RECENT PAST GIGS
NEW SINGLE RELEASE 7th August 2021 at 1pm. Babylon’s Burning. All proceeds go to the charity Black Minds Matter. Buy it on our Band Camp here https://societyofimaginaryfriends1.bandcamp.com/
Performance for Music Declares an Emergency Earth week celebrations. Join us on 25th April 2021 for an exclusive online performance.
Live performance for World Mental Health Day October 10th 2020 for Jena University.
Glastonbury Festival Green Fields Lockdown Global Healing Meditation and Opening ceremony. 25th June 2020.
November 9th 2019, Nigel Noizes Bonfire nite Bash and Barbie, an amazing private residence turned into an art installation on each floor, for the address and to be in with a chance of an invitation you need to call Nigel direct ring 07967963165 invite is at Nigel’s discretion only. We are on the Garden stage at 9:30pm to open the whole event and will be accompanied by a laser display and fireworks. This is an extraordinary event. more info is at www.the-67.com
We are really looking forward to performing at the 3 day Victor Jara, El Sueno Existe Festival on 16th, 17th & 18th August 2019. This years theme is Mexico and Women of Latin America. We are delighted to be performing several times in different parts of the Festival, Cafe Alys on Saturday afternoon time TBA, the main stage in the Marquee Sunday afternoon at 1pm and a surprise spot on Friday night in the Hall at 9:10pm. I highly recommend this fabulous festival.. It is nothing like you have experienced before, a part of Wales is transformed into South America for the weekend truly magical the festival also explores very important world issues, stimulates conversation and brings a fresh perspective from 1000’s of miles away.. amazing!! Beautiful authentic Mexican food too.. For more information and tickets please go to https://elsuenoexiste.wordpress.com/el-sueno-existe-2019/
We are delighted to announce that we will be performing at the fabulous Green Gathering 2019.
We are really looking forward to performing at this wonderful festival and we hope to see you there too!!
The Green Gathering, 1-4 August 2019, Piercefield Park, Chepstow, NP16 6BE. tickets available here: http://www.greengathering.org.uk/tickets/
The Green Gathering team have written about us in their latest newsletter and this is what they said;
FIRST ACTS! LIVE MUSIC LINE UP…
Spine-tinglingly passionate music; cinematic, operatic, dramatic, surreal and radically inclusive; let us introduce, in their own words… Society of Imaginary Friends:
“We are passionate about reality, truth and preserving our beautiful world for all future beings and we dedicate our music to the lonely disenfranchised sensitive furious children of tomorrow’s night and day”.
One of London’s most extraordinary venues with 4 floors, 6 stage areas, over 30 screens including 3 large projections in the garden, lasers, neon lights, rooftop areas, a pond, a bonfire, a barbecue, a big fireworks display & lots of extraordinary artworks. It opens once a year on or near bonfire night.
Acts confirmed so far; Dirty Protest featuring members of The Snivelling Shits – legendary punk band from 1977 (playing on the extraordinary Nigel Noize stage in the attic bedroom), Society of Imaginary Friends (also playing on the Nigel Noize stage), AlienGhostDust , The Noizombies ft. The Powetool Orchestra & The Cage dancing Robots, The Blues Sisters, Nigel Noize , TIMEONACID in the attic bedroom
& many more TBC. Including Attrition, The Reactor Core is Splendid & Kneel Down Like A Saint Gorilla And Stop.
See some of the set & one of the best acts to play at the venue so far – The Spaceheads( ft. Andy Diagram from legendary band James)https://youtu.be/
The Nigel Noize stage & attic party room featuring The Snivelling Shits (on at about Midnight) will be webcast live on Youtube from about 10pm; goto;www.youtube.com/user/
Also, if you can’t get there physically you could be part of the international audience and participate via a two – way audio internet camera set up in the kitchen – log on to it with your PC to see & hear what’s happening in the kitchen and if you speak to your PC’s microphone everyone in the kitchen will hear you! (the two way audio will only work if you use internet explorer 8 or any later version & it won’t work with microsoft edge). To see the kitchen live message me for instructions – ( The camera is active 24/7 so you can see what’s happening in my “big brother” kitchen right now)
The highlights in the main party area, featuring the garden patio stage, the huge firework display using a 60 piece rocket launcher! the 3 big projection screens and the big bonfire will be webcast live on Nigel Noize’s facebook page
There won’t be that much alcohol or barbecue food provided, it may run out, so to guarantee eating & drinking come early or bring your own.
