Hare And Hounds

Unfortunately due to circumstances totally beyond our control, we are unable to use the original venue for The Little Chill. This is due to our venue losing their late licence. Thankfully our good friend’s at The Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath have stepped in at short notice to save the day, rather than the awful thought of cancelling the event. Although we don’t have as large an outside area to use, we will be utilising the stable as the chill area, which will not detract from your enjoyment. More attractions to be announced, including some special Little Chill food from Soul Food Project.

The first ever Little Chill will be taking place on Sat 7th and Sunday 8th August.

The ‘Little Chill’ means just that – a place to come with family and friends, and enjoy the various music types, supplied by some of the finest clubbing brands the city has to offer, on offer throughout the weekend with no moody vibes, moody people, or moody music. In fact moody is not invited!!!!

With the way everybody is in the SH1T money wise these days, we’re putting on our ‘little’ event for the BARGAIN price of £8.00 for a full weekend ticket or £5.00 per day.

FREE ENTRY FOR CHILDREN WITH PAYING ADULT (due to licensing, children must leave by 8pm)

Now we’re sure that you will agree that this is serious value for money?

You can now also pay on the door, but it will cost more than advance tickets, so we do recommend you buy advance tickets.

The event will commence on day one at 1pm and finish some time the following morning, and will re-open at 1pm the following day for more ‘Little Chill’ fun. Featuring some of the finest DJ’s from what we consider to be some of the best home grown & independent club brands that Birmingham has to offer over three zones.

Entertainment wise, there will be different styles of music within the various zones which means something to please everybody.

Food supplied by Soul Food Project, including sunshine BBQ.

Visual artists, massage, henna and much more.

Confirmed so far:

special guest Steve Proctor , UK House pioneer (Better Days/Promised Land)

We Are One

Rhubarb Radio

Join The Dots formerly Scratch Club

Reverb Club

Breakfest

The Beat Suite

Main Stem

Custom Made

Organic

Funkbox

Discomendments

Bentley Rhythm Ace

Open Minded People

Faux Real

Friendly Fire

Loafers Lounge

Planet Breaks

Mama Feel Good

Isle of Disco

For The Love

Bunka

Heducation

Soul Share Radio

Habit

Balkanic Eruption

8 Bit Lounge

Strax

The BDC

Dylan Gibbons

Earko

visuals by Cromatouch

Unfortunately due to circumstances totally beyond our control, we are unable to use the original venue for The Little Chill. This is due to our venue losing their late licence. Thankfully our good friend’s at The Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath have stepped in at short notice to save the day, rather than the awful thought of cancelling the event. Although we don’t have as large an outside area to use, we will be utilising the stable as the chill area, which will not detract from your enjoyment. More attractions to be announced, including some special Little Chill food from Soul Food Project.

The first ever Little Chill will be taking place on Sat 7th and Sunday 8th August.

The ‘Little Chill’ means just that – a place to come with family and friends, and enjoy the various music types, supplied by some of the finest clubbing brands the city has to offer, on offer throughout the weekend with no moody vibes, moody people, or moody music. In fact moody is not invited!!!!

With the way everybody is in the SH1T money wise these days, we’re putting on our ‘little’ event for the BARGAIN price of £8.00 for a full weekend ticket or £5.00 per day.

FREE ENTRY FOR CHILDREN WITH PAYING ADULT (due to licensing, children must leave by 8pm)

Now we’re sure that you will agree that this is serious value for money?

You can now also pay on the door, but it will cost more than advance tickets, so we do recommend you buy advance tickets.

The event will commence on day one at 1pm and finish some time the following morning, and will re-open at 1pm the following day for more ‘Little Chill’ fun. Featuring some of the finest DJ’s from what we consider to be some of the best home grown & independent club brands that Birmingham has to offer over three zones.

Entertainment wise, there will be different styles of music within the various zones which means something to please everybody.

Food supplied by Soul Food Project, including sunshine BBQ.

Visual artists, massage, henna and much more.

Confirmed so far:

special guest Steve Proctor , UK House pioneer (Better Days/Promised Land)

We Are One

Rhubarb Radio

Join The Dots formerly Scratch Club

Reverb Club

Breakfest

The Beat Suite

Main Stem

Custom Made

Organic

Funkbox

Discomendments

Bentley Rhythm Ace

Open Minded People

Faux Real

Friendly Fire

Loafers Lounge

Planet Breaks

Mama Feel Good

Isle of Disco

For The Love

Bunka

Heducation

Soul Share Radio

Habit

Balkanic Eruption

8 Bit Lounge

Strax

The BDC

Dylan Gibbons

Earko

visuals by Cromatouch

Magic Kids are the Memphis Beach Boys. Their mission is to capture, in total detail, from the instrumentation to the harmonies, California’s finest in their early glory days, before Brian Wilson had his head turned by the madcap adventurism and perplexing wordplay of Van Dyke Parks.

There are five of them. They’re from Memphis. Their debut album is called “Memphis” and will be released on 24th August 2010. According to The Guardian, “their songs are so Beach Boys 1963-4 they should only be heard in a Deuce Coupe.”

http://birminghampromoters.com/ Proudly Present an evening of legendary indi/rockers the 22-20’s

22-22’s originally formed in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, who disintegrated scarcely two years after their acclaimed 2004 self titled debut LP. In 2008, a reconstituted version of the band reformed around the founding nucleus of singer/guitarist Martin Trimble, bassist Glen Bartup and drummer James Irving, adding Dan Hare on guitar and bac…king vocals.
Shake/Shiver/Moan, the first 22-20s album to feature the Trimble/Bartup/Irving/Hare lineup, was released by tbd in the U.S. on June 22, and features the studio versions of the tracks
from the live EP and six other brand new 22-20s numbers.

http://www.the22-20s.com/

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Main support comes from Singer/songwriter Sam Dale.

