Coalition The Tube Life the hope sticky mike’s frog bar
December
SĂŠbastien Tellier COalition 06.12.12
dj yoda
nights Mondays Trash Mondays
Committed to consistently pushing the boundaries every Monday night at Coalition: Trash Mondays. Brighton’s Monday night institution and Vice Magazine endorsed party continues its onslaught on mediocre midweek clubbing. Boasting a line-up of Brighton’s most in-demand DJs and notorious party starters. 11pm – Late £2 NUS/£3 others
Wednesdays CoCo LoCo
The craziest and messiest international student night with over 1000 people through the door weekly. Cheap drinks from £1.60. We play the very best in UK Chart / Dane / House / Dubstep / Dancehall and US RnB. 10.30pm – 3.30am £1 before 11pm with GL/£3 after until 1am/£5
Thursdays Secret Discotheque
Secret Discotheque is a celebration of the songs that formed the soundtrack to your youth. You learnt the lyrics and the dance moves, you copied the fashions and you sung along. We dig out the greatest records you forgot about and we make you fall in love with them all over again... 11pm – 3.30am £2 FB guestlist b4 12.30am/£3 NUS/£4
Fridays Friday I’m In Love
If you didn’t know already, Friday I’m In Love is THE FRIDAY NIGHT PARTY. We play the best music we can get our hands on and throw Brighton’s most sought after DJs, Matt Robinson and Josh Holly, onto the 1’s and 2’s. Music wise we pride ourselves on doing things no one else in the city is doing. Fat Poppadaddys DJs pull out indie, electro, funk, hip hop, reggae, 60s, 80s, DnB, dubstep, dance, and anything and everything to keep the dance floor lively! 11pm – 6am £2 guestlist b4 12.30am £3 b4 12.30am/ £4 after for NUS £4 b4 12.30am/ £5 after for others www.fridayloving.com
Saturdays 1st December Pump Up The Jam
Dedicated to 90s Dance, House, Hip Hop & Pop. Room 1 - Willerby: 90s Dance, House and Pop Room 2 - DJ Outbreak: 90s garage, rnb, hip hop, jungle! We will take you back to: Cool Britannia, Michael Jordan, Sony Playstation, Twin Peaks, Reebok Classics, Friends, Viagra, Ibiza, XR2i, Keyser Soze, Pirate Radio, Girl Power, T2, Wonderbra, Gazza, Discman, Street Fighter, Wonderbra and Sharks with Frickin Lazer Beams
on their heads. Expect to hear.... Arrested Development, Baby D, Bassheads, Bell Biv DeVoe, Bizarre Inc, Black Box, Blur, C+C Music Factory, Corona, Crystal Waters, Daft Punk, De’lacy, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, En Vogue, Eric B & Rakim, Everything but the Girl, Felix, Inner City, Josh Wink, K-Klass. 11pm – 3.30am £5 + B.F. advance/MOTD www.facebook.com/ pumpupthejambrighton
DJ Monty + Shmooze + Skank
8th December
Rox presents
Coalition Vs UNION
Jaguar Skills
With the likes of Mark Ronson, Lupe Fiasco, Trevor Nelson and Chris Moyles unable to get enough of the original ninja - Mr Jaguar Skills - the rise (and rise) of this ground-breaking artist has been well documented. Make sure you stay locked in with the rest of the Jaguar Skills army to hear an impending aural assault of every tempo; from dubstep to drum n bass, and everything in-between. 11pm – 3.30am £12.50 www.jaguarskills.com www.facebook.com/ thisisunion
15th December O>Y>B (Old Yellow Bricks)
InYaEar Promotions brings you O>Y>B (Old Yellow Bricks) a clubbing movement/concept designed for clubbers with a more refined sense of feel good RnB and funky soulful vocal House, with an exquisite sprinkling of all the things in between. 11pm – 3am £5 guestlist/£7 others
22nd December Woozy
Room 1: Brad, George Nunn, Pantelli Room 2: Outbreak The last Saturday before Christmas, cheap entry and drinks to get you in the festive party mood. RnB, House, Nu Skool Garage. 11pm – 3.30am £3 b4 12am/£5/£7 after
Saturdays from 3am BLOW: Brighton’s After Hours Vince Manganaro + Charly Lopez + Charles Green + guests
Brighton’s late, fun times institution. When it comes to Saturday night, after hours Blow is the only destination. A unique cosmopolitan vibe coupled with house grooves until the early hours. 3am – Late £5
