Rock and Pop: Latest News > November 04 - Looking for a new home for live music venue The Flowerpot + Chesney Hawkes latest
Published: 04 November 2010
by ROISIN GADELRAB
DESPITE management being “gutted” at shutting down, The Flowerpot’s final night on Sunday was one hell of a party. Shame Camden loses such an important venue in the year Mayor Jonathan Simpson has worked so hard to champion the borough’s musical heritage. Luckily they’re already working on finding a new home.
• Now’s the time to speculate on which special guests are going to pop up at the Union Chapel’s Mencap Little Noise Sessions. I’m thinking the Pet Shop Boys, who are playing the Big Noise Sessions, may just pop in on Hurts night (November 17). Or how about Kylie? She recently recorded a song with Hurts. Course I’m still hoping to see Paolo Nutini team up with Amy Winehouse. She’s played her fair share of secret gigs lately, so maybe she’ll joins our Scottish-Italian darling on November 16.
• Want to know what it’s like to be the President of the USA? Head down to the Jazz Cafe tonight (Thursday) for Anthony David’s Atlanta Soul. Apparently, he’s on Barak Obama’s iPod, as well as being cousins with Shawn Stockman of Boys II Men.
• My spies at the Camden Crawl launch party at the Bull and Gate last week have tipped Jon and Jehn as a defo must when planning your Crawl route next year. Early bird tickets are on sale now.
• Chesney Hawkes plays The Luminaire tonight (Thursday) – yes he is still going.
• The Constitution on St Pancras Way may be off the beaten track but hey, that’s where you find rough gems. Their sideline in decent gigs is a reasonably guarded secret. See for yourself when Tensheds plays tomorrow (November 5).