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Music: Man with a plan: Maverick Sabre
Sound check: With Plan B as his mentor and an equally catchy name, rapper turned soul singer Maverick Sabre is a voice to be reckoned with, says David Smyth Comments
Music: CDs of the week: Lana Del Rey, Leonard Cohen and Django Django
Our critics guide you through the week's best new releases... Comments
Film: The Grey - review
Though the film is too long, it has exciting moments and a performance from Liam Neeson that is enough to make anyone shiver Comments
Music: Il Prigionero, Philharmonia/Salonen, Festival Hall - review
Luigi Dallapiccola's one-act opera Il Prigionero packs a powerful punch, even in a minimalist semi-staging such as this Comments
Film: The Descendants - review
Film of the week: George Clooney puts his easy charm to good use as a man in midlife facing family and fidelity crises Comments (2)
Theatre: The House of Bernarda Alba, Almeida - review
In Bijan Sheibani's production of Federico García Lorca's final play, the action has been transposed from rural Spain to Iran. It's a decision that feels wilful Comments
Hot tickets: weekend gigs, exhibitions and comedy
What to see and where to go this weekend... Comments
Where to eat and drink
Restaurants: Tom Aikens - review
Restaurant of the week: Chef Tom Aikens, through the medium of his latest press release, is offering "A new vision for 2012". This takes the shape of his redesigned and relaunched signature restaurant with the involvement of new backers Comments (2)
Restaurants: Bukowski - review
Housed in a single shipping container in Boxpark, Shoreditch's new pop-up shopping centre, Bukowski offers good burgers, and that's about it. But that's all it needs Comments
Restaurants: Quo Vadis - review
Restaurant of the week: One of Soho's best-known restaurants has bright new interiors and a new head chef with all the credentials to make it a success Comments
Restaurants: Baku - review
Restaurant of the week: The former Soviet states of Azerbaijan and Georgia boast intriguing cuisines but have some way to go before being London fixtures Comments
Restaurants: Pizarro - review
Bright flavours, simple techniques and not too many ingredients. This is Jose Pizarro's description of his cooking, and it is a fair one Comments (2)
Restaurants: Colchis - review
Of the former member states of the Soviet Union, Georgia is invariably credited with the best cooking and the most dedicated love of feasting Comments
Cher Lloyd
IndigO2
SE10
Apr 8, 7pm
Chris Rea
HMV Apollo
W6
Apr 5, 6.30pm
Miles Kane
HMV Forum
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Apr 28, 7.30pm
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The O2 Arena
SE10
Apr 27, 6.30pm
Lightning Seeds
02 Shepherd's Bush Empire
W12
Feb 18, 7pm
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Art: Ragamala Paintings from India: Poetry, Passion, Song - review
A collection of Indian miniatures influenced by music has its enchanting moments but its mysteries remain unexplained CommentsMusic: Q Now: Howler, XOYO - review
Every year, the music industry is contractually obliged to anoint a group as the "saviours of guitar music". In 2012, that dubious honour belongs to Howler Comments
Music: Explorations, Kings Place - review
Phelps conducts sparkling arrangements for a youthful 18-piece band containing some brilliant young soloists, notably altoist Lucas Dodd and tenorman Josh Arcoleo Comments
Film: Like Crazy - review
Written and directed by Drake Doremus, Like Crazy - which won plaudits and a prize at the Sundance Film Festival - may well remind you of Richard Linklater's Before Sunset. But while it is just as cleverly directed it is more sharply scripted Comments
Film: Intruders - review
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's nightmarish horror film, though well made and acted, hasn't the power of something like The Others Comments
Film: House of Tolerance - review
Two hours in a late 19th-century Parisian brothel might not be too long for some but French writer-director Bertrand Bonello's film, shown in the Cannes competition last year, makes it seem distinctly longer Comments
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