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VOLUME 2. ISSUE 58 AUGUST 2013
STATE OF BRIGHTON ISSUE BIN STRIKE EXPLAINED TWOTHREEFOUR FESTIVAL
CHARLIE BOYER AND THE VOYEURS - SEE TWOTHREEFOUR, PAGE 31
CITY STATE
Every year – because we really care – we do our State Of Brighton issue, an assessment of where we think our city is right now. In the past we’ve concentrated on venues closing down, supermarkets opening and protesting. This year – like season three of The Wire – we turned our attention to local politics. Hell, is there anything more boring? Maybe not much, but unfortunately government and council action isn’t something you can ignore anymore. The Tories and their Lib Dem allies are slicing and dicing services to the point that society as we understand it is in jeopardy. The infamous bin strike has shown that both councils and council workers are being placed in very difficult situations, to which there aren’t many easy options left. We assess what really happened – hunting out some actual facts from the mess of miscommunication. But it’s not all doom and gloom – culturally Brighton is in rude health, with the music scene especially firing. And who better to bring us a bit of cheer than Us Baby Bear Bones, a band with so much creativity they’re making Brighton a better place every day. We’ll be fine, we just need to keep an eye on those in charge.
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PERSONNEL
EDITOR James Kendall MANAGER Rosie Kendall DESIGNER Matt Barker at Artwerk DEPUTY EDITOR Stuart Huggett SALES MANAGER Rhys Trussler, Annie Lorenzini LISTINGS & LIVE EDITOR Ben Bailey CLUBS & REVIEWS EDITOR Jessica Marshall McHattie COVER Kenny Mc Cracken at Create
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Chloe Batchelor, Susan B Bentley, Sarah Julia Clark, Steve Clements, Zac Colbert, Simon England, Liam Lawrence, Amy Jo McLellan, Kevin Meredith, Ben Miller, Sam Seseman, Hayley Simpson. If you want to contribute to SOURCE email james@brightonsource.co.uk
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We’re a community magazine and so only interview Brighton & Hove residents and preview events in the city. Every event previewed is open to the public and happening in the month the magazine is out.
CONTENTS
News New In Town Gig Previews Interview: Us Baby Bear Bones Club Previews Club Review: Sicknote Club Review: Vamos! Culture Art: Triptangle Locally Sourced Preview: TwoThreeFour State Of Brighton Street Style Unsung Hero: Chris Parkinson Secret Eater: Foodilic In Conversation With: Caroline Lucas Listings Six Of The Best: Brighton Buskers
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NEWS
GRASSHOPPER, AS SHOT BY KENNY MC CRACKEN AT CREATE
WORDS BY STUART HUGGETT, JESSICA MARSHALL MCHATTIE
CREATE WINNERS
Back in May, SOURCE ran a competition with Create Studios, offering a band or artist a photoshoot with our cover photographer Kenny Mc Cracken. Above you can see the winners, terrifically talented Brighton indie kids Grasshopper, who come away with a bundle of classic Mc Cracken press shots. The band, who are all still at school, start recording a follow up to their well-received debut EP very soon, and play The Hope on Sat 17th.
DEAD FAMOUS
Banksy’s kissing policemen and John Peel’s massive head have long greeted visitors to Brighton from the side wall of the Prince Albert, but now they’ve been joined by a host of other musical icons, from Kurt Cobain to Amy Winehouse and John Lennon. It’s been expertly executed by local graffiti artists Sinna One and Req, and is destined for not only fame and longevity, but the Facebook photo album of every single tourist to visit our fair city.
PRIDE ARTS
The arts strand of this year’s Pride culminates in a series of films, cabaret, exhibitions and walking tours over the first weekend of this month. Highlights include Emporium Theatre’s burlesque night Icon! and the Dome’s Pink Fringe show I Wanna Be Loved By You (featuring the divine David Hoyle), both on Fri 2nd. There’s an ABBA Fever tribute at the Concorde on Sat 3rd, and more musical stars represented in 3D art form at Koba’s Pop Icons Of The 20th Century exhibition.
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JAMAICA DAY
UK rap icon Blak Twang headlines a celebration of Jamaican Independence Day at Life on Sun 11th. Originating from the Miss Dangerous shows at Easy Bar (now under new management as Crowns), the free Jamrock 2 event sees Twang AKA Tony Rotton joined by fellow hip hop artists K9 and Union Blak and the Dagger Sound System. The free event gets underway at midday, with food provided by The Caribbean Kitchen.
TIGER CAMP
The Blind Tiger is hosting a B.A.N.D.S. Summer Camp for 7 to 12-yearolds interested in making music. B.A.N.D.S. (Brighton Area’s New Developing Stars) gives kids a taste of forming a band, professional recording, designing album artwork, making a music video and performing live. There’re two week-long courses still available this month (commencing Mon 5th and Mon 12th), costing £150 per child and bookable through their website at blindtigerclub.com
COMEDY STARS
Jason Manford, Stewart Lee and Jimmy Carr are among the headliners appearing at this year’s Brighton Comedy Festival, which returns in October. The festival kicks off with its annual gala show at the Dome on Oct 4th, hosted once again by Alan Carr. Other Dome headliners include Ed Byrne, Jason Byrne, Milton Jones, Paul Merton, Russell Kane and Sean Lock, with dozens more shows in the Corn Exchange, Dome Studio Theatre and The Old Market.
FILMS WANTED
Cinecity is currently seeking submissions by Brighton-based film-makers for its 2013 festival. Films must have been completed since September last year and have a Brighton connection, i.e. they must be made in the city or be made by a Brighton-based crew. All manner of submissions are welcome, whether shorts or feature length, including fiction, documentary, animation, experimental and artists’ films. It’s free to submit via cine-city.co.uk, deadline Sep 6th.
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GREASEBALL
Now under new management, The Hope is resurrecting the ‘proper rock bar’ atmosphere they once boasted, and to that end they’ve got new rockabilly night Greaseball taking over both floors on the last Saturday of the month. Sat 31st sees The Pine Top Boys and the Phil Polecat-featuring Sixteen And The Sidewinders in the great, sweaty, intimate space upstairs and DJs Dave Mumbles (Brighton Rumble) and Marco Juarez (Cat Club) in the rocking bar downstairs.
CIN CIN
Cin Cin is a stylish Italian catering venture, serving from a vintage 1972 Fiat van, and it’ll be driving down to the Street Diner for the August bank holiday. Pronounced “chin chin” (Italian for “cheers”), the van offers up ‘bubbles and nibbles’, i.e. flutes of chilled, sparkling prosecco wine and boxes of antipasti. Street Diner takes place in Brighthelm Gardens every Friday lunchtime, with Cin Cin appearing at an extra market on bank holiday Monday. And we say cheers for that.
SNAKE EYED MAMAS
New Brighton promoters Rockaway Beach are bringing rock’n’roll back to the former Engine Room with their Snake Eyed Mamas night. The thoroughly renovated Preston Street club reopened under the name Jackie’O last year, but it’s taken a while for the wild sounds it used to be famous for to return. Snake Eyed Mamas kicks off on Fri 23rd, promising 50s rarities, raucous rockabilly, voodoo bop, hoodoo blues and insane rock’n’roll, with more club nights and live music to follow.
THE NEW CLUB
Acclaim keeps coming in for The New Club diner on Kings Road, with national freesheet Shortlist recently highlighting its burgers as among the best in the country. The New Club combines many flavours of America with its LA coffee house meets New York bar vibe, embellishing its signature burger menu with additional specials and salads. It’s licensed too, serving American and Canadian beers and cocktails.
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WHERE TO NOW
They’ve put out a handful of cassettes in the past, hosted radio shows and run club nights, but electronic enthusiasts Where To Now have taken the record label plunge with their first full vinyl release by Louis Johnstone’s grey ambient project Wanda Group. Out on Mon 5th, the 12” EP ‘Masculinity Is A Wonderful Thing’ follows on from dozens of Johnstone’s releases on an international network of underground tape labels. Wanda Group supports lo-fi instrumental duo Yong Yong at the Green Door Store on Sun 18th.
THE BREWERY TAP
MasterChef 2013 quarter-finalist Ingrid Wakeling has taken up a permanent residency as head chef at The Brewery Tap on North Road. Her appointment follows a successful pop-up kitchen, where she served up dishes from the BBC show for the bistro’s diners. Brighton resident Wakeling promises exciting and eclectic world cuisine to match The Brewery Tap’s selection of craft beers and specialist cocktails.
IYDEA
It took a while to arrive, but the second branch of vegetarian café Iydea has just opened on Western Road. Iydea’s original outlet on Kensington Gardens is a long-standing veggie favourite, with plenty of food awards to its name and SOURCE’s own Six Of The Best recommendation. The daytime café specialises in freshly made, quickly served, healthy meals, including an ever-changing combination of lunch options.
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WORDS BY SUSAN B BENTLEY, STEVE CLEMENTS, SIMON ENGLAND, STUART HUGGETT, JAMES KENDALL, LIAM LAWRENCE, JESSICA MARSHALL MCHATTIE, AMY JO MCLELLAN
PHORIA
Hope Thurs 1st
We fell in love with Phoria the first time we heard them play the bittersweet ‘Red’ from May’s ‘Bloodworks’ EP, and it’s still one of our favourite tracks of 2013. Their sound is an ethereal wave of soft vocals and chords with an instrumental strength, and their songs have a catchiness that defies their complexity. Brighton’s Finest are behind this gig and the support acts are the dreamy Fox In The City and Luo, who create live hip hop in a glitchy, modern style. (JMM)
LGBT BLT
Prince Albert Fri 2nd
This awareness and fund-raising night is in aid of Gendered Intelligence – a community interest company that helps young LGBT people with support, mentoring, workshops and training sessions. For a fiver you can donate to a worthy cause while swinging your pants to a host of local talent including the hilarious punk rock buffoonery of ASBO Derek, the swinging, ukulele-wielding Bobby McGee’s, folky punks The Astronauts and Citizen 2’s electro-punk rap. Something for everyone then. (SC)
COLD CAVE
S CLUB
Revenge Sun 4th
Is there a more perfect way to see out Pride than with an S Club party? Revenge are always booking acts bigger than you’d expect for the size of the place, and a full reunion would be impressive even for them, but, alas, this is only Paul, Bradley and Jo. No-shows by Rachel and Hannah might be upsetting for stray straight boys, but songs like ‘Reach For The Stars’ should have the Revenge crowd onside, especially as it’s only a fiver and you can stay for the Girls On Top Vs inDECENT foam party straight after. (JK)
COLD CAVE
Green Door Store Tues 6th
So, so, so 80s. That’s the only way to start describing this brilliant little band, who are dragging new wave – dodgy hair and terrible clothing included – into the modern world, whether we like it or not. The synthetic project of LA musician Wesley Eisold, Cold Cave make us think back to the serious heyday of Gary Numan, Depeche Mode and Factory Records, and it’s hard not to do that without the slightest twinge of a nostalgic grin on your face. (LL)
THE NIGHTINGALES
THE PARKINSONS
Robert Lloyd’s Nightingales rose from the remains of Birmingham punk legends The Prefects, releasing a barrowful of acerbic, indie chart hits and albums during the 80s, and using their Vindaloo label to introduce Fuzzbox and Ted Chippington to the masses. Since 2004, the reformed Nightingales have since struck up a surprise relationship with German survivors Faust and topped their original output with a productive run of albums and EPs. Don’t miss Chefs/Helen & The Horns songsmith Helen McCookerybook in support. (SH)
There’s a noughties myth that’s taken hold in recent years that says no-one was listening to guitar bands anymore until The Strokes came along. It’s all bollocks of course, as frequently naked Portuguese punks The Parkinsons will tell you: wired frontman Afonso Pinto’s stunts included greeting the New York band at 2001’s Reading Festival by flicking his chocolate cake-smeared genitals at them. They smashed up the UK, they went away, and now they’re back, older but not likely wiser. (SH)
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Prince Albert Fri 9th
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BOSNIAN RAINBOWS
SCOUTING FOR GIRLS Brighton Racecourse Fri 9th
At the turn of the decade, Scouting For Girls were one of the UK’s most popular bands. The chipper ‘She’s So Lovely’ was unavoidable, whether you liked it or not. Now, three years on from headlining the Brighton Centre, they find themselves touring racecourses. However, it’s not as weird as it first sounds. The bounce of their piano pop is set to close Brighton’s Festival Of Racing so, if the sun shines, this is guaranteed to be a fun day out. (AJM)
THE SOFT MOON
Haunt Fri 9th
Making the sort of music perfect for backing a Gaspar Noé film, The Soft Moon’s videos also nod towards the twisted Argentinian’s work in subtle but brilliant ways. Founded by multi-instrumentalist Luis Vasquez, The Soft Moon are a band based less on structured songs, focusing instead on synth-driven sounds and image. Vasquez’s swirling, atmospheric soundscapes are allencompassing, incredibly engaging and definitely worth experiencing live. (LL)
OWEN PALLETT
Haunt Sat 10th
Owen Pallett used to record under the name Final Fantasy, but he is perhaps better known for his collaborations and string arrangements with the likes of Arcade Fire, Beirut and The Last Shadow Puppets. Pallett combines his violin playing and classical orchestrations with a more playful indie rock sound, creating something genuinely unique. With his fourth solo album ‘In Conflict’ due out soon, catch him performing his own material before he goes off to work with someone else again. (SE)
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FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS / LOSTALONE Audio Sun 11th
Even though emo has evolved into something cheerier than its origins, Fearless Vampire Killers and LostAlone are still championing its gothic heyday during this short co-headline run. Back when My Chemical Romance were calling time on ‘The Black Parade’, both bands were still at the beginnings of their careers. Fearless Vampire Killers’ conceptual releases and steampunk costumes may seem a few years late but their fans are too absorbed by their realm of Grandomina to notice or care – and that’s ok. (AJM)
BOSNIAN RAINBOWS Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar Tues 13th
With both The Mars Volta and the briefly reformed At The Drive In out of action again, Omar Rodríguez-López has focused his restless imagination on Bosnian Rainbows. Evolving from his long established eponymous group, the band ties the guitarist’s prog rock leanings to a Banshees-esque post-punk sound, led by singer Teri Gender Bender of Mexican garage bunch Le Butcherettes. Bosnian Rainbows play this tiny show as guests of Physics House Band, for one of their occasional Physics House Party gigs. (SH)
GLASS SINES
Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar Sat 17th
Brighton Rocks has been running almost every week at Sticky Mike’s for the past 12 months, seeing promoters Lout investing in laudable support of the local scene. Glass Sines are one of the most promising talents Brighton Rocks has unearthed and, following support from Radio 1 and 6 Music for their bouncy demo ‘Soaring Birds’, return to curate their own headline show. The band’s jaunty sound mixes low budget synth patterns, skittery rhythms and violin lines with lively guitarpop strumming. (SH)
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LOOSE LIPS
Hope Sat 17th
Brighton Unsigned zine host another exciting evening of emerging talent from the city and beyond, including garage punk trio Dirt Royal, Littlehampton’s indie rockers The Vril and young post-punk outfit Grasshopper (see News). Headlining the showcase are Britpop rockers Loose Lips who, having played countless local shows, including this year’s Sea Monsters fest, are fast gaining a loyal following. If you need some fresh Sussex sounds in your life, make sure this is where you spend your Saturday. (AJM)
SAUSAGE FEST
Blind Tiger Sun 18th
Although its name implies a celebration of the Cumberland and the chorizo, Sausage Fest is not really a food festival, but a musical all-dayer curated by Dead Fun and Teen Creeps. The bands booked range from California’s psychedelic Cosmonauts, Cornwall’s ‘beach punk’ quartet The Black Tambourines and FatCat signed Traams. However, as enjoyable as the likes of Black Manila and Boneyards may be, we’re still hoping that some succulent sausages are available too. (AJM)
MOON DUO
Haunt Tues 20th
They started as a side-project of Wooden Shjips guitarist Ripley Johnson but, with the success of their 2011 album ‘Mazes’ and its follow up ‘Circles’, Moon Duo have rather, um, eclipsed their parent band. Ripley and partner Sanae Yanada tone down the Shjips’ psychedelic overload in favour of a mesh of lunar melodies, droning organs, motorik drumming and sunshine strumming. Think Sonic Boom, Suicide and Stereolab, then strap yourself in and set the controls for deep, deep space. (SH)
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A NIGHT OF HELIOCENTRIC DUO EXCHANGE Blind Tiger Weds 21st
Thurston Moore returns for his second low-key Brighton gig of the year, once again as guest of out-there music and art festival Colour Out Of Space. The Sonic Youth/Chelsea Light Moving guitarist collaborates this time with COOS’ Dylan Nyoukis. He’s joined on the bill by his Ecstatic Yod buddy Byron Coley, in partnership with fellow critic, musician and illustrator Savage Pencil. Nyoukis’ COOS/Blood Stereo partner Karen Constance makes up the third of the evening’s duos with writer Lauren Naylor. (SH)
MARTHA WAINWRIGHT Komedia Thurs 22nd
Daughter of folk royalty Loudon Wainwright III and the late Kate McGarrigle, and sister of the exuberant Rufus, Martha Wainwright has steered her own quiet path as a songwriter and performer. She’s also ably interpreted the songs of Edith Piaf and made us cry covering her mum’s song, ‘Proserpina’. Closer in tone to 70s folkster Judy Collins than any of the Wainwrights, but with the heart wrenching strength of her mother’s poetry, you’ll quickly become converted to her thoughtful and often emotional music. (SBB)
AT THE EDGE OF THE SEA Concorde 2 Sat 24th – Sun 25th
There’s no northern leg this year, but Yorkshire’s loss is Brighton’s gain as Leeds indie heroes The Wedding Present take over the Concorde for two full days of their annual festival. David Gedge and co celebrate the occasion by playing beloved debut album ‘George Best’ on day one, and their inspired 1992 run of monthly chart singles ‘The Hit Parade’ on day two. Supports old and new include The Twilight Sad, The Flatmates, Gwenno from The Pipettes and The Wonder Stuff’s Miles Hunt. (SH)
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DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL Saturday 10th August
Open mic night every Monday – 9pm – free
Coalition
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2nd – A Bit of a Blur – a Journey through the best of the 90’s Rock and Grunge – 9pm till 2am – free
CULT OF LUNA
3rd – Garry Peacock’s mobile Disco – bringing you the best in indie, classic pop and uber cheese – 9pm till 2am – free
Monday 12th August The Haunt
9th – Freakin out – Guitar Anthems for the disposable generation – 9pm till 2am – free
10th & 23rd – Welcome to Dadrock – Just what your dad ordered a night of c*ckrock and everything in between.
