Viva Lewes Issue #161 February 2020

GIG GUIDE: FEBRUARY
GIG OF THE MONTH:
MAD PROFESSOR LIVE
DUB SHOW
‘He might be called Mad Professor, but he is one of the sanest working
musicians around.’ Gaining his name from a childhood fascination
with experimenting and electronics, the Professor started his career as
a service engineer for mixing desks and amplifiers, before turning his
talents to music in the early 80s, when he built a studio at his home
in Thornton Heath. In his now long and accomplished career he has worked with the likes of Johnny
Clarke, Mikey Dread and Reggae Regular, and has amassed a fine discography.
With support from Sir Coxsone Outernational Sound, it’s going to be one hell of a party.
Sat 29th, Con Club, 7.30pm, £15
SATURDAY 1
Urban Voodoo Machine. Bourbon-soaked
Gypsy blues. Con Club, 7.30pm, £15
Ska Tunes. Lamb, 8pm, free
Vic & Tina Smith: ‘All the Birds of the Air’.
Folk music presentation with illustrations.
Elephant & Castle, 8pm, £7
Original 45ers DJ Set. Royal Oak, 9pm, free
Live music at King’s Head, every Friday
through the month
SATURDAY 8
Sound Tradition. Folk, English trad, four-part
vocal harmony. Elephant & Castle, 8pm, £7
Los Twangueros. Think Santana playing
Chemical Brothers. Lamb, 8pm, free
MONDAY 3
Andy Panayi, Darren Beckett, Nigel
Thomas & Terry Seabrook. Jazz. Snowdrop,
8pm, free
THURSDAY 6
Owen Ridley & Friends. Comedy with musical
support from Joe King. Lamb, 8pm, free
MONDAY 10
Martin Speake, Nigel Thomas & Spike
Wells. Jazz. Snowdrop, 8pm, free
THURSDAY 13
Open Mike. Lamb, 8pm, free
FRIDAY 7
Groove Hoover. Classic rock covers. Con
Club, 8pm, free
Maia Eden EP Launch. An evening of songs,
poems and music. Lewes venue given on
booking, 7.30pm, see maiaeden.com
Maia Eden
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