Events for Friday 9 May 2014
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6:00 pm
£12.50
Albert Hammond, Jr. / Nightbox @ O2 Academy 2, Oxford
Following on from a sold-out UK tour last December, Albert Hammond, Jr. has announced that he will be returning to the UK in May for an 11-date tour. These shows will continue to celebrate the release of his solo EP AHJ, which was released on The Strokes bandmate Julian Casablancas’ Cult Records. The new EP […] Find out more »
7:30 pm
£8 (advance) / £10 (door)
The Redlands Palomino Company / Case Hardin @ The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon), Oxford
The Redlands Palomino Company is a UK country rock band, described by the Guardian newspaper as “Alt-country heroes” and BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris as “Exceptional”. The Sun newspaper said the band “prove that you don’t have to be American to do great country rock”. Next month they release their fourth full length album, Broken […] Find out more »
8:00 pm
£20 / £15 / £12 (concession) / £10 (restricted view) / £8 (unsighted)
Sam Lee / The Magic Lantern @ St John The Evangelist Church, Oxford
Sam Lee’s music erupted onto the folk music scene in 2012 with his debut album Ground Of Its Own. Nominated for a Mercury Prize and generally heralded by many as something quite unique, Sam’s music delves deep into tradition whilst remaining staunchly original. Mixing Japanese koto, trumpet, cello, violin, flute, and multifarious percussion, and drawing […] Find out more »
10:00 pm
£6
Afrospot Allstars / DJ Dan Ofer / DJ Jokakeli @ The Cellar, Oxford
Afrospot Allstars are the UK’s number 1 interpreter of the joyous sounds of West African highlife music — the first indigenous music of the region to incorporate western instruments, and popular since the turn of the 20th century. The 10-piece Afrospot sound is a fusionary experience — also taking in Agbaja — traditional music and […] Find out more »