16th – Welcome to Dadrock presents 3 minute wonders- pure punk and pub rock perfection – 9pm till 2am – free 17th – Teen Creeps Vs Dead Fun Dj’s - best in Garage Rock,LoFi,Punk,Surf & Skate and Whateverr..... – 9pm till 2am - free 24th – Hope and Glory – A night of rabble rousing Rock n Roll with Senor Mick – 9pm till 2am – free
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WORDS BY JAMES KENDALL PHOTO BY KENNY MC CRACKEN AT CREATE ASSISTED BY MATT MARTIN AND MATTHEW RING THANKS TO BRIGHTON GYMNASTIC CLUB, NEWTOWN ROAD, HOVE - BHGYM.CO.UK
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ELECTRONIC INDIE TRIO’S CREATIVITY STARTS WITH BEAUTIFUL SONGS AND GOES MUCH, MUCH FURTHER While really stopping and staring at our city in assessing it for our State Of Brighton issue we’ve decide that actually we like it here at the moment, despite everything. There are a lot of parallels between Us Baby Bear Bones and Brighton and they sum up a lot of what it is that we still love about our shared hometown. For a start they make great music – beautiful, melancholic sounds that refuse to sit in any easy pigeonholes. But while doing that they manage to be so creative, from making their own artwork and videos to programming their own website. They’re also fun, friendly and rather charming. They’re Brighton personified. Recently we went to see them play and so did a lot of other people. A lot of other people. For their debut EP launch they completely packed out the Green Door Store, and it’s easy to see why they’ve attracted such a following. Over the last year they’ve come on in leaps and bounds, both on stage and in their recordings. Live they have a strange drummer-less set up, messing with a whole range of electronic instruments while a wall of umbrellas magically displays images behind them. Like their music it’s high tech and lo-fi at the same time. Meanwhile their ‘What Starts With A U, Ends With An I’ EP, released on Love Thy Neighbour, is a joy. ‘Mountains’ is an off-the-wall r’n’b song that could have drums by DJ Shadow and guitars by Arab Strap, which makes it, of course, one of the most brilliant things to come out this year. Meanwhile ‘Sun’ is a pretty, delicate song with chiming guitars that Bat For Lashes wouldn’t have kicked off any of her albums. Across the rest of the five-tracker they remain very difficult to pin down – neither a guitar band nor an electronic outfit. We don’t imagine they go into a practice room to jam the tunes out. “Basically we record a bit of the song, record a bit more of the song, and we jumble all the bits together and mix them up,” explains Daisy. “And then we have to learn how to play them.” “It sounds very cut-up live, and I think that reflects the writing process,” adds Puff. “It starts to sound different when we start playing it.” The band are so easy around each other it’s obvious they’re great friends, and it’s no surprise to learn that Puff and Daisy met when they were cartwheeling 10-year-olds. “You tell the story Luke,” suggests Puff. “I don’t know the story,” admits Luke, “because you make it up all the time.” They also like to concoct stories about how Luke became involved. The last one was that they met him on a ferry during a school trip. He canoed around a river with them for two days, sleeping underneath the stars. “He had a camouflage sleeping bag and he got covered in caterpillars,” Daisy explains. That’s a very elaborate tale. “It’s all in the detail,” smiles Puff. This time out Daisy seems to keep the story of meeting Puff fairly believable when she explains they were in the same class at summer school, though she claims that Puff, now her best friend, didn’t want to be mates because she didn’t think Daisy was cool enough. “She wanted to be popular,” Daisy teases.
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Have you dragged her down or has she dragged you up into social acceptance? “I think it was a balance,” says Daisy. “I cut all my hair off and then Daisy thought I was cool,” counters Puff, who may have influenced Daisy’s sudden recent decision to shave off her own locks. From summer school they went to what they call, with tongue firmly in cheek, ‘rock school’ – through Daisy’s insistence. A laptop, a copy of GarageBand and a microphone (“I thought it was so pro!” says Puff) and within 20 minutes they had their first song. They were sent into the recording studio to finish it off. “It was like a cleaner’s cupboard,” remembers Puff. “That’s how our musical journey began – in a cleaning cupboard.” Then six years ago, aged 16, another ‘rock school’ brought them to Brighton and they met Luke. “I’d heard their GarageBand songs so I had this expectation that they were a bit crazy,” he recalls with no mention of caterpillars. “When I met them I thought, ‘It makes sense now.’ The first time I saw them was in the video when they make synth cake and put cake all over their faces. I thought, ‘These girls are crazy.’” “It’s Luke’s luck in life to be surrounded by crazy girls,” says Puff with a smile. One of the things we love most about Us Baby Bear Bones is their creativity. It seems like they’ve always got a project on the go, whether a new video – like the macabre but beautiful short film for ‘Sun’ – or artwork that joins together to make a huge picture out of their EP sleeves. Their imagination doesn’t end with writing songs and performing them. “We like making stuff!” say Puff and Daisy in unison. “Constantly, all the time,” adds Daisy. “You can pretty much do anything in a band. You can make music videos, film, draw pictures, do graphic design, build websites like Luke. You can make a band magazine if you like. T-shirts, video games…” “We’ve got our own clothing range coming out,” says Puff before admitting. “Not really.” We wouldn’t put it past you. “One day,” she promises. “We’ve got our own perfume coming out. It’s actually a jar full of dirt and sticks.” “And a collection of spit from everyone at our gigs,” adds Daisy. “Every person who’s seen us play, collected in a jar.” Us Baby Bear Bones are indicative of a new type of band who don’t want to hand over their artwork to a graphic designer, or their videos to a production company. They try to do everything themselves, or with their friends as collaborators. If they were given more money they say they’d just use it to make better things themselves. “I think it’s a good thing because then there’s a clear aesthetic,” reckons Daisy, “a sense of their personality if bands do it all themselves, because it’s coming from the artist rather than outside people.” It’s all coming from Us Baby Bear Bones. We’ve no idea what they’ll do next, and that’s a very exciting thing.
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WORDS BY STUART HUGGETT, LIAM LAWRENCE, JAMES KENDALL, JESSICA MARSHALL MCHATTIE
WOOKIE
Audio Fri 2nd
It’s been more than a decade since Wookie dominated the UK garage scene, but with the contemporary emergence of future garage, bass and UK funky, you’re just as likely to hear his hits on dancefloors now as you were back then. His music has endured, and rightly so: the basslines behind old tracks like ‘Battle’ remain undeniably fresh. This is part of Audio’s Garage Sessions and it’s a booking that will appeal to all fans, whether they first heard his rhythms in school discos or clubs. (JMM)
DONKY PITCH
Green Door Store Fri 2nd
Pushing the limits of DJ monikers this month is DJ DJ Booth, who can be seen playing out for the first time tonight in support of DJ Paypal, along with Donky Pitch regulars Ghost Mutt and Grinel. DJ DJ Booth is a mysterious soul, but as with labelmate Slugabed, you can expect heady synths. DJ Paypal is one of Glaswegian label LuckyMe’s latest signings, and with their prior history of picking absolute gems to release we’re sure he won’t disappoint. (JMM)
RAM
Audio Fri 9th
It’s been going strong for over a decade, and tonight’s party by Andy C’s Ram Records proves the label is far from long in the tooth. This is the launch for headliner Wilkinson’s new single ‘Heartbeat’, which features P Money and Arlissa, and has a suitably chest-trembling beat. Wilkinson’s one of Ram’s most modern icons and his sets are renowned for their slickness. Dimension and Dilate are also on the line-up, which is hosted by Visionobi and MC Double J. (JMM)
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RIKO DAN
Volks Sat 10th
Part of the renowned Roll Deep collective, which acted as a springboard to stardom for the likes of Dizzee Rascal, Tinchy Stryder and main-man of the genre Wiley, when it comes to grime, Riko ain’t no amateur. The London city warlord is known for his distinctive and brutal delivery of Jamaican patois-infused lyrics and is now proving himself in his own right, with two solo albums to his name and plenty of collaborations, including one on Hyperdub with Terror Danjah. (LL)
DJ MASEO
Blind Tiger Fri 16th
The idea of seeing a member of De La Soul in a venue as intimate as The Blind Tiger is insane. A bona fide hip hop legend, it will be great just to be in the same room as the Daisy Age DJ. “A b-boy to my heart”, P.A. Pasemaster Mase is sure to bring lots of classics from the golden era of hip hop, as well as his own, more recent, stripped back productions. And if he gets on the mic and drops his ‘Ring Ring Ring’ vocal, well that would simply be a bonus. (JK)
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO Audio Sat 17th
We’re amazed that James Ford can juggle his Simian Mobile Disco commitments with his never-slacking production work (he’s already helped deliver albums by Arctic Monkeys, Little Boots and Bill Ryder-Jones this year). The SMD duo of Ford and Jas Shaw are currently touring their live techno squelch around the European festival circuit, as well as keeping up a steady flow of releases on their own Delicacies imprint. The pair may well pick through those for tonight’s DJ set at Warehouse. (SH)
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DEVOTION 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Concorde 2 Sat 17th
Without a doubt, this legendary night showcasing the cream of the crop of the jump-up drum’n’bass world is a must. While Hospitality nights offer a smoother taste of the genre in the form of liquid, Devotion is a baptism by fire for newcomers and a showcase of unadulterated talent for the purist. For anyone who falls in between those two, it’s a bloody good time, although stay out of the moshpit if you want to leave intact. (LL)
PRODUCERS’ RETREAT Caxton Arms Sat 17th
The local event for local producers is back, this time focusing on the theme ‘Legendary’. The Producers’ Retreat events merge DJ and live sets with the visual creations of local artists, making for a spectacular afternoon in the sunny back room of the Caxton Arms. The artwork will be curated by Brighton collective Art Schism, while the music is being produced by the likes of Guy Andrews, Veils, Max Wheeler and friends, probably all dressed in togas. (JMM)
TENSNAKE
Concorde 2 Fri 23rd
Forekast have returned to the Concorde after a little summer hiatus, and they haven’t lost any of their red-hot booking skills. Tensnake is the German DJ responsible for 2010’s single of the year contender, ‘Coma Cat’. An avid fan of Tumblr, he’s just released the first single from his new album, an addictive deep house collaboration with Fiora called ‘See Right Through’. He’s being pushed more than moonshine on London Road, so if you haven’t heard of him yet, you will very soon. (JMM)
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TODD EDWARDS
Audio Fri 23rd
You might think of Todd Edwards as the two-time Daft Punk collaborator, or know him as the American inventor of UK garage – either way he’s a legend. As the sound he pioneered comes back to the forefront, the skippy beats and sliced up voices of his mid 90s tracks – like ‘Saved My Life’ and his remix of ‘Alabama Blues’ – have never sounded better. One thing you might have missed in the vocal tics is that all his songs are about the Good Lord. Todd The God indeed. Booking of the month. (JK)
DANNY DAZE
Audio Sat 24th
If you know Danny from his Hot Creations releases – all sunny and bouncy – then you might be surprised at how moody and 5am he is now. He’s gone back to his electro roots but retained a bit of house music’s swing to keep the floor moving. As techno returns to the dancefloor it’s a good move for him, and we can see tracks like ‘I See You There’ – the B-side to the throbbing ‘The Calm’ – going down rather well at Sonar or Fabric. Head down grooving. (JK)
GREG WILSON
Terraces Sun 25th
Disco Deviant’s daytime parties are legendary and if you haven’t got a ticket for this one we recommend not hanging about. Of course Greg Wilson is brilliant – Haçienda resident/electro innovator/quit DJing at 23 etc etc – and his re-edits are as good as ever (we’re still addicted to his spread out version of Gwen Stefani’s ‘Rich Girl’). But this is surely about getting the chance to party in the unusual environs of Terraces, dancing while watching the tide roll in. (JK)
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Concorde 2 Mon 26th
Sure, Notting Hill Carnival is great. But the crowds! The warm Red Stripe! Trying to get a tube home! There’s got to be an easier way. And – as you’ve probably guessed by the title of this preview – there is. The Concorde’s annual Alternative Notting Hill All-Dayer brings all the music and none of the stress. This year Kalakuta Millionaires deliver their latin-flavoured afrobeat, while 25-piece Carnival Collective will produce the parade vibe. That’s just the tip of the musical iceberg – obviously there’s loads of reggae too. And it’s free. (JK)
RORY PHILLIPS
Green Door Store Friday 30th
If Rory Phillips doesn’t promise to come to Brighton more often we’re gonna have to kidnap him. It’s been more than two years since he tore up the Concorde to close The Great Escape but he’s back at High Pressure Nights, a club actually named after his remix of the Units song. Formerly known as Erol Alkan’s right hand man at Trash, Rory has long been out of that shadow with his own night, Durr, running for years and his synth-disco productions now picking up the same props his remixes always have. (JK)
SUPERCHARGED
Concorde 2 Fri 30th
Things might be all four to the floor now, but back in the early 2000s breaks was the thing – some of it beyond terrible but some good fun – and Stanton Warriors and Plump DJs were both names you could rely on. We’re not sure if this is a revival night though. Last time we heard the Plumps they were banging out aggressive electro-dubstep. Still, the two biggest names of the era playing at the biggest breaks night of the time – expect some misty-eyed nostalgia to go down. (JK)
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dreadlocked woman in the bathroom brandishing a giant peg, a saucer-eyed man lying against the slot machine or someone with their head in a bassbin, but that adds to the unique charm of one of our favourite underground clubs. No matter what else changes on the seafront or in town, you can always rely on the Volks for a quality, heavy night out, and Sicknote are at the forefront.
Brighton’s techno scene wouldn’t be the same without Sicknote, whose bookings are the optimum mix of fresh and classic, local and far-flung. The music always provides a full spectrum of techno goodness, and Sicknote’s accepting and diverse clientele make their nights a pleasure to attend. It wouldn’t be the Volks without a
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Dubspeeka ‘Bully ’ Macromism ‘Groover (Carlo Lio Remix)’ Julian Jeweil ‘Boom’ Wehbba ‘Eggshell’ Ben Sims ‘Can You Feel It (Joseph Capriati Remix) ’ Jonno Brien ‘Rock The Block’ Fiord ‘Blindside (Facundo Mohrr remix)’ Maverickz ‘Fundamental’ Tom Hades ‘Shap Shoy (D-Nox & Beckers Remix) ’ Sian ‘Shame Cube’
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who know this stuff better than anyone having started out as a destination record shop in the 80s. They’ve been filling their record bags, and label, with the best Brazilian, latin, African, reggae and jazz music ever since. What a showcase Vamos! is.
WORDS AND PHOTOS BY JESSICA MARSHALL MCHATTIE
Dingy clubs and oppressive soundsystems are all very well, but sometimes everyone needs a live band and a bit of light to check out their dance partner’s moves. Thank goodness then, for Vamos!, a new monthly night at the Blind Tiger. There’s no dubstep shuffle here: think samba flourishes with flowers in the hair and you’re closer to the mark. As well as great DJs there’s a top class live band, tonight in the shape of afro-Colombian outfit Pollito Boogaloo whose name aptly translates as ‘little dancing chicken’. The hosts of this rhythmic night are Brighton–based Mr Bongo,
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Karol Conka ‘Boa Noite’ La Lupe ‘Fever’ Bob Azzam ‘Batucada Por Favor’ Guto De Almeida ‘Vai Dananda feat. MC Wa’ Airto Moreira ‘Time For Carnaval’ Os Originais Do Samba ‘La Vem Salgeiro’ Willie Bobo ‘Do That Thing’ Bobby Valentin ‘Use It Before You Lose It’ Fruko Y Sus Tesos ‘A La Memoria Del Muerto’ Nico Gomez ‘La Lupita’
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WORDS BY STEVE CLEMENTS, STUART HUGGETT, JAMES KENDALL, BEN MILLER
IMMODESTY BLAIZE
FILM: BRIGHTON’S BIG SCREEN
EVENT: PINK FRINGE PICNIC
Although it missed a trick not turning up for Wimbledon, The Big Screen is here in time for (yawn) The Ashes, (sigh) F1 Qualifying and (more like it) CBeebies some mornings. Movie highlights include Anchorman, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, The Hobbit, Top Gun, Quadrophenia and Saturday Night Fever. Comedy screenings feature Tim Minchin and Eddie Izzard, music flicks take in The Stone Roses’ Made of Stone and Fatboy Slim’s Big Beach Bootique, and there’s a West End Weekender on the opening Sunday. Marvellous scenes. (BM)
Cold truth time: at a Pride headlined by the real Sugababes, your chances of emerging without a monstrous headache and the eyes of a fugitive seem pretty minimal, even if you’re merely sitting in the pub wishing you could marvel at Mutya’s tattoos. Dispel your despair, because this public party down in the Square encourages picnic hampers (the clearance section at Tesco is approximately 20 metres away) at a series of performances in three mini-venues. Bathing machines are also available. (BM)
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BURLESQUE: IMMODESTY BLAIZE Emporium Theatre Fri 2nd
Like every art form there’s good burlesque and there’s burlesque by enthusiastic amateurs. Immodesty Blaize is very good burlesque indeed – perhaps the best in Europe. In fact she’s Ditagood, famously winning Best Burlesque Act in Las Vegas back in 2007. You’re more likely to see her theatrically teasing with oversized props at a packed out Koko (or on TV) than up close and personal at the Emporium, though she’s still managing to squeeze a live band in. It’s part of the Brighton Pride Film & Arts Festival which is really rather good (see News). (JK)
ART: RYCA
Ink_d Fri 2nd – Mon 26th
The art man for quite a few musos, Ryan Callanan has asked a couple of them – specifically, Norman Cook and Kasabian – to (kind of) return the favour, letting him turn their lyrics into new works. Cook’s description of Callanan as a “brother in smileys” is the sort of thing which sends a cynical old hack’s red mist tumbling uncontrollably down, but this should be a good ‘un. James Cauty’s Stamps of Mass Destruction are also at Ink_d from Tues 13th. (BM)
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Jubilee Square Sun 4th
THEATRE: 9 TO 5
Theatre Royal Mon 5th – Sat 10th
A quick return for the screen-to-stage musical that garnered rave reviews when it arrived last December. The same leads, Jackie Clune and Ben Richards, return, as does Dolly (but only in video form). Aside from the famous title song there are 18 new originals in a score penned by Ms Parton that was nominated for both a Tony and a Grammy. If you hate your boss, you’ll come away with some great revenge tips and possibly a yearning for a curly blonde wig. (SC)
FILM: FLICKS AND KICKS Jubilee Square Sat 10th
Cinecity, our ingenious annual salute to clever new films and classic cinematic brilliance, isn’t just for a month – occasionally, the film lovers from Screen Archive South East, the group behind it, wheel out the old reels and when they do it’s worth catching. Collaborating with Ragroof, who will be clicking their heels to sounds from the 1920s to the 1950s, this Vintage Mobile Cinema will be screening a load of short films based around the British summertime. (BM)
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FILM: DAVID BOWIE IS HAPPENING NOW LIVE Duke’s At Komedia Tues 13th
The lines to see the exhibition devoted to thin white rock alien demigod David Bowie, held at the V&A this summer, often rivalled the length of the ones he (may have) nasally sampled in his pomp. As a final send-off to a show devised with an admirable balance of affection and intelligence, its curators will be introducing a whirlwind of special guests, each offering their reflections on some of the 300 objects the David Bowie Archive presented to the public. (BM)
THEATRE: THE GINGERBREAD LADY / THE 39 STEPS
Little Theatre Tues 13th – Sat 17th / Thurs 29th – Sat 31st
One to tear at the gin-rusted heartstrings of St James’s Street finest, as The Gingerbread Lady finds a cabaret singer’s career, marriage and health destroyed by alcohol, resuscitated by rehab, then dashed again when she falls off the wagon via some angst courtesy of her mate’s tumultuous lot in life. Then there’s The 39 Steps, John Buchan’s frenetically-paced classic which was adapted to memorable effect by Alfred Hitchcock. It should test the cherubic energy of The Little’s talented Youth Theatre. (BM)
THEATRE: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Brighthelm Community Centre Fri 16th and Sat 17th
Cool young cats The Barefoot Players spin a Brighton twist on the Shakespeare tale, propping the established pair of lovers, Hero and Claudia, against a 1950s Brighton diner, the front of which is the setting for their imminent wedding. The hitch in their hitching is Dona Joanne, a sly fucker who’s conspiring to ruin their big day with some generally grizzly behaviour, as well as Benedick and Beatrice, who the potentially happy couple are intent on treating as emotional playthings. (BM)
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TALK: THE SPACE Basement Thurs 22nd
The second of this month’s three Space events is a dream billing for science fiction fans. First to chat with host Vicky Nangle tonight is scriptwriter Dennis Kelly, the man behind Channel 4’s recent hit Utopia, and co-creator, with Tim Minchin, of the West End version of Roald Dahl’s Matilda. Second up is TV producer Philip Hinchcliffe, who took on the running of Doctor Who in 1974 and, with its unstoppable star Tom Baker, steered the show to its most popular, Mary Whitehouse-baiting peak. (SH)
EVENT: MOD WEEKENDER Komedia / Volks Fri 23rd – Sun 25th
Staple your curtains to your face, suck a thousand lemons, sign your overdraft over to Jump The Gun and nail that mockney accent, because this Mod fest is back, with bikes outnumbering alloy wheels along Madeira Drive. There’s stalls offering vinyl, vintage and bespoke clothes, 60s art and memorabilia plus live music on Saturday from The Faith Keepers and Hypnotic Eye. After sunset, the Komedia joins in hosting soul and 60s nights. It peaks with a scooter competition on Sunday and, if you’re lucky, a quickie in the alley. (BM/SC)
ART: THINGS WE LIKE Mrs Fitzherberts Sat 24th
A one-off exhibition by three young Brighton artists, Things We Like features illustration work by Adam Campbell’s Beardless, Marcus Gilham’s Moscow Let’s Go! and Andrew Hansen’s Wooly Ink. The trio’s designs have featured on an array of CD covers, tote bags and gig and film posters around the region in recent years, and they use their musical links to finish the day off with a gig by tuneful punkas Daskinsey4, crunchy alt-rockers Wild Cat Strike and pop-punks SummerSlam 88. (SH)
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Pinky is such a dude. As well as his big afro he has sunshine that flows out of him in the form of colourful art. The guy is pure good vibes, which might be why he’s the only local artist that has work hanging in the SOURCE office. The huge mural that he painted for our Andreya Triana cover is one of the best things we’ve ever commissioned – pure modern cartoon psychedelia. Pinky’s work is an acid trip gone very right, so we’re very excited by this new exhibition that follows shows in London and Seattle. He’s joined by his partner Lonny Pop, who’s every bit as crazy and lovely as Pinky, her naïve paintings rawer but just as engaging. The trio is completed by Zen Rock, a man who describes himself as a “nomadic zen realist”. That seems to translate as bold, colourful work with touches of graffiti in with the lysergics. Turn up, tune in, drop out.
