STRYCHNINE NIGHTS
First Fridays of the month see The Hope hosting a different kind of DJ night. The Holy Vessels, local purveyors of pastoral Americana, are teaming up with mates in bands to play the sort of music that floats their respective boats, so expect something different to your usual four-to-the-floor DJ sets when The Agitator and The Maccabees take to the decks in coming months.
MODERN TOSS APP
Everyone’s favourite foul-mouthed Brighton illustrators, Modern Toss, are bringing Mr Tourette, the home clubber and friends to our screens. The lads have been busy compiling The Daily Toss for your i-Whatever. For £1.19, get four seasons’ worth of the cartoon that’ll have you ‘shitting bricks of laughter’ every morning, yeah?
NOT FORGOTTEN
Good ideas for club nights are few and far between but this is the best we’ve heard for a while. Savannah’s Sam Moffett is reviving some of Brighton’s classic house nights for special one-offs, including Tonka, Coco and Shake Yer Wig. Original decor and DJs are promised, to help take you back to your clubbing past. It starts on Friday 11th at the Brighton Ballroom.
PHWOAR!
Phwoar! aims to bring single, creative and all manner of interesting types together for a night of high-brow activities and possible partnering. Learn the lindy hop, or admire the artwork on the walls at the Basement on Saturday 12th. It doesn’t matter who or what you’re into, as long as you’re stylishly single.
THE ROSE HILL TAVERN
The quaintly named Rose Hill Tavern off London road is under new management, bringing it up to speed with an eclectic roster of live music events as well as comedy and Monday’s pub quiz nights. Real ales, Sunday roasts and billiards are also on the agenda for traditionalist pub-goers, too.
THE GET DOWN
“A night for drinking and dancing, positivity and solid grooves…expect to hear tracks you’ve never heard before.” Heroes of the local DJ scene Matt Insight and Russ Rockwell spin authentic funk, northern soul and rare grooves. Launching Thursday 3rd at the Funky Buddha Lounge with low drink and door prices.
YOUR DISCO NEEDS YOU
Studio 54 is back, baby. Step out in true opulent 70s style for Brighton Ballroom’s brand new club night launching on Friday 4th. With Spellbound DJs Simon Price and Jon Poole playing from their extensive collections, alongside hostess Cherry Foxxx. See ultra-camp dance troupes, burlesque beaus and plenty of sparkling retro glitz.
ITCHY FEET
Itchy Feet are bringing their successful and ever-growing old-skool rock’n’roll club night to town. They’re promising vintage tracks of jump blues, ska, soul and all those other genres for a night “devoid of pretension and dedicated to pure, honest fun.” Coming to the Concorde 2 on Wednesday 23rd.
BUSK STOP
Ex-Freebutt promoter Andy Rossiter has teamed up with one of our favourite tipples, Brugal rum, to promote Brighton talent. 15 local boozers and venues across town will host the carefully-picked selection of bands and fine Brugal cocktails. Any money made in the process goes to the bands. Find more lovely details on drinkinbrighton.co.uk.
FAB FREE FRIDAYS
The Ranelagh blues bar is allowing local indie bands to grace its stage on selected Fridays this year. ‘Fab Free Fridays’ kicks off on Friday 11th with Lewes agitprop popsters The Indelicates, with gigs later this month for dark cabaret duo Bitter Ruin and everyone’s favourite ukulele maniacs, the Bobby McGee’s. As the name suggests, admission is free.
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