Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Kick out the Jams - Pav Tav
We’re spoilt here in Brighton. Any given Friday you can go rave-crazy in some grotty basement, strut your funky stuff at a classic Soul night or even hit West St for some gruesome charty cheese fest if the mood takes you. Sometimes though, you want a night out that’s just familiar and comfy, like an old pair of socks, or in this case a battered old pair of Converse. You wanna go somewhere where every other record is your favourite and whether by day you’re a beaten down wage slave or a burnt out academic (yeah right!) tonight – you’re a Rock and Roll star. In short, you want an honest-to-goodness indie night, and for music and atmosphere they don’t get much better than KOTJ – back home to roost at Indie Mecca the Pav Tav.
The night follows the classic indie club trajectory. One minute the place is deserted and you’re freezing your nuts off wondering why you didn’t spam out on the couch and get stuck into that Mighty Boosh box set. The next, twenty of your best mates haved piled in, you’re crushed against the bar flapping two fresh tenners about, ‘Young Folks’ is tumbling from the speakers and suddenly, everything is alright in the world.
Long serving DJ Eddie’s teasing everyone onto the dancefloor with a succession of vibey classics and then, just at the right moment he drops a bit of Bloc Party and the whole place goes crackers. KOTJ’s happy mixing up floorfillers old and new - Foals and CSS nestle amongst perennials like Smiths and the Clash - And the flighty mix suits the hugely diverse crowd of lairy students, fancy dressers, mods, and new ravers – it’s a beautiful thing.
posted by: Jim Brackpool @ 9:17 PM
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