February 2010
- TONIGHT: Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Rizzle Kicks
Technically, Rizzle Kicks was founded in about 1996, when both members, in their miniature form, used to play together, round Rizzle’s aunties house. It wasn’t until 8 years later when the pair re-found eachother, after both moving to Brighton and joining the local Sunday league, by facing eachother head-on in a football match. 4 years later, they ended up going to the same college, and one day when Rizzle got Sylvester to ‘Lalala’ all over a track, he then realised that the kind of style Sylvester had fitted in nicely with the sound that was growing. Meanwhile, after only meeting him through the offer of studio time, Rizzle realised that his friend SW1 (greenfinger), had been knicking all the accapellas from his tracks and making bangin’ remixes. Da Daaaa, Rizzle Kicks.+ The Last Carnival
8pm £4/2
- Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Phantom Limb
After the cancelation of their last date (due to the loss of Yolanda’s voice) Phantom Limb are back!
Phantom Limb is a refreshing and timely reminder of what country and soul music can and should be. Yolanda, Stew, Dan Brown, Dan Moore, Luke and Matt have settled into a stride that’s yielded a critically acclaimed debut and a growing list of memorable shows in Europe and across the pond. You don’t see many bands as musically in touch with each other – or as relaxed and at ease with their respective crafts. They’re not watching themselves do it, either. They’re just doing it, and doing it well.
The band’s influences are clear but subtle – the likes of Gillian Welch, Aretha Franklin, The Band, Etta James and the Staple Singers. Phantom Limb delicately conveys the same disarming honesty that only comes from singing about the truth. Yolanda and co can – and probably will – bring a tear to your eye with a cocktail of hope and resignation, sadness and joy.
All the band members have written for, recorded or toured with multi-platinum selling artists. Stew Jackson and Dan Brown are Robot Club, for example, and Yolanda toured with Massive Attack in 2008. But Phantom Limb is a spiritual home for all of them. Even guitarist Luke Cawthra, the most recent addition, plays and interacts like he’s been in the Limb household all his life.
Recorded at Robot Club, Bristol and Rockfield Studios near Monmouth, Phantom Limb’s eponymous debut is more a reflection of their live ability than vice versa. It’s art – unembellished, imperfect and very real. You listen to it and assume this is an album from the latter stages of a life’s work. Which makes you realise what they’re capable of and what they’ll accomplish as time passes. Simple, enchanting, honest music with this much integrity is hard to find, but so easy to fall in love with when you do. Buy it, and hear for yourself – a special edition with live bonus tracks is out in April.
Picking up bigger shows and stealing coveted support slots, the band had a deserved surge last year surrounding the album release. Appearing at SXSW, Glastonbury, and Centrum Scene in Oslo with Big Bang – friends they met at SXSW – they’ve also supported Candi Staton this year on some of her uk tour dates
There’s much more to come from Phantom Limb. But there’s enough beauty and soul in what they’ve already delivered to keep your faith in real music alive for some considerable time.
8pm £6/5 in advance
Get advance tickets at www.wegottickets.com/event/70198
www.myspace.com/phantomlimbrobot
www.phantomlimbmusic.com
- Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Catalyst Club
A monthly event which blends the old traditions of a French Salon with debating societies. Got a passion? Share it with the Catalyst Club. Three guest speakers each take to the lectern for 15 minutes to enthuse, debate and entertain on subjects that range from Voodoo to tinned meat!
8pm £5
- Friday, February 12th, 2010
Upstairs:
Dusty’s
Brighton’s Latest Lesbian Nights – Valentine’s Special
8pm til 2am £6/£5 advanceDownstairs:
Charity Chuckle
All proceeds from the show will go to the local charity, RISE, which supports women, children and young people experiencing domestic violence by offering a helpline, crisis accommodation, advice, support, information and counselling across Brighton & Hove and West Sussex. Every year RISE supports over 800 women and their children to recover from abuse and reclaim their lives.
Charity Chuckle is a monthly stand-up comedy night raising money for local charities in Brighton. Each month features the most exciting up-and-coming comedians from Brighton’s exploding comedy scene and the London circuit, and a fabulous established comedian to headline the night.
Unlike most comedy nights, this is an early one – the show starts at 7pm – so it is perfect both for those who need to get home and those who want to hit the clubs!
Compere: Funny Women finalist and Brighton local, Julie Jepson. “Intelligent stand-up that is instantly engaging. Truly fabulous.” – bbc.co.uk
Headliner:
Val LeeHackney Empire’s New Act of the Year Finalist 2010. “We were helpless. In her power completely.” freakytrigger.co.uk
Also appearing: Murray Cummings, Helen Raynor,
Shannon Hommel, Kev Heritage, Catie Wilkins, Matt Forde.
