The Lubber Fiend

We have already had a belter of a gig this week with Water Damage on Monday, but this week is hella busy with 4 more of our own gigs coming up! Tonight, Tuesday 10th, is a talk/film/slideshow from the legendary Mississippi Records on anti-authoritarian music across the globe! Saturday is the amazing Tara Clerkin Trio - a mix of ambient, dub, pop, folk and jazz! With Worms and Shell Company on supports! Last Kitchen gig of the year on Sunday! 12 string guitar-slinger Venediktos Tempelboom with local temple acolytes Destrian's Yard and last but not least we have a great punk gig with Poison Ruin alongside supports Louse and Wasted Harvest Every conceivable flavour, all the genres!

The membership scheme gives folks an opportunity to support the venue financially whilst also receiving some unique benefits back for their generosity, all managed through a digital membership card that links to Apple/Google wallet. Pretty slick. There are multiple tiers of support, depending on what members can afford, and interested Fiends can sign up on a rolling monthly basis or via an annual payment with a big discount. Membership perks include: *Early Bird Tickets *Discounted Tickets for members (including for big events like New Ruins Festival) *Free-to-member’s events *Food discounts and free hot drinks/meals at Lubber Kitchen *Exclusive member’s merch *Plus tons more! Membership discounts are available on in-house events, including the upcoming Tara Clerkin Trio gig! Join Here! https://app.joinit.com/o/the-lubber-fiend-cic/

Its the Mercury Prize on Thursday night and we are offering a limited amount of discounted tickets for the Stroom gig this week, on the 22nd October. 3 bands for just £5 - from skewed dubby pop, to motorik post-punk, bric-a-brac sound collage and everything in between. Like the record label each band is experimental but the music is incredibly approachable, often fun, danceable and funny - a real alternative to the Mercury Price then! Use promo code: Stroom - on the ticket page to get your £5 ticket!

Happy Birthday Slack’s Radio! Working with station residents Byker Baithak, we’re bringing truly unique selector DJ Marcelle to Newcastle to help celebrate five years of independent weirdo radio. We’ll be broadcasting an all-star lineup from the studio throughout the day, warming up for a proper party upstairs in the club from 10pm. Local legend and a man with encyclopaedic music knowledge Mark Kenosist joins the billing with Byker Baithak residents Rob & Omi on a b3b with radio founder Jon Cornbill to open the show. Expect twists, turns, left-field selections and plenty of smiles! 

Probably one of the most prolific, talented and all round genius of the current experimental scene is coming to play The Lubber this Thursday. Whether she is doing collaborations, performing in her bands or like this Thursday, Valentina Magaletti is a force of nature! Valentina Magaletti is a drummer-composer and multi-instrumentalist. Magaletti's versatile technique, which can incorporate anything from vibes and marimba to contact microphones and found objects, results in a style that is forever evolving. Feeling just as comfortable performing behind a delicate ceramic kit as she does hammering out motorik rhythms, her creative take on percussion has resulted in an extremely diverse discography.