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Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: Jazz, folk and Elvis
Posted on 11:21am Tuesday 16th August 2011
Derbyshire duo David Gibb and Elly Lucas headline Loughton Folk Club this Thursday (August 18).
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: Another electrifying line-up of gigs
Posted on 11:05am Wednesday 10th August 2011
Stretch Electric headline the Standard Music Venue on Thursday (August 11).
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: Caboose and Candy Runts will rock your socks
Posted on 6:22pm Tuesday 2nd August 2011
CABOOSE and the Candy Runts are the highlights of a rock night at the Standard Music Venue this Thursday (August 4).
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: All aboard the Hillbilly Express! Mmmm bluegrass
Posted on 11:04am Tuesday 26th July 2011
Bluegrass five-piece the Hillbilly Express perform at the Loughton Folk Club this Thursday (July 28).
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: Festival season rocks on in Leytonstone
Posted on 9:00am Wednesday 20th July 2011
Singer songwriter Reg Meuross plays the North Star pub in Leytonstone on Thursday (July 21).
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: Trombone-tastic
Posted on 10:49am Wednesday 13th July 2011
THE acclaimed Annie Whitehead Quintet play a headline set at Leytonstone's East Side Jazz Club next Tuesday (July 19).
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: Leytonstone Festival is where it's at - but there's other stuff too
Posted on 5:02pm Tuesday 5th July 2011
IT'S all about the Leytonstone Festival this month in the world of local music.
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: Multi-talented Al will make you laugh and cry
Posted on 10:04am Wednesday 29th June 2011
The multi-talented Al Neville plays Loughton Folk Club this Thursday (June 30).
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: Redbridge rocks and pops this weekend
Posted on 9:16am Monday 20th June 2011
The annual Midsummer Music Fest takes place in Redbridge this weekend, featuring everything from pop and rock to folk and jazz.
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: Red hot delta gospel
Posted on 4:25pm Tuesday 14th June 2011
The Tone Brokers are the special guests of Walthamstow's 17 Blues Club this Friday (June 17).
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: A veritable parade of folk this week
Posted on 12:07pm Tuesday 7th June 2011
TOM and Barbara Brown play Waltham Abbey Folk Club at a show this Monday (June 13).
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: The Standard is a jewel in our collective musical crowns
Posted on 2:34pm Tuesday 31st May 2011
DISASTER. The Standard Music Venue is set to be closed down later this year.
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: The Candy Runts are close to victory
Posted on 4:29pm Tuesday 24th May 2011
LOCAL band The Candy Runts play the final of the 2011 Rock Contest in Harlow on Sunday (May 29).
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: Sell your soul to the devil
Posted on 1:14pm Monday 16th May 2011
LEGEND has it that influential bluesman Robert Johnson became a good guitarist after he sold his soul to the devil.
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: Nah nah nah nah nah nah folk
Posted on 5:39pm Tuesday 10th May 2011
Punky folk act The Singing Loins are one of the highlights of this week's line-up of live music gigs in east London.
Flash Bristow »
Power cuts bring the community together
Posted on 2:02pm Tuesday 10th May 2011
My part of Leytonstone has been subject to power cuts recently. The first happened at dusk, as people were drawing curtains and putting on room lights. Suddenly, we were opening the curtains again.
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: The sounds of Texas...in Leytonstone? Crazy!!!
Posted on 2:28pm Tuesday 3rd May 2011
TRADITIONAL Texan singer songwriter Darden Smith headlines Leytonstone’s North Star pub this Thursday (May 5).
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: Beats with Betamax
Posted on 4:03pm Tuesday 26th April 2011
Long standing indie rock act Betamax headline The Standard Music Venue in Walthamstow this Thursday (April 28).
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: Easter tunes in Waltham Abbey
Posted on 11:19am Tuesday 19th April 2011
WALTHAM Abbey Folk Club are celebrating the seasonal period with an evening dedicated to music on the theme of Easter and St George.
Daniel Binns »
Sound Advice: Bonkers but brilliant
Posted on 11:29am Tuesday 12th April 2011
THE bonkers but brilliant London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra play Ye Olde Rose and Crown pub in Walthamstow this Friday (April 15).
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