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Live New year’s Eve PUMP UP THE JAM
Dedicated to 90s Dance, House, Hip Hop & Pop. Room 1 - Willerby: 90s Dance, House and Pop Room 2 - DJ Outbreak: 90s garage, rnb, hip hop, jungle! We will take you back to: Cool Britannia, Michael Jordan, Sony Playstation, Twin Peaks, Reebok Classics, Friends, Viagra, Ibiza, XR2i, Keyser Soze, Pirate Radio, Girl Power, T2, Wonderbra, Gazza, Discman, Street Fighter, Wonderbra and Sharks with Frickin Lazer Beams on their heads. Expect to hear.... Arrested Development, Baby D, Bassheads, Bell Biv DeVoe, Bizarre Inc, Black Box, Blur, C+C Music Factory, Corona, Crystal Waters, Daft Punk, De’lacy, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, En Vogue, Eric B & Rakim, Everything but the Girl, Felix, Inner City, Josh Wink, K-Klass, Liquid, Livin Joy, LL Cool J, Moby, N-Joi, N-Trance, Nightcrawlers, Nush, Prodigy, Robin S, Salt N Pepa, SL2, Snap, Soul II Soul, Strike, SWV, The Bucketheads, Urban Cookie Collective. 9.30pm – 4am £12 until 12th December/ then £15 + B.F. advance/MOTD www.facebook.com/ pumpupthejambrighton
Saturday 1st December Tuesday 4th December Tuesday 11th December We, Like You presents
One Inch Badge presents
Coalition Presents
Following packed out shows at London’s Forum, and highlighting festival dates across the globe including Bestival, Soundwave & T in The Park, DJ Yoda continues to pull no punches as he hypes up the party on his latest tour with the sounds from his brand new album Chop Suey! Turning his skills to a new discipline is par for the course as his inimitable live shows showcase a unique talent with a flair for the cutting edge, trail-blazing into the world of the audio-visual & developing the art form by mixing visuals live on top of his DJ sets. 8pm – 11pm £8
The return of Japanese experimental rock behemoth, BORIS!!! BORIS formed in the early ‘90s as a four piece just-for-fun endeavor with the sonic template of influences like Melvins and Earth. By the time of its 1996 debut as a trio Absolutego (later released in the US via Southern Lord in 2000), Boris had already hit its stride in creating unique ground-rattling heavy, melodic music. 7.30pm – 10.30pm £12.50 www.borisheavyrocks. com/top
Hugo Pierre Leclercq aka Madeon was introduced to electronic music aged 10, when he came upon a documentary about Daft Punk. A year later, he began learning how to make music. At just 18, he now has support from the likes of Annie Mac, Swedish House Mafia, Pete Tong, Deadmau5, Alan Braxe, Chase & Status, Skrillex, Knife Party, Porter Robinson etc. His Pop Culture video on YouTube, which featured him performing with his Novation Launchpad controller, as he live mixed 39 samples from pop tracks from the likes of ELO’s Mr Blue Sky and the Gorillaz ‘Dare’ to Britney Spears’s ‘Baby One More Time’ has had over 14m views. 8pm – 11pm £14 www.facebook.com/ itsmadeon www.youtube.com/user/ itsmadeon
DJ YODA Boris (Chop Suey album tour) + special guests
Thursday 6th December Coalition Presents
Sébastien Tellier
Madeon + Special Guests
Sébastien Tellier is a modern day enigma. A hirsute lothario, conquering hearts with soulful music that brims with a seductive élan. Sébastien guides his listener through an expansive sonic space, defined by classic Tellier madeon synth textures alongside a newly realized stadium ready grandeur. Following suit with his transcendence to sacrosancticity, a strong choral overtone presides over his expected funk hooks. 7pm – 10pm £16.50 www.sebastientellier.com
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Thursdays Booty Bakery
Summer vibes served fresh out the oven. Beats baked to perfection accompanied with drink deals to cool you down as you get hot and sweaty in our oven! Our special ingredients: 300g of bass, 2 tsp electronic,1kg Hip Hop, a dash of Tom Baker, a splash of JG, a sprinkle of Oli P and a chunk of booty. Resident DJs Blonde Chicks, Tom Baker, Joe G and Oli.P and guest DJ Ben White (Dagger) are the audio curators of the event to ensure that our mix melts in your mouth. 11pm – 6am Free b4 12am/£4 NUS/£5 www.facebook.com/ thebootybakery
