The best of the old and new, forgotten and cherished, Fat City Record Shop brings together expert music curators and heavyweight DJs from its favourite stocked labels to celebrate its new web store launch party and kick off the jubilee weekend on June 1st in Shoreditch’s Floripa bar.

People remember Fat City as a mecca for Hip Hop vinyl in the UK during the early 2000′s, but since then, the shop has steadily grown and evolved into what is... Read more

Tonight Floripa resident and founding father Ross Clarke takes to the decks — Creative Director by day and resident DJ by night, Ross Clarke brings his unique originality and flair to Floripa. Combining his distinctive music credentials with twenty years of international DJing experience, Ross produces the eclectic series of musical events and performances at the Brazilian party haven.

Ross is responsible for launching some of the UK’s most recognised music events. He is co-founder of the established musical festival Lovebox,... Read more

It’s a bank holiday Jubilee special at The Jazz Meet this week but whilst everyone else is celebrating all things British, we thought we’d add a slight twist. So come Sunday expect a little Latin Jazz jam hosted by conguero Mark Townson (Caractacus the Conga Conqueror), vocalist Andre Espeut (Los Charly’s Orchestra) and featuring a selection of London’s finest Latin jazz players. DJ support comes from Jazz Meet resident Rob Coley and special guest Vince Vella (Havana Cultura).

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An all-day celebration honouring Her Majesty with a marathon of fun and games starting at 2pm!

Featuring: Musical Bingo With Jess Indeedy Live performances from the Hackney Colliery Band Plus guest DJs Dom Servini (Wah Wah 45s), Ross Clarke (Orgasmatron) Helix (Musical Bingo with Jess Indeedy)

Plus More!: Lunchtime Disco Vintage fashion from Belles & Whistles Cakes & Treats from British Bake Sale Coffee from Giddy Up

Arts & Crafts Competition – Make Your Own Crown! Decorate A Dauber Luxury Face Painting Lovebox Ticket Raffle

And live coverage of the Jubilee – celebrate from a... Read more

This month The Home Spun show are proud to present Cassini Ride. Fronted by Ex-Black Elvis Colbert Hamilton, Cassini Ride are the raunchy 4-piece Rhythm & Blues outfit that fuses Rockabilly, Soul, Jazz, Country and Rock with their signature original tunes into a red hot, thrusting, sound guaranteed to get the pulse racing like a dragster on heat!

With Jonathan ‘Gentleman’ Lee on Drums, the sound is both greasy and tight while Richard Sadler’s Bass hold’s down the rhythm section as... Read more

A laid back evening of good vibes, hip hop, funk and jazz as we recover from the Jubilee weekend.

Jam Tart is an open mic night and jam session with a difference! Bringing together some of London’s most exciting new talent in the form of singers, poets, rappers, story tellers, musicians, dancers and even comedians.

This is not your average open mic as the emphasis is on quality. Jam Tart is an opportunity for talented performers to play with highly experienced musicians. The Jam Tart Houseband is proudly put together from the finest session musicians the UK has to offer.... Read more

‘Seven’ graduated in Design in São Paulo, Brazil and has been working for 10 years as Advertising creative, Art Director and graphic Designer. In his world, the human rationale is increasingly undermined and irrationalised by images.

On the solo show ‘Power and Pureness’, vanity and the search for perfection and aesthetic beauty are distorted, animalised and brutalised by hairs and forms. People become animals. Shadow and light, Heavy and Light, Power and Pure. The images are composed by contrast. The more... Read more

Like Jim Thompson and Harry Dean Stanton on the set of Performance or Blow Out mixed up with a Rat Pack entourage, Deany Seagulls likes to defy categorisation. He enjoys jokes in the worst possible way that translate into the best possible nights (Swap!) with a whirling dancefloor and a mix of music that is both hand raising, fist clenching and toe tapping. Groove is in the heart (of darkness) and light is a load you hang from the ceiling.... Read more

Tonight Floripa resident and founding father Ross Clarke takes to the decks — Creative Director by day and resident DJ by night, Ross Clarke brings his unique originality and flair to Floripa. Combining his distinctive music credentials with twenty years of international DJing experience, Ross produces the eclectic series of musical events and performances at the Brazilian party haven.

Ross is responsible for launching some of the UK’s most recognised music events. He is co-founder of the established musical festival... Read more

Live soul jazz on a Sunday afternoon from The Jazz Meet Band featuring Jake Telford on sax, Jessica Lauren on keys, and a rotating ensemble of some of London’s finest session musicians. DJ support comes from Jazz Meet residents Nik Weston (Mukatsuku Records/ GUYNAMUKAT) and Jarred Rice.

www.thejazzmeet.com

If you haven’t been to a Band Republic night, then things are done slightly differently. The night usually consists of four different acts, from country to indie, pop to rock, playing three songs in the first half, and three more in the second half after an interval. The intimate feel of Floripa is a great way to get to know the artists, not only through their captivating and soul-filled performances, but also with the opportunity for the crowd to speak... Read more

Club Popozuda returns with another exclusive and another London debut! A unique blend of global bootyshaking beats, dancers setting the mood and cocktails at the bar – you really wouldn’t want to miss it. Playing on the night:

Gato Preto (Düsseldorf) Lee Bass and Gata Misteriosa are the producer-rapper team that make up the enigmatic and unique Gato Preto, one of the most exciting live electronic dance music acts in Europe at the moment. Combining Brazilian, African and European influences,... Read more

Get ready for some midsummer madness as Batmacumba starts a new monthly residency at Floripa, the fantastic venue in Shoreditch where Brazil and London fuse in a hedonistic bohemian cultural mix – just the way we like it at Batmacumba! For our launch party we have live music from the incredible ERI OKAN. For the last ten years ERI OKAN have been fusing original street culture from London with Afro block rhythms from Brazil. The result is a compelling rhythmic... Read more

