Alternative Stuff to do this Week in London – 8th-14th February!

For our full months event recommendations see our London Events page and Regular Events page also – if we’re missing something (your own event or someone else’s) let us know!

8th

Monday

FILM

THE ROOM with Live Intro at the Prince Charles! *** Four earlier Feb showings already sold out! Might be some left for Saturday 6th but might well have gone by the time we’ve had chance to put this up… ***

 The Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BY

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STORYTELLING / THEATRE

CRICK CRACK CLUB presents SHIFTER:“Sometimes what you see is not what you get… Transmogrifying humans; old ladies with animalistic tendencies, feral lovers, protective mothers, Loogaroos with sly eyes – this is a night of transformations. * With unsurpassed style & alarming charisma, The Unorthodox Unprecedented Preacher TUUP, and the mistress of Afro-Caribbean storytelling Jan Blake, pick their way through an untamed landscape in the company of those who can become other – in mind, in body, and in spirit.” * Soho Theatre Upstairs, 21 Dean Street, W1D 3NE – £10

9th

Tuesday

MUSIC

AVANTE BLACK @ The Waiting Room! The Waiting Room, 175 Stoke Newington High Street, Stoke Newington – £5. Fancy the gig but want a bunch to go with? The London Indie Music Meet-up are heading down!

10th

Wednesday

COMICS

DAVID HINE SIGNING HIS NEW AFTERSHOCK COMICS’ SERIES, SECOND SIGHT! Orbital Comics, 8 Great Newport Street, WC2H 7JA

11th

Thursday

MUSIC

VILLAGERS @ St John at Hackney, Lower Clapton Road, E5 0PD – £17.50. Fancy the gig but want a bunch to go with? The London Indie Music Meet-up are heading down!

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MUSIC

MILD HIGH CLUB @ Shacklewell Arms! The Shacklewell Arms, 71 Shacklewell Lane, Dalston, E8 2EB. Fancy the gig but want a bunch to go with? The London Indie Music Meet-up are heading down!

12th

Friday

BOOKS

FANTASTIC FANTASY: JOIN MARC TURNER, PETER NEWMAN, ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY AND DEN PATRICK AT FP LONDON! Join MARC TURNER, PETER NEWMAN, ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY and DEN PATRICK as they read from their latest titles at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Friday 12th February from 6 – 7pm! Forbidden Planet, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8JR. Plus check out our Author Profile of Den Patrick on Carabas here! Also for the most recent titles from these authors: Marc Turner * Pete Newman* Adrian Tchaikovsky * Den Patrick

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COMICS

NICK MARINO & DANIEL ARRUDA MASSA SIGNING HOLY F*CKED WITH DIRECTOR’S COMMENTARY at Orbital Comics! Nick & Daniel will be signing from 5-7pm, before launching into their commentary from 7. Orbital Comics, 8 Great Newport Street, WC2H 7JA

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MUSIC

*** TOP CARABAS RECOMMEND ***Curiosity Shop at Roadtrip & the Workshop featuring PENNY FOR THE WORKHOUSE + SEASICK SWAN, HALF NATIVE & FOSSETTE! FREE! PLUS ROCKIN DISCO FRIDAYS UPSTAIRS: Dance, EDM,House, Club Hits, Hip Hop, Indie, Electro – Free before 12! Roadtrip & The Workshop, 243 Old Street, EC1V 9EY. Check out our profile of the brilliant Penny for the Workhouse on Carabas here!

13th

Saturday

MUSIC

MIDNIGHT TRIO + THE NEVERISTS @ The Good Ship Kilburn! Check out our review of The Neverists and others (also at the Good Ship) here…

The Good Ship, 289 Kilburn High Road, NW6 7JR

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CLUBBING

INDUSTRY PRESENTS THE KIDS LOVE TECHNO at The Egg! *** BLUE ROOM *** Tiger Stripes * AN:ON * ALEX ANDERSON * Liam Moriarty * Ross Donworth * NINETY7 *** RED ROOM *** SECERT SPECIAL GUEST * Mark Gwinnett * Ben Murphy * Paul Holmes * RIPLEY * KAYNE & SANCHEZ! Egg London, 200 York Way, Kings Cross, N7 9AP – 3pm – 12am. And if you need a bunch to head along with check out the fab London Techno, House & Psychedelic Meet-up who are going!

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CLUBBING

GREEN VELVET, EATS EVERYTHING, AND SKUDGE @ Fabric! ROOM ONE: FABRIC 86: Eats Everything ALBUM LAUNCH – Eats Everything * Green Velvet * Craig Richards *** ROOM TWO: Terry Francis * Skudge (live) * Daniel Avery * October – fabric, 77a Charterhouse St, Clerkenwell, EC1M 3HN. And if you need a bunch to head along with check out the fab London Techno, House & Psychedelic Meet-up who are going!

2nd

Tue, Wed

Panel Borders – Radio: Comics – Resonance FM – The UK’s weekly radio show on comics! 8pm, repeated the same time on Wednesday

2nd

Tue

Liars’ League – Storytelling… The Phoenix, 37 Cavendish Square, W1G 0PP – Writers write stories, actors read them – you get to enjoy!

2nd

Wed

GOSH!P – Gosh Comic Readers – Social / Love of: Comics – GOSH COMICS, 1 Berwick St, Soho, W1F 0DR – Comic book discussion group to chat about their books of the month – normally one mainstream and one small press… Drinks after.

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The Deep Hum At The Heart Of It All – Weekly Gig night – The Social, 5 Little Portland St, W1W 7JD – Gig night – Emerging bands…