:
10am - 6pm
what:
Art, Gallery, Painting
cost:
Free
 

Amused Moose's Belated Comic Relief Show

Whoa dude! Check out the line-up for Amused Moose's Comic Relief fundraiser: Big Brother's Big Mouth's Jack Whitehall, Stephen Merchant needs little introduction, Capital Radio's Greg Burns, C4's Mark Dolan, BBC presenter Kirsten O'Brein, Chortle New Comedian of the Year 2008 Holly Walsh, Funny Women winner Andi Osho, and Hackney New Act of the ... read on

where:
Dominion Theatre
268-269 Tottenham Court Road
W1T 7AQ
who:
Stephen Merchant, Holly Walsh
+ more
when:
8.30pm
what:
Stand Up
cost:
£15
 

The Return of the Motherfunkin' BOOZEface

Fall to your knees and worship at Shoreditch's temple to binge drinking; that's right, BOOZEface is back with a vengeance and a raging thirst for debauchery.A fiendish feast which leans heavily on the key weekend ingredients of booze and bass, tonight's edition is - as usual - presided over by some damn fine musicians and DJs, including the si... read on

where:
Gramaphone
60-62 Commercial Street
E1 6LT
who:
Count Skylarkin, Trol 23, Zej
+ more
when:
10pm - 3am
what:
Electronica, Hip Hop, Drum & Bass
cost:
£6
 

Cadence:1:2:3

Brand new monthly underground dance party at superfly intimate Vauxhall venue The Lightbox, named after the 10,000 LED lights that cover the walls. Cadence residents are Sweet and Vicious - the husband and wife duo who host the infamous cyber-based Kitchen Party, The Fix (Yeah:No Recordings) - a dance act who supported Booka Shade on tour, and Alis... read on

where:
Lightbox
6a South Lambeth Place
SW8 1SP
who:
Sweet & Vicious, The Fix
+ more
when:
10pm - 6am
what:
House, Techno/Minimal
cost:
£8

Saturday 28th

YES WAY

Well, this sounds totally brilliant. Record label and promoter Upset the Rhythm has joined forces with Peckham art space Auto Italia to present a weekend of live music and arty goings on. There's multimedia art things by some of London's leading names, including Amanda Dennis, Katie Guggenheim, Rachel Pimm and Olivier Castel, plus two days of ... read on

where:
auto-italia
1 Glengall Road
SE15 6NJ
who:
The Shitty Limits, Gay Against You, Katie Guggenheim
+ more
when:
12pm - 12am
what:
Punk, Indie, Art
cost:
£5 per day, £8 weekend ticket
 

Jonathan Richman

Legendary singer Jonathan Richman of The Modern Lovers fame has always been a bit of a weird one. On one hand the guy pretty much predicted punk rock by a few years, but his child-like persona makes him a little difficult to fathom.

Tonight he's at Bush Hall, expect moments of godlike genius, wild romanticism and abject chaos as always. read on

where:
Bush Hall
310 Uxbridge Road
W12 7LJ
who:
Jonathan Richman
when:
7.30pm
what:
Indie, Pop
cost:
£20
 

Sancho Panza

Legendary party starters and the people behind Notting Hill Carnival's best dance rig, Sancho Panza's Matt Brown and Jimmy K-Tel are digging up the basement again at East Village this Saturday.  Joining them and playing back to back will be Rebel Waltz' Stu Patterson and Murray Richardson not to mention walking dance encyclopaedias Bill Brewster... read on

where:
East Village
89 Great Eastern Street
EC2A 3HX
who:
Bil Brewster, Matt Brown
+ more
when:
9pm - 4am
what:
House, Disco
cost:
£10, £8 Before 11pm
 

Ricardo Villalobos

Each and every Saturday, Fabric is the biggest rave going on at the biggest club in the UK. Resident DJs Terry Francis and Craig Richards are huge names in themselves, sought after by every other promoter in the land. Fabric's colossal crowd and staggering sound system, combined with her jaw dropping door receipts, help to ensure these guys are invar... read on

where:
Fabric
67-77A Charterhouse Street
EC1M 6HJ
who:
Ricardo Villalobos, Dave Clarke, Terry Francis
+ more
when:
11pm - 6am
what:
House, Techno/Minimal, Electro
cost:
From £16 to £25

Sunday 29th

King Pest and Night Flyer

Two movies from The Paper Cinema, who use lanterns, puppets, film and live music to create a unique 'live film' experience. A show that pushes the boundaries of two dimensional entertainment. read on

where:
Little Angel Theatre
14 Dagmar Passage
N1 2DN
when:
Times vary
what:
Performance Art
cost:
£8, £6 Concessions
 

Carnival des Phenomenes

The Carnival des Phénomènes is always a good bet for variety and comedy acts.  Held in the lovely small stage room of the Wilmington Arms, you can expect anything from storytelling to character acts and magic.  Because of all the organisers' busy schedules, this will be the last Carnival ever, so tonight will be an extra special gig with The St... read on

where:
Wilmington Arms
69 Roseberry Avenue
EC1R 4RL
who:
The Hip Hop Clown, Femme Ferale
+ more
when:
8pm
what:
Stand Up
cost:
£5
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