Against Nature

Event information

Times: 8pm - 1am. Live acts 9.30pm-11.45pm.
Price: £5 on the door before 10pm / £7 after.
Live acts: The Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra + The Vichy Government + Crimson Skye + Jingo & Butterfield's Tales Of The Empire + DJs

Dickon Edwards (Beautiful & Damned, Latitude) invades Camden with a new speakeasy for deviant dandies and vintage vamps. DJs provide a rococo mix of easy listening, showtunes and pastiche pop punctuated by silent movies, eccentric bands and unconventional cabaret.

Every first Weds of the month in Proud Camden's South Gallery.

LIVE ON WEDS JUNE 2ND:

THE MYSTERY FAX MACHINE ORCHESTRA Singer-songwriter Martin White's 20-piece ensemble, as featured on BBC4's 'Nerdstock'. "Wonderfully eccentric" - Time Out London.
http://www.themysteryfaxmachineorchestra.com

THE VICHY GOVERNMENT Polemic spoken-word synthpop, purveyors of such albums as 'Carrion Camping'.
http://www.thevichygovernment.com/

CRIMSON SKYE Burlesque performer of questionable sanity, fresh from her appearance as a guest star judge in this year's Tournament of Tease. http://www.myspace.com/miss_crimson_skye

JINGO & BUTTERFIELD'S TALES OF THE EMPIRE Victorian-themed improvised comedy, courtesy Fat Kitten Improv's James Ross and Daniel Barker. Ripping yarns and tales of derring-do from the four corners of the globe.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=145809908260

Guest DJ: SOPHIA WYETH

Plus resident DJ & host DICKON EDWARDS

NB: Latecomers may have to wait until an intermission between live acts.

DRESS CODE (optional but preferred): Vintage & dandy-esque.

VENUE: South Gallery, Proud Camden, The Horse Hospital, Stables Market, Chalk Farm Rd, LONDON NW1 8AH. Tel: 020 7482 3867.
http://www.proudcamden.com