All My Friends: Pub in Tower Hamlets, London

E9 is a postcode you come to trust once you know which rooms to look for. All My Friends runs on records and the people who turn up for them. Expect record launches, electronic EP releases and house party nights, where the line-up counts for more than the decor. Community residencies sit alongside the bigger bookings, and a few are free to walk into. That mix says a lot about who the place is for. The crowd tends to be there for the sound, not the scene. If you are choosing a night, look at who is behind it. A label, a crew or a resident DJ will tell you more than any caption. When a night is built around a release, you are getting the music first. Usually that is the better bet.