Paul McCaffrey – 2008 London Paper’s Comic of the Year; Brian Gittins – Pyecombe’s finest cafe owner and Ricky Gervais support act (“A true original, and breathtakingly funny with it.” The Guardian); and, The Maydays (“One of the best improvised shows out there …a must see.” Chortle).
We’ve raised money for The British Heart Foundation, The National Autistic Society, MS Sussex, Brighton Women’s Centre, Sussex Beacon, and The Sussex Cancer Fund.
Every second Friday of the month: March 12th, April 9th, May 14th 2010.
For more info or bookings please phone Jim Holland on 07754 886685 or email charitychuckle@yahoo.co.uk. “Excellent shoes” – thenewcurrent.com
7pm £6
Get advance tickets at www.wegottickets.com/event/71158Later on…
PoleokeBack with a bang, it’s exercise and it makes you hot hot hot!
We’re back at a later time with a fresh twist, Poledancing meets Karaoke plus some new games to play, we’ve got the Bimbo Limbo! Competition (How low can you go) and the very Popular Meat Raffle, it does what it says, we’re raffling the meat for you to eat, we’ve also added our latest twist on old theme with new Dingo Bingo! Australian rules Bingo + Cake attack and dancing til the early hours!
So come into the warm, forget your resolutions and join the party, its 2010 and the days are getting longer!
10pm £5
- Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Brighton Ladies Banish Winter Blues by Swishing
Women will come together to swap their posh togs all in aid of the planet! The event’s organiser Natural Nutritionist, Kelly Dibbert says “save money, save the planet, have a party. Swishing is for those women who want to combine glamour, environmental protection and frugality”.
Do you want something new in your wardrobe? Then please do come along on the 13th with at least one good condition clean glamorous item to swap. From dresses to shoes, belts, bags or coats and jewellry bring ‘em and swop ‘em for something new. An ideal way to spend a Saturday afternoon with a glass of wine, meet some new people, get a new frock and feel good about not wasting resources.
There will be taster sessions by local reflexologists, massage therapists, nutritionists and style consultants and local Organic hairdressers Cuttlefish will be on hand for style advice.
Green Party leader Caroline Lucas will be attending and Brighton Goes Gospel singers will do a few songs to liven the event up.
Please call Kelly Dibbert for further details 07876 596115.
3pm until 7pm £FREELater on…
Upstairs:Smarty Pants
Smarty Pants Productions return to The Latest Music Bar with a brand new event to celebrate Valentines Day featuring the cream of 
Brighton and Hove Music and Comedy Talents. Smarty Valentines Party marks the 13th Smarty Party and we plan to make it a big one! So come and celebrate with us, enjoy the smarties, the DJ, the booze and the entertainment. Previous acts include Angus Little, Jacquemo, Dave Mounfield from ‘The Ornate Johnsons’, Guitarist Amy Hill, ‘The Kings of The Wild Front Ear’, Ranga, and sketch duo ‘Thomas and Maloney’
The line up for this Smarty Pants Party…
Your Compere Robin Buckland + SmartyPants Sketches + Jim Holland from Holland and Hume + Doug Devaney + Milky T urban poet ‘brilliantly observed’
HEADLINER – Paul F Taylor – LONDON COMEDY STORE
Carli Jefferson and Simon Russel Dance/Music + The Kings of The Wild Front Ear Comedy Music + Music from GreenSky
7.30pm £5/4
Link to Latest preview: thelatest.co.uk/7/comedy-smarty-pants-christmas-party
- Sunday, February 14th, 2010
The Big Swing Live – That’s Amore
A night of classic live music a la Rat Pack and Bobby Darin in Vegas! A 6 piece band with special guests will play right through the evening. A great night for wining and dining! The musicians in the band are some of the very best in the country and between them have an amazing list of performance credits including Robbie Williams, The Rat Pack Live in Las Vegas, The BBC, Just Jack, Jamie Cullum, Incognito, Ozzy Osbourne, The Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and many others. Performing classic hits by Frank Sinatra, The Rat Pack, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Van Morrison, Andy Williams, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Robbie Williams, and many more, The Big Swing always make the night one to remember.
8pm £10 on door/£9 in adv/£8 per person for groups of 4 or more/£8 concessions (students etc)
Get advance tickets at www.wegottickets.com/event/70183
www.thebigswing.biz
- Monday, February 15th, 2010
Upstairs:
The Ukulele Research and Development Society Open-Mic
The Ukulele Research and Development Society returns with more of it’s unique brand of open-mic mayhem: expect party-poppers, poetry and prizes for every performer. This month london-based King & the Olive Fields will be opening the night with sweet and soulful melodies guaranteed to warm your heart.
Doors at 7.30 £2 or free for performersDownstairs:
Our FathersOur Fathers are an eclectic five-piece band based in Brighton. They play foot tapping rock music with hints of blues, folk and alternative influences comprising a very raw but melodic sound. This is music that follows no particular scene, fad or fashion, and is enjoyed best live.
