{"id":348,"date":"2008-01-12T19:47:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-12T19:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/u75blog\/?p=348"},"modified":"2008-01-12T19:47:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-12T19:47:00","slug":"top-cats-rock-the-brixton-dex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/top-cats-rock-the-brixton-dex\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Cats rock the Brixton Dex!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Blimey. They’ve certainly done a really good job on the Prince of Wales<\/a>\/Dex boozer in Brixton.<\/p>\n

Last night we saw the excellent 9-strong Top Cats<\/a> knocking out a storming ska set. I found myself dancing next to the 2-tone legend Jerry Dammers (from The Specials)!<\/p>\n

The full-on, old school crowd lapped it up, and I had one of the best nights I’ve had out in Brixton for a very, very long time. It was fucking brilliant!<\/p>\n

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The first floor venue looks absolutely fantastic since we visited it a few years ago, with loving attention ensuring that the original features have been restored and updated.<\/p>\n

The venue also has two floors of outside galleries, complete with a daft hot tub that anyone could jump into if they felt like it. I wasn’t drunk enough for that, but there were a few folks in there, supping drinks and oblivous to the winter rain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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