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The Brighton Festival is in its final stage, but with plenty more fine theatre, comedy, cabaret, dance, art and debate to come. Plus lots of music. Our sister publication, ThreeWeeks, is covering it all - check out the coverage at www.threeweeks.co.uk. Meanwhile, here's some ThreeWeeks in Brighton music reviews.
Spiro
Brighton Festival
What is it about good, traditional English music that seems to repel people who are not collecting their pension from the post office every week? Maybe I am not a typical 'young' person but the prospect of watching music being performed that was originally written over 500 years ago filled me with uncontrollable anticipation and 'Spiro' failed to disappoint. Using complex yet wistful melodies they used their instruments like master weavers, each carefully threading their individual layer to produce a truly wholesome sound. Some might say folk music is dying, but someone clearly hasn't told these delightfully talented Bristol based musicians.
Pavilion Theatre, 20 May, 1:00pm, £7.50, festival pp30 tw rating 4/5
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The Hat
Technically this is The Hat's gig but it turns out to be a double-header, for The Noisettes earn more than a passing mention. They've a pocket dynamo of a frontwoman, a very expressive drummer at the heart of the operation and a bold, totally eclectic brand of art-rock. On to The Hat. These four raconteurs mix storytelling (of the surreal, fairytale variety) with alternative hip-hop. Frontman Dan Clark won't be able to avoid comparisons to DLS & Scroobius Pip, but The Hat can stand apart for producing a unique show closer to the total-art variety, blending comedy, spoken-word, music and more. If what you're missing is a 'sex ballad, in the soul style, about old people', then you should have been here tonight. Great fun.
Komedia, 14 May, 8:00pm, £9.00 (£7.00), fringe pp36 tw rating 4/5
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The Sputnik II Memorial Session
Spacedog UK
Rich in significance, weirdly other worldly, and inspired by UFOs and space odysseys, Sarah Ingliss, the thereminist (I'll come back to that), performed barefoot, which I'm beginning to think is a signifier for musical brilliance. The band played a mixture of well known songs, like John Barry's 'Diamonds Are Forever' and Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love', and their own compositions to a backdrop of repetitive visual images projected on to a wall. Jenny Ingliss sang to the accompaniment of guitar by Ben Kypreos and Mike Blow and the eerie sounds produced by the aformentioned theremin, which is played without being touched. Two antennas protrude from it controlling pitch and volume, requiring precision and perfect pitch. After the interlude a wired up plastic baby (Clara) on a stand with a wire taped to its arm mechanically played the theremin while Sarah rang hand bells with a guest performer. Sarah is a technical magician and I get the impression the more you dig music the more you'll dig this collective.
Cella @ Sanctuary Cafe, 14 May, 8:00pm, £6.00 (£5.00), fringe pp39.
tw rating 4/5
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