Brighton Gig Reviews

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900 Spaces Review

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

A review of 900 Spaces at The Prince Albert, 19th February 2009. “…All the core components of a good party band are here, from the synths and angelic voice of lead singer Emma Lou, to the style of bassist Joe-Leigh Branton who dances like Franz Ferdinand and the considered pickings of guitarist Adam House. They have a good forthcoming run of gigs and this should tighten the group dynamism further.”

Glissando Review

Monday, February 16th, 2009

A review of Glissando, at the Brighton Freebutt, 2nd February 2009. “Elly May Irving sang, sat at the piano with her eyes closed and seemingly wrapped up in her own world. At the back of the stage Glissando’s other half Richard Knox plucked at a guitar, hidden in the shadows with his head bowed. The song, Floods, drew to a close with the whole band… singing the lines together, a haunting crescendo that rang around the half-empty Freebutt”

Hjaltalín live review

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Review of Hjaltalín at the Freebutt Brighton on Jan 21st 2009…”The icing on the cake is ‘The Boy Next Door”. I nearly cried during this point, its graceful and full of exquisite adorn. “You’ll be fine,” sings Rebekka. I have to be, because there’s a celebration on the horizon tonight in the name of living.”

Sebastien Tellier live review

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Review of the Sebastien Tellier gig at Concorde 2, Brighton on Jan 25th. “…Sebastien Tellier at the Concorde was enough to tempt us out into the rain. Tellier is perhaps best known for its controversial Eurovision 2008 entry on behalf of France…tonight’s performance was impressive and exceeded my expectations”

Lymbyc Systym live review

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

A review of the Lymbyc Systym gig at The Freebutt Brighton on Jan 13th 2008. “Two Brooklyn based brothers; Mike and Jared Bell fuse electronica with a post rock element to produce instrumental tracks that sound like a bastard child of Explosions in the Sky and Fridge…”

The Beautiful Word xmas 2008 gig review

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

A review of The Beautiful Word and Los Bonobos at Sanctuary Cafe on Dec 13th 2008. “The Beautiful Word is a Christmas bundle of Stars, Psapp and Alisha’s Attic…”

Spacedog review

Monday, December 15th, 2008

A review of the Spacedog gig at The Freebutt on 13th December 2008. A great night with a quirky fun band of sound artists. Dolls, theramin, singing saw, waterphone, Portishead and more.

Salter Cane gig review

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

A live review of Salter Cane, a local alt-country band with an incredibly passionate lead singer, a Bouzouki and a real life American to add the authenticity. A great night of top Americana.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds live review at The Brighton Centre 2008

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

A review of the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds gig at the Brighton Center in November 2008. A fight, a spirited crowd and a greatest hits set, what more could anyone ask for!

Fight Like Apes live review – Brighton

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Live review of the Levis OnesToWatch Fight Like Apes gig at Audio, Brighton. “Fight Like Apes carry the Midnight Juggernauts’ ravey interface, a whole load of Fiery Furnace rhyming sensibility and Architecture In Helsinki quirk-in-your face.”