Music

Domino Recording Company are extremely proud to present ‘Seeking Thrills’, the new LP from Georgia, due for release on January 10th 2020. The new...

The Great Escape has announced Aitch as the first Spotlight act for next year’s festival. Presented by The Great Escape and The Box Plus Network,...

Poliça have announced their rousing, defiant new single ‘Forget Me Now’, which is the second from the band’s forthcoming new album ‘When We...

Madrid 4-piece Hinds got together back in 2011 as a bedroom duo called Deers, which consisted of cheeky Carlotta Cosials (vocals, guitar) and...

The legendary 808 State are set to bring their full live show to Brighton’s Concorde 2 in April 2020 as part of a select 7-date Spring UK...

The Orielles will be returning to Brighton this coming March and it will be at least their third time in the city. Here is a band that are...

I had the pleasure of witnessing the only previous appearance by DIIV in Brighton, which was at the Concorde 2 on 23rd September 2016, in support...

San Diego’s finest noise merchants, Hot Snakes, will be appearing in Brighton this weekend, when they will be performing live at Patterns on...

Through a fusion of folk instruments, punk energy and catchy pop melodies, Black Water County’s sing along choruses rile up audiences all over...

WIFE SWAP USA – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 06.12.19 Wife Swap USA is a new name that we are certain that you will be hearing a lot more...

Singer songwriter Minhee Jones is due to wrap up an exhausting-sounding whirlwind tour in Brighton on Thursday (12 December). Jones – formerly...

L’ÉPÉE + SOFT WALLS – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 08.12.19 Tonight, those that were in the know were present and those that we...

ADAM ANT + GLAM SKANKS – DE LA WARR PAVILION, BEXHILL 03.12.19 & BRIGHTON CENTRE 06.12.19 Antmania spread across East Sussex last week,...

STEREO MC’S – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 07.12.19 Tonight, we headed down to the ever popular Concorde 2 on Brighton seafront in order to open up...

STEALING SHEEP + VIDE0 – CHALK, BRIGHTON 07.12.19 It’s a very busy pre-Christmas Saturday night in Brighton with everyone out to enjoy the...

SLADE + THE GRIMMS – WHITE ROCK THEATRE, HASTINGS 05.12.19 Christmas has come early this year for Slade fans, as they rocked on up in East...

Yes folks on the back of his successful sold out De La Warr Pavilion show in Bexhill last month (read our review HERE), Frank Turner has now...

DIDO + SONIA STEIN – BRIGHTON CENTRE 04.12.19 It’s a very chilly night down by the seafront when I arrive at the Brighton Centre. But...

TEMPLES + UNEXPECTED GAINS – KOMEDIA, BRIGHTON 02.12.19 Just emerging, with anticipation from a studio exile and recording the new alb...

BAT FOR LASHES – ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH, BRIGHTON 28.11.19 Bat For Lashes concerts are always far more than just a ‘gig’, and tonight is...

VAN MORRISON + JAMES HUNTER – BRIGHTON DOME 03.12.19 The six-piece band walked on stage without fanfare at Brighton Dome last night, Van...

!!! (CHK CHK CHK) + BABII – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 01.12.19 In a Brighton room that, it seemed, went from empty to 80% full in a matter of...

I’m pretty certain that Juniore are rather partial to performing live in Brighton as they have previously played Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar (July...

THE STEVE HILLAGE BAND + GONG – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 24.11.19 Although tonight at the Concorde 2 in Brighton, Gong were supporting Steve...

THE CHATS + BAD//DREEMS + CROCODYLUS – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 30.11.19 The Concorde 2 on Brighton seafront was tonight besieged by no less...

FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS + EMILY BARKER – DE LA WARR, PAVILION, BEXHILL-ON-SEA 29.11.19 The first time I saw Frank Turner was...

Following his sold-out tour earlier this year British Soul icon Billy Ocean has announced a huge UK headline tour for Autumn 2020. Billy will be...

UK SUBS + PETER AND THE TEST TUBE BABIES + NUFFIN’ – THE CON CLUB, LEWES 24.11.19 Tonight we made our way over to Lewes for the UK Subs...

The Boys are the great ‘should’ve beens’ of the punk era. At the beginning of 1977 they were the only British punk band with an LP record deal....

THE DARLING BUDS + HELEN LOVE – THE LEXINGTON, LONDON 23.11.19 The Darling Buds shone brightly but briefly during the late 1980’s and early...

TOKYO TABOO + YUR MUM + HEALTHY JUNKIES + POLLYPIKPOCKETZ – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 27.11.19 We always love a four-band bill at the...

FONTAINES D.C. + WARM DRAG – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 28.11.19 If you’re at all aware of guitar based music, and haven’t spent the last several...

Christmas is on the way and the season of goodwill kicks off in Trafalgar Street next week. We have learned that all the door money for the...

The Brighton and Hove Folk Festival is a timely new addition to the folk festival circuit, run by established local promoters Folkroom, with...

Legendary 2-Tone Punk Ska Reggae Group The Beat led by vocalist Dave Wakeling celebrate their 40th Anniversary with the announcement of an 18...

