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May 11

tUnE-yArDs @ Scala, 8/6/2011

tUnE-yArDs is the musical project of New England native Merrill Garbus. Said to possess an “expansive sound that marries a coarse folk ingenuity with the bold pop sensibility of an R&B siren”, her second album WHOKILL was released in April to critical acclaim on label 4AD.

Recording herself using a digital voice recorder and assembled using shareware mixing software, Merrill manages to marry the enigmatic sensation of a Coco Rosie track with the industrial sound of M.I.A. – producing something truly brilliant. It’s no wonder that her album is already hitting the top of critics’ choice lists for 2011.

Merrill is in Camden next week, playing at Scala on Wednesday (8/6/2011). The show is already sold out, but we’d recommend getting yourself aquainted with this young lady pronto. Her 2009 album BiRd-BrAiNs is just as good as her 2011 offerring so well worth investigation. Check out a Bizness from WHOKILL below….

Tune Yards: Bizness

The Camden Store Team X

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May 11

Frank Turner – England Keep My Bones

Frank Turner is back in Camden Town next Monday (6/6/2011) to celebrate the launch of his eagerly anticipated album England Keep My Bones at the Barfly.

For those of you not yet familiar with Mr Turner (where have you been?), you should be prepared – his sound is a delicious punk/pop/folk/rock fusion. Many of his songs defy musical logic, indiepop verses stumbling into choruses of punkrock; while other tracks can catch you unprepared with their quiet simplicity. For the uninitiated, we’d recommend a long hard listen to his 2008 critically applauded album Love Ire and Song.

Turner has this week allowed the world a glimpse of his new album ahead of the official release. Have a listen. We’d defy you not to find at least one track that you want to pop straight onto your repeat summer playlist. For us, it’s the understated Nights Become Days. Quietly gorgeous.

England Keep My Bones is released on Xtra Mile Recordings in the UK, and Epitaph worldwide on 6th June 2011.

The Camden Store Team X

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May 11

Camden Live Listings (30 05 2011)

Camden Live Music Listings

Monday 30th May – Sunday 5th June

Mon 30th May
Barfly presents Lightning Strikes the Empire State + OSR + Kids in The Riot + The Din @ Barfly
Barfly presents Happy Dayz Down @ Barfly
King Louis and His Blues Kings @ Blues Kitchen
Jessica Lea Mayfield, Christopher Rees @ Borderline
Plastic Heroes + Ross And The Wrongens + Kelly’s Heels + The Peppermint Apes + Ben Jones + Evaney + Mick Terry + Longplayer + Loser Token + Cult With No Name + Statuesque + Van Susans + Spygenius @ Bull and Gate
Boys @ Koko
Joker & the Thief live / I Said Yes live / Villa Cola live / Bones dj set / The Damn Jamnage dj set @ Lock Tavern
Nitroville, Angel Sparks, Dead Pirates, New Conscience, Ich Bin Finn, Magic Eight Ball @ Monto Water Rats
Belle and Sebastian (Pictured) @ Roundhouse
Scarlletta, GoodDevilSkin, Last Days Of Kwan, Matt Jure @ Proud

Tue 31st May
SPC Live presents Veto + Melodramas + My Preserver @ Barfly
Barfly presents Back To The Future DJs @ Barfly
Mark Flanagan @ Blues Kitchen
Disappears (feat Steve Shelley of Sonic South), Oscillation @ Borderline
Mother’s Ruin + Jamie And The Portraits + The Bronze Medal + Escapists @ Bull and Gate
Ministry Of Whimsy: Ian Smith, Ben Van Der Velde, Tom Toal, Richard Stainbank + more @ Camden Head
The Hoosiers @ Dingwalls
Symptomatic Presents: Rachael Sage @ Enterprise
Kill Cassidy @ Wheelbarrow
Wishbone Ash @ Jazz Cafe
Trenchtown Rock: Eudora Fletcher, New Kid In Town, Ambersuit and Dub Vocaliza Music @ Monarch
Royal Republic, Blackwater, The Bottlenex, The Effect @ Monto Water Rats
Belle and Sebastian @ Roundhouse

Wed 01st Jun
TIJ Events presents Dakota Days s @ Barfly
Barfly presents Abi Feltham (Diesel Radio) @ Barfly
Ian Siegal @ Blues Kitchen
Forever Never, Order Of Voices, Neverborne @ Borderline
Antlered Man + Exit International + Tbc + The Worldonfire @ Bull and Gate
Club Fabulous, Tim Durgan, Paul Claxton, John Arthur + more @ Camden Head
Enterprise residency: Foreign Slippers and guests @ Enterprise
Femme Fatale @ Wheelbarrow
Wolfmother @ HMV Forum
Jack Savoretti @ Jazz Cafe
The Fall @ Koko
Hellogoodbye @ Monto Water Rats
Chris Cunningham @ Roundhouse
The Playground @ Proud

