Grooves: Independent Record Label Market; Jack Valero; John Robb; Frank Turner; Shaznay Lewis

‘Everywhere in London feels like a private members’ club’

Return of rap star for big lift off

Grooves: Record Store Day; Annie Dressner; Kula Shaker; Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

‘Music is political’

Grooves: In The Round; La Linea; Jordan Rakei; Cassyette

Grooves: Club de Fromage; Jah Wobble; The Vaselines; Disco Tehran; Liam Gallagher/John Squire

Wobbling free

The man who triggered an earthquake in Finsbury Park

Grooves: Beans On Toast; Lust For Life; Cassyette; Dennis Morris

Grooves: The Hold Steady; Hyde Park’s BST; Joel Gion; Hejira; Alison Goldfrapp

Grooves: Romeo + Juliet; Deborah Carew Swing Trio; Yasiin Bey; BoyWithUke; Zara Larsson

Grooves: Back To Black; Johnny Lloyd; The Last Dinner Party; Billy Childish; The Sleeping Souls

THE BEATLES REBORN FAB FOUR AVATAARS – THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE TO THE LEGENDS

Grooves: Stompy’s Playground; EMF; Fridayy; Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra

Gigs to ease us out of the old year and into the new

Grooves: A Celebration of Simon Emmerson; Lips Choir; Skinny Lister; Bitter Blossoms; Turin Brakes

Grooves: Gilsons; Madison McFerrin; Bill Ryder-Jones; Bernard Butler; Sipho

Robert Elms, the gigs that formed him… and his fears for their future

Grooves: Pitchfork Festival; Little Simz; Old Dirty Brasstards; The Sultans of Ping; Rock For Hope