***DISCLAIMER*** Guests attend at their own risk – the organisers will not be held responsible for any injuries during the event
To guarantee entry don’t arrive too late in case the venue reaches maximum capacity.
RECENT PAST GIGS;
SUMMER IN THE CITY SOIF SOIREE FRIDAY 1st JUNE 2018
Oh it’s getting hot in the city and for some proper sizzling underground creative, poetry, art and music action you need look no further than our June Society of Imaginary Friends Soiree. We have the fabulous young radical performance poet Millie George, the one and only Wondr Womn accompanied by the inimitable Mr Jones on Trombone and the virtuosic blues guitarist all the way from Dublin Mr David Skinner and not forgetting the Society of Imaginary Friends and That’s just for starters more acts to be announced very soon… Watch this space.
Venue; Karamel N22, Coburg Road, Wood Green, London N22 6UJ
Doors open 7pm, performances start at 8pm.
FREE ENTRY
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BELTANE BIRTHDAY SOIREE FRIDAY 4th MAY 2018
Karamel Restaurant N22, Coburg Road, Woodgreen, N22 6UJ
Doors open 7:30pm performances start 8pm FREE ENTRY
I was taking the escalator over the hill…hang on… somethings burning… It’s our Beltane Birthday Soiree on the 4th May!!! The extraordinary Alfie Thomas has hit a very significant number of earth years.. Oh what a dancing dragon of a party we have in store for YOU… Yee Hah!!! Our star studded night includes the fantastic John Moore (Black Box Recorder, Express Way and Jesus and the Mary Chain) performing a couple of his hits from his new album Knickerbocker Glory “Couched in shimmering rock, Sixties girl-group pop and even a touch of operatic soprano on Anne of a Thousand Days, this is a literary pop gem.” The Times – guess who the operatic soprano is? Punk legend virtuosic saxophonist John Glyn (X-ray specs and Wreckless Eric ) will be astounding us with his magical improvisation weaving his beautiful tones with the incomparable virtuosic guitarist Richard Bolton their inspiration is the vibe of the night we all have a part to play in creating something totally original, the beautiful, soulful Magdalena Grabher will be looping her intricate musical motifs to create ethereal soundscapes and gorgeous songs, the wonderful highly acclaimed poetess Lady Amy Neilson Smith and master of woodwind Sir William Summers (Circulus, Princes in the Tower) will be astounding us with their Shakespearian inspired set, award winning spoken word performer Cian Binchy will be making us think, catch him before he takes his sell out show Madness re:Exit to Manchester for a month, urban punk goddess I am Her will be performing songs from her brand new album, the superb Math Jones will be sharing his Beltane musings, welcoming to the Soiree mystery new poet Charlie and author Samuel Bates, special guest DJ TBA and special Birthday songs from Society of Imaginary Friends. Fabulous Vegan cuisine by Roger and Kathy – it is also Rogers Birthday!! So much to celebrate..FREE ENTRY: Looking forward to seeing you there… xxx
Friday 6th April 2018 Society of Imaginary Friends Soiree
Society of Imaginary Friends with other acts TBA
Free Entry
Karamel restaurant N22, Coburg Road Wood Green N22 6UJ
Doors open 7pm performance starts 8pm.