Thu 02nd Jun
DHP Concerts presents Stagecoach + Scholars + Jumping Ships @ Barfly
Barfly presents Nevermind The Bangers @ Barfly
The Groundhogs @ Blues Kitchen
Crave, Skinny Machines, Treatment @ Borderline
Holy Mammoth + Red Kite + The Last Republic + Munich @ Bull and Gate
Jericho Acoustic Showcase: Amy Fox, Little Joe (The Debtor’s Daughter) and LockStock Finalists @ Camden Head
Emergenza Festival @ Dingwalls
Framing Hanley @ Electric Ballroom
Up All Night @ Enterprise
Rakin @ Jazz Cafe
NYC/LDN @ Koko
Little Fix live / We Miss Adventure live / Oh! Stockholm live / Joe Summers live / Hit Club djs / Young & Lost Club djs @ Lock Tavern
Club Fandango: Zoey Van Goey, Piano Rach, The Involved and Cargo Kult Band @ Monarch
N’Heirs @ Monto Water Rats
Moby @ Roundhouse

Fri 03rd Jun
Mean Fiddler presents Four Dead In Ohio + Plus Special Guests BADDIES + Years and Years @ Barfly
Barfly presents Bangers & Mash VS Wild Style + Dirty Hands + YAOAY @ Barfly
Gumbo Rumble @ Blues Kitchen
We Are The In Crowd @ Borderline
Five Working Days + Love Video + Tbc @ Bull and Gate
Shake “N” @ Dingwalls
Some Like It Hot: The Brassic, KRAKATOA, Itchy Teeth, 1939s + more @ Enterprise
The Mess Around: Mark Hole, Public Service Broadcast, Dark Moon @ Wheelbarrow
Trohan Sound System @ Jazz Cafe
Richard Muller @ Koko
Veto @ Koko
Gino Silano dj @ Lock Tavern
We Will Pop You @ Monarch
The Movie Scene @ Monto Water Rats
The Kills @ Roundhouse
Tales Of The Unexpected @ Proud

Sat 04th Jun
The Racket presents Mavis + Echoes of an age @ Barfly
XK8 presents Casino Royale + Rock Hunter (International Hi fi) + Mr Chase (Fever, Bilbao) + Adrian (Fever, Bilbao) + Vinyl Sue @ Barfly
Jack Rabbit Slim @ Blues Kitchen
6 Day Riot @ Borderline
Saturday Night Fulchfest @ Bull and Gate
POPTARTS: The Gallon Bell, Princip, The Sour Mash Trio and Martha Makes Mistakes @ Enterprise
Get Loaded in Park Warm Up Show (Secret Acts) @ Wheelbarrow
Signmark + Flava @ HMV Forum
Clint Eastward @ Jazz Cafe
Buttoned Down Disco @ Koko
Soundtracks @ Monarch
Et Tu Bruce @ Monto Water Rats

Sun 05th Jun
Blues Jam @ Blues Kitchen
Jason Collett (Broken Social Scene), Robot Heart @ Borderline
Tbc + Dumbjaw + Everyone To The Anderson + Flights @ Bull and Gate
Open Mic: The Camden Sunday Sessions @ Camden Head
Tankcsapda @ Dingwalls
Camden Calling @ Enterprise
UK Soul Jam @ Jazz Cafe
Disclosure live / Filthy Dukes djs / Stopmakingme dj @ Lock Tavern

The Camden Store Team X

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May 11

Son of Muddy Waters to play Camden

We’re reading Keith Richards’ autobiography at the moment and one thing you learn about him very early on in his story is that he’s a mega Muddy Waters fan. He likes him A LOT. The blues player influenced the Rolling Stones in their early days back in the sixties, and has inspired countless other musicians over the years, even achieving the accolade of Rolling Stone magazine’s 11th greatest artist OF ALL TIME.

Unfortunately we’re never going to get the chance to see him play live, but this Sunday Camden will play host to the next best thing when his eldest son Mud Morganfield makes a very special appearance at The Blues Kitchen. Said to be just as good as his old dad, this is a man you need to see if you take your musical education at all seriously.

Mud is kicking off the start of the venue’s week-long Festival of Rhythm and Blues, which will see plenty more legends take to the stage. You can find the full details here – http://www.theblueskitchen.com/whats-on/

 

The Camden Store Team X.

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May 11

Record release: Flowerpot Sessions

Not only does this coming weekend have the cheeky bonus of a bank holiday tacked on the end, it also boasts the added allure of a mighty fine release from Communion Records.

The hotly anticipated double album ‘Flowerpot Sessions’ was recorded over one week last summer as part of the Communion take-over of Kentish Town’s much missed Flowerpot venue.

It debuts some inspiring tracks that you won’t have heard before and features collaborations between many of our current favourite artists, including Kyla la Grange, Marcus Foster, Matthew and the Atlas, and The Staves.

A gem of a production, this is one record you’re going to be willing to fork out actual pennies for. If you didn’t manage to make it to the shows last summer then you can get a taster of what the whole vibe was about with this teaser from the Communion team…

‘Flowerpot Sessions’ will be released on Monday 30th May.

The Camden Store Team X.

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