It might not be everyone’s barometer of a good night out, but there was a lot of falling over at Stay Sick and we think that might be the core of why it’s so great. Basically, the crowd go wild. Jumping on each other, throwing themselves around, dancing on tables – and they do it with such abandonment that they take a tumble now and again. You can tell from the pictures that the crowd are into it, so many people dress to the nines, embracing the 50s and 60s vibe of tattoos and pin up girls. And all this in what is essentially a pub. What’s causing such devotion and delirium? Quite simply, it’s the music. Proper rock’n’roll garage sleaze from a set of DJs who know the era inside out (like The Ramones they’ve all got the same surname too – Sick). Throw in a killer band like the rockin’ King Salami & The Cumberland Three and you’ve got a seriously crazy night. Unmissable.
FYI
NEXT EVENT: 8th May 2010, Hector’s House
MYSPACE: myspace.com/staysickbrighton
KING SALAMI 7″: normanrecords.com/records/109676
TOP TEN
The Cramps ‘Let’s Get Fucked Up’
The Gun Club ‘Jack On Fire’
Link Wray ‘Hidden Charms’
The Sonics ‘Psycho’
King Coleman ‘Alley Rat’
Mad Mike And The Maniacs ‘The Hunch’
The Trashmen ‘Surfin Bird’
Thee Midniters ‘Jump Jive And Harmonize’
? And The Mysterians ’96 Tears’
The Swamp Rats/ Kingsmen /Sonics / Wailers / Stooges ‘Louie Louie’
