Stay Sick present MESSER CHUPS + Los Fantasticos

All the way from St Petersburg and returning to Brighton for only the second time ever and after an absence of 6 years STAY SICK is proud to present MESSER CHUPS!!! Join us for what will be a killer night of spooktacular haunted surf rock and roll as we hail the return of Guitaracula and Zombierella 🦇⚰️💀

⚡️MESSER CHUPS ⚡️

https://www.facebook.com/messerchups

https://messerchupsofficial.bandcamp.com

Formed in 1998 Messer Chups is the project of Russian composer Oleg Gitarkin, aka Guitaracula, and while the band’s instrumental rock is hard to neatly categorise, it’s safe to say it would be enjoyed by fans of rockabilly, horror punk, scratchy surf records, Italian slasher films, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, pulp fiction, lounge music, Ed Wood, theremin, The Cramps, Russ Meyer movies and the theme song from “The Addams Family.”

Aurally Messer Chups combine surf, beats, cult film samples, scratchy historical recordings, Russian B-movies, lounge and cartoon sounds from the 50s and 60s over weird vintage keyboard chirps and groovy horn loops all to the coolest backdrop of mid 20th century projections from trash cult movies; think – Betty Page, Bela Lugosi , zombies flicks, Russ Meyer’s and Ed Wood’s heroes.

Accompanied by the infamous Zombierella on bass and Rockin’ Eugene on drums, Gitarkin, and Messer Chups will be bringing the haunting hallowe’en vibes early this year and we can’t wait!

Plus! Support comes from the amazing, and long, long, long, lonnng overdue STAY SICK debut of…

⚡️LOS FANTASTICOS ⚡️

https://www.facebook.com/losfantasticosbrighton

https://losfantasticos.bandcamp.com

“Los Fantasticos have been perfecting their blend of instrumental Surf ‘n’ Spaghetti since forming in 2004 in the twin cities of Brighton and Hove on England’s south coast. While not exactly the world’s hardest working band, their blend of reverb-heavy guitars, pounding drums, skittering bass rhythms and just a hint of Mariachi trumpet has earned them plaudits in many of the right places. Los Fantasticos have shared the stage with some of the giants of the genre, including The Phantom Surfers, The Bambi Molesters, The Phantom Four, Messer Chups, The Razorblades, Surfin’ Lungs and The Atom Jacks. They have appeared twice at the world’s largest surf music festival, The Surfer Joe Summer Festival, in Livorno, Italy and at The North Sea Surf Festival at the legendary Melkweg in Amsterdam!

In their usual lazy way, Los Fantasticos continue to play the (very) occasional storming gig, while writing and recording material for their fifth album, which may even be released one day.” LF

Fingers crossed that album sees the light of day! 🤞

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Monday, May 8th

The Hope and Ruin
Queen’s Road, Brighton

8-11pm
18+ ID required
Adv. tkts £17 +bf / motd

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/515609661377
www.wegottickets.com/event/570366/

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About the promoters:

⚡️Established in 2008, STAY SICK, is a Brighton institution when it comes to throwing parties, promoting shows, club nights and DJing all things trash, punk, surf, garage, psych, blues, and rock n roll!

⚡️Having put on such greats as Thee Oh Sees, Billy Childish and the MBEs, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds, 5,6,7,8s, WITCH, The Flamin’ Groovies, Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster, The Bellrays, The Fleshtones, The Scientists, Los Straightjackets, The Reverend Beatman, Messer Chups, Dead Brothers, Daddy Long Legs and Monotonix to name just a few.

⚡️STAY SICK has made it its mission to track down, kidnap and present you with the best bands from around the world and bring them to Brighton!

Follow us here: https://www.facebook.com/staysickbrighton/

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The Venue:

⚡️The Hope & Ruin is a pub and live venue on two floors. The live venue is upstairs.

⚡️All evening live show attendees must be 18 years old +. ID required.

⚡️The Hope & Ruin runs a ‘safe space’ policy and any form of discrimination towards its staff and customers will not be tolerated.

⚡️Access: There is one step to get into the building via the main entrance and two steps to down to gain access to the main bar on the ground floor. The main ‘live room’ is on the first floor via a staircase, however, access maybe possible via the rear of the building if agreed prior to arrival by the venue and promoter. If you have any mobility or disability issues or special need requirements please contact the venue for accessibility and information on 01273 325793.

⚡️For more venue information please visit their website:https://www.hope.pub