Review – Look both ways, free art, music, poetry night with… Buffy C Noble, Ross Sutherland, Yo Zushi and lots more.
Hello Creatures.
Sorry for the lack of blog posts of late, we can assure you that there is a lot of work going on behind the scenes in preparation for the start of the 9th online edition of Creaturemag. In the meantime, here are a couple of interesting little goodies to keep your eyes and ears occupied.
Creature went along to a great little night a couple of weeks ago at the Old Queens Head on Essex road.
Look both ways is a free night of arts held sporadically in nice, intimate venues around London. Showcasing an eclectic array of creative souls, performing their poetry, songs, video art and beyond this is a night that is sure to inspire.
Not really knowing what to expect, Creature went along to find a lovely open room with high ceilings and a chandelier packed to the point of bursting with friendly, interesting looking people all starring intently as more friendly, interesting looking people presented their creative wares on stage.
Highlights for Creature included Buffy C Noble (myspace page) performing some of her dreamy poetry accompanied by her boyfriend making some beautifully strange sounds on acoustic guitar, Ross Sutherland (myspace page), literally spitting his brilliantly constructed and performed poems at an attentive gathering of appreciators. Thirdly, we really enjoyed the work of Nikolas (myspace page), a video artist who showed his music video “include me out” which you can see here: Include me out.
To top off an evening of brilliant entertainment was an intimate performance by Yo Zushi, a folk artist from Japan (myspace page) performing his intriguing and melancholic songs whilst camped out cross-legged, surrounded by his lyric sheets. If your into storytelling folk-new-wave-psych-freak-folky-dolky-whatever the hell we are calling it nowadays, then a Yo Zushi gig is well worth a visit. Please see below for further Yo Zushi dates, including a tape album launch at Cafe Oto on 15th March.
Unfortunately we cannot confirm when or where the next Look Both Ways event might pop up, methinks it is a highly guarded secret, or it may well be that the orgainisers don’t know yet!! Either way, be sure to keep your eyes on their myspace page for the latest news. If you are looking for something more alternative in terms of poetry and music then this is definitely for you.
www.myspace.com/ilookbothways
Music video – Include me out – By Nikolas
Upcoming Yo Zushi dates.
15th March cassette launch at Cafe Oto – With Joanne Robertson and Oliver Talkes.
More information can be found here.
27th Mar – Buffalo Bar, near Highbury Islington, TBC
We hope to have a short interview with Yo Zushi up soon, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
