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LATEST NEWS YOU WOULD BE SENSIBLE IN THINKING THAT THERE WOULD BE NOTHING LEFT TO DO IN BRIGHTON AFTER MAY’S ACTIONPACKED SCHEDULE... ...featuring the likes of The Great Escape, Brighton Festival and the Fringe City. Remember though - this is Brighton, and there are always bucketloads of activities and nonsense to get up to. On June 20th fitness freaks and cycling enthusiasts can partake in the British Heart Foundation’s annual London to Brighton bike ride, where 30,000 poor souls take on the task of cycling the long journey from the capital down to the seaside. The Ditching Beacon is a notoriously difficult stage; a steep incline after fifty miles of tough leg work is never an inviting prospect. It’s all in good spirit however, as over £40million has been raised since the BHF’s involvement with the event. Be careful not to get confused with the other bike ride however, which begins exactly a week earlier on June 13th. For this comparatively easy-going journey, the only prerequisite is that you complete the cycle naked! Almost 1000 nude enthusiasts are expected to wear their birthday suits and venture out into the sun to paddle in the sea, have a picnic on the beach and of course ride across the Brighton seafront with nothing but their modesty and their dignity. BN1 are taking part (yes, you heard) so check out next issue to see just how great we look naked! Concerning itself with exactly the opposite of nudity between 9-12 June is Brighton Frocks’ Brighton Fashion
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Week. Held at the Hilton Metropole, Hanbury Ballrooms and The Corn Exchange, Brighton Fashion week features a whole showcase of events geared around the latest and greatest in fashion and clothing. Check brightonfashionweek.co.uk for details. If you haven’t noticed there’s a World Cup on during 11th June - 11th July with England’s first match against USA being aired on the 12th at 19:30. Expect pubs brimming with larger louts and excited fans! In my experience these normally end in a booze drenched shirt and a left shoe amiss! Alternative places include the Komedia and Concorde2 who will have big screens and drink deals! Finally there is the Greenwave Eco Festival, which yes, is exactly what it bloody sounds like. With the following ‘zones’: Wellbeing, Transport, Recycling, Water, Energy, Science, Earth, Music, Schools and Youth there is supposedly something for everyone. So apparently if you have an interest in the Earth, wellbeing, water or energy then you should check this out, as it is all in good faith and for the environment. We can almost guarantee that you will also be likely to find Fair Trade, local and organic produce, among the other usual niceties you would expect to find at such an event. A note on some of our activities last month that didn’t make the final print: Doctor’s Orders at Jam proved once again that it is Brighton’s foremost hiphop night with thumping beats blared out to dozens of punters on 22nd May, in a night that featured Ty as the headliner. Watch out for their next gig; Def Jam vs Motown Special on Saturday 19th June @ Jam. Finally a big thanks to all those who helped us during The Great Escape, and a big apology to all the fantastic bands, acts, gigs and CDs we didn’t manage to cover this month.
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COMEDY & THEATRE Alongside the marvellous Paul Merton and his Impro Chums (see interview with Mike McShane in this issue), Brighton is once again awash with comedic delights which oddly this month seem to tie in (purposefully or not) really rather well with the main theatrical events for June too. So, here we are with the June Theatre / Comedy preview.... The Theatre Royal have obviously decided that Brighton isn’t camp enough on its own, and needs a little help on that line, so this month bring us the various delights of Sound Of Music Singalong (June 7th) – yes, you’re right, it’s a screening of The Sound of Music with subtitles so the audience can sing along (like ANYONE in Brighton would need subtitles, I mean, really !) – closely followed by Dancing Queen (June 10th-12th), a celebration of all things Abba. If you’re not over-camped by that stage.....well we just can’t help ! For those who like their funny bones tickled in a more obvious (if quirky) way, Spamalot makes it’s long awaited Brighton showing, again at the Theatre Royal between the 21st and 26th June. If you’ve been hidden away under a stone for the last....well.... few years at least, Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Round Table in the Pythons inimitable style (think cows, killer rabbits and at
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least a soupcon of French people !) For true theatre goers however, it’s hard to look past Salome as being the production of choice for the month. Performed by the phenomenal Headlong Theatre company, Salome is Oscar Wilde’s verse masterpiece depicting the story of King Herod’s stepdaughter. Performances at the Theatre Royal between 15th – 19th June. With tales of the demise of Komedia rather pre-emptive, it’s definitely worth getting down there when you can to see the consistently excellent Krater Komedy nights (weekly) and BN1 heartily recommends the irreverent comedy of Bent Double (June 6th) for a night of nigh-on guaranteed giggles. Do also look out for a number of Edinburgh Previews cropping up around the city. One of the best places to sup a pint of finest ale whilst belly laughing (in the main) at some fine comedy is at the Caroline of Brunswick. BN1’s pick of the previews from there is Wil Hodgson’s excellent Punkanory, where the Perrier Best Newcomer winner regales tales of childhood fears and half baked ideas for 80’s cartoons (June 22nd) Equally as unmissable will be Scott Capurro’s show at the Caroline on June 24th. The irreverent, corrosive, provocative and utterly hilarious Californian export will round up a month
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LIVE MUSIC GUIDE
Zion Train - 6th June Concorde2
MARTHA REEVES AND THE VANDELLAS
DREADZONE
You know you’ve had a particularly good night at a bar or club when dancing spills out of the venue and onto the street. Well before Beyonce started telling men to “put a ring on it” (a wedding ring on your girlfriends finger rather than a cock ring on your man-hood I assume), Martha and the Vandellas actually wrote mo-town classics about love and dancing in the street all over the world. This month is a rare opportunity to catch a simply legendary group that has charted twenty six hits, ranked in the Rolling Stone top 100 greatest artists of all time, suffered the loss of key-songwriters and producers and which had they’re heyday from 1963-1967 but who remain as timeless as ever. Highly recommended.
Popular as a live act for their blissed out reggae infused dance and rock, Dreadzone have as well made six studio albums. One of theses, Second Light, made it onto John Peel’s top ten of all time. Since 1993 this British reggae-dance collective have also managed one top forty hit with their track Little Britain. Live they blend human percussion, guitars, reggae vocal layers and “bubbling” DJ electronics.
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Doors open 19:00, Ages 18+, Tickets £20 in advance + booking fee.
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4TH JUNE KOMEDIA
Doors Open 19:30, Tickets £14:00.
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ZION TRAIN
TOOTS AND MAYTALS
As if having Toots and The Maytals and Dreadzone this June wasn’t enough for Brighton’s many Jamaican music fans, legendary dub producers Zion Train are here as-well. Zion Train’s reputation as innovators was spawned when they released ‘Follow Like Wolves’ in 1992, fusing dub and acid house styles. Early albums as well like, A passage to Indica, released on their own label, Universal Egg, have come to be seen as principal influences on the emergence of both minimal techno and minimal dub. Undisputed leaders and pioneers in the dub-dance genre, Zion Train incorporate dynamic onstage dub mixing, acoustic instruments and live vocals into their performances. Recommended so long as all the reggae this month won’t relax you all the way into a coma.
Originally, the Maytal’s close-harmony gospel singing ensured an early success level that over-shadowed that of the Wailer’s when both vocal groups were recording with Clement Dodd at Studio One in Kingston. In-fact, to this day, and contrary to what most might naturally think; Toots and the Maytals hold the current record for number one hits in Jamaica with thirty one. Most recently the Maytals released the Grammy award winning True Love in 2005 and recorded a version of Radiohead’s Let Down for the reggae version of OK computer, Radiodread which was also nominated for a Grammy. In 2009, The Maytals were supposed to support Amy Winehouse at the Sheppard’s Bush Empire for their shared label, Island Records’ 50th Anniversary. Winehouse, on form as always, cancelled leaving Frederick “Toots” Hibbert and the Maytals to play at the more intimate Bush hall, round the Corner from the Empire, to a sell out crowd. Highly recommended.
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SMASH AND GRAB (CLUB NIGHT) 11TH JUNE - CONCORDE2
BREAKESTRA
Smash and Grab is inappropriately titled since, according to its organisers, it’s a night all about kissing and dancing. Here was me initially thinking it was some kind of ramraiding fraternity that had idiotically set up a dedicated URL, Facebook, Myspace, and twitter page. Ordinarily Smash and Grab runs every Thursday at The Proud Galleries in Camden but all you silly kissers will be happy to learn that a night which features drawn on tattoos, dressing up boxes, miniature hats, getting drunk, live bands and typically, DJs calling themselves ‘The Queens of Noize”, will be running this June at the Concorde2. Past performers have included the likes of Mr Hudson, and Tommy Sparks. This event’s status is on hold with acts still to be confirmed so you’ll have to go down and find out exactly what all the fuss is about.
A renowned ten-piece, funk orchestra from Los Angeles, Breakestra have released several EPS and two full length albums of mostly 60’s and 70’s soul and funk covers, samples and breaks. These guys will be playing for over two hours so, with champion turntable guru, DJ Format in the mix as-well, you’ll certainly get you money’s worth if nothing else. Doors Open 19:00, Ages 14+, Tickets, £12:00 in advance + booking fee.
(SUPPORT FROM DJ FORMAT) 27TH JUNE - CONCORDE2
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TRAILER TRASH PRESENTS: BARBARELLA VS FLASH GORDON 19TH JUNE – KOMEDIA The latest incarnation from the cult movie-themed club extravaganza, featuring film scenes spliced up with themed neo-cabaret, fire and aerial live acts, plus alterantive rock, swing, breaks, hiphop, glam-trash, soundtracks & classic hits from Komedia’s resident DJs.
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Martha Reeves And The Vandellas 4th June - Concorde2
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LIVE MUSIC GUIDE NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB 30TH JUNE - CONCORDE2 New Young Pony Club can be quoted as saying “we marry the dance ethic with the pop ethic and make something that you can sing to and dance along to”. Aside from the fact that none of their songs are clever or well crafted enough to be catchy pop anthems, one could also doubt that either the “pop ethic” or the “dance ethic” are worthy ethics if indeed ethics at all. After all, surely the only ethic as far as pure pop is concerned is whether something is popular (i.e. sells to the people stupid enough to still be buying music). Pot-Noodles are popular but are hardly ethical. Equally the dance ethic, possibly encapsulated by Superhan’s line in Peep Show – “Big beats are the best: get high all the time” - is more of an ethos than an ethic. The love child of pop and dance would probably be a rather stupid, gormless child with a penchant for amphetamines. Mind you, who among us doesn’t enjoy the occasional pot noodle and a line of plant feeder? Doors open 20:00, Ages 14+, Tickets £12:00 in advance + booking fee.
Toots and Maytalls 17th June - Concorde2
E P A C S E T THE GREA 2010 REVIEW
As the sun rose on Brighton on Thursday the 13th of May, the early morning joggers, the postmen and the bakers all up with the lark, knew beforehand that we were in for a beautiful dirty weekend. Not even the prospect of David Cameron and Nick Clegg who, together, have already become the homo-erotic Ant and Dec power couple of the same old “broken politics”, could dampen our fair city’s spirits when the weather looked to be this glorious. The Great Escape Festival, arguably Europe’s biggest and most important gathering of bands and music business types, had begun as well as could be hoped. Behind all the music of course, not just at The Great Escape, but the music scene in general, there is a collection of seriously un-cool men in suits that use expressions like “diversification”, “market potential” and “cross promo-
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tional strategies”. One such man is Simon Fox, the CEO of HMV who gave a talk at The Founder’s Room at the The Brighton Dome. While Characters like Tony Wilson have directed our attention to the importance of the business or marketing aspect to music (how could we have a music scene at all if the music couldn’t reach its listener?), the decisions of those men in suits that of necessity first and foremost consider short and long term profits, effects a kind of censorship, a censorship which is at odds with credibility. This issue half cropped up in Simon Fox’s Q and A session but in no way came close to being satisfactorily resolved although Fox certainly
seemed to have plenty of strategies to profit from the musical freedom that has erupted in recent years with the advent of digital. Many Great Escapers may have actually missed the lectures being held as a central part of the daytime schedule during the great Escape
Birds of Tokyo (JR)
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GREAT ESCAPE and which were particularly revealing. With the vast amount of students in Brighton studying for a music based degree, I had expected more to attend the ‘Do You Need a Degree in Music Production to get a job in Music Production?’ talk being held at The Founder’s room. The conclusion seemed to be, that degree or not, it is the attitude of a potential employee that is of most import. Many graduates finish there course and emerge into the job market with the unbecoming arrogant air that it is their God given right to be given a job in the area in which they have studied. In a city where there must surely be well over a hundred music production students (I’m guessing here because it’s surely much higher than this) about five turned up for a lecture on their very future. Draw from this what you will. Certainly worth catching were John
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Harris and John Niven in conversation with Gary Mullholland at The Pavilion Theatre. Harris as you may well all know is a regular writer for The Guardian, Mojo and Q and wrote for The NME until 1995. John Niven worked in A&R for ten years during the Britpop era and has written a heady novel based on his experiences called Kill Your Friends. Gary Mullholland is a music Journalist for The Observer Music Monthly and Q. To give you a general idea, the question, “So did anyone ever actually get beasted by a Brit Award?”, seemed entirely appropriate: The topics on discussion ranged from cocaine albums, how Jack White likes his burgers, cocaine, A&R expense accounts, one record executives decision not to sign Coldplay, cocaine, the decline of Britpop, cocaine, music puff pieces, waking up in the morning to find the entire floor of your living room covered in CDs
and did I mention? - lots and lots of cocaine. Strangely enough, the debauched tales of inebriated A&R men signing bands like Northern Uproar and East 17 has an oddly calming and indeed sobering effect. On my way home through Kemptown
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after catching Dead Conferate at the Corn Exchange (who, incidentally were particularly impressive), there was an unbelievably large splash of blood being cordoned off by rather flustered looking police constables. Its easy to get wrapped up in the content of The Great Escape and fail to notice the people keeping everything ticking along smoothly, the people serving
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you drinks, the sound engineers, the bouncers, the shopkeepers, the toilet cleaners doing there best to keep the place where people go to shit and throw up smelling nice and the police doing whatever needs to be done when there’s a load of blood outside of the Co-op. A big thank you must also surely go to Brighton and Hove City council for allowing yet another
city wide festival that clearly puts its own strain on the human resources as-well as the infrastructure of the city. We know it’s cheesy but… BN1 thanks everyone who helped make The Great Escape Festival Great. I.J. Guffogg
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GREAT ESCAPE THE BIG PINK The Big Pink enjoyed a headline slot at what is one the best venues on the seafront – Digital. Starting late, the band was forced to cut their set short which displeased both them and the fans. Digital is perfectly set-up for gigs of this scale; the sound system and light set-ups are certainly superior to most of the other Great Escape locations. The gig was powerful and intense, with the slow, drums-driven ‘Too Young To Love’ opening the band’s setlist, which gradually intensified throughout before climaxing in the fan-favourite ‘Dominoes’, provoking a fun and wild sing-a-long from the crowd at the end. Disappointingly however, was The Big Pink’s heavy reliance on synthesised and prerecorded sounds. The drummer, while surely talented, often only played half of the beat, leaving the more complex rhythms to the electronic drum machine. Similarly, fabricated vocal tracks were used in place of a female singer. These small issues coupled with a short 30 minute set may have left many somewhat let down, though as long as ‘not enough music’ is one of the complaints aimed at them, I’m sure The Big Pink will be happy.
