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7:30 for 8:00pm start. £1 per card. |
STARFISH proudly presents two of the most talented young bands to emerge from Lewes in years.
BLANK FRANK - Hypnotic vocals wrapped in a web of guitars.
HALF BUILT HOUSE - Clever Lyrics delivered with wicked precision.
Listen to Blank Frank - https:/ / soundcloud.com/ jsussams
Listen to Half Built house - https:/ / soundcloud.com/ halfbuilthouse
7.45 - 11.30 tickets £5 on the door (under 18's must be accompanied by an adult)
Members...
Gypsy folk-roots fusion. Dueling sax&fiddle. Striking,evocative melodies. Tantalising grooves. Infectious energy
Brighton based 5 piece, The Tatsmiths are well known on the circuit for their charming, audacious songs and outspoken, often funny lyrics. Fronted by powerful, gritty, soulful vocals, their signature sax and fiddle blend with a fusion of gypsy and reggae vibes ensnares the most resilient of audiences.
a true crowd pleaser guaranteed to leave you wanting...
Talented local musicians Jim Healey (ex-Koils, Kondoms) and John Marsh (The Doctors, Coyotes) playing an acoustic set of Jim's original songs. Jim and John have been playing together as a duo for the last couple of years. John May, celebrated former NME journalist, said of them recently "I've heard they're pretty good. I almost went to see them once". Seriously, Jim's songs are excellent and there'll be some cameo performances by well-known guest artists. Don't miss this.
3 - 5.00...
In 2010, THE MEOW MEOW'S were described by Kerrang, as 'Brighton's 20 legged groove machine'. Although now down to 18 legs, the 4 girl and 5 boy band were voted this year in XYZ Magazine, as Brighton's 2nd favourite band, being knocked off the top slot by the Levellers. They are the go to party band, who have already supported the likes of, The Temptations, The Beat, Selector, Bad Manners and Neville Staples of The Specials to name but a few. Having 2 female lead singers, battling against each...
Nominated for BEST AMERICANA ACT in the British Country Music Awards 2010.
Nominated for BEST ALT COUNTRY ALBUM in the Independent Music Awards 2011
The CURST SONS stink of the backwoods - of moonshine and diesel, and a whiff of woodsmoke and maybe a hint of the graveyard. Add amplified instruments, a kick-ass stomp and a pinch of bone dry humour and old Americana comes screaming into the 21st century.
The CURST SONS have released 5 studio CDs, played far too many pubs, clubs and festivals to...
Come and dance to the extraordinary musical fusion, Moltenamba
Bringing the rhythmns of the world direct to your feet
Try the waltz, polka and schottische
................or do your own thing
...............or just tap your feet
2nd Sundays in Spring 12th May
www.moltenamba.com
7.00 - 10.00pm Entry £7 (£5...
Smooth caberet style jazz/ chansons francais ballads.
Tracy sings jazz songs lent to her by her papa, gospel songs accidently passed on by her mama, and the odd modern thingy thanks to her daughters. Described by the local press as having a 'warm inviting voice', Tracy has supported and/ or played with Mandino Rheinhart & Tchavalo Schmidt, Arthur Brown, Dounia Arsan, Quentin Bousey (Gypsy Kings), Jean Marc le Bihan, Michael Crosia and many others.
James Lambeth has 10 years gigging experience in...
Union Music Store presents:-
Twice nominated at BBC Folk Awards, contemporary folk/ acoustic duo Gilmore & Roberts combine award-winning songwriting with astounding lap-tapping guitar, fiery fiddle and their trademark harmonies, creating a powerful wall of sound. Their third album The Innocent Left, recorded in London with producer Julian Simmons (Guillemots, Ed Sheeran, Albert Lee), explores many and varied topics but remains consistently bound by Gilmore & Roberts' passion for...
Full House are one of the busiest and best sounding rock covers bands in the south east, with lead guitarist's playing Thin Lizzy, Foo Fighters, Gary Moore, Pink Floyd and many more!
Expect blistering harmony guitars and stunning vocals from veteran performer Dan Davis and Lewes local Alex Hazle.
Full House at the Con Club is a must see!
www.fullhouserock.co.uk
8 - 11.30 ...
Acoustic set from 1960's band 'Juicy Lucy' frontman Ray Owen with his amazing vocals, singing amongst others his Number One hit 'Who do you love'.