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ALBUM: FRICTION
DELLA LUPA
‘FabricLive 70’ (Fabric)
This rough and ready compilation finds Friction always looking for the most interesting juxtaposition between two tunes. Whether it’s melding Sam Wills’ vocals from Optiv & BTK’s ‘Understand VIP’ with the squelching beat of DC Breaks’ ‘Swag’ or the glorious euphoria of Kove’s ‘Searching’ over Lenzman’s glittering remix of NZ Shapeshifter’s ‘Gravity’, it frequently challenges your expectations. As he nears the finale, tech step makes way for hurtling d’n’b such as Rockwell’s ‘Detroit’ and Ulterior Motive’s ‘Lost Contact’. (ZC)
ALBUM: KINS
‘Kins’ (hellokins.com)
Even with the subdued keyboard waves of ‘Post Tropical Storm’ picking up airplay, the sudden online arrival of Kins’ album last month was unexpected. If you’ve caught the Melbourne expats since their SOURCE cover earlier this year you’ll have a fair idea of what to find. Deceptively complex rhythms drive leisurely, rippling guitar pop, peaking on the soft, woozy ‘Aimless’ and ‘Absblurd’, with Thomas Savage’s quavering vocals concealing some adult, abstract lyrics. Post-Radiohead, post-xx, for sure, but the sound is distinctly Kins’ own. (SH)
ALBUM: ‘THE OUTER CHURCH’ (Front & Follow)
Celebrating the haunted memories of audio-visual club The Outer Church, this frequently stunning compilation assembles a diverse cast of musicians from the night’s broad congregation. The ghostly songcraft of Paper Dollhouse and Hong Kong In The 60s and the playful electronics of Position Normal and Sone Institute are entry points to an unnerving landscape of resurrected voices, synths and tape echoes. Pye Corner Audio, Kemper Norton, Wrong Signals and Embla Quickbeam bring strange magic to a launch show at The Hope on Fri 2nd. (SH)
EP: P FOR PERSIA / SPEAK GALACTIC
‘Aegis Arctic Alp’ (Cupboard Music/Beatabet/Fcking The Night)
This split 12” is the lovechild of buddies P For Persia and Speak Galactic, and weighs in at well over half an hour on deep purple vinyl. From the frenetic chiptune energy of P For Persia’s opening track ‘Rainbow Flux’ to Speak Galactic’s 17-minute psychedelic epic ‘Magnified Destiny,’ the two ceaselessly inventive halves complement each other pristinely. The launch party is on the 23rd at the Green Door, and then they’re packing up together for a UK tour. (JMM)
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‘Of The She Wolf’ (dellalupa.bandcamp.com)
Appropriately for her Italian, Vietnamese and British extraction, Della Lupa’s music is a smoky mix of hot, backroom music that one might have heard in speakeasies from Harlem to Taipei. None of your winsome folk nymphet here – Lupa’s strong contralto cuts through her equally forthright piano playing, producing a brooding, jazz sound that somehow manages to remain moodily pretty. No mean feat, and one that pays tribute to song constructions that wouldn’t be out of place on Bat For Lashes’ last album. (MB)
EP: TIGER BITE FEVER ‘Love Is Strange’ (Kiloton)
A new collaboration between Gentleman Starkey guitarist Stuart Wray and songwriter Amy Tinsley, Tiger Bite Fever’s debut is a sweeping blend of soulful vocals and lush, nocturnal arrangements. The four songs here are soaring compositions in the lovelorn, torch song vein and Tinsley reveals a strong, unshowy range on the sparse country lament of the title track. It’s the deep electronic touches and glassy black surfaces that give them their bite. The single launches on Thurs 22nd at Latest MusicBar. (SH)
SINGLE: ABI WADE ‘Boxer’ (Love Thy Neighbour)
SOURCE favourite Abi Wade is a unique musician who melds classical cello bowing with plucks and taps to create a sound that’s quite unlike any contemporaries. Add in a taste of her sultry vocals and arching electronica and you have a sound that’s enchanting. New single ‘Boxer’ is a defiant lament to an ex-lover, and Wade’s wronged lyrics are creepily haunting, with graphic statements bathed in a soulful melody. Her live sets are stunning so if you get the opportunity, don’t miss. (JMM)
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TWOTHREEFOUR THE BEST NEW BANDS IN BRIGHTON WORDS BY STUART HUGGETT
We’d never noticed before but the numbers on the doors at the Green Door Store are two, three and four. Combine those digits, Carol Vorderman style, and you end up with the title of this weekend-long celebration of the Brighton scene. With 20 of the region’s finest bands on offer, plus guest headliners Charlie Boyer And The Voyeurs and The Xcerts, this would already count as unmissable, but then they’ve only gone and made it free entry too. Here’s our guide to two days of the new musical generation. CHARLIE BOYER AND THE VOYEURS Following the demise of his band Electricity In Our Homes, Charlie Boyer struck lucky quick, bagging a deal with Heavenly off the back of a bundle of supports for fellow motorik enthusiasts Toy. The Voyeurs bring organ-driven punk psychedelia in the Velvets/Modern Lovers vein for their Saturday night headline. DEMOB HAPPY Grunge kids Demob Happy caused quite a stir this spring with their finely poised single ‘Wash It Down’, then hit the news when they caused the floor to collapse at a rather too lively house party gig. Whoops. GAPS Echoing, ethereal dreampop duo of reunited schoolfriends Rachel Butt and Ed Critchley, currently picking up a lot of attention thanks to their debut 7” ‘Keep You’ for Sexbeat. THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY Stately, luminous guitar pop, topped by the sighing vocals of Eleanor Rudge. Fittingly, this spring’s debut 7” ‘The Jump’ was limited to 100 copies. Yes, it’s sold out. THE NEW UNION Epic, keyboad-led pop quartet, who balance yearning understatement with flashes of chest-beating grandeur. Currently doing quite nicely with a pair of singles on Two Sisters Records. ED PROSEK A Californian singer-songwriter now living in Brighton, you’ll likely have heard Ed Prosek already, after his cover of ‘Homeward Bound’ soundtracked a cheese ad last year. His sensitive folk EP ‘Willow Tree’ is out soon.
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STATE OF BRIGHTON THE UPS AND DOWNS OF OUR CITY IN 2013 WORDS BY JAMES KENDALL AND STUART HUGGETT ILLUSTRATIONS BY SHILLUSTRATIONS.COM
Let’s face it, a lot of the country is really struggling right now, and just getting through things is a damn good start. But Brighton continues to be a rather marvellous place to live. Sure it’s not without its pitfalls – awful wages, savage seagulls, the continued existence of poi – but damn we love this place. So here’s our annual look at the city. Are we up on last year, or on a losing streak? Have a read of this and decide for yourself but we’re smiling today. Again.
THERE’S A BRIGHTON BAND BONANZA
It’s a great time for Brighton music, with 2013 blessing us with an abundant crop of new bands. From Late Night Lingerie to Brighton Rocks, Sea Monsters to this month’s Green Door celebration TwoThreeFour, the city’s local promoters and fans are more spoilt for choice than ever. It’s not just SOURCE taking notice either, with acts like The Wytches, Royal Blood, IYES and Luke Sital-Singh breaking into the national media and airwaves, and groups getting signed left, right and centre. We can thank The Great Escape for some of this: you can’t underestimate the benefits of the international music industry visiting the city with a mission to discover new talent. Things are just as healthy in the mainstream too. Just think of everyone’s favourite pop stars Rizzle Kicks (new album due September), chart-topping records by Conor Maynard and ex-BIMM pupil Tom Odell and the global success of Mike Rosenberg’s Passenger (number one in 16 countries). There’s something in the (sea) water.
WE’RE STOPPING KILLING OURSELVES WITH DRUGS So if you’re living in Brighton and reading SOURCE, it’s fairly likely you enjoy going out and having a drink, and you’ve probably taken drugs at least once. You’ve gotta be responsible with how you treat your body though, and, according to the council’s recently published annual report on public health*, the trend is positive. Once
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the drug death capital of the country, Brighton has shed that unwelcome accolade, with the city’s rate of drug-related deaths falling from 67 a year in 2000 down to 20 in 2011. This may be partly because, in line with national patterns, the number of people using heroin and crack is falling, although the use of club drugs and legal highs is rising. Optimistically, the report also found a general decrease in drug and alcohol use by young (under 16) people, and a fall in the numbers of adult males who drank to excess (the figures for women remain unchanged). Keep it healthy, people. *‘Happiness: The Eternal Pursuit’ – Annual Report of the Director of Public Health, Dr Tom Scanlon.
LONDON ROAD IS BACK FROM THE DEAD
A few years ago it looked like Tesco would soon own London Road, planning to pretty much knock it down and build a mega-supermarket. So it’s with some surprise that we’re seeing it regenerate in such a strong way. Work has started on the student flats where the Co-op used to be and, while it’s sad to see such a beautiful building torn down, it was in a right old state and the days of empty premises have to come to an end. Of course there are concerns about naïve kids getting burgled, but London Road’s remaining sketchiness could be the lesson in street smarts that they need. Just a little further along is the Emporium theatre, a little gem of a place that made its name in the Fringe and has stayed open with quirky events and international names. Within spitting distance of the Duke Of York’s cinema, the neighbourhood is suddenly looking quite cultural.
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At the other end of London Road, York Place is becoming Brighton’s Burger Quarter. As well as Troll’s Pantry and the equally brilliant Burger Brothers (around the corner at the bottom of North Road), London’s highly-regarded MEATliquor is due to arrive a few doors down from the Hobgoblin. That’s a lot of competition for the old stalwart Grubbs.
THE END OF GUEST DJ ERA
Just as Brighton’s got a really healthy local band scene, there are also lots of great DJs living and spinning here – from Radio 1’s DJ Friction to former UK DMC champion JFB. But while the band scene is backed up by a daily stream of international acts taking to our stages, it seems like less and less guest DJs are taking to our decks. The seafront clubs especially are booking fewer flyer-emblazoning, name DJs in favour of events based around a fun music policy. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing – nights like 90s dance music celebration Pump Up The Jam at Coalition and Digital’s Stonelove are hugely enjoyable, with extremely talented resident DJs at the helm. But there’s something about seeing one of your DJ heroes to make a night a real event. The truth is that it’s harder than ever to get people through the door and people have less money for expensive ticket prices. Meanwhile DJ fees remain astronomical. And let’s be honest, is someone who’s driven down from London necessarily going to be better than George Nunn, Charles Green, Rob Luis or any of a hundred other resident DJs who can hold the floor at peaktime?
EMPTY SHOPS ARE FILLING UP
This is based on no actual knowledge of economics or any actual facts but there’s more money in town, right? As we go to press the government has announced that the economy has grown by a massive 0.6% this quarter – which is a tiny step in the right direction – but we’ve noticed a lot of the empty shops in the key parts of town have started to fill up again. Churchill Square and the North Laine, places that we’d never seen empty spaces lingering in before the crash of 2008, are back at pretty much full capacity. As you head down Western Road you can see a real change, with galleries, cafes and interesting shops popping up to lift the gloom that has hung over the street for a while. Even the Engine Room is re-opening properly as Jackie’O, complete with promising rockabilly night Snake Eyed Mamas (see New In Town). And thanks to the sun coming out for the first time in about three years we’ve actually had some tourism money come in, finally
But it’s not over. Props must go to Audio, who have been picking out the best up and coming house DJs for a while now and keeping them returning after they hit the big time. And to Life, whose Well Rounded nights book DJs from out of town but refuse to announce them. It’s all about the night itself after all.
MENTAL RENTAL
You don’t need to have lost your job in the recession to be finding it difficult to get the money for your landlord every month. Brighton is now the most expensive place to rent outside of very central London, and as we all know our wages don’t match. Already the students that fall in love with the city while they study here are finding it difficult to find a job that pays enough to let them stay. It could lead to a situation where we lose the creative people who make Brighton such a joyous place to live. What’s the solution? We’re fucked if we know. Answers on a postcard to the usual address please.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS LESS ATTRACTIVE
It’s been up for less than two years, but we almost can’t picture the seafront without the Brighton Wheel now – despite the fact there can’t be much to see from up there. We’re only due to have it til 2016, which is a bit of shame, not just cos it’s a giant metaphor for the tourist money that keeps the city’s economy turning, but also cos there’re no other new attractions taking its place. We’ll believe the millions of pounds thrown at the planned i360 tower were worth it only when someone ships it over from the Netherlands and erects the thing. The project has stalled for so long that its name has become hopelessly dated before building has even started. Word is it’ll be up and open by 2015, but, like the renovation of the Hippodrome, we’re not holding our breath. Meantime, you’ll find us hanging out at the Dolphin Derby on the pier. Plus ça change.
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BIN STRIKE WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED?! WORDS BY STUART HUGGETT AND JAMES KENDALL
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When looking at the state of the city, it’s impossible to ignore this summer’s Great Brighton Bin Strike. Though hardly the Winter Of Discontent (ask your dad), it was pretty grim for a while and people were FURIOUS, although they often weren’t really sure who with. That’s partly because you couldn’t seem to get a straight word out of anyone. So what actually happened, and whose fault was it? Like most strikes it wasn’t nearly as clear-cut as the mainstream media wanted to suggest.
This is why some Cityclean workers, in the worst-case scenarios, could have lost up to £4000 per year, with many more facing losing a lesser amount. Although the council pledges to pay all its workers a Living Wage above the National Minimum Wage, Cityclean workers are often at the lower end of the pay scale and see the cuts in allowances and expenses as having a real, detrimental effect to their income.
Let’s start with some facts. Following a pay dispute with their Brighton And Hove City Council employers, Cityclean workers – who include our refuse collectors and streetcleaners – walked out twice this summer. After two days in May, and the infamous week in June, we’ve just narrowly averted round three in August. When polled by their GMB union late last month, 60% of Cityclean workers decided to accept a revised pay offer from the council, bringing the strained situation to an end.
What was the big hurry? Well, the payments needed to be brought into line with equalities legislation. Previous administrations (both Tory and Labour led councils) had swerved the issue, knowing that it was going to be a painful process, and a very unpopular one. Unfortunately for the Greens it could be put off no longer. There are national legal cases coming up in October and if the pay structures weren’t found to be equal here then Brighton was in for a huge shitstorm. How big? Well, when Birmingham City Council got busted on the same issue they were liable for millions and had to sell the NEC. It’s not exaggerating to suggest Brighton And Hove could have gone bankrupt.