Singer/songwriter. Internationally-renowned guitarist. Producer. Solo artist. A lifelong musician, there are few roles Ariel Posen hasn’t played....

Soccer Mommy was last in Brighton on Wednesday 7th March 2018, when an appearance at The Hope & Ruin on Queens Road was the order of the day....

Scottish guitar legend from Rockpile and The Pretenders, Billy Bremner, is set to play live at The Prince Albert, 48 Trafalgar Street, Brighton,...

Emerging at the forefront of the city’s raucous punk scene, GURU continue to solidify their growing status; having exploded onto the scene in...

Eliana Cargnelutti has announced details of her forthcoming UK Tour in January. Following a successful short tour in November which included an...

Independent Venue Week was created in 2013 with the first event in 2014 and is the one week all of the independently spirited venues come...

Europe’s biggest outdoor jazz festival returns from 3rd to 5th July 2020 – The Love Supreme Jazz Festival will return to Glynde in East...

Fast-rising Brighton noise-rock band DITZ are pleased to reveal the video for their new single ‘Total 90’, which is out now on all good digital...

Roy Ayers Ubiquity celebrate the 45th anniversary of their seminal 1975 album ‘Mystic Voyage’, with a date at Brighton’s Concorde 2...

It is with great regret that I have to inform Lewes concert goers that two concerts that were taking place this weekend at the popular Con Club...

HANDS OFF GRETEL + MUMMY + THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS – NAMBUCCA, LONDON 23.11.19 After facing my own little take on ‘Trains, Tubes and...

SNOW PATROL – BRIGHTON CENTRE 24.11.19 Snow Patrol were performing in town tonight at the Brighton Centre as part of their 25th anniversary...

Triptych is a series of three music events and three EP record releases brought to you by Brighton’s ‘Love Thy Neighbour’ label and promoters....

RHIANNON GIDDENS + FRANCESCO TURRISI – ST GEORGE’S CHURCH, BRIGHTON 23.11.19 A church, a congregation, an unorthodox preacher, and sacred...

TR/ST + ELA MINUS – HEAVEN, LONDON 20.11.19 When a Canadian music artist you have seriously been into for five years announces a selective...

THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW – BRIGHTON CENTRE 22.11.19 Pre gig: There are, of course, a number of ‘professional’ Pink Floyd cover bands...

THE SELECTER + RHODA DAKA + EMILY CAPELL – DE LA WARR PAVILION, BEXHILL 21.11.19 A typically wet and windy November night in Bexhill saw...

PRIMAL SCREAM + HOLY YOUTH MOVEMENT – BRIGHTON DOME CONCERT HALL 21.11.19 It’s quite amazing really to think that the former kings of...

Forever Amy – A Celebration of Amy Winehouse’s music – featuring Amy’s original band! The show will be taking place at the Concorde 2 in...

SHAKESPEARS SISTER + DELENA – BRIGHTON DOME CONCERT HALL 20.11.19 To be or not to be? That is the question. After over two decades of...

FALSE ADVERTISING + HIGH PRAISE + HARKER – PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 19.11.19 False Advertising….It’s back to the Prince Albert...

ORLA GARTLAND + VIOLET SKIES – CHALK, BRIGHTON 19.11.2019 I’ve almost seen Orla Gartland once before supporting Dodie at the Roundhouse in...

BJÖRK – LONDON O2 ARENA 19.11.19 Back in the 1970’s Charles Shaar Murray writing for the NME (New Musical Express) gave the then new...

Lewes Psychedelic Festival returns with visuals and music for the senses in the ancient setting of Lewes, with two events featuring an array of...

MANNEQUIN PUSSY + DOG OF MAN – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 18.11.19 It was a bitterly chilly night as I headed out to The Prince Albert. This...

!!! – ‘Wallop’ the album landed on 30th August. Surely one of the most unusually named bands out there !!! (pronounced Chk Chk Chk) will...

WILDWOOD KIN + MEGAN LARA MAE + THE LUCK – KOMEDIA, BRIGHTON 18.11.19 Wildwood Kin are an alt folk band consisting of two sisters, Beth...

THE MEN THEY COULDN’T HANG + 40 SHILLINGS ON THE DRUM + MATILDA’S SCOUNDRELS – THE CON CLUB, LEWES 16.11.19 The drizzle on a chilly...

HUGH CORNWELL – BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB, LEEDS – 16.11.19 Exactly a year ago tonight Hugh Cornwell played the Concorde 2 in Brighton on...

OMD + MIG 15 – DE LA WARR PAVILION, BEXHILL-ON-SEA 17.11.19 It’s amazing how time flies! You know it’s virtually two years to the day since...

NINE BELOW ZERO + CHARLIE AUSTEN – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 16.11.19 Did you stay slumped on your sofa last night? If you did, I feel sorry for...

COCAINE P*SS + LOWER SLAUGHTER + PLASTICS – LATEST MUSIC BAR, BRIGHTON 15.11.19 Let’s face it, the weather is currently pants with the...

So November 2019 isn’t even half-way through and already we are enjoying the first swathe of festival sets for 2020… Brighton’s Great...