GOLD PANDA East London DJ Gold Panda has a small but dedicated following, whose ranks are slowly growing with every gig he performs. It seems the organiser’s faith in Life providing an adequate venue for this early evening set was misplaced, as although the location is fine for traditional clubbing scenarios, the back room allocated to Gold Panda’s gig was far too small and claustrophobic. Swathes of fans piled into the boiling room, packing it so densely that dozens had to make do with simply listening from the adjacent hall, as the only room affording a visual on Gold Panda was at capacity. Nevertheless, those that made it in were rewarded with the DJ’s trademark tunes, which pounded through the speakers with deliberate distortion and digital noise. Despite the high quality of the music, it should be noted that he is not a natural performer, rather
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he fits into the ‘hood-up, head-down’ mould of DJs, which is disappointing considering not only the modern trend to perform but also that many of the tunes would be well-suited to some DJ-audience interaction. Gold Panda’s awesomely sampled songs were truly fantastic, ranging from joy-filled melodies to dirtier, heavier bass-led beats. The songs invited the crowd to dance; the compulsion to nod your head in time to the music was almost irresistible – it’s just a shame that the place was too fucking full to do so.
DELPHIC Delphic held the privilege of headlining The Great Escape’s Friday night at The Corn Exchange, an honour shared with the festival’s main act the following evening, Groove Armada. So what makes Delphic so worthy of basking in the same level of exposure as that seasoned and unquestionably talented duo? At their best, Delphic really do invoke a sense of awe, marrying the two holy disciplines of guitar music and dance music in perfect harmony, in a blending of genres that so many bands attempt but ultimately fail to achieve. In the way that previously ‘innovative’ acts like the Klaxons, Hadouken and Bloc Party have made indie music a digital and dancey experience appropriate to play in clubs, Delphic played some tunes that elicited not only the karaoke-type crowd response usually found at The Kooks gigs, but also the shape-making, dance-inspiring beats of a Digitalism or Simian Mobile Disco set – a pretty tough, yet potent combination. When the marriage worked, things were beautiful: just enough lyrics to avoid dull repetition but also a filthy bassline and beat, which is all anyone really wants. In moments like this, it is clear that Delphic love making music and know exactly what they’re doing; making it unfortunate that at times they seemed totally lost. These genuine sparks of innovation and immaculate production only lasted to the mid-point of the performance - the end of the 45 minute gig was actually quite boring. So many of the songs simply failed to capture that spark that made the first few songs
work so well, as it became clear that with even the smallest of imbalances (too many vocals, not enough bass), the aforementioned marriage began to fail miserably. For all the band’s skill and talent, it was evident that if you took away the strobe lights and huge crowd you would have a very ordinary band that only hinted at glimmers of excellence. They certainly have the ability it seems; sustaining across a full set is the problem.
EGYPTIAN HIP HOP Egyptian Hip Hop are anything but what the name implies. In fact, for a band that sounds interesting and unique, they are actually infinitely dull and standard. Take any four band members from any modern run-ofthe-mill band out there, clad them in skinny jeans, snip and dye their hair into something trendy and extravagant and voila! There you have your Egyptian Hip Hop. Although I may be being harsh here, the band failed to captivate any sense of wonder or engage with the crowd, as each song blandly blurred into the next. Admittedly, Horatio’s on the pier is a fascinatingly odd and surreal venue; a weird, scummy function room complete with fake stained-glass, thick, garish carpets and a cheap polished wooden decor, but the place was still full to capacity at the start of the gig. The end of the gig however, was another matter, with only around 50% of the initial turnout still absent-mindedly bobbing along to the songs. While Egyptian Hip Hop were by no means a bad band, or indeed did they give a bad performance – it’s just there was absolutely nothing remarkable about either their stage presence, appearance or the music itself. I suppose it goes someway into explaining why they chose such a mysterious name: to mask the mediocrity of this uninteresting Mancunian musical four-piece.
C-MON & KYPSKI These Dutch electro-party nutters
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GREAT ESCAPE were the last act listed for the whole festival, playing in the newly revamped Jam at 1am on Saturday night. After their debut album ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ covered literally a completely different genre for each track, I really had no idea whatsoever what to expect from this gig. Although C-mon & Kypski (confusingly, there are four of them) did flit from genre to genre, they generally stuck to electropop-indie-dance-polka-reggae... erm.... which is pretty narrow if you’ve heard their album. The gig was replete
with solo sections of scratching, crowd interaction and choreography, elevating the otherwise fairly regular music into a fun and engaging experience. Of the eighty or so people that showed up, most were fairly uninterested at the start, with the English-sung rock songs failing to invoke any wildness and the low ceiling preventing those only casually listening from witnessing the antics occurring on-stage. As the set drifted into ever more unusual song-types, instruments and languages, many in the venue perked up to see if it really
was still the same band playing. The gig wore on, gathering another ten active audience members with each song; crowd-pleasers like the doubleguitar and synchronised dance moves did much to increase the crowd’s interaction. By the time the gig was drawing to a close, everyone there was shouting, whooping, dancing, smiling, sweating and loving the music – including C-Mon & Kypski. A great way then to round off a great festival: The Great Escape 2010.
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L A V I T S E F N O T H G I R B Y DURING MA THIS IS REGGIE WATTS - PAVILION THEATRE Who is Reggie Watts? He’s certainly not giving us any clues. In this warm up show, prior to his appearance at the “This is Acappella” event at the Dome, he’s mischievously changing his accent with the start of every rambling anecdote. In each new farfetched monologue, the hirsute wordsmith offers up a different back story as if deliberately seeking to baffle his audience, not that he actually shows any concern for what the audience thinks whilst he playfully explores his surroundings. Every new story draws the enthralled crowd in with an earnest stream of consciousness that threatens to deliver one of the universe’s great untold secrets, but we’re always left wanting as Reggie distractedly spins away on a new tangent.
portions. Like an unholy mix between Barry White and a hip hop Flying Pickets he slowly builds up every track with only his voice and a healthy dollop of soul providing the instrumentation. From the plaintive yearnings of “I Just Want To” to the rap cliché busting “F**k S**t Stack” it quickly becomes clear that his erratic ramblings have all been a smoke screen for his raw talent. Damn, he’s fooled us again!
Of course what Reggie’s best known for is the songs. Using only the power of his voice and some electronic trickery he is able to fill the room with a looping barrage of spector-esque pro-
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If he was doing this in the 70s then there would undoubtedly be a garishly coloured Hanna Barbera kid’s cartoon featuring him and his zany antics. But no 2-D animation could ever hope to accurately portray the mighty presence of this performer as he executes his captivating stagecraft.
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FESTIVAL WITHOUT PLANNING PERMISSION - HANBURY CLUB Set in the sumptuous confines of the Hanbury Ballroom this adventurous production seeks to push interactive theatre in a new and exciting direction. Participants are invited to seat themselves at one of the 16 or so tables that are scattered around the room. Instantly they are joined by an actor who treats the participant as if they were a significant person in their character’s life. From a lonely bag lady to a betrayed wife these brief unscripted snapshots of reality are drawn from every section of modern society.
an unrealised dimension to previous encounters. After seating yourself at a few tables, the lines between what is truly real and what is fantasy become increasingly blurred. In fact many of the audience members recount completely losing themselves in each tiny performance as they huddle about discussing their experiences and pointing out other vignettes to sample. It’s all too easy to find yourself blithely discarding your true persona and assuming the guise put upon you by
the actor. Kind words and advice are proffered as you fully immerse yourself in this deeply intimate succession of performances. If anything my only complaint would be the limited number of dates this event appeared. I could quite happily have returned again and again to wander through this compelling landscape of experiences. By Stuart Rolt
The lack of rigidity means that the audience members can interact with the person sitting opposite them as much as they wish, either acting as a bemused spectator or probing deeper with questions to further explore each bewitchingly portrayed tale. The illusion is further extended by some of the characters sharing a common story thread which often adds
BARBARA AND YOGASHWARA’S SAFE SPACE BARBARA AND YOGASHWARA’S CARAVAN The Fringe Festival is well known for its use of unusual and innovative performance spaces, but an unused parking space on Kensington Street is easily the least exotic so far. The trials and tribulations of modern day life can place an unsightly stain on your soul. Luckily here you’ll find a much-needed retreat from the turbulence of human existence. Barbara and Yogashwara have set up a safe haven for world weary individuals in which to relax and become mindful of the cosmic energy that flows through all of us. Using crystal healing and meditative chants this quirky mother and daughter duo attempt to soothe battered souls in the intimate surroundings of their decrepit caravan. As the experience progresses some serious questions arise within you concerning the inappropriate nature of this hippy pair’s relationship. Adding to this deeply unsettling situation you realise that, even if you and your fellow participants wanted to make a last ditch run for sanity, your
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path to the only exit is blocked by this couple and their increasingly bizarre antics. The claustrophobic confines of their caravan only add to the menacing drama of the situation. The performance is literally in your lap, if either of these new age lunatics wanted to lunge at you there’s nothing you could do to stop them. Just as this horrific situation you’ve unwittingly placed yourself in becomes insufferable, the spell is suddenly broken. This spiritual pairing’s interest in you evaporates without warning and you are ushered, blinking and befuddled, back into the outside world to wonder if what you witnessed really occurred. This unique, darkly comic show is sharply devised and skilfully performed which makes it one of the standout performances at the Fringe this year. Keep a third eye out for great things from the galloping imaginations of the show’s creators Hewlett and Eaton. By Stuart Rolt
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ALL EYES FALL TO BRIGHTON AS WE CELEBRATE ALL THINGS FUN AND FROCK-LIKE. Strike a pose! This month our vibrant city is in vogue. Clear your social calendar 9th - 12th June 2010 as Brighton’s anticipated Fashion Week is here, and this year it’s bigger and better than ever. I love fashion shows! Adrenaline-charged, music pumping, straight-faced models strutting and hypnotic-lights flashing. They seduce me every time. The dramatic plethora of colour explosion, awe-inspiring
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design and innovative hair & make up is an electrifying fashion altar begging for worship. And I’m a believer. But who, in the coolest dressed city in the UK, isn’t? Seriously. Take a look around you, blog-worthy street style is sipping their Americano next to you right now. It’s small wonder then, that style-savvy Brighton demands the attention of the world with its very own fashion week. If, like me, you enjoy a good catwalk show you’re in for a treat. Brighton Fashion Week (BFW) is overflowing with dynamic, evocative and trend setting sights and sensations at this years’ sizzling extravaganza. Now in its sixth year, BFW is the South’s
leading event and has won accolades in the past from fashion heavyweights such as Grazia, Vogue and The Independent. Last month saw the organisers trawling the streets in and around Brighton, scouting for local talent to appear in the catwalk shows. Exciting! Especially as two of the models selected last year were signed by Britain’s leading model agency; Storm! This year promises to be the year for BFW, with bigger shows, better headline names and, of course, oodles of glamour.