As the bin strike unfolded, many residents seemed unsure what was happening as they tried to make sense of conflicting or incomplete information from the council, local and national media and the GMB. Even now things are officially over it’s still not exactly clear to people whether the bin men were being greedy or the council were being tight. Probably it wasn’t either, but with nearly no information, especially from the council, it was hard to tell. Part of the problem was that the council were very cautious about what information they could legally release in a pay dispute. Basically, 2013 has seen our Green led council modernising its pay structures (at present a hodge-podge of conflicting scales and contracts inherited from the 1997 amalgamation of the old Brighton and Hove Borough Councils). While insisting the measures are about simplifying these structures and ensuring equal pay for equal work, rather than needing to save money, one area marked for modernisation is the allowances and expenses paid to staff above their usual wages.
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It’s important to remember that no one likes going out on strike. Striking workers don’t get paid while they’re not doing their job, and the unpleasant impact of refuse left on the streets affects them as much as anyone else. Withholding their labour demonstrates very quickly just how important a job Cityclean workers do in Brighton. So after all that, who was to blame? Essentially no one. It was a bunch of put-upon people – the council and the Cityclean workers – desperately trying to sort out a shitty situation. But what is important is that a group of people who felt that they were getting shafted stood up for themselves and ended up with a solution that they were happy with. And that’s what we should learn from this.
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Ghost Mutt, Grinel That’s not a typo, by the way they really are called ‘DJ DJ Booth’, maybe because they’re twice as good as other DJs 11pm £free HAMPTON Dad’s Old Vinyl DJs play retro funk, pop and hip hop records 9pm £free HAUNT Moody Disco House and deep house 11pm £tbc HOPE The Outer Church Compilation Launch Party: Pye Corner Audio, Kemper Norton, Embla Quickbeam, Wrong Signals Audiovisual night release their favorites sounds on Front & Follow Records 7.30pm £7 HOPE A Bit Of A Blur DJs remember the 90s because modern life is rubbish 9pm £free KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club: Nick Doody, Pierre Hollins, Andrew Bird, Stephen Grant Standup comedy night 8pm £16.50; Jackport: Andy Riley, Danny Modular, Frank Crofts New deep and soulful house night 11pm £free LIFE Well Rounded House and disco, funk and soul 10pm £3 MADEIRA HOTEL Funny Friday Pierre Hollins headlines a new comedy night, this one with a Pride theme 7pm £10 MARLBOROUGH THEATRE I Wanna Be Loved By You A play about our culture’s rampant obsession celebrity 7.30pm £12/10 MESMERIST Shake, Holla & Roll Vintage blues, swing and rock&roll 9pm £free MUCKY DUCK Pride At The Mucky Duck Up for a mucky duck? Time tbc £free NEPTUNE The Informers Band Funk and soul 8.30pm £free NORTH LAINE PUB Beat Burger A thick wad of hot funk covered in reggae sauce in a bap of fresh hip hop 9pm £free OCEANA Love Sexy Is it a question, a statement or just two words put next to each other? 10.30pm £6/ free OHSO SOCIAL Pride Lift Off: DJ Hi-fi Sean, DJ Queen Josephine, Chris Barker Metrosexual disco and house club 8pm £tbc; Dirty Sunset Disco Metrosexual disco and house club 9pm £tbc OLD MARKET Band Of Skulls, the Wytches Southampton alt rockers (this show has now sold out) 7.30pm £15 OPEN HOUSE Pride Party Outdoor all-dayer with DJs and BBQ Noon £donation PRINCE ALBERT The Astronauts, Asbo Derek, Citizen 2, The Bobby McGee’s Live music LGBT fundraiser 8pm £5 PRINCE ARTHUR Sabataged! Live rock band 9pm £free PROUD CABARET Blitz Relive the highlife of wartime Britain in this 1940s themed ballroom blitz 7pm £34 SMACK Smack, Crackle & Pop DJ Mike Panteli plays pop hits from the 80s onwards 9pm £free; Antro Late night student clubbing with Juice FM DJ, Mike Pantelli 1am £5/3 ST LUKE’S CHURCH Landscape - Music And Place Flute and guitar recital of folk and classical music by Ibert, Piazzolla, Takemitsu and Bartok 7.30pm £7/5/3 STANMER PARK Making Tracks Nature walk and campfire storytelling (part of the exhibition at Onca gallery) 7pm £free STICKY MIKE’S FROG BAR Brighton Rocks: The Cryptics, The Bright Ones, Indigo Beach, Edward Sansom Live music 7pm £4 THEATRE ROYAL Birdsong Sebastian Faulks’s WW1 novel brought to the stage 7.45pm £11-32.40 VERDICT Alan Barnes, John Donaldson Live jazz 7pm £12/9 VIEW Salsa Party Night Dance classes followed by club 9pm £9/7 VOLKS One Love Festival Pre Party: Serial Killaz Warming up with some drum&bass, jungle and reggae 10pm £6/5 WESTERN FRONT Unhooked Generation Retro DJs with an ear for 60s Motown and northern soul 9pm £free WHITE RABBIT DJ Capsun Vintage hip hop with a modern twist 8pm £free WORLD’S END Welcome To Jungle Classic rock covers band 9pm £free
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ABOVE AUDIO Pride Day Party Time tbc £free ANCIENT MARINER Acoustic Sessions: Jay Hunter Cover songs from across the decades 8pm £free AUDIO Warehouse House and techno club does a special party for Pride 11pm £7/5/free BASEMENT CLUB Fusion: DJ Peter Castle, DJ Lee Harris Chart and club remixes 11pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Deviant Time to untie those pony tails and start headbanging 10pm £5/4 BLIND TIGER Freddie-a-thon! Funk, soul and disco from Electric Playboys DJs - plus party games and a no tash, no entry policy Noon £free BRUNSWICK David Bowie Tribute Barry played guitar, jamming good with beard and belly 8pm £tbc CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK DJ Mandy Magnum All-day BBQ with the Club Tropicana DJ Time tbc £free CHEQUERS Big Gay Extravaganza - Pride Special: DJ Leys, The Max Marshall Sound System Experience, Phat Panted Monkey, DJ Heathen, DJ Deano 10am £free COALITION Kitchen Pass - Pride Special: Maze And Masters, DJ Lady Bex, Lady Lola House and hip hop party 11pm £8; Blow: Vince Manganaro, Charly Lopez, Charles Green The party never stops 3am £5 CONCORDE2 Gaydar Girls All-Nighter: Sandra Davenport, Amy B, Missy B, Becky Perry, Cheeks Du Rhythm, Caz Coronel, Izzy Trixx Celebrating Pride with a female line-up of DJs 10pm £7 COWLEY CLUB Brighton Pride Bar 11am £free DIGITAL Playroom Housey hedonism in a playground of bouncy inflatable fun 11pm £10/8/6 DOCTOR BRIGHTON’S Pride Street Party 6pm £free DRUID’S ARMS All-Day Pride Party Noon £free EXCHANGE The Monroe Live funk and soul band 9pm £free FISHBOWL Gareth Stephens, DJ Abo, Ally Smith Dancefloor jazz and dirty funk from the Jazz Room DJs 9pm £free FREEMASONS Saturday Night Disc Spinners DJ night 9pm £free FUNFAIR Magic Dancefloor fillers from every era 9pm £5/3 FUNKYFISH Oldschool Saturdays Soul, funk, jazz and Motown 10pm £6/5 GLOBE Upstairs At The Globe House and disco DJs 9pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE TwoThreeFour Festival Day 1 A free mini-festival with 22 bands over the weekend. Today’s line-up includes The Xcerts 2pm £free; Sonic Switch Tru Thoughts DJ puts you in the on position with some choice beats and bass 11pm £free HAUNT It Is Still 1985 Synthpop is still in vogue, the Tories are in power and everything is going tits up 11pm £3 HOP POLES DJ Sausage Fest 10pm £free HOPE The Lanes, Sanity FM, The Redemptions Brighton indie band, of course 8pm £5; Garry Peacock’s Mobile Disco “Indie, classic pop and uber cheese” 9pm £free KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club: Nick Doody, Pierre Hollins, Andrew Bird, Stephen Grant Standup comedy night 7pm/10.30pm £5-22; Gypsy Fire An acoustic line-up of fine folk and gypsy players 8pm £10 LATEST MUSIC BAR FemRock Pride Details tbc LIFE Skatadays Reggae, rocksteady and vintage ska records Time tbc £free; XXY Club night playing R&B, garage and old school hip hop 11pm £7/5/3 MARLBOROUGH THEATRE The LipSinkers & Lorraine Bowen Transvestite pop romp 9pm £11/10 MASH TUN HMS Mash Tun The pub says hello sailor to passing Pride punters 8pm £free MESMERIST Juke Joint Jamboree Rhythm & blues and rock&roll records from the days of the dance halls 9pm £free MUCKY DUCK Pride At The Mucky Duck Up for a mucky duck? Time tbc £free; Open Mic Jam session with Joe Newman 9pm £free NINJA BAR Soulshyne Soulful house and original disco grooves with DJ Mick Fuller 8pm £free
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SUNDAY 4TH
ABOVE AUDIO Sunday Sundae Pride terrace party 3pm £free BASEMENT CLUB Pop!Candy DJ Claire Fuller plays pure non-stop pop 11pm £free CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK The Geekest Link Do you own a full length black leather coat? Are you hard for Gandalf? Do you enjoy sci-fi quizzes? 8.30pm £1 CHEQUERS Mezcal Sound System, The Mayan Kings, DJ Cacho AC, Jerome PG House music Noon £free DOCTOR BRIGHTON’S Reflex Pride 80s night with DJ Adam Rice 8pm £free DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA I Could Go On Singing 1.30pm £tbc EMPORIUM Moving Pictures - Paris Is Burning Post Pride screening of the 1990 drag ball docudrama 6pm £6 FISHBOWL Recovery? Reggae through the ages 9pm £free FOUNTAIN HEAD Reggae & Roasts Reggae and chilled beats Time tbc £free GREEN DOOR STORE TwoThreeFour Festival Day 2 A free mini-festival with 22 bands over the
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weekend. Today’s line-up includes Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs 2pm £free; Green Door Blues Big Itch DJs plus the resident blues band, Smokestack 10.30pm £free GREEN MUSE Open Mic Night 8pm £free HOPE Generationals, The Kingmob Synth-led indiepop from New Orleans 7.30pm £6 JUBILEE SQUARE The Pink Fringe Picnic 1pm £free KOMEDIA Bent Double: Jonathan Mayor Zoe Lyons hosts a night of alternative comedy acts 7.30pm £5-10.50 LATEST MUSIC BAR Willowen Details tbc LIFE Brighton Up! Ska, rocksteady, ragga and dancehall - if it’s Jamaican they’ll play it Time tbc £free MESMERIST The Move-Ons Live music 8pm £free MUCKY DUCK Quiz On My Face “Quiz night with a difference” perhaps with a very special prize 7pm £1 NEPTUNE Jez Tonkin Fingerpicking guitarist 8.30pm £free NORTH LAINE PUB Kokopelli Country folk band 3pm £free NORTHERN LIGHTS Northern Lights Sundays DJ Ben has a lazy Sunday afternoon 4pm £free OLD MARKET West End Experience Musical theatre classics 4.30pm/7.45pm £15 OPEN HOUSE David Potter’s Quiz Night 8pm £2 PRINCE ALBERT Nightingales, Helen McCookerybook First wave art-punk indie band 8pm £10/8 PRINCE GEORGE Pub Quiz 8pm £1 QUADRANT Clocktower Cinema: Stagecoach Twice weekly film night with a theme - this month it’s classic westerns through the ages 8pm £free RIKI TIK Night Food Rhythm&blues, calypso and ska inspired by 1950s Jamaican sound systems 9pm £free SHOOSHH Wild Fruit Official Pride Closing Party: Dulcie Danger, Lil Alex Richard Jones, Becky Perry, Lady Lola, Missy B 10pm £tbc SIGNALMAN Open Mic Open session hosted by local duo, Zoothyme 8pm £free VICTORY Blues Sundays DJ plays blues and soul Noon £free WHITE RABBIT Hush Hush Live acoustic music 8pm £free
MONDAY 5TH
ANCIENT MARINER Quiz Night 8pm £1 AUDIO Let’s Get Silly Student party Details tbc BLIND TIGER The 333 Club Live music 8pm £free BRUNSWICK Open Mic 7.30pm £free COALITION Trash Mondays Filthy tunes for students and layabouts alike 11pm £4/3 CONCORDE2 Monster Magnet, Godsized American stoner rock band formerly known as Airport 75, King Fuzz, Dog Of Mystery and Triple Bad Acid 7.30pm £18 DUKE’S @ KOMEDIA The Manchurian Candidate 11am £tbc FUNFAIR Funhouse Commercial house club 10pm £3 GREEN DOOR STORE Punk V Hardcore Guess what? It’s a night of punk and hardcore bands 7pm £free HAUNT Fat Poppadaddys Student indie night 11pm £3/2/free HOPE Riots Not Diets: Cars Can Be Blue, Violent Vickie, Fulhast Riot grrrl and lo-fi bands 8pm £5; Peace Open Mic Weekly open mic hosted by Chris Sparsis Instinct 9pm £free MESMERIST Flash Mob Jazz Raucous jazz band 9pm £free MUCKY DUCK Mucky Mondays: Mailman, Jonny 8 Track, Sam Tier, Fighting For Alpha, Hope Rudd Acoustic singer songwriter night 7.30pm £free PRINCE ALBERT Football Etc., Plaids Muncie Girls, Bad Librarian Live music 8pm £5 PRINCE ARTHUR Broken Mic Night Unamplified open mic 8pm £free QUADRANT Clocktower Cinema: High Noon Twice weekly film night with a theme - this month it’s
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TUESDAY 6TH
ABOVE AUDIO Cottontail Club Big band and jitter jive tunes 9pm £free BRUNSWICK Archway Choir Contemporary choir group 7.30pm £tbc; Jazz Jam Open session with a house band and special guests 8pm £free CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Giraffe Comedy Club Comedy night (upstairs) 7.30pm £3 CHEQUERS Open Mic With Wolf William 8pm £free CUBE Cube Live Live acoustic music 8pm £free DIGITAL CU Next Tuesday 4 a gr8t nite of R&B and disco 11pm £4/3 DUKE OF NORFOLK Open Mic 9pm £free DUKE’S @ KOMEDIA Don Pasquale 7.15pm £tbc FOUNTAIN HEAD Student Night DJs play indie and rock 8pm £free FUNFAIR Grind Show Electro swing, burlesque and circus acts 11pm £3/2 FUNKYFISH Cubashe Cuban salsa class and club 9.30pm £6/3 GLADSTONE Quiz Night 8.30pm £1 GLOBE Basement Cinema Underground films, comfy seats and free popcorn 8pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE Cold Cave LA darkwave synthpop 7pm £8; Donuts Hipster funk and hip hop gems 11pm £free HOPE SlipJam B: Benny Diction & Able8, Prospectz, Clax & Kondine, Hines, Neil Bizy Hip hop battleground for Brighton b-boys 8.30pm £free LATEST MUSIC BAR Action For Happiness Selfhelp workshop and talks 7.30pm £free NORTHERN LIGHTS RatBag, Ham Legion, Meat Of Piece Gypsy ska punk and noisy lo-fi prog - plus an exhibition of work by local artists 7pm £free PAV TAV Wasted Years Music to cling desperately to your youth to 10.30pm £3/2/1 QUADRANT Open Mic Jam session hosted by Jenna Bennett 8.30pm £free SIDEWINDER Open Mic Night 8.30pm £free ST GEORGE’S INN Pub Quiz 8pm £1 THEATRE ROYAL 9 To 5 - The Musical Workplace musical comedy based on the 1980 movie featuring songs by Dolly Parton 7.45pm £15-45 WESTERN FRONT Hush Hush Live acoustic music 9pm £free
WEDNESDAY 7TH
ABOVE AUDIO Above [LIVE] Live music 6pm £free BASEMENT CLUB Mash Up Commercial house with DJ Lee Harris 11pm £free BRUNSWICK CMP Showcase Live music from the new local label 8pm £free CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Comedy Open Mic Hosted by Pete Bennett and Maria Chinga (upstairs) 8.30pm £free COALITION CoCo LoCo Dancehall and dubstep music for students to lose the plot to 10.30pm £5/3/1 COWLEY CLUB Ishmael’s Films: Sacco And Vanzetti 70s Italian court case docudrama 7.30pm £free DIGITAL Fresh Meat “First-year university students, yum” 11pm £1 DRUID’S ARMS We Change The Tempo DJ set of international sounds 9pm £free DUKE OF BEAUFORT Poker Night 8pm £5 DUKE OF NORFOLK Pub Quiz 9pm £1 DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA Alan Partridge Alpha Papa 11am/1.30pm/6.30pm £tbc DUKE’S @ KOMEDIA Alan Partridge - Alpha Papa 9pm £tbc FISHBOWL Tea & Biscuits: DJ Gareth Stephens Retro swing, soul and ska 10pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE Lines Horizontal Electronics and guitar band 7pm £free
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HOPE Unconditional, A Promise, Samurai, The Dead Life Brighton Unsigned live music showcase 7.30pm £2 LATEST MUSIC BAR Tango Boot Camp Learn to tango like the Argentinians 8pm £3-8 MASH TUN Mash Tun Live Funk and rock covers band 9pm £free MESMERIST The Swing Ninjas Gypsy swing band 9pm £free NORTHERN LIGHTS Prognosis Set the DJ controls for the heart of psychedelia 9pm £free OCEANA Drop The Bomb If you’re gonna drop it, West Street’s the place 10.30pm £3/free THEATRE ROYAL 9 To 5 - The Musical Workplace musical comedy based on the 1980 movie featuring songs by Dolly Parton 7.45pm £15-45 THOMAS KEMP Kev & Jenna’s Open Mic 9pm £free THREE GRACES Pub Quiz 8pm £free VOLKS Hard Riddims Drum&bass and dubstep 11pm £tbc WHITE RABBIT The Move-Ons Open Mic 8pm £free
THURSDAY 8TH
