AVA LONDON Festival 2025 – pushing the boundaries of contemporary culture
Camdenist
March 14, 2025
Conor McTernan on why Camden’s Knowledge Quarter is the best place for AVA’s London edition
Conor McTernan on why Camden’s Knowledge Quarter is the best place for AVA’s London edition
Join us in support of crime prevention charity Khady’s Dream as we showcase the fast rising music talent of tomorrow
It’s far from equality of the sexes
An extraordinary new community arts, events and music space is being proposed just of Tottenham Court Rd
As a new range of tees and merch celebrates the iconic label
He proved he had bottle
We asked our community how they’re feeling about this local attraction
How it made its name (and briefly lost it)
Iggy Pop and David Bowie’s hit, for a new dancefloor generation
Where you can still go digging…
With support from our neighbours at Google King’s Cross, we celebrated the festive season with a series of open mic sessions aboard a canal boat at Granary Square
This unmissable new event on London’s gig circuit is born from an unusual collaboration
Singer and guitarist with one of Camden’s latest emerging bands speaks
Let this app take you on a journey and experience Regent’s Park like never before
As the autumn season starts, we speak to The Nest Collective about this vibrant folk music choir and how communal singing empowers people politically
London’s famous clubbing destination is reborn for 2022, a new incarnation that sees dining and lounging alongside the dancing, and all just a stone’s throw from the original railway arches
If we’d become a little complacent with the embarrassment of riches to be found in London after dark, Covid lockdowns brought into sharp focus what we stand to lose if it’s all taken away
In between pulling pints and mopping the urinals at the Rose & Crown, a 100-year-old pub on Torriano Avenue, I got to know Rob and Amine, bar staff by night and musicians by day.
We speak to Founder, Olly Bengough, about launching the totally reimagined venue into London’s post-pandemic live music scene
An innovative orchestra reinvents the traditional classical concert in a local performance
The BBC Radio London presenter tells us why he (and the rest of the world) keep returning to Camden for a proper live music fix
Connecting people in the arts, culture and social impact with inquisitive corporates, this Brazilian networking concept has just arrived here in London
Camdenist is looking for a team of reviewers to record short, engaging and thoughtful audio reviews of the latest shows at venues across Camden.
Camdenist speaks to Acland Burghley School and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment about their unique partnership
As the festival of emerging talent kicks off, we speak to Lucy Wood, Head of Music at the Roundhouse about the joyful return of live gigs
The Camden rapper tells us about his synaesthesia, growing up on Maiden Lane estate and how the area has shaped his sound
The rising jazz-influenced singer-songwriter tells us how music has shaped her life since attending Camden Music Service as a child
Rosie McCrum speaks to the owner of PowerHaus (formerly Dingwalls) about his amazing life story, and how returning to run a venue in Camden in his 70s is an exciting new chapter
Finally landing at Powerhaus after endless Covid delays, we hear about the unconventional rise of this hip-hop, R&B and garage crew, and their big plans