MOTEL
FRIDAYS CROSS
An unholy mess of beats and bass, the crew behind TRASH bring you their take on how a Friday night should go down. DJs on rotation: Ricado (Enk) Milton Trash DJs Oli P (Urban Outfitters) 11pm – Late Free b4 11.30pm/£3 NUS
FRIDAYS AFTERPARTY Motel
We like underground house music. A lot of what we play is derived from the current Berlin scene but we’re definitely partial to dipping back in to the roots of Detroit, the bass music coming out of San Fran and homegrown talent from London, the North, Bristol and beyond. Motel is a music focused after party which runs in an intimate space and as such reserves the right to refuse entry if we do not feel you are right for the party. We know the right people will understand. 2am – 6am £5
Saturdays LAST STOP
Located on Brighton’s famous seafront under the arches something extraordinarily special is about to take place. For so long the City’s socialites and revelers have craved a fresh Saturday night that offers something more, something unique with all the personal touches and character that you deserve; a Saturday night with an authentic Saturday night feel. Expect to hear a stunning blend of Old Skool, RnB, US HipHop and Funky. As for the drinks, expect champagne and premium brand spirits to be flowing aplenty accompanied by effervescent sparklers to set the party vibe. This Saturday all roads lead to one place. One journey. One destination. Last Stop @ The Tube. 11pm – 6am £5 NUS & advance/ MOTD
New Year’s Eve BOOTY BAKERY NYE PARTY
The Booty Bakery has been established as the hottest place to party in Brighton. Every week, our oven’s record breaking temperatures have kept your booties hot and rising until the early hours. Now we feel it’s time for us to see the New Year in and throw the biggest and hottest party yet. Our brothers from Lick will be cooling you down in the oven with their deliciously delightful frozen yogurt. “ELLE models j’adore Lick, they can eat it by the tub because it’s fat free” ELLE magazine. Here are our special ingredients: 300g of bass, chopped 2 tsp electronic 1kg Hip Hop A sprinkle of House & A chunk of booty Bake your New Year to perfection. In the meantime, get your groove on people. Shake that ass. 10pm – 7am £8 advance/MOTD
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Mondays #HASHTAG#
Everything from club classics to funky house, this is the place to be on Monday... Follow the trend! 10pm – 5am £2 guestlist
WEDNESDAYS MOVE
The new Dance weekly at LIFE focussing on the UK side of electronic music, with the best in upcoming talent from around the country! 5th – My Neu Leng 12th – Khan 19th – W ell Rounded Xmas Party 11pm – 4am £2/£3/£4
the heatwave
Fridays 7th December Dagger is 2!
21st December Hashtag End Of The World Weekender!
The notorious Dagger! is back for another sweaty night of Dancehall, Bashment & Reggae with special guests from Rinse FM and The Heatwave! In Support will be the Dagger Sound System and Flatline DJs! 11pm – Late £3/£4/£5
Whether you believe the Mayans were right or not, it’s time to party like it’s the last night of your life and the Hashtag crew are here to soundtrack the antics! 11pm – Late £3/£4/£5
14th December ENK
Remember getting ‘Locked Up & Gettin Low’ to all that naughty nineties music at Jail Bait? Well, it’s back for one more night of filth playing the best in 90s Lipgloss Pop, East ‘N’ west Coast Hip-Hop and Slow Jamz. Get your best threads on... 11pm – Late £4/£5/£7
The ENK Collective has brought the likes of Roska, Youngsta, DJ Q and the Butterz Label to the seaside, to name but a few, and the 14th is no exception. A very special guest will be announced online soon, with support from the ENK Collective DJs! 11pm – Late £4
28th December Jail Bait Reunion
New Year’s Eve AKAAKAROAR! New Year’s Eve!
