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The City & Arts Music Project

With the talk of January detox you could be forgiven for thinking clubland shuts down for the month at the beginning of each year. But you’d be wrong.

London nightlife is alive and kicking and one of East London’s newest ventures, The City Arts & Music Project has lots in store to keep you warm and entertained in the winter months.

Here’s a look at what’s coming up including the the launch night of James Priestley’s new London residency – One For Me, One For You – which will take place on the last Friday of every month.

Best of all, all of the events are free entry.

Art

The Camp Presents: Botanists Of The Asphalt
Curated by Stephanie Pochet.
This show runs until 26th January

Inspired by the baudelairean figure of the flâneur, this exhibition invites you to experience the city through the eyes of the artists. In Baudelaire prose and poems, the “flâneur” designates a nineteenth century urban bohemian who wanders the city streets aimlessly, collecting impressions of modern life; alienated by the city and yet at one with it.  According to him, the artist is the perfect candidate to fulfil this role of observer and capture the multiple facets of the metropolis. Several artists have undertaken this urban inquisition and explore what attracts, repulses and stirs them about the city. Buildings, faces, stimuli and experience become instruments to their creative process, resulting in a multitude of narratives, which are developed through sculpture, photography, video, installations and illustration. Artists involved are Wayne Chisnall, Ruth Pickard, David Macdiarmid, Kerim Aytak, David London and Aisling Roycroft.

Music

Friday 8th January
The CAMP presents Drop The Bomb w/ Billy Biz & Pogo
7pm – 1am / free
A throwback to the social dance parties of the 1970’s, Drop The Bomb is a night that celebrates music, jamming and dancing, with lockers and poppers from the scene throwing off the shackles of the week and enjoying life.  DJs play funk, disco, house and afro beat.

Saturday 9th January
The CAMP presents FixedFear w/ Nick Priestley, Reverend JFK & Jamie Blanco
8pm – 1am / free
An eclectic party for all kinds of music lovers showcasing up and coming bands and singers. Tonight’s event will showcase live acts alongside resident DJs Nick Priestley, Reverend JFK and Jamie Blanco.

Friday 15th January
The CAMP presents Disco Bloodbath goes CAMPing w/ Damon Martin, Dan Beaumont & Ben Pistor
7pm – 1am / free
These guys really need no introduction. The Disco Bloodbath boys have been tearing up dancefloors across London with their trademark disco grooves for the last few years now and it seems there’s really no stopping them. Tonight all three residents join together for an intimate little shindig at The CAMP.

Saturday 16th January
The CAMP presents: Sammy J’s w/ Minkioni, Mintvibe, The Cosmic Truth DJs & James Priestley
8pm – 1am / free
Cocktails, dancing and canapes plus music from…
Minkioni – Turns out hot girls CAN mix!
MintVibe – And hot guys!
The Cosmic Truth – East London’s answer to Hall & Oates!
James Priestley – Even the proprietor is getting his hands dirty!
& even more special guests

Thursday 21st January
The CAMP presents: The Meltdown w/ Ross Allen (MOS Radio) & Raf Daddy (Greco Roman) plus guests
7pm – 11pm / free
The Meltdown is a weekly exposition of talent, both new and old, presented by two of the finest in the business, Ross Allen and Raf Daddy. The aim is to create a regular platform for up-and-coming talent, with special guest appearances from established big names and collaborations with your favourite labels.

Friday 22nd January
The CAMP presents: Spangles w/ Luca Cazelle (Cazals) & Dom Chung (Chibuku) plus guests
7pm – 1am / free
Well known for their pursuit of the perfect party blend of Italo, cosmic and classic disco sounds, not to mention mutant-edits and 80s pop masterpieces, east-end party purveyors Spangles are back at The CAMP tonight. Expect the unexpected as surprise guests play alongside residents residents Luca Cazelle and Dom Chung.

Saturday 23rd January
The CAMP presents: TBC
7pm – 1am / free
We invite some of their favourite east-end party crew’s to host a night at The CAMP.

Thursday 28th January
The CAMP presents: The Meltdown w/ Ross Allen & Raf Daddy plus guests
7pm – 11pm / free
The Meltdown is a weekly exposition of talent, both new and old, presented by two of the finest in the business, Ross Allen and Raf Daddy. The aim is to create a regular platform for up-and-coming talent, with special guest appearances from established big names and collaborations with your favourite labels.

Friday 29th January
The CAMP presents: One For Me, One For you w/ Mark E (Running Back) & James Priestley (secretsundaze / The CAMP)
7pm – 1am / free
And now for something we’re very excited about… The CAMP’s very own James Priestley starts his new residency ‘One For Me, One For You’ tonight. Taking place on the last Friday of the month, One For Me, One For You will showcase an eclectic spread of adventurous music that will appeal to party revellers looking for something above and beyond the conventional club experience. Just as the name suggests One For Me, One For You will give James and guests the chance to spin some of their favourite tunes along with some of the crowd’s too. This month we’re treated to the laid back slo-mo disco grooves of the wonderful Mark E. Best known for his hugely successful re-edits of artists including Janet Jackson and Womack & Womack, Mark E is also an established producer in his own right with a string of celebrated releases on labels including Running Back, Internasjonal, Sonar Kollektiv and his former label Jiscomusic. Tonight we’ll see him open up his record collection for an  ‘anything goes’ music policy – one not to be missed!

Saturday 30th January
The CAMP presents: TBC
7pm – 1am / free
We invite some of their favourite east-end party crew’s to host a night at The CAMP.

The City Arts & Music Project
café / bar / arts & music space
70 – 74 City Rd, London, EC1Y 2BJ

Mon – Thurs: 7am – 11pm
Fri: 7am – 1am
Sat: 7pm – 1am
Sun: Closed

Food served till 10pm
Tel: 0207 123 4567