Bad Vibrations is delighted to welcome Madrid’s The Parrots to Moth Club on 28th January 2022. Announcing their energetic new album ‘Dos’, out on Heavenly Recordings on 22nd October 2021, the band have also shared the video for the latest single ‘You Work All Day And Then You Die’.

Duo Diego García & Alex de Lucas take an evolutionary step that finds them sounding stronger and more realized than ever before, experimenting with more modern production soundscapes and electronic grooves: “We rediscovered a lot of artists that we listened back when we first fell in love with music - bands like LCD Soundsystem and Gang of Four, lots of mutant disco. Tom really helped us there, he made sense out of the chaotic mashup of influences that we brought into the studio. And because we’ve always loved hip hop, we followed a different approach to putting songs together, using samples and sampling ourselves a lot.”

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The Parrots

The Parrots - Dee Dee Dangerous

Gigs

London

MOTH Club

Harnessing the spirit of the legendary era-defining NYC nightclubs Studio 54, Paradise Garage and The Loft we turn MOTH Club into a haven for 70s-80s disco and soul in the heart of Hackney!
Expect to hear...

Donna Summer, Grace Jones, Ceronne, Sister Sledge, Giorgio Moroder, Sylvester, Gino Soccio, CHIC, Roy Ayers, Melba Moore, Odyssey, Prince, The Flirts, Patrick Cowley, Teddy Pendergrass, Chaka Khan, Boney M, Ken Lazlo and plenty more!

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Pull Up To The Bumper

Bad Vibrations' All-Dayers are BACK with a bang for 2022 at Moth Club on 29th January! 
We're over the moon to have some of our new favourites The Bug Club playing - they packed out The Shacklewell Arms last year and their Lexington headline sold out in record time. If you missed out on tickets or can't wait until April 6th, then this is the perfect chance to catch them. 
We also have two brilliant three pieces The Early Mornings and In Tongues playing, as well as seven piece Polyscraps, whose first show we put on last year. Bristol newcomers Quade are well worth getting down early for - their single "The Balance" has been in heavy rotation since we first heard it.

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Bad Vibrations All-Dayer: Jan 22 with The Bug Club

In Tongues

The Bug Club

The Early Mornings

After the weird times we've had in the past couple of years, it's only fair to look back to simpler, sparklier years.

The '80s were a wild time, that most of you probably didn't get a chance to experience properly. Lucky for you here at Moth Club we're laying on a night dripping with nostalgia.


Expect to hear:
The Buggles / New Order / Echo and The Bunnymen / Whitney Houston / MJ / Bowie / Journey / A-Ha / Prince / Madonna / Bruce Springsteen / Tears for Fears / Rick James / Salt-N-Pepa / Soft Cell / Phil Collins / Roxy Music / Cyndi Lauper / The Cure / The Smiths / Fleetwood Mac / Rick Astley / Dexys Midnight Runners / Tina Turner / The Clash / George Michael / Lionel Richie / The Human League / Men at Work / Pet Shop Boys / Neneh Cherry / Joy Division / The Police etc etc

For booth bookings and large parties email info@mothclub.co.uk

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Dancing In The Dark

It takes a village to make a movie—but what happens when that village is Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin? This cult-favorite documentary captures one DIY filmmaker’s bizarre, comical, and poignant quest to make his movie, his way.
Chris Smith’s 1999 documentary American Movie is a hilarious exploration of the very large ambitions of small-town filmmaker and horror enthusiast Mark Borchardt.  An exploration of the complex relationships between Borchardt and his family, friends, and film crew, American Movie balances the bleak realities of rural poverty and alcoholism with eccentric portraits of the insane imagination that make these conditions livable. 

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American Movie (Film Screening)

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Film

There’s a strong sense of moving forward on this album,” says KVB’s Nicholas Wood. “We wanted it to be expansive - and bolder than anything we’d done before.” 