After nearly 3 years of bringing Brighton the best in forward thinking House, Bass & Techno the AkaAkaRoar! team are hosting the Biggest New Years Eve party at LIFE with Martyn, Eliphino, South London Ordnance B2B Tessela, Elek and many, many more! 10pm – 4am £10 early bird
Saturdays Juicebox
The seafront’s biggest and freshest party! Big tunes, party vibes, special treats each week and drink deals all night! 11pm – 4am £5
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MondayS SOUL CASSEROLE THE HOPE LIVE SESSIONS Expect Funk 45s, Soul, An ever-changing mix of eclectic bands and solo performances. Please contact the venue in advance to book a session as slots are in high demand. 9pm IN THE BAR FREE
ThursdayS THE hope SOCIAL
Every Thursday we’ll be showcasing new and upcoming Brighton acts alongside a few special guests in a stripped back acoustic setting. Music ranging from African dancehall to Swing. Contact thehope@ drinkinbrighton.co.uk if you’d like to get involved. 8pm IN THE BAR FREE
Saturday 1st december Never Been Kissed Presents
Shoot The Dead + Arivmia + Ivy King
Frenetic rhythms, driving bass, searing guitar riffs and phenomenal vocals; Shoot The Dead have a collection of hook laden tunes, citing influences as diverse as the Beatles through to the Prodigy. 8pm – 11pm upstairs £4 NUS/£6
Motown, Hip-Hop, mash-ups & full speed funked up beats. 9pm – Late IN THE BAR FREE www.facebook.com/ SoulCasserole
Sunday 2nd december Communion presents
BEANS ON TOAST
Beans on Toast is one man with a guitar – he blends a dark wit with serious social and political satire based on a diverse range of subjects. 8pm – 11pm upstairs £5 advance www.beansontoastmusic. com
Monday 3rd december Access to Music presents
Now That’s What I Call Access to Music! showcase
Time TBC upstairs £2 non ATM Members
new & undiscovered talent. 7.30pm – 10.30pm upstairs £5 on the door
Thursday 6th december The Hope Social Sonne Kings 9pm IN THE BAR FREE
Friday 7th december Slip jam B Longplayer
Dumb Handsome Bastard Promotions presents a winters evening of moody Indie/Folk from some of the South-East’s finest,
Tuesday 11th december
Teen Creeps and OIB present
Allah-las + The Black Tambourines
Allah-Las sound like the Old, Weird Los Angeles: Strains of true surfing music, American harmonies, Sunset Strip backbeat. You look at their well worn Fender guitars, their real surfer tans, their dusty suede boots - and you see it’s a sound natural to them. 7.30pm upstairs £6 + B.F. advance
Saturday 8th december
Thursday 13th december The Hope Social Tiny Dragons
Sital-Singh Tuesday 4th December Luke Citing Neil Young, Bruce New Desert Blues + Our Colour Company + Landores + High Tyde
Teen Creeps - 80’s indie, new wave, disco coming at you all night. Bring your dancing shoes and come on down to strut your stuff. 9pm – Late IN THE BAR FREE
Hosted by Hines & Neil Bizy. Brighton’s longstanding hip hop, open mic and deck rap sessions. Featuring live performances from Ed Scissor Tongue (High Focus Records Release Party) and local legends, Adam & Cuth (Letters EP Release Party!). 9.30pm – 1.30am upstairs FREE
OIB presents
Dumb Handsome Bastard Promotions presents
Das Robotique
