Shacklewell Arms (Dalston)

• It gets crowded as there are many indie gigs and acts to discover during the month but it has a rather shabby
• You would need to go there on purpose as it is rather in residential part of Hackney
• Hipsters come and go to catch up with their new music discoveries
• The Shacklewell Arms was revamped and taken over by the people who run The Lock Tavern in Camden (also on my List) and regularly holds nights in association with Eat your own Ears or Bugged Out
• Practically opposite the Dalston Junction station is StreetFeast
• They are little pastry shells filled with potato and lentils and a salsa verde
• StreetFeast is there every Friday and has different vendors every week
• I often go to Eat Street and there is definitely some crossover
• Whether this was about to turn into a dodgy area in which we had no business being
• It was strangely quiet considering there was supposed to be a band on
• Lost people wandering around aimlessly is clearly a concern of theirs
• We had a wander around and a peek in the Dance Hall which is where the live music takes place
• I was even charmed by the wine goblet I was given and how it was filled absolutely to the brim
• The pub bit was busy but not crowded &ndash
• All the seats were taken but there was space at the bar and you weren&rsquo
• This is probably because the Arms is so far off the beaten track that it is unlikely to get passing trade &ndash
• That effort is well rewarded
• On our side of the bar there was a door that opened into the Dance Hall so we knew as soon as the band started
• T catch their name) who were pleasant enough
• This back room is great for a live act venue
• A bit vintage in style and an act I can imagine playing at something like White Mischief with trombone and fiddle
• If I was at a festival and I was drunk and Gorgeous George were playing
• The gig on Friday was free and they have a lot of free nights there
• As well as better known acts that require paid entry (normally entrance is under a tenner)

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