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Music & Words – event one!

admin — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 03:48:25 +0000

We’ve been excited about our first music and words event for a while now. Life long lovcrs of literature, it’s ever since we discovered performance poetry in the form of The Ruby Kid, Jess Green and the Roundhouse Poets at the It’s All Happening festival last year, we realised just how much entertainment potential existed in an evening of both. Good music and good words, could, simply, be a perfect evening.
So it was at our first event, in conjunction with Booked, at The Gallery Cafe on January 19th. Presented by Katy Darby, we welcomed Drew Worthley and Tom Price Stephens, both favourites of It’s All Happening, to perform stellar acoustic sets that engaged and entertained the audience. Both genuinely nice guys their modest banter only added to the feelings of warmth that packed the cafe. Actors from Liar’s League, the international story and acting collective performed two stories for us, and Courttia Newland read from his new book The Gospel According To Cane. Radhika from the Resonance Music Project delighted the crowd with her warm and honest poetry, whilst the prolific Anthony Anaxagorou had everyone in a hushed silence as he challenged and charmed through his lyrical dexterity and alarming honesty.
We are super flattered by this review from Drew Worthley, and believe that there can be no finer recommendation than one like this from the artists themselves.
Videos are to follow, and the next event is at Drink Shop Do on Sunday 10th March. Put it in the diary.

Mile Me Deaf @ Old Blue Last

admin — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:49:20 +0000

November 4th 2012

Reviewed by Dee Range

Vienna’s Mile Me Deaf may have this country’s contemporary music slackers scared to look out from their plaid comfort blankets.
At this, their up close and personal first UK show there’s a tactile lo-fi feel around. But as the trebly petals of angst laden guitar fall and the laconic vocal delivery is in place, a widescreen pop focus is immediately evident. The splendid Heels Come Naturally kicks forth and sound like the of the soundtrack the group’s road trip all the way from Vienna with its Apache-beat groove and wayside gothic glow.
The rhythm section (especially on Rude Boy and Flo) is tight, metronomic, and in fact one of the group’s finest moments on this night is where an 80’s MBV type whammy barred element skuzzes out and delivers the frenzy of Camera and You’re a Walking Maze.
Despite a rough around the edges feel common to slacker rock, there’s a transient feel of oeuvre at times. I spotted an early Eurythmics influence at one point – and beside some toothsome noisy guitar. What’s impressive about Mile Me Deaf is the way these pop structures infiltrate in a way which makes your body move. The ramshackle Call Us Rats is almost aqueous, in some ways reminiscent of second album MGMT or Velvets.
Over in the UK for one night only, at this It’s All Happening show with The Switch and Shout Timber, me and the rest of the crowd can only applaud and thank them for their effort. Ones to watch.
Photo by AP Childs

The Switch – Marketing

admin — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:08:43 +0000

Music & Words – January 19th @ The Gallery Cafe

admin — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:28:59 +0000

Booked and It’s All Happening are getting together to bring you a night of two of life’s finest things – music and words.There will be acoustic music, melodic bands, poetry performances, readings and all combinations of music and words, words and music.
Taking place at The Gallery Cafe in Bethnal Green, on Saturday 19th January, the event will be the perfect antidote to January blues, with the intimate surroundings and inspiring performances. Eliza Shaddad, actors from Liars’ League, Anthony Anaxagorou and Drew Worthley are just a few of the acts that will grace the stage.

In conjunction with Books For London we will be running a book exchange on the night, and you get £1 off entry if you bring a book along to swap.

