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The Brighton Beat: Victory At Last

Read "Victory At Last" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
August 9, 2025

For the musically uninitiated and socially marooned, there is a perpetual sense of danceable immediacy to the big, fun Brighton Beat sound. The exact reason for that is that, at any moment--no, make that every moment--there is the potential to shake-your-money-maker around the moon and back again. Measure by measure by measure, the dance floor is going to get worn down to the studs. It is truly liberating. Utilizing a far greater freedom to enlist the studio as ...

Live Review

The Brighton Beat at The Peekskill Brewery

by Mike Jurkovic
September 13, 2023

The Brighton Beat Peekskill Brewery Peekskill, NY August 26, 2023 Seemingly never at a loss for a full bore groove or a reason to shake the dust up on the dance floor, the Brighton Beat--a full tilt band of eleven: five horns, two guitars, bass, drums, and two percussionists--took this riverside night by the horns and shook the bull loose. Led by the indefatigable drummer Sammy Wags (ne: Wagner) the Brighton Beat come ...