PAST GIGS
‘Hare’!!! (The Musical) Soiree Friday 2nd March 2018
On Friday 2nd March As we climb out of our warm dark burrows into the golden slanting sunlight our hearts swell with joy and we dance a manic tarantella chase each other in crazy circles, play-box under the serene blue sky and as the moon rises the static electrical frenzy of fizical freedom – it’s mating time!!! Our well mad March Soiree features extraordinary performances from Hungry Dog Brand aka Martin Dowsing… his songs full of dry wit and dark tales, his infamous gigs at the legendary Soho 12 Bar club will be brought to Wood Green for one night only (he is also an excellent author), Gisela Meyer is an internationally acclaimed cellist and concert pianist but on 2nd March she will be singing 3 Debussy love songs accompanied on piano by John Human, Darren Hirst reknowned NME journalist, RSC’s official reviewer, Professor of Baseball and Vicar, will be performing Shakespeare soliloquys plus he is one half of duo Outre Dan Steele with his talented pianist wife Isobel who will also be performing, young and beautiful up and coming R & B singer Tamara Canada, equally young and talented pianist and composer Blert Ademi, Franziska Lantz has her own show Driftshift on Resonance FM and will be performing on Friday as “Global Warming Records”, Cian Binchy, fresh from his Mexican tour and……. Society of Imaginary Friends will be shaking off their winter fuzz and presenting ‘HARE !!! the Musical”.. Unbelievably FREE ENTRY. Look forward to seeing you for some March Madness…
Free Entry
Karamel restaurant N22, Coburg Road Wood Green N22 6UJ
Doors open 7pm performance starts 8pm.
Saturday 24th February 2018 Exhibition Preview Halifax.
We are performing at the preview of artist Martin Hearne’s exhibition at Dean Clough Upstairs Gallery, Halifax, HX3 5AX opens at 12pm – 2pm.
On Friday 2nd February 2018, Into the Forest Soiree
Karamel restaurant N22, Coburg Road Wood Green N22 6UJ
We will take the path that leads down from the fell, over the style, over a stream and into the heart of the forest. At first it seems completely lifeless in the wood all of it’s creatures hibernating deep in the ground but as our eyes become adjusted to the dusky dark and senses a tuned to it’s music..the rustle of a robin in the dried leaves, a squirrel’s staccato a falling pine cone. Suddenly we are in a clearing of softest moss a place of refuge and rest where a clear spring rises and sunlight dances. Welcome to our “Into the Forest” Soiree. We are honoured to present two goddesses of Earth and Heaven, Princess of the thermals Keiko Kitamura (link) and High Priestess of the Industrial hood Meg Lee Chin (link).
Keiko Kitamura is a brilliant world famous composer for and player of the traditional Japanese instrument her 17 string bass Koto, she also plays the Shamisen and sings, she is an amazing performer and is part of Jah Wobble’s Nippon Dub Ensemble.
Also on the bill is the fabulous punk / urban folk angel Julie D Riley former front woman of Camden legends Rosa Mota and female half of the band Crown Estate she is causing a stir with her solo project ‘I am her’ with a new release coming soon. The wonderful effervescent Kosmic Troubadour (link) will be lifting our hearts and vibrations, fabulous guest poet Math Jones (link) , Lizzy Shakespeare will be delighting us with her verdant mythical tale, mystery guest DJ and Society of Imaginary Friends will be taking you on a journey through the mysterious wooded glades.
For Those in Peril on the Sea Soiree, Friday 5th January 2018:
A still boat in a raging storm, our January Soiree the month of cataclysmic cyclones battering our little island, foam fills the air, cool seagulls ride the tempest and the Society of Imaginary Friends gather in their cabin around a crackling fire and tell stories of things past and things to come. We are joined by the fabulous young pianist Blert Ademi, brilliant, hard hitting poetess Debra Watson (Link), new intriguing soul music from Stone Deep(Link), charismatic performer and Shakespearian beauty the wonderful poetess Amy Neilson Smith (Link), lusty, revealing super word smith Ernie Burns, Math Jones (Link) will be taking to the floor to perform a tempting Tempest of a soliloquy, on the wheels of Steel the vinyl singles DJ extraordinaire DJ Miracle Rhythm and the Society of Imaginary Friends(Link) taking you back to a beautiful Solstice Evening in the Glastonbury Green Field.. Cordon Bleu Vegan delights available to purchase from top chefs Kathy and Roger. Free Entry. Dinner from 6pm, live performances start at 8pm.
