Brixton food & drink news: new restaurants, bars, pop ups, cafes and more
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Just in time for the teachers' strike.
paul mckenna
Bellend
is it worth popping in?
technical
stripey
Yes. We called in yesterday evening. It really doesn’t look much different to before tbh. Lick of paint and a varnished floor. No food as yet as apparently kitchen not finished yet. But prices are reasonable and I’m really pleased it’s back
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Not sure if this is the right thread The Night Shift: The Blues Kitchen, Brixton - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Someone ar the Orchestra of the Age of Englightenment must be a follower of Radio Three presented Tom Service.
During his very short tenure as Professor of Music at Gresham College, Tom Service gave a lecture in which he recreated a Haydn string quartet concert compete with talking whilst the music was playing and clapping in the middle of the music when the music modulated. Be interested to hear if this event is formal or informal. Ticket prices do at least seem reasonable.
Someone ar the Orchestra of the Age of Englightenment must be a follower of Radio Three presented Tom Service.
During his very short tenure as Professor of Music at Gresham College, Tom Service gave a lecture in which he recreated a Haydn string quartet concert compete with talking whilst the music was playing and clapping in the middle of the music when the music modulated. Be interested to hear if this event is formal or informal. Ticket prices do at least seem reasonable.
paul mckenna
Bellend
Brixton's A Hole also hasn't changed since 2003
jimbarkanoodle
Well-Known Member
I haven't heard much about 'Ton of Brix' since it opened. I did wander by it over the Christmas period and noticed it had a Caribbean menu stuck in the window, so assume its some sort of restaurant/bar in the day time and nightclub later? There are no reviews on the place online that i can see.
editor
hiraethified
It's appears to be still undergoing some sort of long drawn out 'soft launch' although I've seen some big crowds outside recently.
jimbarkanoodle
Well-Known Member
Their website lists from tomorrow a weekly residency for the rest of February from 'My Nu Leng', which i gather is a reasonably big name in the DnB scene. Tickets are really cheap too- £6 currently, which is the price of a small can of beer in Brixton Market restaurants. Im tempted to pop in soon and see what they have done with the place.
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hiraethified
It's a world away from the 414. The first floor appears huge and the sound system is fantastic. I'd still prefer the 414 be there though, by a country mile. This place seems to have very little connection to the local community and may as well be a Shoreditch club helicoptered in. All, IMO, of course.
jimbarkanoodle
Well-Known Member
Yes, the 414 will never be replaced, or bettered at that location. It remains a sad scandal what happened with Tony and Louise with everything they had worked hard to build and achieve. Fuck you Hondo.
I'm ruefully pleased that it remains a nightclub however. Better than an 'All Bar One' or whatever it was looking likely to become a while back. I hope they do well and perhaps start up a regular free jazz night on a Thursday night, similar to the one that used to take place at POW. That used to be packed and was a cracking night full of local characters. It was the busiest night of the week when I had a stint behind the bar.
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hiraethified
There was talk about me getting involved with programming some of the events on the ground floor but it didn't feel right and, to be honest, I'd rather put on my events in the Albert next door where there's an actual local community.
paul mckenna
Bellend
I heard Tony and Louise have been scouting new locations further afield in Streatham
TopCat
Putin fanboy
I just keep getting invites to trance events from them.
jimbarkanoodle
Well-Known Member
Yeah they still do the odd event at Union in Vauxhall.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Where is it?
cuppa tee
Well-Known Member
balham you say
its not anywhere in brixton anymore, but i think it was in the building that used to be home to vox/substation
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hiraethified
To be fair, they were one of the few upmarket incomers that got in touch and invited me to take a look around when they arrived. More recently I was invited to some foodie/art thing that was cancelled at 24 hours notice so maybe they were wobbling for some time.
cuppa tee
Well-Known Member
i think balham might be a better place for them tbh, nice and close to clapham and less competition when it comes to upmarket groovy late night hangouts.
....yeah too many upmarket incomers might be one reason they decided to bale out. the person that told me it closeed used to go to a comedy night there which also ran concurrently at the white city branch and still does afaik , quite a raucous and sweary fun night out from what they said.
felonius monk
Well-Known Member
Looks like a posh spud place is taking over the Italian deli site on CHL. I remember Jackets fondly...
Ol Nick
beer in Brixton
Spudulickey!
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