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opportunity to see the UK’s unveiling of highly acclaimed Jez Eaton’s beautiful, ingenious recycled creations made from surprisingly mundane and almost unbelievable components such as plastic bags, packaging and umbrellas. This Brighton based designer is influenced by history, urban street, haute couture, fairy stories, science fiction, cyber-vintage and more. Not to be missed!
Friday 11th June 2010 8pm The Couture Show, Brighton Corn Exchange, 8pm . £16 or £14 concessions For the designer fashionista, The Couture Show will showcase the best, cutting edge, decadent, delicious, couture luxury. Take your most expensive and scrumptious shoes out for the night and they’ll be in good company.
Saturday 12th June 10am 6pm - Ready-to-Wear Catwalk Show and Fashion Emporium, The Corn Exchange, Brighton. Entrance £5 or £3 NUS. *** BN1 Magazine’s Highly recommended*** For every fashionista worth their salt, the Ready-to-Wear Catwalk Show and Fashion Emporium is the essential event to attend. All day catwalk shows will be exhibiting over twenty designers including Brighton based Former Glory, Jo Fleming and Sarina Poppy. Other desirable ready to wear collections from independent national designers include Playsuit Parlour, Kushion, Rolo and Orleans Designers. And, the most fantastic part is, you can buy everything on the catwalk!
ESSENTIAL FASHION DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: Wednesday 9th June 8pm The Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel VIP launch - limited tickets available to the public £25.
Thursday 10th June 8pm The Trashion Show, Brighton Corn Exchange. £8 or £5 concessions. *** BN1 Magazine’s Highly recommended*** For the eco-loving & quirky fashioinista, The Trashion Show is a treat for the eyes and the earth. This fast paced, thrilling show is already a roaring success across Europe. This is your
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The ultimate coup for all budding style-supremos! Take home your catwalk treasure and be bang on trend and the envy of your friends for your Saturday night attire. And if you’re an early bird, the first 100 people through the door will be given a highly sought after Goodie Bag. I’d like to tell you what is inside, but it’s TOP SECRET. Just set your alarm clocks! When you’re there, indulge in a free makeover courtesy of Addicted Cosmetics and learn how to make your own individual jewellery. Then grab some lunch and then spend the afternoon flitting between catwalk and cruising the assortment of alluring fashion stalls bursting with unique clothes and accessories. Shop until you drop for your prized possessions! A kaleidoscope of novel and intrigue,
this stimulating exhibition will perfectly reflect your individuality and style, and Brighton’s. Also - Wednesday 9th - Saturday 12th June - The Fashion Map. For the fashionista about town, the city will be buzzin’ with fashion related activities: Open Studios, Workshops, Fashion Talks, shop discounts, outdoor catwalk shows and a fashion bus. The Laines and local galleries will become a part of the experience with special shopping deals, exhibitions and live fashion installations. Fashion Parades will take place throughout Brighton with models, special acts and performers. For more information www.brightonfrocks.com BFW, of course, wouldn’t be complete without lavish parties, amazing competitions (win a trip to New York Fashion Week) and jaw-droppingly dressed audiences. It’s part and parcel of Brighton’s eclectic, ecological and eccentric fashion hub. If you love fashion, BFW is a must for you. Facebook your friends, dress to impress and head down to these unmissable glitterati events. Just remember your oversized sunglasses and take away Americanos! Week pass - access to all events accept the VIP launch is £25. For more information www.brightonfrocks.com Sponsored by Cardens Accountants and Business Advisors, Addicted Cosmetics, Hilton Brighton Metropole, b.lateral, Headmasters, Storm Model Management, Basement Films, Osomi, the Collective, Request Print, Fashion Insider and Tresdigital. If you are interesting in some personal styling contact please Jaynie Ralph at Your Fabulous Style tel: 01273 206280. To book a Wardrobe Consultation & De-clutter, Style Party, Workshop, Shopping Duo or keep in the style loop with the Blog and Style Personality Quiz www.yourfabulousstyle.co.uk By Style Coach Jaynie Ralph Liz Bishop Brighton Frocks Director www.brightonfrocks.com Photography/Concept Kevin Mason@ Garage-Studios Assistant Natasha Alipour-Faridani@GarageStudios Set M.Halls@Garage-Studios Dress/Styling Emma Sandham-King
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FOOD &DRINK BLACK DEATH Certain things are made for each other, partners in crime, dynamic duos, yin and yang, bacon and eggs, cheese and wine, booze and fags etc…happy bedfellows that outstrip the collective sum of their parts. However some things have no business together whatsoever; oil and water, chalk and cheese, priesthood and children, beer and chilli… Black Death is one such example of those unholiest of communions, destined for the only orifice willing to entertain such rancid muck. As I stood pouring the remainder of the bottle down the toilet it struck me that some bright spark at the Fallen Angel brewery (East Hoathley, East Sussex) actually thought that combining good old-fashioned beer with the Naga chilli was a smart move. They were wrong, very, very wrong. Imagine drinking your Dad’s, most bodged, amateurish attempt of a home-brew combined with lashings of Tabasco sauce and you’re somewhere near the mark. It all looked quite promising as I poured it from the bottle. It has a dark ruby, almost porter-like appearance, however my suspicions were aroused as the soapy head instantly dissipated in the glass. In terms of flavour it’s a foul thin sour mustiness followed by fiery chilli heat. It has no character, no breadth, just wrongness in spades. Novelty beers are to be avoided at the best of times and this abomination perfectly illustrates why. I like chilli and I am quite partial to beer but I would sooner stamp on my own face with a dog-soiled stiletto than drink this insipid filth ever again. Eeeeuuurrrggghhhh! Available online at www.sussexandthecity.co.uk £2.89 for 500ml bottle.
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FOOD & DRINK SUGA QUBE 5A CASTLE SQUARE, BOTTOM OF NORTH STREET If it’s cocktails you’re after, they won’t be hard to find in Brighton. With so many different bars and venues, you’re probably used to the 2 for 1 deals on this and half price offers on that. Usually, when I’m walking down North Street I’m on my way to the kebab shop or Pav Tav, but recently I’ve experienced something new, a desire for cocktail bars. I was pleasantly surprised when I popped into Suga Qube for a cocktail, or eight as it became, because I had never imagined myself going in there, ever. It was the 2 for 1 deal poster outside which clinched it, making it £6.50 for two cocktails…bargain. Undeniably, like a kid in a candy store I was totally excited flicking through the menu considering all the combinations of spirit, juices and mixers I could drink; I guess that and their eccentric names are all part of the thrill. With so many to choose from it was hard not to get carried away, but each time I ordered something different I was excited by how it looked, so I ordered another. The plush décor inside meant it wasn’t the type of place to pop in wearing jeans and a t-shirt, but I guess you would expect a certain sophistication when comes to sipping cocktails. Chin chin!
THE PULL AND PUMP 1-2 CLARENCE GARDENS Tucked away in a quiet corner off Western Road, this cosy pub’s location is perfect for quenching your thirst amidst the frenzy of Brighton shoppers. Or, if you’ve lost your girlfriend in Primark, I can’t think of a better way than nipping across the road to spend the hour, at least, before she returns with armfuls of bags for you to carry. Inside, it’s traditional décor with wooden style furniture, old-fashioned art and plentiful candles bring a relaxed atmosphere. I’m not a great tequila fan, it gives a whole new meaning to the word drunk, but I hear this place does tequila like no other with about 50 different shots to choose from, now that’s impressive. Sometimes busy at weekends, it’s not just tequila on the menu, but prices can seem dear compared to some of the cheaper pubs in Brighton. Nevertheless, somehow we can always find loose change in our pockets when it comes to pub time drinking. Outside, the bench tables are nice for relaxing in the sun, as long as you don’t mind the worn down looking houses opposite which seem contrary to the friendliness inside.
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PAUL SG CHAMPIONED BY GOOD LOOKING RECORDS, AUSTRIAN BASED DJ AND PRODUCER PAUL SG HITS BRIGHTON LATER THIS MONTH FOR A NIGHT OF DEEP DNB ALONGSIDE THE LEGENDARY LTJ BUKEM. As his Jazzsticks label goes from strength to strength and his unique blend of jazz and drum & bass wins more fans every day, he is one of the main men of the moment in the scene. BN1 Magazine nabbed a quick chat about Good Looking Records, his own label and his rapidly increasing position on the DnB circuit.
How did you get into drum and bass in the first instance? I just started to listen to nu jazz, for example St. Germain and other stuff like Kruder & Dorfmeister which brought me closer to the whole DnB sound. The next thing I remember is dancing and raving for a couple of years and thinking that I loved the whole energy. I still do! Who would you say were your main influences back then, and who are your main influences now? My main Influences were probably my father and my godfather, two music lovers and musicians, alongside countless tracks and musical pieces of all genres and from all ages. Within the scene probably DJs like Marky, Fabio, and without doubt Mr. Bukem but I think everything can be an influence really. Do you think it’s important to be a producer before a DJ or do you think you could be successful the other way round?
“I HEAR A LOT ABOUT BRIGHTON AND THE VERY SPECIAL VIBE IT HAS TO OFFER.” How did the link between yourself and Good Looking come about? I started to send my music to LTJ Bukem a few years ago and we stayed in touch and eventually made the link that you see today. He always gave me the feeling that I’m on my way and that motivated me to succeed even more. I’m not sure where I would be right now without him supporting me and getting my music heard all over the place. People describe you as being part of the ‘new roster of Good Looking’. What does that mean to you? I take it as a massive compliment. What else can I say when people put my name in a sentence with “LTJ Bukem” and “Good Looking”? I am proud to represent the label and its sound all over Europe alongside my good friend Furney or on the solo tip.
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I think it’s handy to be skilled on the decks as a producer, at the end of the day we are doing dance music which is fundamentally very musical but it is still dance music. I think it is my personal mission to combine a very musical identity with a healthy portion of dance floor attitude. Who would you like to big up from Austria’s scene? My friend Jay Rome, who owns the label Blu Sahpir, and my main man Recline! We have a forthcoming release on a New York based label, Telluric Recordings, later on this year. I want to big up the Austrian Scene in general as it is so dynamic here. Lots of stuff is going on – there are dozens of nights every month - you should come and check it out!
anybody in the scene dead or alive, present or past, who would it be? There’s not really a DJ in the DnB circuit I’d like to do a b2b with nowadays, I would prefer to DJ with somebody outside the scene but with an ear for the broken beat around 172 bpm, maybe Gilles Peterson! Tell me some more about Jazzsticks, how did that come about and what is next for you? Jazzsticks Recordings is my own little imprint which is meant to be home for the tunes I do with my friends such as Furney, Clart, Grimm, Decon and a few more. The first release was ‘Vienna Melange’ flipped with ‘Lonely’ and both sides had massive support from some of the scene’s biggest heads. Bukem played ‘Vienna Melange’ all over the place! Now we are awaiting test pressings for 002 which will be ‘Rhodesomes’ by London´s DJ Clart and my track ‘Sometimes’ on the B-Side. We are doing vinyl as well as the usual digital release a few weeks later on all the important platforms like Beatport. You can find us on Facebook under “Jazzsticks Recordings”. Your style is pretty unique in terms of soul and jazz influences. Which DJ in the UK do you think champions this sound the most? LTJ Bukem and nobody else! Jazzy elements always had a place in DnB but nobody truly loves it like Danny. That’s what I feel. He is a soul man and he always represented it, not as tunes “for the ladies” but as tunes for the lovers! Finally...Are you looking forward to playing in Brighton? Yes I am very much looking forward to it! I hear a lot about Brighton and the very special vibe it has to offer. It should be a great night at Concorde 2 - hope to see you there! By Charlotte Williams
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E D I U G L A V I T FES PADDLE ROUND THE PIER
Burn Slalom Skate Contest, Brighton Cougars’ Streetball contest or the 3 v 3 challenge on Saturday and Sunday. Other activities include shooting competitions, fastest dribbler competitions, 3-Point challenges, Come’n’Try It Hoops and coaching for £1 a go. Urban athletics or Parkour (aka free running) is also held at 12 noon daily. For the more musically inclined, bring your Uke and join in at the Ukulele Jamboree.
What is now called a ‘festival’ is what we used to call a ‘great day out’. Growing from a small charity event this is now “a world famous festival featuring the best in beach culture, urban and street sports, live music and family fun, and it’s all for charity”. The main event is to Paddle Round the Pier to raise money for charity. You can use surfboards, windsurf-boards, Canoes, Kayaks, bodyboards, Kitesurfboards, swim fins, Lilos...or you can Paddle Something Unusual in the “Paddle Something Unusual” event. Get a group of friends, colleagues or even your Sunday football league team and paddle your aeroplane, bed or shed round the pier. There will be the Errant Pier to Pier races (from the eastern side of the Brighton Pier to the western side of the West Pier and at around two miles long and against the current this is not an easy race) and the gruelling 20 mile ‘Funky Puffin SUP Euro Enduro’ race. For those still confused, SUP is a stand-up paddleboard.
A certain highlight of the event is the Lee On Solent helicopter and RNLI display, when they perform a full rescue drill with the RNLI inshore and offshore lifeboats on Saturday (subject to emergency call-outs) in front of the Paddle Village. It is estimated to be held at 14.30 approximately.