3 - 5pm ...
SORRY THIS GIG HAS BEEN CANCELLED
We are advised that Autumn Red have split up and have just been advised by Lloyd Williams that he can't do this gig. We are sorry for any trouble this...
Well, it's the Brighton Festival, but why not escape from it all with a cool, relaxing night of top notch comedy? It's a fantastic line up, a lovely cool room, and a beautiful hidden gem of a beer garden round the back for those breaks!
ACTS: Dave Fulton, Paul Myrehaug, Philip Simon. MC Dave Mounfield
Doors 7:30 Show 8:30pm - £9/ 7 concessions (Members, NUS)
Tickets on the door, reservations on 07582 408418, OR buy in advance from Union Music Store
Further Info: Twitter:...
Lively fiddle and guitar music from this popular local duo
3 - 5.00pm ...
MENU :
Smoky Beef Stew and Dumplings with
Mashed Potatoes and Seasonal Vegetables
AND A CHOICE OF
(1) Sherry Trifle OR
(2) Marmalade Whisky Bread & Butter Pudding with Cream OR
(3) Cheese & Biscuits
Cost per person for 2 courses : £12.50
Complete the booking form with your name, telephone number, and choice
of dessert, and confirm your booking by paying Dave Moss, the Club's Bar Manager.
Make sure you get a receipt for the money you have paid - many...
Loose Moose are a four-piece band from Eastbourne and have been entertaining with their high energy performances for the past eight years, and will create a true party atmosphere. Songs cover all genres and decades but have been specifically selected as songs you all know and can join in with dancing and singing.
Loose Moose cover bands such as Robbie Williams, The Cure, Abba, Black Eyed Peas, Pulp, Blur, Blink 182, Snow Patrol, Billy Idol, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, Green Day and Kings of...
Highly original songs of love gone wrong, overconsumption and odd cloud formations from this five-piece reflecting a mix of lo-fi, Americana, rock and folk influences. Guitar, drums and double bass are joined by various combinations of fiddle, keyboards, harmonica, mandolin, melodica, autoharp and even stylophone and bicycle pump. Imagine Talk Talk and American Music Club were on tour with a bluegrass band, had all their amplifiers nicked and came up with a new way to sing about...
Union Music Store presents:-
To celebrate Record Store Day we have a great night of 5 Americana bands from Union Music Store and Clubhouse Record labels.
https:/ / www.facebook.com/ events/ 383474578414517/
tickets from Union Music Store or http:/ / www.wegottickets.com/ event/ 211986
8 - 11.30pm £4 in advance or £5 on the door Members...
Music to get up and dance to - from local Lewes band The Kondoms!
Covers from the 80's and 90's to the present day - if you've never experienced a Kondoms gig nows your chance!
Come early cos its likely to be lively and loud!
www.thekondoms.co.uk
http:/ / facebook.com/ pages/ The-Kondoms
8 - 11.30pm ...
Thu 18 April, 8.30pm. £9 & £7.
Treason Ticket line: 01273 207407. Please note this is a new number as the usual 0845 396 4762 ticket line is presently not working.
Or Email for a reservation: tickets@treasonshow.co.uk
They are also available at Union Music Store,...
Authentic Irish music for a sunday afternoon to sing and dance to!
3 - 5.00pm ...
Come and dance to the extraordinary musical fusion, Moltenamba.
Bringing the rhythmns of the world direct to your feet.
Try the waltz, polka and schottische
...........or do your own thing
...........or just tap your feet
2nd Sundays in Spring 14th April, 12th May
www.moltenamba.com
7.00 - 10.00pm Entry £7 (£5...
VERY SORRY but the Ouse Valley Collective gig tonight is cancelled due to the death of a dear friend. But we'll be...
"Clowns are without a doubt one of Brighton’s finest live bands, turning wherever they play into a sweaty, heaving mass. Oh and they rock like one mean bastard. For the uninitiated among you, expect peculiar and twisted tales set to dirty garage rock riffs, combining the rockabilly swagger of the Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster with the pop sensibilities of early Squeeze. Disturbing yet darkly playful, if you haven’t had the live experience before then where the hell have you been?...