Friday 5th January 2018
Free Entry,
Live performances start around 8pm, Doors open 7pm
4 Coburg Rd, London N22 6UJ
Friday 1st December 2017 – Yuletide Soiree
Free Entry,
Live performances start around 8pm, Doors open 7pm
4 Coburg Rd, London N22 6UJ
On the First Day of Christmas my true love gave to me…our Yuletide Soiree!! Friday 1st December
Yes folks !! Its our Yuletide Soiree at the World Famous Kabaret@Karamel..not a Partridge in sight..but a delicious vegan Arancini…and a deluxe selection box of entertainment treats…star of the European stage and right hand girl of Lena Lovich we are proud to announce the arrival of opera goddess, the nightingale of Barclay Square herself…. Kirsten Morrison (Link) ably abetted by gorgeous counter tenor Peter Shipman and John Black (spanish guitar), he blew us away last Soiree with his mellifluous horn…the Saint of the Saxophone John Glyn, airing excerpts from his new show that will be toured in Mexico in the new year ..rising star Cian Binchy (Link), the beautiful songs of Mathew Waterfall Mansford sound man at the Albert Hall and Kabaret, Joni Mitchell of the new century Beth Jones (Link), dark, marvellous poems and musings from Martin Wakefield, Lord Buckley of Hackney will be commanding the attention of the house as he leads us a merry dance with his new accomplice bass player Finn, plus the one and only DJ Miracle rhythm spinning the wheels of steel and Society of Imaginary Friends and a Parsnip in a Singing Ringing Pear Tree . FREE ENTRY
SEPTEMBER 1st 2017. End of Summer Soiree. FREE ENTRY. Kaberet @ Karamel,
Live performances start around 8pm
Kabaret at Karamel,
The Chocolate Factory 2
4 Coburg Rd, London N22 6UJ You are invited to our “End of Summer Soiree”….we celebrate the passing of the hot sticky inner city Riot Season with the irrepressible Hip Hop star Dekay Ex with guest singer Faye, we kiss goodbye to the fair Summer season with a raucus hillbilly dancing jamboree courtesy of Appalachian Art Anarchists Flatfoot Johnny and the Wandering Rhythm…poet Cian Binchey will divulge in iambic pentameter what he got up to in the hols, Medieval Crum Horn genius and “Circulus” front man William Summers will transport us to a verdant glade and we the Society of Imaginary Friends will perform our Summer Festival set which we have performed throughout the Summer from Glastonbury to the Welsh Valleys..see our Telegraph review (in what people have said)..we will be performing our new single “Experience Freedom” see our Wire review post….and don’t forget the delicious award winning Cordon Bleu Vegan food cooked up by the amazing Kathy and Roger… let’s dance !! FREE ENTRY
The Society of Imaginary Friends Soiree, Friday 2nd June 2017,
Free Entry,
Live performances start around 8pm
Kabaret at Karamel,
The Chocolate Factory 2
4 Coburg Rd, London N22 6UJ RECENT PAST GIGS
Are you Shakesperienced? Soif Soiree Friday 5th May 2017
KAPPOW!! We have a happening, happening, “zzzz” leave the zeds behind!! and find a corner of your mind.. BAM!!! you got it Sam, no Flim Flam it’s 100% solid 22 carat trip… From Shakespeare (he’s like an early English Ginsberg) Gloriana Street ( Viola da Gambas, Crumb horns… CRAZY!! ) to Boulevard Bad Daddio, music to self expressionist possessionist, “silence” from the CICCADA Quartet we take our Tequila at sunset, don’t fret, get un-straight and ZOOM back in to the room with Lord Buckley lying with the Daisies… what?? It’s Spring Brothers and Sisters lets frolic… with dynamite nytro… Millie George… Amy Neilson Smith… will blow your mind completely up…a secret special guest… Cian Binchey as far out as a shout and the never ending reverberation echo across the canyon…yeah… Society of Imaginary Friends… WE ARE THE MERRY PRANKSTERS !!
