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[ September 11, 2010 11:00 pm to September 12, 2010 5:00 am. ] Blackbox is proud to present the techno baron that will never be part of the establishment, the legendary talent that is Dave Clarke! With skills on the decks that are unsurpassed he’s a true dance music pioneer, constantly looking for new ways to deliver sounds to the people.

[ May 16, 2010; 1:30 am to 6:00 am. ] Carl will be playing a four hour freestyle set, encompassing music old and new from all areas of his musical spectrum – so expect jazz, hip-hop, disco and funk alongside his fabled techno-house sound.

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 [...]

[ 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.”

[ December 1, 2009 9:00 pm to December 31, 2009 11:59 pm. ] With Kachings reminisent to the beginning of Pink Floyd’s 1973 hit Money, it’s time for another new years even in Brighton. Our backings with Life, Supercharged and the Slackers Convention.
£32 to go to Digital?? Two words… blow me.

[ December 3, 2009 7:30 pm to December 4, 2009 3:00 am. ] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Major Lazer aka Diplo and Switch"][/caption]

Just before I was going to do a shameless plug for my gritty short story night at Red Roaster (which is on tonight!), it did occur to me that I happened to pick a pretty spectacular night for my event.

Not only were there two other literary [...]

[ November 30, 2009; 11:00 pm; ] Want to see your artwork blown up as a three-story art installation?

Art Republic is launching a national art competition called ‘Street Art’ in association with ‘StreetSmart’ – the homeless charity. The winning piece will be displayed large style in Brighton and London.

[ November 28, 2009 11:00 pm to November 29, 2009 4:00 pm. ] Yes, it’s that time again for Brighton’s best kept secret (not), breaks night Slackers Convention. Tonight they’ve got three headliners, Hedflux, Neurodriver (Far Too Loud) and RMS, plus all the motley DJ crew.