Archive for August, 2011

Hope you all enjoyed your bank holiday weekend folks! The fun doesn’t stop there, take a look at the week ahead, and make sure you pop in to try some of our delicious soul food specials this week…

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Monday & Wednesday – Back Bar quiz – Lots of prizes to be won!

Tuesday

Stitches and Hos: A little knitting hootenanny – Stitches and Hos are a motley crew of enthusiasts for all things knitted, crocheted and stitched. We can be found creating soft chaos and dropping stitches on the last Tuesday of every month from 7.30pm onwards in the back bar.

Friday

CT presents: Circus Town / The First Seven / Black Dollar Bills / Prosperia

Circus Town’s first headline show – British rockers Circus Town are ready to unleash their unique brand of dirty rock n’ roll onto the international music scene. Hailing from Birmingham (long known as the powerhouse of the industrial revolution and birthplace of legendary musical acts), Circus Town do not disappoint in painting the sound of their city.

Saturday

Moseley Folk Festival presents: Official Moseley Folk After Show Party: Wolf People

We are delighted to announce that the official Moseley Folk After Show Party will be hosted by Wolf People! The After Show Party will be taking place in the usual setting of the Hare & Hounds (less than a mile from the festival) and will be the only official after show event so grab your tickets quick (only available to festival ticket holders).

Adam Green & James Cook presents: High Fidelity: We Play The Music You Wish Other DJs Would!

Though the music policy is led by Northern Soul, Funk, 90s Dance, Breakbeat, Mod, 80s Electronic, Indie, Disco, Rare Groove and 60s Beat, no genre of music will be left untouched as long as heads are nodding, feet are tapping, faces are smiling and girls are dancing!

Soul Food Project presents: Soul Food Saturdays! – Every Saturday Soul Food Project will be throwing open the doors to the back lounge at The Hare and Hounds, sprucing up the room  and easing you into the weekend with the sweetest soul music and deepest raw funk soundtrack in B14 and beyond.

Sunday

Soul Food Project presents: Roasts ‘n’ Records – Whilst you tuck into your roasts,  Dubber & Brian Travers will be playing the platters that matter with a smorgasbord of jazz, bossa nova, funk, reggae, dub and anything else that takes  their fancy. Soul Food will be on hand to provide the best Sunday dinners in B14…Think Cajun Beefs, Warming Butternut Squash, Sticky, sweet hams, Crunchy Pork Belly and beyond…..

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 2011:

HIGH FIDELITY / PROFESSOR / JAZZIE B / DRY THE RIVER / B.DOLAN, BUDDY PEACE & DAN LE SAC / DANNY AND THE CAMPIONS OF THE WORLD / JIBBERING: 1EYE & KING BEYOND / KING PLEASURE & THE BISCUIT BOYS / GREGORY PORTER / BLOOD CEREMONY / SARAH BLASKO / BURLESQUE NIGHT – TALULAH BLUE / THE TRAVELLING BAND / ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE / AGNES OBEL / THE MOONS / THE BESNARD LAKES / HO HO HO FIDELITY / SMOOVE & TURRELL

To get cheaper tickets in advance buy online:

https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/venues/?id=685

Come say Hi!

xH&Hx

Mr Scruff has now sold out online. There will be a limited amount of tickets on the door so make sure you get there early to avoid disappointment, we had a few sad faces last time…

Also, to book your place at ‘Soul Food Visits England’ this Thursday call 0121 444 2081 as there are limited places available… we have some great FREE events on this weekend for those of you who aren’t festing it up, a nice cheap bank holiday weekend ahead …

…in other news Burlesque will be returning to the Hare & Hounds in October – Halloween Special, tickets are now on sale here: https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/events/?id=10017464

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Monday & Wednesday – Back Bar quiz – Lots of prizes to be won!

Monday

World Unlimited presents: John Otway And Wild Willy Barrett – the real spirit of 1977, not to mention anarchy in the UK, can be found in the persons of Mr John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett. The pair first achieved notoriety with an eye-watering performance on Old Grey Whistle Test. Both ranking highly as accomplished multi-instrumentalists working today, playing acoustic classical guitar with an original style and virtuosity few could match.

Wednesday

Birmingham Promoters presents: Cults / Fanzine / H E A R T S – Cults is an indie pop duo based in New York City, made up of film-students-turned-musicians who create an enchanting nostalgic buzz with their 1960s-sounding tunes about love and loneliness…

Thursday

Soul Food Project presents: SFP VISITS ENGLAND – another instalment of Soul Food Project visits… For August’s meal we’ll be exploring the cuisine of our homeland England! With 3 Courses for £15 per head, think Hot Pots, think Seafood, think Northern Soul DJ and so much more…

Friday

Leftfoot presents: Mr Scruff – Playing across the board, including Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Reggae, Latin, African, Ska, Disco, House, Funk, Breaks, & loads more! He returns after playing phenomenal (6 HOUR) DJ set and sold out last 2 shows! We expect tickets to sell just as fast as last time and there will only be 75 on the door, book yours quickly to avoid disappointment. Bring your dancing shoes!

