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7th September 2010
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Bowl a Maiden Over?

At Spoonfed, as you may have noticed, we like to combine info about the best things to do in London with occasional bits of semi-interesting historical piffle. And we’re certainly not going to disappoint this week. This Sunday, as we’re sure you’re aware, is a rather special date. For on that day, 264 years ago, women’s cricket was reported for the very first time, in The Reading Mercury of all places.

What with England currently having the best women’s cricket team in the world and The Ashes now in full swing, we thought you might be able to throw this little gem into your everyday conversations. If you’re a frightful bore, that is.

Anyway, back to the present, and, as ever, there’s a wealth of cool events next week, including art in a cafe, music played by a goblin, and comedy/poetry courtesy of Luke Wright. No, not that one – he’s back playing for Sussex.

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Doug Stanhope

1st September 2009
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American Chateau

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Green Day

23rd October 2009
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Architecting

4th November 2009
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Friday 24th

The Dø

The Dø are an indie-folk duo (or Døo if you will) from the land of Lanvin and confit de canard: oui, c'est La France! They look very cool in their kooky-fashionista outfits - 'Oh ya look at my hi-tops, aren't they chic, no? Oh ya I am so loving those leggings right now'- but they also do music. Dan Levy makes the sounds - characterised by lots of read on

where:
Barfly
49 Chalk Farm Road
NW1 8AN
who:
The Dø
when:
7pm
what:
Indie, Folk
cost:
£10
 

Flomotion with Little Dragon

A highlight of the Voices Across the World series is this showcase performance (in the Paul Hamlyn Library) run by Flomotion and featuring head honcho Nick Luscombe plus two very special guests: Swedish pop sensations Little Dragon and Japanese jazz singer Maki Mannami. A brilliant blend of soul, electronica and pop in a striking venue - well read on

where:
Royal Opera House
Covent Garden
WC2E 9DA

who:
Little Dragon
+ more
when:
7pm
what:
Electronica, Soul, Pop
cost:
£16, £14 Concessions
 

Glue

Glue is the latest Shoreditch jam, a mash up of tasty proportions from the cats who brought you We Have Fun. Headlining the battleground tonight are a trio of London up-and-comers; Thick As Thieves, French import Son of Kick and breaks junkie Rickie Balboa. Between them you can expect a high impact cross the board range of genre-busting beats and read on

where:
Horse & Groom
26 Curtain Road
EC2A 3NZ

who:
DJ Hell Yeah, Thick as Thieves
+ more
when:
10pm - 4am
what:
Electro, House, Dubstep, Breaks
cost:
£5
 

Buzzin' Fly

Ben Watt's award winning house and techno imprint touches down again at Plastic People after a lengthy hiatus. Their clubbing series of Sunday night belters in 2006 - 2007 in the iconic basement was noteworthy and it's good to see them returning to this intimate venue. Tonight is the first of two special summer parties, with Michel Cleis (Cadenza) read on

where:
Plastic People
147-149 Curtain Road
EC2A 3QE

who:
Ben Watt, Michel Cleis
+ more
when:
10pm - 4am
what:
Techno/Minimal, House
cost:
£10

Saturday 25th

Sound Escapes

An examination of the nature of sound this July and August at SPACE, featuring experimental works by a diverse range of contemporary artists. There's Thomson & Craighead's intriguingly entitled A Universal Machine for Testing Everything alongside Peter Cusack's Soundscape Sequencer - produced in collaboration with acousticians, engineeers and read on

where:
SPACE
129-131 Mare Street
E8 3RH
who:
Stephen Gill, Dan Holdsworth
+ more
when:
12pm - 6pm
what:
Installation, Photography
cost:
Free
 

Undercover

Two nights of music, dancing and general extravagance at Zandra Rhodes' frankly totally awesome Fashion and Textile Museum. The fun coincides with the current exhibition 'Undercover' a look at, um, pants basically. There's corsets, bras, knickers and that designed by the likes of Elle Macpherson and Christian Dior. This is one of the cooles read on

where:
Fashion & Textile Museum
83 Bermondsey Street
SE1 3XF

when:
7.30pm
what:
Fashion, Performance Art,
cost:
£10
 

Tubelord

Kingston-Upon-Thames three-piece Tubelord will be getting progressive in the loudest way possible this afternoon at the Notting Hill Arts Club. read on

where:
Notting Hill Arts Club
21 Notting Hill Gate
W11 3JQ

who:
Tubelord, Ygt
+ more
when:
8pm
what:
Indie, Pop
cost:
Free
 

Ghetto

Ghetto continue to bring the noise with their July edition, welcoming Home Park - the purveyors of deeply rooted, sexy house music who are just as at home packing a punch to a sunset Ibiza crowd as they are in this underground east London haven.

