Our love affair with the new faces of 2010 continues at fast pace. Fresh off the heels of our sell out Memoryhouse show at The Social, we’re thrilled to announce a date with Active Child at one of London’s finest venues The Lexington on 26 July.

Win tickets for “Canadian Blast and The Local present Canada”!
The “Canada” festival will take over 5 venues in London to present some of the best talent Canada has to offer, from the classical to pop via R&B, hip hop, folk and rock, with shows featuring TLOBF favourites such as Dan Mangan, Think about Life and Diamond Rings amongst others.

How To Dress Well announce debut UK show alongside Memoryhouse, Treasure and Visions Of Trees
Last week we announced a brand new TLOBF Presents show featuring Memoryhouse, Treasure and Visions Of Trees which will take place at The Social, London on July 2. Today, we can announce that the final addition to the lineup is the incredible How To Dress Well.

TLOBF presents: Memoryhouse w/ Visions Of Trees + How To Dress Well + Prizes
Canada’s Memoryhouse have announced a very special headline show at The Social, London on July 2nd with support from Visions Of Trees, How To Dress Well and Treasure. With live visuals supplied by Jamie Harley.

TLOBF Presents: Active Child @ The Portland Arms, Cambridge May 17
TLOBF and Cambridge based promoters Green Mind are joining forces once more for a collaborative show. May 17th will see Pat Grossi (aka Active Child) bring his astonishing lo-fi gospel pop to The Portland Arms, Cambridge.

[Photos] RoTa – Notting Hill Arts Club, London 13/03/10
TLOBF curates RoTa. With stellar sets from The Last Dinosaur, Summer Camp, Yuck and Stairs To Korea. Photographs by Paul Bridgewater.
TLOBF curates Rough Trade Shops RoTa Afternoon next month
Bloody Nose, The Last Dinosaur, Yuck and Stairs To Korea front an incredible (and free) afternoon show at Notting Hill Arts Club on March 13th.
TLOBF Xmas Party – Tomorrow Night in Brixton!
Along with London promoters The Local, we’re hosting the official TLOBF Xmas Party tomorrow night at The Rest Is Noise, Brixton.

Arctic Circle and TLOBF present… The Willkommen Orchestra
Members of Shoreline, The Leisure Society, The Climbers, Sons Of Noel and Adrian and The Miserable Rich make up The Willkommen Orchestra. Details on a one off show revealed inside.

The Notwist announce extra special London show in December
The Arctic Circle in association with TLOBF are incredibly excited to be announcing a very unique concert involving one of our favourite bands. The Notwist, performing with The Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra. Full details inside.

Willkommen Week :: Audio Interview with Rowan Coupland
Todays audio interview is with sometime member of Sons of Noel and Adrian, full-time singer songwriter Rowan Coupland. This Friday, he plans to turn the Union Chapel into a reverberating sound cave. Sounds epic huh?

Willkommen Week :: Audio Interview with Shoreline
Tom Cowan – one of the main guys responsible for Willkommen Records talks to Ben Eshmade about the history of the label and indeed one of the many bands he plays in: Shoreline.

Willkommen Week :: Sons Of Noel and Adrian [Live Session]
Brought to us by Arctic Circle, the guys behind the Willkommen evening that TLOBF are proudly sponsoring, enjoy ‘Kernow’, ‘Inside Olympia’ and a rousing rendition of ‘The Wreck Is Not A Boat’.

Willkommen Week :: Audio Interview with The Leisure Society
To coincide with perhaps the most exciting show TLOBF have been involved with so far we are running a special Willkommen Week featuring exclusive content from all the bands playing at the Union Chapel on 12th June.

TLOBF presents: My Latest Novel album launch, Bush Hall TONIGHT!!
Scottish quintet and firm TLOBF favourites My Latest Novel are to launch their brand new album ‘Deaths & Entrances’ at a special concert at Bush Hall, London tonight! With support from It Hugs Back, Left With Pictures and Stars of Sunday League.

ILL FIT 5 :: Sweat & Blood @ Old Blue Last, May 18th
Oh yeah! ILL FIT is back at Old Blue Last after last months hugely succesful outing at Scala. This month we have an uber awesome lineup: White Denim, The Gay Blades and Air France.
HEADLINES
- Best Coast announce UK headline tour, new album due in Spring
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- Kanye West and Jay-Z rumoured to be appearing in Shoreditch today
- The Flaming Lips, Friends and Tom Vek amongst those confirmed for The Parklife Weekender 2012
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