UNION MUSIC STORE PRESENTS:
Birds of Chicago, is a collective based around JT Nero and Alison Russell. Whether touring as a duo or with the full family band, Nero and Russell have emerged as two of the most compelling voices in North American Roots music.
For several years Russell and Neros's respective bands, Po'Girl (Vancouver, BC) and JT and the Clouds (Chicago, IL), have collaborated extensively, but on 2011's Mountains/ Forests, released under the JT Nero banner, they tapped into the true,...
The Gypsy Switch are a 'Street band with a strange blend of genre-bending instrumentation, satirical lyrics and a uniquely engaging performance'.
www.thegypsyswitch.com
www.facebook.com/ thegypsyswitch
3 - 5pm ...
FitsRoy - Erupting out of the seaside town of Brighton come FitsRoy, a band with street lyrics and a natural ability to reflect the everyday turmoils of modern urban living. Fusing together a collective influence which include The Jam, The Police, The Smiths and a style which crosses indie and dance to create anthems for the masses, the sound is unique but the messages are easy to relate to.
www.facebook.com/ FitsRoy
8.00 - 11.30pm ...
April! It’s Spring…finally! No..really! I know we said that last time, but this time it MUST be! And following Zoe Lyons and Quincey storming it last month,and Kate Lucas charming us all with some brilliantly witty comic songs, come and blossom like a grateful daff under the comedy sunshine of this bunch of cracking good eggs. Their yolks are a lot better than this scrambled together eggstract. Stopping now.
ACTS: Addy Van Der Borgh, Earl Okin, Tom Deacon MC:Neil...
Beautiful acoustic music from Adam and Jayne. Playing songs from their recently released album 'Anytime Now' as well as a selection of covers.
www.adampiggottandjaynefreeman.com
www.twitter.com/ adamandjayne
3.00 - 5.00 ...
Rock covers from popular local band JELLYHEAD!
Playing music to get up and dance too!
www.jellyheadfanbase.co.uk
8.00 - 11.30 ...
Bet On Franklin
It’s ‘Race Time’ and time to gallop along to the Lewes Con Club for a ‘Night at the Races. Place a bet or two and see if you come away a winner on Thursday March 28th.
But at this Gala Evening, everyone will be a winner because all the winnings (or at least for the punters all the losings) will go towards Franklin’s Fund.
What’s Franklin’s Fund?
This is a unique local charitable fund that makes sure a little Kenyan boy can go to school...
Mellow guitar/ violin duo playing gypsy jazz style with Susie's stunning improvisations around well known favourites.
'You will be transfixed by the sheer skill, accuracy and energy of this violinist's performance' 2010 Sussex Express
3.00 - 5.00pm ...
Union Music Store presents:-
HARRY OAKWOOD blend the authenticity of The Band in all it's Last Waltz heyday with the introspective intensity of Neil Young and Fleetwood Mac. Soaring three part harmonies, accomplished musicianship and inspiring songwriting serve this London based band well when they deliver live performances of a gravity not often seen.
After quickly turning their monthly night into a sell out event, Tim Minchin came to see them and promptly chose them as his support act advising...
The Kast off Kinks were put together 18 years ago by Mick Avory, the original drummer of The Kinks.
Consisting of ex-members of the legendary band, they have played on a regular basis at Kinks Fan Club Meetings and Charity Events. About three years ago they decided to take the band around the country to have fun and keep the music alive.
Along with Mick Avory, they are joined by John Dalton on bass from the 60's & 70's line-up, Ian Gibbons on keyboards from the 80's & 90's and Dave Clark...
Fronted by Canadian singer Shauna Parker, The Saloon Bar Band produces their own unique sound, drawing on diverse influences from Classic Country, Western Swing and Americana.
www.shaunaparker.com
3.00 - 5.00pm ...
The Big Blue are the South East's premier blues rock band.
Veterans of the festival and club circuit, and recently featured on the Jazz fm Blues Boogie Show.
Expect renditions of Hendrix, Stevie Ray and blues classics delivered with flair and passion.
www.the-big-blue.com
8.00 - 11.30 ...
Thu 14 March, 8.30pm. £9 & £7.
Treason Ticket line: 0845 396 4762, or
Email for a reservation: tickets@treasonshow.co.uk
They are also available at Union Music Store,...
Acoustic melodic self-penned songs with some country and Americana folk.
www.myspace.com/ pocketsizesymphony
3.00 - 5.00pm ...
