Friday, 3 September 2010

Stop Making Sense Festival

'Musical anarchy by the sea' is the tagline for this new hedonistic festival in Croatia. If you are looking to venture further afield for great djs and get the additional advantage of great weather and amazing beaches and where one of the stages is actually on a boat, this new addition to the boutique festival circuit is well worth a look. You can even get exclusive mixes right here. Acts include the familiar Secret Sundaze, Friendly Fires and Optimo as well as Need2Soul, Radioclit, Allez Allez, Chris Coco and tons more. To top it off, the festival has its own private beach, so you can dip in and out of the water when the raving gets too much.

Friday, 3 September 2010

La Roux DJ set

All Star Lanes are hot on the let's a get a big star to do a DJ set trend. For the most part, these countless sets are usually pretty good. So big congrats to All Star Lanes for securing the 'Bulletproof' singer. It's quite remarkable that La Roux can manage to squeeze everyone's favourite American style bowling alley cum diner into what must be a busy summer festival schedule but we're not complaining. Now all you need to do is email matt@allstarlanes.co.uk for guestlist. £6 ain't bad for a live La Roux DJ set, n'est pas?

Saturday, 4 September 2010

Audio Sushi

He plays a bit of funk, a lot of house, a helping of electro, indie and much more. He is Jefrey Disaster, Urban Junkies very own master of music and he can be found at Dogstar in Brixton, a venue that claims to be the first DJ bar in the world and only puts on the finest dance music acts it can find. Certainly if you like what Mr Disaster does for Urban Junkies online you should catch a piece of live action at his night, Disastronaut.

Tuesday, 7 September 2010

Roots Brasil

A new Brazilian night comes to town to spice up your Tuesday nights: Roots Brasil will launch at the Latino lair, Soho's Barrio Central. Roots Brasil is more than just a night, featuring a collective that includes artists, musicians and DJs who all have a strong passion for Brazilian culture. Expect a unique mix of folk and electronic by band Natema as well as a wide range of music styles that include samba-coco, maracutu, ciranda and more. A special capoeira performance will also take place by Capoeira Angola. Oodles of Brazilian culture in a bar that knows how to throw a party.

Friday, 17 September 2010

Turning Point Festival

The Roundhouse delivers a superfluously eclectic pile of music, cabaret, theatre, circus and more as they wrap up the festival season in style. Let's get it all in proportin: we're talking 3 days, five stages and 300 artists; you'd be hard-[ushed not to find something you like for what promise to be an electric atmosphere. Rob da Bank, Ms Dynamite, Dubfreakz and others provide the music whilst live art comes courtesy of the Secret Wars crew and laughs come a-plenty from the Show+Tell comedians. London Word Festival have also got something to say and the Reggae Roast on the Terrace is sure to tease your tastebuds too.