Peter Doherty, The Torriano, London, 20.03.08

Peter Doherty, The Torriano, Kentish Town 20.03.08 from nearer dark on Vimeo.

Absolutely brilliant, magical night. This is the whole show, so it may take a while to load, but it's worth it. The Torriano is threatened with closure due to the machinations of property developers - please go to Torriano website and sign the petition to keep it open.
There are a couple of small skips on the video, and there is some occasional background chat, and very occasionally Peter is more audible than visible, but - oh gosh, just watch it. One of the best shows, ever.

Back from the Dead, Dilly Boys, What A Waster, The Ballad of Grimaldi, Smashing, Death on the Stairs, Albion, Pipey McGraw, What Katie Did, Beg Steal or Borrow, Music When the Lights Go Out, The Whole World Is Our Playground, Can't Stand Me Now

Coco, My Name Is A Stain, Torriano, 20.03.08

Coco - My Name Is A Stain, The Torriano 20.03.08 from nearer dark on Vimeo.

Coco at The Torriano, opening for Peter Doherty. Sorry I only filmed the last song - check docile's account for the rest on vimeo.

And please sign the petition to keep The Torriano open, as it's threatened by property developers. here
and Coco's myspace is here: iblamecoco

Peter Doherty, Powers Acoustic Room, Kilburn, 19.03.08

There will be some footage here later. This was a last minute show, so it was posted on Peter's forum and everyone who could get there dropped everything and rushed out of the door to do so. Unfortunately a radio station apparently got wind of it and announced it on air, so there was a crew of paparazzi outside, and a lot of people who seemed thoroughly unfamiliar with his music inside, but who appeared to be keen on rubbernecking at "that bloke out of the tabloids".

Which was a colossal shame, as it's a very nice venue, and it was only a fiver in, and could have been a really lovely night. One of my friends got kicked in the head by a crowdsurfer - at an acoustic show. I give up sometimes. She's alright, mercifully, but that just shouldn't happen.

Peter asked the audience several times to step back, as one of our friends is a wheelchair user and was in danger of being crushed at the front. Unfortunately a lot of people took that as a cue to push forwards. He tried again, and the same thing happened. Meanwhile the venue security had to get onstage to keep people back. Gah. The regulars at these last minute shows all know how to behave appropriately, and when these things don't get publicised on air they are far more civilised.

So I really need to go through my footage and see if I can rescue anything - he played Breck Road Lover, which is very beautiful, and rarely played, and if that's at all usable I'll post it. Unfortunately a lot of what I filmed has loud chatter from people around me talking about needing to be in the office early for meetings. Or people just going "PeeePeeePeee!". And sometimes it's very hard to see Peter due to the bouncers having to be onstage around him. Anyway, I'll post anything that works later on.

Kid Harpoon, Brighton Pressure Point, 15.03.08

Kid Harpoon, Brighton Pressure Point 15.03.08 from nearer dark on Vimeo.

Full amazing show. Riverside, Fifty Seven, Hold On, Small Town War, Her Body Sways..., Hello Marianna, Flowers by the Shore, Late for the Devil, Milkmaid, First We Take Manhattan

As powermonkey said, short but oh so very sweet. Various members of Kid Harpoon's band had been caught in traffic, possibly due to continuous deluging around the Brighton area, so they came on stage later than planned and were then up against a curfew, as there was a club night booked at the venue afterwards.
Now please rush out, buy the records, and get to every Kid Harpoon show that you possibly can.

Helsinki, Brighton Pressure Point Part 2, 15.03.08

Helsinki, Brighton Pressure Point, 15 March 08 part 2 from nearer dark on Vimeo.

Drew McConnell and Matt Park
Delivery, Je t'emmene au vent (Louise Attaque cover), Cologne Hotel, I Saw Red (Sublime cover), Ampersand

My camerawork went extremely strange a few minutes in - I'm not sure exactly why - but hang in there as it gets a lot saner afterwards. I had only been using it for a couple of weeks, so I'm very much learning as I go.

And any chance you get to see Helsinki live in any form, you should take it.

Helsinki, Brighton Pressure Point Part 1, 15.03.08

Helsinki Brighton Pressure Point 15.03.08 Part 1 from nearer dark on Vimeo.

Drew McConnell and Matt Park, Pressure Point Brighton. A stripped-down but very beautiful set.
1) Lagrimas de Oro (Manu Chao cover)
2) Bit Part
3) This Love (Joe Fox cover)

It was raining several species of domestic mammals down there - powermonkey and I got repeatedly saturated, but luckily my camera and his audio equipment survived. And the Helsinki set really was lovely.

Kid Harpoon, The Milkmaid + First We Take Manhattan, Dingwalls, London 13.03.08

Kid Harpoon - The Milkmaid + First We Take Manhattan, Dingwalls from nearer dark on Vimeo.

I definitely had a few problems with the sound at the beginning, but please do watch Kid Harpoon. We met the extremely enthusiastic stagediver/mic borrower at the next show in Brighton. Terribly nice chap, even better at sidetracking himself than I am, so me giving him a link so he could see this video on vimeo turned into him wanting the recipe for mayonnaise. But of course.

Oh and see the Kid any chance you get.