Saturday

Marclar & JBP presents: Juneau Brothers / Arc Vel / Papa November / Glatze & Flumpophone / Posh One – A night of Live music & visuals from some of the best artist across Birmingham. Expect a mix of projection, sound, music, animation and installation – We’ll have a mix of Downtempo, Electronica, Dub & Experimental. Juneau Brothers in particular have built a series of homemade devices which attempt to function as both sculpture and playable musical instrument… FREE ENTRY!

Smear Campaign presents: Primordial Undermind / Thought Forms / Iroha – Reverberating with primitive hallucinogenic drones, garage rock grinds and improvisations that slowly build from half-formed blowouts to cosmic Stockhausen-style epics… PU have crawled out of the psychedelic undergrowth and evolved into something special…

Soul Food Project presents: Soul Food Saturdays! – Every Saturday Soul Food Project will be throwing open the doors to the back lounge at The Hare and Hounds, sprucing up the room  and easing you into the weekend with the sweetest soul music and deepest raw funk soundtrack in B14 and beyond.

Sunday

THC presents: THC vs Resistor – Free Party – Taking full advantage of a bank holiday sunday for a FREE PARTY colliding the TECHNO of THC with the HEAVYWEIGHT BEATS of RESISTOR.
Should be a match made in heaven to make you dance on one leg and bass face all evening! FREE ENTRY!

Soul Food Project presents: Roasts ‘n’ Records – Whilst you tuck into your roasts,  Dubber & Brian Travers will be playing the platters that matter with a smorgasbord of jazz, bossa nova, funk, reggae, dub and anything else that takes  their fancy. Soul Food will be on hand to provide the best Sunday dinners in B14…Think Cajun Beefs, Warming Butternut Squash, Sticky, sweet hams, Crunchy Pork Belly and beyond…..

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 2011:

MR SCRUFF /  HIGH FIDELITY / PROFESSOR / JAZZIE B / DRY THE RIVER / B.DOLAN, BUDDY PEACE & DAN LE SAC / DANNY AND THE CAMPIONS OF THE WORLD / JIBBERING: 1EYE & KING BEYOND / KING PLEASURE & THE BISCUIT BOYS / GREGORY PORTER / BLOOD CEREMONY / SARAH BLASKO / BURLESQUE NIGHT – TALULAH BLUE / THE TRAVELLING BAND / ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE / AGNES OBEL / THE MOONS / THE BESNARD LAKES / HO HO HO FIDELITY / SMOOVE & TURRELL

To get cheaper tickets in advance buy online:

https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/venues/?id=685

Come say Hi!

xH&Hx

Sorry Guys, Looks like The Low Anthem has Sold Out, you can find similar shows by checking out http://www.moseleyfolk.co.uk/ , there are also a few more tickets left for Leftfoot present Mr Scruff but be quick otherwise you’ll have to fight for limited tickets on the door!

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Monday & Wednesday – Back Bar quiz – Lots of prizes to be won!

Wednesday

Moseley Folk Present The Low Anthem – SOLD OUT – is sold out now, to avoid disappointment in the future make sure you book your tickets in advance or join our mailing list to hear about similar gigs as they are announced.

Thursday

Emma Scott presents: The Kev Bayliss Project / Jester / Kanada / The Wild Mercury Sound -focusing intensely on his solo career. He is now entering the mainstream with a more commercial sound, and is right where he wants to be writing with others sharing the same goal, to create great songs, a fresh sounding mix of rock, pop and acoustic.

Friday

Endless Nameless Club presents: Horrorshow / Big Naturals / Love Bites / Theatre of the Absurd

Saturday

The Void presents: Freelance Mourners/Smokin’ Mirrors/Brothers Groove & Sylvia – Freelance Mourners, trapping pesky ghosts, spirits, haunts, and poltergeists for money., armed with drums, guitars and proton guns. The Void will also be presenting a range of pitches displaying photography, tattoo, drawings and other freelance art throughout the evening…

Soul Food Project presents: Soul Food Saturdays! – Every Saturday Soul Food Project will be throwing open the doors to the back lounge at The Hare and Hounds, sprucing up the room  and easing you into the weekend with the sweetest soul music and deepest raw funk soundtrack in B14 and beyond.