ANCIENT MARINER Jazz It Up Live jazz sessions 8.30pm £free AUDIO Bastard Pop Musical mash-up 11pm £3/2 BELUSHI’S BELOW M Generation: DJ Honcho, DJ Meesta Sleeps “All the best tunes from when MTV still played music” 10pm £3/2/1 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Nerd Nite Brighton #4 Three nerdy speakers - “like the Discovery Channel but with beer” 7.30pm £4/3 COALITION Secret Discotheque Replaying the soundtrack to your youth 11pm £4/3/2 DOME FOUNDERS ROOM The Magical MultiColoured Storytelling Skirt Interactive kids’ show 10.30am £8/5 DRUID’S ARMS Subvert Normality: The Evil Son, Wolf Like Child, Crisis Warning, Flooding Rivers Post rock and punk band night 8pm £free DUKE OF BEAUFORT Poker Night 8pm £10 DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA Alan Partridge Alpha Papa 1.30pm/9pm £tbc DUKE’S @ KOMEDIA Alan Partridge - Alpha Papa 6.30pm £tbc FISHBOWL Residents Association DJ Will Sumsuch plays hip hop, funk and world beats 10.30pm £free FOUNTAIN HEAD Student Night DJs play indie and rock 8pm £free FUNFAIR Bug’A’Boo Slow jams, hip hop and R&B 11pm £4/2 GEORGE PAYNE Open Mic Night 8.30pm £free GLOBE Hang The DJ! A night of punter-picked playlists 9pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE The Wytches Bad trip psychedelia from Brighton’s surf doomsters promoting issue #2 of BOON magazine 7pm £5; LUX Electronica night with sound mapping and experimental visuals 11pm £free KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club: James Sherwood, Adam Rushton, The Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue, Eddy Brimson, Stephen Grant Stand-up comedy night 8pm £9/6/5 MASH TUN They Mostly Come Out At Night Indie, electro and hip hop 9pm £free NORTH LAINE PUB Brewery Tours Learn the secrets of beer brewing Time tbc £9.75 NORTHERN LIGHTS Open Mic 8pm £free ONCA Making Tracks Urban nature trail led by the Sussex Wildlife Trust (part of the exhibition at Onca gallery) 7pm £free OCEANA Vodka Rocks Cheesy club night apparently named after a drinks promotion 10.30pm £3/free PRINCE GEORGE Souled Out DJs play funk, soul and Motown 8pm £free PROUD CABARET 50 Shades Of Cabaret Fetish cabaret for people who’d never thought of being kinky before reading that book 7pm £24/10 RIKI TIK Big It Up! Resident DJs mine the golden era of dancehall and digital reggae 9pm £free ST JAMES’ TAVERN Bacon Fat Stay Sick DJs play 50s and 60s “R&R, R&B, tittyshakers and blues” 9pm £free THEATRE ROYAL 9 To 5 - The Musical Workplace
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FRIDAY 9TH
ABOVE AUDIO Home Home is where the house is 9pm £free AUDIO Wilkinson, Cyantiffic, Dimension Drum&bass showcase Details tbc BASEMENT CLUB Friday Night Live With Lady LaRue Cabaret is a drag sometimes 11pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Abandoned Rock and metal night 10pm £3/2 BLACK DOVE Mo Taters! Vintage American tunes from both sides of the Panama canal 8pm £free BLIND TIGER Hush Hush Live music 7pm £free; Big Badaboom! Swing, jive and burlesque dancing 10pm £5 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Funny Girls Standup comedy night (upstairs) 8pm £5/4; Rock The Caz Bar DJs play alt rock classics 9pm £free CHEQUERS Half Ghost Third Machine, DJ Slim Jim Bass-heavy rave band with support from the drum&bass DJ 9pm £free COALITION Friday I’m In Love Student club night that has nothing to do with The Cure 11pm £3-6 CONCORDE2 Channel One Sound System, Mungo’s Hi-Fi Veterans of Notting Hill Carnival do a four hour vinyl roots set 11pm £5/2 DIGITAL Stonelove Indie rock&roll club 11pm £4/3 DOCTOR BRIGHTON’S Funky Friday: DJ Nick Hirst, DJ Wayne 9.30pm £free DOME FOUNDERS ROOM The Magical MultiColoured Storytelling Skirt Interactive kids’ show 10.30am £8/5 DUKE OF NORFOLK MC Cashback, Miss Scarlett DJs play funk, Motown, reggae and hip hop 9pm £free DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA Alan Partridge Alpha Papa 4pm/9pm £tbc DUKE’S @ KOMEDIA Alan Partridge - Alpha Papa 6.30pm £tbc FISHBOWL Calamity Jazz Hip hop, funk, beats and breaks 9pm £free FUNFAIR Circus Commercial music mash-ups 10pm £5/4 FUNKYFISH Thank Funk Soul, funk, jazz and Motown 10.30pm £free GREAT EASTERN Whiskey Preachin’ DJs Shamblin Sexton and Senor Mick play delta swamp rock boogie 8pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE Apples & Eve Fine homegrown alt folk band 7pm £free; Electro Blues: Swaggerjax, Citizen Lane, Electro Blues DJs Remixed jukebox jump blues night with a live band 11pm £free HAMPTON Dad’s Old Vinyl DJs play retro funk, pop and hip hop records 9pm £free HAUNT The Soft Moon San Fran post punk band 7pm £10; The 90s Hip Hop Sweatshop Hip hop classics 11pm £3 HOP POLES Old Skool Classics DJ night 10pm £free HOPE Something, King Of Cats, Ides Live music 8pm £4; Freakin Out “Guitar anthems for the disposable generation” 9pm £free KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club: Eddy Brimson, Caimh McDonnell, Sean Collins, Stephen Grant Stand-up comedy night 8pm £16.50; Ultimate Power Do you possess enough irony reserves to get you through an entire night of power ballads? 11pm £5; Missing Cat Club: General Panic, Leon C, McGoo Monthly club night mixing the sounds of Jamaica, Brixton and Berlin 11pm £5/3 LIFE Well Rounded House and disco, funk and soul 10pm £3 MESMERIST Shake, Holla & Roll Vintage blues, swing and rock&roll 9pm £free MUCKY DUCK Fenus In Vurs DJ Eddie Goatman plays sounds of the 60s and early 70s 9pm £free
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NEPTUNE The Diablos Country rock 8.30pm £free NORTH LAINE PUB Dynamite DJ knocks out funky breaks and beats 8pm £free NORTHERN LIGHTS DJ Jazzy D Jazz, funk and soul 9pm £free OCEANA Love Sexy Is it a question, a statement or just two words put next to each other? 10.30pm £6/ free OHSO SOCIAL Pop Kraft Baby Pop tunes and cheeky cabaret with Boogaloo Stu and crew 9pm £free PRINCE ALBERT The Parkinsons, Atomic Suplex, Stay Sick DJs Controversial Portuguese punks 8pm £6.50 PROUD CABARET Speakeasy Three course meal, burlesque show and club night 7pm £34 STICKY MIKE’S FROG BAR Brighton Rocks: Call Me Jolene, The Long Goodbye, 2 String Slim, Das Fenster Live bands 7pm £4 THEATRE ROYAL 9 To 5 - The Musical Workplace musical comedy based on the 1980 movie featuring songs by Dolly Parton 7.45pm £15-45 THOMAS KEMP Hot-Tip Hi-Fi DJ with a fine collection of vintage reggae and rocksteady records 8pm £free UNITARIAN CHURCH Deepak Ram North Indian classical music from the flautist and composer 7.30pm £tbc VERDICT Matt Wates Sextet Live jazz 7pm £12/9 VOLKS Freak Bazaar: Clayton, DJ Sanya, Rob Ajuca, Add Simeon, Pete Fox, Mystery Selector, Mental Silence Progressive and psychedelic trance 11pm £7/5 WHITE RABBIT Ruff Snippets DJ plays hip hop, funk and soul 8pm £free
SATURDAY 10TH
ABOVE AUDIO Ruff Snippets DJ plays hip hop, funk and soul Time tbc £free ANCIENT MARINER Acoustic Sessions: Jay Hunter Cover songs from across the decades 8pm £free AUDIO Warehouse: Manik House and techno club night 11pm £7/5/free BASEMENT CLUB Fusion: DJ Peter Castle, DJ Lee Harris Chart and club remixes 11pm £free BLIND TIGER Stay Sick!: The Beatpack Bands and DJs play 50s and 60s surf, garage and rock&roll 9pm £3 BRUNSWICK Rising Stars Junior showcase from the local label 1pm £4/3 CHEQUERS Eclectic Sessions DJ night with Paul La Ola Time tbc £free COALITION Brighton Rocks 14+ Special: Departure From Normal, High Tyde, Fitsroy, Monastery Live music for the kids 7pm £5; NiCe7 Energetic deep tech house from the Italian duo 11pm £8/6; Blow: Vince Manganaro, Charly Lopez, Charles Green The party never stops 3am £5 CONCORDE2 Playgroup Festival Warm Up 11pm £tbc DIGITAL Saturday Rocks 11pm £5/3 DOCTOR BRIGHTON’S Sexy Saturday: DJ Tony B 9.30pm £free DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA Alan Partridge Alpha Papa 4pm/9pm £tbc DUKE’S @ KOMEDIA Alan Partridge - Alpha Papa 6.30pm £tbc; Bronson & Drive Double bill of Nicolas Winding Refn films 11pm £tbc FABRICA The Telling Music recital 2pm £tbc; Beneath The Floating Mountain Storytelling for children and parents with last year’s artist-inresidence, Jamie Crawford 10.30pm £tbc FISHBOWL What’s Wrong With Groovin’?: Ed Meme, Matt Beatwell Two DJs set out to answer the age-old question with a stack of drum-driven funk and soul 9pm £free FREEMASONS Saturday Night Disc Spinners DJ night 9pm £free FUNFAIR Magic Dancefloor fillers from every era 9pm £5/3 FUNKYFISH Oldschool Saturdays Soul, funk, jazz and Motown 10pm £6/5 GLOBE Upstairs At The Globe House and disco DJs 9pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE Aggi Doom, Shopping Darkwave and 60s garage rock with a sprinkle of indie
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jangle 7pm £tbc; Pop Not Pop Post ironic pop night from Dynamite Sal 11pm £free HANOVER CENTRE Yoga Disco Vinyasa meets vinyl in a unique evening of movement and music gold lamé catsuits are optional 7.30pm £9 HAUNT Owen Pallett Canadian violinist previously known as Final Fantasy (before he realised that was a silly name) 7pm £12; It Is Still 1985 Synthpop is still in vogue, the Tories are in power and everything is going tits up 11pm £3 HOP POLES Knead A Break DJ Mass Evil plays breaks, beats and bootlegs 10pm £free HOPE Loma Prieta, Me & Goliath, Crows-An-Wra San Fran hardcore punk 7.30pm £6; Welcome To Dadrock At some point in the distant past your dad was regularly found headbanging at a provincial nightclub to White Snake 9pm £free KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club: Eddy Brimson, Caimh McDonnell, Sean Collins, Stephen Grant Stand-up comedy night 7pm/10.30pm £5-22 LIFE Skatadays Reggae, rocksteady and vintage ska records Time tbc £free LIFE XXY Club night playing R&B, garage and old school hip hop 11pm £7/5/3 MESMERIST Juke Joint Jamboree Rhythm & blues and rock&roll records from the days of the dance halls 9pm £free MUCKY DUCK Sizzle And Pop! DJ Mick plays 50s rock&roll and 60s soul 9pm £free; Open Mic Jam session with Joe Newman 9pm £free NEIGHBOURHOOD Deeper: Donga, Richta, Kodiak, Neil Brown, Deeper D, Loxley Garden party DJing with a pop-up record shop and BBQ 4pm £free NINJA BAR Soulshyne Soulful house and original disco grooves with DJ Mick Fuller 8pm £free OCEANA Weekend Has Landed You know what you’re getting with this place, so you don’t need a listings mag to tell you (unless you’re from out of town on a hen night, in which case you’ll be going there anyway) 10.30pm £10/free OHSO SOCIAL Tell Sid It’s Saturday Beachfront bar playing modern remixes of 80s and 90s music 9pm £free PAV TAV All Killer No Filler Rock and pop party tunes 11pm £4/3/2 PRESTON MANOR Hidden Garden - The Edwardian Kitchen Garden 11am/2pm £12/10 PRINCE ALBERT Collisions, Black Fire Rising Live music 8pm £4 PRINCE ARTHUR DJ Jon Borthwick Music from the 1990s 9pm £free RIKI TIK Skatadays Reggae, rocksteady and vintage ska records 9pm £free ST GEORGE’S INN Cider Festival Two-day cider festival with live music and hog roast Time tbc £free STICKY MIKE’S FROG BAR Brighton Rocks: The King Zoots, Audio Mime, The Repeat Offenders, This Modern Youth Live bands 7pm £4 THEATRE ROYAL 9 To 5 - The Musical Workplace musical comedy based on the 1980 movie featuring songs by Dolly Parton 2.30pm/7.45pm £15-45 VERDICT Chris Coull Septet Live jazz 7pm £7/5 VICTORY Soul Casserole A melting pot of hot funk beats and soul grooves 9pm £free VOLKS Subliminal: Riko Dan, Tyke Akak Retronym, Spooky Bizzle, Agro, Deviation, De:Tune, Too Greezey, Charlie Rotten, Rootz, Haynzee, Kronical, Kilo, Aljmex, Bowlzy, MC Miss Melody, Double J, Skitz, Jay T, Chatem, MC Kerizma, Overide & Strellaman, Tony Stark, Logic, Arbitus, D Jungle, Joe RV, Stemplate Drum&bass sessions 10pm £5 WESTERN FRONT DJ Dennis Castro Not only playing ‘muscle rhymes’ and ‘jiggy fitness’ but also ‘lazy garage’ and ‘blog pop’ 9pm £free WHITE RABBIT Rockin Bones DJs promote the Rs: reggae, rocksteady and rockabilly 9pm £free WORLD’S END Ektronics DJs lay down some old school hip hop and electronica 9pm £free
SUNDAY 11TH
ABOVE AUDIO Enzo’s Daytime Party 4pm £free BASEMENT CLUB Pop!Candy DJ Claire Fuller plays pure non-stop pop 11pm £free BRIGHTON BEACH Duke’s On The Beach: The Stone Roses - Made Of Stone Brighton’s best cinema heads to the seaside for a run of open-air
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screenings - plus a DJ set by Fatboy Slim (near the Brighton Wheel) 8.30pm £free CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Express Yourself Live music, poetry and comedy (upstairs) 6pm £free CHEQUERS Eyal Shavit Acoustic Night Acoustic covers 6pm £free DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA Alan Partridge Alpha Papa 4pm/9pm £tbc DUKE’S @ KOMEDIA Alan Partridge - Alpha Papa 6.30pm £tbc EMPORIUM Morlington Mysteries Murder mystery night - all the fun of crime and violence without any of the inconvenience of being arrested or dead (includes supper) 7.30pm £30 FISHBOWL Recovery? Reggae through the ages 9pm £free FOUNTAIN HEAD Reggae & Roasts Reggae and chilled beats Time tbc £free GREEN DOOR STORE Green Door Blues Big Itch DJs plus the resident blues band, Smokestack 10.30pm £free GREEN MUSE Open Mic Night 8pm £free KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club: Caimh McDonnell, Sean Collins, Peter Brush, Stephen Grant Stand-up comedy night 8pm £5-12 LECTERN The Sky Is Falling Outdoors all-day show headlined by the post rock trio, Oh Captain 2pm £free LIFE Brighton Up! Ska, rocksteady, ragga and dancehall - if it’s Jamaican they’ll play it Time tbc £free; Jamrock 2: Dagger Sound System, Blak Twang, K9, Union Blak All-day reggae and rap party celebrating Jamaican Independence Day Noon £free NORTH LAINE PUB DJ Tropikal Raw funk and soul tunes 4pm £free NORTHERN LIGHTS Northern Lights Sundays DJ Ben has a lazy Sunday afternoon 4pm £free OPEN HOUSE David Potter’s Quiz Night 8pm £2 PRINCE GEORGE Pub Quiz 8pm £1 QUADRANT Clocktower Cinema: Johnny Guitar Twice weekly film night with a theme - this month it’s classic westerns through the ages 8pm £free RIKI TIK Night Food Rhythm&blues, calypso and ska inspired by 1950s Jamaican sound systems 9pm £free SIGNALMAN Open Mic Open session hosted by local duo, Zoothyme 8pm £free ST GEORGE’S INN Cider Festival Two-day cider festival with live music and hog roast Time tbc £free VICTORY Blues Sundays DJ plays blues and soul Noon £free WHITE RABBIT Hush Hush Live acoustic music 8pm £free
MONDAY 12TH
ANCIENT MARINER Quiz Night 8pm £1 BLIND TIGER The 333 Club Live music 8pm £free BRUNSWICK Open Mic 7.30pm £free COALITION Trash Mondays Filthy tunes for students and layabouts alike 11pm £4/3 DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA Alan Partridge Alpha Papa 4pm/9pm £tbc DUKE’S @ KOMEDIA The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 11am £tbc; Alan Partridge - Alpha Papa 6.30pm £tbc FUNFAIR Funhouse Commercial house club 10pm £3 HAUNT Cult Of Luna, Blueneck Swedish postmetal band promising a special album-themed live show (this show was originally at the Concorde) 7pm £13; Fat Poppadaddys Student indie night 11pm £3/2/free HOPE Peace Open Mic Weekly open mic hosted by Chris Sparsis Instinct 9pm £free MESMERIST Flash Mob Jazz Raucous jazz band 9pm £free MUCKY DUCK Mucky Mondays: Rob Abbott, Lee Martin, Rough Citizen, Jake Mackay, Rise Of The Ziggurat Acoustic singer songwriter night 7.30pm £free PRINCE ARTHUR Broken Mic Night Unamplified open mic 8pm £free QUADRANT Clocktower Cinema: The Searchers Twice weekly film night with a theme - this month it’s classic westerns through the ages 8pm £free
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TUESDAY 13TH
ABOVE AUDIO Cottontail Club Big band and jitter jive tunes 9pm £free BLIND TIGER Four Walls - Mayhem 7.30pm £3.50 BRIGHTON BEACH Duke’s On The Beach: A Field In England Brighton’s best cinema heads to the seaside for a run of open-air screenings (near the Brighton Wheel) 8.30pm £free BRIGHTON CENTRE Disney Live! Mickey’s Rockin Road Show 10.30am/1.30pm £18-30 BRUNSWICK Archway Choir Contemporary choir group 7.30pm £tbc; Jazz Jam Open session with a house band and special guests 8pm £free CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Skeptics In The Pub A sceptic talks about whether vinyl really sounds any better. Yes, we wrote sceptic because we live in the UK. ‘C’ what we did there? (upstairs) 8pm £2 CONCORDE2 Black Uhuru 80s reggae heroes 7.30pm £17.50 CUBE Cube Live Live acoustic music 8pm £free DIGITAL CU Next Tuesday 4 a gr8t nite of R&B and disco 11pm £4/3 DUKE OF NORFOLK Open Mic 9pm £free DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA Alan Partridge Alpha Papa 4pm/9.15pm £tbc; David Bowie Is Happening Now Live A tour of the V&A exhibition screened live 7pm £tbc DUKE’S @ KOMEDIA David Bowie Is Happening Now Live A tour of the V&A exhibition screened live 7pm £tbc FOUNTAIN HEAD Student Night DJs play indie and rock 8pm £free FUNKYFISH Cubashe Cuban salsa class and club 9.30pm £6/3 GLADSTONE Quiz Night 8.30pm £1 GLOBE Basement Cinema Underground films, comfy seats and free popcorn 8pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE Donuts Hipster funk and hip hop gems 11pm £free LATEST MUSIC BAR Charity Chuckle Laughter makes you feel good, especially when it’s for charity 8pm £8/5 OLD MARKET Songwriters At TOM A night of alt folk, Americana and blues hosted by The Men With Strong Arms 7.30pm £3 PAV TAV Wasted Years Music to cling desperately to your youth to 10.30pm £3/2/1 PRINCE ALBERT Nervous Pills Live music 8pm £4/3 QUADRANT Open Mic Jam session hosted by Jenna Bennett 8.30pm £free SIDEWINDER Open Mic Night 8.30pm £free STICKY MIKE’S FROG BAR Bosnian Rainbows Live music 7.30pm £9 WESTERN FRONT Hush Hush Live acoustic music 9pm £free