Friday 5th May 2017
Free Entry,
Live performances start around 8pm
Kabaret at Karamel,
The Chocolate Factory 2
4 Coburg Rd, London N22 6UJ Free parking after 6.30pm nearest Tube is Wood Green on the Piccadilly Line. |
4 Coburg Rd, London N22 6UJ
Free parking after 6.30pm nearest Tube is Wood Green on the Piccadilly Line.
We will feature artists abundant in time and time signatures of the non linear variety… for instance..The Astronauts set their Atomic Clock while traveling at the speed of light in the opposite direction (Rock and Reel magazine described their front man Mark Astronaut as “The Post-Punk Dylan of Welwyn Garden City’)..live from the event horizon we have the extraordinary Taktylos (“Philip Glass meets Soft Machine” a real treat..The Guardian).Society Of Imaginary Friends will present the briefest of Rock Operas “On the Third Stroke” based on the life and Times of Ethel Jane Cain the very first speaking clock, (glamorous and exact the living embodiment of precision…she sat between the tick and the tock..swinging in the hammock strung between the Sun and the Moon… The Idler Magazine)..Our “Sun” is the fabulously, beautiful, talented, rising star singer/ songwriter Beth Jones, our “Moon” is supremely talented multi-instrumentalist Marius French , there is a whisper that the star of ITV’s drama “The Level” Cian Binchy will be joining us… poet Nighmar Ascousky will shock and awe , plus we will be boogieing to the funky stylings of DJ Onjdrew till the wee small hours plus more acts to be announced and Alfie is going to set fire to something…entry exotically free. Don’t forget that Karamel is now officially one of Londons best Vegan Restaurants (The Guardian)…so come hungry !!
Come One !! Come All !!
Friday 4th November 2016, performances start at around 8:00pm
Kabaret @ Karamel Restaurant
The Chocolate Factory 2
4 Coburg Rd, London N22 6UJ
Free parking after 6.30pm nearest Tube is Wood Green on the Piccadilly Line.
We understand your soul’s need for challenging poetry..
Your WORKER’S RIGHT TO ROCK!!!
Your anger is our anger when confronted with humour that FALLS SHORT OF THE SURREAL…food that IS NOT TRULY VEGAN…beer that only PRETENDS TO INTOXICATE!!!
COMRADES!! Let us come together with ONE VOICE on Friday Oktober 7th at 8pm and realise our true REVOLUTIONARY NATURE in the company of;
Virginia Plain lead singer of “the Jags” and now gorgeous solo performer (we got her number….)
“The Sheffield Pyramids” Rock from the land of the Arctic Monkeys..Award winning comedian Saban “Shabba” Kazim Gorgeous lilting harpist/vocalist Sheila Moyan with the melifluous Martin Lau on flute. Exotic poet of the darkness Nighmar Ascouski, new songs of revolution from ourselves the Society of Imaginary Friends and don’t forget the wonderful vegan delicacies offered from the Karamel kitchen…”Best Vegan restaurant in London” The Guardian. Plus brand new DJ Ontjrue will be entertaining us till the wee small hours.AND IT IS ALL OFFERED FREE TO YOU COMRADES !!!
young scoundrels “Porterhouse Blue” kick pop’s door in and make off with the sweets… catch them if you can before their sold-out headline show this month at the Islington O2..every trickster needs a lookout and our getaway driver of the night is the brilliant pianist Blert Ademi…notorious rapper Lid Lid from the Camden Hood will be extolling the virtues of a life of wild controversy and unambiguous delight accompanied by her side kick “Rory”….”Ernie Burns” will encourage insurrection with his poems of gender revolt and sexual paroxysm…the Kosmic one will encourage us all to take a chill pill and fall apart in his backyard…Sarah Maher our brilliant new resident DJ will spin the wheels of steel until the neighbours squeal, ‘Her’ aka Julie Riley will be stoking the revolt with her urban,punk gems and we the Society of Imaginary Friends will do what we do best…Kathy and Rogers delicious Vegan food is heaven on a plate.
