As well as the festival, August also sees Left Hand Red return to the Coalition for Totally Unsigned (August 8th) and The Prince Albert (August 20th). Oh, and did someone mention a Wedding…?

That’s right, drum-monkey Russell is back from his travels to exotic lands, many and wondrous.

Having just dropped in from the States with a Union Flag parachute on his back, Russell made an appearance at the Hare and Hounds gig on Saturday 24th, before being dragged on stage for an unplanned encore of Midnight Sun. Despite not having played for three months, he did us all proud.

Of course, Russell’s return also marks the end of Dan O’Driscoll’s spell with the band. We’d like to thank him for all his efforts! We’re sad to see him go, but he is already working with another band and we wish him the best of luck.

Tickets are £5 or £4 for NUS cardholders, and it all starts at 19:00, so get down their early if you want to catch all the bands.

Brighton Coalition is a new venue opened in place of the Beach (Kings Road Arches, right on the seafront). Opened as a venue/club/bar, it has a 680 capacity and hosts regular Rough Trade unsigned nights.

The line-up is as follows:

• I-Koma
• Left Hand Red
• Ben Poole Band
• The Unmentionables

Left Hand Red make their first live radio appearance this evening. They will be appearing on the Damo and Ace Show on Brighton’s Juice at 20:00 to play their new demo, perform a live acoustic song and generally talk nonsense.

You can listen on your good, ol’ fashioned wireless on 107.2FM, on DAB or streaming over the interwebs.

Left Hand Red are proud to present the fruits of a solid weekend of hard work and more cups of tea than you can shake a chimp at:

Transition EP

You can buy Transition direct from the band at their forthcoming gigs for a single pound coin (or two fifty ps, we’re not fussy), complete with Dan Scully designed sleeve, and you can preview the new tracks on MySpace. Tracks will be available for download soon.

We’re soooo good to you.

The tracks are:

1. Transition
2. Shopaholic
3. A Life in Paradise

We have a bunch of spring gigs lined up, including a slot at the legendary Water Rats theatre in London and a Friday night outing at Brighton’s new Coalition venue (formerly The Beach). It all kicks off with a Cable Club headliner at the Prince Albert on Tuesday the 8th.

• Tuesday, 8th April — The Prince Albert, Brighton
• Friday, 25th April — The Coalition, Brighton
• Saturday 3rd May — Water Rats Theatre, London

The band are planning to record three of their newest songs, all of which have become fixtures in their live set at recent gigs. The EP, as yet untitled, will be the fourth CD the band have produced since Spread the Word in 2005.

Rock Riot is back this Friday, this time causing a nuisance at the Pressure Point on Richmond Place, Brighton.

The line-up features Left Hand Red as headliners, with Paris Bianco and Arty Karate as evil sidekicks. Doors open at 8pm, and entry is £5. Get yourself down early, and you might even bag a free CD.

Rock Riot is a recurring event held in no particular regularity by Left Hand Red and their closest associates. Each event has featured hand-picked bands to ensure no daft haircut-wielding, rock-by-numbers poseurs, with Left Hand Red headlining to bring the evening to a raucous finish.

Find the gig on:

• Last.fm
• Upcoming.org
• Facebook

We’re pleased to announce our first gig of 2008, and it’s a big one. The Cable Club have started up a sister show at The Prince Albert on Trafalgar Street, Brighton, and they asked us to headline! We couldn’t really say “no”, could we? Not only do you get us headlining, but also playing are 4 or 5 Magicians and Lost Cosmonaut!

As the icing on the bun, Phil Jackson of Southern Counties Radio and Sean Cread of Radio Reverb will be playing tracks by local unsigned bands downstairs to set the mood for the ensuing mayhem.

Sweet.

Left Hand Red’s new CD, Voyeur is here! The CD is available to buy from the site for a measly £1, but if you come along to The Freebutt this Wednesday (14th November) you will be able to grab one for nowt!

The tracklisting is as follows:

1. Voyeur
2. Gold Digger
3. Bullet from the Gun

Buy Voyeur CD