Manchester’s Kirsty Almeida returns to Floripa as part of our Lovebox weekend line up plus Ross Clarke and friends DJ until 4am

Musical dresses, circular doors, chirping toy birds, sonic hallucinations: in Kirsty Almeida we’ve the return, at last, of the enigmatic true eccentric. Her music (like her life) is magical, the kind of radiant soul-revue sophistication that’s been gone so long it suddenly feels brand new; crystalline vocals untouched by meddling sheen, live instrumentation tinkling across your synapses, the glowing... Read more

London-based saxophonist, producer and composer Max Grunhard brings his quartet to The Jazz Meet for an evening of live jazz. Having just produced an album of new material with members of legendary Ghanaian Afro-funk outfit Osibisa (out soon on Soundway Records), Max is now working on his own new album. Come see what he’s been up to. DJ support comes from Jazz Meet residents Sid Ford and Jake Telford Rice.

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Come and join The Home Spun Show for its next live excursion at Floripa in Shoreditch. Judging from the reception we had for The Bohemianauts last time they played for us, this gig will be absolutely brilliant! The Bohemianauts are a band who hark back to the days of Vaudeville with their idiosyncratic mix of polkas, tangos and mad drinking songs. They are a band you’d love to happen across at 3am in a dark festival tent as they pour... Read more

We start the night with the cool blues, slide acoustic skills of Tom Caswell. Then we follow on with the smooth fusion of jazz and rock by The Atelier. We continue with the authentic roots, blues/reggae mix of The Cardinal Points of Conspiracy. Goodtimes and goodvibes.

Jam Tart is an open mic night and jam session with a difference! Bringing together some of London’s most exciting new talent in the form of singers, poets, rappers, story tellers, musicians, dancers and even comedians.

This is not your average open mic as the emphasis is on quality. Jam Tart is an opportunity for talented performers to play with highly experienced musicians. The Jam Tart Houseband is proudly put together from the finest session musicians the UK has to offer.... Read more

Corazón returns fresh and dressed to impress with a very special guest! Residents Nik Weston and Rob Coley present their monthly block-party of Brazilian beats, Latin jazz, Afrobeat and other tropical disco treats with a true musical pioneer, the legend that is DJ Sabo flying in from LA for the only UK stop on his European Tour 2012.

Special guest:

DJ Sabo (Sol*Selectas, Moombahton Massive) Mention the name Sabo to anyone familiar with the tropical end of EDM and the response... Read more

Major (English, adjective): major, significant.

Beleza (Brazilian Portuguese, adjective): beautiful, everything is great.

Club Popozuda head honcho Sean Casey aka The Bumps has been persuaded to leave his recording studio to play another set of global bass bangers in a free-spirited, high energy celebration of music that makes you want to shake what your mama gave you, even if she didn’t.

A veteran producer, The Bumps is internationally respected for being one of the main creative forces responsible for... Read more

It’s another Jazz Meet Band session this week at The Jazz Meet so expect another dose of funk-fuelled live soul jazz. Featuring Jake Telford on sax, Jessica Lauren on keys, and a rotating ensemble of some of London’s finest session musicians on hand to deliver the goods, this popular Sunday residency goes from strength to strength. DJ support comes from Jazz Meet residents Nik Weston (Mukatsuku Records/ GUYNAMUKAT) and Jarred Rice.

www.thejazzmeet.com

Playing tunes in the urban backcountry of Idaho since he was 16, Atticus Hoffman’s love of Funk Hip-Hop, and Electronic grooves is evident in his track selection. His love of modern English music, as well as knowledge of the left field American music scene, shows an electric ray of tunes. As a founding member of the Boise, Idaho electronic music scene, Atticus has been a part of music from a young age. Joining the Floripa roster... Read more

BIG MACHINE PRESENTS… The Ex-Senators, Benny Marchant and Capelle LIVE Three distinct international music acts across: rock, pop and Indie will take to the stage performing pre-released and exclusive material to a wanting audience of fans and invitees. Chicago natives The Ex Senators have flown in to London especially, as they gear up for the release of their sizzling self-titled album this summer. Heralded for their non-apologetic, modern political and passionate music, the 3-piece band will be serving up an explosive blend of... Read more

Wah Wah presents Scrimshire performing tracks from his critically acclaimed album “The Hollow” (Album of the Week, Gilles Peterson, BBC 6Music, May 2012) with support from new blues troubadour Brett McLaughlan.

Scrimshire It’s been a long journey for this young producer and mutli-instrumentalist, ever since his grandad introduced him to an Errol Garner record when he was 14. Scrimshire’s sound is steeped in jazz, soul and funk, but with a nod to contemporary electronic sounds, and with strong popular song... Read more

He’s the Godfather. And he’s French. Kind of. A citizen of Le Monde with a heartbeat of Liberation and the Guardian of all things good musically. Like Mesrine mixed with Robespierre and a dash of Gainsbourg and Socrates, Gringo Da Parada has made his name everywhere from the top of the Sugarloaf to the gutters of Pigalle. Ever seen a DJ in an apron and nothing else play Seu Jorge, Symmetry and The Stranglers.

Come join us and experience the Parada... Read more

Tonight Floripa resident and founding father Ross Clarke takes to the decks — Creative Director by day and resident DJ by night, Ross Clarke brings his unique originality and flair to Floripa, located in East London’s Shoreditch. Combining his distinctive music credentials with twenty years of international DJing experience, Ross produces the eclectic series of musical events and performances at the Brazilian party haven.

Ross is responsible for launching some of the UK’s most recognised music events. He is co-founder of... Read more