Another treat for the Ghetto converts. read on

where:
A10 Russian Bar
267 Kingsland Road
E2 8AS

who:
Home Park, Ali Macdonald
when:
9pm - 5am
what:
House, Disco, Techno/Minimal
cost:
£5

Sunday 26th

1-2-3-4 Shoreditch Now

Cast your mind back, if you will, to the hazy summer of 2007, and if you weren't being told to keep it down at Tales of the Jackelope, you may be able to recall the massive free festival that took over Shoreditch Park and cleared out every off-licence for about a mile in each direction. Well, after a year's absence, The 1-2-3-4 Festival returns to read on

where:
Shoreditch Park
N1 6TA
who:
The Rakes, Chrome Hoof, Patrick Wolf
+ more
when:
2pm - late
what:
Indie, Punk, Electro
cost:
£15
 

Balowski Arts Club

Held in indie venue the Monto Water Rats, the Balowski Arts Club is a brand new art hub programming each season around a single theme, genre or art form. Season one, entitled 'Nouveaux', hails the return of comedy to this historical pub theatre with a selection of hour-long, new works by the finest Edinburgh Festival-going talent around. Tonight's read on

where:
Monto Water Rats
328 Gray's Inn Road
WC1X 8BZ

who:
Stewart Lee, Penny Dreadfuls
when:
7pm
what:
Stand Up
cost:
£10

Monday 27th

Goblin

Almost everything about Goblin is unique. Not only are they Italian and a progressive rock act (which is unusual in itself) they have taken one of the more curious career paths in modern music, foregoing the usual album-tour-album approach and instead producing music almost exclusively for low-budget but horribly grim horror movies like Dawn of... read on

where:
Scala
275-277 Pentonville Road
N1 9NL
who:
Goblin
when:
7.30pm
what:
Rock
cost:
£20
 

Reggie Watts

'One man. One loop machine.' Reggie Watts is a Seattle-based comedian with some very special vocal talents. He has the ability to channel a wide range of vocal characters, constantly shifting personas and alternating them with loop pedal-based acapella compositions. He covers everything from ancient history and racism to pop-culture, in a head... read on

where:
Soho Theatre
21 Dean Street
W1D 3NE

who:
Reggie Watts
when:
10pm
what:
Music
cost:
£10

Tuesday 28th

Charlotte Hatherley

There's a decent precedent when it comes to leaving the nests of established indie bands and flying solo. Graham Coxon has done it, Pete Doherty has done it, Bobby Gillespie has done it, the list goes on and on. One of the biggest success stories has to be Charlotte Hatherley, who was brought in to pep up Ash in the mid '90s. Peddling an innocent ... read on

where:
The Flower Pot
147 Kentish Town Road
NW1 8PB
who:
Charlotte Hatherley
when:
9pm
what:
Indie, Pop, Rock
cost:
Free
 

Sarah Millican

Last year's if.comedy 'Best Newcomer' winner, Geordie lass Sarah Millican presents some new material as she prepares for her 2009 Edinburgh show. Millican's last show Sarah Millican's Not Nice, based on her recent divorce, was full of warm, witty and filthy anecdotes. Although little has been said about the content of the new show, it went down ... read on

where:
Hen & Chickens
109 St Paul's Road
N1 2NA

who:
Sarah Millican
when:
9.30pm
what:
Stand Up
cost:
£7

Wednesday 29th

The Sale of a Lifetime

Jasper Joffe - founder of the the Free Art Fair and artist of mixed repute - is selling everything he owns. After leaving his gallery and being dumped by his girlfriend Joffe is looking for a new start and thinks that an elaborate publicity stunt is the way to go. On display in the Idea Generation is everything the artist owns, including suits, ... read on

where:
Idea Generation Gallery
11 Chance Street
E2 7JB
who:
Jasper Joffe
when:
12pm - 6pm
what:
Performance Art
cost:
Free
 

Kellies

Argentina may have been slow to get on the whole riot grrl thing, but they're making up for it with Kellies.

Making sweet but deadly punk rock, these three ladies stick rigidly to the formula for catchy pop, creating two-and-a-half minute pogo-thons out of Cure-esque guitars, heavy bass and childish vocals.
read on

where:
The Good Ship
289 Kilburn High Road
NW6 7JR

who:
Kellies, Glass Diamond
when:
8pm
what:
Punk
cost:
£5

Thursday 30th

Hello, Dolly!

Based on Thornton Wilder's play The Matchmaker, this musical comedy romp runs together classic romantic meddling and some show-stopping numbers (penned by Jerry Herman) for a truly riotous musical experience, Broadway style. All-American musical farce with huge tunes, fantastic sets and a hatful of great gags, all played out under the stars at the... read on

where:
Open Air Theatre
Regents Park
NW1 4NR
when:
Times vary
what:
Musicals, Comedy
cost:
From £15 to £42
 

