The Lock Tavern

New Look Soundspray Takeover – Friday 24th February

locktavern — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:09:19 +0000

Soundspray make their Lock Tavern debut, welcoming regular favourites Dear Joseph, backed up by newcomers Model Staggs and Whisky Stain. And the fun don’t stop until 1am, with after-party antics being provided by Francobollo (Dj Set) and The Peasant Uprising.

Click play above to listen to ‘Freedom Has A Price’ by Whisky Stain.

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Idle Fret with Mary Epworth, Ratty Little Fingers and Hella Better Dancer – live on Thursday 15th March

locktavern — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:54:21 +0000

Idle Fret are back after January’s packed out Snowgoose show, with the launch party for Mary Epworth’s new album Dream Life. Her first single of 2012 Black Doe was single of the week on Shaun Keaveny’s breakfast show on BBC 6 Music. She’ll be joined by Liverpool’s Ratty Little Fingers, who make vivacious upbeat folky country pop with their violin and banjo melodies, a box for a bass drum, a chocolate tin for a snare and full size double bass. Hella Better Dancer bring their delicate serene folky shoegaze sound to our intimate home.

Click play above to listen to ‘Come Back To The Bough’ by Mary Epworth.

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Lottarox All-Dayer with New Ivory, Zoetrope, My Elastic Eye, Youth and more – Sunday 26th February

locktavern — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:49:25 +0000

Italian-via-London promotions outfit, Lottarox, proudly present their first ever Lock Tavern all-dayer. Tonight’s widely eclectic line-up includes live sets from Dalston riot grills Zoetrope, Dim Mak signed New Ivory, and the shoegazey My Elastic Eye. With DJs playing anything from electro to indie to chillwave, there really is something for everyone at this party. Arrive early, and make a day of it!

Click play above to listen to ‘Demons’ by Zoetrope.

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Christa Vi ‘Your Heart’ Single EP Launch – Friday 23rd March

locktavern — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:46:16 +0000

Christa Vi is an Australian / German Singer Songwriter, based in East London. She combines her folky, storytelling songwriting style with eclectic instrumentation, electronic elements and emotive vocals. Inspired to sing and write music by life’s hard knocks, long plane journeys, walking alone in foreign cities, London’s noise pollution, the inner pain and beauty of others, overheard snippets of conversation and a slight fear of losing that feeling.

Christa Vi’s debut album release is planned for 2012, produced by George Shilling (Coldcut, Yazz, Teenage Fanclub, Primal Scream etc). Singles and remixes soon to be released independently and on East London electronic label Boltfish Recordings.

Click play above to listen to ‘Long Way Home’ by Christa Vi.

New Look : O Children Takeover – Friday 17th February

locktavern — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:06:22 +0000

This Friday our weekly club night, New Look, is being taken over by the most exciting bands around town, not that we’re biased! The O Children boys are becoming firm favourites on the New Look dancefloor, with their all-night, all-encompassing party sets, and rockstar looks! The band formed in 2008 over a mutual love of Nick Cave, and have since gone on to share a stage with Esser, Wild Beasts and The xx, to name but a few. They smashed it last time they were behind our decks, expect another riotous Friday night party once again!

The Lock Tavern Stage at Beacons Festival, August 17.18.19

locktavern — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:19:05 +0000

The Lock Tavern is pleased to be hosting a stage at Beacons Festival in the yorkshire dales. Initial line up includes Roots Manuva, Junior Boys, Ghostpoet, Factory Floor, Pearson Sound, Peaking Lights, Errors, Cass McCombs, 2:54, Bok Bok and lots more. Full for the line-up and ticket details visit the Beacons website…

We’re really excited to see Rodney Smith aka Roots Manuva on the Beacons line-up this year. Following the release of last year’s 4everrevolution – his most powerful work since Run Come Save Me – the UK hip-hop legend will be bringing his innovative sound to the Yorkshire countryside this summer. And one of UK hip-hop’s rising stars will also be playing. The Mercury Music Prize-nominated Ghostpoet will be laying down his laconic beats and baritone drawl and you’ll get the chance to see why Factory Floor have made a fan of Joy Division / New Order’s Stephen Morris and had the likes of Pitchfork and Quietus touting them for bigger things.