WEDNESDAY 14TH
ABOVE AUDIO Above [LIVE] Live music 6pm £free BASEMENT CLUB Mash Up Commercial house with DJ Lee Harris 11pm £free BRIGHTON CENTRE Disney Live! Mickey’s Rockin Road Show 10.30am/1.30pm £18-30 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Julie Jepson Personal Triumph One-woman comedy show from the Funny Haha host 8pm £5 COALITION CoCo LoCo Dancehall and dubstep music for students to lose the plot to 10.30pm £5/3/1 DIGITAL Fresh Meat “First-year university students, yum” 11pm £1 DUKE OF BEAUFORT Poker Night 8pm £5 DUKE OF NORFOLK Pub Quiz 9pm £1 DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA David Bowie Is Happening Now A screening of a tour of the V&A exhibition 7pm £tbc DUKE’S @ KOMEDIA Alan Partridge - Alpha Papa 6.30pm £tbc EMPORIUM Have A Word New literary spoken word night 8pm £6
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THURSDAY 15TH
ANCIENT MARINER Jazz It Up Live jazz sessions 8.30pm £free AUDIO Bastard Pop Musical mash-up 11pm £3/2 BELUSHI’S BELOW M Generation: DJ Honcho, DJ Meesta Sleeps “All the best tunes from when MTV still played music” 10pm £3/2/1 BRUNSWICK This Is Elvis Jim Devereaux dons the sideburns and sequins 8pm £5 COALITION Secret Discotheque Replaying the soundtrack to your youth 11pm £4/3/2 DUKE OF BEAUFORT Poker Night 8pm £10 DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA David Bowie Is Happening Now A screening of a tour of the V&A exhibition 7pm £tbc FISHBOWL Residents Association DJ Will Sumsuch plays hip hop, funk and world beats 10.30pm £free FOUNTAIN HEAD Student Night DJs play indie and rock 8pm £free FUNFAIR Bug’A’Boo Slow jams, hip hop and R&B 11pm £4/2 GEORGE PAYNE Open Mic Night 8.30pm £free GLOBE Hang The DJ! A night of punter-picked playlists 9pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE 4/4 DJ Mike Divers’ new dance music night 11pm £free HOPE Bella Feud, House On Fire, The Fortunate, Helen Nicholson Live music 8pm £5/4 IRON DUKE ID Goes Acoustic Live music 8pm £free KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club: Kelly Kingham, Stephen Grant Stand-up comedy night 8pm £9/6/5 LATEST MUSIC BAR Maia Live music 8pm £8/6 MASH TUN They Mostly Come Out At Night Indie, electro and hip hop 9pm £free MESMERIST Sneaky Low Five Jazzy vintage tunes with sultry vocals 9pm £free NORTH LAINE PUB Brewery Tours Learn the secrets of beer brewing Time tbc £9.75 ONCA Words Of Wild Journeys 7pm £free OCEANA Vodka Rocks Cheesy club night apparently named after a drinks promotion 10.30pm £3/free; Official A-Level Results Party Commercial chart club helping students to knock all that revision out their heads 10.30pm £3 PRINCE ALBERT The Peacocks, The Hillmans, Ruckus Live music 8pm £7.50 PRINCE GEORGE Souled Out DJs play funk, soul and Motown 8pm £free PROUD CABARET 50 Shades Of Cabaret Fetish cabaret for people who’d never thought of being kinky before reading that book 7pm £24/10 RIKI TIK Big It Up! Resident DJs mine the golden era of dancehall and digital reggae 9pm £free STICKY MIKE’S FROG BAR Binary, The Vinyls, Kill Moon, Don Komodo Noisy London electro band 7.30pm £5/4 TEMPTATION CAFÉ The Deception Artist
Brighton Writers present a literary evening with the US author Fayette Fox 6.30pm £free VICTORY Open Mic 8pm £free VOLKS Roll Through: Gudio, Turner, Rezomine, Harbinga, Sleep-Ygee Drum&bass and dubstep, bass and beatbox 11pm £5/3 WHITE RABBIT Rebel Music DJs playing garage, psych, punk and rock&roll 8pm £free WORLD’S END The Big Quiz Night 8pm £1; M-Twist Live hip hop night 9pm £free
FRIDAY 16TH
ABOVE AUDIO Home Home is where the house is 9pm £free AUDIO Schtumm!: Kink, Maxxi Soundsystem Disco and underground house club 11pm £8 BASEMENT CLUB Friday Night Live With Lady LaRue Cabaret is a drag sometimes 11pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Abandoned Rock and metal night 10pm £3/2 BLACK DOVE Chop Source DJ plays Caribbean rhythms and jump-jazz cuts 8pm £free BLIND TIGER DJ Maseo & Friends Retro hip hop tunes 8pm £6 BRUNSWICK Will McNicol, Sirens & Shelter Live folk pop bands 8pm £5/4 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Rock The Caz Bar DJs play alt rock classics 9pm £free CHEQUERS Kung Fu Funk Funky breaks from DJ Luke Bracken 9pm £free COALITION Friday I’m In Love Student club night that has nothing to do with The Cure 11pm £3-6 CONCORDE2 Suspiciously Elvis Tribute band do a Vegas show to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the king’s death 7pm £14 DIGITAL Stonelove Indie rock&roll club 11pm £4/3 DOCTOR BRIGHTON’S Funky Friday: DJ Nick Hirst, DJ Wayne 9.30pm £free DOME Dome Discovery Tour Explore the historic venue’s backstage areas 11am £8.50/7.50 DRUID’S ARMS Hot Pepper Sauce DJ I.D.G. plays old school funk, soul and house 10pm £free DUKE OF NORFOLK MC Cashback, Miss Scarlett DJs play funk, Motown, reggae and hip hop 9pm £free FISHBOWL Calamity Jazz Hip hop, funk, beats and breaks 9pm £free FUNFAIR Circus Commercial music mash-ups 10pm £5/4 FUNKYFISH Thank Funk Soul, funk, jazz and Motown 10.30pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE Shoot The Dead Dancepowered indie rock locals 7pm £tbc; Sub Bop Down and dirty grunge night with added shoegaze 11pm £free HAMPTON Dad’s Old Vinyl DJs play retro funk, pop and hip hop records 9pm £free HOP POLES Old Skool Classics DJ night 10pm £free HOPE Welcome To Dadrock - Three Minute Wonders At some point in the distant past your dad would often pogo like a madman to The Buzzcocks 9pm £free KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club: Matt Reed, Dave Fulton, Paul Sinha, Stephen Grant Stand-up comedy night 8pm £16.50 LIFE Well Rounded House and disco, funk and soul 10pm £3 MESMERIST Shake, Holla & Roll Vintage blues, swing and rock&roll 9pm £free NEPTUNE The Porchlight Smoker Folk and bluegrass band 8.30pm £free NORTH LAINE PUB DJ Shelley Mack Funk, soul and all that jazz 8pm £free NORTHERN LIGHTS DJ Shakespeare 220BPM or not 220BPM? 8pm £free OCEANA Love Sexy Is it a question, a statement or just two words put next to each other? 10.30pm £6/ free OHSO SOCIAL Dirty Sunset Disco - Queen Josephine’s Golden Jubilee: Go Bang!, Kate Wildblood Metrosexual disco and house club 9pm £tbc OLD SHIP HOTEL Sing-A-Long-Grease Party Night 6.30pm £45/42.75 PRINCE ARTHUR Berimbau Live trio plays music from Brazil 9pm £free PROUD CABARET Masquerade Ball Three
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SATURDAY 17TH
10 BELOW EDITcted House, disco, funk and boogie with DJs Fingerman and Chewy Rubs 10pm £5 ABOVE AUDIO Ruff Snippets DJ plays hip hop, funk and soul Time tbc £free ANCIENT MARINER Acoustic Sessions: Tracy Sullivan Singer songwriting mixing reggae, jazz and country 8pm £free AUDIO Warehouse: Simian Mobile Disco House and techno club night with a DJ set from the remix team 11pm £7/5/free BASEMENT CLUB Fusion: DJ Peter Castle, DJ Lee Harris Chart and club remixes 11pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Apocalypse Rock and the sort of metal that went by the name ‘nu’ 10pm £5/4 CHEQUERS Dirty Scavenger Grungy folk music 8pm £free COALITION SLS (Sounds Like Saturday) 11pm £5; Blow: Vince Manganaro, Charly Lopez, Charles Green The party never stops 3am £5 CONCORDE2 Devotion: Friction, Mampi Swift, Qemists, High Rankin’, Tigerlight, Phantasy, MC Skibadee, ID & Bruno, MC Fun, Fatman D, Fyakid, Double J Drum&bass night’s ten year anniversary 11pm £12.50 DIGITAL Free The Beats If you love beats, set them free. If they come back ten years later in a chart remix, they’re yours 11pm £5/free DOCTOR BRIGHTON’S Sexy Saturday: DJ Tony B 9.30pm £free DRUID’S ARMS DJ Green Man’s Garden Of Delights A carefully cultivated set of soul, psychedelia, funk and pop 10pm £free DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA David Bowie Is Happening Now Live A tour of the V&A exhibition screened live 8.30pm £tbc EXCHANGE Howling Matt One-man blues band 9pm £free FABRICA Consort Of Voices Twenty singers do renaissance polyphonic vocal music 12.30pm £free FISHBOWL DJ Daddy Marcus, Richie C Dancey disco and singalong soul 9pm £free FITZHERBERT’S Mirage Italo disco night 8pm £free FREEMASONS Saturday Night Disc Spinners DJ night 9pm £free FUNFAIR Magic Dancefloor fillers from every era 9pm £5/3 FUNKYFISH Oldschool Saturdays Soul, funk, jazz and Motown 10pm £6/5 GLOBE Upstairs At The Globe House and disco DJs 9pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE Normanton Street EP launch for bluesy hip hop and jazz band 7pm £free; Soulful Strut Russ Dewbury and guests play funk, soul and electro jazz 11pm £free HAMPTON Rollin’ Dynamite DJ Ratman plays rockabilly and rock&roll tunes 9pm £free HAUNT It Is Still 1985 Synthpop is still in vogue, the Tories are in power and everything is going tits up 11pm £3 HOP POLES Knead A Break DJ Mass Evil plays breaks, beats and bootlegs 10pm £free HOPE Loose Lips, Dirt Royal, The Vril, Grass Hopper Loud and local pop rockers 7.30pm £3; Teen Creeps Vs Dead Fun DJs DJs play garage
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rock, punk, surf and skate 9pm £free KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club: Matt Reed, Dave Fulton, Paul Sinha, Stephen Grant Stand-up comedy night 7pm/10.30pm £5-22; Spellbound “An 80s night for people who hate 80s nights” Simon Price plays the alternative highlights of the decade 9pm £5/4 LIFE Skatadays Reggae, rocksteady and vintage ska records Time tbc £free; XXY Club night playing R&B, garage and old school hip hop 11pm £7/5/3 MESMERIST Juke Joint Jamboree Rhythm & blues and rock&roll records from the days of the dance halls 9pm £free; Born Bad Vintage rockabilly for pompadour cats and polka dot kittens (upstairs) 10pm £6/5 MUCKY DUCK Open Mic Jam session with Joe Newman 9pm £free NINJA BAR Soulshyne Soulful house and original disco grooves with DJ Mick Fuller 8pm £free NORTH LAINE PUB Northern Soul Saturday Time tbc £free; Unhooked Generation Retro DJs with an ear for 60s Motown and northern soul 9pm £free NORTHERN LIGHTS Camden Cats & King Snakes Rough and raw rock&roll 8pm £free OCEANA Weekend Has Landed You know what you’re getting with this place, so you don’t need a listings mag to tell you (unless you’re from out of town on a hen night, in which case you’ll be going there anyway) 10.30pm £10/free OFFICE Chop Source DJ plays latin grooves, afro beats and tropical funk 8pm £free OHSO SOCIAL Tell Sid It’s Saturday Beachfront bar playing modern remixes of 80s and 90s music 9pm £free PRESTON MANOR Haunted House Experience Sit in on a vigil with Preston Manor’s ghost busters (includes tea and biscuits) 7.30pm £30/25 PRINCE ALBERT Infinites, Shoals, Heavy Dancers, Roxymoron Live music 8pm £4/3 PROUD CABARET Pop Kraft Pop tunes and cheeky cabaret with Boogaloo Stu and crew 10.30pm £8/6 RALLI HALL Cubashe Cuban salsa class and club 9.30pm £10/5 RIKI TIK Skatadays Reggae, rocksteady and vintage ska records 9pm £free ROYAL PAVILION Hidden Places, Familiar Faces A tour of the Royal Pavilion estate, starting at the Dome Cafe 10.30am £20 STICKY MIKE’S FROG BAR Glass Sines Live music 7.30pm £5 VERDICT Jack Kendon Quintet Live jazz 7pm £7/5 VICTORY Don Simon DJ The don of jazzhop brings along his collection of funk, soul, hip hop and modern brass band tunes 9pm £free VOLKS Kaos Drum&bass night 11pm £tbc WESTERN FRONT Moochin’ DJ Lanx plays northern soul, classic rock and hot funk 9pm £free WHITE RABBIT The Mixer Men DJ night 9pm £free WORLD’S END Pyro Live rock band 9pm £free
SUNDAY 18TH
ABOVE AUDIO Enzo’s Daytime Party 4pm £free BASEMENT CLUB Pop!Candy DJ Claire Fuller plays pure non-stop pop 11pm £free BLIND TIGER Sausage Fest All-Dayer: Traams, Cosmonauts, Black Tambourines, Black Manila, Theo Verney, Semper Teens, Boneyards Local garage bands, US psychedelic rockers and lots of sausages 1pm £7 BLIND TIGER Dead Fun DIY garage rock bands 7pm £free BRUNSWICK Brighton Folk Monthly folk night hosted by Amy Hill 8pm £free CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Ctrl Alt Quiz Video game and comic book pub quiz 8.30pm £1 CHEQUERS Livvy Moore Earnest acoustic songwriter 6pm £free DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA Splendor 6.30pm £tbc EMPORIUM Sunday Circus A chilled out morning with music, talks and films 11.30am £free FISHBOWL Recovery? Reggae through the ages 9pm £free FOUNTAIN HEAD Reggae & Roasts Reggae and
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chilled beats Time tbc £free GREEN DOOR STORE Yong Yong, Wanda Group Wonky electronic duo from Portugal 7pm £4; Green Door Blues Big Itch DJs plus the resident blues band, Smokestack 10.30pm £free GREEN MUSE Open Mic Night 8pm £free KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club: Matt Reed, Dave Fulton, Paul Sinha Stand-up comedy night 8pm £5-12 LATEST MUSIC BAR Brighton Twisted Market & Fetish After Party There’s no dress code at this fetish market - as long as you “keep the undercarriage covered” Noon/6pm £5 LIFE Brighton Up! Ska, rocksteady, ragga and dancehall - if it’s Jamaican they’ll play it Time tbc £free MUCKY DUCK Charity Quiz On My Face “Quiz night with a difference” perhaps with a very special prize 7pm £1 NEPTUNE Two Tin Dogs Live Americana and country music 8.30pm £free NORTH LAINE PUB Kokopelli Country folk band 3pm £free NORTHERN LIGHTS Northern Lights Sundays DJ Ben has a lazy Sunday afternoon 4pm £free OPEN HOUSE David Potter’s Quiz Night 8pm £2 PRINCE ALBERT Fallen Interval, Mall Town Silence, Sinister Hussy, They Live! Live music 5pm £tbc PRINCE GEORGE Pub Quiz 8pm £1 QUADRANT Clocktower Cinema: A Fistful Of Dollars Film night with a theme - this month it’s classic westerns through the ages 8pm £free RIKI TIK Night Food Rhythm&blues, calypso and ska inspired by 1950s Jamaican sound systems 9pm £free SIGNALMAN Open Mic Open session hosted by local duo, Zoothyme 8pm £free VICTORY Blues Sundays DJ plays blues and soul Noon £free VOLKS Eklectika: Nik Niquid, Psykina, Goa Rod T Psytrance and techno night 5pm £free WHITE RABBIT Hush Hush Live acoustic music 8pm £free
MONDAY 19TH
ANCIENT MARINER Quiz Night 8pm £1 BLIND TIGER The 333 Club Live music 8pm £free BRIGHTON BEACH Duke’s On The Beach: The Imposter Brighton’s best cinema heads to the seaside for a run of open-air screenings (near the Brighton Wheel) 8.30pm £free BRUNSWICK Open Mic 7.30pm £free CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Julian Langer Acoustic music 8pm £tbc COALITION Trash Mondays Filthy tunes for students and layabouts alike 11pm £4/3 DUKE’S @ KOMEDIA The Night Of The Hunter 11am £tbc; Billy Budd 7pm £tbc FUNFAIR Funhouse Commercial house club 10pm £3 GREEN DOOR STORE Year Of Birds, Sex Hands, Daskinsey4 Fall-esque art punk noise from Teeside 7pm £free HAUNT Fat Poppadaddys Student indie night 11pm £3/2/free HOPE Peace Open Mic Weekly open mic hosted by Chris Sparsis Instinct 9pm £free LATEST MUSIC BAR Casitas Live music 7pm £4 MESMERIST The Move-Ons Live music 8pm £free; Flash Mob Jazz Raucous jazz band 9pm £free PRINCE ALBERT Born To Lose Live music 8pm £3 PRINCE ARTHUR Broken Mic Night Unamplified open mic 8pm £free QUADRANT Clocktower Cinema: The Wild Bunch Film night with a theme - this month it’s classic westerns through the ages 8pm £free SIGNALMAN Signalman Pub Quiz 8pm £1 STICKY MIKE’S FROG BAR Hey Joni, As It Is, Better Weather, Life Casino, Black Anchor CC Promotions night with indie, emo and punk bands 7.30pm £4 VICTORY Music From A Room Old time folk night 8pm £free
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TUESDAY 20TH
