Islington Mill Studios

The exhibition will be OPEN throughout ALL events at The Mill.

Dynamic Death Party is an exhibition of work by recent graduates. A giddy eulogy for the cracking mass. Together these artists share a position, a point that knows its end. What opportunities and projects will shape their lives and in the end what will it mean? 

'Nothing affects our understanding of life more than the knowledge of death, it can't be ignored...it must be celebrated.' 

Local curators Jeni Wright and Gass Pendergast have invited 7 artists from across the North of England to contribute to a conversation about death, including amongst others work by Melissa Tutin, Jacqueline Smith and Stephen Nuttall aka the Fag Baboon. The subject has been taken seriously but not without a sense of humour!

If you would like to book your own private viewing e-mail: exhibition@islingtonmill.com 

Thursday 2nd February: 8pm : SOLD OUT

with support from Post War Years 

Now Wave presents a special one-off intimate show with Mercury Award nominees Everything Everything and their unique take on electronic pop rock. Get your boiler suits ready and brace yourself as they play material from 'Man Alive' as well as songs from their as yet untitled 2nd album.

This event has now SOLD OUT

Friday 3rd February: 10pm-3am

Bring your own light otherwise stay in the darkness. 

The first ever pitch dark club night. Everyone from bar staff to DJs will have to bring their own light to illuminate the space. We welcome anything attery-operated from torch to DIY lighting devices to glowsticks to portable fairylights...be as creative as you want as long as you can see! 

Presenting Sidestep Project, Jan Hammered and DJ Sipadan - they will be playing anything from techno to classic rock and roll as well as their own remixes. 

See you in the darkness.

£5 otd

Saturday 4th February

Blackest Ever Black was set up in 2010 by Fact Magazine's co-editor Kiran Sande, as a platform to release some of the most experimental dark electronic music that didn't yet have a home. Faktion brings this label showcase to Islington Mill with both live and DJ sets from Raime, Cut Hands, Regis and Demdike Stare.

Tickets £12 from Boomkat

Wednesday 8th February: 7:30pm

Swedish duo Niki & The Dove, aka Gustaf Karlöf and Malin Dahlström, come to the Mill right off the back of a fantastic 2011. They released 2 EPs, were chosen as The Guardian's New Band Of The Day in November and handpicked for BBC's Sounds of 2012. They make songs that are "strident and immediate on the one hand but also curiously knotty and multi-layered, with each song marrying lyrical complexity with clattering percussion and joyful dollops of synth" delicious!

Tickets £7 from See Tickets

Thursday 9th February: 8pm until Midnight

Celebrating the launch of a new independent non-profit record label and publishers of art and literature. Playing live will be Go Lebanon an ever changing collective of musicians who like playing very loudly and don't worry too much about who they sound like. Borland, the electronic duo of Ian Breen and Robert Gregg. "Mixing bits of that whole Witch House scene with more typical, Four Tet style influences to create something that is much better than most of the acts hyped on every other blog." - Drowned In Sound. An topping it off the wondeful Veí. The alias of multi-instrumentalist, producer and former 'Kin' keyboardist Jonn Dean. Veí's sound is awash with samples of orchestral and world instruments mixed with complex percussion and lo-fi beat. Plus Baptists & Bootleggers DJs and Mind On Fire DJs

This will also be your first chance to get your hands on a copy of the labels debut release for FREE!!! For more info see the website 

This is a FREE event

Friday 10th February: 8pm

with support from Remember Remember

We’re delighted to present Glaswegian post-rock heroes, Errors, formed in 2004, members include Simon Ward, Greg Paterson and Stephen Livingstone. Past releases on Mogwai’s Rock Action label include It's Not Something But It Is Like Whatever and Come Down With Me, while January sees the release of their new LP Have Some Faith In Magic. NME says: "They’re still doing it better than anyone else; ravier than Foals, more fun than Fuck Buttons, flexing more post-hardcore muscle than Metronomy."

Tickets are £9 from Skiddle

Friday 10th Febrauary: midnight till 6am

L'il Louis, one of the true pioneers of House Music, began DJing in the mid-'70s while still in middle school where he earned his moniker. By the end of the decade he had his own club, the Future, and in the late 80's had a HUUUUUGE club hit with 'French Kiss'. He comes to The Milll with a 6 hour set courtesy of I AM.

