The 26 June edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show featured tracks by Blixa Bargeld & Nikko Weidemann, Swans, Błoto, Anna Nacher & Marek Styczyński, Otaco, Caspar Brötzmann Massaker and more ...

An opporutnity for musicians of all backgrounds interested in improvisation to work with vocalist Amirtha Kidambi, electric bassist Farida Amadou and double bassist Luke Stewart. Brooklyn Ibeam, 29 ...

Sound and video installation investigating climate change, its psychological impacts and “the sonic memory of nature”. There will also be a live choral performance which is the result of workshops and ...

In The Wire 497, Esi Eshun reviews Mourning [A] BLKstar's eighth album, Flowers For The Living, which explores strategies for resistance ...

British trans existence in 2025 is precarious, making the intersection of underground music and queer nightlife liberatory ...

Two evenings of ad hoc combinations of improvising musicians drawn from a pool of ten – a format devised by guitarist Derek Bailey in the 1970s. Compered by Stewart Lee, the pool comprises Khabat Abas ...

Listen to a recording of Wire staff member Shane Woolman ’ s closing set at this year's Stihia festival near Moynaq, ...

Louis Moholo-Moholo (10 March 1940–13 June 2025) June 2025. Louis Moholo-Moholo in The Wire 400, London, June 2017. Photo: Anne Tetzlaff & Guy Bolongaro ...

Dusty Ballz seeks to build bridges, introducing musicians reacting to Chinese contexts into international dialogues around new music. Founded by China-born, currently London-based Mabu Li in 2020, all ...

Retrospective of a 30 year collaboration between visual artist Donwood, Radiohead and Thom Yorke. Over 180 objects including large-scale works, paintings, digital constructions, unpublished drawings ...

Free afternoon music events in Lewisham combining a performance with a demonstration or workshop: Jo Quail is a cellist who uses live looping (Catford Library, 28 June), and Lia Mice is an Oram Award ...