Gigs of the week ft. Sam Beam + Jesca Hoop + more

Sharon Robinson | Tue 30 Aug | Band on the Wall | £16
Grammy Award-winning songwriter, who has been associated with Leonard Cohen, performs her own compositions which encompass soul, rhythm and blues, folk and jazz.
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Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop | Wed 31 Aug | RNCM Theatre | £10
Iron & Wine member collaborates with singer/songwriter to deliver their debut Love Letter for Fire, an energetic indie-folk record full of poetic lyrics.
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Echo And The Bunnymen | Thu 1 Sep | The Ritz | £26.50
Post punk/new wave band who formed in the late ’70s.
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Karl Blau | Thu 1 Sep | The Castle Hotel | £7.50
Multi-instrumentalist DIY icon with a sway to country and folk.
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Tim Burgess & Peter Gordon | Fri 2 Sep | Gorilla | £17.50
Charlatans frontman works with the New York composer (Arthur Russell, Suzanne Vega) to produce an offbeat, experimental record.
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Extra Love | Sat 3 Sep | Band on the Wall | £8
Ten-piece band whose musical style reflects a diverse range of genres including soul, funk, jazz, latin and rhythm ‘n’ blues.
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