The Finsbury: A cornucopia of events for April

Here's what's happening in April at The Finsbury down by Manor House tube. We'll add some of these events to our calendar, but with such a cornucopia, we won't get them all. So here they are. laid out for you.

APRIL

MON 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – FILM NIGHT
7-12
FREE ENTRY
Mondays are a drag, so head to the finsbury for our weekly evening of drinking, chilling out and enjoying the big screen.
Plus free packet of crisps with every pint. Aint that nice?
http://www.thefinsbury.co.uk/Wordpress/ai1ec_event/film-club/?instance_id=9

WEDS 4, 11, 18, 25 – LOL COMEDY NIGHT
8.30-12
FREE ENTRY
Come along for our weekly comedy evening.
There are comfy suits, chocolate up for grabs to the front row and exciting line-ups every week. Get in. https://www.facebook.com/ROFLandLOL
http://www.thefinsbury.co.uk/Wordpress/ai1ec_event/rofl-comedy-show/?instance_id=17

THURS 5, 12, 19, 26 – SIMBAS OPEN MIC NIGHT
8-12
FREE ENTRY
Every Thursday night from 8pm The Finsbury hosts an epic (and I mean EPIC!!) open mic night that is not to be missed.
Comedians, poets, singers, dancers, bands, talent scouts and entertainers (within lawful bounds) are all welcome to come and showcase your talents to innocent bystanders. This is YOUR chance to show the good people of Finsbury Park what you have got to offer and get a high five whilst you’re at it.
http://www.thefinsbury.co.uk/Wordpress/ai1ec_event/simbas-open-mic/?instance_id=26

FRI 6 – LIVE: ORLANDO SEALE & THE SWELL + BARBARELLA & THE BAND + (DJ) MR TIBBS
9-2
FREE ENTRY
Some call it Punk Folk, some say it's like having the Arcade Fire in your bedroom, we say we are ten friends playing music that swings wildly from the epic to the intimate, the melancholic to the euphoric. We bring you songs of night and the city, the lost and found on the underground, and the club card redeemers seeking salvation in supermarkets.
https://www.facebook.com/orlandosealeandtheswell

SAT 7 – LIVE: ROLL PLAY present CARNATION TWINK + DEMIAN + (DJ) WHITE GIRL PROBLEMS
9-2
FREE ENTRY
Carnation Twink are a 5 piece rock 'n' roll band formed in early 2012! Based in London this band need to be heard and seen for they not only sound great but also their performance is visually stunning too! You leave the venue with a new fulfilled outlook on music and feel that there might be hope for real music after all.ust a gig, this is a show. This isn't 5 musicians whining on stage about what is wrong with the world, this is a travelling circus that will never end! Keep the twink alive!

SUN 8 – LIVE: LOCAL POSSE BBQ PARTY
8-2
FREE ENTRY
LIVE:
JOE DRISCOLL
MORE LIKE TREES
BELLATRIX
KLUMZY TUNG
JOHN FAIRHURST
FJOKRA
Joe Driscoll’s band of troubadours return to the Finsbury for a Bank Holiday extravaganza. Expect the usual collection of underground musical talent incorporating elements of hip hop, drum n’bass, classical, folk, dubstep, rock and beat box with individual sets from the artists that make up the collective (plus the odd collaboration).

Part 2 will be the showpiece – an improvised jam session involving some of the country’s finest underground musicians. Watch this space for news on special guests.
You will not get to see this show again, all Local Posse nights are improvised, one off shows – do not miss this! Doors open at 8pm, arrive early, as we may not be able to fit everyone in (if the last few shows are anything to go by).
http://thelocalposse.com/

FRI 13 – LIVE: MUSIC BORN present BOX OF GHOSTS (DJ SET) + ELEPHANT 12 + SABATTA + YOUTH IMPERIAL
9-2
FREE ENTRY
Music born are back in April with their live music showcase – featuring some of the most exciting up and coming bands from in and around London. This month with a little ghost pop, unapologetic afropunk from Elephant 12, grunge soul from Sabatta and a refreshing take on traditional melodies and songwriting from Youth Imperial.
http://soundcloud.com/boxofghosts
https://www.facebook.com/Elephant12`

https://www.facebook.com/sabatta
https://www.facebook.com/youthimperial

SAT 14 – LIVE: (DJ) ROTKAPPCHEN + LAB RATS + PALUMBO & THE FUNK
9-2
FREE ENTRY
Starting out as an MC to garage music way back when, the Lab Rats sound soon progressed with horn lead hooks, and funk, ska and soul that will set feet tapping and the room bouncing. Joining the Palumbo & the Funk with their version of rock with a progressive funk fusion.
Lastly but not leaset – the electronic music duo – Rotkappchen. Expect influences from Soulwax and The Whip, plenty of synth, live drums and one helluva party.
https://www.facebook.com/PalumboandtheFunk
https://www.facebook.com/pages/BAND-LAB-RATS/135727469834162
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rotk%C3%A4ppchen/121962817855

SAT 21 – LIVE: JOE DRISCOLL & SEKOU KOUYATE + (DJ) MR TIBBS
9-2
FREE ENTRY
In the port city of Marseilles, home to many a nomadic soul, Joe Driscoll first met Sekou Kouyate. The two were paired up to collaborate at the French festival ‘Nuit Metis’ (Nights of Mixed Race), and though they shared no common spoken language, they encountered no obstacles communicating through their music. After a few weeks of improvising and jamming, they had found a spiritual and musical bond of kindred spirits.

After just a week of jamming together, these two musicians from opposite ends of the earth knew that they had found a special type of musical brotherhood. The resulting album is a mad fusion of afrobeat, hip-hop, folk, and reggae, that defies any simple tags or description.
http://joeandsekou.com/

SAT 28 – LONDON CARNAGE present BATTLE OF THE BANDS w/ BLACK MANILA
9-2
FREE ENTRY
With London Carnage just around the corner, we have another night of
shenanigans and debauchery in store for you.

Bringing you Round 3 of the Battle of the Bands competition, we have 4
bands lined up ready to play the gig of their lives in order to win YOUR
vote to send them to the finals!

This month the event is hosted with Black Manila / unique garage 3-piece based in London.
http://www.blackmanila.com/news/