We also want to hear what you have to say, so any budding writers out there who would like to hear their words on stage, either bring along a piece or send it to us in advance, and we will pick one to showcase on the night.Tickets are a bargainous £6, or only £5 when you bring along a book to swap for Books For London. http://www.wegottickets.com/event/194388http://www.facebook.com/events/528321390529389/
http://bookedlitevents.wordpress.com/
www.itsallhappening.co.uk

Tickets now available forMusic and Wordsfrom www.WeGotTickets.com

What our gigs might look like…

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:18:37 +0000

See the montage of images from the night when The Beautiful Word, Indigo Earth and Drew Worthley played It’s All Happening’s weekly Friday night event at the King’s Head, Acton. Three acts, original music, lovely venue – see for yourself.
Photography by Vojko Jeric. Full copyright remains with the photographer.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SKK8hlZQ-A]

Coming up: The Switch, Shout Timber, Mile Me Deaf and A Thousand Fuegos @ The Old Blue Last

admin — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 12:54:46 +0000

4th November // Free Entry // The Old Blue Last

It’s All Happening bring you four great bands at one amazing venue.. for free!

The Switch
The Switch are formed out of the ashes of Gift for Givers (other members of which are now in The Vaccines, Saint Saviour and Daughter). Exhilarating and effervescent, it’s the kind of powerful punky pop rock that not only makes you want to dance like a loon, but pummels you into actually doing so.

Shout Timber
“Shout Timber deliver intelligent, upbeat, melodic indie pop, subtly flavoured with Indian heritage and bona fide class” God is in the TV Zine

Mile Me Deaf
New album rated 8.5/10 in The Line of Best Fit.

A Thousand Fuegos
Incredible lo-fi indie band. Rare London show..

UnorthodOXJAM – Proud Camden, 7th Oct

admin — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:36:17 +0000

The Switch, Orlando Seale and the Swell, Killing Fields of Ontario, The Wildes, and Shout Timber

A night of break-though indie acts brought to you by It’s All Happening, taking place at Proud Stables, Camden, all to raise money for the wonderful work of Oxfam.
Check out the line up…

Orlando Seale and the Swell
http://www.facebook.com/orlandosealeandtheswell

Rousing indie folk – think Arcade Fire and you’re not far off the mark

Killing Fields of Ontario

http://www.facebook.com/killingfieldsofontario
A meaty portion of Americana

The Switch

http://www.facebook.com/theswitchlondon
Wrap yourself up in hyped-up beats and bubble-wrap sounds

The Wildes

http://soundcloud.com/thewildes
Pumped up beats from the wilds of Thanet

Shout Timber

http://www.facebook.com/shouttimber/info
Melodious ska

Liam Young (XFM Club DJ)
Round off the night with a selection of rockabilly, indie and old soul.

Tickets

£5 in advance, £6 on the door
Available from We Got Tickets:
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/187207

What might your excuses be?
‘It’s a Sunday night’ – exactly, what else are you doing?
‘It’s £5 – that could get me a milky coffee and half a stale pastry on the way to work tomorrow’ – or it could get you a night of excellent music AND help save lives
‘Who are these bands?’ – have a listen to the links, and embrace the joy of discovering something new. It’s what makes us human. That and being unable to hang upside down from a tree.
See you there then!

Films from the festival!

admin — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:54:00 +0000

On the afternoon of the It’s All Happening festival there was something rather special taking place in the chapel. Whereas most of the day was devoted to art of the auditory kind (we are a music blog after all…), taking place in the chapel was a screening of short films from some of the best independent and up and coming directors. Curated by Lara Jacoski, the 53 films were a mix of human interest and documentary, panoromic spans of popular culture. arty meditations and music videos (check out Lara’s blog on Day Job Records.)
All the films screened can be seen here…just follow the links!

