What’s On In London: 2nd - 8th August

You lucky Londoners can go and see Best Coast, No Age, Cerebral Ballzy, A Place to Bury Strangers, El Guincho, Connan Mockasin, Sleigh Bells, Ganglians AND John Maus this week. Plus! RADFEST and SCENE not HERD provide the all-dayers And that's before we get to the experimental jazz...

Monday 2nd

No Age + Sauna Youth + TQQUNDO FRRRRR
17 Sidney Road, Stockwell, SW9 0TP
£5

Randy, Dean and the new guy play a last minute show at The Grosvenor

Cerebral Ballzy + The Shitty Limits + Amateur Video
The Old Blue Last 39 Great Eastern Street

Cerebral Ballzy get rude, crude and noisy at The Old Blue Last. Vice perfect fun.

Tuesday 3rd

Hawk and a Hacksaw
Cafe Oto 18- 22 Ashwin Street
£12.50 / £14
8pm

A Hawk and a Hacksaw (often abbreviated to AHAAH) is a folk band from Albuquerque, New Mexico, currently signed to The Leaf Label.

Kammer Klang
Vortex Jazz Club N16
£5 8.30pm

Monthly night exploring the boundary between freely improvised and contemporary classical music.

Violet Violet + Grass House + Tawny Own
The Old Blue Last 39 Great Eastern Street

Violet Violet celebrate the launch of their new album

Dem Bones w/ Verity Flecknell
The George Tavern 373 Commercial Road
£8 entry w/food

Food, music and even a raffle at this month's Dem Bones. New Orleans fun for ladyfest.

Best Coast Free Instore
Rough Trade East
FREE 7pm

Buy a copy of the album. Get a wristband. Enjoy Best Coast at Rough Trade

Wednesday 4th

Kopparberg Clash Series
The Old Blue Last 39 Great Eastern Street
FREE

Kopparberg continue to mix film and booze

Thursday 5th

El Guincho + Plants and Animals + Chad Valley
The Lexington 96-98 Pentonville Road
£10 8pm

A rare performance from Barcelona’s El Guincho. With White Heat DJs

Male Bonding DJ Night
The Haggerston, Kingsland Road

John and Kev play records

Off The Hook DJ Night
The Mucky Pup 39 Queen's Head Street
FREE

60's & 70s Rock, garage, Indie, Blues and a bit of Funky Country at the Islington pub

Friday 6th

Connan Mockasin + Blue on Blue + Fanzine,
The CAMP 70-74 City Road

Dirty Bingo DJs, Becoming Real DJ, Micachu DJ, Rory Brattwell DJ, Dance Magic Dance DJ and Home.Under.Ground DJ PLUS live music from Connan, Blue on Blue and Fanzine. What more could you want?

Saturday 7th

Sleigh Bells + TEETH + Becoming Real

DMD give their night to Eat Your Own Ears. And for good reason. Sleigh Bells preview their new LP at The Old Blue. Arrive early to get in.

John Maus + Peepholes + Love Disaster
The Grosvenor 17 Sidney Road, Stockwell
£7

John Maus' Manic Crusade Continues. Free from Ariel Pink he proves time and time again that it's not who you know, it's what you know is weird.

SCENE Not HERD Noise on Noise ALLDAYER
The Others, Stoke Newington 6-8 Manor Road
£7.50

Drum Eyes, Screaming Tea Party, Teeth of The Sea, Cold Pumas and Lovesick Teenagers prove noise can be fun.

Sunday 8th

RADFEST
Corsica Studios 4 / 5 Elephant Road, Elephant and Castle
£5

A Place to Bury Strangers, Ganglians, Cerebral Ballzy, Dam Mantle, Graffiti Island + MORE plus a BBQ, Stalls and VIBES. RADFEST is back in its 3rd year and is bigger and badder than ever before. Win tickets from http://www.neumagazine.co.uk/cities/article/win-radfest-tickets