Brockley Max 2016: Mini Music Fest at the Brockley Deli

The first of many highlights to share from this year's Brockley Max arts festival.

No trash talk, no back walk

This is the shortest but coolest Rivoli appearance in history. Ten seconds in. Dance off!

Bestival At Goldsmiths

Any news which features quotes from the Warden of Goldsmiths and Rob Da Bank is news worth covering. Goldsmiths says:On 17th June, Bestival, the UK’s official Best Major Festival, will team up with Goldsmiths, University of London to host a unique public celebration of music, arts and culture.Bestival at Goldsmiths will bring the excitement of ...

Transmission presents 1+1: Paul Dunmall and Carla Rees, Telegraph Hill

Saturday 30 April, 7:30pmSt Catherine’s Church, Telegraph HillPepys Rd, London SE14 5SGwww.stcatherinehatcham.comRenowned flutist Carla Rees will play classic seminal 20th Century works by Luciano Berio, Shiva Feshareki, Sungji Hong, Michael Oliva, Amber Priestly and Edgard Varèse on a whole family of different flutes of various sizes.In the second half, world-famous improviser Paul Dunmall will showcase ...

Beltane braces for Brockley Brouhaha

Beltane play at the BreweryThe Brockley Brewery team writes:On Friday April 15, join us for an evening of live acoustic music at the brewery.Our special guests the fabulous Beltane band will be playing traditional Irish, Scottish and English Folk music; Chris Olsen is back from his tour of the south coast; and the talented Richard ...

Goldsmiths charity fundraisers to play 12-hour Beethoven marathon

Goldsmiths writes:Professional players and singers join music students from Goldsmiths, University of London to perform a non-stop 12-hour marathon of all nine Beethoven symphonies on Saturday 23 April, raising funds for Médecins Sans Frontières (UK).Three conductors - Adrián Varela, Samuel Burstin and Holly Mathieson - will lead proceedings in the Great Hall at the university’s ...

The Fruitful Earth – Drummer & Bass Player Needed

The Fruitful Earth play in DeptfordLocal musician Sarah writes:I'm a singer-songwriter with a band called The Fruitful Earth. Album number 3 is almost written and summer festival bookings are coming in. I'm looking for very versatile players who are into 60's/70's rock, sing backing vocals, are easy going & have lots of experience recording and ...

Five Bells – a new venue for New Cross

This is the opening weekend for Five Bells (155 New Cross Road), formerly The Five Bells pub and now made over as a "two-storey multi-function event space, fusing the spirit of a building that has stood since the early days of the city with the modern ethos of South East London."The opening weekend party is ...

Telegraph Hill Festival 2016

It's the 22nd annual  Telegraph Hill Festival next month, with more than 120 events taking place from 5 – 20 March 2016 at various venues in the New Cross/Brockley border zone.  You can check out the full programme here, but for now here's a few of the events that caught my ere.Red and Pink'Painting & ...

Trelawney album launch at Montague Arms

'Imagine Scott Walker fronting The Associates and then covering David Bowie’s Cat People, but straight outta  Kernow' (The West Briton)South London's number one Cornish band Trelawney have been featured at Transpontine before - their song Beast of Blackheath is partly a reference to the crushing of the 1497 Cornish revolt which came to a bloody ...