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Tighten Up Launch Party
Thursday 6th October,
9pm – 5am
The Magnet, Basement
£3 entry (£2 with Hawaiian shirt/tropical theme)
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Providing live music from 9pm:
WE THE UNDERSIGNED:
Liverpool-based musical collective & full time thrill-jockeys, WtU, play a heavy mix of reggae, funk, hip-hop and rock that is sure to put a spring in your skank. Featuring the mighty brass combo of THE BLOWBACK HORNS, beautiful backing vocals from THE ANKHETTES and disgraceful sounds from their FIRE BENEATH THE SEA rap section! Recently supporting Toots & The Maytals & stepping in as Dawn Penn’s backing band at Mojo, they are nothing less than local luminaries.
http://www.facebook.com/wetheundersigned
JERAMIAH FERRARI:
Manchester 4-piece Jermiah Ferrari pit themselves against convention with their infectious tunes, as their up-tempo shenanigans seamlessly combine a multitude of genres, the product of which is innovative, catchy & verve-inspiring. Taking reggae as their touchstone, they mould it with funk, dub, rock & calypso, reminding us why we fell in love with the genre in the first place.
http://www.facebook.com/jeramiahferrari?sk=wall
DJs from 11pm:
EDGAR JONES:
Between blasting out devastating basslines for the likes of Paul Weller, Ian McCulloch and Saint Etienne, as well as his own groups; The Stairs, The Big Kids and Free Peace, Edgar has found the time to amass a behemoth of record collection-sections from which he will be playing for your listening pleasure! Expect the finest and rarest in RHYTHM ‘N’ BLUES, SOUL, SKA, ROCKSTEADY, DUB, BOSSA NOVA & JAZZ + plenty more.
DANNY FITZGERALD:
Liverpool DJ and self-confessed gobshite, Danny Fitzgerald, brings a collection of SKA, ROCKSTEADY, REGGAE, CALYPSO, MENTO, DUB + a selection of heavy TROPICAL SOUNDS from across the Caribbean & Latin America.
KHALIL WEST:
New Jersey native, Khalil West, has been lighting up audiences across a multitude of clubs and bars across the North West with Chew Disco & Fat City, amongst others. Providing a bone-shaking jive-a-thon of ROCKABILLY, RHYTHM ‘N’ BLUES & JUKE JOINT CLASSICS
DJ PAINTÉ:
Who is he? Where did he come from? Why is he here? Mysterious disc jockey and off-the-cuff mentalist, DJ Painté, presents a wide array of tuneage, including REGGAE, DUB, FUNK & LATIN SOUNDS to dazzle, bewilder & inspire you.