We have an exciting line-up for the June Soiree 2016.. Delicious melodies from Flute and harp duo Martin Lau and Sheila Moylan and after a fantastic reception at last months Soho Soiree we are pleased to invite back the beautiful, Bowie-esk, songs of singer / guitarist Jed Demochowski (formally of the VIP’s and also a charted solo artist).
There’ll be gritty, urban punk tunes from the fabulous HER plus a very special guest who does something wonderous and fascinating with moving air – more on this soon.
There’s also the beautiful, talented Beth Jones (a star in the making), plus sexy, intriguing poetry from mysterious beauty Keleigh Wolf, Sir Elvis from Nairobi Kenya of BBC news fame will be wowing us with his Country tunes and new songs from us – Society of Imaginary Friends…
After the live music we’ll have funky beats from DJ Magic Touch & DJ Supa B who will play til 2am if the demand is there – (that’s down to you lovely people!)
If you’re hungry the venue doubles as an award winning vegan restaurant, and good value too as all meals are under a tenner and there’s filling snacks under a fiver so you won’t starve! Food is served from 6.30 – 10.30pm …
Finally it’s unbelievably…FREE ENTRY…
Hope to see you there…SOIF xxx
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Recent Past Gigs:
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you from all of us at the Society of Imaginary Friends…..come and celebrate with us at our Yuletide Soiree 27th December at kabaret@karamel 7.30 till late come celebrate all that is wonderful with the world with…the passionate Poet and Songwriter Gabriel Moreno..the joyful Kosmic Troubadour..the undefinable Society of Imaginary Friends...the rocking Luminous Frenzy…the fascinating Virginia Plain..understanding from another dimension from the Shakespeare Shaman…the extraordinary DJ “Berni”..the hilarious darkness of.Cian Binchey…..we will ROCK you !! Add to this that it is Frank’s 50th birthday (he is the Godfather of Veganism and owner of Karamel!!!).
Surrey
KT2 6PY. With the legendary Princes in the Tower. Tickets £15 and available from http://www.lokimusic.co.ukSunday 29th November 2015 7.30pm. We have an amazing line-up for the November Soiree it will be at Kabaret @ Karamel, The Chocolate Factory 2, 4 Coburg Rd, London N22 6UJ Free parking after 6.30pm nearest Tube is Wood Green on the Piccadilly Line Free Entry
Don’t forget not to eat as Kathy will be serving up her delicious vegan fare…including her award winning…Vegan Sunday Roast..Can’t wait to see you there..!!
The weekend of the 12th September we are playing at the fabulous Fell Foot Wood Festival called the Crimson Creeper. Tickets on sale soon watch this space !!
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Frank has promised that Lebanese delicacies..tahini bean stew..dolmades..roasted Mediterranean veg..tabbouleh in pitta..all for just £7.80 .. will be on offer.. Plus after the live acts we can dance to top DJ sets from the awesome DJ Luminous and Mr Frank Frenzy till the wee hours…Surprisingly Free entry..
Saturday 25th April Society of Imaginary Friends will be in Orkney taking part in a session at The Wrigley and the Reel in Kirkwall if you are in Orkney it would be great to see you, we are pleased to say that the Soif Soiree is still happening at Kabaret@Karamel on the last Saturday of this month even though we are away and what a show we have lined up for you…
Society of Imaginary Friends Soiree 7.30pm til late, Saturday 28th February 2015 @ Kabaret at Karamel, The Chocolate Factory 2, 4 Coburg Rd, London N22 6UJ. Free parking after 6.30 pm nearest Tube is Wood Green on the Piccadilly Line. Free Entry…
Saturday 31st January…You are invited to our January Soiree which is shaping up to be a hum-dinger!!