Sunday

Soul Food Project presents: Roasts ‘n’ Records – Whilst you tuck into your roasts,  Dubber & Brian Travers will be playing the platters that matter with a smorgasbord of jazz, bossa nova, funk, reggae, dub and anything else that takes  their fancy. Soul Food will be on hand to provide the best Sunday dinners in B14…Think Cajun Beefs, Warming Butternut Squash, Sticky, sweet hams, Crunchy Pork Belly and beyond…..

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 2011:

MR SCRUFF /  DRY THE RIVER / B.DOLAN, BUDDY PEACE & DLS / DANNY AND THE CAMPIONS OF THE WORLD / KING PLEASURE & THE BISCUIT BOYS / SARAH BLASKO / THE TRAVELLING BAND / ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE / THE MOONS / THE BESNARD LAKES / SMOOVE & TURRELL / CULTS

To get cheaper tickets in advance buy online:

https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/venues/?id=685

Come say Hi!

xH&Hx

For anyone who is interested in sound engineering, we are now running live sound courses in the main room of the Hare & Hounds.
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The ‘LST Diploma in Live Sound’ runs one day a week for twelve weeks. There is also seven nights work experience included.

Anyone interested should register on the site below:
www.livesoundtraining.co.uk

For more information please contact: ben@livesoundtrainiong.co.uk

We’re open as normal Tonight and Easy Star All-Stars is still on, you can buy tickets here:

https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/venues/?id=685

but be quick!

Soul Food Project are now taking booking for their Soul Food Visits … England! Book your place now by calling 0121 444 2081. There are still tickets left for Easy Star All-Stars but be quick before they all go! In other news there are now sound engineering courses at the Hare & Hounds, for more information visit: www.livesoundtraining.co.uk. More information will be posted on our Website Blog tomorrow.

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Monday & Wednesday – Back Bar quiz – Lots of prizes to be won!

Tuesday

8Bit Lounge presents: 8Bit Lounge with Lonnie Bangford – Back on the attack with more console and arcade fun. This time seeing the return of the KICK OFF 2 tournaments, and our very special guest LONNIE BANGFORD for a splendid chipcore and 8Bit chop up set. Free as always and plenty of consoles to choose from!

Wednesday

LEFTFOOT PRESENT EASY STAR ALL-STARS & SUPPORT BRIAN TRAVERS (UB40) – Pink Floyd, Radiohead and Beatles fans may already be familiar with the reggae collective, with release of their critically acclaimed albums Dub Side of the Moon, Radiodread and Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band. Combining musical versatility, instrumental prowess, beautiful vocal harmonies and a superb rhythm section, they have established themselves as one of the top international reggae acts

Thursday

Emma Scott presents: Khaliq / Dakota Beats / Little Hollywood – Khaliq are a unique wave of sound, multicultural U.K. Guitar based band with a difference. An uplifting sound, that floats on a magic carpet, they have the ability to take you on that never-ending journey, a new exciting U.K musical experience, or as we call it the unique khaliq experience

Friday

The Source presents: Midlands Legends Summer Special! – Now firmly established as the Midlands no.1 underground celebration of rave culture, the Source returns with its Summer Special honouring its local roots with a line-up of DJ’s who can only be described as Midlands Legends. And as a special thank you to all the loyal Source crowd, tickets for this event will be a mere £2.50!!

Balkanic Eruption presents: BALKANIC ERUPTION gets Dirty on the Decks – featuring the beating heart of The Eruption: DJs Chromatouch, Uncle Zitty and Don Carlo (but you can call them Ellie’s Old Men) as they battle it out on the decks to decide who is the King of Kolo! The Master of Manele! The God of Gyp-Hop! The Tyrant of Turbo Folk! The Prince of Polka! The Badboy of Breakneck Brass! And who knows…DJ ElliNoire might jump in too and prove that women do it better anyway… Get sweaty on the dancefloor, feed your soul and seduce your ears with some of the most infectious and joyful music on the planet!

Saturday

Adam Green presents: High Fidelity: We Play The Music You Wish Other DJs Would! If you’re a fan of Northern Soul, Indie, Disco, Funk & Soul, Big Beat, Breakbeat, Mod, 80s Electronica & Hip Hop, 90s Dance, 60s Dance or Easy, then ‘High Fidelity’ is the night for you! It doesn’t matter what you wear, what you look like or how you style your hair.  The only important thing is that you love dancing to great music!

Soul Food Project presents: Soul Food Saturdays! – Every Saturday Soul Food Project will be throwing open the doors to the back lounge at The Hare and Hounds, sprucing up the room  and easing you into the weekend with the sweetest soul music and deepest raw funk soundtrack in B14 and beyond.