Movement - and lack of movement - is a crucial backdrop to the latest album from the audio-visual duo of Wood and Kat Day. The seeds of the album were sown in demo form in Spain, shortly followed by a move from Berlin back to the UK before enforced restrictions soon stalled their huge touring plans as lockdown kicked in. 

“It was written while we were moving countries into a kind of unknown future,” says Wood. “So I was looking at themes like aspiration, modern alienation and utopian and dystopian futures.” Duality and architecture are also key to this record, with the latter giving birth to some central thematic ideas. “A key point of inspiration was in Spain,” says Day. “We were surrounded by all these half built luxury villas, still unfinished from the crash in 2008. There was something eerie and beautiful about the desolate landscapes and concrete in the sunshine - these buildings left as modern relics of the failed capitalists of the era.” 

Sun-soaked crumbling concrete ended up being an apt description for a record as deeply textural as Unity. The opening ‘Sunrise Over Concrete’ perfectly marries glistening synth-laced soundscapes with an underlying tone of dread, capturing the dichotomy of beauty amidst collapse. The track ‘Ideal Living’ is the one that opened up the album to some of these themes and ideas. The track, which weaves from immersive atmospherics to propulsive beats, set the tone for an album that explores a variety of worlds, from the one we live in, to the one we are promised and to imagined ones. “Our original sessions started out as a concept around ‘Ideal Living’, says Day. “And that’s where the themes of architecture, alienation, mis-sold dreams, utopian and dystopian futures began and then that fed into the other tracks.”

The album is not a concept record but more one with multiple underlying themes, which also includes unity and duality. Day and Wood have been in a creative and romantic partnership for a decade. This is the band’s 7th studio album since starting in 2010 – and their third on Invada - capturing a trajectory that has seen them traverse as many genres (EBM, krautrock, shoegaze, post-punk, ambient, electronica, indie rock) as they have countries they’ve toured in all over the world, including festivals and events such as Primavera Festival, Green Man and Robert Smith’s Meltdown Festival. 

During lockdown their bond was further cemented when they got married, and this life milestone is also reflected in the music and artwork. Musically, the pair shares dual lead vocals for the first time, as their voices float around one another, sometimes interconnecting and other times gently brushing past one another. The album artwork, two interlocked stone circles, also further bolsters this theme “I like it as a refined coming together of two entities - a unity. We didn't want this to be a wedding album but it kind of is - it's our life.”



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The KVB

Knock2bag Comedy Night, one of Time Out’s top 5 comedy clubs in London is back! Weekly at MOTH Club, bringing you an eclectic mix of big names and handpicked ‘ones to watch’. 

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Knock2Bag Comedy Night with Isy Suttie

Eryn Tett

Holly Burn

Isy Suttie

Jordan Brookes

Ray Badran

comedy

Comedy

Scared To Dance presents Withered Hand. Support comes from Molly Linen. 

Withered Hand is the nom de plume of Edinburgh-based singer-songwriter Dan Willson, who will be performing with a full band for this performance. Dan started writing songs and singing in his thirties during a period of reflection following the birth of his first child and the death of a close friend. With a wayward tenor and unaffected charm onstage he has come to be celebrated in his adopted country and further afield as a songwriter and lyricist of rare wit and remarkable honesty.

Alongside activity with his band, Dan is a well-travelled solo musician with a cult following. 2014 saw the release of his strident second album New Gods which propelled Withered Hand into the charts, featuring appearances by friends, luminaries and supporters from the Scottish music scene, from Belle and Sebastian to Frightened Rabbit to The Vaselines and beyond. 2017 heralded Among Horses EP - the result of a collaborative songwriting retreat in Spain. Dan is currently working on a new Withered Hand album, scheduled for release in 2022.

This event was previously scheduled for the 17th December 2021, but will now take place on the 4th February 2022.

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Scared to Dance

Withered Hand + Molly Linen

No Cigarettes

A Lot to Give

Molly Linen

Withered Hand

Harnessing the spirit of the legendary era-defining NYC nightclubs Studio 54, Paradise Garage and The Loft we turn MOTH Club into a haven for 70s-80s disco and soul in the heart of Hackney!
Expect to hear...
Donna Summer, Grace Jones, Ceronne, Sister Sledge, Giorgio Moroder, Sylvester, Gino Soccio, CHIC, Roy Ayers, Melba Moore, Odyssey, Prince, The Flirts, Patrick Cowley, Teddy Pendergrass, Chaka Khan, Boney M, Ken Lazlo and plenty more!

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The best events are on DICE.

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The Great Escape Presents: Joe & The Shitboys + MEMES & The Byker Grove Fan Club

Joe & The Shitboys - Pull the Trigger

Joe & The Shit Boys

A night of all sorts with our gorgeous host Jan McDonald. Music, comedy, dance, theatre - we’ve got it all, come and join us, we’d love to see you!

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One Legged Dog

Knock2Bag presents... Phil Wang & Friends.

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Knock2bag presents: Phil Wang & Friends 

Emma Sidi

Heidi Regan

Mat Ewins

Phil Wang

Pierre Novellie

Dream Nails are a punk force to be reckoned with. Founded by feminist activists in 2015, this hotly tipped band of witches mix political rage with contagious pop punk joy, winning hearts (and funds for abortion charities) wherever they go. With “an effervescent sense of fun that fizzes throughout” (DIY), their critically-acclaimed debut album received four-star reviews from Kerrang!, NME, Clash, DIY, Upset and Dork. 

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Alt Disco: Dream Nails

Dream Nails

Phil Dunning hosts a monthly show with comedy & cabaret at Moth Club!
There is limited seating so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.

There is limited seating so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.

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Knock2Bag presents... Phil's Fun Factory 

Diane Chorley

Freddie Meredith

Mae Martin

Phil Dunning

Need that gold streamer, pink bathroom, dancing-on-stage realness on a Saturday night? Moth Club has got you covered. Smash through the glittered ceiling until 3am every other Saturday

From the minds behind “Everybody Loves Lizzo” and “Madonnathon”- A bi-weekly pop night with a twist: all killer no filler pop hits with a no cringe guarantee

Expect to hear:
Missy Elliot / Rihanna / Sia / Britney Spears / Sky Ferreira / Robyn / The Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Kehlani / Tommy Genesis / Craig David / Kali Uchis / Drake / Lady Gaga / Kanye West / Beyonce / Ms. Lauryn Hill / Katy B / Azaelia Banks / Cardi B / Lizzo / Jorja Smith /Kendrick Lamar / Katy Perry / La Roux / Taylor Swift / Kesha / Dizzee Rascal / Harry Styles / Ariana Grande / Lorde / Justin Timberlake / cupcakke / Princess Nokia / Dua Lipa / The Weeknd / Billie Eilish / Carly Rae Jepsen / Fergie / Estelle / Charli XCX / Destiny’s Child / A$AP Rocky / Nicki Minaj See less

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For The Love Of Pop

Marcus Werner Hed and Dan Fox’s overdue documentary screening its full feature-length edit – telling the story of one of the most uncompromising, original, and important groups of the last 50 years.
 
COUM Transmissions exploded out of Hull in the early 1970s into a country that was in no way ready for them. Fusing confrontational performance art with fierce industrial music (which they essentially invented), Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti and their cohort scandalised a nation in the ’70s – and never more so than at their seminal 1976 ICA exhibition Prostitution, a still-controversial landmark moment in post-war British art. 

Some 45 years on, COUM Transmissions and Throbbing Gristle remain as vital as ever – and using both original interviews and rare archive footage, Hed and Fox have at last told their singular story.

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OTHER LIKE ME (THROBBING GRISTLE DOCUMENTARY) 

Knock2bag Comedy Night, one of Time Out’s top 5 comedy clubs in London is back! Weekly at MOTH Club, bringing you an eclectic mix of big names and handpicked ‘ones to watch’.