The evening will feature the return of the marvellous beat poet Jamie Kelsey-Fry, the delicately hilarious bard of the Borough reaches Flame Proof Moth…Ealing’s Poet Laureate Cian Binchey, magical poems from Uccella Khan Thomas, sonorous beauty from Earl McKenzie, uncompromising Southern Soul from the Right Reverend Swifty Lezarre, other worldly love and peace from the Kosmic Troubadour, poet extraordinary Sam Jolly the Dashing DJ Magic Touch (he’s got it!!) and our very selves the Society of Imaginary Friends, plus we are showing a new short film/music video by Beth O’Lenahan….. every valley shall be exalted…the live performance will be followed by dancing into and beyond….accompanied by the Luminous Frenzy Sound System….Kabaret @ Karamel is now a recognised vegan restaurant and bar of excellence…try the lovely vegan thali £7.90…and vegan white Russians £5…mind blowing !!FREE ENTRY… Saturday 31st January 2015, Kabaret at Karamel, The Chocolate Factory 2, 4 Coburg Rd, London N22 6UJ. Free parking after 6.30 pm nearest Tube is Wood Green on the Piccadilly Line. Free Entry…
06/01/2015 – On stage at 7.30 pm sharp. It would be great to see you at The wonderful 12 Bar club for the very last time we play this legendary venue before it closes in it’s original form for good…
19/12/2014 starts at 8pm till late. Come to our extraordinarily eclectic Society of Imaginary Friends Christmas Soiree featuring all of your old pals and some new pals too!! Kick your holidays off with a heart warming spicy brew of poetry, comedy, film, non denominational carol singing, music and dance….and for dessert from 11pm Luminous Frenzy Sound system will be playing tracks that are impossible not to dance to…late into the night… all fabulously gratis
Home Made Mulled Wine £3.00 Delicious Vegan Thali £7.95
Plus Kosmic Troubadour performing his Kosmic Christmas
Acoustic gig at The Lantern society, Betsey Trotwood, 56 Farringdon Rd, Clerkenwell, London, EC1R 3BL on stage any time between 11pm & 3am.
We have decided to get all cosy for the Winter, inspired by the comfortable sofa-ed up surroundings of Bar Karamel our next Soiree on 30th November is going to celebrate the Great British Sunday Afternoon starting at the earlier time of 3.30pm and running till 10ish…eclectic music, stunning verse, hilarious comedy, experimental film, even a sing song around the piano…Indian Thali’s will be served all afternoon and evening, kids and pets of all kinds are welcome….I can’t think of a more perfect Sunday.
The evening will feature an amazing band who are gaining loads of music industry attention, regularly played on XFM, BBC Radio 6, sold out Oslo Hackney, featured on the Clash magazine & NME websites, big things are happening for this band and so for contractual reasons we can’t name them here as the Soiree is a secret/ warm-up gig for them, see them before their big launch in December…
Young God of Camden Art house Rock-a-Billy…The wonderful Brandy Row who is fresh back from his block buster East Coast US tour and last week supported Adam Ant.
The gorgeous Japanese songstress and composer for film Mieko Shimizu.
Short listed for the BBC new comedy award, 5 star reviews for her Edinburgh show the very funny US comedienne Sarah Cassidy
Published poet and song writer Gabriel Moreno
the enigmatic Society of Imaginary Friends
Poet of the people Sam Jolly
Hilarious Mancunian raconteur Martin Marriot
Alistair’s uncompromising band so new that they are still deciding what to call themselves.
Chris Newby’s extraordinary Film ” The Anchoress.”
Extraordinary Poet and Rapper Cian Binchey
and we will wrap things up with a mind bending set from Raymond, Mr Frenzy of the Luminous Frenzy Sound System for those who want to dance their Sunday away…. and its all ridiculously FREE!!
Soif Soiree is back on the 30th November 2014 for a chilled out Sunday afternoon starting at 3.30pm and evening at the fabulous Kabaret@Karamel, Chocolate Factory 2, 4 Coburg Road, Wood Green London, N22 6UJ Free Entry..
