Brightonsfinest are excited to announce our latest Alternative Escape showcase at St. Mary’s Church. It’s our third year running a free entry stage, offering a killer line-up that’s open to the public and Great Escape festival goers alike. We’re pretty proud to be able to say…
A Blanck Mass show isn't quite like any other and has introduced many to an entire genre that few knew about. Through their experimental styling of hardcore, industrial electronica and interstellar graphic projections, tonights show at The Haunt is certainly one I wont be forgetting anytime soon.
There was an electricity in the air as a rowdy, sold-out Brighton Dome waited eagerly for Future Islands to take to the stage. I was there as a recent convert, having been swept up in the excitement surrounding their performance of ‘Seasons’ on Letterman. It was that performance that…
The King Blues are a band with one hell of a history, setting up shop way back in 2004, a hiatus in 2012 and a reformation in 2015, the rollercoaster of The King Blues and frontman Itch’s career is not one to just glance over. However in amongst…
A heavy metal band not quite like any other, While She Sleeps are at the top of their game following the release of their fresh new album, You Are We, you can be sure that tonight’s sell out show is definitely one to remember. Opening up…
For those who braved the late April chill wind, the six-piece border-straddling world fusion party band Orkesta Mendoza brought some much needed warmth and high spirits to Brighton. Led by Calexico member Sergio Mendez and flanked by the singing Mexican grandee looking Salvador Duran (stood atop a small…
My Monday started at 6.30am. In a groggy naive fog I was expecting a mild turn out at Resident Records at this time. I was wrong. Stricken with a mild morning panic there was much doubt if I’d even get a ticket for the show. I walked past the shop,…
Before tonight’s show I’m downstairs having dinner with the band at The Hope & Ruin. They seem incredibly calm, slowly sipping a few cans of beer. There don't seem to be any pre-gig nerves, no sense of hyping themselves up or getting into any ‘zone’. After recently releasing their…
The Big Moon arrived in Brighton for the first night of their UK headline tour and showed exactly why they have been hailed as the next great British band with an electrified display at The Haunt. The hype behind this group has been building steadily over the last year or…
Armed with two album’s worth of material and an extra live member, Splashh returned to the south coast to kick off their UK tour. Anyone who has seen the London-based group before will testify that their real dynamic lies within the live performances, so it’s to their credit that…