Party in the Park 2014

Party in the Park's line-up has been finalised. The focus is on music, with dozens of young bands and DJs performing. You can view the full roster here.

The Fox & Firkin garden

What better time to tell you about The Fox and Firkin's new(ish) garden, than the day after they had a massive party and when it's tipping down with rain?Anyway, the Firkin (316 Lewisham High Street) has a huge new garden that opened this summer and helps to address the relative paucity of outdoor drinking venues ...

The 2014 Ed Renshaw Music Award

Maxine from The Albany writes:Young musicians from South East London in need of help with their career will be given the chance to get their hands on a cash award, alongside mentoring, and industry support with the launch of the Ed Renshaw Music Award, set up in memory of guitarist Edward Renshaw. Offered for the ...

Deptford Nestival

Deptford Nestival - five days/nights of free music at the Birds Nest, Church Street SE8 - starts tomorrow, Thursday 23rd August. I had a quick glance down the line up and spotted highlights including Elephants and Castles on Thursday and Kate Tempest on Monday 27th.

New Cross Oxjam

Oxjam will take over New Cross this October.Oxjam Takeovers are multi-venue music festivals that take over towns to raise money for Oxfam. Since 2006 Oxjam has brought local artists, venues, businesses and music-lovers together.This year will mark the first Oxjam in New Cross. Taking place on Saturday 18th October, Oxjam’s artists will take over the ...

Nestival, August 21-25

Five days of live music at one of London's best music pubs

Long Blondes in New Cross 2004

Is it really ten years since the Angular New Cross summer of 2004? Well, yes obviously, but it doesn't seem that long ago that the music press was full of tales of the 'New Cross Scene' (like this one from the NME in May 2004), and then locally-based label Angular Recording Corporation was getting some ...

Black Smock Down by the River

Tonight, The Black Smock Band are playing at a party to celebrate the end of the 2014 3 Rivers Clean Up events- a three week long Festival of Rivers in South London, including The Quaggy, The Ravensbourne and The Pool.The party, which is a free public event, will take place at Ladywell Fields (north, by ...

Harmony Sinfonia Concert Tonight

Saturday 28th June 2014, 7.30pm at St Peter's Church, Wickham Road, Brockley SE4 1LT.Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 5 (Reformation)Sibelius - FinlandiaBeethoven - Coriolan OvertureBizet - selections from L'Arlesienne.Tickets £9/£6, available on the door.

Silent Disco Tropical

Like Arcade Fire, The Sopranos and Pogs, silent discos are something we just don't get, but people seem to like. So here you go:Silent Disco - Tropical (July 12th)Summer's in full swing and we're dancing 'til the roof blows off at the Hill Station Café. Our turntable maestros bring you a fiery mix of Latin ...