Spring is all around us meaning only on one thing, afro funk!

Ain’t It Black gets back to their roots with a much hyped and beloved afro/latino event. It’s another installment of jamming, sweat-induced house-partying, the AIB family will be in full force with the africano flavour.

Expect the sultry sounds of South African house, namely: Kuduro, Reggaeton, Brazil, electro/funk and the hottest beats coming out from the Motherland to share with all!

The infamous 70el and Ulysses 82 will be manning the decks with some mystery guest DJs.

The motto: Don’t Pose. Just dance.

6pm – 1 am

£2 after 9pm

 

 

First August Friday for Jimmy and his jeans and it’ll be the usual combination of soul, old skool, new wave, poptastic, baile funk, jazz, hip hop, r’n'b and the best of the rest!

Dean’s dandy is notorious in clothes-swapping circles, and is oft’ found in frivolous garb, inviting all and sundry to pitch in the lunacy that kicks in on the run-up to a full moon.

The cross-dressing demon of Favela’s Magnificent Seven pops in blue breaks, jazz swing and mambo madness amongst other things. It’ll be an inter-continental swoop through jazz, funk, hip hop, hybrid, raw Brazilian beats spinning over some crazy raw through soul, old skool, new wave, poptastic, baile funk, jazz, hip hop, r’n'b and in betweenies.

It’s all about ’stoopid music for stoopid people.’

www.myspace.com/deanyseagulls

5 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Ten pounds from 9 p.m.

 

Periodical platform for live unadulterated talent and the first of Lookout’s twice-a-month Shoreditch affair platforming live music, dancers, visual and digital artists in the midst of a big festa!

DJs Michael D, Khy Boogie and les copains … will set the scene for Yarah Bravo and whole host of live spectaculars. Yarah returns with a full band to give us more of what we know we love! It’s the usual suspects in the ones and twos …

 

Khy Boogie is one year older, and as for wiser we shall see … but we should, at least celebrate in the usual fashion: dance floor mayhem please!

 

 

For the past perfects see below:  

Kev Brown, Kaimbr Tranquill, Bridgette Amofah, Elova, Partnership of Sound, The Bellagios, Oddisee, Cherri Prince, Kate White, Betty Steeles, Baitus Novac, Lush, Magda Sinit and the band and so many more …

www.myspace.com/lookoutevenings

www.yarahbravo.com

5 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Three pounds from 9 p.m. (free with invitation)

 

 

 

 

Le Ross est de retour!!!

So what’ll he play today?

Afterall, there’s a whole evening of tuning to consider …

Fresh-faced from filmi things, Mr. Clarke’ll bring in a taste of L.A. (that’ll be sunshine then) to his hip hop, funk, samba, pop, drum’n'bass, rock, carioca funk, electro clash and all else Brazilian!

Just to get an idea, Le Clarke is the powerhouse behind Neu Noise, Lovebox and whole lotta other stuff!

Many moons ago he set up the fabulous Feva night with Mark Rae that spawned Fat City records and the Grand Central label, he is also the founder of long-runner Off-Centre with Patrick Forge and Neil Boorman at 333 Old Street.

 

6 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Ten pounds from 9 p.m.

 

 

Another Thursday slot for an eve of the ultimate madness and more excuses for dressing up that anyone could ever need! (Not that we need one!)

And there’s another thing … want a new wardrobe? Well, save yourself some pennies and pounds, bring in your old rags and swap ‘em for glad ones! There’ll be a motley collection of technicolor strung from pillar to post, so pick and mix!

The Swap-a-rama Rule: When the klaxon sounds drop ‘em and swap’em!

Please attend wearing clothing you don’t mind losing forever.

Mister Frew and Jimmy Jeans’ll spin us along with soul rock ‘n’ roll, sixties shakers, r ‘n’ b, ska, boogaloo, hip hop, baile beats and more treats!

5 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Three pounds before 9 p.m. five pounds after then

 

Ain’t It Black is about retro vibes with a fresh agenda! Think electro grooves and soulful beats with a stage spot for The Insomniax (INX) who’ll aim to live up to their name! DJ Food Soundsystem’ll serve up bass with more bite than you can chew. 5 p.m. – 1 a.m. Free entry.

  Jeani’ll over some electro raw through soul, old skool, new wave, poptastic, baile funk, jazz, hip hop, r’n’b and fill in the gaps with his own brand of melodramatic spark. ‘Stoopid music for stoopid people.’ Indeed. 5 p.m. – 2 a.m. £10 after 9 p.m.