Our recent recommendations for The Old England Pub
More DIY delights at the Old E - nature is healing! Portrait Of’s sinuous experimental symphonies teeter at the mid-point of jagged post-punk and noodling indie rock, threatening total collapse but always perfectly controlled. Top tier local support from noise rock trio Grubbing (fka Big Pigeon) and psych-blues balladeers Dogs Don’t Die.
Portrait Of, Grubbing (FKA Big Pigeon), Dogs Dont Die
Blossoming newbie three-piece Ladye are lush, woozy and full of 90s indie sentimentality: languid dreampop-rock that channels The Cranberries/The Sundays with an extra dose of fuzz n crunch. Vital scene knowledge FFO: Alvvays, Soccer Mommy, Widowspeak, Soot Sprite.
Ladye, Street Art, Digsby
All good things must come to an end they say… but the freewheeling revolving-door punk jazz quartet focused on Harry Furniss’ squalling cornet seemed like it would last forever. Bid adieu to this era of no-wave madness with support from kosmische trombone sound artsters Organza Ray.
End of an era with special guests Eleni Poulou ( Ex The Fall ) + trombone master Hilary Jeffery + The Fullwit Pop Up Trio
Ritual psych-folk, heavy on the widescreen fantasy and mystical doom. Smote are capable of opening new pagan pathways in the minds of devoted listeners. FFO: Sunburned Hand Of The Man, Natural Snow Buildings, Six Organs of Admittance, Amon Düül, The Wicker Man, G!YBE.
Pagan, Ritual, Doom.
Amsterdam’s best beekeeper-suited oddity Bumble B. Boy splurges DIY artcore theatrics all over the freshly revived Old E alongside an ensemble cast of high-energy Bumbleverse weirdos. Imagine Talking Heads losing control of a kids birthday party - but somehow even madder. FFO: Snõõper, Personal Trainer, Wendy Miasma, The Teletubbies.
Bumble B. Boy w/ Guzzlers & Kibbo Kift