It’s always difficult to step out of the shadow of a previous band and in the case of former e.s.t. bassist Dan Berglund, he also had to deal with the loss of his late bandmate Esbjorn Svensson. However, Berglund and his new band Tonbruket have created something fresh and vital in their recently released debut album.
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‘The revolution will not be televised. The revolution will be live’
- Gil Scott-Heron
Ether, Southbank Centre’s annual music festival of innovation, art, technology and cross-arts experimentation, returns from 16 – 24 April this year with a mix of rock iconoclasts, rap pioneers, audiovisual experimenters and contemporary-classical innovators.
This year’s festival features a very special show from Lou [...]
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There’s a wealth of gigs to look forward to here at Southbank Centre in 2010, from John Cale & Heritage Orchestra playing Paris 1919 to our major festivals Ether and Meltdown, as well as shows from Henry Rollins, Mariza and Richard Hawley. There’s plenty more in the pipeline too so watch out for new announcements.
Even [...]
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JUST SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2009
AND THE NOUGHTIES
It’s been an incredible year for gigs here at Southbank Centre. We’ve seen Brian Eno join David Byrne onstage at Ether, Ornette Coleman reuniting with Charlie Haden, Spiritualized performing Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space, Yo La Tengo covering Bob Dylan and The Velvet Underground and [...]
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Photos, reviews and tweets from the closing show of the 2009 London Jazz Festival featuring a unique on stage collaboration between elder statesmen of German electronica, Cluster, and Chicago jazzy post-rock pioneers Tortoise.
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The London Jazz Festival came to a close on Sunday night with a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Chicago post-rockers Tortoise and Krautrock pioneers Cluster, during which Tortoise’s jazz-inspired rhythms jostled alongside Cluster’s atmospheric electronic tones. This unique moment capped off what has been one of the most diverse London Jazz Festival line-ups yet, which has included [...]
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We’re only half way through the London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3 but already we’ve had great shows from the likes of John Scofield, Tomasz Stanko, Roberto Fonseca and Melody Gardot. Still to come are John Surman, Gilberto Gil, Cleveland Watkiss, Cleo Laine & John Dankworth, a special show with Tortoise and [...]
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Southbank Centre Staff Review
In the 3 years since Simphiwe Dana’s London debut there has been an evolution in both her sound and that of her group. On stage tonight at Queen Elizabeth Hall Dana herself hints at the journey she has taken to arrive at the rich, lush and diverse soundscape [...]
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As part of London Jazz festival concerts at Southbank Centre acclaimed jazzy post-rockers Tortoise will play the Royal Festival Hall on 22nd November, performing material from their new record Beacons of Ancestorship.
To get you in the mood here’s a clip from their exclusive rooftop show for Pitchfork.tv, playing the track ‘Gigantes’ from their new album.
Tickets [...]
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