London music scene for paupers?

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A friend of mine's playing a couple of gigs in London and is there for a few weeks looking to catch what music he can (his stuff is a bit Tom McRae-ish singer-songwriter style)in pubs and other inexpensive spots around town. Can anyone suggest places to go? He himself is playing at the Bedford in Balham and some club in Ladbroke Grove.

― Thea (Thea), Thursday, 11 March 2004 18:31 (twenty-two years ago)

He's also going to Ireland, so if you can give advice on Dublin and/or Belfast, that'd be grand, as well.

― Thea (Thea), Thursday, 11 March 2004 18:32 (twenty-two years ago)

He's staying in Acton...is there anything over that way, by any chance?

― Thea (Thea), Thursday, 11 March 2004 18:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I saw Calla at The Water Rats in Gray's Inn Road, it was one of the best gigs I've ever seen, and it cost me a fiver.

The Spitz on Commercial Street has a lot of very eclectic stuff on for cheap, if you ignore their high bar prices. I saw The Czars and David Grubbs there, and if you're into klezmer they have that too.

The Arts Cafe, further down Commercial Street, is also great value.

― syntaxfree, Thursday, 11 March 2004 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)

This is great, thanks. Steve's a teetotaller, so he won't mind the drink prices!

― Thea (Thea), Thursday, 11 March 2004 20:21 (twenty-two years ago)

The RoTa club, Saturdays 4-8pm at the Notting Hill Arts Club, is free - I'm not sure it's got a consistent genre (last few times I've been have been mathrock), and the bands can be pretty patchy, but it's got sofas.

― cis (cis), Thursday, 11 March 2004 22:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Nice. I thought that was just a dj venue for some reason. I like it there, sofas and all, though I haven't been there in many years.

― Thea (Thea), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:18 (twenty-two years ago)

The Silver Springs are playing tomorrow's RoTa, which I reckon will be worth popping along to.

― Canada Briggs (Canada Briggs), Friday, 12 March 2004 09:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Hot Chip are playing RoTa tomorrow as well, and they're fucking brilliant - they look like a drunk, homeless Kraftwerk, and sound like The Beta Band & Funkadelic wrestling their way down a lift shaft.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Friday, 12 March 2004 11:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow. I hope Hot Chip makes it to LA soon.

― Thea (Thea), Monday, 15 March 2004 00:36 (twenty-two years ago)

two months pass...

Saw Hot Chip at the Spitz last week and I think it wasn't their best show but enjoyed it greatly so thank you CharlieNo4 for the....hot tip.

ugh, sorry 4 the pun.

― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 01:12 (twenty-two years ago)

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