For the landlubbers there are lots of ‘have a go’ opportunities that are not just for water sports enthusiasts. There are great prizes, chances to try things for yourself and demonstrations, such as the Animal Relentless Bike tour. World Champion Bike trials rider Martyn Ashton will show off his skills joined by Sam Pilgrim and his amazing jumps. You can also enjoy the Ocean Sports Board Riders Turn or
Everything is free but please bring plenty of money so that you can give generously to the worthy causes and get lots in exchange! Paddle Round the Pier is entirely run by volunteers - so do check the website if you would like to be involved.
PADDLE ROUND THE PIER 2010 IS SET TO BE THE BIGGEST PADDLE EVER! PRIZES WORTH £12K+! EUROPE’S BIGGEST FREE BEACH FESTIVAL JULY 3RD & 4TH - HOVE LAWNS - BRIGHTON & HOVE PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR TIMINGS WWW.PADDLEROUNDTHEPIER.COM
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There is also, of course, the plethora of fabulous live bands and the massive range of food that would take pages to describe in detail, suffice to say that they will be a delight. Charities that have benefited from Paddle support over the years include: the RNLI, Surfers Against Sewage, The Rockinghorse Appeal, SurfAid International and Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice. Last year’s paddle raised a massive £33,000.00 in just two days! It’s come a long way since Dave (the founder) skateboarded up and down the seafront on a sandwich board!
This year’s charities are: RNLI, Surfaid and Whoopsadaisy.
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FESTIVAL GUIDE SECRET GARDEN PARTY
SECRET GARDEN PARTY WITH MARINA & THE DIAMONDS, MERCURY REV, SKATALITES, GORRILLAZ SOUNDSYSTEM (DVJ) at Mill Hill Field, Abbots Ripton on 22-25 JULY 2010. ADULT (18+) £142.00, TEEN TICKET (13-17 YRS) £115.00, KIDS (UNDER 12S) £0.00. The Secret Garden Party festival is a BN1 Magazine favourite, set in the majestic grounds of a Georgian farm house; Abbots Ripton, find yourself lost in a world of art and dance. Spend your days relaxed by the delightful lakes side, recharging your cells for the party atmosphere full of colours and fire by night! Here’s a different approach with the festival summed up in quotes:
“Some channel deepening is called for” - R M Pirsig discusses the need for deeper thinking, Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance As Ken Keasey said “Your either on the bus, or off the bus...” “Happiness is good health and a bad memory” - Ingrid Bergman “Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, but materialists have always known it depends on whether they are jitterbugging or dancing cheek to cheek” - Tom Robbins “Modern music is as dangerous as narcotics” - Pietro Mascagni
“Buy the ticket, take the ride”, Hunter S Thompson
“ Roads. Where we’re going, we dont need roads.” - Doc Brown
“There is nothing so stable as change” - Bob Dylan
“Extraordinary how potent cheap music is” - Noel Coward
“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is...For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through narrow chinks of his cavern.” William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
“Let the devil catch you but by a single hair, and you are his forever.” - G Lessing “As unforgettable and moving as any theatre I’ve seen” – The Guardian
“The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage” - US News Anchor
“Rockets along with the speed, fizz and colour of a misbehaving firework” – The Telegraph
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life” Pablo Picasso
“If you go down to the woods today you better go in disguise” - Teddy bears Picnic
“You should be kissed, and often, by someone who knows how” - Clark Gable, Gone With The Wind
“What Jesus blatantly fails to appreciate is that it’s the meek who are the problem.” - Reg, The Life of Brian
“ Things are only impossible until they’re not.” ~ Jean-Luc Picard, USS Enterprise
“You’re not a Gardener until you’ve a head-to-head with your naked bestfriend in the mud pit.” Unknown
WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THIS YEAR’S LOUNGE ON THE FARM! Fill your wellies with 3 days of Music and Entertainment on Merton Farm! Whether you want to kick back and relax on a hay bale or two, humming tunes to the likes of Fionn Regan or Tunng, or have a good old festival mash-up moving to Toots and the Maytals or DJ Yoda!? There’s plenty for everyone at Lounge on the Farm, hosting over 180 bands, ample amounts of entertainment and performances, including Comedy with Phil Jupitus and Howard Marks. Also discover workshops, art and crafts and even dance performances. There’s even an early morning fitness class for the more sensible or heavily chemically induced! For a chance to win a pair of tickets to Lounge on the Farm just answer this simple question... What’s the farm called that hosts this years’ lounge on the farm? A. Jimmies Farm B. Merton Farm C. Franks Orchard Send all answers to loungeonfarm@bn1magazine.co.uk - including your name, address and telephone number. GOOD LUCK! Please visit www.loungeonthefarm.co.uk for more details and updates.
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MIKE MCSHANE THERE’S A THEORY THAT DOES THE ROUNDS THAT COMEDIANS ARE A DEPRESSIVE OLD BUNCH, BUT HERE AT BN1 WE’RE NOT SO SURE. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THAT TOUGHEST FORM OF THE ART: IMPROVISATION. For off-the-cuff laughs, you’d be hard pressed to top Paul Merton and Chums who we’re delighted to welcome to Brighton for what’s nigh-on guaranteed to be a belly full of laughs. One of the five comedic geniuses is the ever jolly Mike McShane, best known for his leading role in the ever popular Whose Line Is It Anyway, and we were over the moon to chat to Mike about comedy, misery, vodka and cheese.
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Hi Mike and thanks for chatting with us. Have you been down here much before? Yes a couple of times now. I came down with Alistair McGowan and also with the director of Little Shop Of Horrors who lives down in Brighton. It’s like San Francisco with! I love it! If I were to live anywhere other than London in the UK then it would be Brighton.
Well like the pros we are, we did some research on the doyen of truth that is Wikipedia. We were amused to see that it said you’ve been “active since 1986”. What happened in the preceding 31 years? Were you being inactive somewhere? Haha, yes I’m like a Sea Monkey. You need to add water to me then I come to life. No, I was doing various things mainly in San Francisco. I worked in various theatres including a Shakespeare company in ’82. I was working in a warehouse by the day and acting at night. One of the most eventful things was working in a copy shop run by an Englishman in Haight. He was a speed snorting, vodka drinking conspiracy theorist that lived in the shop. I had to open up in the morning, restart his heart and get copying!
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MIKE MCSHANE What would you sayour breakthrough moment was? Well in the US it was in Office Space and a lot of kids and parents got to know me through the film Richie Rich. It was the kind of thing you could plop your kids in front of whilst doing the housework. It kind of fell in to a cultural slot in the US at the beginning of the concept of TV as parent. I was part of that test batch! Over in the UK it was of course on Whose Line. You’ve done a variety of things in your career, from readings of Jack Kerouac for the British Library through to bigscreen films and computer game voiceovers. Where do you feel most at home? Live on stage really. It all started there. I only really get better at things by doing them a lot. I’m comfortable with the tools needed to work live on stage. I guess I’m basically an actor that does improvised comedy. I like the intensity of having to deal with all the areas from the circle down to the pit where they can quite literally smell me!
Okay, well back on the impro – do you think there’s a strong correlation between acting and improvisational comedy? Wee Simpson once said, “Improvisation is the only place you can actually employ the crazy stuff you learn in acting school” – you know, the pretend you’re a tree type thing. It’s complete theatrical comedy. If you’re a duck, you’re a duck – looking for bugs, cleaning yourself, the whole thing, even when you’re not centre stage. So is there a secret to successful improvised comedy? Well it’s to do with the audience and the latitude you get. Their imagination goes wide with you at all times. The secret is at the start to find the format and explain the rules. You need to guide the audience into the right mindset. If they’ve had a few too many beers and are expecting pure comedy, it’s not going to work. You need to get the audience playful, but not mob-like!
that “they can’t eat you”! Who’s the most gifted improviser you’ve worked with? Jim Sweeney. He’s known as the Godfather for good reason. He’s a great singer, leader and fantastic at set-up. His verbal acuity is unparalleled and his sense of absurd is so sweet. He may be in a wheelchair, but he’d kick your ass on stage. So outside of comedy and stage, what does Mike McShane like to do? I like to walk a lot in the parks around Hollywood. I’ve just had my hip replaced so it’s good for me. I try to avoid the “celeb parks” where you see Tom Hanks walking a dog, but there are some beautiful gardens around LA. Other than that I guess I love to watch movies and see friends acting in plays. You don’t seem to fit the stereotype of the miserable, introspective comedian?
“IF I WERE TO LIVE ANYWHERE OTHER THAN LONDON IN THE UK THEN IT WOULD BE BRIGHTON.” Have you seen the new Robin Hood yet? Who’s the better Friar Tuck? You or Mark Addy? No I’ve not yet. Mark certainly does a better American dialect than I do! Like Russell Crowe’s Irish!? Haha, what is it with you Brits! Robin Hood is cobbled together and is as fictional a character as Jesus Christ! I mean, what was his dialect meant to be. No one worried about Errol Flynn’s accent, but when we did the movie I got the same thing from all the sophisticated minds at The Guardian – they were like “ner, ner, ner, you can’t do a British accent. “ I thought they were going to run up behind me in the playground and pull my pants down! The thing with Russell – he’s a fucking good actor, but he really does need to relax a bit doesn’t he?! If they’re taking the piss out of you, they’re paying attention. He just seems primed to be defensive.
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Do you think improvisation is an intellectually superior form of comedy? Oof, that’s a loaded one. No, not really, I mean I can’t create delightful absurdity like Bill Bailey unless someone gives me a script. Michael McIntyre will tell joke after joke, whereas an impro troupe is more like a sports team. We look to exploit all the strengths of the team so it’s reliant on all of us. You trained in improvisation didn’t you? Isn’t that a bit paradoxical? No not really. It’s like rehearsal for a jazz quartet. You’re rehearsing your instincts, not the content. Do you have any tales of impro disaster? Oh yes, I’ve dried on stage before. There was one time when everyone had been drinking and wanted pure comedy. They got improvisation and we died. I live by the theory though
Oh I have the same mixture of frailties as every human being. I just don’t feel the necessity to sit with misery and regret. Why be that way? There are some people with deeply haunted souls that you can’t help. I mean I can be really negative, just ask my wife, but then as I get older I’ve started to see more that negativity is a form of vanity. I don’t want to be in that position. Okay, to conclude, can you tell us something about Mike McShane that no one else knows. Not even your wife!? Hmmm.....I love coffee and bread in the morning. I’m a cheese hound too. Whenever I come to the UK I buy stacks of cheese, chutney and biscuits which I eat for breakfast. A good bit of Stinking Bishop which seems appropriate for a man with a Catholic upbringing. There’s your headline
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ALBUM REVIEWS THE ROBOT HEART
DUST EP OUT NOW
Impressive male and female vocal layering doesn’t quite amount to the haunting effect that the Brighton based group, Robot Heart, clearly had in mind when making Dust, what their my-face calls a ‘mini album’. Certainly pretty enough for any Snow Patrol fan grasping at something acoustic and vaguely alternative but one wonders whether self referential track titles like ‘Lost In Stereo’ are pretentious enough to be authentically more interesting than well, dust. Just call your EP ‘Midnight on the music circus with whispering Eagles’, try and do something more idiosyncratic and genuinely creepy, have done with it or go the other way, be normal and catchy, and risk losing credibility. It’s “nice” to see a Brighton Group achieving something but we shouldn’t kid ourselves that it’s anything other than a quirky sub-Nouvelle Vague flirtation.
