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Alexandra Palace, London (10/02/12)

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Garage rock duo celebrate the success of latest album El Camino with a powerful show.
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St Giles-in-the-Fields, London (06/02/12)

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Inside a blacked-out church, Ravedeath 1972 gets an extraordinary showcase.
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Roundhouse, London (04/02/12)

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A confident and lively performance from Roots Manuva and band.
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Roundhouse, London (02/02/12)

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Slipping in and out of genres with ease, the Chilean New Yorker spotlights recent album Space Is Only Noise.
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Borderline, London (02/02/12)

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American indie-rockers play a promising show that hints at bigger things to come.
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Shepherd's Bush Empire, London (02/02/12)

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Diamond Mine is given one more live airing, with help from KT Tunstall.
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Electric Ballroom, London (01/02/12)

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Wild Flag play a show that demonstrates that the genre of alternative rock is very much still alive.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall, London (30/01/12)

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Veirs mixes tracks from latest album Tumble Bee with selections from her impressive back catalogue.
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Barbican, London (30/01/12)

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Senagalese supergroup impress on their first London show in three years.
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Lexington, London (29/01/12)

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Three guitarists of considerable skill combine for a mesmerising show.
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Academy, Oxford (29/01/12)

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Frontman Stephen Jones delivers a performance that shows him to be as acerbic as ever.
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Brixton Academy, London (27/01/12)

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Texan post-rock icons bring their epic, euphoric sounds to south London.
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Bush Hall, London (26/01/12)

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An impressive show from Franco-Finnish duo The Dø in support of second album Both Ways Open Jaws.
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CAMP, London (26/01/12)

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American comedian, actor and writer Donald Glover assumes his hip-hop alias Childish Gambino to play his debut London show.
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Hackney Empire, London (25/01/12)

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A career-spanning set from Will Oldham, taking in dark humour, bleak minimalism and delicate beauty.
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Enterprise, London (23/01/12)

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Seattle singer-songwriter returns to play an intimate show ahead of the release of new album Maraqopa.
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Concorde 2, Brighton (22/01/12)

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Another life-affirming show from Anthony Gonzales et al.
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Peter Harrison Planetarium, London (19/01/12)

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A triumphant multimedia spectacle from DJ Food and Ninja Tune.
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Cecil Sharp House, London (16/01/12)

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Adam Wiltzie and Dustin O'Halloran recreate the sublime beauty of their debut album in grandiose surroundings.
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Cargo, London (12/01/12)

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Bella Union signed six piece play a competent show without fully reaching the heights promised.
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