Brighton After Dark: 11th June 2013
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Too many sad days/Too many Tuesday mornings/I thought of you today/I wished it was yesterday morning
Stop what you’re doing and go to the nearest window. Whatever the weather is, forget it, blank it out, and imagine the scene in front of you is being gently thudded by rain (obviously if this is what’s actually happening, just look at it). We’re not talking stormy, sexy, Hollywood ending rain, that Gosling would somehow look even dishier in. It’s dreary, soul-screwing rain, rain that’s come seemingly from nowhere but is here to stay until the end of time. It’s EastEnders rain, that’s what it is, Walford Rain. The sort of rain it would rain if Robbie Jackson ever got married. Now ask yourself this question: what day is it?
You said Tuesday, right? Tuesday is the ultimate nothing day, the weakling of the week’s brood. Mondays might be blue, but they are at least fuelled by weekend memories and water-cooler sniggers. Fun things happen on Wednesday, especially if you are on Orange. The Cure say it’s grey on Tuesdays. The world will never end on a Tuesday. No-one (except dear Robbie Jackson) would ever get married on a Tuesday. Tuesday’s bad, other days good.
Which (for the purposes of this piece) is exactly WHY we have our BMusic weekly meetings on a Tuesday. These are open sessions for anyone that wants to get involved with our little project, to suggest new ideas and maybe even partake in that grandest of British pastimes, boozing. We’re very nice, and LOVE new people so please don’t be shy. Next meeting is 6.30pm 11 June at The Royal Sovereign Pub on Preston Street. Come play! x
Words: David Hillier
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Sade Ali picks her top tip for a night out
Jackie’O presents F.U.R.B (aka F*** You Right Back). Hosting the number one DJ Silvastone! Silvastone is an acclaimed musician and songwriter with an international recording portfolio. He is without doubt one of the most sought-after Afrobeats producers in Africa, UK and the diaspora.
He has worked with the hottest artists in the scene including Estelle, D’Banj, 2Face, Don Jazzy, Banky W, Dr Sid, EL, Illbliss, Olu Maintain, Anis Halloway, Habida, Kanja, Chidinma, Eldee, Wyre, Stella Mwangi, Rita Ora, Afrojack, Sway, Blak Twang, Emmanuel Jal and many more. His music regularly gets radio and TV airplay globally and he has scored several chart hits in various countries. Also now a fully fledged artist in his own right, Silvastone’s hotly anticipated début EP will be released in mid 2013.
F.U.R.B is bringing a brand new buzz to Brighton nightlife, as a multi-cultural night hosting top DJs and artists you’ll want to go back week after week. This is a brand new night coming to Jackie’O, playing the best of R’n’B, hip-hop, afrobeat and chart.
Free for ladies until 11.30pm, guest list £3 before 12am, £5 after.
VIP: book a table for 8 people and pay £80 includes: any bottle & mixer, free entry.
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>DON’T MISS<
Blow After Party
Too excited to call it a night mid weekend? Head to the Blow after party – more clubbing, more music and more fun until the early hours of Sunday morning. Or until you fall asleep. Whichever is first.
Coalition, Sunday 16 June, 3am–8am, £5
Free The Beats
A night guaranteed to snakecharm your shoes and make sure you don’t leave the dancefloor, with the addictive tones of commercial house, electro, DnB and dubstep. Give in to the sounds.
Digital, Saturday 15 June, 11pm–4am, £5
Recovery?
Does exactly what it says on the tin. Get ready to recover from any hedonistic weekend antics with some chilled reggae and soul from some of the best Brighton DJs.
The Fishbowl, Sunday 16 June, 9pm–2am, Free
XXY
To all boys who like girls who like boys who like boys… and so on. Fill your Saturday night with sounds of hip hop, classic R’n’B and just a touch of grime at one of the hottest nights in Brighton.
Life, Saturday 15 June, 11pm–6am, £3/4
Brighton Noise
Andy Hinton on this week’s best gig
Is it officially summer yet or is it still spring? Whatever it is, the weather’s not great but as festival season hasn’t started yet there are tons of gigs all through June. This week is fairly rock themed with a number of genres covered; Metal, Blues, Classic ‘70s, Grunge. There’s also a reformed Brighton band and a famous actor/comedian playing Jazz (not Woody Allen).
At Komedia on Tuesday is the “visceral rock and roll” of Portland, Oregon’s Sallie Ford and The Sound Outside. On the same night Brighton’s Us Baby Bear Bones have a free EP launch at The Green Door Store with Noise favourites Speak Galactic in support.
If you like your rock heavy Earthtone9 are playing an intimate and presumably very loud gig at The Albert on Thursday. “Expect a full array of riffery and groove combined with movement and dynamism” says Anthony Giles.
On Saturday the current grunge influence continues with the scary Loom playing at The Hope. For those who take note of such things they are in the NME’s 20 bands to watch this year. Judging by the reported jam packed-ness of the NME Great Escape thing at The Haunt clearly people do. Anyway listening to Loom now they get the thumbs up from me.
For those who like their rock more “classic” another band on the rise, The Temperance Movement are at Audio the same night. Expect great musicianship and much 70’s US rock influences at this gig. Not sure if they do an encore of Freebird but they certainly sound like they should.
On Monday Hugh Laurie is at The Dome, not to make you laugh but playing jazz! If you can tear yourself away from that there’s always the return of Brighton’s own Electric Soft Parade at The Green Door Store. After much playing in other groups (Brakes, get back together, please) the brothers White are back in their original band with a new album to boot.
Over at The Haunt San Francisco’s The Fresh And Onlys are bringing their summery sound (something we desperately need, looking out of the window) – “they embody the relaxed, anything-goes vibe of the City by the Bay” says Kate Franklin. Indeed they do; a fine band who I would be watching if I wasn’t enjoying my own summery vibe by the Red Sea.
For more info check out www.brightonnoise.co.uk