Sunday

BMT Promotions presents: The Rezillos – they’re back! Formed in Edinburgh in 1976, the Rezillos are most frequently aligned with the punk movement, though much of their influence seems drawn from the looks and sounds of the 60’s, with a little glam rock thrown in for good measure.  Whatever the motivation, the end result was an energy, an attitude and a look that was to set them apart from their peers.

Soul Food Project presents: Roasts ‘n’ Records – Whilst you tuck into your roasts,  Dubber & Brian Travers will be playing the platters that matter with a smorgasbord of jazz, bossa nova, funk, reggae, dub and anything else that takes  their fancy. Soul Food will be on hand to provide the best Sunday dinners in B14…Think Cajun Beefs, Warming Butternut Squash, Sticky, sweet hams, Crunchy Pork Belly and beyond…..

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 2011:

EASY STAR ALL-STARS / THE SOURCE / HIGH FIDELITY / THE REZILLOS / THE BRUTE CHORUS / MR SCRUFF /  DRY THE RIVER / B.DOLAN, BUDDY PEACE & DLS / DANNY AND THE CAMPIONS OF THE WORLD / SARAH BLASKO / THE TRAVELLING BAND / ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE / THE MOONS / THE BESNARD LAKES / SMOOVE & TURRELL / CULTS

To get cheaper tickets in advance buy online:

https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/venues/?id=685

Come say Hi!

xH&Hx

Dont miss out on Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro, there are still some tickets left!

https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/venues/?id=685

LEFTFOOT PRESENT QUANTIC AND HIS COMBO BARBARO & SUPPORT SOUL FOOD SOUNDSYSTEM – one of the world’s foremost proponents of Latin, Caribbean and African flavoured dance music.

The group’s music is a multi-cultural patchwork of cumbia, deep funk, tropical dub and many styles in between. Bringing a heady mix of good time grooves to Birmingham, promising a night of rare sounds and infectious rhythms at the height of summer.

Hopefully see you there!

xH&Hx

Hopefully the sun won’t disappear this week as we’ve got loads of Summer themed events  coming up to keep you all entertained, if not we’re sure you’ll still enjoy our usual party vibes! We’e got more live music and club nights this week so make sure you drop in…

Read ahead for more details…

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Monday

Jam Jah Mondays Weekly Reggae Session!

Birmingham’s hardest working reggae promoters Jam Jah host a weekly Monday session upstairs from 9pm. 10 years in the making it has clearly established itself as the best night for reggae enthusiasts old and new. www.jamjahsound.com for more news and information.

Tuesday

Brum Notes Magazine presents: Fresh Talent – Birmingham’s finest new music Magazine will be launching its very own open mic and acoustic night in the shape of Fresh Talent. The free entry event takes place every Tuesday giving local performers the chance to showcase their talent in a relaxed environment, as well as giving you the chance to see the finest emerging artists performing unique acoustic stripped-down sets.

Wednesday

Elixir presents: Elixir Social – Every wednesday we’ll be taking over the upstairs room at The Bull’s Head in Moseley. Expect a relaxed atmosphere where you can come and have a drink and listen to the best in experimental dance music. The events will also be streamed directly to Rhubarb Radio so if you can’t make it be sure to lock on to the radio show. http://www.elixirelixir.com/

Thursday

Superfuzz Bigmuff presents: Stinky Wizzleteat/History Of The Hawk/Crash Night/John Burns

Well loved for their stripped-down, blast-beat ridden, down-tuned grindcore with no pretense, local legends SW are coming back from from a brief absence only to drag us down with them into that blood, vomit, and spittle-filled ogre’s bowel which I assume they normally inhabit. Come and g…et soaked in beer, sweat and the gloriously nasty sounds of one of Brum’s finest live acts …

Posh One presents: Happy cycling//Archmix DJs – This week two fellow fans of the lounge music genre are joining Posh One. Big Rich and Eddie Archmix are downtempo chill out DJs from Birmingham will take you on a journey encompassing Balearic space disco sounds through to eccentric dubstep rhythms whilst negotiating a whole bunch of other avenues of ambient and downtempo music along the way.

