Five gigs to see this week (Jan 26-Feb 1)

By George: George Ezra
David Smyth26 January 2018

The original Elvis TCB Band (1968-1977)

Jan 26, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, W12 (0844 477 2000, o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk)

Of course there’s no King to lead them, but Elvis Presley’s Taking Care of Business band are still on the road playing the hits of his Vegas era.

Video Jam x Basquiat

Jan 28, Barbican, EC2 (020 7638 8891, barbican.org.uk)

The Barbican’s season dedicated to late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat includes this evening curated by audio-visual producers Video Jam, which features short films given live soundtracks by Young Fathers and Ibibio Sound Machine.

Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer

Jan 30, Cadogan Hall, SW1 (020 7730 4500, cadoganhall.com)

In what is surprisingly the first chance for London to see these Alabama sisters performing together, they’ll range through their recent album of covers including songs by Nirvana, The Killers and Bob Dylan.

George Ezra

Jan 31, Shoreditch Town Hall, EC1 ( 020 7739 6176, shoreditchtownhall.com)

The old-timey singer-songwriter offers an early, intimate chance to hear songs from his second album coming in March. Then he’ll do a much bigger show at Brixton Academy in April.

AmericanaFest UK

Jan 31-Feb 1, various venues, E8 (020 8985 2424, theamauk.org/tickets)

To accompany the third annual UK Americana Awards, taking place at Hackney Empire on Feb 1, there’ll also be daytime conferences and around 26 showcase concerts happening in the vicinity.

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