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OUR ALUMNI INCLUDES: Yeborobo / Agaskodo Teliverek / Bat for Lashes / The Duloks / Leopard Leg / Music for One / Sleeping States / Springheel Jack & Evan Parker / Vincent Vincent / Onethema / Alexander Tucker / Temperatures / Davey Graham / James Blackshaw / Miso Soup / Shimmy Rivers and and Canals / Seb Rochford / John Hegley / Big Narstie & N Double A Crew / Ruff Sqwad / Wet Dog / Headless / deXter Bentley / Katya / Joanna & the wolf / Jesus Licks / SonVer / Padhanisa / Blanket / Francois / They Came From the Stars, I Saw Them/Peggy Sue and the Pirates/Infinite Livez/Max Tundra/Economy Wolf/Florence and the Machine/Miss Odd Kidd/Scroobius Pip/The Crisps/Paloma Faith/Le Coucteu Juame/Cutting Pink With Knives/Adaadat/The Bicycle Thieves/Fence Collective/New York Anti-Folk Movement/Kit/The Skaters/Tight Meat/Leaf Cutter John/Twilight Sad/Revenge of Shinobi/Thomas TantrumFanfarloARCHIVEWho played season TWO?Fri 3 Feb Davey Graham Virtuoso guitarist plays a rare and intimate acoustic show. Curated by Beatrice DillonFri 10 Feb Plinth & James Blackshaw Victorian Time Machine Music and gifted folk guitarist plays raga-like flurries. Curated by Beatrice DillonFri 17 Feb Dirty Canvas featuring the Essentials South London, The Essentials Crew include MC's Remerdee, Nu Era, 2 Face, Kidman & Jendor, DJ/Producer Bossman & producers Davinche. Curated by David MoynihanFri 24 Feb Kaleidoscope New work in music, video and installation presented across the gallery. Curated by Damien RoachFri 3 March Rational Rec Resident at Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, an inter-art social occasion crossing the divides of art, music, performance, film and text. Curated by Matthew Shlomowitz, Cecilia WeeFri 10 March Springheel Jack with Evan Parker New and improvised music with avant-garde electonic/jazz duo, John Coxon and Ashley Wales and Evan Parker. Curated by Beatrice DillonFri 17 March The Wormhole Saloon A surround sound room, auditorium with live soundtracks and performance to visuals, interactive installations, Plug'n'Play room, theatre dance, stunt re-enactments and more. Curated by Joel CahenFri 24 March Elektrum Psychedelic classic rock, fusing together different styles and creating original music. Organised by Tom WilcoxArchive: Who played season THREE?Fri 5 May, 7pm A Small Heard of Instruments If music is the food of love, then this night is the food of love - live, with videos. Treat your eyes and ears to a friendly Friday night out with a variety of acts. Curated by Russell Weekes.Fri 12 May, 7pm (As Yet Untitled) Kenichi Iwasa (Miso Soup) on trumpet, percussion and piano, Seb Rochford (Polar Bear/Acoustic Ladyland) on drums and other friends come together to create a wild improvised score. With DJ Barry The Record Player. Curated by Beatrice Dillon.Fri 19 May, 7pm John Hegley John Hegley returns to the Whitechapel for a second night of innovative and hilarious poetry. This comic genius has performed worldwide and toured the UK with the Edinburgh shows Uncut Confetti and I am a and more recently with Family Favourites. Organised by Tom Wilcox. Supported by Willott Kingston Smith. In association with 26.Fri 26 May, 7pm Dirty Canvas feat. Big Narstie and special guests The Whitechapel's Grime showcase returns featuring the talents of Big Narstie from South London crew N Double A. Performing tracks from I'm better than you including the Channel U and 1Xtra acclaimed I'm Back, Big Narstie is joined by special guests. Arrive early to see new talent in open mic sessions and get special offers on the hottest grime mix CD & DVDs. Curated by David Moynihan and Peter ToddFri 2 June, 7pm Vincent Vincent Special solo performance from Bethnal Green ace rocker Vincent Vincent, from Vincent Vincent and the Villains currently cutting up the rugs nationwide. With DJ support from Phoebe Kisar. Curated by Beatrice DillonFri 9 June, 7pm Where the Wild Things Are The Duloks are an international trio of cheerleading punks; Headless are four London banshees who swamp their intense noise in glorious distortion. Bat forLashes, led by Pakistan-raised Natasha Khan, use strings and song to summon and soothe the dead. Suitable for punks, monks and drunks. Live kaleadiscope and Fan installation by Margarita Louca and Miranda IossifidisCurated by Sophie Heawood. Fri 16 