Geek Out with Night Bus + Philadelphia Grand Jury listings

Summer 2010 sees the launch of a brave new era in dancing, a new kind of night. GEEK OUT! sees the freaks and outsiders take the power back from the hipsters and the prom queens on their own stamping ground of Camden.

Every second and fourth Wednesday in the South Gallery at the world famous Proud Camden, GEEK OUT! is a celebration of dork music through the ages, from Buddy Holly to 'Buddy Holly'. But this is no closed-shop party, everyone is invited to don their spectacles and get their geek on.

The brainchild of music journalists Daniel Martin, Hamish MacBain and Mark Beaumont, the songs at GEEK OUT! come from across the ages and from any genre. Ranging from the girl groups of the 1950s, new wave classics from Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson, outsider indie anthems from Pulp and Ash, geek icons They Might Be Giants and The B-52s through Beastie Boys floor-fillers to modern lonely-on-the-dancefloor classics from Robyn - the only guarantee is that you're likely to hear a Weezer song every half hour. It all adds up to fantasy world of high school dreams, sci-fi B-movies, classic C86 indie clubs and the greatest prom night of your life, every two weeks. The geeks are taking over a corner of Camden, before going for the world.

GEEK OUT! also programmes a white-hot bill of new bands, guest DJs and secret special guests. Playing the launch night are The Siegfried Sassoon. This Surrey five-piece play an infectious blend of post-pop, all the breakneck guitars, gameboy bleeps and songs that never go where you expect them to. Their debut EP 'I Galactico' / 'The Al Gore Rhythm' has already won plaudits from Artrocker, Rockfeedback and Contactmusic, making them one of the rising stars of the vibrant Kingston indie scene around Banquet Records.

GEEK OUT! launches on Wednesday July 28 at Proud Camden, South Gallery. 8pm-1am. £3 entry / £2 for those wearing glasses or prom dresses (girls or boys)

FORTHCOMING GEEK OUT! NIGHTS FEATURE:

AUGUST 11
NIGHT BUS Live
PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY Live

GEEK OUT! staggers on for round 2 of it's bi-weekly residency at Proud Camden's brilliant South Gallery, this week featuring new electro wonders NIGHT BUS and the fabulous PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY playing live. Plus all the usual geek rock larks!

AUGUST 25
ALLO DARLIN' Live
DARREN HAYMAN (HEFNER) DJ set

A spec rock legend hits the decks this week as none other than DARREN "really? You want me to DJ at this? And I've tried so hard to shake off the geek tag..." HAYMAN from HEFNER/THE FRENCH/THE SECONDARY MODERN spins his favourite tunes, and brilliant new folk pop combo ALLO DARLIN play live - a must have for us since one of their songs already incorporates a chunk of 'El Scorcho'!

SEPTEMBER 8
GUITARS HAVE GHOSTS live
LITTLE FISH live
INNERCITY PIRATES live

Our pre-Bestival bash features up-and-coming legends LITTLE FISH and our bezza mates INNERCITY PIRATES playing live. Plus keep an eye out for special guests!

GEEK OUT! For freaks, gleeks, Nancy Boys, Sandra-Dees, the left-handed and anyone who never got picked for the netball team.

Entry: £3 (£2 if you're wearing glasses)
Proud Camden, South Gallery