Chastity Belt + Meagre Martin

Chastity Belt Brighton

Chastity Belt play Brighton at The Hope & Ruin on Saturday 8th June 2024! Sold out! If you missed out, join the waiting list on Seetickets or DICE

Stage times:

8.15pm Meagre Martin

9.15pm Chastity Belt

Live Laugh Love. It’s a phrase you might encounter in a certain type of cursive on the  wall of a certain type of home. On the opposite end of the mood  board, it’s also a stick-and-poke tattoo on Chastity Belt  guitarist/vocalist Julia Shapiro’s left ankle (just below a highly  improvised Shrek), and the title of the band’s fifth album. It’s fun, it’s funny, but it’s also sincere, not unlike the band’s history—a joke that became real because it was always real—and the enduring bond that has been their band’s foundation for the past 13 years.

In their decade-plus together, the four-piece—Shapiro, Lydia Lund (guitar, vocals), Gretchen Grimm (drums, vocals), and Annie Truscott (bass, vocals)—have created a resonant body of work. The early days of “Nip Slip” and “Pussy Weed Beer” (hits from their iconic debut full-length No Regerts, which recently celebrated 10 years) and the “Cool Slut” era of 2015’s Time To Go Home were raucous bonanzas of dry wit and self-evident feminism. A newfound gravity on 2017’s I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone shifted the lyrical mood toward introspection as they continued to refine their trademark sound: lush intertwining guitars, meticulous rhythms, a careful balance of melancholy and optimism. Two years later, the dreamy Chastity Belt marked a renewal of vows to their musicianship and friendship, each member coming into their own as artists, convening with a fresh perspective on collaboration.

“We have such a strong sense of each other’s musical inclinations” says Lund. “I think this allows for a lot of playfulness…we can kinda surprise each other, like a good punchline would.” Living, laughing, loving… maybe it really is that simple. https://chastitybeltmusic.com

+ Meagre Martin

Upcoming Love Thy Neighbour shows:
08062024 – Chastity Belt. The Hope & Ruin
08062024 – Frankie Archer. Komedia Studio
11062024 – Mike Watt’s Il Sogno Del Marinaio. The Hope & Ruin
13062024 – HAAL. The Hope and Ruin
14062024 – Lewsberg. The Hope & Ruin
15062024 – The Reds, The Pinks, The Purples. The Hope & Ruin
18072024 – Love. Concorde 2
18072024 – The Klittens. The Hope & Ruin
21082024 – Wednesday. Chalk
31082024 – Jake Xerxes Fussell. Lewes Constitutional Club
12092024 – Tunic. The Prince Albert
14092024 – Mary Lattimore. West Hill Hall
22092024 – Charlie Parr. Lewes Constitutional Club
26092024 – Melt Banana. Concorde 2
28092024 – Los Campesinos! Chalk
01102024 – Douglas Dare. Dust
03102024 – Twen. The Hope & Ruin
05102024 – Parsnip. Komedia Studio
08102024 – The Howlers. The Prince Albert
13102024 – Skating Polly. Green Door Store
19102024 – Maruja. The Hope & Ruin
24102024 – Junior Brother. The Prince Albert
24102024 – The Tom Robinson Band. Concorde 2
25102024 – DZ Deathrays. Green Door Store
27102024 – Art Brut. Concorde 2
05110224 – Dame Area. The Hope & Ruin
06112024 – Lack of Afro. Patterns.
23112024 – The Orb + Ozric Tentacles

Accessibility:

Accessibility: The venue is only accessible via a flight of stairs however they can offer access via a back door at street level to the venue if mobility is an issue or you use a wheelchair. There are 3 large steps via this route so assistance to gain access and to exit the venue would be required. We can arrange this if you contact us in advance of a show. Please bear in mind that they can only allow access in between bands due to sound issues. Two disabled toilets upstairs, both gender neutral. If you require a carer at the venue, please contact us at info@lovethyneighbourmusic.co.uk for guestlist, with evidence such as a blue badge or access card. If strobe lighting is an issue or if standing for long periods of time is an issue, please contact us in advance. They can provide chairs in the venue although if the event is very busy this will impede visibility. If you wish to make use of a chair to view a gig, we advise arriving early to secure a position. They are happy to accommodate assistance dogs.

Chastity Belt Brighton

Chastity Belt Brighton