Springsteen, Josh Ritter and Damien Rice as major influences, Luke’s sound is warm, immersive and crafted in such a way which suggests an innate ability to transcend his idols. Tipped by the Guardian as “breathing life into a tired form”. 8pm – 11pm upstairs £6 + B.F. advance
3 piece Alternative Soul/ Dance band from Brighton. If you haven’t seen them then make it one of your New Year resolutions! 9pm IN THE BAR Allah FREE Las www.facebook.com/ TinyDragons
bad for lazarus
Love Thy Neighbour presents
Bad For Lazarus + Castrovalva + Exit International + Rodeo Death Burger
Psychedelic dark rock feat ex members of 80’s Matchbox B-line Disaster/ Nine Inch Nails and UNKLE. 8pm upstairs £5 advance/MOTD
Friday 14th december Overhead Wires Music present
The Jipsy Magic Xmas Xtravaganza Jipsy Magic + The Watermelons + Mum, Dad & The Kids Indie-funksters Jipsy Magic host a Christmas party with added jamboree. 8pm doors upstairs £5 on the door www.jipsymagic.com
THE GOODNESS
HipHop, funk, beats and other stuff. 9pm – Late IN THE BAR FREE www.rarekindrecords.co.uk
Saturday 15th december
End of Year presents
Black Fields + K illing Fields of Ontario
The Black Fields blend influences of country, blues, rock and
Americana. Their live performances are gritty, passionate and charismatic. 8pm upstairs £TBC
DJ MACH.ALL
Czech DJ MACH.ALL spent 2011 on a European tour with Afu-Ra - now he’s in the UK and we’re happy to announce his new residency at The Hope! Bringing you a master class in scratching, Hip Hop and Beats. 9pm – Late IN THE BAR FREE
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DJ WILL SUMSUCH + Guests
Spinning old school hip hop, funk and soul with cult movies on the big screen. 9pm – Late upstairs FREE www.sumsuch.co.uk
friday 21st december The Denim + from She Crazy + Fight
The Denim (ex My Deaf Audio & Birdhouse) Surf Rock, for fans of Pavement, and Nada Surf! 7pm upstairs £5 advance
Tuesday 18TH december Puppet Kings & friends Saturday Christmas party december + Fair Weather Heroes 22nd EXHIBIT A night of rock n’ roll mayhem with Brighton’s DJs Murky Waters premier hard rock band & LocustLung Puppet Kings. 8pm – 11pm upstairs £3 on the door www.facebook.com/ puppetkings
Thursday 20th december The Hope Social New Kicks
Unique acoustic music, upbeat bands and DJs brining the noise. 9pm IN THE BAR FREE
Playing intelligent handpicked cuts from every corner of Hip Hop; G Funk to New York Soul Death Row to Brainfeeder. 9pm – Late IN THE BAR FREE
Thursday 27th december The Hope Social Cate Ferris 9pm IN THE BAR FREE www.cateferris.com
Friday 28th december Hi Zero! Poetry Readings presents
Caitlin Doherty + Jonny Liron
An evening of modern poetry. 7.30pm upstairs £4
DJ ASBEST
Playing a 100% vinyl set. Early 90’s hip hop, funk, soul, rare groove, Roots Revivals, Studio One classics + Electronica. 9pm – Late IN THE BAR FREE www.myspace.com/ asbestthemoorking
Saturday 29th december SOUL CASSEROLE
Expect Funk 45s, Soul, Motown, Hip-Hop, Mash-ups & full speed funked up beats. 9pm – Late IN THE BAR FREE www.facebook.com/ SoulCasserole
New Year’s eve SLIP JAM B
Slipjam NYE party featuring LDZ (London Zoo), Dabbla & Sumgi, Dubbledge & Stig of the Dump. Live beat battle, freestyle challenges, live art and open mic! DJs from Rarekind, Kung Fu, Positivity & more. Two floors of hip hop, funk, soul and live rap. 3pm – Late FREE See back for ticket details.
