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<\/a><\/p>\nHere’s the details.<\/p>\n
AGAINST NATURE
\nA speakeasy for dressed-up dandies and vintage vamps. DJs provide a rococo mix of easy listening, showtunes, and exotic pop, punctuated by silent movies, eccentric bands and unconventional cabaret.<\/p>\n
LIVE ON WEDS AUGUST 4TH:
\n…A unique triptych of boho chanteuses. Oh yes!<\/p>\n
ANNE PIGALLE PATTI PLINKO AND HER BOY OPHELIA BITZ Plus DJ SOPHIA WYETH, spinning easy listening, showtunes, pastiche pop, and all that deviant jazz.<\/p>\n Mr Edwards regrets he is unavailable to attend in person, due to a slight disagreement with the Department For Work And Pensions. Please welcome instead guest host & promoter KEVIN REINHARDT.<\/p>\n Doors: 8pm. Live acts 9.30pm-11.45pm. Dancing to 1am.<\/p>\n Door charge: \u00a35 before 10pm. \u00a37 after.<\/p>\n NB: Latecomers may have to wait until an intermission between live acts.<\/p>\n DRESS CODE (optional but preferred): Vintage & dandy-esque.<\/p>\n
\nLegendary, globe-trotting Parisian singer and survivor of the ZTT Records scene, performing songs and erotic poetry from her new show, Amerotica. ‘As if Edith Piaf were booked in the bar in Star Wars’ (US Music Connection)
\nhttp:\/\/www.annepigalle.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nEccentric, brooding songstress, channelling whiskey-soaked songs in the carnivalesque spirit of Nick Cave and Tom Waits. ‘A vivid dream of maddening, freakish talent.’ (The Argus)
\nhttp:\/\/www.myspace.com\/pattiplinkoandherboy<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe sharpest razor-tongued wit in London: vocalist, ringmistress, compere and performance artist with a reputation for stealing hearts, drinks, and anything else not nailed to the table. ‘Bitz may have the voice of an angel but she also has the mouth of a filthy gutter slut.’ (Time Out)
\nhttp:\/\/www.myspace.com\/opheliabitz<\/a><\/p>\n