1DEC @ <strong>Lewes</strong> Con Club AYU FUNK PARTY 2 FAT BELLY JONES 3 ROOTS IN THE ROUND 8 THIN WHITE DUKE 9 JOHN OTWAY 10 4:00JOHN MARSH & FRIENDS 15 CODA LED-ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE 16 KONDOMS 17 O’HOOLEY & TIDOW 22 CURST SONS 30 ERIC MARTIN & THE CAJUN RAMBLERS 31 CONTENDERS SEE WEBSITE FOR ANY CHANGES DETAILS AND ENTRY
GIG GUIDE // DEC GIG OF THE MONTH: JOHN OTWAY For an evening of manic on-stage antics, glorious musical incompetence, and a whole load of raucous punk-filled fun, look no further than the Con Club on 9th Dec: John Otway is coming to town. Some may remember his athletic and eyewatering performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test which propelled him to punk notoriety in 1977 (for those that don’t – you can find it online). This spawned subsequent hit Really Free which reached number 27 in the UK charts, but regretfully this was his greatest success for many years (his first autobiography is subtitled Rock and Roll’s Greatest Failure). Despite the lack of commercial success, his insatiable desire for glory has never dampened, and he has developed a sizable cult following over the years, loved for his acrobatic and lively performances, sense of humour and self-depreciating underdog persona. Saturday 9th, Con Club, 7.30pm, from £15.40 A mention this month must also go to anarchic punk-poet legend Attila the Stockbroker (who incidentally recorded rock opera Cheryl with Otway in 1991), playing the <strong>Lewes</strong> Labour Party on <strong>December</strong> 23rd, joined by ESE & The Vooduu People and Luke Wright (see pg 37). FRIDAY 1 AYU Funk party. Nine/ten-piece funk. Con Club, 8pm, free TUESDAY 5 English dance tunes session. Folk (English trad). John Harvey Tavern, 8pm, free SATURDAY 2 Brian Peters. Folk (English trad). Elly, 8pm, £7 Fat Belly Jones. Soul and ska. The Con Club, 8pm, free SUNDAY 3 English dance tunes session - bring instruments. Lamb (TBC – check <strong>Lewes</strong> Saturday Folk Club website), 12pm, free Roots in the Round with Robert Vincent, Dean Owens and Worry Dolls. Americana. Con Club, 7.30pm, £10 MONDAY 4 Nigel Price. Jazz guitar. The Snowdrop Inn, 8pm, free THURSDAY 7 Alligator Swing. Gypsy swing. Pelham Arms, 8.30pm, free FRIDAY 8 The Thin White Duke. Bowie tribute band. Con Club, 8pm, £5 Allligator Swing, Thursday 7th 69