SATURDAY 1st DECEMBER Sunday 2nd December WEDNESDAY Cupboard Music presents Jackhammer 5th DECEMBER Promotions presents Miaoux Miaoux STICKY MIKE’S Karybdis + support MUSO POP QUIZ + Bloodguard Miaoux Miaoux (aka The pop quiz is back Glasgow based Londoner Julian Corrie) has been assuredly turning heads for some time now with his complex, insistently melodic live shows. Produced and mixed by Paul Savage (Mogwai, The Phantom Band, WuLyf), ‘Light of the North’ features 10 tracks of sublime electronic pop and features guest spots from Edinburgh MC Profisee (‘Virtua Fighter’), and a stunning vocal from rising star Anna Miles (‘Is It A Dream’). 7pm – 10pm £6.50 www.miaouxmiaoux.com
STAY BEAUTIFUL
A night of dirty sleazy glam and glitter rock hi-voltage electro and fucked-up disco 77 punk and alternative anthems plus a flash dash of pop trash!!! 11pm – 3.30am IN THE CLUB £4/£5 www.facebook.com/ staybeautifulclub
“The sound of metal’s past, present and future colliding in a shower of sparks, Karybdis are constructing their own immortal mythology before our eyes and ears. Prepare yourselves: a new legend is rising from the depths!” Metalhammer. 7pm – 11pm £3 www.jackhammermusic. co.uk www.karybdis.com
Monday 3rd December Love Thy Neighbour & Be Nothing present
SIMIAN GHOST + Us Baby Bear Bones + Poles Apart + Faux Flux Simian Ghost is an alternative pop act from Sweden who are signed to Heist or Hit. Their album ‘Youth’ is clever but accessible, like the very best moments of M83, Active Child and Washed Out, and is likely to be featuring as many people’s musical highlights of 2012. They have shared stages with the likes of Mount Kimbie, SBTRKT and Niki & The Dove. 7.30pm £5 advance/MOTD
now on the first Wednesday of the month. Cash prizes and booze for the winners. 7pm – 10.30pm IN THE BAR £1 Love Thy Neighbour Presents
Crooked Fingers (Eric Bachmann of Archers of Loaf) + Do You Feel What I Feel Deer
Eric Bachmann first came to the attention of the musical world as lead singer of The Archers of Loaf. Since their split in 1998 he has released 6 albums as Crooked Fingers on labels such as Saddle Creek and Merge. His new album ‘Breaks in the Armour’ is beautifully understated, artfully phrased, and ultimately a paean to perseverance. 8pm £6 advance
imperial leisure
THURSDAY 6th DECEMBER HULLABALOO New wave, post punk and power pop. 9pm – Late IN THE BAR FREE
La Bordello Boheme A Christmas Tease!
Welcome to a night of merriment and Christmas tease. Warm yourselves up with an evening of saucy entertainment from La Bordello Boheme. They will be bringing you some of the world’s finest cabaret acts, circus performers and burlesque beauties. They are back in Brighton after their summer tour of the UK; from London to Edinburgh they have been spreading their love all over the place! 7.30pm – 1am £7.50 advance/£10 door www.labordelloboheme. com
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FRIDAY 7th DECEMBER Lout Promotions Presents
Brighton Rocks #23 The Witches + Fragile Creatures +The Little Shocks +Is Bliss The Witches: scuzzy grunge rock Fragile Creatures: guitar pop The Little Shocks: indie rock Is Bliss: Grunge rock 7pm – 10.15pm £4
ORANGE SODA
All things 90s all night!! 9pm – Late IN THE BAR £3
SOUL IN THE DUNGEON Soul / Funk / Motown with the SITD DJs 11pm – 3.30am IN THE CLUB £2
combination of technicality and slush. A new album is due out sometime in 2013 on Sargent House. 7pm – 10pm £7 www.sargenthouse.com/ native
Hulud, The Ghost Inside, Reign Supreme, Deez Nuts and many more! 6pm – 11pm £4 www.facebook.com/ thisdistanceuk
ULTIMATE POWER
WEDNESDAY 12th DECEMBER I AM ARCADE
The greatest night of your life returns with a festive fist this month. Featuring the greatest power ballads ever written, all night long. “Stupendously successful... a night dedicated to the glory of the Power Ballad” - Guardian “A fun-as-fuck communal club experience” - NME Buy tickets in advance to avoid bitter, bitter disappointment! 11pm – 3.30am IN THE CLUB £5/£6
The Fight Lab has opened in Brighton. Featuring all kinds of fighting game classics, music, drink and film, The Fight Lab brings a new night club experience that cannot be missed. 8pm – 12am IN THE BAR FREE www.twitter.com/ Fight_Lab
THURSDAY 13th DECEMBER Fam Ents presents
