An entertaining Friday night out in Brixton, August 2014
There’s always a load of interesting stuff going on in Brixton on a Friday night. Here’s some of the places we got to last night, starting with a scene from the Brixton Night Market in Windrush...
View ArticleCrafty Fox Market returns to the Brixton Dogstar, Sat 4th and Sun 5th October
The Crafty Fox Market returns to its roots this weekend at the Dogstar, with the craft-tastic all-dayers continuing to promote independent designers and makers. Starting in 2010, the Crafty crew have...
View ArticleBig crowds turn up for the Crafty Fox weekend at the Brixton Dogstar
While it was cold and wet outside on Saturday morning the craft-tastic Crafty Fox Market took over all three floors of the Dogstar for a weekend that saw over 100 independent makers showing off their...
View ArticleDogstar, 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – bar review and history
Now a Brixton institution loved by clubbers, the Dogstar is an imposing three-storey Victorian pub, standing on the busy corner of Coldharbour Lane and Atlantic Road, Brixton. The Dogstar operates...
View ArticleTonight at the Dogstar – Stand Up And Improvise comedy night – free! Thurs 16th
There’s a free night of comedy lined up for the Brixton Dogstar tonight, as the Stand Up And Improvise crew bring their party to the ballroom. The organisers promise an evening of ‘specially selected’...
View ArticleThe ultimate guide to Halloween parties in Brixton this weekend
Halloween falls on a Friday this year so you know there’s going to be a bumper selection of monster parties to get your fangs stuck in to! Here’s a selection of the most howlin’ Halloween parties...
View ArticleHalloween 2014 in Brixton – a monster photo feature from Gavin Freeborn
Okay, we know it was over a week ago now, but we just stumbled upon these great photos of Halloween by local photographer Gavin Freeborn. Gavin spent Halloween lurking on the streets of Brixton...
View ArticleMaxi Jazz to headline Amnesty International Fundraiser Party at Brixton’s...
The Faithless faithful will want to make a beeline for Brixton’s Dogstar this Saturday where Maxi Jazz is headlining a fancy dress fundraiser for Amnesty International. Billed as an ‘an evening of...
View ArticleNautical high jinks and heaps of fun at the Amnesty International Fundraiser...
There was a fantastic atmosphere in the ballroom of the Brixton Dogstar on Saturday night, with an Amnesty International Fundraiser Party bringing in a colourful crowd. Billed as an ‘an evening of...
View ArticleBrixton ten years ago – Atlantic Road, Canterbury Arms, Valentia Place and...
Here’s another set of photos taken around Brixton ten years ago during December 2004. Above you can see a trader wedged into a little segment of an arch on Atlantic Road, selling International Calling...
View ArticleCrafty Fox Market packs out the Brixton Dogstar over the weekend – photo feature
The Dogstar was buzzing this weekend as the Crafty Fox Market played to a home crowd as part of a three week tour of London. As usual, this well-established roving craft market featured independent...
View ArticleBrixton’s Dogstar pub celebrates its twentieth birthday with a huge...
Brixton’s Dogstar pub celebrates its twentieth birthday with an almighty AudioSushi party on Saturday night (13th December) – and our very own Editor will be spinning some tunes to get your booties...
View ArticleBrixton scenes: beer, hip-hop, Eastenders and Christmas singalongs
With Christmas coming up fast, I’ve been out and about around Brixton capturing some of the festive action. Here’s some photos from the last two days. Thursday night saw a brilliant Eastenders...
View ArticleBrixton Dogstar’s 20th birthday party – the view from the DJ booth
There were huge queues stretching down Coldharbour Lane ahead of the Dogstar’s 20th birthday party on Saturday night. In the main room, Brixton legend DJ Disastronaut kept the floor moving, with...
View ArticleThe Christmas Clubbing Guide to Brixton – Christmas Eve and Boxing Day rave-ups
If Christmas is more about the chance to get out there and do some serious clubbing rather than sitting at home and stuffing yourself silly, Brixton can certainly cater to your needs. There’s a feast...
View ArticleBrixton Dogstar New Year’s Eve party came with a video game arcade!
We have to hand it to the Dogstar for coming up with something a little different for their New Year’s Eve party on Wednesday night. The club transformed their main room into a massive games arcade,...
View ArticleBrixton – photos from five bars on the first Friday of 2015
The first Friday night of a New Year can often be a strangely quiet kind of affair, especially if it comes right after the New Year’s Eve festivities. Last night I took a stroll around Brixton to see...
View ArticleRosko John releases solo album and a video shot at Brixton’s Walton Lodge and...
Brixton’s Trip Hop troubador Rosko John is back with his debut solo album this week along with a video shot at Brixton’s old steam laundry, Walton Lodge on Coldharbour Lane and upstairs at the Dogstar...
View ArticleThe Laugh Out London Comedy Club sets up a residency at Brixton’s Dogstar on...
The Laugh Out London Comedy Club sets up its new South London residency at Brixton’s Dogstar on Tuesday 17th February with a headline slot from Simon Munnery. Laugh Out London Comedy Club has been...
View ArticleSaturday night in Brixton: Severed Limb at the Windmill and the Effra...
There was an awful lot going on in Brixton on Saturday night, and we managed to hotfoot our way around no less than four bars, namely the Windmill, Effra Social, Prince Albert and the Dogstar. And a...
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