• The Fiddler's Elbow (map)
  • 1 Malden Road
  • London, NW5 3HS
  • United Kingdom

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Unleash your passion for live music at The Fiddlers Elbow! Experience unforgettable nights filled with raw talent, diverse genres, and a magnetic atmosphere that will captivate your soul. Our legendary space pulsates with vibrant lights, creating an immersive connection between artists and the audience. With state-of-the-art sound and flawless acoustics, you'll not only hear the music, but feel it resonate within you. Whether you're a hardcore fan or new to live gigs, join us for an incredible night that will leave you craving more. Let the power of live music transport you into a world of pure rock 'n' roll magic.

The Silver Bayonets

have been a near-constant on the London live circuit over the years, and the evolving line-up has released three albums and a slew of singles, and received radio airplay locally, nationally and internationally. Kabir Sheikh fronts the band (guitar/vocal), with Genevieve Ding also on guitar and vocals, bassist Glyn Hughes and Benji Greenstreet on the drums. Their last two albums, Braveface and Unfolding, were produced by Dave Draper (Wildhearts, Kerbdog) and were featured on BBC Introducing and received great reviews in the unsigned press and blogs. In addition to countless club gigs, they performed at the pre-Covid Camden Rocks festivals in 2018 and 2019. They are currently putting together songs for their upcoming fourth album and concentrating their live shows now that the gig scene is back up and running!

Human Interference Task Force

The recurring subject of Human Interference Task Force's first album is in its title. Via a series of narratives about characters dealing with crises of faith, Sean Norris, the writer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer at the centre of H.I.T.F., cautiously wonders whether we might find "A More Meaningful Life (Than One That Acknowledges Reality)" if we began to allow our judgment to be guided by faith, however misplaced it may be. Formerly an experimental electronic musician, this new project sees Sean employing a rock band instrumentation, drawing on influences ranging from pop-punk band My Chemical Romance to the noise rock of Daughters, to tell stories about acolytes in the thrall of neo-spiritual conspiracy theories, lizard people tearing out their eyes, and romantic martyrs of the flat-earth movement, among others. Sean wrote, recorded, and produced the music over the course of the COVID-19 lockdowns, and therefore drew upon samples of religious fervour during that time, like televangelist Kenneth Copeland's judgement of COVID-19, as well as the Twitch sermons of Matt Christman, co-host of the podcast "Chapo Traphouse." As Human Interference Task Force has begun to take to the stages of London venues like The Victoria, The George Tavern, and Avalon Cafe, Sean has been joined by guitarist Harry Mercer, guitarist Georgia Morgan Turner, bassist Julian Woods, and drummer Anmol Mohara. "A More Meaningful Life (Than One That Acknowledges Reality)" is available on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms.