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Trinity Orchestra is the gem in Harrow's cultural crown

Reader PATRICK BYRNE enjoys Trinity Orchestra's latest concert and finds one soloist is the talk of the townRead

Cream, Hacienda and Jack Black

Happy Birthday Cream, Peter Hook tells the amazing true story – the music, the madness and the meltdown – of Manchester’s most iconic nightclub plus Jack Black: Rock ‘n’ Roll, Comedy & Kung Fu. Read

Green Day's sell out UK tour to be accompanied by a Shoreditch Art Exhibition.

Music meets art for Green Day

Internationally renowned band Green Day has commissioned 21 original pieces of art inspired by music from the band's most recent album release 21st Century Breakdown. Hits from the album include Know Your Enemy, 21 Guns and current single East Jesus Nowhere.Read

Choir with a difference

TONIC, a new choir for people in Harrow on the lookout for singers, aims to cater for a wide scope of ability and musical taste. It is the latest creation of friends Phillip Barnett and Bryan Kesselman, of Entertaining People, both born and bred in Harrow.Read

Singer's surprising success

30-year-old Samantha Lloyd is finding her voice in a national competition, writes ENOBA KHARERead

Ideal music for a summer's evening

Harrow'sTrinity Orchestra returned home for a concert on July 4. Observer reader PATRICK BYRNE enjoyed the showRead

Seriously rock and roll

Lead singer of Blue Veils, Will Jackson, talks to ROSE HAMADA about his new band and the importance of putting on a good showRead

Pinner's annual festival

THE 44th annual music festival in Pinner got under way on Tuesday night, but there are still plenty of opportunities to catch performances that are part of the week-long fundraising event.Read

Jools to star at Hampton Court Palace Festival

FEW musicians can claim to have worked with the likes of Tom Jones, Eric Clapton and former Beatle George Harrison - but Jools Holland has no plans to stop there. Read

Stunning EP from Eat More Cake

Music lover AMELIA NALLAMILLI reviews Harrow band Eat More Cake's new record, Climb the Ladder,Live the Dream. Read

Wembley Arena to host stars of gospel

FROM Grammy Award winners Mary Mary to X Factor finalist Rachel Hylton, next month's Oraclez Gospel Festival is already being described as the most anticipated gospel music event ever to hit these shores.Read

Three choirs stage cathedral concert

Three Harrow-based choirs are coming together to perform a concert of major choral works.Read

From Wagner to Clapton

Virtuoso pianist Simon Mulligan joins members of a local youth orchestra for two lively concerts this coming weekend at Hatch End High School. Read

'Support my bid for fame'

Gospel singer-turned-rising star Alisha Brown spoke to FRANCESCA SEDEN after triumphing through the early rounds of an X-Factor style knock-out singing competitionRead

'Support my bid for fame' asks Alisha

Gospel singer-turned-rising star Alisha Brown spoke to FRANCESCA SEDEN after triumphing through the early rounds of an X-Factor style knock-out singing competitionRead

Stayin' kool

Up and coming rapper Kulez shares a small space with AMELIA NALLAMILLI to talk about battling, tea and his Zimbabwean rootsRead

Arlequin Piano Trio

The trio's lunchtime performance perfectly encapsulated the intimate spirit of a Beethovenian chamber music work - a great musical treat.Read

Cheap as chips - but noisier

A student is launching a boredom-busting Harrow party that will swap between two juxtaposing styles of music each fortnight. It is hoped Trinity Bar in Station Road will be packed to the rafters for the first cheap-as-chips Bleach Presents... from next Wednesday, February 25, onwards.Read