Christmas. The season of suicide and divorce is upon us. Is there nothing more heartening than those quiet moments sobbing hysterically beneath the twinkling lights of the Christmas tree? Another family fight, another £10 Amazon giftcard you'll lose about five minutes after you get it. |
Avant gardiste music promo night Antenna return to NFT. 8:45pm. South Bank, SE1. £8. 020 7928 3232 or here. |
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Rodrigo y Gabriela warm up for David Grey at Brixton Academy tonight. 7pm. 211 Stockwell Rd, SW9. £27.50. 08700 600 100 or online. |
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Then there's the dreaded work Christmas party, the serious liver damage, the walk-of-shame that's so much more humiliating in a gold-sequined cocktail dress. Oh Joy! The only option is to get as sloshed as possible, wear mistletoe, and head to the City to help our men in pinstriped suits celebrate what's rumoured to be the biggest bonus season ever. (Coq D'Argent Thursday, gentlemen. I'll be the tipsy redhead in the fetching gold dress.) Looking for something to do after the Krug runs out? Head back up to Covent Garden for Coco de Mer's Hanky Spanky Grotto. |
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Seriously offensive lineup at Soho Theatre: We Are Klang and Jerry Sadowitz. 8+11pm 21 Dean Street, W1. £10 & 15. 0870 429 6883 or here. |
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Get all yo!: Hip-hop Karaoke at The Social. 7pm-12am 5 Little Portland St, W1. Free. | ||||||
While he's perving after the Coco Lederhosen Ladies - so much more festive than Stringfellows - you can climb up into the big guy's lap and whisper everything you want to find under that tree. (I repeat: Cartier watch, vintage Dunhill lighter, Mont Blanc fountain pen, bijou flat in Barcelona.) Because, trust me, I've been an awfully good girl... Hanky
Spanky Grotto - for adults ONLY |
Rockney duo Chas & Dave's Christmas Beano at Shep'ds Bush Empire, W12. 8pm. £20. 08700 600 100 or here. |
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Tina C is at Barbican and is Dreaming of a White Trash Xmas. 8pm. Silk Street EC2. £12. 020 7638 8891 or here. | ||||||
Lo-fi misery lyricist Malcolm Middleton is playing at Bush Hall, W12. 7pm. £10. 08700 600 100 or here. | ||||||
by EC | ||||||
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