Tickets are £12 from Resident Advisor

Saturday 11th February: 10pm until 6am

joined by BestJoinedUp (live art doodle): In Tweed We Trust A Valentines Must

Featuring perfromances from Trailer Trash DJs Annie, Fraser, Lindsey & Peach, Mrs Cakehead (live chaos) and super special guest bringing it home is The Supreme Disco Boogie Digging Godfather, SEAN P (BBE, Disco not Disco)

£5 All proceeds go towards Tree planting in colden Hebden Bridge

Wednesday 15th February: 7.30pm till late

The latest in the UR Perfromance groups following of the colour spectrum. These events get more and more ambitious as they go. This months colour is Blue.

This is a FREE event

Friday 17th February

Herbal Sessions are a collective of bass driven folk showcasing their talents whilst having a reet good time! Having hosted parties just about everywhere from Contact to Dry Bar to many a festival field we have been working with these guys a long time and are super thrilled to be hosting one of their legendary events.

For the event they are bringing Rhythm & Sound to the venue all the way from Berlin. For a flavour of what to expect check this clip

Sound will be provided by the incedible Herbal Sessions Sound System.

More details will be announced very soon including Ticket Links

Saturday 18th February: 10pm to 6am

After selling out at our New Year's Eve extravaganza Bohemian Grove return from a Winter break bringing house and techno producer, Chicago Skyway, with them.

Tickets are £10 from Resident Advisor

Friday 24th February: 10pm to 4am

Consortium presents Pangaea, a cutting edge post dubstep DJ and co founder of Hessle Audio. Pangaea makes his debut at Islington Mill and support comes from a wave of Consortium's up and coming resident DJ's.

Tickets £7 from Skiddle

Wednesday 22nd February: 7:30pm

We are really pleased to present the wonderfully gifted guitarist and story teller, Glenn Jones.

A 30+-year devotee of the so-called American Primitive school of acoustic steel string guitarists, Jones has been playing guitar since the age of 14. He formed Boston pysch-rock band, Cul de Sac, in 1989 and led it on its 20 year journey to nowhere, leaving nine albums in its wake, including collaborations with guitarist John Fahey and Can's Damo Suzuki. His album Barbecue Bob in Fishtown was selected by Wire magazine as one of the best 50 albums of 2009.

Glenn’s latest album is The Wanting, last year on Thrill Jockey and features a stunning collection of original compositions for solo acoustic steel string guitar, six-string, 10-string and bottleneck, and 5-string open-back banjo.

We can’t wait to hear this collection of songs as well as some of the stories of an incredible journey, all in the intimate surroundings of The Engine House.

£3 in advance on Skiddle

Saturday 25th February

After the epic sell out head to head between these two promoters on NYE they return to close our End of Winter season. The Battle of the party go-ers commences. Expect big things from this duel.

Many more details will be announced but put the date in your diary for now.

£5 otd

Friday 2nd March

Odd-pop songstress and actress Soko releases her long awaited debut ‘I Thought I Was An Alien’ in February on French label Because Music. Despite her only release so far being the 'Not Sokute' EP in 2007, she has built up a cult-like following and this long awaited performance is sure to be a greatly received.

Tickets are £10 from See Tickets

Saturday 10th March 1 - 4pm

One69a and RAG are Collaborating, with you! Using screen printing and appliqué, participants will have the opportunity to create a bespoke t-shirts making the perfect gift for a loved one or yourself, go on you deserve it!

These workshops will be held in the club and gallery space at Islington Mill. The bar will be open with a delicious selection refreshments for you to enjoy before and after the workshop. The gallery will also be open for you to peruse the latest exhibition. If you wish you can stay into the evening to catch some live music too!

BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL – please book online at http://one69a.com/shop/screen-printing-applique-workshop/

If you would like to see photos from previous sessions, check out our blog http://one69a.com/blog/

For further information, please contact sally@one69a.com

£15 per person or 2 places for £25

Thursday 29th March: 8pm

Breton are a collective of individuals aiming to challenge peoples perceptions of what a band is. They merge analogue and digital, audio and visual to produce something that is illusionary, intangible, inspirational and appear at The Mill in March playing songs from the forthcoming debut album ‘Other People’s Problems’.