THE CHARLIE RIVERS BAND
TENDER CHAOS
This is the new release from The Charlie Rivers Band, a four piece from the Tunbridge Wells area, aiming to conquer the world through melodic yet thoughtful guitar based music. For this new outing, and following a chance meeting on their American tour, the band (Charlie – vocals, Jamie – bass, Steve – lead guitar and Ash – drums), welcome on board Alice Shaw, a Brighton based songstress for guest vocals. The album is full of “catchy Summer time, windows down, driving with your mates” types tunes, in a similar vein to Kooks / James Morrison / Scouting for Girls (but with more depth than at least one of these!) My personal favourite track from this record is “Room in Your Life”, in which lead singer Charlie’s vocals are beautifully matched by some lovely riffs and backing vocals from Steve and Jamie. I’d highly recommend seeing them live on their gigs in and around the Brighton area (they’ve recently played at the Brunswick and The Druids Arms, and have more events planned for later this year). Check out www. charlierivers.co.uk for more info on the band, their CD, and where you can see them playing over the next few months. (CT)
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ABOVE AUDIO Fresh Acoustic Acoustic singer/songwriters Perform 12-3AM £free AUDIO Early Show: Bella’s Eyebrow, Rizzle Kicks, The Stash Tins 7pm AUDIO Wasted Youth (launch night) 100% Indie Originals 11-3am £1/2 BRUNSWICK Language Classes - Beginner Informal Spanish class run by a full accredited tutor 7pm £5 BRUNSWICK Open Mic 8.30pm £Free BRUNSWICK Yoga Lessons 5.30pm £5 COALITION DON’T FORGET RnB, Disco, New Reggaeton, Funky Latin, Pop, Hip hop & Funky House 11.30-3.30 2/3 DUKE OF NORFOLK Open mic night 9pm £free GLOBE Basement Cinema 8pm £free HECTORS HOUSE Mammoth Battle of the bands Rock and Metal 8-1am free HONEY CLUB Salsa Brighton/Latin Fever 9pm-3am £3 + Free Shot before 12am. JAM Out Of The Blue (early show) Don Von Sleaze, Killamanjaro... JAM Trip Out electro swing, breaks and trip hop 11-2am £2 KOMEDIA Natty plus Aruba Red reggae, afro-beat, folk and soul 8pm £10 LIFE The Vice Social Student night 11-3am NUS £3 PRINCE ALBERT Bangers + Dirty Tactics + Pacer + Astpai And Livers & Lungs SIDEWINDER Open Mic night 8-late SUGAQUBE Selective Sound Tech House Special with DJ UNOMASS , ROJO & guests, 2pm-1am free XUMA COMEDY NIGHT 8pm til 10pm
WEDNESDAY 2ND ABOVE AUDIO Doctors Orders Hip-Hop, Funk and Soul 12-3AM £free AUDIO Supercharged Bereakage 11-2.30am £4NUS BRUNSWICK Language Classes - Intermediate Informal Spanish class run by a full accredited tutor 7pm £5 BRUNSWICK The Noise Next Door Wacky improv from the boys! 8pm £8/6 FISH BOWL Fisherman’s chronicles Open mic / acoustic Jam 8-12 £free GEMINI Afrodelic 2-7pm free GRAND CENTRAL Harry Tricks & The Magic Number Brighton’s favorite Dixie/Gipsy/ Swing bands 8.30-11 £FREE HECTORS HOUSE Tatty Seaside Live music 8-1am £3 KOMEDIA Two Spot Gobi energetic soulpop group 7.30pm £6 KOMEDIA Julian Cope plus support anarchist rock 8pm £17.50
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KOMEDIA Popcorn Comedy 8pm £7 LOFT Shock Shock Indie Night 10pm-3am £4/£3nus OPEN HOUSE Safehouse Jazz Workshop 8pm £3 PRINCE ALBERT Mi Ami + Cold Pumas + Xxjfg Djs SUGAQUBE Bar Grooves Bar Grooves 2pm-1am free
THURSDAY 3RD ABOVE AUDIO 2 4 1 Cocktails Disco with Maxxi Soundsystem DJs 12-3AM £free AUDIO Bastard Pop Indie/Pop 11-3 £2 BASEMENT The Space Presents: WILLIAM ORBIT & TIM POPE 7.30pm £5/6 BRUNSWICK Charlie Rivers Band Plus support 8pm BRUNSWICK Clown School Active workshop teaching clown skills 12.30pm £5 COALITION Secret Discotheque shamefully unfashionable music 10.30-3.30am £1/2/3 CONCORDE2 The Rocket Summer + The Audition + Matt hew P. Doors: 7.30pm Tickets: £11 + bf in adv DE LA WARR PAVILION Mira Calix (Warp Records) & People Like Us 8pm £10 DUKE OF NORFOLK JoNNY and Eyal Live music from the guys on rotation 9-11pm £free FIDDLERS ELBOW FRESH ACOUSTICS Live music from local bands 8.30pm £free FISH BOWL Residents Association Dj’s playing eclectic mix of hip hop, funk + more 10-3am £free GEMINI The Retrospects 2-7pm free GLOBE RocKcoustic 9-1am £free GRAND CENTRAL Swing DeVille/Gypsy Jazz 8.30-11 £FREE GREAT EASTERN DJ Shamblin Sexton’s music to drink Bourbon to. Country, western + swing HECTORS HOUSE It’s Alive! Free live music showcase 8-1am free HONEY CLUB The One- dance music over 3 rooms £1 all night, a free shot with a sticker or by listing your name on the fb group JAM Fish Fry 50’s US Rhythm & Blues/ original Jamaican Ska + more 10-2am £1/2 JAZZ PLACE Lowdown Skankin Dnb/ Dubstep: Metalheadz/V/Digital Soundboy... £4/3facebook KOMEDIA Hammer & Tongue poetry 7.30pm £5/4 KOMEDIA Krater Tag Comedy 8pm £8.50/6.50 LIFE Shameless Student night with £300 raffle 11-3 £1 before 1am PENTHOUSE Hot-Tip Hi-Fi Early Reggae, Rocksteady and Roots 7.30-midnight £free PRINCE ALBERT The Violet Society + We Are The Grand +Aim Fire
ROUND GEORGES Improvised Comedy Drop in classes 7.30-9.30 £8 SIDEWINDER Ants in the Carpet nights of British influence from the 1980s to now 8-close £free ST JAMES TAVERN ‘STAY SICK, TURN BLUE’ Stay Sick Djs play 50/60s R&R Surf Garage & Grind 8.30-12 £free SUGAQUBE Gary Peacocks Mobile Disco Upfront House and a Dash of anthems GARY SCOTT 2pm-1am free VICTORY Open Mic Night 8pm £free WESTERN FRONT Blingual Language Exchange Party 8-late £free WHITE RABBIT Open Mic with the moveons 8pm Start XUMA OPEN MIC Come down and play or just enjoy the variety of live acts.
FRIDAY 4TH ABOVE AUDIO Above Audio Bar Sessions Brighton’s Finest DJs on rotation 12-3AM £free AUDIO Minimal Kids Stephen Beyer 11-4am £5/7 BELUSHIS Club Flash £3/2/1 80s Pop with dressing up & photographers! 10pm-3am BRUNSWICK The Lost Highway Monthly Americana night 8pm £5/4 COALITION The Bamboos & Belleruche Funk, reggae, hip hop and pop from Tru Thoughts label 9.30-3.30 £8adv from Rounder/ Resident / Ticketweb CONCORDE2 Legends Presents Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Doors: 7pm – late £20 + bf in adv Followed By The Official Martha Reeves After party With Soul Survivors DJ Paddy Shevlin.- 11pm – late FREE entry for ticket holders DE LA WARR PAVILION Plaid (Warp Records) and the Southbank Gamelan Players 8pm £14 (£10 if brought with ticket for Mira Calix on previous night) FISH BOWL Keep it Wheel disco, funk, soul and even a little rock’n’roll 9-3am £free FORTUNE OF WAR Shake Hands Lets Party Classic Tunes from the past 50 years 9.30-late £free GLOBE Music is the Answer electric direction eclectic selection 9-2am £free GRAND CENTRAL TRACKS Funk, Hip-Hop, Disco, House, Dub and Breaks 8-1AM £FREE HAMPTONS MOD FOR IT! Motown, Soul, Ska, Northern Soul, New Wave & more 8-late £free HECTORS HOUSE Beatabet Weird and wonderful perfoamance, music and art. 8-2am free HOPE Stacked Nasty Guest DJ’s, spinning 50’s R’n’B, R’n’R, 60’s garage… 9-2am free HONEY 11-16 Year’s Club Night 7pm-10pm £6
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HONEY Hardsouth-Andy Farley 11pm-5am £8Adv/£10 Door/ £5 Students JAM UK OK Live MEAN POPPA LEAN + Special Guests £4/5 8.30pm KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club 7.30pm £15 KOMEDIA Dreadzone Reggae 7.30pm £14 KOMEDIA Jackie Leven music 7.30pm £12 KOMEDIA Freak Out! club night - disco 11pm £5 LATEST MUSIC BAR Frockabilly Queer-run, straight-friendly, 1950s-themed club night 10-2am £5 LOFT Malicious Alternative Sleaze & Cheese 10pm – 3am £2 NUS/£3 b4 Midnight £4 after LIFE BIG FISH Foamo, Nick Sabin 113.30am £4 before 12 OPEN HOUSE Brighton Folk and Blues PRINCE ALBERT Ruderalis + Thunk +Butterside Down + Mok PROVIDENCE Sound Factory Presents Bimm Students night 8pm £2 SUGAQUBE Suga Sessions Chunky to Dirty house music with Brian ‘Cheets’ Cheetham & guest 2pm-1am free WESTERN FRONT Release Dj’s playing Indie, Dance, Funk & Classics 9-2 free WHITE RABBIT DJ Luca Latin beats and old skool hip-hop. 9.30pm WORLDS END Jungle Sound Live Jungle and DnB from Daffy, Dubz and 3D 8-late XUMA WEEKLY WINDDOWN 9-3am
SATURDAY 5TH ABOVE AUDIO Mex (Black Grass) Hip-Hop, Funk and Soul 12-3AM £free AUDIO Bloggers’ Delight Casper C, NikNikNik, Skull Juice 11-4am free BASEMENT SUPPER CLUB bite-sized chunks of performance, video art, music… 7.30pm £4/6 BRUNSWICK The Parlophones 60’s Tribute Band 8pm £6 BRUNSWICK Yoga Lessons 9.30am £5 COALITION BLACK RABBIT wonky acid house/Balaeric party with Justin Robertson, Serge Santiago and more 11-4am £5 before midnight £8/10 after COALITION Blow (afterparty) house/ electro/ techno £7/5/4 3am-7am CONCORDE2 Supercharged - Skream + Zinc + Sbtrkt + Night Owl + Nick Sabin + Stickie Davis + Bean 11pm – 4am Tickets: £12.50 + bf in adv FISH BOWL Askew Broken beats, nu-jazz, soul, funk & reggae 9-3am £free FORTUNE OF WAR You Got Papped Beats & Pieces 9.30-late £free GEMINI Afrodelic 1-7pm free GLOBE Disted Twisco Broken beats, deep house, underground soul music 9-2am £free GRAND CENTRAL Panda Bear, Noise Attack Pop, Obscure Hip Hop And Disco 9-2am £free HECTORS HOUSE Free for All Free live music and DJs 8-12am free HONEY CLUB Silent Disco 11pm-4am £10 adv JAM Club: Stash 50s/60s dance extravaganza 8-3am £2/3 JAM The Stash Early show: Hollwood Assas-
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sins, Prince Harry… £4/3 JAZZ PLACE Hug Da Bug A random party with a changing theme FREE KOMEDIA Guilty Pleasures presents: Club Tropicana 80’s beach party 11-3am £8/6 KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club 7pm £15 KOMEDIA Handmade Brighton craft/fashion fair 11am £free KOMEDIA Comedy Club 4 Kids 2pm £8/6 KOMEDIA Vive La Fip club night 10pm £6/5 KOMEDIA Guilty Pleasures club night - pop 11pm £12/10adv LECTURN Skurvi / Headspace / Juno / Flexabilty - Round 4 of the BMS & Lectern Battle of The Bands. 8pm £2 LIFE HOLDUP! Indie night 11-4am £5 LOFT 13 Monsters -Drumtrax/Alt-Guitar Junk/Hip Hop/Future Jack Swing 11pm – 3am £4/£5 PRINCE ALBERT The Valentines + Foxx Bandits + Polar Night + The Vaudeville PROVIDENCE Sound Factory Presents The Reverence + Cubrik + Koresh 8pm £2 SUGAQUBE Suga Sessions Chunky to Dirty house music with Brian ‘Cheets’ Cheetham & guest 2pm-1am free VICTORY Fernando Poo Rock, Glitter Pop, Mash-ups & Indie Fuzz 9pm £free WESTERN FRONT Release Dj’s playing Indie, Dance, Funk & Classics 9-2 free WORLDS END The Junk House Live Funk 8pm XUMA SATURDAY SESSIONS Resident DJ, Joe plays a funky mix session 9-3am
SUNDAY 6TH COALITION Frequency house/breaks/electro 10.30-3.30 £free/2 CONCORDE2 presents Sunday Reggae Featuring Zion Train + Jamaican food all day with Cunmmin-Up catering! 3pm – late - £5 + bf in adv DUKE OF NORFOLK chip and friends and max Live music from the guys on rotation 9-11pm £free FIDDLERS ELBOW Sham-Rock open night legendary, brilliant, Guinness-sodden 9pm £free FISH BOWL Recovery rare reggae and soul 9-2am free GEMINI Buzz Brighton 1-7pm free GREAT EASTERN Early Bird Special - Live Western Swing HONEY CLUB Afrodisiac- Jon Byrne & Steven James £2.50 with a pass from Sundae Sunday-includesfree shot / £3.50 Others 11pm-3am KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club 8pm £11/6 KOMEDIA Bent Double comedy 7.30pm £10/8 SUGAQUBE Club Sunday Club Sunday Dirty House Beats, ,Drinks Promos 2pm-1am free WESTERN FRONT Sunset playing the best party tunes to round off your summer weekends 6-11 £free WHITE RABBIT Jazz Sundays 3pm start XUMA LIVE JAZZ 8:30pm til 10:30pm
