New music suggested by Dave:
Philip Pullman: Tall Tales from the Afterlife
Thursday 12 November, Southbank Centre
Philip Pullman and David Eagleman discuss fantastic fiction, science and the afterlife as part of an evening of performance with contributions from Nick Cave, Miranda Richardson, Clarke Peters and other mystery performers.
Barbican:
Magma/ JP Massiera/ Chrome Hoof
Tue 6 Oct, 7.30pm
Curated by musical sage and crate-digger extraordinaire Andy Votel, this show brings together intense cosmic rock and freewheeling psychedelic grooves. Featuring French prog-rock Magma - a truly visionary ensemble led by drummer and mystic Christian Vander, psychedelic disco from legendary JP Massiera alongside London-based ritualistic collective Chrome Hoof.
Martha Wainwright sings Piaf
Wed 11 Nov, 8pm
Martha Wainwright and Hal Willner recently paired together to create a live recording of rare Piaf songs. This is the London debut of that show, featuring New York musicians including pianist Thomas Bartlett, electric guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Doug Wieselman, and bassist Brad Albetta.
The Graham Coxon Power Acoustic Ensemble
Sat 28 Nov, 8pm
Graham Coxon returns from the triumphant Blur reunion tour to produce this special concert at the Barbican based around his recent critically acclaimed 7th solo album Spinning Top.
Shoot Spitalfields
Sunday 11 October 2009
Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6AB. Held in conjunction with photomonth, Shoot Experience heads back to its East London roots for Shoot Spitalfields, the last official photo treasure hunt of the year.
Get together a team of 2-4 people and head off to solve clues, constructing photos as your answers. Each team’s
photos will be exhibited at photomonth’s photoopen with prizes to be won for the most creative photos Come and capture the heart of Spitalfields in all its Sunday glory.
Time: 11.15am-6.30pm, cost: £15 per person
http://www.shootexperience.com/tickets
Auto-Italia South East Gallery
"New Display Strategies
Thursday, October 15 at 11:00am
I don’t know how close I am to a mountain
Saturday, October 17 at 7:00pm
Better Place Portraiture - Fantasmagora
on Saturday, October 17 at 10:00pm
GUIDED TOURS
Saturday, October 17 at 9:00am
Free Tortoise download and Cluster to support
Tortoise + Cluster
Sunday 22 November, Southbank Centre
For this one-off show, seminal electronic pioneers Cluster have been confirmed to support post-rockers Tortoise. Since their beginnings in Berlin in 1970, Cluster have been a key influence for musicians such as David Bowie and Brian Eno.
To celebrate this exciting double-bill, we have a free download from Tortoise's acclaimed new album Beacons of Ancestorship to give away.
Buy tickets / Free Download / More info »
Screenings: Artist and Feature Films
Wednesday 07 October & Wednesday 21 October, 6.30-9.00pm, Camden Arts CEntre
On selected Wednesday evenings in October and November, we will be screening a special programme of films chosen by artist/curator Paulina Olowska to accompany the exhibition.
7 October, 6.30-9.00pm
Artist Film:
Catherine Sullivan, 'Morbid Naturalism (from the Chittendens)', 2005
Feature Film:
'Faces' (dir. John Cassavetes, 1968)
21 October, 6.30-9.00pm
Artist Film:
Nina Könnemann, 'Pleasure Beach', 2001
Feature film:
'Three Women' (dir. Robert Altman, 1977)
Wednesday 04 November, 6.30-9.00pm
Artist Film:
Trailer for Ken Okiishi’s ‘Goodbye to Manhattan’, 2009
Feature Film:
‘L’important c’est d’aimer’ (dir. Andrzej Zulawski, 1975)
