Room Service

Posted on 20/10/2024 by brightonmusicblog

Back when we first started the blog, Dome Studio Live gigs were a regular fixture. Initially the nights had started as a collaboration with Juice FM, before they split away and started their own new music nights. The Dome then partnered with The Source Magazine until they changed from being a print magazine to online only. After that the Dome put the nights on themselves and branded them as Spectrum. Then in 2017 the Dome Studio Theatre closed, only reopening last year.

Over the years we saw the likes of AK/DK, Gazelle Twin, Traams, Physics House Band, The Miserable Rich, Jacko Hooper (who still plays as well as running the Folklore Rooms), Jennifer Left (who’s gone on to become landlady at the Hand in Hand) and many, many more at the Dome Studio nights.

Since reopening the new music nights have been run by Ned from QM Records / Normanton Street (who also used to feature on the blog in the early days), who have approached the project with a much wider vision than the pre-closure nights, as well as looking outside of the city borders for acts. Friday night’s Dome Studio Live though was a night of local guitar based acts – headlined by Holiday Ghosts, supported by Currls (with a brand new bassist) and Room Service (with strong fan base in attendance, judging by the tee shirts). It was great to be back.

April Gig Previews

Posted on 02/04/2019 by brightonmusicblog

It’s the start of a new month, so it’s time for us to share the local gigs with local bands that have caught our eye. This month, lots of launches and festivals:

First up, Jouis launch their new album Mind Bahn at the Rose Hill on Thursday 4th April. Support comes from Ellie Ford and ticket are £5.50 in advance.

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Our first festival to talk about is QM Records Moves Festival, which takes place at the Old Market on Saturday 6th April. There’s a fantastic line up of some of the finest Brighton based bands, headed up by Normanton Street and Kudu Blue. Continue reading →

New Brighton Music

Posted on 29/07/2018 by brightonmusicblog

Here’s this week’s new music post. We’re kicking off this week’s post with the new track from Knightstown, who as well as sharing Catcher this week, also announced news of their debut album.

Artist: Knightstown
Track Name: Catcher
Taken From: Knightstown album
Release Date : 17th August 2018
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June Gig Previews

Posted on 30/05/2018 by brightonmusicblog

We’re only a few days away from June, so it’s about time for another set of previews.

31870984_10155845867916622_8293160172981846016_o Our first tip is Crayola Lectern’s album launch at the Rosehill this Friday (1st June). Friday is also release day for Happy Endings, Crayola Lectern‘s second long player, and you can see the video for Rescue Mission in yesterday’s new music post.

Our next tip is another gig at the Rosehill, on Friday 8th June. Love Thy Neighbour and Immersion put on their fourth Nanocluster event, where Immersion and an invited guest play individual sets then join forces for the final section of the gig. Ulrich Schnauss joins them in June, following an incredible set from Laetita Sadier last month. Continue reading →

New Brighton Music

Posted on 14/02/2018 by brightonmusicblog

Happy Valentines Day from Brighton Music. Because we love you, and because you love music, here’s a host of tunes to serenade you tonight.

Our first tune is what was described as Anneka‘s first track of 2018 (which we’re taking to imply that there will be more to come). Burst was released today and is available by signing up on Anneka’s website or via bandcamp:
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Brighton Music Blog 2017 Top 25 – numbers 25-11

Posted on 04/12/2017 by brightonmusicblog

Making end of year lists is tough, especially for us. No, hear us out – this isn’t just some sob story. Most of the bands we write about are just starting out, so haven’t had albums out yet – should they be lower down the list or even omitted because they haven’t put out a long player? And conversely what about the bands who have released an album – surely they shouldn’t be higher in the list by default. And what about the more established bands – should we be including them at the expense of smaller bands? And how are we going to get around the fact that bands with more recent release or live dates are nearer the front of our mind than those who put records out at the start of the year? It’s a metaphorical minefield, so our list is rather arbitrary. It could easily have been twice as long, and as usual we’ve gone for bands rather than tracks or albums to get around it. Here’s numbers 25 through to 11: Continue reading →

October Gig Previews

Posted on 03/10/2017 by brightonmusicblog

Here’s our now-officially-regular-again October gig preview post. And it’s only the 3rd October! It’s getting nearer to the start of the month every time we do one.

21199608_10155790394317376_1071634475236220162_o There’s a lot to see this weekend, and hopefully something for everyone. On Friday night (6th) you could opt for The Dials, who launch their album at the Hope & Ruin, accompanied by a lightshow by Innerstrings and also a DJ set by Steve Mason. Alternatively you could head to the Rosehill where Shona Foster plays with her new band, supported by Ellie Ford. Or you could head to the Prince Albert, where Sparrow (or should that be Sprrw these days?) launch their new album 21762858_1975943142689831_1015946315148142499_o . Continue reading →

New Brighton Music

Posted on 25/09/2017 by brightonmusicblog

Here’s this week’s new music roundup. I’m going to start this week’s post with a band described by a friend as “The best live performance I have seen in some time”. He was talking about Penelope Isles, who have a new single out called Shining Gold. The beautiful chiming lo fi folk number coincides with the band’s current tour, which started at the Prince Albert on 18th September (which is where the quote above came from). Since then they’ve been down to the South West and hit London tomorrow before heading north, but this bit of the tour comes back to Brighton next Saturday where they play a joint headline gig with Porridge Radio at Latest on Saturday 30th September.
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New Brighton Music

Posted on 13/06/2017 by brightonmusicblog

Back to a normal sized New Music post this week, which doesn’t take me several evenings to write up. We’ve got plans for a new album roundup later this week too, so watch this space.

Our first track this week is Impossible Objects of Desire by Fujiya & Miyagi, taken from their self titled album, or EP3, depending on how much you like vinyl. Listening to the lyrical content of the track, I’d say that they’d probably describe it as being from EP3:

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New Brighton Music

Posted on 24/07/2016 by brightonmusicblog

Here’s this week’s dose of new music. First up is the new one from Phantom Runners. It’s their first release in a year, and it’s the first to feature the vocal talents of Brooke Bailey. One more first – the track is called First Time: Continue reading →