Red Shark In Vegas
Red Shark In Vegas are a young 3-piece, alt-acoustic rock band originally from the West Country, now living in Brighton. They play stripped back melodic songs, with the weight of Zeppelin and the bite of early Kings of Leon.
Nina Ganci
A singer-songwriter from new York, this is a special one off oppurtunity to witness a singer with a powerfully unique voice and songs that combine a wide variety of influences from Ani Difranco to Erykah Badu.
8pm £2
www.myspace.com/ourfathersband
www.myspace.com/redsharkinvegas
- Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Eat Sleep Attack + The Sunshine Getaway + Underline The Sky + Tom & The Tides
8pm £tbc
- Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Café Scientifique
Alasdair Beal – “Polymaths – who needs them?”
Polymaths – those brilliant people who range across all kinds of subjects – can be very entertaining but what have they done for science? Are they just dilettanti, ‘jacks of all trades but masters of none’? The orthodox view is that real progress comes from the sustained efforts of specialists who concentrate their efforts on a limited area of research in order to make breakthroughs.
Alasdair Beal challenges this view and discusses the achievements of some of history’s great polymaths, including the Italian Leonardo da Vinci and the Englishman Thomas Young.
Alasdair Beal is a consulting civil and structural engineer and also former journals editor for the Society for Interdisciplinary Studies.
7.30pm Admission free (a collection will be made to cover costs)
- Friday, February 19th, 2010
Downstairs:
Mira Betz & Hilde Cannoodt
+ Guest Dancers
Tribal fusion belly dance
A revolutionary performance where Middle Eastern dance is fused with contemporary, street dance, flamenco, and tango.
San Francisco-based Mira Betz and some members the Masmoudi Dance Theatre, directed by Brighton-based Hilde Cannoodt, will bring you an intimate look at a new and exciting dance form sweeping the world. Other performances will be by Philippa Gebhart from Moirai tribal, Katie Stork and Kerry Williams, who all are based in London.
Slow and sensual, fast and powerful, take an adventurous step into the natural poise, beauty and art of Tribal Fusion Belly Dance.
For more info, visit www.hildebellydance.co.uk and www.miramania.com
Doors open at 7pm – show starts at 8pm – Tickets £8
Get advance tickets at www.wegottickets.com/event/70185Later On…
Les Sirenes Presentment : Un Valentin Françoise
A French Valentine
Be seduced by the finest Parisian Cabaret as Miss Utopia Blossom brings the sights, sounds and smells of the Moulin Rouge to Brighton for a spectacular Sirens Special.
Le Cabaret
What ever tickles your French fancy, The Siren’s Cabaret brings you the finest male and female acts straight out of Montmarte’s debauched bohemian cabaret scene.
Le Courtesans
Siren’s finest courtesan “Havana” and her diamond dogs will enthral you with there spectacular pole artistry.
Parisian Discotheque
Vogue the night away to the sounds of Madam Fifi and Le Size Zero Albino as they spin the finest French pop, and dance floor favourites until the early hours.
10pm til 2am £7/£5
Get advance tickets at www.wegottickets.com/event/70186Upstairs:
Thank Folk it’s Friday!
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and nice Thymes
Featuring:
Super ULooking like a stag party of geologists, Super u has come a long way since its humble conception in the millionaire’s playground that is the French Alps. Founder members Mat Barr and Ewan Wallace have shepherded the group through many different forms over the years, but like one of Michelle Roux’s junior’s watercress soups we think the recipe has reached perfection. Receiving rave reviews of their recently released album ‘We Live In Bazakhstan’ it would seem that like rising magma, Super U is on the up.
Del Slone
With a voice that could lure the sports patches from your sweater this south London lad is visiting Brighton for the first time to perform songs from his acclaimed repertoire. He may look like he comes from an age where kids ate coal for Christmas but make no mistake, he is a real talent you simply can’t afford to miss.
Trashbat Acoustic
We are honored and delighted to announce the musical services of Trashbat aka Simon Bate. Currently working in several musical guises and recording a fascinating unplugged compilation of Brighton artists. With a universal, wonderfully eclectic and infectious love of music he has the Folk n’ Soul sound that could scorch your cork from 40 yards.
Beads, beards, turtle-necks and corduroy welcomed but not essential.
8pm £4
www.superu.co.uk
www.myspace.com/delsloan
www.myspace.com/trashbatmusic
- Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Private PartyWe love to throw a party. If you are looking for a venue to hold your Birthday, Civil Partnership, Wedding or Anniversary party or you just feel like letting your hair down and dancing with your friends and family ’til the early hours, contact Angi or Megan on 01273 687171 or email us at bookings@thelatest.co.uk.