DOG IN THE SNOW – RESIDENT MUSIC, BRIGHTON 15.11.19 Dog In The Snow is a name that has been on our radar for a number of years now and when...

LOS FASTIDIOS + DAKKA SKANKS – BACK BEAT BAR, HOVE 14.11.19 Killer Ska Promotions put the gig on tonight and head honcho Ian, was sporting...

BLOOD RED SHOES + QUEEN KWONG – CHALK, BRIGHTON 14.11.19 Brighton duo Blood Red Shoes, who are Laura Mary-Carter (guitar and vocals) and...

THUMPER blow up airwaves across the UK and Ireland with their infectious pop grunge single, ‘(You’re Bring Me) Down’. ‘‘Down’ is a love song. It...

FREE LOVE + VIA TIRANA + FRUITY WATER – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 13.11.19 My colleague and I had been waiting for this evenings gig with...

THE GODFATHERS + FAT COUNTRY TED – PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 12.11.19 Tonight’s proceedings up at The Prince Albert in Brighton commence with...

Roger Hodgson co-founded Supertramp in 1969 and was with them until his departure in 1983. During the 14 years that he was with the band he...

LIFE + NIGHT FLOWERS + OUR FAMILY DOG – GREEN DOOR STORE, BRIGHTON 11.11.19 Tonight was date 15 of 19 of their current UK tour, but to be...

The Concorde 2 on Brighton seafront was certainly a hive of activity from 6pm to 11pm on Sunday 10th November, as they were hosting the second...

THE WOODENTOPS + WEST WICKHAMS – THE CON CLUB, LEWES 10.11.19 I’d like to imagine The Woodentops all live together in a little house in the...

HAWKWIND + THE BLACKHEART ORCHESTRA – THEATRE ROYAL, BRIGHTON 10.11.19 Famed space rockers Hawkwind landed in Brighton tonight at the...

GUITAR WOLF + YOUNG FRANCIS HI-FI + GOLDIE DAWN – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 08.11.19 When I put together the preview for tonight’s gig,...

THE CHORDS UK + DEPARTMENT S – PATTERNS, BRIGHTON 09.11.19 As time goes on in the wonderful world of music, bands and artists often mature...

BERRIES – COLOURS HOXTON, HOXTON SQUARE, LONDON 06.11.19 Tonight at Colours Hoxton is the launch party for BERRIES ‘Lies’ 4-track EP (which...

HAPPY MONDAYS – BRIGHTON DOME CONCERT HALL 07.11.19 It’s a cold Thursday evening and the Happy Mondays are in Brighton tonight at The...

MICHAEL MONROE + ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK + SAINTS OF SIN – THE ENGINE ROOMS, SOUTHAMPTON 03.11.19 Michael Monroe‘s former band Hanoi...

YAK + THE ROVES + DEMONSTRATIONS – PATTERNS, BRIGHTON 06.11.19 A yak is a pretty cool animal to name a psychedelic band after, being rather...

JACK SAVORETTI + VIOLETTA ZIRONI – BRIGHTON DOME CONCERT HALL 06.11.19 A packed Brighton Dome on a damp November evening, and t...

A-HA – BRIGHTON CENTRE 06.11.19 Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen and Pål Waaktaar-Savoy were in town tonight and that can only mean one...

CHARLY BLISS + BARRIE – PATTERNS, BRIGHTON 04.11.19 I was first introduced to New York’s Charly Bliss when they performed earlier...

Following a sold out launch show at The Waiting Room in London presented in partnership with DORK Magazine, Alcopop! Records are delighted to...

Following the release of their acclaimed UK top 10 album, ‘Restless Minds’, and being awarded the prestigious ‘Global Artist Award’ at the CMA...

MOON DUO – ST BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH, BRIGHTON 04.11.19 Tonight’s Moon Duo concert in Brighton was one that will be remembered for several...

The Godfathers are an English alternative rock/new wave band from London with strong influences from R&B and punk. They were formed by Peter...

Fiddle player Ben Paley returns to the Brighton Acoustic Club this evening (Monday 4 November). Paley is just back from America and earlier this...

The UK’s premier Clash tribute act London Calling have announced a Sussex date as part of their special tour. The Clash released their acclaimed...

TOYAH + THE LAST CRY – CHALK, BRIGHTON 02.11.19 There certainly was ‘Thunder in the Mountains’ in Brighton on this wet and...

As part of Ambassadors Theatre Group and Theatre Royal Brighton’s commitment to accessibility and theatre for all, the venue has announced their...

GEORGIA + ELA MINUS – PATTERNS, BRIGHTON 01.11.19 This year, many thousands of festival goers have witnessed an uplifting live synthpop...

THE LONG RYDERS – HASSOCKS HOTEL, HASSOCKS 31.10.19 So…Maz and I hopped into the wheels for a trip up country to see The Long Ryders, who...

HONEYBLOOD + PORRIDGE RADIO + HANYA – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 30.10.19 We headed on down to the ever popular Concorde 2 in Brighton in order...

The Great Escape festival for new music has become internationally renowned for breaking the best and brightest new talent for over 14 years. It...