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We run alternative fun club dressing-up nights for music lovers who don't take dancing, drinking and dressing up too seriously, all with the spirit of Mr Benn running through them and a dressing-up box to delve into...
Remember, you don't HAVE to dress up - it's just our name
The Dressing Up Box is an umbrella/co-operative of various DJs and various events happening around Southsea. The main curators of the night are Jo Belcher, Jason Hope, Abbie Eales and Sarah Terracciano.
Started in June 2007 the idea was to put the fun back into going out, as many nights seemed to be on the harder edge of things- rock, dance etc. Inspired by Canadian clubs such as Zoi-Zoi and London clubs like Buttoned Down Disco, the curators wanted to offer an alternative to the current crop of alternative clubs. Something with a more independent outlook not tied to one venue or one type of event...
The first event was the Fake Prom, which took place at EQ in Southsea. Events that followed included: Carnivale, Wild West, Games Night, LJRs Halloween Party and Going Blank Again.
The music we play is loosely indie, retro and electro, but really anything goes if it makes you smile. Artists from Foals and The White Stripes to The Small Faces and Os Mutantes.
Collaborators so far have included: Tapestry of Delights Ladiez Die Keef "Hicksy" Hicks Tim Pet Sounds Myke Shifty Preacher Rusty Sheriff
Various nights and events are continuing to happen around the place, from house parties to full on dressing Up club nights, with much more to follow.
We are always looking for new ideas and collaborators, so if you have something you'd like to see happen get in touch
Playing indie, electro, beats,
retro, lounge and whatever makes you shake it.
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Member Since: 06/04/2007
Band Website: Not on myspace? [email protected]
Band Members: The Mysterious Dressing-up Box curatorial team
Influences: Mr Benn, Alice in Wonderland, lacey fingerless gloves, scratch'n'sniff stickers, drastic hats, making nests out of grass, wearing your mum's old shoes, jelly and ice-cream, balloon animals, I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet, The Prisoner, double-breasted suits, party bags, Adam Adamant, The Tricorn, feather boas, Parma Violets, chelsea boots, the Marvellous Mechanical Mouse Organ, spinning around until you feel dizzy, Zippy, musical statues, lolo balls, fedoras, robot dancing, spats, Thundercats, Johnny Ball, fake moustaches, candyfloss, The Honey Monster, making dens indoors, Wagon Wheels, fopery, red wine, but not 'Red, Red Wine'.

Sounds Like: Stuff that will make you want to dance. The Go! Team, The Supremes, The Sonics, Blur, Hot Chip, Blondie, The Spectres, Love, The Gossip, Rolling Stones, Jamie T, CSS, New Order, The Ruby Suns, Supergrass, The Beach Boys, Peter, Bjorn & John, The Horrors, Primal Scream, Beck, Stone Roses, The Beatles, Sonic Youth, The Shins, The Who, The Strokes, Brian Eno, The Small Faces, The Arcade Fire, The Cure, The Long Blondes, Dipsomaniacs, White Stripes, Led Zeppelin, The Good the Bad and the Queen, 13th Floor Elevators, The Charlatans, Tilly and The Wall, Altered Images, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Jennifer Gentle, Roxy Music, Of Montreal, Ride, The Velvet Underground, The Bees, The Hives, Os Mutantes, Bump, The Lemonheads, The Maccabees, Pink Floyd, The Minders, Girls Aloud, The Bicycles, The Shangri-Las, The Polyphonic Spree, The Specials, The Killers, Libertines, Lily Allen, The Smiths, The Archies, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Count Five, Maximo Park, Kid Carpet, Slade, We Are Scientists,David Bowie, Suede, Gorillaz, The Boo Radleys, The Clash, Pixies, Yo La Tengo, Ray Parker Jr, Fat Boy Slim, The Pretty Things, Dungen, Aha, Pop Levi, Tom Vek, The Temptations, The Zombies, The Jam, Pulp, Take That, Bow Wow Wow, The Dirty Pretty Things, Burt Bacharach, Wire, Pavement, The Kooks, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Kinks, T-Rex, MC5, The Klaxons, The Byrds, Super Furry Animals, Arctic Monkeys, Scroobius Pip, LCD Soundsystem, Dee-Lite, The Electric Prunes, Syd Barrett, Outkast, The Breeders, The Knife, Patrick Wolf, New Young Pony Club, The Stooges, The Dandy Warhols, Stevie Wonder...
Record Label: Unsigned

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Little Johnny Russells Halloween Party

Hosted By: TheDressingUpBox When: 31 Oct 2007, 20:00Where: Little Johnny RussellsAlbert RoadSouthsea, South|72 PO52RLUnited KingdomDescription:TheDressingUpBox Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:44:00 GMT

Fake Prom news...

Just confirmed..! Fake Prom photographer to capture those magic, befrocked moments... Crowning of Prom King & Queen to take place on the night! A selection of the finest DJs playing electro, loung...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:45:00 GMT