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- Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Future Shorts Presents: Opposites Attract
Man needs Woman. East needs West. Old needs Young. Future Shorts presents an intoxicating collection of short films and music videos exploring the unusual harmony created when opposing forces collide.
‘Opposites Attract’ examines the interesting ways that cultures and characters clash: from the secret romance in Lost Paradise, to the kinship between a lonely woman and her pet octopus in Mei Ling. This exclusive programme includes a fiery tale of desire in Chick, an empowering documentary following an unstoppable septuagenarian in Bye Bye C’est Fini, and a bewildering and evocative slideshow of memories in This is Japan!
Add to this two tales of desperate men and their misplaced attempts at romance in Playin’ Hard to Get and Voyage d’Affaires, and a powerful experimental film made in conjunction with Florence + The Machine, The Ganzfield Procedure, and you have a truly moving and thought-provoking selection of short films.Kin;Aesthetic Presents:
Exclusively to Brighton, the creative umbrella of Kin;Aesthetic brings together projected photography backed by a world-spanning selection of tracks from the weekly ‘We Change The Frequency’ Music Night, as well as shorts from up and coming Brighton directors.
February’s event includes a screening of Luther Jones’ ‘The Crunch’; dark theatrical swordplay and stunning imagery make for a unique and captivating short. Plus a specially selected bonus short from the vast treasure chest of hidden gems that lurk in FS HQ and beyond.
Doors: 19.30pm Tickets: £5.00
- Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Catalyst Club in Association with Brighton Science Festival
The Royal Society was founded 350 years ago; its mission was to remove superstition and muddled thinking. As we know, it has been only partially successful.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
We are right to celebrate Isaac Newton, one of the founders of the Royal Society. we are wrong not to celebrate his rival Robert Hooke, a genius unjustly left in the footnotes of the Royal Society. Steve Inwood catalogues his achievements.
The Flat Earth Society
Two thousand years ago, everyone thought the world was flat. Then science taught us not to be so silly. But the flat-earthist never quite went away. Richard Robinson tells the gory story.
Has Joni Mitchell Gone Mad?
Joni Mitchell has Morgellon’s Disease which causes your skin to burn and itch. How do you catch it? By reading about it on the internet. Michael Brooks, New Scientist writer, explores this and other baffling medical phenomena.
Doors 7.30pm £6
Get advance tickets at www.wegottickets.com/event/70188
- Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Thank You Anyways + Eddie + Studio Arcade + Koala Friday
8pm £4/3
- Thursday, February 25th, 2010
- Catalyst Club in Association with Brighton Science FestivalOh, we do we like to be beside the seaside. But, why? Here at the Catalyst Club we search for the scientific reason.
Affections of the Glands
The story of Brighton as a seaside resort began in 1750 with a single book, ‘A Dissertation on the Use of Seawater in the Affections of the Glands’ Sue Berry recounts the cures, the cons and the comedy.
Flushed with Success
Ben Green tells a tasteful tale of sewage treatment through the years, and why it will cost £300 million to ensure Sussex keeps its Blue Flag beaches.
A Peer Under the Pier
From fun finds to fantastic photos, some of Brighton’s finest divers tell about the fascinating world under the pier, including the strange and sometimes poignant objects that get flung off the end.
Doors 7.30pm £6
Get advance tickets at www.wegottickets.com/event/70190
- Friday, February 26th, 2010
The Heartbreaks You Embrace
A story of two lovers torn apart and the continents that divide and envelop them. A cabaret artist, on the night of his comeback performance, makes a shocking confession. Oscillating between moments of brutal honesty and dark humour, quick as life, this show threatens to disturb and delight.
A new piece of theatre, performed by Stuart Flynn, Brighton’s leading cabaret artist, and written by award-winning playwright Orlando Reade.
Recipient of the Arts Councils pilot No Strings Attached grant by Farnham Maltings, supporting young theatre makers in the South East.
7.30pm doors, 8pm start. All tickets £5Psychedelic Circus
The infamous Soul Reality crew return with their 60’s/70’s soul/groove funk/rock party which goes by the name of Psychedelic Circus. Hear Terry ‘Wah Wah’ Lewis, Jo Jo and the gang (of first class professional musicians) play Hendrix, Beatles and Marvin tunes in a manner you’ve never before heard. With visuals and late night DJ dancing this is a rare chance to see some of Brighton and London’s best groove musicians playing the show they enjoy doing as much as the audience enjoy hearing.
8pm £6 Advance booking recommended
www.myspace.com/psychedeliccircus
- Saturday, February 27th, 2010
- Private Party
We love to throw a party. If you are looking for a venue to hold your Birthday, Civil Partnership, Wedding or Anniversary party or you just feel like letting your hair down and dancing with your friends and family ’til the early hours, contact Angi or Megan on 01273 687171 or email us at bookings@thelatest.co.uk.
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