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Sheltered All-Dayer with Fiction, Loose Talk Costs Lives and Ivory Seas – Live on Sunday 19th February

locktavern — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:18:15 +0000

Sheltered are back at the Lock for another special all-day event, following the success of the previous show with Metronomy’s Olugbenga. This time around they’ve brought along 3 unique bands who we’re really excited to showcase in the intimate surroundings of our small disco.

Fiction are a four-piece band from London, formed in 2009. Members Mike Barrett (vocals, keys, drums), James Howard (vocals, guitars, drums), David Miller (vocals, bass) and Nick Barrett (guitars) coalesce to create what has been described as ‘perfect, anarchic pop’. They have recently toured with Warpaint, Klaxons and Metronomy and have recorded live sessions for BBC Radio 1, BBC 6Music, XFM and Diesel Radio.

Taking influence from the likes of XTC, Four Brothers, Talking Heads, Owls and Steve Reich; Loose Talk Costs Lives present a diverse form of popular music. James Rapson (guitars and vocals), Ollie Route (guitars), Tim Clay (keyboards), Liam Klimek (bass) and Greg Round (drums) all met whilst studying at University in Leeds before forming at the start of 2010. Since then the band have supported such acts as Two Door Cinema Club, Wild Beasts, Maps & Atlases and Good Shoes around the UK.

Launching at the beginning of January this year, Ivory Seas played their debut gig at the ‘*Artrocker New Blood Festival*’. The band take an infectiously rhythmical and humanistic approach to their songs which can be heard in the new video accompanying their first single ‘*Boundary*’. The band are heading back into the studio in early this March to record their debut EP with producer Richard Formby (Wild Beasts/Egyptian Hip Hop).

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ASBO vs Club Pony – February 11th

locktavern — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:38:04 +0000

North London’s most discerning, and long-running, hotbed of disco, re-edits and balearica has welcomed the likes of Joakim, The Glimmers, Fake Blood and In Flagranti over the past 12 months. Tonight ASBO link arms with legendary Sheffield club and bring one of the UK’s most talented residents/club promoters down to the Lock!

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Sunday Best All-Dayer with Man Like Me, Thrill Collins, Rob da Bank and lots more! – Sunday 12th February

locktavern — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:49:10 +0000

Click play above to watch the video for “Peculiar” by Man Like Me.

Rob da Bank and Sunday Best return to the Lock to massacre your ear lugs with lots of lovely music and good vibes to celebrate (and chastise) cupid’s annual attempted pilgrimage across our hearts. Featuring live-ness from Camden’s finest Man Like Me, our very special guests, plus nu-skifflers Thrill Collins. And DJs Rob da Bank, dan le sac and Sombrero Sound System.

PLUS the chance for you to DJ yourself! Brighton’s champions of DJ democracy Stick It On present ‘Lucky In Love’ where you can step up to the decks and play 3 tunes of your own choosing plus a 4th song via their ‘Lovers Lucky Dip’ which will filled with either super-smulchy love songs or songs about break ups and hate… are you lucky in love or is cupid a lousy shot?

Sign up to DJ in advance via http://www.stickiton.org.uk/valentines (there will also be a few DJ spots available on the day)

All that plus roast dinners, ale and lashings of black sambuca… its what Sunday’s are made for.

44 All-Dayer with Psychemagik, Keymono, plus more – Sunday 5th February

locktavern — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:14:08 +0000

This February we’re proud to have 44 host their first ever all-dayer, celebrating the occasion with some fine guests. They’ve pulled out the stops to brought along one of our favourite producers, who DJ sets are always a disco treat, Psychemagik. Joining them are Keymono, who will no doubt rock the Lock Tavern stage with a special DJ set.

In hot pursuit Mister Sushi and Roxanne Roll, the latter half a queen of disco delight whilst the former promises a special 80′s set that’ll most likely straddle both debatable and classic.

Elsewhere, making their 44 debut Leo the Amateur and G the P. No strangers to the inner workings of rocking a party. Warming up proceedings will be a long term family friend and the man behind Camden’s Rockit Science parties, DJ Ryu who’ll be bring along his sometime DJ partner Collins 303. Sporting a fine body of musical treasures, their set is bound to get us hot under the collar.

Click play above to listen to Psychemagik’s space disco mix for Dazed & Confused.

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