FILM LIST curated by LARA JACOSKI

ALENXADRE CAJINHA “Hotel” Sabonetes
https://vimeo.com/16961043
ANDREAS LOHMANN “George” HutzPah
https://vimeo.com/9911162
ASTEROIDE FILMES (ALEXANDRE GUEDES, GUILHERME BIGLIA & GIULIANO BATISTA) “Vem Quente Que Eu Estou Fervendo” Sabonetes
https://vimeo.com/44351509
BRUNO FIGUEIREDO “Foto em Pauta Tiradentes”
https://vimeo.com/38987186
BRUNO FIGUEIREDO “Saravah Soul EPK”
https://vimeo.com/26076578
CAROL PISCO “Felicidade Inóspita”
https://vimeo.com/44529805
CAROLINE BIAGI “Partida”
DIRIJO CREW “Pra colá” SUJEITO SUJO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp4DFUmLlKU
DANIEL FERRO “Rock Falido” Sugar Kane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOSIPlnysvY
DAY JOB RECORDS “It’s Better” The YuYa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mWMYInaooE
DAY JOB RECORDS, LARA JACOSKI & ROSIE JONES “Kill Lucy” The YuYa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEwpgQN9218
DAY JOB RECORDS & LARA JACOSKI “A Day With Leisurama” Leisurama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKvG6_iYwy4
DAY JOB RECORDS & LARA JACOSKI “DJR a Record Label for People with Day Jobs”
(Coming Soon!)
FERNANDO FRATER “The Black Listed”
https://vimeo.com/14258250
GUSTAVO AMARAL “Ramon & Rimon – It’s All About The Process, Isn’t It?”
https://vimeo.com/42407199
JOÃO MARCELO GOMES “Alice” Lemoskine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efi3GZ6DidM
JOÃO MARCELO GOMES Polexia “Você Já Teve Mais Cabelo”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmD734uWRGU
JOÃO UNZER “Emotions Leak”
http://vimeo.com/23719159
JOÃO UNZER “Self Portrait”
http://vimeo.com/23737802
JOÃO UNZER “What Do You See in My Stripe?”
http://vimeo.com/24143078
LARA JACOSKI “Hackney WickED Festival 2011”
https://vimeo.com/31032249
LARA JACOSKI “Just Another One”
https://vimeo.com/14359671
LARA JACOSKI “Sem”
https://vimeo.com/3106884
LARA JACOSKI “Forever Young”
LARA JACOSKI “Hello Goodbye”
https://vimeo.com/35014395
LARA JACOSKI “Let’s Make a Baby”
https://vimeo.com/16464957
LARA JACOSKI “Mucha Tinta at Wonka Bar”
https://vimeo.com/10466363
LARA JACOSKI “Memoirs: Hvar Island”
https://vimeo.com/17972949
LARA JACOSKI “Memoirs: Croatia”
https://vimeo.com/18043207
MARCELO DEGUCHI & WAGNER KREUSCH “Biel Carpenter por Intento”
https://vimeo.com/30491408
MARIANA ZARPELLON “Sanfona” Ruído/mm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wmm113Ip_A
MATHY AND FRAN “Tall Buildings” Diagrams
http://vimeo.com/31893174
MATHY AND FRAN “Overtime Is a Crime” We Are The Ocean
http://vimeo.com/30103311
MATH AND FRAN “Elsewhere”
http://vimeo.com/35106217
NATHÁLIA TEREZA & RODRIANE DL “Bonfires” Rosie & Me
https://vimeo.com/12885373
NATHÁLIA TEREZA “Pontos” Je Rêve de Toi
https://vimeo.com/3312225
NOMAD INK “Asia 2008 Design”
https://vimeo.com/3725840
NOMAD INK & LARA JACOSKI “Got Merz: Doomedo”
https://vimeo.com/12066893
PAOLA DE RAMOS & LARA JACOSKI “Side”
https://vimeo.com/27835204
PAOLA DE RAMOS & LARA JACOSKI “Displaced (Teaser)”
https://vimeo.com/38037923
PATRICK BELEM “Samuríndios”
https://vimeo.com/41614832
RAFAEL KENT “Vivendo do Ócio” Meu Precioso
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn-R-MB3L4U
RASPUTINES “The Flying Bicycle”
https://vimeo.com/19572630
RASPUTINES “O Pico do Paraná”
https://vimeo.com/19070388
RASPUTINES “Flor de Vedete”
https://vimeo.com/25154549
RASPUTINES “ProvoKation”
https://vimeo.com/28859923
RAUL MACHADO, RICARDO SPENCER, CESAR OVALLE, ASTEROIDE FLMES (GUILHERME BIGLIA & GIULIANO BATISTA), THIAGO DEZAN, CIA DE CANALHAS (LUCAS FERNANDES & CARLON HARDT) & TOMAS MOREIRA “Descontrolada” Sabonetes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdQWtbwWevg
RENATA CORRÊA, RODRIANE DL, ANA PAULA MÁLAGA, CAROLINE BIAGI & ALEX ROCCA “De Coração”
https://vimeo.com/35009927
RODRIGO FORNOS “Afinal de Contas” Banda Gentileza
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzb3Hw9yF8c
ROSANO MAURO “Suportar o Tédio a Maior Façanha do Ser Humano”
https://vimeo.com/19354526
TATIANA BLASS “Mess (Teaser)”
(Coming soon!)
TERMINE G “Bowl”
TOMÁS VON DER OSTEN “Vó Maria”
https://vimeo.com/35318495
VITOR MORAES “Mariachi”
https://vimeo.com/33776294
WOUTER VANDERNBRINK “Satisfaction”
https://vimeo.com/43555149

