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BBC Bloom - The BBC's impartial climate change site which aims to inform and help reduce your carbon footprint. Power Down is mentioned on this site in the Night Life section.
Power Down is an irregular night of eclectic musical entertainment that aims to promote sustainability through subtle means. The performers are completely unamplified and the audience is silent out of necessity. The lighting is provided by donated candles and a type of candle that we make ourselves using recycled vegetable oil from the local fish and chip shop. Food and beverages are served which are either organic or locally produced. The nights are held together by the host Marmaduke Dando, and are generally held at the Islington Arts Factory in Holloway, north London.
The following acts have performed at Power Down in the last 2 years: The Hoosiers, Liam Bailey, Cellorhythmics, Seb Genovese, Ahuman, Portico Quartet, Chris Lyons, Rebecca Jade, Rachel Rose Reid, Rob McCabe, Tall Stories, Sara Mitra, Josephine Oniyama, Citizen Helene & The Racists, Lemond, Chancery Blame and The Gadjo Club, Zoot Lynam and his band, Top Shelf Jazz, The Langley Sisters, Ed Harcourt, and Marmaduke Dando.
The line-up for Power Down VII will be just 3 acts this time, to give you all enough time to drink and talk in between sets, and make the last tubes.
Cellorhythmics as the Working Classical Music Orchestra - The progressive cello group who played the first ever Power Down with The Hoosiers two years ago are back with their 10 piece orchestra, the Working Classical Orchestra. Have a listen and look at one of their performances here:
Kat Vipers - Hailing originally from Greece, Kat Vipers is a young pianist with a flamboyant vibrato that croons over everything from gypsy folk, to punk and sinister fifties-era melodrama. Have a listen and look here:
The Boycott Coca Cola Experience - One man on a bicycle playing his guitar while he rides to power a small amp (a momentary power up). Hilariously dry tales of the horrors of the modern world. Take a peak here:
Entrance will be 5 pounds on the door, and doors will open at 8pm. The first performer will be on about 8.30pm. The usual cheap organic drinks will be on sale at the bar.
There are about one hundred buses that stop outside the venue, and there are two close tube stations, Holloway Road and Caledonian Road station. Do not fear if you reside in some far flung recess of London, the entertainment will be finished in time for you to catch your tubes. As this aims to be a low carbon event, we urge the audience to use public transport, bicycles or their own feet to get to the venue, as the performers will also be doing. There are secure places to lock your bikes. If you have to drive, then please don't come!
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Shot By Both Sides heads to the frozen hinterland that is North London on Tuesday March 25th, with a Spektakular FREE Soireé at Islington's Old Queens Head - expect degeneracy and bloodlust!
Fanzine handout, cakes, poetry, stories, a gritty psych/freakout jazz/fucked-pop/post-punk soundtrack, and some disturbingly delightful live sets from The Mules, The Woodsmen & more...
Good Day Lords & Ladies!!! The sledge is coming round the corner, Gran is getting ill, Woolworths are planning their Easter festive offers, and the turkey is getting fat and is wondering why the farmer is building a big new shed. In short, the yuletide season is upon us!
So here at Bloody Awful Poetry we have chained up the Christmas carolers and replaced them with a whopping 7 awesome BANDS!!! ITS AN ALL-DAYER NEXT SATURDAY!!! Lots of treats to be had, presents to be given out, tunes to be danced to, partners to be met and drinks to be consumed. Print this flyer for cheapy entry, and go to our page and comment us with a Bloody Awful Poem! The worst one wins prizes!!!
And if that wasn't enough, we're throwing a BIG FAT FREE PARTY four days later at the venerable Old Blue Last!
UPSTAIRS FILM: THE TAKE - Occupy. Resist. Produce. Argentina's radical co-operative movement in the aftermath of economic collapse. Starts at 7.30pm sharp.
Followed by London's finest conscious cabaret with acoustic music a poetry hosted by the Sunday Sounds crew.
On Saturday 17th November at the wondrous watering hole that is Nambucca, we have the bouncetabulous Dexter headlining, with awesome supports in the likes of the tremendous Rum Shebeen, the folktastic The Prelude and the terrific Milk Kan The very next day, we relax and sip dry sherry at the marvelous Monkey Chews. And are joined by another 4 splendid acts. Friends Of The Bride, Looker, Jon Byrne and Marcus Mumford. So, come join us for a bevvy. Lets pull on our dancing shoes, tie our dicky bows, and ply ourselves with enough alcohol to sink a small Oliver Reed. Also, go enter our bloody awful poetry competition. Just post some of your truly terrible poetry on our page. The worst wins. Its simple!
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