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Best Band+Ping Pong Disco+The Fresh Twang+Bittersweet Avenue+DJ Julia Haxen
Best Band ? experimental but rooted in songcraft, BB combine the pastoral, Anglo psych of Syd Barrett, the post punk pulsating syncopation of Flying Lizards and the sweetly shambling indie pop of TV Personalities, as heard on super long player ?Life As A Baby??
Ping Pong Disco ? I Need A Drink?s pounding teutonic beats channel Front 242 or Nitzer Ebb, while telsewhere PPD recall early Kasabian, Happy Mondays and Bowie?s funkier periods. Meanwhile, ?Scratcher?s nifty sounds and samples have a Sleafords Mods-do-hip-hop vibe and ?Super Vegetable? recalls John Lydon?s collaboration with Leftfield? add to all this some Butthole Surfers style bonkers vocal treatments and a jaw dropping mash up of Bowie?s The Laughing Gnome and the Bee Gees You Should Be Dancing, and you know you?re in the presence of genius!
The Fresh Twang ? ?Fresher than anything you?ve heard before, The Fresh Twang live up to their name like no band ever has. Performing fresh, alternative dance music fusing dub, 60s psychedelia, and a thick mist of synthpop, they?d be deeply unique even without their signature weapon?band leader Rebecca Waller?s neo-classical violin, which takes their sound to another level, way out there to outer worldly weird, with big wobbly bass, beautiful compositions and almost deranged arrangements they aren?t for everyone but if you want something 100% guaranteed different then The Fresh Twang will absolutely provide something truly refreshing.? We concur!!
Bittersweet Avenue ? four piece alternative pop rock band fronted by the visceral young Ukrainian songwriter Anastasiia Viter ? who delivers rocked up Lana Del Rey vocal vibes fused with grunge flavours. The band have honed a tight set of hard rock tinged alterno with bags of appeal.
The Dublin Castle is a legendary pub and music venue located 2 minutes away from Camden Town tube station. It has been run by the same family for over 28 years and features 4 live bands every night as well as a great selection of beers, ciders and wines.
There are DJs after the bands on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and a fabulous jukebox in the front bar if you’re after a more relaxed atmosphere.
But what is it that makes the Dublin Castle the long-standing centre of the indie rock universe? Is it because it’s Madness’ birthplace? Because its stage has been graced by everyone from Blur, through Coldplay, Supergrass, The Killers, The Arctic Monkeys, Billy Bragg, etc? Is it because it was no surprise to see Amy Winehouse behind the bar serving costumers? Or Suggs? (who, mind you, tended to ignore costumers and serve himself) Or is it because far from being just another Camden venue it has established itself as an indie rock institution? The answer is that it’s not only because of its musical heritage that people come to the Dublin Castle, it’s because whilst you enjoy a pint, play some tunes on the jukebox, check out the live bands, get your dancing shoes on for our DJs, chat to our friendly staff or even stage-invade a little, you’re inadvertently being part of this movement the Dublin Castle leads, this cultural legacy. Expect no castle battlements. Just pure rock and roll royalty.
94 Parkway,
Camden Town,
Greater London,
England,
NW1 7AN.
020 7485 1773
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