MONDAY 7TH BRUNSWICK Acting Classes with Dermot Keaney 10.30am & 7.30pm £7 COALITION Trash Mondays Student night 10.30-3.30am free b411/£2/3 LIFE AKA AKA ROAR Dubstep with Shackleton, Unlikely… 11-3am £2/3 SUGAQUBE Cocktail Mondays Chilled House Music with Drinks Promos 2pm-1am free
TUESDAY 8TH ABOVE AUDIO Fresh Acoustic Acoustic singer/songwriters Perform 12-3AM £free AUDIO Wasted Youth (launch night) 100% Indie Originals 11-3am £1/2 BRUNSWICK Language Classes - Beginner Informal Spanish class run by a full accredited tutor 7pm £5 BRUNSWICK Open Mic 8.30pm £Free BRUNSWICK Yoga Lessons 5.30pm £5 COALITION DON’T FORGET RnB, Disco, New Reggaeton, Funky Latin, Pop, Hip hop & Funky House 11.30-3.30 2/3 DUKE OF NORFOLK Open mic night 9pm £free GLOBE Basement Cinema 8pm £free HECTORS HOUSE Mammoth Battle of the bands Rock and Metal 9pm free HONEY CLUB Salsa Brighton/Latin Fever 9pm-3am £3 + Free Shot before 12am. JAM Out Of The Blue (early show) That School, New Sun Blues... JAM Trip Out electro swing, breaks and trip hop 11-2am £2 KOMEDIA Pete Roe folk night 8pm £6.50 LIFE The Vice Social Student night 11-3am NUS £3 PRINCE ALBERT Wreck The Place Fantastic + The Colonics + Two Minutes To Midnight (T.B.C) SIDEWINDER Open Mic night 8-late SUGAQUBE LaidBack Beats Laidback beats 2pm-1am free
WEDNESDAY 9TH ABOVE AUDIO Doctors Orders Hip-Hop, Funk and Soul 12-3AM £free AUDIO Supercharged Brookes Brothers 112.30am £4NUS BRUNSWICK Anti-Natal Classes Contact NCT for details 10am BRUNSWICK Language Classes - Intermediate Informal Spanish class run by a full accredited tutor 7pm £5 BRUNSWICK Laugh Your Bits Off Monthly Stand up night. 8pm £5 FISH BOWL Fisherman’s chronicles Open mic / acoustic Jam 8-12 £free GEMINI Afrodelic 2-7pm free GRAND CENTRAL Harry Tricks & The Magic Number Brighton’s favorite Dixie/Gipsy/ Swing bands 8.30-11 £FREE HECTORS HOUSE LOFT Shock Shock Indie Night 10pm-3am £4/£3nus
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PRINCE ALBERT Club Zygotic With Polski + Hoop + Tim Newman SUGAQUBE Bar Grooves Bar Grooves 2pm-1am free
THURSDAY 10TH ABOVE AUDIO 2 4 1 Cocktails Disco with Maxxi Soundsystem DJs 12-3AM £free AUDIO Bastard Pop Indie/Pop 11-3 £2 BASEMENT MY NAME IS SUE - Dafydd James & Ben Lewis Winner of the Total Theatre Award 2009 for Theatre & Music 7.30pm £8/6 BRUNSWICK Cloudshaper Roots Reggae. Support from Zora & The Tatsmiths 8pm £4/3 BRUNSWICK Clown School Active workshop teaching clown skills 12.30pm £5 COALITION Secret Discotheque shamefully unfashionable music 10.30-3.30am £1/2/3 CONCORDE2 Brighton Pebbles Presents Sham 69 + Heavy Load + Not Dead Yet 7pm – 11pm Tickets: £5 (Compass Card) / £7 + bf in adv DUKE OF NORFOLK JoNNY and Eyal Live music from the guys on rotation 9-11pm £free FIDDLERS ELBOW FRESH ACOUSTICS Live music from local bands 8.30pm £free FISH BOWL Residents Association Dj’s playing eclectic mix of hip hop, funk + more 10-3am £free GEMINI The Summertime Miracle Band 2-7pm free GLOBE RocKcoustic 9-1am £free GRAND CENTRAL Swing DeVille/Gypsy Jazz 8.30-11 £FREE GREAT EASTERN Amy Harrison and the Secondhand Swingband -Live Bluegrass HECTORS HOUSE It’s Alive Free live music showcase 8pm free HONEY CLUB The One- dance music over 3 rooms £1 all night, a free shot with a sticker or by listing your name on the fb group JAM Fish Fry 50’s US Rhythm & Blues/ original Jamaican Ska + more 10-2am £1/2 KOMEDIA So You Think You’re Funny comedy 8pm £6 LIFE Shameless Student night with £300 raffle 11-3 £1 before 1am LUCKY VOICE The Sarah Michelles & Andrew ‘Flash Bang Band’ Halliday 8pm-11pm £free PRINCE ALBERT Capital +Green Eye Husky + Phoria PROVIDENCE Lowlife Presents Small Gods + Ghost Writers 8pm £1 ROUND GEORGES Improvised Comedy Drop in classes 7.30-9.30 £8 SIDEWINDER Ants in the Carpet nights of British influence from the 1980s to now 8-close £free ST JAMES TAVERN ‘STAY SICK, TURN BLUE’ Stay Sick Djs play 50/60s R&R Surf Garage & Grind 8.30-12 £free SUGAQUBE Weekend Warmup Upfront House and a Dash of anthems JAY NORTH & guests 2pm-1am free WESTERN FRONT Blingual Language Exchange Party 8-late £free WHITE RABBIT Open Mic with the moveons 8pm Start XUMA MONTHLY EXHIBITION LAUNCH
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FRIDAY 11TH ABOVE AUDIO Above Audio Bar Sessions Brighton’s Finest DJs on rotation 12-3AM £free ALI CATS Acoustic Club 8-12.30 £2.5/4 AUDIO Renegade Hardware Ink, Loxy, Dom & Roland, Cause 4 Concern 11-4am BASEMENT Haruko, Birdengine, Woodpecker Wooliams Dark and beautiful modern folk music 7.30pm £6adv BEES MOUTH Hot-Tip Hi-Fi Early Reggae, Rocksteady and Roots 8.30-1.30am £free BELUSHIS Club Flash £3/2/1 80s Pop with dressing up & photographers! 10pm-3am BRUNSWICK Thin White Duke David Bowie Tribute act 8pm £5 COALITION Freak Bazaar Underground & Prog Trance, Downtempo, Tech and Prog House 11-6am £8 on the door CONCORDE2 Smash and Grab Brighton kissing and dancing! 10pm – 4am £6 / £9 + bf in adv DUGOUT Dubout Skankin - Dubstep/Dnb/ Earbleeding Afterdark, Munxi… £free FISH BOWL Jeff Daniels unk, boogie, house, disco and soul-soaked hip hop 9-3am £free FORTUNE OF WAR Shake Hands Lets Party Classic Tunes from the past 50 years 9.30-late £free GLOBE DJ Lovedisco and Pablo Contraband disco, funk and housey goodness 9-1am £free GRAND CENTRAL TRACKS Funk, Hip-Hop, Disco, House, Dub and Breaks 8-1AM £FREE HAMPTONS MOD FOR IT! Motown, Soul, Ska, Northern Soul, New Wave & more 8-late £free HECTORS HOUSE Barberos Live music + magic 8pm free HONEY Union-student night 11pm-3.30am £tbc JAM Mixtape A tiny festival of talent all under one roof 8-late £4/3 JAZZ PLACE Tongues Indie 11pm – 3am £4/£3 NUS KOMEDIA Brighton Jazz Club 8pm £8/6 KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club 7.30pm £15 KOMEDIA Ministry of Burlesque High Tease cabaret 9pm £15 LIFE BIG FISH Streetlife DJ’s , Maxxi Soundsystem 11-3.30am £4 before 12 LOFT Malicious Alternative Sleaze & Cheese 10pm – 3am £2 NUS/£3 b4 Midnight £4 after PRINCE ALBERT Gentleman Starkey + Polka Party + Clayton Strange PROVIDENCE Sound Factory Presents Battle of the Bands Final 8pm £2 SUGAQUBE Suga Sessions Chunky to Dirty house music with Brian ‘Cheets’ Cheetham & guests 2pm-1am free VICTORY Teen Dream 60’s Garage, Psychedelia, Punk, Garage Revival. 9pm £free WESTERN FRONT Release Dj’s playing Indie, Dance, Funk & Classics 9-2 free WORLDS END Hootenanny Live Country and Americana 7.30pm XUMA WEEKLY WINDDOWN 9-3am
SATURDAY 12TH ABOVE AUDIO Mex (Black Grass) Hip-Hop, Funk and Soul 12-3AM £free AUDIO SOL Rusty James + Enzo Siffredi… 11-4am free BRUNSWICK Yoga Lessons 9.30am £5 COALITION Blow (afterparty) house/ electro/ techno £7/5/4 3am-7am COALITION FLOORPLAY (house) 2nd birthday bash with Chris Lake/ Prok & Fitch + Residents CONCORDE2 The World Cup 2010 Screening LIVE @ Concorde2! 6pm (Kick off 7.30pm) £2 in advance / £2 donation on the door Followed By Spiritual Element presents Bukem In Sessions With LTJ Bukem + MC Conrad + Paul S G. In room 2: Skunkwork DJs Doors: 11pm – 5am £8 early birds FISH BOWL SumSuch Lounging Records boss with a 6 hours of funk, hip hop + breaks 9-3am £free FORTUNE OF WAR FLEVANS (Tru Thoughts) Breaks, funk, hip hop, tropical tunes, soul, jazz… GEMINI Pocket Scientist & Chuckin 1-7pm free GLOBE The Black Lodge featuring Leon Mayer (Off Key Hat/Blacklodge) 9-3am £free GRAND CENTRAL Panda Bear, Noise Attack Pop, Obscure Hip Hop And Disco 9-2am £free HANBURY CLUB WE LUV POP £6adv HECTORS HOUSE Stay Sick! The Sticks live+Djs playing garagepunkrocknroll 8-2am free HONEY Sidney Samson 11pm-4am £10adv JAM Hexstatic AV Show Trailer Trax Launch Party 10-3am £6adv JAZZ PLACE Resonance-dubstep . garage . funk . dub . hip hop . uk funky . drum and bass 10pm – 3am KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club 7pm £15 KOMEDIA An evening with Ian McCulloch from Echo & The Bunnymen 8pm £19.50 KOMEDIA Stone to the Bone – 1st Birthday! club night - funk/soul 11pm £5 LIFE HOLDUP! Indie night 11-4am £5 LOFT Rui Da Silva 10pm – 3am SIDEWINDER the shakedown presents: Shades of Blue Funk V Jazz special featuring steelzawheelz & drift 8-close £free SUGAQUBE Suga Sessions Chunky to Dirty house music with Brian ‘Cheets’ Cheetham & UNOMASS 2pm-1am free VICTORY Kinema Pop, Dance Rock + 80’s 9pm £free WESTERN FRONT Release Dj’s playing Indie, Dance, Funk & Classics 9-2 free WHITE RABBIT DJ Luca Latin beats and old skool hip-hop. 9.30pm WORLDS END 100% Conscious Reggae from Bushman 8-late XUMA SATURDAY SESSIONS Resident DJ, Joe plays a funky mix session 9-3am
SUNDAY 13TH BRUNSWICK Ian Shaw Award winning jazz 8pm £10 COALITION Frequency house/breaks/electro 10.30-3.30 £free/2
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DUKE OF NORFOLK chip and friends and max Live music from the guys on rotation 9-11pm £free FIDDLERS ELBOW Sham-Rock open night legendary, brilliant, Guinness-sodden 9pm £free FISH BOWL Recovery rare reggae and soul 9-2am free GEMINI Matrix Clubmix 1-7pm free GREAT EASTERN Max and the Swing Commanders - Live Jazz HECTORS HOUSE Tatty Seaside Live music 8pm free KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club 8pm £11/6 KOMEDIA Short Fuse short fiction cabaret showcase 7.30pm £5 SUGAQUBE Club Sunday Club Sunday Dirty House Beats 2pm-1am free THREE GRACES A Year Of Epicentre first anniversary hosted by Overhead Wires 7pm £free WESTERN FRONT Sunset playing the best party tunes to round off your summer weekends 6-11 £free WHITE RABBIT Jazz Sundays 3pm start XUMA LIVE JAZZ 8:30pm til 10:30pm
MONDAY 14TH BRUNSWICK Acting Classes with Dermot Keaney 10.30am & 7.30pm £7 BRUNSWICK Brighton Stanza Poetry Group 8pm £5 BRUNSWICK Sussex Vocal Academy Local Musicians showcase their work 8pm COALITION Trash Mondays Student night 10.30-3.30am free b411/£2/3 INK Miami Mondays Electro/pop/anthems £free LIFE AKA AKA ROAR Dubstep with Appleblim, Ben White… 10.30-2.30am £2 before 12 PRINCE ALBERT Brassneck Presents SUGAQUBE Cocktail Mondays Chilled House Music with 2 4 1 Cocktails 2pm-1am free
TUESDAY 15TH ABOVE AUDIO Fresh Acoustic Acoustic singer/songwriters Perform 12-3AM £free AUDIO Wasted Youth (launch night) 100% Indie Originals 11-3am £1/2 BRUNSWICK Language Classes - Beginner Informal Spanish class run by a full accredited tutor 7pm £5 BRUNSWICK Open Mic 8.30pm £Free BRUNSWICK Yoga Lessons 5.30pm £5 CONCORDE2 MR HUDSON + SPECIAL GUEST. 8PM – 11PM TICKETS: £12.50 + BF IN ADV COALITION DON’T FORGET RnB, Disco, New Reggaeton, Funky Latin, Pop, Hip hop & Funky House 11.30-3.30 2/3 DUKE OF NORFOLK Open mic night 9pm £free GLOBE Basement Cinema 8pm £free HECTORS HOUSE Break the habit Live music 8pm free HONEY CLUB Salsa Brighton/Latin Fever 9pm-3am £3 + Free Shot before 12am.