Come and dance to the extraordinary musical fusion, Moltenamba.
Bringing the rhythmns of the world direct to your feet.
Try the waltz, polka and schottische
........or do your own thing
.........or just tap your feet
2nd Sundays in Spring, 10th March, 14th April, 12th May
7.00 - 10.00pm Entry £7 (£5...
The Querelles are Brighton based garage / punk heroes, playing for the first time outside of thier home turf.
Expect explosive guitars and manic percussion along the lines of The Hives and The Sonics.
Support is from another Brighton force of nature, Ragweed. They'll be bringing their unique brand of garage / metal to Lewes for the first time also.
Doors - 8pm / Entry - £4 / Members free
www.facebook.com/ thequerelles
www.myspace.com/...
Popular rock covers band playing their 2nd gig at the club following fantastic debut gig last May!
FOUL PLAY are a five piece rock covers band playing tracks by AC/ DC, Black Sabbath, Foo Fighters, Guns and Roses, Kings of Leon, Led Zep, Motorhead, Nirvana, Queen, Rolling Stones, Stereophonics and many more.
One not to miss!
www.foul-play.co.uk
8.00 - 11.30pm ...
March! It’s Spring…finally! Come and laugh your way out of winter with one of strongest line ups in a long time.
ACTS: Addy Van Der Borgh, Quincy, Kate Lucas (HEADLINING) MC:Neil Masters
Doors 7:30 Show 8:30pm - £9/ 7 concessions (Members, NUS)
Tickets on the door, reservations on 07582 408418, OR buy in advance from Union Music Store
Further Info: Twitter: @comedyatcon
davidmounfield@yahoo.com or ...
So Last Century String Band play traditional old-time pre-bluegrass music of the Americana southern mountains with enthusiasm and passsionate attention to detail. With Dan Edwards on banjo, Michi Mathias on fiddle and Jamie Regan on guitar, they do songs of whisky and gambling, foot stomping squaredance tunes, gospel songs in gorgeous three-part harmony, weird crooked modal tunes, slightly risque jug-band songs, murder ballads and all sorts of old-time Appalachian music going back to the 20's and...
U2 TRIBE are back at the club for their annual Con Club gig.
U2 TRIBE are committed to capturing an authentic sound and performing with energy and passsion in a similar way to the original band. U2 TRIBE will take you on a journey that is the history of U2's music, playing some of the classics like 'Electric and Co' to the passion of songs like 'Sunday Bloody Sunday', to the stadium staples like 'Where the Street's have no name' and also newer material from the past years like ' Beautiful Day'...
Acoustic set by club favourite Ian Cockburn (Straw Dogs) playing rock covers.
3 - 5 ...
HATFUL OF RAIN are a bluegrass influenced British folk/ ro ots band based in Sussex playing original material. Hatful of Rain strive to combine powerful song-writing with musicl virtuosity whilst retaining a strong traditional feel. The Hatfuls make full use of the single microphone approach to performing which creates an engaging visual spectacle whilst underlining the warmth and communal style of the music played.
'Hauntingly beautiful... I love it! - Bob Harris
'They are very very good...
Debut gig at the Con Club for Moritz playing melodic rock.
Moritz are set to release their eagerly awaited new album in early Spring 2013, to coincide with their first live shows in a quarter of a century! Including a special guest slot at Rotherham's 'HRH AOR Festival on April 7th.
8.00 - 11.30 ...
Acoustic set from duo Zora and Chez, playing a mixture of well known covers and originals.
www.tatsmiths.co.uk
www.facebook.com/ pages/ Zora-the-Tatsmiths/ 318331220434
3 - 5 ...
Salter Cane with support from Jamie Freeman Agreement
Salter Cane: -
A malevolent country-noir francas that is masterful as it is brooding. Dark heavy folk that really twists the knife....
Jamie Freeman Agreement:-
Americana with an English accent, a dash of rockabilly and echos of the 60's.
'A perfect blend of UK folk/ American roots and I love it! Gilded Palace
8.00 - 11.30 ...
Valentine Special
Thu 14 Feb, 8.30pm. £9 & £7.
Treason Ticket line: 0845 396 4762, or
Email for a reservation: tickets@treasonshow.co.uk
They are also available at Union Music Store,...