A countdown to the It's All Happening Festival on June 23rd..

admin — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:26:48 +0000

Everyday in the run up to the It’s All Happening Festival at the Gallery Cafe in Bethnal Green we will be posting a link to one of the amazing acts we have performing for us..

Tickets now available for
It’s All Happening! festival – music, art, film, spoken word and good times
from www.WeGotTickets.com

2 days to go!
Alessi’s Ark – Maybe I Know
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO1Fsvz_HOY&w=560&h=315]
3 days to go..
Anja McCloskey – A Kiss
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3olCfeQzbw&w=560&h=315]
4 days to go!
Soulmates Never Die – Ask (Cover of The Smiths)
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdUfuF55fkU&w=560&h=315]
5 days to go..
Ross And The Wrongens – That Magic Feeling
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hneqC9TmTgA]
6 days left!
Fallingham Fair – Cover of Fleet Foxes ‘White Winter Hymnal’
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iogpkbP2tC4]
Just one week to go:
Mishal Moore – Wolf
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb-ve3cSYwc]
8 days to go!
Thom Byles – Taking It Back
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WnymLbahyc]
9 days to go..
The Ruby Kid – The Imagined Village
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7js716JXdr0]
10 days to go!!
Jack Helm – Rose
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1VFypRmG54]
11 days to go:
Larissa – You Make Me Feel So Alive
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYxG_Qx3Xc0]
12 days to go:
Alessi’s Ark – Wire
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXdKgSF8kbQ]
13 days to go:
The Cooling Pearls – Cold Fire Together
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwNp5O7_R8A]
14 days (2 weeks!!) to go:
Soulmates Never Die – Pretty Missiles (Don’t Punch Me)
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv7PTYD7Q0Q]
15 days to go:
Silent Devices – Warm Blood
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsknwtjLtA]
16 days to go:
Anja McCloskey – Italian Song
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9rAQz_JSUE]
17 days to go:
Sugardrum – Hiding in the Garden
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPL4c4KKQwE]

IAH Rooftop Sessions present…Bwani Junction @ The Great Escape 2012

admin — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:15:25 +0000

It was a beautiful Friday afternoon when the 4 lads from Edinburgh rocked up on our rooftop to play a couple of acoustic numbers. Even stripped back the harmonies on tracks such as Civil Wars and Roots to Deep made the hairs on your arm tingle! An awesome band who are definitely going places! Cheers lads.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SHW6oTqACk&w=560&h=315]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcbv3Q29Eu4&w=560&h=315]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UytTZwX4Mec&w=560&h=315]
Check the photos out below (click on a thumbnail for the full-size gallery)

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