Tickets £6 from See Tickets

Sunday 1st April

The name should be familiar… star of the Wire, an 8.1 on Pitchfork and countless tastemaking lists, Grouper is one of our favourite artists. Gossamer delicate melodies, haunting vocals and a legendary live performances combine to make this a must see show. AKA Liz Harris, she’s known for her post-ambient sound and has a host of LPs, CDRs and tapes on labels like Type, Room40, Root Strata and her own Yellow Electric imprint. The Wire recently compared her music to the rural psychedelia/drone odysseys of Flying Saucer Attack. For this special show, she unveils a new performance entitled Violet Replacement comprised of tape loops, field recordings and submerged atmospherics. Support comes from Diamond Catalog whose debut LP Magnified Palette has recently been released by NNA Tapes, offering cross-breed of dance music and mutated, swirling noise bricolage.

Tickets available from We Got Tickets

Saturday 7th April

We can't announce the who is playing yet but we promise you it will be special.

Tickets on sale soon

Sunday 6th May: 3pm to 3am

Our very own music festival is back for it's 8th year running! With the cream of Salford and Manchester's promoters curating stages offering a flavour of what the cities have to offer with less of the egos and more of the talent.

This year newcomers Panoply, a performance art collective, Drowned In Sound, the critically acclaimed music mag and Faktion purvey the newest in new music. Including Now Wave (past bookings include The XX, Wild Beasts, Ghost Poet) curating a ‘female focused’ stage, while Bad Uncle and Hear Here will be asking bands to soundtrack films as they did to acclaim at last year’s event.

Having played host to some serious talent over the years such as The Ting Tings in the cosy surrounds of Chapel Street’s Rover’s Return,Marina and the Diamonds in Sacred Trinity church, New York taste-makers, Creep, as well as rising electronic artists like D/R/U/G/S and Denis Jones you are sure to see stuff you'd never normally see - in terms of both bands, and venues - together, the whole thing makes for a really different, exciting, and fun experience.

Expect more announcements over the next few weeks

£14 Earlybird tickets available from Skiddle

Thursday 10th May

Montreal artist Grimes (aka Claire Boucher) is the hottest shiz on the block right now. With 3 full releases under her belt, new album Visions shows her evolving style incorporating sounds from IDM, New Age, electronica and pop to create powerful harmonies and rhythmic beats. An amalgamation of performance, dance, video and sound we are proud to bring this amazing talent to The Mill.

Tickets £8 from See Tickets

// Life Drawing: Every Wednesday 7-9: £6 each class or three classes for £15

Does what it says on the tin. Fantastic renowned experience in the newly refurbished Mill. Everyone is welcome to join however there is no tuition, Mr Barney Doodlebug will be joining the class on the  first Wednesday of every month with his music show, not to be missed. Please, bring your own materials.

January is models of the larger size

To keep up to date with the goings on follow the life drawing+ blog

// Ashtanga Yoga

Ashtanga Yoga is an energising and dynamic system of yoga which increases flexibility and strength and helps to quieten the mind. In the classes we flow through a sequence of postures, all joined together with breath- synchronised movement (vinyasa).

Weekly classes

Mondays 6pm - 7.15pm beginners £6/5

Tuesdays 6pm - 7.30pm intermediate £6.50/£5.50

Thursdays 6pm - 7.15pm all levels £6/5

Monthly workshops

NEW //  Introduction to Ashtanga Yoga / 4 week course

Wednesday evenings / 6.30pm - 7.30pm / 1 Feb to 22 Feb / £24 / £20

This course is for complete beginners, we will learn the core postures of ashtanga yoga.

All classes are drop in, no need to book just turn up 5 mins early to ensure class starts on time! Bring your own mat if you have one or you can borrow one of ours. We have mats for sale for £14 if required. 

We are running yoga workshops second Saturday of the month 10am to 12pm for all levels but must be booked in advance as places limited!

email jo@joannakay.com for more information

http://www.joannakayyoga.co.uk/