LEISURE Sunday 9th December IMPERIAL FATALITY BOOKINGS IN ASSOCIATION + Popes of SATURDAY 8th DECEMBER /W SAVIOUR MANAGEMENT PRESENTS Chillitown + Half Crown Bad Math & Dog Knights present THIS DISTANCE Imperial Leisure are (Last ever show) NATIVE rolling into town this + SURFACES + GNARWOLVES for the (Last ever show) December + Nai Harvest penultimate performance + CHARON + As It Is of their 2012 winter tour, Native is a four piece band + UNBELIEVER courtesy of Sticky Mike’s from Indiana with one Frog Bar. Needless to + FORREST of the coolest/weirdest say by this point the cogs + IN REMEMBERANCE sounds in recent memory. will be thoroughly oiled It’s heavy and aggressive and discordant but the members of Native are also absurdly proficient from instrument to instrument, so it makes for a pretty awesome
This Distance are melodic hardcore from South Wales. Since their debut, they have had the luck of sharing the stage with some great artists. Such names as: Shai
up the evening’s entertainment we have local heroes indie inspired hip-hoppers Half Crown: this being their second Imperial Leisure tour date they’ll be well in gear and kicking things off nicely. Main support has been reserved for the awesome, London to Brighton SkaPunk collective, Popes Of Chillitown: well-seasoned with a life on the road having appeared as support for many great bands, most notably The King Blues and more recently The Skints. 7.30pm – 11pm £8
RIFF TIL YER STIFF
Face Meltin’ Toe Tappin’ Head Bangin’ riffs. The best of Stoner Rock, Classic Rock, Heavy Metal, Grunge and Punk. Riff driven tunes throughout the night. 8pm – Late IN THE BAR FREE www.facebook.com/ rifftilyerstiff
and the band pumping on full steam. This is sure to be a night to remember, even more so due to the fantastic support acts lined up for the show. Opening
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FRIDAY 14th DECEMBER Brighton Rocks #24 From Embers + From Afar + Hold The Fight + Kid Capola From Embers: Dynamically violent post-hardcore from Manchester From Afar: Brighton Post Hardcore Hold the Fight: An acoustic-core trio from the South Coast of England Kid Capola: Energetic 5 piece 7pm – 10.15pm £4
DIVE SLOW GHOSTPOET
From Kanye to Kuedo, Planet Mu to Planet Rock, Run DMC to Cosmin TRG, EPMD to HEALTH - fraying electro and heady hiphop,pop and rock with an innovative pulse, plus an inevitable clutch of bona-fide classics. This month features a special set from none other than Mercury music prize nominee GHOSTPOET! 9pm – 2am FREE www. ghostpoet.co.uk
NO BRAINER The Mysterons + Birdskulls +Atlantic & Lion
DJs: Teen Creeps DJs Be Nothing DJs Dead Fun DJs A night of guitar music and skateboard videos for slackers. Expect music from Jay Reatard to NOFX, FIDLAR to The Cramps. + Cheap beer & £5 Pizzas. 11pm – 3.30am IN THE CLUB FREE www.facebook.com/ teencreeps
SATURDAY 15th DECEMBER Brighton Rocks #26 Bella Feud The Light Brigade + Dirt Royal + Battery Hounds
Bella Feud’s songs are a juxtaposed blend of driving riffs and thought-provoking lyrics encompassed by a wave of soaring ethereal harmonies and hooky melodies that will have you singing, dancing and dreaming all at once. FFO Beach House, Arcade Fire & Sigur Ros. 7pm – 10.15pm £4 www. bellafeud.com
STICKY MIKE’S ALL STAR CHRISTMAS PARTY With special and not so special guests. ALL NIGHT BOTH FLOORS FREE
and related sub-genres, Birds In Row truly offer something of substantial emotional weight to their listeners. Collectively carrying sombre hearts and poignant souls, they navigate through melancholic seas to shape beautifully hook-laden songs unlike anything else out there today. 7pm – 10.30pm £5
Sunday 16th December Club Criminal Xmas Bash Thieves by the Code + Trip to Dover + The Kut (Unplugged) + The Trophy Hearts Tuesday 18th December Tom Hannay & Love Junk + The Flip Flays This female fronted, + support 4-piece started over two years ago on the British South coast in Brighton. 75,000 miles later they played all over Europe and toured the USA. ‘Trip to Dover’ is electronic glory without losing the raw edge of rock. Think electronic Foo Fighters. Think Moby goes rock. 5pm – 12am £6 advance
Monday 17th December Dog Knights Productions presents
Birds In Row + We Came Out Like Tigers + Black Shapes + Bleak Falls + Charlotte Light and Dark
Birds In Row are a melodic yet abrasive band from Laval, France. Blurring the lines between hardcore, punk,
After deciding to up sticks and move to Iceland, Tom locked himself away in the remote fishing village of Boulongavik to write for a while. This is the music he wrote. So far he has met some amazing people on the road, played with some of the world’s best players and worked with a handful of brilliant and dedicated innovators. 8pm £TBC
WEDNESDAY 19th DECEMBER DUMB & DUMBER 3: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE QUIZMAS
It’s a WONDERFUL QUIZ it really is... Don’t stay HOME ALONE come get festive and QUIZMASSY!! 8pm – 11pm £1
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Thursday 20th December Ooosh presents
Bongo Fury Xmas bash!