June, 7pm Florence + Wet Dog A five piece that met in romantic Florence, mixing in hard-edged rhythms, eerie harmonies and an Icelandic accordion player. Plus live thrashing from all-girl punk-pop trio. With DJ support from The Thin Man, Toby Kidd.Curated by Beatrice Dillon. Fri 23 June, 7pm The Wormhole Saloon Intensive evening fusing surround sound, live performance and soundtrack to visuals, installations, a plug n play room where you can bring any instrument with a lead and play, and more.Curated by Joel Cahen.Sat 3 June, 3-5pm Martin Newell Writer, performer, musician and current Poet in Residence at the Sunday Express, Newell performs an exclusive and intimate afternoon at the Whitechapel. In association with 26. Organised by Tom Wilcox.Sat 10 June, 7pm The Great Unsigned Post-show evening of performance and music to accompany the last show at Chapman Fine ARTSArchive: Who played season FOUR?Fri 14 July, 7pmLeopard Leg & Music For One Music For One's stark melodies combine with Neng Yu and Mari Kind's super 8 films, animations and digital footage. Leopard Leg, a ten- piece all-girl noise troupe, shake up interlocking pounding drums, multi- instrumental rumblings and found sounds. With a rare screening of Else Marie Pad (Dir. Henriette Heise, Jakob Jakobsen), a film about the experimental Danish composer and reel-to-reel tape pioneer. Curated by Beatrice Dillon and Irene Revell (Electra)Fri 21 July, 7pm Dirty Canvas featuring Unorthodox and Ears Dirty Canvas return with two more up-and-coming grime acts. Hammersmith's Unorthodox with their unique and lyrically-conscious style of grime and perform tracks from their new mix-tape Nu Shape. Plus the prodigious Ears from East London's Jah Mek The World camp, performing tracks from his forthcoming release A Breath Of Fresh Airs. Curated by David Moynihan and Peter Todd.Fri 28 July, 7pm Greedy Magpie Magpie is getting greedy, hunting for filmmakers, musicians, performers, magicians and shoe-shiners. A night to lay-out a shiny stash of bright youngthings. YEBOROBO Agaskodo Teliverek + Fanfarlo + Jack Shirt The Run Gallery Curated by Claire Staunton and James SmithFri 4 Aug, 7pm Corey Mwamba and Orphy Robinson Improvised duet from two of the most talented percussionists in the UK. Using instruments as diverse a the Appalachian dulcimer, Peruvian cajon, vibraphone, flutes and soprano sax, looping and sampling live as they go to combine jazz, contemporary classical music, african, funk and noise. With DJ Alan Scholefield, co-owner of Honest Jons Records. Curated by Beatrice Dillon.Fri 11 Aug, 7pm Kaleidoscope New work in music, video and installation. Enjoy live music ranging from Alexander Tucker's spooked out folk songs to post-punk three piece Arthur Brick See video screenings by Katy Dove, Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, Matt Calderwood, Takagi Masakatsu and more, then immerse yourself in Giles Round's installation. Curated by Damien Roach.Fri 18 Aug, 7pm Mr Juice is coming! Theatre, film, sonic arts and music clash in this exploration of sound as the by-product of performance. Interactivity is the name of the game tonight. Expect videogames, short films, and sleazy adventure. Curated by Harun Morrison and Laura McDermott.Fri 25 Aug, 7pm Hayley Hutchinson, John Hutchinson Supported by Vita Ross and Jamie Woon An evening with some of the finest singer-song writers around. The hook-laden roots, country folk and bluesy pop of Hayley is joined by her father John, guitarist with David Bowie. Curated by Tom Wilcox.Fri 1 Sept, 7pm The Wormhole Saloon Intensive evening fusing surround sound, live performance and soundtrack to visuals, installations and a plug n play room where you can bring any instrument with a lead and play. Acts include; The Gluerooms circuit bend the building and Sudden Infant injects a sonic performance concoction, check website for updates. Arrive early. Curated by Joel Cahen.
OUR ALUMNI INCLUDES: YEBOROBO
Agaskodo Teliverek
Bat for Lashes
The Duloks
LEOPARD LEG
Music for One
Sleeping States
SPRINGHEEL JACK & Evan Parker
Vincent Vincent
Onethema
ALEXANDER TUCKER
Temperatures
DAVEY GRAHAM
James Blackshaw
Miso Soup
SHIMMY RIVERS AND AND CANALS
Seb Rochford
John Hegley
Big Narstie & N Double A Crew
RUFF SWAD
Wet Dog
HEADLESS
deXter Bentley
Katya
Joanna & the wolf
Jesus Licks
SonVer
Padhanisa
Blanket
FRANCOIS
Fanfarlo