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Knock2Bag Comedy Night with Harry Hill

Harry Hill

MC Ray Badran

Maisie Adam

Deptford Northern Soul Club are childhood friends, Will Foot and Lewis Henderson, whose early love of soul developed after discovering Lewis' Dad's record collection. After finally bringing their musical heritage to the forefront with their debut DJ set at Deptford's Bunker Club 4 years ago, they have since taken their credible and unique club night around the UK, performing at the likes of Glastonbury festival and Green Man, alongside a residency at Manchester's YES, their beloved Bunker Club and London's Moth Club.

Whether behind a turntable, dancing out front or in discussion, their sheer love and passion for soul is infectious, as is the spark of friendship and mutual musical appreciation between the two of them. 27-years-old but with old heads on their sharply dressed young shoulders, they have emerged as the new face of Northern Soul, bringing the movement back into the conversation of modern dance music.


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Deptford Northern Soul Club

The February 2022 edition of Bad Vibrations' Monthly All-dayers is comprised of the brilliant Platypus Complex, Holiday Ghosts, Robbie & Mona, Bingo Fury, Media Giant and Binti Red. As usual, this is a showcase event of our favourite new acts - this time held at Hackney's Moth Club. Come down and discover your next favourite band!

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Bad Vibes Feb: Platypus Complex, Holiday Ghosts

Bingo Fury

Binti Red

Holiday Ghosts

Platypus Complex

Robbie & Mona

After the weird times we've had in the past couple of years, it's only fair to look back to simpler, sparklier years.

The '80s were a wild time, that most of you probably didn't get a chance to experience properly. Lucky for you here at Moth Club we're laying on a night dripping with nostalgia.

Expect to hear:
The Buggles / New Order / Echo and The Bunnymen / Whitney Houston / MJ / Bowie / Journey / A-Ha / Prince / Madonna / Bruce Springsteen / Tears for Fears / Rick James / Salt-N-Pepa / Soft Cell / Phil Collins / Roxy Music / Cyndi Lauper / The Cure / The Smiths / Fleetwood Mac / Rick Astley / Dexys Midnight Runners / Tina Turner / The Clash / George Michael / Lionel Richie / The Human League / Men at Work / Pet Shop Boys / Neneh Cherry / Joy Division / The Police etc etc

For booth bookings and large parties email info@mothclub.co.uk

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Knock2Bag presents... John Kearns & Friends!

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Knock2Bag presents: John Kearns & Friends  

John Kearns

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Salvation Jayne

Violent Silence

Salvation Jayne - Cortez

Venue Grrrls

The film collective Deeper Into Movies presents their first showcase of new short films from new and exciting emerging directors. 
No rules - any genre - any format. 

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SHORT CUTS  DEEPER INTO MOVIES SHORT FILM SHOWCASE

Film Screening

Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over is a deep dive into the life and work of the fearless musician and performer Lydia Lunch that echoes the urgent, aggressive, unapologetic attitude that Lunch inhabits. Lunch hit the late 1970s New York City downtown scene with the band Teenage Jesus And The Jerks, a central pillar of the No Wave music movement. Since then, she has forged paths in the underground film scene as a director, actor, lecturer and women's empowerment coach, feminist writer and spoken word performer. Directed by boundary-breaking filmmaker Beth B (Two Small Bodies), whose collaborations with Lunch span more than four decades, Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over presents the artist's electric body of work with archival footage, vintage photographs and interviews with Lunch and longtime collaborators. Actively performing to expose the patriarchy, sexual abuse, cycle of violence, and corporate greed, Lunch continues to tirelessly bring her passionate artistry to the stage-and now to the screen.

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 LYDIA LUNCH The War Is Never Over

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Sprints

Sprints - Swimming

Knock2Bag Comedy Night

Eat Your Own Ears presents Michelle Gurevich to Hackney's MOTH CLUB next March.

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