chelmsford's club for the 'indie'pendently minded

Our dj's play classic & new 'real' indie tunes, C86/Sarah, french pop / bubblegum / northern soul / 60's beats & garage, and a splash of punk.

PLUS each month we put on a couple of bands that we have experienced live and we think you would enjoy. Doors 8:30pm, bands start between 9:15 and 10:00 and finish in plenty of time for last trains. Entrance is usually £5 or £6 depending who we have playing (sometimes even cheaper). Drink prices were in line with pubs not clubs, but are currently cheaper than many bars around town. Here's our latest flyer.

We've been at it since 2001 and have had some excellent bands play for us during that time, including: Vic Godard & Subway Sect, The Broken Family Band, The Long Blondes, Holly Golightly .... check out our live archive.

bitterscene is also an indie record label. The second single by The Brights is currently available for mail order and now by download. Go to our label page to find out more.

Next event: wednesday 30 july - playing live ... SHRAG plus Fuck Dress plus Death of the Elephant

MySpace link thingy: www.myspace.com/bitterscene

We offer you an eclectic night at bitterscene .... it's taken a while, but we've finally managed to get Shrag to come and lose their bitterscene virginity.

Hailing from Brighton, 3 girls and 2 boys Shrag are the new darlings of the Art Rock scene. So the story goes, they met at the top of a tall building called Sussex Heights and they often ended being the five people left when everyone had left the party and would draw pictures to amuse each other. Somehow they ended up putting on exhibitions of the drawings and became known as Sussex Heights Roving Artists Group i.e SHRAG.

As for the music well the Guardian loved their latest single 'Lost Dog/ Different Glue' on WIAIWYA records. Their sound is a bit hard to define, just think Fall with post punk elements to it.

www.myspace.com/shrag

Once seen, never forgotten.

www.myspace.com/fuckdress

www.myspace.com/deathoftheelephant

Future dates:-

The Bassment is located at:
16 Wells Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1HZ Tel: 01245 358480 (rarely answered - best to email us) (venue is airconditioned + no dress code + over 18s - ID may be required) Multimap

Train: British Rail from Liverpool Street to Chelmsford. From the station take exit sign to TAXIs and Bassment is 2 mins walk on the left. Last train back to London is 23:24 - check One Great Eastern for full train info.

Car: If coming from London, Colchester, Ipswich take the A12. Harlow, Epping take the A414. Southend, Basildon A130. If you're coming from elsewhere please check a map! Follow signs to town centre/train station and Wells Street is off Duke Street (Co-op on corner). Please note, it's ok to drive under the railway bridge even though it says 'no entry'.

If you need to talk to us please e-mail here