DJs from the Bongo Fury Collective. Introd-ooosh!ing a new night presented by Ooosh! Tours. As promised we will be bringing you a free party, featuring a fine selection of tunes from bands and DJs hand-picked by the Ooosh! team. 9pm FREE
They’ll be taking to the decks and curating half the line-up.... handpicking bands and tunes for the lucky folks of Brighton! 11pm – 3.30am IN THE CLUB £3
BITTER DISKO
SUB BOP likes grunge, riot grrrl, alt 90s, agit pop and shoegaze. We like sharing this love when we can. 100%!!! 10pm – 3.30am IN THE BAR FREE www.facebook.com/ SUBBOP
Bitter Disko source current below radar cuts, hidden gems from the past and twisted dancefloor beats. Expect a bitter-sweet selection of irresistible electronica, dark acid grooves and alternative dance tracks + slices of post-punk funk. 9pm – Late IN THE BAR FREE www.bitterdisko.tk
Origin agency & Fatality bookings present
FRIDAY 28th DECEMBER NEON
SUB BOP
FRIDAY 21st DECEMBER LATE NIGHT SATURDAY LINGERIE XMAS 22nd DECEMBER Christmas comes but once a year and this year is extra special as it marks a year’s worth of Late Night Lingerie’s! To celebrate we are making LNL11 a Late Night to remember! We will be inviting back some of our favourite bands, which could be anyone from a whole host of amazing local talent. They’ll be forced to pull out a Christmas cover or two, or at the very least bring presents for the crowd. There will be cake, booze and crackers for our adoring late night dwellers! NOT ONLY THAT (and we can’t confirm who) BUT we will also have a local band that has risen to greater heights in 2012 making a special appearance.
‘Meta-stasis are the next best extreme metal band to come out of UK’. 4pm – 3.30am £5 www.meta-stasis.com
A 10 band Christmas feast of Metal Meta-stasis + support
Meta-stasis are a metal super group featuring ex Sikth, Ted Maul, Man Must Die and Rise To Remain members. A ground breaking combination of psycho extreme metal and industrial/jungle for your consumption and in turn, to consume you! Meta-stasis released their first debut album, ‘When the Mind Departs the Flesh’ which escaped upon the world and was given rave reviews from Metal Hammer, Terrorizer, Kerrang and the legendary Steve Asheim from ‘Deicide’ who said
NEON returns with one very special last party of 2012!! A night dedicated to all that’s deep, dark, & stomping. Come along for an epic night of quality sounds and friendly vibes. Expect to hear a melting pot of tech house, breaks, progressive, psybreaks, and techno, with a heavy slant towards all that’s techy and underground. The night is brought to you by some of Brighton’s most talented DJs and producers, who love, live and breathe underground dance music. 11pm – 3.30am IN THE CLUB FREE
SATURDAY 29th DECEMBER STICKY MIKE’S ALLSTARS REVIEW OF THE YEAR
We play all our fave tunes of 2012... Drinks deals all night. Come have a Baileys. 9pm – Late IN THE BAR FREE
New Year’s eve THE PHYSICS HOUSE PARTY
A kaleidoscopic alternative NYE party, curated by the Physics House Band. Live bands, DJs and psychedelic interactive art. The best place to ring in the New Year. 8pm – Very Late FREE
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11-12 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3WA 01273 325793 www.drinkinbrighton.co.uk/hope
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The South Lanes, 9-12 Middle St, Brighton, BN1 1AL 01273 749465 www.drinkinbrighton.co.uk/stickymikesfrogbar
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under 16’s need to be accompanied by an adult
NB: all gigs at Coalition are 14+