{"title": "Before It Was Cool: The Brooklyn Beat From Lauterbach’s", "start": "2026-11-01T18:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Garden Cinema", "address": "Parker Street 39-41, WC2B 5PQ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/gifts/", "category": "film", "tags": ["music/rock/punk", "film/documentary"], "description": "Before It Was Cool is a documentary film followed by a Q&A. Filmmakers Michael West and Lia Komakhidze tell the story of Lauterbach's, an unassuming Brooklyn dive bar of the early 1980s that became the birthplace of a musical movement known as \"The Brooklyn Beat.\" Through intimate interviews, archival footage and animation, the film uncovers this overlooked chapter of New York music history and a community of punk, indie and alternative musicians who turned competition into collaboration. When the bar suddenly closed its community scattered, but the film celebrates this pre-gentrification Brooklyn and its enduring influence.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/before-it-was-cool-the-brooklyn-beat-from-lauterbachs-39226/", "official_url": "https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/before-it-was-cool-the-brooklyn-beat-from-lauterbachs-qa/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/18cb4ceff5d8aaea143fe2b02f87854c90c61b8b4a4c230267993efb14338a8a-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-01T18:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Garden Cinema", "address": "Parker Street 39-41, WC2B 5PQ London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Doc'n Roll Film Festival 2026", "start": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Garden Cinema", "address": "Parker Street 39-41, WC2B 5PQ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/gifts/", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["film/documentary", "music"], "description": "Doc'n Roll Film Festival 2026 returns to London this autumn for its 13th edition, bringing an exciting selection of music and arts documentaries to cinemas across the city. 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The Ohio insiders trace how he escaped the indifference of an artless steel town, a story told through those who knew him best.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/you-fuckers-figure-it-out-a-jason-molina-story-74141/", "official_url": "https://ica.art/films/doc-n-roll-ff-you-fuckers-figure-it-out-a-jason-molina-story-q-a", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0e5b26d6438001c5bf2635e7dab574fff7b9091f814db5392b8bad1eb7252b19-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Nova '78", "start": "2026-10-30T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institute of Contemporary Arts", "address": "The Mall, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://ica.art/shop", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary"], "description": "Nova '78 is a documentary film that acts as a time capsule of the 1978 Nova Convention. It was directed by Aaron Brookner and Rodrigo Areias and brings together never-before-seen footage recovered from Howard Brookner's archive. It features William S. 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It was directed by Tamra Davis, shot entirely on her handheld camera, and captures explosive performances alongside candid backstage encounters, tour-bus chaos and fleeting friendships. Rediscovered nearly 30 years later, the footage offers an intimate portrait of artists at a pivotal moment in their careers. Raw, spontaneous and immersive, it is a vivid time capsule of alternative music and independent filmmaking in the mid-'90s.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-best-summer-74131/", "official_url": "https://ica.art/films/doc-n-roll-ff-the-best-summer", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bef43f6362fcf82269ebe73d63f4dac72a8149c589e0cd17e8f72cdc09c5d1bd-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Madness: Take It or Leave It", "start": "2026-10-31T13:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Garden Cinema", "address": "Parker Street 39-41, WC2B 5PQ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/gifts/", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/musical", "music/pop"], "description": "Dave Robinson’s gritty and hilarious feature, shot on the streets, pubs and clubs of North London with the band playing themselves, stands alongside A Hard Day’s Night and Slade in Flame as one of the great British pop movies. Its story is the hustle before the hits came.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/madness-take-it-or-leave-it-49602/", "official_url": "https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/madness-take-it-or-leave-it/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b8cfed2703110fc5ff59f6dac7441960418bc0c6334658cc72ef32e592905c06-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Muguruza FM 40 Tour", "start": "2026-11-07T20:40:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institute of Contemporary Arts", "address": "The Mall, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://ica.art/shop", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "music"], "description": "Four decades after first stepping onto a stage, Fermin Muguruza embarks on a large-scale tour, a collective journey celebrating 40 years of music, commitment, and cultural resistance. The musical documentary captures massive concerts, miles on the road, encounters along the way, and the shared energy that has crossed generations, from Kortatu and Negu Gorriak to his present-day work. On stage and behind the scenes, it approaches the intensity of what became his final tour on this scale. Through music, images, and memory, it draws a cinematic portrait of a creator who has turned his songs into tools of struggle, identity, and community celebration.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/muguruza-fm-40-tour-74139/", "official_url": "https://ica.art/films/doc-n-roll-ff-muguruza-fm-40-tour-q-a", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0a59c849d08e6418bc068f9b1dbe2d5d5f14c51d8310ba0f17d9aee9230fa1d4-1200.webp"}]}