Weekend manoeuvres

So the weekend rolls around once again, with the weather looking up for once!  There's sport a-plenty; Liverpool vs. Everton and the Singapore Grand Prix are set to feature heavily on my calendar.  However, there is also musical gold to be found in our fair city with the likes of:

The 'endearlingly bizarre' (TimeOut) Tubelord, who play the Macbeth tonight on the Levi's 'Ones to Watch' tour.  They're supporting Metronomy, but are well worth getting there early for.

Doors 7pm, £6, Shoreditch

Also tonight, Club NME has Outside Royalty at Koko, but again it's the support that holds the interest coming as it does from James Yuill, who is bloody brilliant.  Totally recommended.

Doors 9.30pm, £5, Camden

Finally, Slam champion Maxwell Golden headlines Jammin' at the Paradise Bar with a heady mix of spoken word, MCing, music and beat poetry.  It should be a belting night.

Doors 8pm, £3, Kensal Green

For tomorrow, This Ain't no Picnic at King's College SU is an all-dayer with highlights including Future of the Left, the brilliantly-named This Town Needs Guns, and one of my favourite bands - Bearsuit.

Doors 1pm, £15, Temple

...and later on, to round things off and if you're feeling flush, catch the brilliant Snowboy & the Latin Section at Ronnie Scott's.  It seems pricey, but these guys craft jazz par excellence and are totally worth the expenditure.

Doors 6pm, £20, Soho

Enjoy people,

Jx