Posts in ‘2010’

Not Avon Barksdale from 'The Wire'
New Brighton night Beat Redemption has sure got me excited about their next event in March. The inaugural one at the back end of January was a stonking success with a packed out crowd shovelling the deepest depths of bass marshalled by Hyperdub’s Kode9 and [...]

As far as clubs go in Brighton, Ben Gill and team have held on to their reign at the Ocean Rooms for a good run. Though no one thought it would crumble down the way it has. Following a death at the venue on New Year’s Day, the venue was shut by the council and put up for sale by the owners.

[ February 18, 2010 10:00 pm to February 19, 2010 2:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_3360" align="aligncenter" width="486" caption="Debruit"][/caption]

The Donky Pitch crew return for 2010 with another line-up blending hip-hop, dubstep and all things electronica which is both heavy on cutting-edge experimentation and also damn good fun to dance to!  They’ve lined up two live performances; headlining will be Paris-based Debruit and Brighton-based “Skwee” producer Boss Kite will play [...]

[ January 23, 2010 11:00 pm to January 24, 2010 4:00 am. ] There’s always at least one night that comes along in January, just when you thought ‘I’m not going out for at least another two pay cheques’ and ‘I really should rest up/drink less/stop blacking out’ and by the end of the month all of resolutions you made on the 1st seem stupid and pointless. It’s time to go out.

[ January 11, 2010 10:00 pm to January 12, 2010 2:00 am. ] A new year and a new night to hit our shores – Aka Aka Roar. They really seem to have hit the nail on the head with their concept: “Brighton has its fair share of dubstep nights, but AKA AKA ROAR is distinct, not only in the artists it welcomes on to the bill, but in its unrelenting attempts to provide a quality night of progressive music at a cheap price.”