Brighton Rocks #39 : Eva Lunny

Posted on 05/06/2023 by brightonmusicblog

If you’ve caught BMB favourites Hutch over the last year or so, you might have seen them joined by Eva Lunny on harp and electronics. This Friday she steps forward and releases her own solo album Sonics & Meditations which is coming out on Bella Union’s Private Pressing imprint, and plays a launch party at the Rose Hill on Thursday. We caught up with her for our first Brighton Rocks of 2023:

What’s the best thing about Brighton?
I think it’s the people and their attitude around just giving things a go, especially in the music scene. It’s the perfect place to start off a new band or project and play live for the first time as there’s a lot of lovely venues that draw in a very supportive crowd who just want to see what you’re up to.

Who are your favourite local bands?
Plantoid are incredible, I think they’re definitely on the path to something very exciting. They’re all absolutely incredible musicians and their music takes you on a real journey.

What’s the best venue?
The Rose Hill always puts on more experimental artists, I feel like Brighton lacks spaces for these kinds of shows. I also love the Folklore Rooms, it’s so beautiful there and always showcases a lot of great artists who are on the more folky side of things.

What’s the best rehearsal space / studio?
I love Under The Bridge as they’re very focused on the community and the space is kept affordable as well. The staff are super nice!

What’s the best club?
Green Door Store. They put on really silly nights sometimes. Me and my band hosted a Shrek 2 screening there which was definitely one of the funniest things I’ve ever been to at a nightclub and I think the team behind the venue want to make sure that everyone has an event they can enjoy there!

What’s the best record shop?
Bella Union!

Where’s the best place to eat?
I love We Heart Falafel, it’s definitely me and my friends’ go-to.

What’s the best pub?
I’ve always loved The Prince Albert as my older sister used to work there and since then it’s always had a homely feel to me.

Who’s your favourite Brighton celebrity?
Probably Fatboy Slim, he’s a real icon!

When was the last time you had any Brighton Rock?
Maybe when I was about 5 years old

The album is available to pre-order from bandcamp and the Bella Union online shop, and will no doubt be available to buy at the new Bella Union shop on Church Street.

Great Escape Brighton Bands Gallery

Posted on 18/05/2023 by brightonmusicblog

Hopefully everyone has now recovered from The Great Escape. Here’s a few shots from the local bands I saw – as always I only saw a fraction of the bands I wanted to, but I did catch Heights at Unbarred Taproom, Hanya at the Hope & Ruin, Sleeper at the Mesmerist, Penelope Trappes at St Mary’s Church, My Life Story at the Black Lion, Trip Westerns at the White Rabbit, and Hutch and Helen Ganya on the TGE Beach Stage. I’ve already picked up a Super Early Bird ticket for next year too

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Hutch at 234 Festival at the Green Door Store

Posted on 26/09/2022 by brightonmusicblog

This weekend Green Door Store held their annual free 234 Festival, which has been running since at least 2014 (see our post from way back then here). Various other commitments meant we couldn’t spend the whole weekend drinking beer and watching bands, as much as we’d liked to have done, but we did get along to see Hutch, who we’re big fans of. Visuals for the whole weekend were provided by the ever spectacular Innerstrings, who’s probably still sleeping it off now.

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Brighton Bands at the Great Escape (on film)

Posted on 23/05/2022 by brightonmusicblog

The Great Escape feels like a distant memory now. Everywhere else posted up their roundups days ago, but ours has taken a bit longer because of our bright idea to shoot on 35mm film , which means that we needed to wait for processing before we could even see the photos ourselves. Anyway they’re here now, so click through for our pics of ARXX at the Hope & Ruin, Lime Garden downstairs at the Hope & Ruin, Laundromat at BYX, Hanya at Presuming Eds, Hutch at East Street Tap, Plantoid at East Street Tap, Hanya (again) at Pryzm, Heights at the Komedia, and Johanna Bramli at Hotel Pelirocco.

Projector at the Hope & Ruin Gallery

Posted on 19/09/2021 by brightonmusicblog

Gigs have been back for a few weeks now, but it’s taken me until now to bring my camera along to see some local bands and take enough photos to justify a blog post. But last Friday Projector played a storming set for the hometown date of their current tour at the Hope & Ruin and we found our way to the front. Support came from Hutch (who we did see) and Sleep Council (who we saw a bit of, but only from the back).

It’s great to be back at gigs, and hopefully we’ll have some more pictures to share very soon