Friday

Freestyle & Birmingham Promoters presents: Jake Bullit / Andre Aristotle / Obscure Pleasures / Stevie Wilderbeast / Pascal Wray – indie pop four-piece with an infatuation with the glamour of the dancefloor, to the Bull’s Head stage. With remixes for the likes of MSTRKRFT, Sebastien Tellier and Darwin Deez under their belt, expect beats to move to and stories of joy and desire to touch you in special places. Support comes from Andre Aristotle, whose beat-heavy, synth-orientated sound mixes with powerful, melodic vocals to make for a dark, vibrant and ethereal combination, and Obscure Pleasures whose passion for all things dark sees them take in. The line-up is completed by Freestyle favourite Stevie Wilderbeast, rising star Pascal Wray and Hot Wax, making their debut in the downstairs bar, spinning an electrifyingly eclectic mix right through until 2am.

Saturday

Reverb presents: Free Summer Party – a free party to thank everybody for their support over the 3 years that we have been running, we appreciate that with the holiday season in full swing, a free party is the right move Guest dj’s on the night are frankie dred and groupa deja. Frankie Dred is a reverb regular and has played in various venues in birmingham, expect some quality house/techno from the chap. no introduction needed for groupa, a resident at back once again/fuss, he has an great selection of new/old house with the odd disco classic thrown in for good measure…

Come say HI!!

x The Bulls Head x

This week we have some class acts on for you including Quantic and his Combo Barbaro this Friday for those of you who want to hear some Latin, Caribbean and African dance flavoured music and want to get your boogie on, we have a very limited offer on, buy 2 get a 3^rd free on theticketsellers, snap em up quick!!! The Hare & Hounds will also be taken over by ambassador of Drum n Bass this Saturday – Goldie… read ahead for more details…

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Monday & Wednesday – Back Bar quiz – Lots of prizes to be won!

Tuesday

Academy of Music and Sound featuring Johannes Norris-Brown, Zirdy Shannon, Isabel Sparkes & Generation Terrorists – a night of original music acts…

Friday

Leftfoot & Soul Food Project presents: Quantic and his Combo Barbaro – one of the world’s foremost proponents of Latin, Caribbean and African flavoured dance music. The group’s music is a multi-cultural patchwork of cumbia, deep funk, tropical dub and many styles in between. Bringing a heady mix of good time grooves to Birmingham, promising a night of rare sounds and infectious rhythms at the height of summer.

Moseley Folk’s Lunar Society presents: Tree Topflyers/The Young Runaways/One Sixth of Tommy

Treetop Flyers beautifully tangled roots soak up a timeless musical current – one that follows a musical lineage from The Band, Neil Young and Crosby, Stills &  Nash, through to contemporaries Fleet Foxes, My Morning Jacket and Josh T Pearson.

Saturday

PROspec presents: GOLDIE – A man who needs little introduction, the ambassador of drum n bass and Metalheadz boss. Goldie created his debut album, the immaculate ‘Timeless’. 16 years later, the sentiment rings true: it sounds remarkably more progressive and idiosyncratic than ever. ‘Timeless’ as a concept defines Goldie. Decades from now, his music, art, charismatic gold smile and larger-than-life aura will still intrigue and confound even the most jaded of historians.

SumoSoundSystem presents: Dub & Bass – A party night for all to enjoy, brimming with Reggae influenced riddims, good vibes and FREE SHOT!!! for all paying guests. Dub, Breaks, Reggae,Dubstep, Drum & Bass, Glitch Hop + More. DJ,s Skeleton & Dolhasz (Trigger, Beatsuite), Hertz Couture ( Drop Beats Not Bombs, Dubstation) & Residents

Soul Food Project presents: Soul Food Saturdays! – Every Saturday Soul Food Project will be throwing open the doors to the back lounge at The Hare and Hounds, sprucing up the room  and easing you into the weekend with the sweetest soul music and deepest raw funk soundtrack in B14 and beyond.

Sunday

Soul Food Project presents: Roasts ‘n’ Records – Whilst you tuck into your roasts,  Dubber & Brian Travers will be playing the platters that matter with a smorgasbord of jazz, bossa nova, funk, reggae, dub and anything else that takes  their fancy. Soul Food will be on hand to provide the best Sunday dinners in B14…Think Cajun Beefs, Warming Butternut Squash, Sticky, sweet hams, Crunchy Pork Belly and beyond…..

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 2011:

QUANTIC AND HIS COMBO BARBARO / GOLDIE / EASY STAR ALL-STARS / THE SOURCE / HIGH FIDELITY / THE REZILLOS / THE BRUTE CHORUS / MR SCRUFF /  DRY THE RIVER / B.DOLAN, BUDDY PEACE & DLS / DANNY AND THE CAMPIONS OF THE WORLD / SARAH BLASKO / THE TRVELLING BAND / ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE / THE MOONS / THE BESNARD LAKES / SMOOVE & TURRELL / CULTS

To get cheaper tickets in advance buy online:

https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/venues/?id=685

Come say Hi!

xH&Hx