We are proud to announce our Secret Soiree Halloween Special at Kabaret@Karamel 7.30 Friday Oct 31st featuring the sonorous beauty of William D Drake, Meg Lee Chin the girl who is setting Facebook on fire with her uncompromising debate and fabulous songs, “the Blake of the back gardens” Sam Jolly, some new songs from the Society of Imaginary Friends, Chart Topping songstress Virginia Plain (former lead singer of the Jags), bass clarinet goddess Nicola Baigent (North Sea Radio Orchestra and W D Drake and his so called Friends) will be playing a duet for bass clarinet and wine glass not to be missed, Cian Binchey patron saint of Love and Understanding, The Green Gathering Slam Poetry winner Midnight Shelley, The fabulous DJ’s Louise Luminous & Mr Frank Frenzy taking us into the wee small hours plus other very special guests whose names we may not utter due to strict contractual limitations……
The evening will feature inaccurate Tarot card reading..trick or treat for children and adults..the DJ that time forgot will be conjuring up the musical spirit of times gone by with his extraordinary sound reproduction device…a genuine medium is on hand to pass on to the other side any messages that you may have…we have Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix and Mozart booked for a 10 minute slot at 10 past 10.
We will be showing a selection of Hammer Horror films from 6pm to get us all in the mood and there is a special deal on bloody Mary’s and Red Russian cocktails and Kabaret@Karamels amazing vegetarian cuisine at affordable prices...Can’t wait to see you !!! This venue is 100% accessible, it also has loads of parking which is free after 6.30pm and is child and dog friendly who could ask for anything more, let the party begin. 7.30pm till late at Kabaret@Karamel, Chocolate Factory 2, 4 Coburg Road, Wood Green London, N22 6UJ Free Entry…
Our all important Fin d’Ete Soiree will take place on Saturday 27th September 2014 at our new location Kabaret @ Bar Karamel which is a delicious and remarkably affordable vegetarian restaurant with a frighteningly well stocked and reasonably priced bar, in the Chocolate Factory 2 in Wondrous Wood Green. We will be featuring the beautiful music of William D Drake, the Earthquake inducing chanteuse from Tokyo via Soho Mieko, the rainbow warrior of love The Kosmic Troubadour, a gorgeous group Magic Brother from the fabled Onomatopoeia stable..Ar
We are performing on the main Stage of The Green Gathering on Friday 1st August. The Green Gathering is a fantastic four-day festival which promotes sustainable living. It is held on 31st July – 3rd August at Piercefield Park, Chepstow (near Bristol) Adult tickets are £90, youth tickets (age 11 – 15 years) are £50 and under 11s go free.
Link to tickets – The Green Gathering
Friday 25th July 2014, Society of Imaginary Friends secret Literary Soiree, Upstairs @ The Sekforde Arms, London EC1R 0HA
Saturday 19th July The Daylight Resource Centre, all day inclusive community Festival, 14-16 Highbury Grove, Highbury, London N5 2EA 12pm – 5pm
Private Party at the Boston Arms Music Room, London 4th July 2014…
Secret Midsummer Soif Soiree upstairs @ The Sekforde Arms… |
You are invited to our Secret Midsummer Soiree.
A Masked and Horned Ball featuring the intoxicating joy of W D Drake, the Goddess of electronica Mieko Shimizu, the medieval mayhem of William Summers, the Lower East Side of Rev Swifty Lazare, the Upper West Side of Cian Binchey, the subterranean Terror of Terry Pitt, our very own poet in residence Jamie Kelsey Fry (by live skype link from the rarified heights), the Rich Loam of Disco from the DJ that time forgot, “The Street Where You Live” the beautiful film by director Mark James and ourselves the Society of Imaginary Friends with more songs from the forgotten corners.
Please note entrance is restricted to those wearing mask or horn no admittance otherwise. Mask and horn preparation will be available on site.
Kind Regards
The Society of Imaginary Friends,
Surprisingly Free entry but contributions would be gratefully received… Please join us…
Friday 20th June 2014, Upstairs at The Sekforde Arms, 34 Sekforde Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 0HA
Starts around 7.00pm with new short films
xxx Society of Imaginary Friends.
Buses that stop near the Sekforde Arms include numbers 19, 38, 242, 341 & 55.
Nearest tubes: Farringdon, Angel & Chancery Lane
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