Sunday 8th of NovemberSubstance presents Hair of the Dog
Featuring – Poetika Music + Jumpin Jesse Jones + Henry Grace + Carolina Diego
The Spice of Life is a Soho landmark, historic music venue and is in the heart of London's West End.
Renowned for having a great live sound The Spice of Life and Substance have worked together for over 18 years to bring the very best new music to the heart of the capital.
"One of the best little venues in London" Evening Standard
The Line up
Poetika Music
Poetika Music blend original poetry, spoken word and acoustic music. Kavita and James perform live with heartfelt songs + storytelling.
Kavita is a poet who believes in the power of lyrics to connect us on a deeper level.
James is a singer-songwriter originally from California.
https://www.poetikamusic.com/
Jumpin Jesse Jones
Jumping Jesse Jones is a kick ass solo acoustic performer who’s guitar playing treads a thin red line between the funk bass of Larry Graham and the acoustic wizardry of John Renbourne. This unique hybrid of styles creates the effect of a full backing band. His voice veers precariously between Tom Waits and Elvis Costello with songs dealing with such diverse subjects as child abduction and biblical visions. He is also not adverse to mixing in a bit of overtone chanting (singing two notes at once) if applied tastefully! Past incarnations include bass player for London punksters The Cuckoo Jives and Loretta Heywood (Bomb The Bass). ....
https://www.facebook.com/jumpingjessej
Henry Grace
Things Are Moving All Around Me is the second album from London-born folk rock artist Henry Grace.
Released January 2026, the album was co-produced with Blaine Harrison of Mystery Jets and recorded at Middle Farm Studios in Devon.
Earning comparisons to The War On Drugs and Nick Drake, Things Are Moving All Around Me was recorded mostly live with contributions from Harrison and long-term collaborators Brian Love, Toby Evangelou, Thomas Holder and Soren Bryce.
After sending out demos, Grace was invited to play The Acoustic Stage at Glastonbury. Roisin O'Connor of The Independent chose him as her spotlight artist of the week after hearing the single “Say Something Mean” while Danielle Perry named him her self-released artist of the month on Absolute Radio after seeing him at The Great Escape Festival.
Things Are Moving All Around Me is a wholly transatlantic record. Moving to California at 21, Grace spent five years playing open mics and small clubs in Los Angeles and San Francisco while studying. His time in California shaped the songs that would appear on his 2022 debut album Alive In America.
Sonically stark, Alive In America documented Grace’s past struggles with depression while presenting the great wide open as a degraded landscape with the album cover taken from Pamela Littky’s series Gateway to Death Valley.
https://www.henrygracemusic.com/
Carolina Diego
Singer / Songwriter
https://www.instagram.com/itscarolinadiego/
The Spice of Life is an over 18’s venue .ID will be required if you are asked.
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The Spice of Life - Soho, Spicejazz Soho, 6 Moor Street, London, W1D 5NA, United Kingdom
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