Weekend Manoeuvres 24.10

As Michael Gray once had it, as his office girl writhed becomingly on the photocopier, ‘I can’t waaaaaait for the weekend to begin, begin, begin, begin (ad infinitum)'.  He had a point.  Personally, I can’t wait for the weekend to begin – particularly when it’s chock-full of these goodies…

Tonight:

The quite splendid Duke Dumont headlines Voodo @ The Last Days of Decadence in Shoreditch.  If you’ve heard more than ten seconds of his remix of the Mystery Jets’ ‘Two Doors Down’, then you will want to be there.  He’s an awesome DJ, and plays some really interesting music.  Support from Photonz, Skull Juice’s Benedict, and a whole host of others
Doors 9pm, £6, Old Street

DFA’s The Juan Maclean hit Matter for a night hosted by the label.  Expect shenanigans a-plenty, with live sets from Yacht, Planningtorock, and the splendid Prinzhorn Dance School.  Also appearing will be DFA chief and LCD Soundsystem svengali James Murphy, who will be putting in some serious time behind the decks.  Should be a corker!
Doors 10pm, £17.50, North Grenwich/Canary Wharf

If you are feeling flush, and fancy something before hitting Matter, why not head down to the Indigo2 to see one of my favourite American artistes, Aimee Mann.  If you’re not familiar, Aimee writes superb, bitter-sweet tracks which generally deal with failure in some way – it’s not exactly Noah and the Whale, but it does have the benefit of being about 100 times better.  Following film collaborations with fellow misery-peddling film director Paul T Anderson (Magnolia), she’s now touring to promote new album ‘@#%&*! Smilers’
Doors 7pm, £25, North Grenwich

Tomorrow:

Mother Flippin’ fave VV Brown plays Ban*Jam @ St. Moritz on Wardour Street.  Scroll down the blog to check out the video to lead single ‘Crying Blood’ if you want a taster.  Upbeat 60s pop-soul with a punky edge, she’s a belter.  Support from Ellie Goulding, who I’ve never heard of, but seems to play some pretty hardball folk.
Doors 10pm, £7, Tottenham Court Road

Excess All Areas are at The Buffalo Bar in Highbury.  Amidst the line-up, The New Devices stand out.  They sound like a pretty tasty mix of Soulwax, The Presets, and everything else that is hip at the moment, and put on an awesome live show.  Signed to RCA on the basis of their demo alone, I’d highly recommend catching them now, so you can look smug in a few months when asked if you’ve heard their latest single…
Doors 7pm, £4, Highbury and Islington

Finally, we have Fox Cubs, who support at the BBC Electric Proms at the Camden Barfly.  They sound a bit like Interpol, but more fun, and write some really cracking melodies.  They’re supporting ‘frazzled indie’ (Time Out) peddlers Red Light Company.  Highly recommended
Doors 7.30pm, £10, Chalk Farm

Enjoy!

Jx