The Maccabees are off on tour in January to promote their upcoming album Given To The Wild. The dates are:
23rd – Glasgow QMU
24th – Newcastle Academy
26th – Brixton Academy
27th – Birmingham Institute
28th – Manchester Ritz
(what no Brighton date?)
Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 9am through HMV. More details on the band’s tumblr.
One of the reasons I started this blog was because there was so much music coming from Brighton. And not only was there so much, but a large proportion of it was passing me by. From now on I’ll be giving local bands more of an ear and sharing it with you along the way.
So, only four posts into the blog, a new video from a Brighton Band I hadn’t heard of until tonight, when I saw them being retweeted on Twitter:
They’re on Facebook here, and on Twitter as @FLASHBANGBAND
Kovak have just their launched their new official website. Head over to http://kovak.co.uk/ and take a look!
Everyone in Brighton seems to have a Nick Cave story. He sat next to me briefly at the Beth Orton gig the other week at St George’s church before moving for a better view. Anyway, I heard earlier of a Nick Cave story to trump all Nick Cave stories – apparently, he was out Trick or Treating (with his kids, obviously) and knocked on a friend of a friend’s door. Fantastic!
Hello!
Welcome to Brighton Music Blog, a new blog devoted to Brighton music artists. There are other blogs out there written about bands who play in Brighton, and there are music blogs written in Brighton but no blogs until now (so far as I know) about Brighton bands, from small unsigned bands, to upcoming bands like Rizzle Kicks, all the way up to big established acts like The Maccabees or Fatboy Slim. Watch this space for news, reviews and interviews, or just random ramblings from our contributors.
See you soon!
Rob
Brighton Music Blog 