Brighton

Damn, I think that quiz night broke me.

that was fun!! but yes, add me to the broken pile too

Thirded on the brokenness. Glad you had a good time though, guys, it was a blast.

Only just heard about this thing:

http://playgroupbrighton.org/events/2013/03/14/afriganza-festival-4-day-african-music-festival/

The Friday night with Bass Clef and the London Afrobeat Collective looks like fun

It looks interesting, although I don’t know anyone playing! However, I’m up in Newcastle that weekend.

Well I can't say I'm an expert either really. Could turn out to be rubbish too, the few African music things I've been to in Brighton people have just been stood around like planks instead of dancing, which does kill the vibe a bit.

Probably not yr thing at all but there's quite a few good noisy psych things coming up over the next few months too - Hookworms/Cold Pumas, Sightings/Sealings, White Hills, Guardian Alien

I just don’t understand why people don’t dance to music which is good for dancing to.

O.o?

I dance to music even if it isn’t that good for dancing!

Could be persuaded for some noisy psych, depending on dates etc.

I'm not a big dancer unless I'm wasted, it's just a matter of being nervous/uptight/clumsy/generally not good at dancing etc.

Not sure I'd want to go to the whole Afriganza thing, was hoping it'd be more like the Japanese festival where it's all across town and you can dip into bits as you see fit. But might try on the door for one.

I very very strongly recommend Hookworms, seen them a lot now and they are awesome live. Though I have the feeling I might not be able to actually make that gig?

Sounds like I need to get some Gary's in for you.

i think maybe hookworms is the night before michael gira brings his merry minstrels to town?

i too am not great at public dancing unless i'm a little wasted, but i get wasted v. easily so it all evens itself out

Ah, yeah. I think there's four or five nights with awesome gigs in the lead-up to my show on the 3rd, and I just can't do them all without fucking myself up.

yeah, you need to post up details of your gig btw

I think it’s on that Facebook

You should be able to look without being a Facebooker

http://www.facebook.com/events/529165583789789/

Cheers for that. For those unwilling to click away from ilx for even a second, it's Wednesday April 3rd at the Prince Albert, £4 advance, £5 otd. Ace Bushy Striptease are the headliners, and they're really fucking good lo-fi shamble-punks, if you like that sort of thing.

w00t! (will try to make that)

Yay, another midweek 6am session. :S

Argh. Actually, the band is trying to work out rehearsal dates, and it might be the case that I have to sack off Swans, and thus SwansFAP, in favour of getting a last-minute practice in. Being our first gig, I kind of think that has to take precedence. Might not be the case, but it's looking likely.

Oh no, that cannot be!

We want Swan FAP

lol

Excelsior!

Jabba Hands: I was wondering, do you mix? I’m always up for playing records with people. Also thinking about finding a venue with decks for a low key thing and would be good to have someone else to do it with.

i don't! not in public anyway. but i would be very happy to come and listen to you play records at a low key thing...

Another quiz at the West Hill tomorrow, if anyone fancies it/is still allowed to.

Haha. Would love to, but may need to skip this months one. However, you never know.

ppppppuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuubbbbbbb! will check it out with home

things were kicking off a bit here on campus earlier:
https://twitter.com/TheBadgerNews/status/316206252550144002/photo/1

https://twitter.com/TheBadgerNews/status/316205944503689216/photo/1

Yeah, a few friends were on campus protesting. Been a bit skittish about that sort of stuff since the horrors of the '10 protests so didn't make it over myself.

managed to post this on the dj koze thread, ha

where should i eat before swans? never been to brighton before!

Are you a vegetarian/vegan? What's your price range? Pub grub, restaurant, or chippy?

Soo many choices :D

Been a bit skittish about that sort of stuff since the horrors of the '10 protests so didn't make it over myself.

Appreciate that, got kind of a queasy feeling myself seeing the police getting changed into their crash helmets and whatnot. Don't think that evolved into much of a situation though, but I didn't stick around for long after that. Good turnout, shame some poor bastard had all their files burnt.

Eat everything not too bothered about price, nothing too fancy - won't have long. Amazing fish and chips type place if it exists?

Fish and chips is probably the thing I know least about here, as I don't like it that much. I know the Globe used to do a good pub meal version, but I'm pretty sure they've changed kitchen staff since then.

this is the place you want: http://www.bardsleys-fishandchips.co.uk/

otherwise my usual recommendation is planet india, amazing veggie indian food in what feels a bit like someone's front room.

Always preferred the chips at Bankers myself, but that's totally the wrong end of town.

Am probably up for pre-Swans fap & food if anyone else is interested. Trying to think what pubs do half-decent food in Kemptown.

Bardsley’s is really very good for fish, and the chips aren’t too shabby either, you can eat in too. I was away for a couple of years and thought it wasn’t that much better than the places I was going to up north, but I was surprised how good it was.

I’ve had some great food at Planet India in the past, but again not for a couple of years. Someone said it wasn’t that good recently, but I need to try it again myself.

Ginger Dig is probably too expensive for pre-gig food/drinks. Not sure at the moment what’s around that neck of the woods.

Ginger Dog.

Barley Mow

cheers, ginger dog looks nice, saw pics of fish and chips and remembered what a mistake that is most of the time!

rarely get to see the gf so we'll prob do a nice meal together before the gig. afterwards tho... does brighton have a pub/bar that's open late? extra points for good booze and music.

Wellll, West Hill is open pretty late, even midweek, music hit and miss depending on who’s in control. There are options.

Are a few people going to Tenderhooks tomorrow? Should be back after my Welsh adventure and after a change from duf-duf-duf.

I mean hookworms. It's been a long weekend.

Planning on it, though I'm knackered from last night's gig and going to Bilge Pump tonight, so god knows if my ageing body can handle the full five nights in a row of music I'm supposed to be doing.

can't make it to hookworms i'm afraid but did notice that resident had sold out of tickets for it. dunno if they'll have any left on the door or not...

hey emily, did you spot that arse tv moore is playing here again at the end of the month?

also old school wonky folk drone champs and long time heroes of mine, the supreme dicks