The Real Music Club 20th Anniversary Celebration

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The Real Music Club
*** 20th Anniversary Gig ***
The NIK TURNER/ JUDGE TREV BAND + The SOUTHERN SLAMDOOR BAND + DIRTY SCAVENGER

The Real Music Club celebrates its 20th anniversary. The club was originally founded by Judge Trev Thoms, Tim ‘Slim Tim Slide’ Rundall and Honkin’ Stu McKay.

They started the club to put on monthly gigs promoting original local bands and solo artists, making sure the majority of the door went to those performing, having found it difficult getting any decent paying gigs.

The first gig happened on 27th Jan 2005 at The Marlborough Theatre and featured The Las Vegas Mermaids, Thee UnControllables (with Slim Tim Slide’, Honkin’ Stu and Tony Green) and Judge Trev with Jaki Windmill.

Since it formed, the club has promoted many local, and some out of town acts, and has also featured some legendary acts and performers, such as Nik Turner’s Inner City Unit, Mick Farren’s Last Men Standing (featuring ex Deviants/Pink Fairies Duncan ‘Sandy’ Sanderson and Russell Hunter), Steffe Sharpstring’s Sentient (which came out as a live CD), Johnny Moped, Edgar Broughton, Andy Roberts, Nick Harper, Johnny Moped (featuring Captain Sensible), a cameo performance from Arthur Brown guesting with The Invisible Opera Company of Tibet, to namwe a few.

The club is a non-profit organisation, run by volunteers. Over the years, since Trev, Tim and Stu started the club, committee members have included Tim Dowling, Roy Weard, Cliff Dowding, Nik Nimbus, Jay Bee, Tim Burness, Tony Bowell, Kathy Mulraney, Stuart Avis and the committee members are now Joe Bridge, Gregg McKella, Neal Rogers, Sean Wallis, and Tristian Watson-o'brien.
Sadly Judge Trev passed away in December 2011, and Tim Rundall passed in January 2022.

Over the years, the RMC have put on many charity and benefit nights, including gigs for Cardiacs Tim Smith, Gong’s daevid Allen, PCaSO (Prostate Cancer Support Organisation) and our yearly memorial gigs to co-founder Judge Trev, where proceeds, as with this gig, going to BHCR (Brighton & Hove Community Radio) and to PANCREATIC CANCER UK.

Line up!

The Nik Turner/Judge Trev Tribute Band 9.45 - 11pm

We welcome back ICU Nazar Ali Khan on bass, Martin Litmus on lead guitar, along with Gregg McKella, Kev Ellis, Wayne Collyer and Richard Lanchester plus guests.

The band will be playing the Judge and ThunderRider’s classics.

The Southern Slamdoor Band 8.45 - 9.25pm

A special blues ensemble featuring Honkin’ Stu on harp and vocals, Andy Power from Sumerian Kyngs on bass, Ryan Bollard from Column 258 on drums and Louise Maggs from Tex and the Lonestars on guitar, which had been put together especially for Tim Rundall's memorial gig in November 2022 playing classic blues.

The band continued to play, following this lovely memorial gig to Tim, and now playing their own original material. They have played various esteemed blues festivals including Wotton Under Edge Blues Festival and the Broadstairs Blues Bash.

Dirty Scavenger 8 to 8.30pm

Dirty Scavenger spent her late teenage years living on the streets, scavenging for food using music, & developing her vocal, guitar & songwriting skills.

Dirty Scavenger's music is dark, raw, and full of angst. Influenced by Jo's many life experiences and by some of the greatest rock bands of all time, she writes songs with dark melodic guitar riffs and deep and meaningful, soulful lyrics, and conveys them with precision on the guitar and powerful raw vocals. Often described by many as mesmerizing to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEIvChNto5A

Proceeds to BHCR (Brighton & Hove Community Radio) and to PANCREATIC CANCER UK (Registered Charity No. 1112708)


Line up!

The Nik Turner/Judge Trev Tribute Band 9.45 - 11pm

We welcome back ICU Nazar Ali Khan on bass, Martin Litmus on lead guitar, along with Gregg McKella, Kev Ellis, Wayne Collyer and Richard Lanchester plus guests.
The band will be playing the Judge and ThunderRider’s classics.

The Southern Slamdoor Band 8.45 - 9.25pm

A special blues ensemble featuring Honkin’ Stu on harp and vocals, Andy Power from Sumerian Kyngs on bass, Ryan Bollard from Column 258 on drums and Louise Maggs from Tex and the Lonestars on guitar, which had been put together especially for Tim Rundall's memorial gig in November 2022 playing classic blues.
The band continued to play, following this lovely memorial gig to Tim, and now playing their own original material. They have played various esteemed blues festivals including Wotton Under Edge Blues Festival and the Broadstairs Blues Bash.

Dirty Scavenger 8 to 8.30pm

Dirty Scavenger spent her late teenage years living on the streets, scavenging for food using music, & developing her vocal, guitar & songwriting skills.
Dirty Scavenger's music is dark, raw, and full of angst. Influenced by Jo's many life experiences and by some of the greatest rock bands of all time, she writes songs with dark melodic guitar riffs and deep and meaningful, soulful lyrics, and conveys them with precision on the guitar and powerful raw vocals. Often described by many as mesmerizing to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEIvChNto5A

Proceeds to BHCR (Brighton & Hove Community Radio) and to PANCREATIC CANCER UK (Registered Charity No. 1112708)