Robyn Hitchcock at the Portland Arms

Robyn Hitchcock — songwriter's songwriter, ex-Soft Boy, three decades of sharp, surreal, quietly brilliant records — plays the Portland Arms, a proper pub-back-room venue with a small stage that keeps things informal and direct.

No support-act sprawl, no arena distance — just a legendary British eccentric a few feet away with a guitar. A treat for gig-goers who like their music venues small and their songwriting stranger.