History tells us that this was only the third time the German techno-poppers had played in Brighton, and the first time since 1981. Apparenly they first played the Dome in '75 (oh, to have witnessed that). Rumour also has it that their planned appearance at the Dome, in support…
To see the Poly-Rythmo Orchestra from Cotonou (Bénin) is something very special. Not only because you’d be hard pressed to find a more experienced or explosive group, but because just by being onstage, the band tells a fascinating story. This uncountably large Afro-funk band came straight from the…
At four o’clock I got the email about taking the clients out for a drink. I wasn’t into it but when I found out the pub was on the way home I was more inclined. Instead of getting the awkward taxi I decided to walk the 30 minutes and…
With Theresa May setting the country’s terror alert to ‘Critical’ earlier in the day, armed police paroled around Brighton train station at the start of the bank holiday weekend. Half a mile down the road, Kate Tempest took to the stage for the closing show of the city’s festival in…
The Hope & Ruin is where I find myself spending the majority of my evenings these days. Tonight it’s full to the brim and sweltering. Priests are tonight’s headliners. After releasing their first proper LP Nothing Feels Natural back in July, the band have been grabbing attention from all…
Gang of Youths first caught my attention at last year’s Great Escape Festival. As charismatic frontman David Le'aupepe paroled the stage, the rest of the band played epic compositions about love, loss and depression under the backdrop of raw emotion. I went home to investigate them to find they…
Three-piece Canadian grunge band, The Courtneys, are a group with one incredibly murky sound in the best way imaginable. Their distinctive fuzziness accompanied by a dreamy grunge rock is a definite sight to behold, tonight is the band’s first ever UK performance and it is a genuine privilege…
Chris T-T has been a bit of a Brighton musical institution but now those days are coming to a close, it would seem. It feels strange referring to somebody who is so personable, so palpably human, with such a cold term but I feel it has some validity: it’s…
Touring the UK together for only the second time in ten years, DJ Format & Abdominal treated a rapturous crowd to material from a collaborative career that spans two decades. Showcasing their new album Still Hungry, their first full-length release together, they played a live show that harked back…
With the sun setting on one of the hottest days of the year, Scottish rock ‘n’ roll icons Twin Atlantic blessed us with their presence at Brighton’s Concorde 2. With their newest release, GLA, being received brilliantly, Twin Atlantic seem to be thriving more than ever. After seeing…