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JAM Out Of The Blue (early show) JAM Trip Out electro swing, breaks and trip hop 11-2am £2 KOMEDIA The Magic Numbers plus support 7pm £14 LIFE The Vice Social Student night 11-3am NUS £3 PRINCE ALBERT Glen Belt + Your Garden Day + Creaking Chair SIDEWINDER Open Mic night 8-late SUGAQUBE LaidBack Beats Laidback beats 2pm-1am free
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WEDNESDAY 16TH ABOVE AUDIO Doctors Orders Hip-Hop, Funk and Soul 12-3AM £free AUDIO Supercharged The Freestlyers 112.30am £4NUS BRUNSWICK Anti-Natal Classes Contact NCT for details 10am BRUNSWICK Language Classes - Intermediate Informal Spanish class run by a full accredited tutor 7pm £5 BRUNSWICK Linten Splinters Outstanding local talent + support 8pm £5 FISH BOWL Fisherman’s chronicles Open mic / acoustic Jam 8-12 £free GEMINI Afrodelic 2-7pm free GRAND CENTRAL Harry Tricks & The Magic Number Brighton’s favorite Dixie/Gipsy/ Swing bands 8.30-11 £FREE HECTORS HOUSE Mammoth Battle of the bands Rock and Metal 5pm £5 JAM Live&Love Performances from Rachel Hawker, Back To Kerouac... 7.30-10.30 £4/5 LOFT Shock Shock Indie Night 10pm-3am £4/£3nus PRINCE ALBERT Bothered By Noise? Fat Bitch + De Selby + Support. SUGAQUBE Bar Grooves Bar Grooves 2pm-1am free
THURSDAY 17TH ABOVE AUDIO 2 4 1 Cocktails Disco with Maxxi Soundsystem DJs 12-3AM £free AUDIO Bastard Pop Indie/Pop 11-3 £2 BRUNSWICK Clown School Active workshop teaching clown skills 12.30pm £5 BRUNSWICK Jaime Regan Beautiful vocals and melodic pop + support 8pm £5 COALITION Secret Discotheque shamefully unfashionable music 10.30-3.30am £1/2/3 CONCORDE2 Toots & The Maytals + WICKY WACKY Doors: 8pm – 11pm £SOLD OUT DE LA WARR PAVILION Four:Two Curated by Will Dutta, features violinist Jack Liebeck and pianist Katya Apekisheva 5.30pm £6-12 DUKE OF NORFOLK JoNNY and Eyal Live music from the guys on rotation 9-11pm £free FIDDLERS ELBOW Declan McClafferty and the Sunshine Band Traditional, contempary and rock 9pm £free FISH BOWL Residents Association Dj’s playing eclectic mix of hip hop, funk + more 10-3am £free GEMINI Chuckin 2-7pm free GLOBE RocKcoustic 9-1am £free GRAND CENTRAL Swing DeVille/Gypsy
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Jazz 8.30-11 £FREE GREAT EASTERN Spenglers Lab plus Zarbo - Live Country HECTORS HOUSE It’s Alive! Free live music showcase 8pm free HONEY CLUB The One- dance music over 3 rooms £1 all night, a free shot with a sticker or by listing your name on the fb group JAM Fish Fry 50’s US Rhythm & Blues/ original Jamaican Ska + more 10-2am £1/2 KOMEDIA White Mink and Playgroup present: The Movits Electro swing and Speakeasy jive-hop! 7.30pm £6adv LIFE Shameless Student night with £300 raffle 11-3 £1 before 1am LUCKY VOICE Al Start & Tom Sawyer 8pm11pm £free PRINCE ALBERT Young Electrics + Support (T.B.C) ROUND GEORGES Improvised Comedy Drop in classes 7.30-9.30 £8 SIDEWINDER Ants in the Carpet nights of British influence from the 1980s to now 8-close £free ST JAMES TAVERN ‘STAY SICK, TURN BLUE’ Stay Sick Djs play 50/60s R&R Surf Garage & Grind 8.30-12 £free SUGAQUBE Weekend Warmup Upfront House and a Dash of anthems with GARY SCOTT & guest 2pm-1am free VICTORY Open Mic Night 8pm £free WESTERN FRONT Blingual Language Exchange Party 8-late £free WHITE RABBIT Open Mic with the moveons 8pm Start XUMA OPEN MIC Come down and play or just enjoy the variety of live acts.
FRIDAY 18TH ABOVE AUDIO Above Audio Bar Sessions Brighton’s Finest DJs on rotation 12-3AM £free AUDIO Hospitality Netsky Album Launch: Netsky, Sonic… 11-4am BELUSHIS Club Flash £3/2/1 80s Pop with dressing up & photographers! 10pm-3am COALITION Evolution Main Room: Drum n Bass Vs. Dubstep with Plastician Grooverider and more 10-5am £6 adv more on the door CONCORDE2 The World Cup 2010 Screening LIVE @ Concorde2! 6pm (Kick off 7.30pm) £2 in advance / £2 donation on the door ENGINE ROOM Vic Godard & Subway Sect, The Fallen Leaves, Fractured & DJ Ian Part Time £9 ADV/£10 on the door 7pm FISH BOWL The Black Lodge Disco, Soul, Electro-Funk, Edits 9-3am £free FORTUNE OF WAR Shake Hands Lets Party Classic Tunes from the past 50 years 9.30-late £free GLOBE The Soul of Brighton Philly beats + soulful steppers with DJ Mick Fuller 9-2am £free GRAND CENTRAL TRACKS Funk, Hip-Hop, Disco, House, Dub and Breaks 8-1AM £FREE HAMPTONS MOD FOR IT! Motown, Soul, Ska, Northern Soul, New Wave & more 8-late £free HECTORS HOUSE BnW productions Free live music and DJs 8pm free HONEY CLUB Lollipop 10.30pm-3am urban
dance £tbc JAM Scene music, art and fashion show - the very best in Urban art and fashion 10-3am £5 JAZZ PLACE Drum & Bass 11pm – 3am KOMEDIA The Maydays present...Tonights Top Story improvised show from local news stories chosen by you 8pm £8 KOMEDIA Born Bad club night 11pm £6/5 LIFE BIG FISH Vs AKA AKA ROAR 113.30am £4 before 12 LOFT Malicious Alternative Sleaze & Cheese 10pm – 3am £2 NUS/£3 b4 Midnight £4 after SUGAQUBE Suga Sessions Chunky to Dirty house music with Brian ‘Cheets’ Cheetham & JAY NORTH 2pm-1am free VICTORY Beans On Toast Radio Reverbs Hip Hop & Funk Master BlackBelt Jones 9pm £free WESTERN FRONT Release Dj’s playing Indie, Dance, Funk & Classics 9-2 free WORLDS END Bass warfare 8pm XUMA WEEKLY WINDDOWN 9-3am
SATURDAY 19TH ABOVE AUDIO Mex (Black Grass) Hip-Hop, Funk and Soul 12-3AM £free AUDIO Early show: Babybird plus support 7pm AUDIO SOL Hot City, Schtumm 11-4am free BASEMENT White Rabbit presents: PYJAMA PARTY! BRUNSWICK Beggar Joe Support from Left At The Robot & Century Spring 8pm £5 BRUNSWICK Yoga Lessons 9.30am £5 COALITION Blow (afterparty) house/ electro/ techno £7/5/4 3am-7am CONCORDE2 Random Promotions Presents Live & Unsigned - King & I Album Launch Party + A Band Called Alice + The Messaround + Dr Bluegrass and the Hillbilly 8 Doors: 8pm – 10pm Tickets: £5 + bf in adv Followed by: Carbon Presents A Bunch Of Cuts Special Guests TBA + extra sound system supplied by Funkion 1 Dubstep to DnB Doors: 11pm – 5am - £TBC FISH BOWL Dj Åbo & Ally Smith dirty funk and dancefloor jazz 9-3am £free FORTUNE OF WAR GOOD NOYZ DJs feat Sarah Sweeney (Kudos) and residents Alex Sweeney, Martin Lewis and Duchy P GEMINI The Move Ons 1-7pm free GLOBE Donky Pitch electronica, skweee, hip hop, dubstep from Ghost Mutt + residents 9-2am £free GRAND CENTRAL Panda Bear, Noise Attack Pop, Obscure Hip Hop And Disco 9-2am £free HECTORS HOUSE It’s Alive! Free live music showcase 8pm free HONEY CLUB Stonebridge 11pm-4am £10adv JAM The Doctors Orders Motown vs Def Jam Special! 9-3am £5/7 KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club 7pm £15 KOMEDIA Spellbound club night - 80s 9pm £6/5 KOMEDIA Trailer Trash presents Barbarella! club night 9.30 £10/8 LIFE HOLDUP! Indie night 11-4am £5 PRINCE ALBERT Club Meow Meow PROVIDENCE Sound Factory Presents Rock
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Night- Shoot the Dead + Catching Fire… 8pm £2 SIDEWINDER Harry Ks “Simply Dredd” Reggae, bootleg and party tunes all night 8-close £free SUGAQUBE Suga Sessions Chunky to Dirty house music with Brian ‘Cheets’ Cheetham & DAVE KING 2pm-1am free WESTERN FRONT Release Dj’s playing Indie, Dance, Funk & Classics 9-2 free WHITE RABBIT DJ Luca Latin beats and old skool hip-hop. 9.30pm WORLDS END The Meow Meows Live band 8pm XUMA HAPPY SATURDAYS Resident DJ, Joe plays a funky mix session 9-3am
SUNDAY 20TH BRUNSWICK Ukulele Sundays 30-strong ukulele group playing all your favourite hits 3pm £Free COALITION Frequency house/breaks/electro 10.30-3.30 £free/2 DUKE OF NORFOLK chip and friends and max Live music from the guys on rotation 9-11pm £free FIDDLERS ELBOW Sham-Rock open night legendary, brilliant, Guinness-sodden 9pm £free FISH BOWL Recovery rare reggae and soul 9-2am free GEMINI the Summertime Miracle Band 1-7pm free GREAT EASTERN Phil Mills - Live Blues JAM Pretty Neat Records Launch Party Sol & Sample, Altimeter, Warsaw, Stavros and Organic Matter. £4/5 8-1am KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club 8pm £11/6 PRINCE ALBERT Communion SUGAQUBE Club Sunday Club Sunday Dirty House Beats 2pm-1am free WESTERN FRONT Sunset playing the best party tunes to round off your summer weekends 6-11 £free WHITE RABBIT Jazz Sundays 3pm start XUMA LIVE JAZZ 8:30pm til 10:30pm
MONDAY 21ST BRUNSWICK Acting Classes with Dermot Keaney 10.30am & 7.30pm £7 BRUNSWICK Surfers Against Sewage A night of surf related films 8pm COALITION Trash Mondays Student night 10.30-3.30am free b411/£2/3 INK Miami Mondays Electro/pop/anthems £free JAM IOU comedy Featuring performances from: James Acaster, Matt Forde… 8-10.30 £3 LIFE AKA AKA ROAR Dubstep with Nosaj Thing, Temple… 10.30-2.30am £2 before 12 PRINCE ALBERT Born To Lose SUGAQUBE Cocktail Mondays Chilled House Music with 2 4 1 Cocktails 2pm-1am free
TUESDAY 22ND ABOVE AUDIO Fresh Acoustic Acoustic
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singer/songwriters Perform 12-3AM £free AUDIO Wasted Youth (launch night) 100% Indie Originals 11-3am £1/2 BRUNSWICK Language Classes - Beginner Informal Spanish class run by a full accredited tutor 7pm £5 BRUNSWICK Open Mic 8.30pm £Free BRUNSWICK Yoga Lessons 5.30pm £5 COALITION DON’T FORGET RnB, Disco, New Reggaeton, Funky Latin, Pop, Hip hop & Funky House 11.30-3.30 2/3 CONCORDE2 BIMM End Of Term Party Doors: 7pm – 11pm Tickets: £4 on the door DUKE OF NORFOLK Open mic night 9pm £free GLOBE Basement Cinema 8pm £free HONEY CLUB Salsa Brighton/Latin Fever 9pm-3am £3 + Free Shot before 12am JAM Out Of The Blue (early show) IAM: YOUR HERO, Attic Fate... JAM Trip Out electro swing, breaks and trip hop 11-2am £2 KOMEDIA McIntosh Ross music with Lorraine McIntosh and Ricky Ross 7.30pm £22.50 LIFE The Vice Social Student night 11-3am NUS £3 PRINCE ALBERT Monocure +Whitebus + Flexability SIDEWINDER Open Mic night 8-late SUGAQUBE Selective Sound Tech House Special with DJ UNOMASS , ROJO & guests 2pm-1am free
