Mike Targett Sings Jake Thackray album launch

Fri 30 OctDoors 19:00

Ella Spencer

Betsey Trotwood · London

Black Cat 🐈‍⬛ Music is proud to present….. Join Ella Spencer and her band for a Halloween-themed single release show for her new song 'Howlin' Wolf'! 'Howlin’ Wolf' is the new single from up-and-coming British-American singer-songwriter Ella Spencer, due for release on October 30th. Recorded and produced between The Panther Studio in Portland, Oregon and RYP Recordings, London with Jerry Joseph, Steve Drizos and Michael Smith and released on Right Track Records, this is Ella’s first release of the year ahead of her debut EP Pandora’s Box. Ella Spencer draws on her British-American heritage to create a fusion of Indie and Folk music. Accompanying herself live solo on guitar, piano and banjo or backed by her new band, Ella’s distinct voice and storytelling have earned her showcases at the UK’s Americana Week and internationally at Folk Alliance as well as festival appearances at The Long Road and Red Rooster festival, with her latest singles landing on BBC Introducing. Ella is set to release her debut EP Pandora’s Box in 2027, recorded at The Panther in Portland, Oregon with Jerry Joseph and Steve Drizos and produced by Michael Smith of RYP Recordings, London.

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Wed 4 NovDoors 19:30

Swell

Betsey Trotwood · London

Swell return to London for their first show here in over 16 years. It is safe to say no band sounds quite like Swell and two of the original members, Sean Kirkpatrick and John Dettman Lytle are hitting the road with two newer members Philippe Gunst and Tim Adams to tie in with the reissue of the band's mesmerizing second album ...Well? which was originally released on Beggars Banquet and Virgin records throughout Europe where they toured often including headline slots at Dingwalls and European festivals. Following the passing of David Freel Swell did a very successful European tour that found out a lot of fans still cared with Johan and Phillip from post punk band Fragment finishing off the line up. This will be the smallest London show the band has ever played.

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Sun 8 NovDoors 12:45

SE x EC1

Betsey Trotwood · London

Welcome one and all to the glorious sound of the Thames Delta, coming at you live and direct from Southend-on-Sea - albeit in the middle of London. First up, garage indie rockers Invaders give forth a sound that is made from 4 cups of estuary mud, a large measurement of swagger and a heavy helping of groove. After a nerve-calming pint or three, you’ll be ready for Permanent Firmament to take the stage - Southend alumni playing songs by the Cusack/Son Of Buff/Adjustment songwriter Lance Baldock, with a sound that sips from the early Fannies, sludgy Neil Young cup with a dollop of indie-powerpop and shades of early Wilco. You’re probably on the spirits by now but Dark Globes bring their melodically driven noise-pop, lo-fi garage rock, and folk-pop infused with gentle psychedelic rock and ringing guitars. Finally - if you are still with us - The Bromides are a London-based (but big in Southend!) alternative noise-pop and garage rock band fronted by singer, guitarist, and Scratchy Records founder Simon Berridge, who also performs as Simon Bromide.

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Sat 21 NovDoors 19:30

Sairie + Roger Kunkel & Stoo Odom + Simon Breed

Betsey Trotwood · London

Clerkenville East-West presents an evening of entrancing and extraordinary music. We have the London launch of the debut album by Brighton-based ethereal folk trio Sairie, from the US - Roger Kunkel + Stoo Odom - formerly of mighty acid/ Paisley/ desert rockers Thin White Rope, and gripping London singer-songwriter Simon Breed. After releasing a series of captivating singles and EPs since 2020, SAIRIE launch their first full-length album, ‘Beneath the Spreading Tree’. It continues the trio's exploration of early 70’s folk influences, blending otherworldly atmospherics with stripped-back arrangements. In a four star review, The Guardian heralded its "glistening psych-folk...Singer Emma Morton brings an indie-girl chorister’s brightness to this captivating debut album, on songs with hints of darkness that sound ages-old". While KLOF Magazine wrote: "Sairie’s long-awaited debut sounds like a lo-fi Pentangle with an added layer of hauntological strangeness...This ageless-sounding debut is stark in its beauty and richly rewarding." https://sairie.bandcamp.com/ "80% improvised guitar and bass duo" ROGER KUNKEL & STOO ODOM were members of much lauded Californian rock band Thin W...

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Sat 12 DecDoors 12:00

Funky Dory Soul Brunch

Soul Mama Islington · London

The most soulful brunch in town. Serving up soul, R&B and party classics, alongside a mouth-watering Caribbean and South African menu.

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Sat 12 DecDoors 13:30

Katie Spencer & Henry Parker (Matinée Show)

Green Note · London

Two leading lights of the modern day folk-guitar scene take their annual mid-winter concert on the road; an intimate solo set from each musician precedes a rare and joyous moment of collaboration to guide us gently into the festive season. Katie Spencer has become renowned across the UK, for her acute personal songwriting, performed with a signature deep vibrato vocal and a crystal-clear guitar style. She draws influence from Joni Mitchell, Judee Sill and Michael Chapman yet makes the music inimitably her own. Her latest album What Love Is, released in Autumn 2025 was met with critical acclaim, landing at #12 in the Official Folk Charts and achieved glowing praise in the nation's music press, described as “a master-class of inspired and beautifully-sounding craftsmanship” by KLOF Magazine. “Her articulate picking, with suggestions of folk and jazz, frames intelligently written songs and is the backbone to her music” Guitarist Magazine Henry Parker’s intricate folk guitar playing leans heavily into the open-tuned stylings of Bert Jansch and Nick Drake, whilst his own original songwriting dwells on themes of folklore, landscape and the environment. His 2026 release, The Dar...

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Sat 12 DecDoors 14:00

Tony Mortimer's 90s Christmas

The Fox and Firkin · London

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Sat 12 DecDoors 15:30

Comedy Brunch at Vauxhall Comedy

The Garden Vauxhall · London

South London's Top Comedy Club

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