They’re big, bold, and they’re back at Depot! Lewes’ homegrown Ska Toons bring their old-skool ska style to our terrace. Their solid-blowing horns and groovesome rhythm section combined with the soulful vocals of the wonderful Ms Matty Eeles create an irresistible mix of great classic ska, skanked-up jazz instrumentals and rock-steady reworkings of great pop songs.

Vibe 5 play soulful funky jazz grooves that are both fun and accessible, with a unique combination of vibraphone, keyboards and sax backed by a nifty and energetic rhythm section. With decades of performance experience, their musical heritage features soul, jazz, blues, reggae, Latin and rock influences, which the band bring together for a unique and eclectic interpretation of some great tunes. For an evening of great tunes, danceable grooves, exciting solos and soulful melodies, you can’t beat the Vibe 5!

Lost Organ Unit will be laying down rare groove and soul jazz originals reminiscent of the masters Dr Lonnie Smith, Lou Donaldson and Grant Green. With a classic organ trio set up of Guitar (Luke Rattenbury) Drums (Grant Allardyce) and Bobby Aspey on his 1960s C3 Hammond Organ with Leslie speaker.

Sunshine Soul Review digs deep into 60s beats, soul and Motown, bringing big vocals, stomping bass, guitar grit and irresistible grooves power to a set packed with dancefloor fillers.

Bang Bang Meringue, the all female DJ collective from Lewes, are back at Dalliance spinning an eclectic mix of tunes from reggae, ska, R n’ B, afrobeat, 80s, alternative and current grooves!

Butxaca are a 6-piece band playing an eclectic mix of jazz-influenced music, exploring well known pieces from the likes of Herbie Hancock and Freddie Hubbard, to rarely heard gems discovered by members of the band and arranged Butxaca style, with three frontline horns and a solid three piece rhythm section driving the groove. The interplay between the tight rhythm section and the lively harmonic conversation within the horn section creates a musical momentum that never fails to engross players and listeners alike!

Making their Dalliance debut, The Jones Street Boys bring familiar alt-rock tunes, chaotic jazz solos, punk antics, and righteous, bold mayhem to the Depot terrace!

Born entertainer Dave Williams is bringing his swing trio to Dalliance, where they will be performing a toe-tapping set of jazz-influenced-swing from the British and American songbooks.

Before jazz and rock&roll, there was the blues. Before soul music there was gospel. Before country there was folk music. Hope Street fuses all these genres with a dynamic interplay of voices and instruments: Lisa Guile, tenor sax and vocals; Michael Munday, vocals and guitar; and now with Lindsey Oliver on double bass and vocals.

Hot and swingin gypsy jazz. A guitar virtuosity, 3 part vocal harmonies, an unnecessary amount of slap bass solos and the sweet music of Django Reinhardt (and Slayer). What more could you want?

Borrowing their name from Ben E. King’s funky 1975 song, Supernatural Things were formed in 2015 and have been funking up the South East of England ever since. The Supernatural Things themselves are experienced international live performers with backgrounds in funk, jazz, rock and blues.

Brighton’s skifflebilly heroes are back at Dalliance this weekend, bringing with them their unmistakable blend of skiffle, rockabilly, rock n’ roll and of course, the finest rhythm and blues.

Straight out of East Sussex, The Wild Pansies draw deep on their love of blues, folk and country music to serve up their take on traditional music from America and beyond. Bluegrass, klezmer, english tunes, it’s all fair game as they mix up the styles to get your feet moving.

Brighton-based garage folk specialising in foot-stomping Celtic and Americana.

Neon Rodeo is a camp, queer country 4 piece originating from Brighton, performing across the South. From Dolly to Taylor to Trixie, their high-energy, genre-blending show brings the wild spirit of the West into the modern era. 

Two Kings are rockin’ their way down to their Dalliance debut, bringing with them a jukebox full of Elvis flavoured rock n’ roll covers for your enjoyment. Don’t go spilling your beer on your blue suede shoes though!

More info coming soon!

Brighton soul four-piece The Cruel Birds. areback at Dalliance this Saturday. Inspired by the Memphis, Chicago, and New Orleans soul artists of the ’60s and ’70s, they bring an irresistible blend of stripped-down classic soul, funk, and R&B.

T-Rio Is a new trio mixing the exciting rhythms from South America and Cuba with the harmonies and melodies of jazz and featuring 3 musicians who have played together over the years in Terry Seabrook’s larger “Cubana Bop” ensemble: Davide Mantovani, on bass, Tristan Banks on drums and Terry on piano.

The Tridents are four ordinary warriors, who are possessed with the courage and strength to tackle the sounds of surf. Heralding from Brighton, they weave their reverb drenched surf and spaghetti western melodies with pounding drums and a thudding bass, to invoke the wrath of the sea. Expect raucous instrumentals, groovy murder ballads, spaghetti western extravaganzas and raunchy covers

They’re big, bold, and they’re back at Depot! Lewes’ homegrown Ska Toons bring their old-skool ska style to our terrace. Their solid-blowing horns and groovesome rhythm section combined with the soulful vocals of the wonderful Ms Matty Eeles create an irresistible mix of great classic ska, skanked-up jazz instrumentals and rock-steady reworkings of great pop songs.