WEDNESDAY 23RD ABOVE AUDIO Doctors Orders Hip-Hop, Funk and Soul 12-3AM £free AUDIO Supercharged Outlook Festival launch 11-2.30am £4NUS BRUNSWICK Ferry Of Fools Perrier nominated comedy performers 3pm £8/6 BRUNSWICK Language Classes - Intermediate Informal Spanish class run by a full accredited tutor 7pm £5 CONCORDE2 RCI presents El Vez Doors: 8pm – 11pm Tickets: £15 + bf in adv FISH BOWL Fisherman’s chronicles Open mic / acoustic Jam 8-12 £free GEMINI Afrodelic 2-7pm free GRAND CENTRAL Harry Tricks & The Magic Number Brighton’s favorite Dixie/Gipsy/ Swing bands 8.30-11 £FREE HECTORS HOUSE Mammoth Battle of the bands Rock and Metal 8pm £8 JAZZ PLACE Gigglestock Comedy 7.30pm11pm £1.50/£1nus/flyer PRINCE ALBERT The Crazy World Of Arther Brown SUGAQUBE Bar Grooves Bar Grooves 2pm-1am free VICTORY Glue Gun 91 LIFE! DEATH! PRIZES! 8pm £free
THURSDAY 24TH ABOVE AUDIO 2 4 1 Cocktails Disco with Maxxi Soundsystem DJs 12-3AM £free AUDIO Bastard Pop Indie/Pop 11-3 £2 BRUNSWICK Clown School Active workshop teaching clown skills 12.30pm £5 BRUNSWICK Salsa Night Music and danc-
ing with Caliente 8pm £10/8 COALITION Secret Discotheque shamefully unfashionable music 10.30-3.30am £1/2/3 CONCORDE2 Bimm End Of Term Party Doors: 7pm – 11pm Tickets: £4 on the door DE LA WARR PAVILION Four:One Curated by Will Dutta, features the cellist Natalie Clein 5.30pm £6-12 DUKE OF NORFOLK JoNNY and Eyal Live music from the guys on rotation 9-11pm £free FIDDLERS ELBOW FRESH ACOUSTICS Live music from local bands 8.30pm £free FISH BOWL Residents Association Dj’s playing eclectic mix of hip hop, funk + more 10-3am £free GEMINI The Summertime Miracle Band 2-7pm free GLOBE RocKcoustic 9-1am £free GRAND CENTRAL Swing DeVille/Gypsy Jazz 8.30-11 £FREE GREAT EASTERN The Crucks - Live Country HECTORS HOUSE It’s Alive! Free live music showcase 8-1am free HONEY CLUB The One- dance music over 3 rooms £1 all night, a free shot with a sticker or by listing your name on the fb group JAM Fish Fry 50’s US Rhythm & Blues/ original Jamaican Ska + more 10-2am £1/2 LIFE Shameless Student night with £300 raffle 11-3 £1 before 1am LUCKY VOICE Jetglo & The Gecko Brothers 8pm-11pm £free MARLBOROUGH (THEATRE UPSTAIRS) The Maydays present...with special guest Jay Rhoderick 8pm £8 PRINCE ALBERT Utopia 7 + Sunsetsin + Blondes In Tokyo ROUND GEORGES Improvised Comedy Drop in classes 7.30-9.30 £8 SIDEWINDER Ants in the Carpet nights of British influence from the 1980s to now 8-close £free ST JAMES TAVERN ‘STAY SICK, TURN BLUE’ Stay Sick Djs play 50/60s R&R Surf Garage & Grind 8.30-12 £free SUGAQUBE Weekend Warmup Upfront House and a Dash of anthems DJ BONGO 2pm-1am free WESTERN FRONT Blingual Language Exchange Party 8-late £free XUMA GET READY FOR THE WEEKEND DJ gets you in the mood for the weekend ahead 9pm-1am
FRIDAY 25TH ABOVE AUDIO Above Audio Bar Sessions Brighton’s Finest DJs on rotation 12-3AM £free AUDIO 5 Years of Dirtybird Justin Martin + J Phlip 11-3am £5 BEES MOUTH Hot-Tip Hi-Fi Early Reggae, Rocksteady and Roots 8.30-1.30am £free BELUSHIS Club Flash £3/2/1 80s Pop with dressing up & photographers! 10pm-3am CONCORDE2 Smash and Grab Brighton Doors: 10pm – 4am Tickets: £6 / £9 + bf in adv FISH BOWL LateNight Loungin spinning disco, funk and all that good stuff 9-3am £free FORTUNE OF WAR Shake Hands Lets
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Party Classic Tunes from the past 50 years 9.30-late £free GLOBE Together in Eclectic Dreams 9-3am £free GRAND CENTRAL TRACKS Funk, Hip-Hop, Disco, House, Dub and Breaks 8-1AM £FREE HAMPTONS MOD FOR IT! Motown, Soul, Ska, Northern Soul, New Wave & more 8-late £free HECTORS HOUSE DIRTY WATER RECORDS PRESENTS live DWR bands + DWR & Stay Sick Djs 8-2am HONEY CLUB I love R&B 10.30pm-3.30am ladies free b4 11.30pm JAM Dirty Money Dubstep, Grime, Dirty Electro 11-3am £3facebookGL/£4 JAM Early show: Viva La Revolution Avondale45 + The Hi Sides 8-10.30 £4/3 JAZZ PLACE Teen Creeps Indie/Live Bands 10pm – 3am KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club 7.30pm £15 KOMEDIA Brighton Jazz Club 8pm £8/6 LIFE BIG FISH High Rankin (Cheap Thrills/ Suicide Dub) 11-3.30am £4 before 12 LOFT Malicious Alternative Sleaze & Cheese 10pm – 3am £2 NUS/£3 b4 Midnight £4 after PRINCE ALBERT Salter Cane + Call Me Jolene + Caramel Jack £4 SUGAQUBE Suga Sessions Chunky to Dirty house music with Brian ‘Cheets’ Cheetham & MICK YEOMAN 2pm-1am free WESTERN FRONT Release Dj’s playing Indie, Dance, Funk & Classics 9-2 free WODDERS ROOM mutual masturbation, all welcome 10pm £free WORLDS END Unity Hi Fi Roots, Reggae and Dub from the crew 8-late XUMA WEEKLY WINDDOWN 9pm-3am
SATURDAY 26TH ABOVE AUDIO Mex (Black Grass) Hip-Hop, Funk and Soul 12-3AM £free AUDIO SOL Solo, Oli Dab VS Robin 11-4am free BRUNSWICK Yoga Lessons 9.30am £5 COALITION DPM AFTER PARTY house/ electro/ techno £7/5/4 3am-7am COALITION WIRED Forward thinking Music coupled with unique Visual installations 114am £8 before 12/NUS all night CONCORDE2 Elliot Minor Doors: 7pm – 10pm Tickets: £10 + bf in adv FISH BOWL Daddy Marcus singalong session of soul, disco, funk and party classics 9-3am £free FORTUNE OF WAR DJ CHICKEN GEORGE (Texas USA) Tru thoughs Hip Hop DJ GEMINI Commodor 64 1-7pm free GRAND CENTRAL Panda Bear, Noise Attack Pop, Obscure Hip Hop And Disco 9-2am £free HECTORS HOUSE Playgroup Live music w Astro Physics + support 8-2am free HONEY CLUB Hed Kandi 11pm-4am £10adv JAM The Recommender Wolf Gang/ Luxurt Living 8-3am £5adv JAZZ PLACE Roots Garden Roots Reggae 11pm – 3am £5/£4 KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club 7pm £15 KOMEDIA Da Doo Ron Ron club night 11pm £5/6
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LIFE HOLDUP! Indie night 11-4am £5 LOFT Punk Rock Karaoke 10pm-3am OPEN HOUSE CIDER FESTIVAL PROVIDENCE Sound Factory Presents Rock Night- Who Knows+ Spoken Spires... 8pm £2 SKIDZ cowboy themed monthly scat party 10-4am £5 SIDEWINDER Danceteria A mix of disco, boogie, house and funk 8-close £free SUGAQUBE Suga Sessions Chunky to Dirty house music with Brian ‘Cheets’ Cheetham & guests 2pm-1am free VICTORY Up Against It (with BORN BAD DJs) It’s a Glitter Beat, Power Pop, Punky Trash, Bubblegum WESTERN FRONT Release Dj’s playing Indie, Dance, Funk & Classics 9-2 free WHITE RABBIT DJ Luca Latin beats and old skool hip-hop. 9.30pm WORLDS END Punk as Fuck Local punk revival feat The Gutter Urchins 8pm XUMA SATURDAY SESSIONS Resident DJ, Joe plays a funky mix session 9-3am
SUNDAY 27TH BRUNSWICK Alan Barnes Outstanding jazz saxophonist 8pm COALITION Frequency house/breaks/electro 10.30-3.30 £free/2 CONCORDE Breakestra w/ Chali 2na + DJ Format Legendary funk and hiphop masters 7.30pm £12adv DE LA WARR PAVILION The Necks (Australia) Not entirely avant-garde, minimalist, ambient nor jazz, their music is described as; simply unique 8pm £14 DUKE OF NORFOLK chip and friends and max Live music from the guys on rotation 9-11pm £free FIDDLERS ELBOW Sham-Rock open night legendary, brilliant, Guinness-sodden 9pm £free FISH BOWL Recovery rare reggae and soul 9-2am free GEMINI Afrodelic 1-7pm free GLOBE Hot-Tip Hi-Fi Early Reggae, Rocksteady and Roots 9-2am £free GREAT EASTERN Jonny Green - Live Country and Rock N Roll HECTORS HOUSE Stay Sick! THE KOFFIN KATS’ (USA) Live + support 7-11pm £4 KOMEDIA Krater Comedy Club 8pm £11/6 KOMEDIA Liz Carr: It Hasn’t Happened Yet comedy 7.30 £10/8 KOMEDIA The Maydays: Tonight’s Top Story featuring The Argus 8pm £7/5 SIDEWINDER Vortex Acoustic live music from Brighton and further a field 7-9pm £free SUGAQUBE Club Sunday Dirty House Beats 2pm-1am free VOMCANO for those who like hot blowjobs, liberal ladies get in free 11pm £5 WESTERN FRONT Sunset playing the best party tunes to round off your summer weekends 6-11 £free WHITE RABBIT Jazz Sundays 3pm start XUMA LIVE JAZZ 8:30pm til 10:30pm
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Keaney 10.30am & 7.30pm £7 COALITION Trash Mondays Student night 10.30-3.30am free b411/£2/3 INK Miami Mondays Electro/pop/anthems £free LIFE AKA AKA ROAR Dubstep with Fantastic Mr Fox, Ben White… 10.30-2.30am £2 before 12 SUGAQUBE Cocktail Mondays Chilled House Music with 2 4 1 Cocktails 2pm-1am free
TUESDAY 29TH ABOVE AUDIO Fresh Acoustic Acoustic singer/songwriters Perform 12-3AM £free AUDIO Wasted Youth (launch night) 100% Indie Originals 11-3am £1/2 BRUNSWICK Language Classes - Beginner Informal Spanish class run by a full accredited tutor 7pm £5 BRUNSWICK Open Mic 8.30pm £Free BRUNSWICK Yoga Lessons 5.30pm £5 COALITION DON’T FORGET RnB, Disco, New Reggaeton, Funky Latin, Pop, Hip hop & Funky House 11.30-3.30 2/3 DUKE OF NORFOLK Open mic night 9pm £free GLOBE Basement Cinema 8pm £free HONEY CLUB Salsa Brighton/Latin Fever 9pm-3am £3 + Free Shot before 12am. JAM Out Of The Blue (early show) Heavy Dials, satta... JAM Trip Out electro swing, breaks and trip hop 11-2am £2 LIFE The Vice Social Student night 11-3am NUS £3 PRINCE ALBERT Raising Maisie + Time Brings Age + Poor Little Pierrette SIDEWINDER Open Mic night 8-late SUGAQUBE Crew Night Big tunes with GARY SCOTT 2pm-1am free
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ABOVE AUDIO Doctors Orders Hip-Hop, Funk and Soul 12-3AM £free AUDIO Supercharged Alix Perez 11-2.30am £4NUS BRUNSWICK Anti-Natal Classes Contact NCT for details 10am BRUNSWICK Language Classes - Intermediate Informal Spanish class run by a full accredited tutor 7pm £5 CONCORDE2 New Young Pony Club Doors: 8pm – 11pm Tickets: £12 + bf in adv FISH BOWL Fisherman’s chronicles Open mic / acoustic Jam 8-12 £free GEMINI Afrodelic 2-7pm free GRAND CENTRAL Harry Tricks & The Magic Number Brighton’s favorite Dixie/Gipsy/ Swing bands 8.30-11 £FREE JAM Acoustic Jam mixes from hip hop to soul free 8-2am LOFT Shock Shock Indie Night 10pm-3am £4/£3nus PRINCE ALBERT Bald Knobbers + Annie Jump Cannon + To Arms SUGAQUBE Bar Grooves Bar Grooves 2pm-1am free www.BN1ma
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