Hootananny – hope and happiness
Simone Richardson meets owner Sophia Yates and staff members at the Hootananny as it reopens for live music
Brixton is my barometer
Music editor Dave Randall on a musical autobiography that begins with a tribute to Brixton and is a good read from...
Legacy & Hope – a concert by the Pegasus Opera Company
Celebrate Black History Month with “Legacy & Hope” a concert by The Pegasus Opera Company.
This free performance can be viewed at 7.30pm on Sunday...
On your bike to aid our musicians and save our scene
Medya Gungor on reaction to the latest announcement about funding for music venues and a UK-wide campaign to support musicians
Playing from the heart
Simone Richardson heard saxophonist Tashomi Balfour playing outside Brixton Tube. She asked him about himself and his music
Safety first, then we must curb tech giants
Dave Randall on the latest threat to music venues locally and nationally
Brixton...
KT Tunstall to play Windmill Brixton fundraiser
KT Tunstall is to play Brixton’s Windmill venue as part of the Passport: Back To Our Roots campaign, which...
Pop Brixton gets £24K grant from music venues rescue fund
Pop Brixton and the Windmill, Brixton, are among the first 135 venues to receive emergency funding from...
Brixton artists keep the music coming
Music editor Dave Randall says two new productions confirm continuing local creativity
Even my children loved it!
Free live classical music combined with great soulful singing and hip-hop, all conducted by Matthew O’Keeffe, artistic director of the Brixton...
Brixton venues have a space for you
Medya Gungor scans Brixton’s socially distanced scene
The summer of 2020 may not have been the one we...
Brixton Chamber Orchestra tours housing estates
The Brixton Chamber Orchestra kicks off a free open-air socially distanced tour of seven Lambeth housing estates...
Young, Gifted and Black – 50 years on and still inspiring
It’s 50 years since Young, Gifted and Black peaked in the UK pop charts. Now Trojan Records is seeking content for...
BLM inspires another Youthsayers tune
https://youtu.be/yahcz2rpj6A
Following the release of their excellent version of Sam Cooke’s civil-rights movement classic A Change Is Gonna...
Windmill Brixton hosts thrash live-stream
Chicago band Oozing Wound are live-streaming a full show from the The Windmill, Brixton, on Saturday 18...
Our music must be back as soon as it is safe
Music editor Dave Randall on lockdown's effect on local music
This weekend we...
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Brixton company’s films on ignorance, hate and hope
https://youtu.be/ReTqT_32ay0
A young Brixton theatre company this week premiered One, a series of short films exploring race.