John Gordillo

John Gordillo returns with a smash-hit new show about the economy of sex and its consequences - the 'Terms and Conditions' you skim over before entering into relationships. We were lucky enough to catch this a bit of this preview at a comedy gig in May and it was the stand-out performance of the night by a mile. A passionate, thoughtful and thoro... read on

where:
Riverside Studios
Crisp Road
W6 9RL

who:
John Gordillo
when:
9.30pm
what:
Stand Up
cost:
£10

Friday 31st

Assemblage

OMFG LIKE TOTALLY AWESOME! A night of food, fun, music, poetry, art and design at John Jones for the last Friday in July. Plus, and this might be the clincher, cocktails AND cupcakes. Could anything be better than that? 'Assemblage' sees the whole space taken over by a host of exciting creative types - there's live poetry, pe... read on

where:
John Jones Project Space
4 Morris Place
N4 3JG
when:
5.30pm - 11.30pm
what:
Performance Art, Design
cost:
Free
 

Hackney Wicked

As part of this year's Hackney Wicked, Ingrid Z of The Residence presents The Wrecking Ball. St. Mary of Eton Church has announced that it will knowck down Verger's Cottage (Ingrid's home and that of The Residence) in 2010 and replace it with a block of flats. The aim of The Wrecking Ball then is to combine creativity with destruction. Dancers ... read on

where:
Various Venues
Hackney Wick
E9

when:
6pm - late
what:
Art, Festival
cost:
Free
 

We Fear Silence - Chew the Fat and Z Shed

Two ex-programmers from late and sorely missed nightclub The End save the day by taking over Friday nights at top notch newly cool venue The Arches. Tonight Chew The Fat seize the reigns again, with a special techno edition. They welcome D.I.M for his only UK club date this summer plus electro house don Miles Dyson and Tom Real and Rogue Elements collabor... read on

where:
Arches
53 Southwark Street
SE1 1TE

who:
Dsico of Doom, Foamo, Reso
+ more
when:
10pm - 6am
what:
Techno/Minimal, Dubstep, House
cost:
£15, £12 Concessions
 

Balance

Three promoters unite to bring you another edition of Balance: Split, Wang and Base - stalwarts of London's dirty underside - make it bigger in all respects this month. Their launch party placed them firmly on the map with one of the best techno line-ups of the year. Tonight they dish up another who's who of techno, with The Advent playing a live ... read on

where:
Cable
33a Bermondsey Street
SE1 2EG

who:
Si Begg, Bass Junkie, DJ Stingray + more
when:
11pm - 7am
what:
Techno/Minimal, Electro, House
cost:
£15, £12 Concessions

Saturday 1st

Field Day

The day after the tremendous Underage Festival, Victoria Park hosts Field Day, a day of music in a field (or a park, to be precise). This year, they have the incredible Mogwai headlining. Eleven years on and these guys still sound like the future. There are no words to do them justice. Go and listen instead. Fingers crossed, the weather will hold... read on

where:
Victoria Park
E3 5TB
who:
Mogwai, Skream, Erol Alkan + more
when:
11am - 9pm
what:
Rock, Electro, Indie, Dance Music
cost:
£30
 

MENU

For one day only Katie Guggenheim dons her apron to serve up a veritable feast of deep-fried contemporary art in the 1930s splendour of Hackney's Savoy Cafe. Responding to the original nature of the space, MENU features work by a host of brilliant young artists, including Rachel Pimm, Amanda Dennis and Patrick Shier. Visitors take a seat and a... read on

where:
Savoy Cafe
240 Graham Road
E8 1BP

who:
Katie Guggenheim
+ more
when:
1pm - 9pm
what:
Art
cost:
Free
 

The Petty Concerns of Luke Wright

Undoubtedly one of the best young performance poets in the UK, 4 Talent Award Winner and Aisle16 founder Luke Wright previews his fourth solo show at the Hen and Chickens Theatre. Set against a backdrop of grotty Travelodges and London stages, Wright tells the story of his last ten years behind the mic. Featuring some embarrassingly bad teenage l... read on

where:
Hen & Chickens
109 St Paul's Road
N1 2NA

who:
Luke Wright
when:
7.30pm
what:
Poetry
cost:
£6

Sunday 2nd

Ketoloco and Micron present Remote Area Showcase

Leeds' favourite after-party starters KeToLoCo make another pilgrimage down south to service the Ket-hungry people of London with some decent tunes and an all-round belter of a party. Tonight is another special at the Light Bar with subterranean ravers turned Manc promoters Micron and Remote Area - the Dutch imprint of 100% Pure and Intacto Re... read on

where:
The Light Bar
223 Shoreditch High Street
E1 6PJ
who:
Tom Buxton, Lauhaus
+ more
when:
1pm - 11pm
what:
Electro, House, Techno/Minimal
cost:
£15, £12 Concessions
 

Medea

Steam Industries are putting on two pieces of free theatre this summer at the Scoop. The first, designed for kids, is Jason and the Argonauts, a lively musical adventure with puppets and a full scale pirate ship. The second also features Jason (now King Jason) but is altogether grimmer, full of sex, betrayal, murder and revenge. Adapted by Stella D... read on

where:
The Scoop
More London
SE1 2DB

who:

when:
8pm
what:
Tragedy, Classic
cost:
Free
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