January Lock Tavern Highlights : Foals, We Have Band, New Year's Day

[casper_c]

THE LOCK TAVERN
'A North London Institution - Time Out'
35 Chalk Farm Road
London
NW1 8AJ

Thursday 1st
A 'SENSIBLE' START TO 2009
16:00-00:00
Free Entry

Danny Boy (Sensible Sundays / pop, hip-hop, party hits) dj
Bloody Awful Poetry (pop, indie, trendy-wendy stuff) djs
Dirty Omar (soul, hip-hop, partytastic)
Abstract Noun (indie classics)
Joei Supernova (Motown, northern soul, Holloway Mods) dj
+ a special live performance from Sam MacCarthy!

A day of friends and poptastic fun, and a chance to prolong that headache for another day. Expect morning after the day before anthems, retro pop, indie singalongs and general giddiness.

Friday 9th
THE SMALL DISCO
20:30-01:00
Free Entry

Gabriel (Metronomy / Your Twenties) dj set
Kate (Show Your Bones) dj set

Named after the familiar cry of the post-session kebab provider, this regular session is the brainchild of Kate (Show Your Bones) and Gabriel (Metronomy/Your Twenties). Joining them on the wheels of steel tonight are Captain Magic and Andy & Lauren from Primary 1, equipped with all manner of hot sauce.
myspace.com/saucebosseverythingplease


Saturday 10th
ASBO
20:30-03:00 (late licence)
Free Entry

Disco 3000 dj set
RIotous Rockers djs
Alvin C (Wall Of Sound) dj

The definitive monthly rave-up at the Lock Tavern, ASBO is an exploration of cosmic sounds, techy grooves and seminal guilty pleasures and balearica. Tonight's special guest comes shrouded in mystery. All that needs to be said is that he lives and breathes disco, and is sure to delight an adoring crowd tonight. His podcast of the same name was one of the best of 2008.
myspace.com/asborave


Saturday 17th
LET'S HOLD HANDS
20:30-01:00
Free Entry

Ben Pistor (Disco Bloodbath) dj
Dave Oscroft (Bring & Share) dj

A blink-and-you'll-miss-it series of euphoric love-ins. How's this for a current playlist:
Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield
Runaway - Brooklyn Club Jam (Brennan Green mix)
Graham Collier - Aberdeen Angus
Paul Simon - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
Lykke Li - Little Bit (Tim Goldsworthy mix)

Sunday 18th
SPENT
15:00-23:00
Free Entry

Le Corps Mince de Francoise live
Detachments live
Brendan Long (Bugged Out/Spent) dj
Wandy (Chibuku) dj
(Not The) Nick Cave dj
More TBA

Spent return to give the sabbath another kick in the balls, on the back of two successful events including artists such as The Golden Silvers, Micachu and the Shapes, Fryars, Midnight Juggernauts and Futurecop! Continuing with eccentric mix of pop-electro-punk-new wave-mutant garage trash, Helsinki's Les Corps Mince De Francoise take to the satge, a female trio sure to rock any dancefloor with their crossover electronic-ghetto-pop-punk grooves. Some very special live guests to be confirmed nearer the time, with DJ support from Bugged Out's Brendan Long, Chibuku's Wandy and Nick Cave.


Saturday 24th
THE SMALL DISCO SPECIAL : FOALS DJ SET
20:30-01:00
Free Entry

Foals dj set
+ Firas! (Filthy Few) dj

It's a very special 'Small Disco' tonight, as we welcome math-rock stallions, and future megastars, Foals, for a special DJ set, showcasing their discerning taste in post-punk, disco, and pop. Firas, the man behind the excellent 'Filthy Few' podcast and party, provides cutting-edge indie in support.
myspace.com/foals

Saturday 31st
THE SMALL DISCO
20:30-01:00
Free Entry

We Have Band (Kitsune) dj set
Stopmakingme & Singleton djs

AITBF/Kill Em All resident Stopmakingme and fellow Pure Groove honcho (and beef eater) Mr.Singleton, have been causing quite a storm upstairs at the Lock Tavern all summer. Think the most amazing loft party you could imagine, albeit with the Bugsy Malone theme tune thrown in amongst the Born Ruffians, lost house gems, Esser, Lil' Kim and Fleetwood Mac records. Crate digging without the crates - and way more fun. Kitsune endorsed band of the moment, We Have Band, also weigh in with their own collection of punk-funk and leftfield pop.
myspace.com/stopmakingme
Puregroove.co.uk

[Jamie_]

I'll be toddling along to a couple of these.

The ASBO 'special guest' is definitely shrouded in mystery.

[steve]

yeah wonder who disco 3000 could be? the mystery will never be solved

[jonny-d]

Getting there early for the Disco 3000yness.

Last time a certain mystery guest was there, it was one in one out of the lock tavern at 8.30 with a humongous queue to boot.

Still, any excuse for an all day-er.

(ooh and it closes at 3am ! lovely!)

[Nicole]

i am guessing it is not going to be as busy as last january, as you have to know who disco 3000 is. yes, i shall be there for sure!!!!!

[bash]

wow busy early doors on the 10th then! all dayer sounds fun, at least you can get food in there!

would be an expensive day/night to ensure you were in there tho! i guess the free entry would make up for it :)

[benw]

with the 10th, does the entire pub open at 830? or does the night start at 830? culd you not just get down earlier and have a drink or something?

[slutty fringe]

benw Wrote:with the 10th, does the entire pub open at 830? or does the night start at 830? culd you not just get down earlier and have a drink or something?

it's probably best to get there for midday and park yourself on a sofa upstairs and gorge on the tasty lock burgers all day

[boggy]

benw Wrote:with the 10th, does the entire pub open at 830? or does the night start at 830? culd you not just get down earlier and have a drink or something?

The entire pub will be open then fella, we'll start playing some tune upstairs around that time or 8 depending on the traffic on the M one!