ABOVE AUDIO Cottontail Club Big band and jitter jive tunes 9pm £free BLIND TIGER Monsters Build Mean Robots Post rock goliaths 7.30pm £free BRUNSWICK Archway Choir Contemporary choir group 7.30pm £tbc; Jazz Jam Open session with a house band and special guests 8pm £free CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK The Outer Church Live music and weird noises (upstairs) 8pm £tbc CUBE Cube Live Live acoustic music 8pm £free DUKE OF NORFOLK Open Mic 9pm £free FOUNTAIN HEAD Student Night DJs play indie and rock 8pm £free FUNKYFISH Cubashe Cuban salsa class and club 9.30pm £6/3 GLADSTONE Quiz Night 8.30pm £1 GLOBE Basement Cinema Underground films, comfy seats and free popcorn 8pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE Ornament Tournament Live music 7pm £free; Donuts Hipster funk and hip hop gems 11pm £free HAUNT Moon Duo Psychedelic space prog with the guitarist from Wooden Shjips 7pm £10 LATEST MUSIC BAR Monoganon, Things In Herds Live music 8pm £6/5 OLD MARKET The Drawing Circus Themed drop-in life drawing session 7pm £5 PAV TAV Wasted Years Music to cling desperately to your youth to 10.30pm £3/2/1 PRINCE ALBERT Bare Bones, Lay Low, Chicaloyou, Scotish James Braun Live music 8pm £5/4 QUADRANT Open Mic Jam session hosted by Jenna Bennett 8.30pm £free SIDEWINDER Open Mic Night 8.30pm £free ST GEORGE’S INN Pub Quiz 8pm £1 STICKY MIKE’S FROG BAR Epicdemics, Ham Legion, Local Girls Wonky prog punks support a Future Of The Left side project 8pm £5 WESTERN FRONT Hush Hush Live acoustic music 9pm £free
WEDNESDAY 21ST
ABOVE AUDIO Above [LIVE] Live music 6pm £free BASEMENT CLUB Mash Up Commercial house with DJ Lee Harris 11pm £free BLIND TIGER Heliocentric Duo Exchange: Thurston Moore, Dylan Nyoukis, Byron Coley, Savage Pencil, Karen Constance, Lauren Naylor Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore comes back to Brighton to completely pack out another mid-sized venue 8pm £10 COALITION CoCo LoCo Dancehall and dubstep music for students to lose the plot to 10.30pm £5/3/1 DIGITAL Fresh Meat “First-year university students, yum” 11pm £1 DUKE OF BEAUFORT Poker Night 8pm £5 DUKE OF NORFOLK Pub Quiz 9pm £1 FABRICA Fabrica Film Club: The Holy Mountain Cult 70s German film gets a live improvised score by local duo Occult Hand 7.30pm £free FISHBOWL Tea & Biscuits: DJ Gareth Stephens Retro swing, soul and ska 10pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE Shotgun Risk Either a local rock band or a dangerous variant of a popular board game 7pm £tbc LATEST MUSIC BAR Tango Boot Camp Learn to tango like the Argentinians 8pm £3-8; Tailor Birds, Bag Of Hammers Album launch for the electronic soundscape duo (upstairs) 8pm £5 MASH TUN Mash Tun Live Funk and rock covers band 9pm £free MESMERIST The Swing Ninjas Gypsy swing band 9pm £free OCEANA Drop The Bomb If you’re gonna drop it, West Street’s the place 10.30pm £3/free OLD MARKET Craftaganza Live Contemporary arts and craft night with guest speakers 7.30pm £free PRINCE ALBERT The Kingsmiths, Bird Eats
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THURSDAY 22ND
ANCIENT MARINER Jazz It Up Live jazz sessions 8.30pm £free AUDIO Tood Edwards LA house and garage producer Details tbc; Bastard Pop Musical mashup 11pm £3/2 BELUSHI’S BELOW M Generation: DJ Honcho, DJ Meesta Sleeps “All the best tunes from when MTV still played music” 10pm £3/2/1 BLIND TIGER Fragile Creatures, Mynie Moe, The Bearded Monster Guitar pop band 8pm £free COALITION Secret Discotheque Replaying the soundtrack to your youth 11pm £4/3/2 DUKE OF BEAUFORT Poker Night 8pm £10 FISHBOWL Residents Association DJ Will Sumsuch plays hip hop, funk and world beats 10.30pm £free FOUNTAIN HEAD Student Night DJs play indie and rock 8pm £free FUNFAIR Bug’A’Boo Slow jams, hip hop and R&B 11pm £4/2 GEORGE PAYNE Open Mic Night 8.30pm £free GLOBE Hang The DJ! A night of punter-picked playlists 9pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE Robert DeLong Live music 7.30pm £6 KOMEDIA Martha Wainwright The ballsy songstress comes to town 8pm £17.50; Krater Comedy Club: Sully O’Sullivan, Tom Allen, Angie McEvoy Stand-up comedy night 8pm £9/6/5 LATEST MUSIC BAR TigerBiteFever Launch Party Surf, soul and subtle electronica sounds 7.30pm £6/5 MASH TUN They Mostly Come Out At Night Indie, electro and hip hop 9pm £free MESMERIST John Crampton Foot-stomping blues explosion 9pm £free NORTH LAINE PUB Brewery Tours Learn the secrets of beer brewing Time tbc £9.75 OCEANA Vodka Rocks Cheesy club night apparently named after a drinks promotion 10.30pm £3/free PRINCE ALBERT Monocure, Trojan Horse Live music 8pm £tbc PRINCE GEORGE Souled Out DJs play funk, soul and Motown 8pm £free PROUD CABARET 50 Shades Of Cabaret Fetish cabaret for people who’d never thought of being kinky before reading that book 7pm £24/10 RIKI TIK Big It Up! Resident DJs mine the golden era of dancehall and digital reggae 9pm £free ST JAMES’ TAVERN Bacon Fat Stay Sick DJs play 50s and 60s “R&R, R&B, tittyshakers and blues” 9pm £free THREE GRACES Open Mic 8pm £free VERDICT Dave Jordan Live comedy 7pm £5/4 VICTORY Open Mic 8pm £free VOLKS Roll Through: Sukh Knight, Squarewave, Rakta, Mover, Supazero, Misfit Drum&bass and dubstep, bass and beatbox 11pm £5/3 WHITE RABBIT DJ Capsun Vintage hip hop with a modern twist 8pm £free WORLD’S END The Big Quiz Night 8pm £1
FRIDAY 23RD
ABOVE AUDIO Home Home is where the house is 9pm £free
BASEMENT CLUB Friday Night Live With Lady LaRue Cabaret is a drag sometimes 11pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Abandoned Rock and metal night 10pm £3/2 BRUNSWICK Real Music Club: Edgar Broughton, Olympic Clamp Down Live music 8pm £6/5 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Rock The Caz Bar DJs play alt rock classics 9pm £free CHEQUERS The Max Marshall Sound System Experience 9pm £free COALITION Friday I’m In Love Student club night that has nothing to do with The Cure 11pm £3-6 CONCORDE2 David Bowie Night - Absolute Bowie Let’s hope they don’t play anything from his new album 7pm £13.50; Tensnake, Neal Schtumm, Rez & Fono, Murder He Wrote, Luka T, Eptune, Harbinger, Sorele German house and disco producer 11pm £10/8 COWLEY CLUB Bangers, Underpants, Birdskulls, Breakers Melodic punk rock from Cornwall, Germany and Brighton 7.30pm £4 DIGITAL Stonelove Indie rock&roll club 11pm £4/3 DOCTOR BRIGHTON’S Funky Friday: DJ Nick Hirst, DJ Wayne 9.30pm £free DUKE OF NORFOLK MC Cashback, Miss Scarlett DJs play funk, Motown, reggae and hip hop 9pm £free DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA El Topo 11.30pm £tbc FISHBOWL Calamity Jazz Hip hop, funk, beats and breaks 9pm £free FUNFAIR Circus Commercial music mash-ups 10pm £5/4 FUNKYFISH Brighton Comedy Course Graduation Show Will the real comedian please stand up? Details tbc; Thank Funk Soul, funk, jazz and Motown 10.30pm £free GLADSTONE Dubconscious Dub and reggae warming up for Notting Hill Carnival 8pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE Speak Galactic, P For Persia Brighton’s ambient dream-pop duo 7pm £tbc; Soul Casserole A melting pot of hot funk beats and soul grooves 11pm £free HAMPTON Dad’s Old Vinyl DJs play retro funk, pop and hip hop records 9pm £free HAUNT Wonder Yeahs Music from the 1990s 11pm £3 HOP POLES Old Skool Classics DJ night 10pm £free HOPE What The Blood Revealed, Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster, Lost In The Riots, BandcalledMac Live music 7pm £5 HOPE Welcome To Dadrock At some point in the distant past your dad had a habit of dancing to Poison whilst emulating licking a fretboard 9pm £free JACKIE ‘O Snake Eyed Mamas Club night playing raucous rockabilly and rock&roll rarities 10pm £3 KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club: Sully O’Sullivan, Ninia Benjamin, Richard Morton, Roger Monkhouse Stand-up comedy night 8pm £16.50; New Untouchables - Brighton Mod Weekender Here come the mods! 11pm £8 LIFE Well Rounded House and disco, funk and soul 10pm £3 MESMERIST Shake, Holla & Roll Vintage blues, swing and rock&roll 9pm £free MUCKY DUCK Normanton Street DJs 9pm £free NORTH LAINE PUB DJ Tropikal Raw funk and soul tunes 4pm £free; Chop Source DJ plays heavyweight funk and afro rhythms 9pm £free OCEANA Love Sexy Is it a question, a statement or just two words put next to each other? 10.30pm £6/ free PRINCE ARTHUR Live Samba Music Time tbc £free PROUD CABARET Speakeasy Three course meal, burlesque show and club night 7pm £34 ST LUKE’S CHURCH Movement, Rhythm And Dance Classic piano recital 7.30pm £7/5/3 STICKY MIKE’S FROG BAR Brighton Rocks: The Speak, Ed Reed Live bands 7pm £4 VERDICT Christian Brewer, John Donaldson Live jazz 7pm £12/9 VOLKS Fiesta Two rooms of tech house 11pm £5 WESTERN FRONT DJ Russ Rockwell Funk and soul DJ 9pm £free WHITE RABBIT Ruff Snippets DJ plays hip hop, funk and soul 8pm £free
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SATURDAY 24TH
10 BELOW The Repeat Live bands and DJs play 60s garage and rock&roll 10pm £5/3 ABOVE AUDIO Andy Mac, Jo Wildblood, Queen Josephine DJs raise money for domestic abuse charity 3pm £free; Ruff Snippets DJ plays hip hop, funk and soul Time tbc £free ANCIENT MARINER Acoustic Sessions: Lee Pryor Led Zeppelin tribute singer takes time off to play jazz, rock and pop tunes 8pm £free AUDIO Warehouse: Danny Daze House and techno club night 11pm £7/5/free BASEMENT CLUB Fusion: DJ Peter Castle, DJ Lee Harris Chart and club remixes 11pm £free BLIND TIGER The Loft Sessions: George Ezra, Tarq Bowen, Ez Stone Live music 7pm £5/3.50 CHEQUERS Eclectic Sessions DJ night with Paul La Ola Time tbc £free COALITION Snapback Old school clubbing 11pm £tbc; Blow: Vince Manganaro, Charly Lopez, Charles Green The party never stops 3am £5 CONCORDE2 At The Edge Of The Sea: The Wedding Present, The Twilight Sad, Cinerama The Wedding Present and their extended family take a trip to the seaside for an all-day indie fest - including a rendition of the entire ‘George Best’ album 3pm £20 COWLEY CLUB F*cking The Night: Fat Bicth, Depakine Chrono, Superego Kid, Plurals Math rock and alt noise 8pm £3 DIGITAL Fat Poppadaddys Student night 11pm £tbc DOCTOR BRIGHTON’S Sexy Saturday: DJ Tony B 9.30pm £free DUKE’S @ KOMEDIA Morrissey 25 - Live 10pm £tbc EXCHANGE Thesis Live blues 9pm £free FISHBOWL Jeff Daniels, Steve Kiw Soul and hip hop DJ 9pm £free FITZHERBERT’S Things We Like: Daskinsey4. Wild Cat Strike. Summerslam88 An all-day pop-up exhibition with work by Beardless Illustration, Moscowletsgo and Wooly Ink - plus live music in the evening 11am/8pm £free FREEMASONS Saturday Night Disc Spinners DJ night 9pm £free FUNFAIR Magic Dancefloor fillers from every era 9pm £5/3 FUNKYFISH Oldschool Saturdays Soul, funk, jazz and Motown 10pm £6/5 GLADSTONE Community Scratch BBQ Scratch DJ all-dayer Time tbc £free GLOBE Upstairs At The Globe House and disco DJs 9pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE The Spin, Stone Angels Live music 7pm £3.50; Go Bang An explosive mix of funk, disco and Chicago house 11pm £free HAUNT Aborted, Dyscarnate, System Divide, Acrania Brutal thrash from the ‘European metal butchers’ 7pm £10; It Is Still 1985 Synthpop is still in vogue, the Tories are in power and everything is going tits up 11pm £3 HOP POLES The Great Gatsby Weekender Electro swing DJs 10pm £free HOPE DJ Senor Mic Rock&roll rabble rousers (downstairs) 9pm £free KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club: Sully O’Sullivan, Ninia Benjamin, Richard Morton, Jeremy O’Donnell Stand-up comedy night 7pm/10.30pm £5-22 KOMEDIA New Untouchables - Brighton Mod Weekender Here come the mods! 11pm £12 LIFE Skatadays Reggae, rocksteady and vintage ska records Time tbc £free LIFE XXY Club night playing R&B, garage and old school hip hop 11pm £7/5/3 MESMERIST Juke Joint Jamboree Rhythm & blues and rock&roll records from the days of the dance halls 9pm £free MUCKY DUCK Ross Never Sleeps 9pm £free; Open Mic Jam session with Joe Newman 9pm £free NINJA BAR Soulshyne Soulful house and original disco grooves with DJ Mick Fuller 8pm £free NORTH LAINE PUB Blunter Brothers Live funk and soul 8pm £free OCEANA Weekend Has Landed You know what you’re getting with this place, so you don’t need a
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listings mag to tell you (unless you’re from out of town on a hen night, in which case you’ll be going there anyway) 10.30pm £10/free PRINCE ALBERT Rumble On The Beach: Deadbone Ramblers, LP And His Dirty Whites, Pine Box Trio Live music 8pm £10 PROUD CABARET Le Chat Noir Vintage burlesque cabaret with a three course meal 7pm £49 RIKI TIK Skatadays Reggae, rocksteady and vintage ska records 9pm £free STICKY MIKE’S FROG BAR Brighton Rocks Live bands 7pm £4 VERDICT Riley Stone-Lonergan Band Live jazz 7pm £7/5 VICTORY DJ Rob Taylor Soul, rock and alt pop 9pm £free VOLKS New Untouchables: The Faith Keepers, Hypnotic Eye Bands, stalls and DJs as part of the Brighton Mod Weekender Noon £free WESTERN FRONT Blues & Vintage Culture Festival All-day vintage pop-up shop with DJs and live blues music 11am £free WHITE RABBIT Rockin Bones DJs promote the Rs: reggae, rocksteady and rockabilly 9pm £free WORLD’S END Bank Holiday Acoustic All Dayer Live music 2pm £free
SUNDAY 25TH
ABOVE AUDIO Warehouse: Persius House and techno club night all day long Time tbc £free ABOVE AUDIO Enzo’s Daytime Party 4pm £free AUDIO Bastard Pop Holiday Takeover Musical mash-up 11pm £tbc BASEMENT CLUB Pop!Candy DJ Claire Fuller plays pure non-stop pop 11pm £free BRUNSWICK Target TB Summer Bank Holiday Bonanza Live music fundraiser 2pm £donation CHEQUERS Inertia Downtempo electronic and acoustic music 6pm £free COALITION SLS (Sounds Like Saturday) 11pm £5 CONCORDE2 At The Edge Of The Sea: The Wedding Present, Miles Hunt, Sivu The Wedding Present and their extended family take a trip to the seaside for an all-day indie fest - including a rendition of ‘The Hit Parade’ album 3pm £20 CONCORDE2 Mods V Rockers Bank holiday special: Stay Sick DJs, Rave On, The Big Itch, Born Bad 50s and 60s rock&roll 10pm £3 COWLEY CLUB Punx Picnic: Cop On Fire, Primeval Soup, Avenge Thee, Naime Benefit gig for Brighton Anti Fascists 8pm £5 DUKE’S @ KOMEDIA Morrissey 25 - Live 3pm £tbc EMPORIUM Arias By Candlelight Opera, supper and champagne 7.30pm £29.50 FABRICA Vocal Explosion & Kalamus Performance Live music 3pm £tbc FOUNTAIN HEAD Reggae & Roasts Reggae and chilled beats Time tbc £free FUNFAIR Switch Deep house bank holiday banger 10pm £10/5 GREEN DOOR STORE Dead Men’s Smokehouse Bands, BBQs and motorbikes 4pm £tbc; Green Door Blues Big Itch DJs plus the resident blues band, Smokestack 10.30pm £free GREEN MUSE Open Mic Night 8pm £free HAUNT Ronan Parke, Connor Harris, Casper Live music from a child 7pm £12.50 HOP POLES The Great Gatsby Weekender Electro swing DJs 10pm £free HOPE Ducktails 80s sounding pop songs from a member of Real Estate 8pm £8; Soul Purpose Chilled grooves for charity (downstairs) 8pm £free KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club: Sully O’Sullivan, Ninia Benjamin, Stephen Grant Stand-up comedy night 8pm £5-12; New Untouchables - Brighton Mod Weekender Here come the mods! 11pm £12 LIFE Brighton Up! Ska, rocksteady, ragga and dancehall - if it’s Jamaican they’ll play it Time tbc £free NEPTUNE The Ammonites Ska and reggae band 8.30pm £free NORTH LAINE PUB Bank Holiday Weekender DJs play ska, funk and northern soul 8pm £free NORTHERN LIGHTS Northern Lights Sundays DJs and live music 4pm £free OCEANA Love 2 House tunes and retro disco
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classics 10.30pm £tbc OLD MARKET Spun Glass Theatre - Scratch Sessions New writers try out ten minute plays, poems or whatever 3pm £1 OPEN HOUSE David Potter’s Quiz Night 8pm £2 PRINCE ALBERT Rumble On The Beach: Spudguns, Leanne Rose, Link Gray, Dirty Country 8pm £10 PRINCE GEORGE Pub Quiz 8pm £1 QUADRANT Clocktower Cinema: High Plains Drifter Film night with a theme - this month it’s classic westerns through the ages 8pm £free RIKI TIK Night Food Rhythm&blues, calypso and ska inspired by 1950s Jamaican sound systems 9pm £free SIGNALMAN Open Mic Open session hosted by local duo, Zoothyme 8pm £free VICTORY Blues Sundays DJ plays blues and soul Noon £free WHITE RABBIT Bank Holiday Beach Party Reggae, ska and beach party tunes 8pm £free
MONDAY 26TH
ANCIENT MARINER Quiz Night 8pm £1 BLIND TIGER The 333 Club Live music 8pm £free BRUNSWICK Open Mic 7.30pm £free COALITION Trash Mondays Filthy tunes for students and layabouts alike 11pm £4/3 CONCORDE2 Alternative Notting Hill All Dayer: Prince Fatty, Samsara, Voodoo Love Orchestra, Hot Tip Hi-Fi, Three Against Four, Unity Hi-Fi & Chris Culture, Defcon 3pm £free FUNFAIR Funhouse Commercial house club 10pm £3 HAUNT Fat Poppadaddys Student indie night 11pm £3/2/free HOPE California X Garage grunge punks 8pm £free; Peace Open Mic Weekly open mic hosted by Chris Sparsis Instinct 9pm £free MESMERIST Flash Mob Jazz Raucous jazz band 9pm £free NORTHERN LIGHTS Live Music All Day Time tbc £free PRINCE ARTHUR Broken Mic Night Unamplified open mic 8pm £free QUADRANT Clocktower Cinema: Django Unchained Film night with a theme - this month it’s classic westerns through the ages 8pm £free SIGNALMAN Signalman Pub Quiz 8pm £1 VICTORY Poetry Night Live poetry readings 8pm £free VOLKS Strictly Reggae Dancehall, roots, revival 11pm £5/4.50 WORLD’S END R&B Piano Jam We’re pretty sure they mean old school blues, not aggressivelysexualised chauvinistic pimp music 8.30pm £free
TUESDAY 27TH
ABOVE AUDIO Cottontail Club Big band and jitter jive tunes 9pm £free BRUNSWICK Jazz Jam Open session with a house band and special guests 8pm £free CUBE Cube Live Live acoustic music 8pm £free DIGITAL CU Next Tuesday 4 a gr8t nite of R&B and disco 11pm £4/3 DUKE OF NORFOLK Open Mic 9pm £free FOUNTAIN HEAD Student Night DJs play indie and rock 8pm £free FUNKYFISH Cubashe Cuban salsa class and club 9.30pm £6/3 GLADSTONE Quiz Night 8.30pm £1 GLOBE Basement Cinema Underground films, comfy seats and free popcorn 8pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE Ancient Times Gloomy 80s style indie pop 7pm £free; Donuts Hipster funk and hip hop gems 11pm £free HANOVER PUB BAD Ukes - Brighton After Dark Ukulele Session Informal gathering of ukulelists 8pm £free LATEST MUSIC BAR Hush Hush Live acoustic music Details tbc PAV TAV Wasted Years Music to cling desperately to your youth to 10.30pm £3/2/1 PRINCE ALBERT Last Heir, Bear Live music 8pm £4/3
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WEDNESDAY 28TH
ABOVE AUDIO Above [LIVE] Live music 6pm £free BASEMENT CLUB Mash Up Commercial house with DJ Lee Harris 11pm £free BRIGHTON CENTRE Leonard Cohen When we’ve got Alexandra Burke and Simon Cowell tied to our kitchen chair, we’ll do more than cut their hair 6.30pm £50-75 COALITION CoCo LoCo Dancehall and dubstep music for students to lose the plot to 10.30pm £5/3/1 DIGITAL Fresh Meat “First-year university students, yum” 11pm £1 DUKE OF BEAUFORT Poker Night 8pm £5 DUKE OF NORFOLK Pub Quiz 9pm £1 FISHBOWL Tea & Biscuits: DJ Gareth Stephens Retro swing, soul and ska 10pm £free HOPE Hi Zero!: Joshua Clover, Cathy Wagner, Rachel Galvin Poetry night 7.30pm £4 KOMEDIA Groundation American reggae band with a blend of jazz and transcendental dub 7pm £20 LATEST MUSIC BAR Sisterray, DIGO, The Dates, Bear In The Woods Live music (upstairs) 7.30pm £5; Tango Boot Camp Learn to tango like the Argentinians 8pm £3-8 MASH TUN Mash Tun Live Funk and rock covers band 9pm £free MESMERIST The Swing Ninjas Gypsy swing band 9pm £free OCEANA Under 18s Only House, electro and dubstep for teenagers 7pm £10/6; Drop The Bomb If you’re gonna drop it, West Street’s the place 10.30pm £3/free STICKY MIKE’S FROG BAR Dirty Fingernails: Little Bird, The Almost Orphans, Verity Sessions, Amy Blue Live blues and Americana 8pm £4 THOMAS KEMP Kev & Jenna’s Open Mic 9pm £free THREE GRACES Pub Quiz 8pm £free WHITE RABBIT The Move-Ons Open Mic 8pm £free
THURSDAY 29TH
ANCIENT MARINER Jazz It Up Live jazz sessions 8.30pm £free AUDIO Bastard Pop Musical mash-up 11pm £3/2 BELUSHI’S BELOW M Generation: DJ Honcho, DJ Meesta Sleeps “All the best tunes from when MTV still played music” 10pm £3/2/1 COALITION Secret Discotheque Replaying the soundtrack to your youth 11pm £4/3/2 CONCORDE2 Pokey La Farge Stylish American roots band 7.30pm £tbc DRUID’S ARMS Subvert Normality: Pink Narcissus, Echo & The Beats, Rough Citizen, Roxymoron Post rock punk bands 8pm £free DUKE OF BEAUFORT Poker Night 8pm £10 FISHBOWL Cut La Vis Jamaican riddims and urban beats 10.30pm £free FOUNTAIN HEAD Student Night DJs play indie and rock 8pm £free FUNFAIR Bug’A’Boo Slow jams, hip hop and R&B 11pm £4/2 GEORGE PAYNE Open Mic Night 8.30pm £free GLOBE Hang The DJ! A night of punter-picked playlists 9pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE Dress Theque Farewell show for the ‘local’ Australian band 7pm £free; Sleepless +1 Live bands and DJs 11pm £free KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club: Matt Rees, Ian Moore, Stephen Grant Stand-up comedy night 8pm £9/6/5 LATEST MUSIC BAR Mark Mulcahy Live music Time tbc £10 MASH TUN They Mostly Come Out At Night Indie, electro and hip hop 9pm £free MESMERIST Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra Light-hearted and uptempo swing jazz
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band 8pm £free OCEANA Vodka Rocks Cheesy club night apparently named after a drinks promotion 10.30pm £3/free PRINCE ALBERT The Finds Live music 8pm £4/3 PRINCE GEORGE Souled Out DJs play funk, soul and Motown 8pm £free PROUD CABARET 50 Shades Of Cabaret Fetish cabaret for people who’d never thought of being kinky before reading that book 7pm £24/10 RIKI TIK Big It Up! Resident DJs mine the golden era of dancehall and digital reggae 9pm £free ST JAMES’ TAVERN Bacon Fat Stay Sick DJs play 50s and 60s “R&R, R&B, tittyshakers and blues” 9pm £free VICTORY Open Mic 8pm £free VOLKS Roll Through: Aires, Lotskee, Arcane, Redford, Junglice, Dreadbeat Drum&bass and dubstep, bass and beatbox 11pm £5/3 WHITE RABBIT Rebel Music DJs playing garage, psych, punk and rock&roll 8pm £free WORLD’S END The Big Quiz Night 8pm £1
FRIDAY 30TH
ABOVE AUDIO Home Home is where the house is 9pm £free BASEMENT CLUB Friday Night Live With Lady LaRue Cabaret is a drag sometimes 11pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Abandoned Rock and metal night 10pm £3/2 BLIND TIGER Balkan Kartel: The Turbans Live gypsy band and cabaret dance party 10pm £5 BRUNSWICK Under Great Southern Lights: Big Topp, Stoney Brodwer Jr, Galleons, Esme Live funk, soul and folk bands 8pm £5/6 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Casual Violence Have Friends Sketch group and stand-ups (upstairs) 7.30pm £free CHEQUERS Troubadour Acoustic Night Live acoustic music 8pm £free COALITION Friday I’m In Love Student club night that has nothing to do with The Cure 11pm £3-6 CONCORDE2 Masquerade Ball: FranClassic, Ceezlin, Alonestar, 2 Shoes Live music fundraiser 6pm £12; Stanton Warriors A fearsome breakbeat fighting force 11pm £10 DIGITAL Stonelove Indie rock&roll club 11pm £4/3 DRUID’S ARMS DJ Tommy G Electro beats, indie and house tunes 10pm £free DUKE OF NORFOLK MC Cashback, Miss Scarlett DJs play funk, Motown, reggae and hip hop 9pm £free FISHBOWL Calamity Jazz Hip hop, funk, beats and breaks 9pm £free FUNFAIR Circus Commercial music mash-ups 10pm £5/4 FUNKYFISH Dirty Retro Retro funk DJs 10.30pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE Merciless Terror Unrelenting sonic anguish, but in a good way 7pm £3; High Pressure Nights Eclectic club night playing electro, indie and 80s pop - brought to you by one of the DJs behind London’s Trash night 10pm £free HAMPTON Dad’s Old Vinyl DJs play retro funk, pop and hip hop records 9pm £free HARE & HOUNDS Deep Roots: Nick Manasseh, Kings Hi-Fi Soundsystem Reggae night (upstairs) 10pm £5 HAUNT Cat Face Having conquered the internet, our feline overlords have now branched out into running club nights in which humans are encouraged to don pretend whiskers as a form of humiliating entertainment for their masters 11pm £1000 (or £3 with a cat face) HOP POLES Old Skool Classics DJ night 10pm £free HOPE Turbulence Live Americana and melodic rock (downstairs) 9pm £4/3 KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club: Tom Deacon, Andrew O’Neill, Zoe Lyons, Stephen Grant Standup comedy night 8pm £16.50; D-P0RT: Kosine, DFS, Steve Howard, East Court A night of electronic dance music 11pm £5/3 LIFE Well Rounded House and disco, funk and soul 10pm £3 MESMERIST Shake, Holla & Roll Vintage blues, swing and rock&roll 9pm £free MUCKY DUCK Hot-Tip Hi-Fi DJ with a fine
collection of vintage reggae and rocksteady records 8pm £free NEPTUNE Dice People Piano boogie woogie 8.30pm £free NORTH LAINE PUB DJ Stu Funk and soul and grooves 9pm £free OCEANA Love Sexy Is it a question, a statement or just two words put next to each other? 10.30pm £6/ free OHSO SOCIAL Dirty Sunset Disco: Lee Harris Metrosexual disco and house club 9pm £tbc PRINCE ARTHUR Any Drop Goes DJ night with Ed Meme and John B Time tbc £free PROUD CABARET Masquerade Ball Three course meal, burlesque show and club night 7pm £34 ST LUKE’S CHURCH The Fretful Federation Mandolin orchestra 7.30pm £7/5/3 STICKY MIKE’S FROG BAR Brighton Rocks Live bands 7pm £4; Late Night Lingerie: Kill Moon, Last Heir, Demob Happy Garage and grunge bands rocking through the small hours 11pm £3 VERDICT Mark Edwards Quartet Live jazz 7pm £10/8 VOLKS Maximum Exposure Drum&bass, dubstep and breaks 10pm £6 WHITE RABBIT DJ Capsun Vintage hip hop with a modern twist 8pm £free WORLD’S END One Love Festival After Party Unity Hi-Fi plays comedown reggae vibes 9pm £free
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ABOVE AUDIO Ruff Snippets DJ plays hip hop, funk and soul Time tbc £free ANCIENT MARINER The Acoustic Sessions: Sam Chara Acoustic jazz tunes with a Parisian vibe 8pm £free AUDIO Warehouse: Alexis Raphael House and techno club night 11pm £7/5/free BASEMENT CLUB Fusion: DJ Peter Castle, DJ Lee Harris Chart and club remixes 11pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Thunderstruck Stadium and classic rock club 11pm £5/4/3 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Release The Bats Club night plays the dark side of the 80s - don’t request Wham! or you may be brushed aside by a clenched fist in a cut-off studded glove 9pm £2 CHEQUERS Breaktime DJ Kool Hertz does remixes and bootlegs 10pm £free COALITION Pump Up The Jam Reviving the vibe of 90s dancefloors with house, hip hop and dance music 11pm £5; Blow: Vince Manganaro, Charly Lopez, Charles Green The party never stops 3am £5 CONCORDE2 The Chances, The Harbour, Harting, Vyypers Electronic rock quartet 7pm £5; Brighton Loves Jungle Jungle night 11pm £tbc COWLEY CLUB Punx Picnic: Blackbird Raum Santa Cruz anarchist folk punk collective 8pm £5 DIGITAL Old Yellow Bricks R&B, house and funky soul club 11pm £tbc DUKEBOX THEATRE Made For Each Other Hit Edinburgh Fringe show about same-sex marriage 8pm £5 EXCHANGE King Size Slim Boogie blues 9pm £free FISHBOWL DJ Daddy Marcus Dancey disco and singalong soul 9pm £free FREEMASONS Saturday Night Disc Spinners DJ night 9pm £free FUNFAIR Magic Dancefloor fillers from every era 9pm £5/3 FUNKYFISH Oldschool Saturdays Soul, funk, jazz and Motown 10pm £6/5 GLOBE International Bacon Day Meat celebration with novelty cocktails, fancy dress and dead animal consumption Noon £free; Upstairs At The Globe House and disco DJs 9pm £free GREEN DOOR STORE Dead Elvis, Thee Gravemen, Stay Sick DJs Live music 7.30pm £tbc; The Big Itch Back to basics rock&roll 11pm £free HAUNT Rory Indiana, Kir Rabu, Cub Shuffi & Ponc, Stacks, Fickle Friends Live music 7pm £4; It Is Still 1985 Synthpop is still in vogue, the Tories are in power and everything is going tits up 11pm £3 HOP POLES Knead A Break DJ Mass Evil plays
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ART AT FIVE Summer Exhibition New work by Adam Barsby, David Beatson and Lucinda Brown Until Aug 15th BRIGHTON FISHING MUSEUM GALLERY Makers’ Boutique Locally made arts and crafts Until Aug 6th; Finn Hopson Photography of the south downs and beyond Aug 7th - 20th; Sarah Meredith Photography and jewellery Aug 21st - Sept 3rd BRIGHTON MUSEUM & ART GALLERY Jeff Koons Everything he touches turns to garish kitsch Until Sept 8th FABRICA Susie MacMurray The artist and musician hangs manuscripts from the ceiling Until Aug 26th GALLERY40 Aimie Herbert Exhibition of paintings by the local artist Aug 5th - 11th; Bryan Evans & Mel Evans Portraits and watercolours of Scottish towns Aug 19th - 25th HOVE MUSEUM & ART GALLERY Into The Blue In the mood for some blues? This is an exhibition exclusively about blue stuff Until Jan 21st INK_D Word Up A solo show of art based on words and song lyrics by Ryan Callanan Aug 2nd - 26th ONCA Making Tracks Forty artists team up with Sussex Wildlife Trust for an exhibition of art made by wild animals Until Sept 15th ROYAL PAVILION Regency Colour And Beyond Exhibition about the interior decor of Britain’s biggest mosque Until Oct 13th SPACE @ CREATE Michael Barolet - Silver And Carbon Evocative and raw large-scale photography Until Sept 1st VENTNOR HALL Dupont Art Club Paintings by local artists to browse and buy Aug 15th - 17th
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SIX OF THE BEST
BRIGHTON BUSKERS WORDS BY JAMES KENDALL PHOTO BY POOKA PHOTOGRAPHY
There are a lot of musicians in town, and all of them – except maybe Nick Cave, David Gilmour and the bloke out of Dollar – are broke. So rather than taking to the street begging, many people take to the streets to entertain. This is both a very good and a very, very, very bad thing. Jesus, there are some shocking buskers in Brighton, not least the guy who plays random notes on his electric guitar in New Road. Get a practice room, mate. Anyway, here are six buskers we’re always happy to hear.
TAPE PLAYER BOY
With busking you can either have a good gimmick or a great voice. The kid with the Kid’n’Play haircut (cool enough to get into our Street Style page) has got both. A sweet falsetto that’s going to see him in the charts over thoughtful r’n’b any day now, he keeps things interesting by singing over a colourful 80s cassette player. It’s totally adorable. He’s currently at the BRIT School (hear his stuff at soundcloud.com/lukefincher) and is certainly Most Likely To Succeed of the class of 2013 buskers.
SALTY SEA DOG
Wearing a costume while busking can make you stand out, and even if that guy that sings sea shanties with a mandolin is just playing a character he’s still ace. But we’re sure he means it, man. Looking like he’s just got off a particularly dramatic episode of Deadliest Catch, his songs seem to be a window into his dark soul. He’s absolutely arresting in his intensity and the songs are great. We haven’t seen him since the sun came out – maybe he’s more comfortable in the driving rain.
MASH-UP CHARMER
The last thing you want when you’re busking is people getting bored, and this guy – who looks like he might be in an indie band – keeps things moving by frequently mixing up two
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songs at a time. One minute he’s hooked the children in with songs from The Jungle Book, and the next the oldesters are raving to ‘I Like To Move It’. It’s a wall-to-wall party set, all killer no filler. Best fun when he has a tuba player along for the ride, obviously.
PIANO-PLAYING MUPPET
We suspect this guy has been around for a while but has increased his fanbase with a radical image change. Just ask any cockney who’s looking to roll out the barrel, everyone loves a good tinkling of the ivories, but with the added Rowlf outfit the kids are now fully on board too. Props for not being a dick about people taking photos, and also for being able to play so well without being able to see the keys. Jolly good fun.
STRAW BOATER CHAPS
Even good buskers will struggle to pull a crowd, but these guys, who play modern music on trad jazz instruments, always have people transfixed. That’s because as well as being great musicians they’re also real showmen – weaving in and out of each other while knocking out ‘Seven Nation Army’ on banjos, military style drums and a big old brass sousaphone. It’s great fun and it’s not unusual to see people dancing. You can even hire them for your wedding at ironbootscrapers.com.
STEEL DRUM DUDE
There’s a few things we like about this guy. Firstly, his commitment to work – he’s always at his ‘desk’ on the Pavilion Gardens path. Also he’s made a career with the most unusual of instruments, which we think is a Zimbabwean mbira dzavadzimu in a deze. Add in an occasional big headdress and a frequent even bigger smile and you’re onto a winner. He’s also not afraid to collaborate, mostly with the soprano sax hippie guy. If all the buskers got together to create a supergroup he’d be the glue that held them together.
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