Combining a lovely mixture of Folk and Punk. Sam Dale comes from one of the most cultural places in the world Berlin, and had defiantly got a story to tell which is reflected in his lyrics.

http://www.myspace.com/samdalesongs

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Advance tickets are £8 and are available through http://www.seetickets.com/?p=7059

and for any more information please check out the website http://www.birminghampromoters.com/

On “Count To 10 and Start Again”, his 3rd solo album and first for Commercially Inviable Records, James Summerfield returned with a lightness of touch, dark and strange humour and his ever present fantastic ear for melody to tell sweet tales of the biggest blows. It was widely acknowledged are his finest work to date. Co-produced with fellow Peel veteran and labelmate Simon Fox (Grover), “Count To 10…” is undeniably frank and deals with his dark period, yet contains the beautiful melodies and musical arrangements that followers of James’ work will fondly remember.

Richard Burke previously screamed his way through seven years of Indie rock mayhem with the wonderfully shambolic Starries before deciding that his delicate, lusty vocal chords were much better suited to the comparatively quieter world of off-kilter folk. His forthcoming debut album, “An Ocean Full Of Broken Stars”, clocks in at just under 30 minutes and is simply a magical, mesmerising collection of songs. Listeners to the album will immediately be drawn to future single, “Brown Eyes, Dark Hair” and his stunning, highly personal take on Yazoo’s “Only You”. Whilst Indie Rock mourns his loss, then, Off-Kilter Folk can rejoice as he melds the fluent guitar style of Jose Gonzalez to the tunefulness of Teenage Fanclub, all the while incorporating his wonderfully quirky and often heart-wrenching lyrics.

A prolific and committed independent musician, Simon Fox aka World Of Fox, was formerly leader of Birmingham’s post-rock pioneers, Grover. Between 1993 and 2003 Grover released a host of albums, singles and split releases on independent labels around the world. Broadcasts on BBC Radio1 (including a Peel Session in 2001), plus airtime on a variety of independent stations in Europe and the USA, helped Grover build a dedicated international fan-base and influence the UK post-rock scene. As well as performing solo, Simon can often be seen/heard collaborating with other artists. Most notably, he was one half of electronica duo Krafla, was a founder member of the Experimental Music Collective, recorded and gigged an album with Clair Horton, is currently working with James Summerfield and is a regular guest DJ for the Grumpy Man DJs.

Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something.
Frank Zappa

Live bands: Bombers / The Nine Shanks

Guest DJ’s: Han Duo / Theatre of the Absurd

Resident DJ’s: Stevie K / Mix Master Mack

Visuals: VJ Delsyd

Compere: Kevin Campbell

Plus a one man theatre show:  Opium: The Confessions of Thomas De Quincey – on stage at 8:30pm. Details below.

Opium: The Confessions of Thomas De Quincey is a one-man show which will star established West Midlands actor in the titular role.  Set the year 1843, we find de Quincey ailing due to a lifelong addiction to opium and the despair caused by the death of his eldest son Horace, who was killed the previous year fighting in the Opium War against imperial China.

The play itself takes its basic structure from de Quincey’s own Confessions of an English Opium Eater, regaling the audience with our hero’s first tentative steps into opium eating.  De Quincey is at times humourous, almost self-deprecating when describing his experiences of the drug and life in general – refusing to be drawn into self-pity.

As the play progresses de Quincey’s mood and behaviour becomes ever more erratic.  He is heavily under the influence of opium and his intake of the drug is at an all-time high.  In many scenes de Quincey suffers hallucinations, usually these are images from his past and they either haunt him or delight him, depending on their nature.  There is a particularly touching scene where de Quincey sees his beloved sister, whose death in childhood greatly marked his early life.

Sometimes the subject of the hallucination is shown to the audience, as when de Quincey talks to his recently deceased son, but usually the stage is empty save for de Quincey.
See you all there x

Friendly Fire Music and Jibbering present:

Friday 20th August 2010

AFRICAN CONNECTION

A night of Hip Hop and Reggae from Africa to the UK, featuring Hashim straight from Tanzania for an exceptional one off show in the UK.

HASHIM (Tanzania / Native Arrangements)
the finest rapper ever to come from Dar es Salaam, Hashim has been rapping since the early 90s.

Mike Forte (Louis Den)
Sounds of Myke Forte with live mpc performance, giving you that raw sound.

http://www.myspace.com/mykeforte

DJ Cro (Crate Escape Records)
DJ / Producer / Label owner / and Hip Hop encyclopedia.

http://www.crateescaperecords.com/

Jam Jah Sound ft Pablo Rider (Friendly Fire)
South Brums number one Reggae Collective, fronted by the fastest mouth in the West Midlands.
www.jamjahsound.com

Hosted by KOSYNE (Louis Den/ Eat Good)
Beatmaker/ Emcee / Producer-Engineer / Host / Vinyl Head run the Louis Den beat making website/nights.

http://www.louisden.com/

Streamed live on www.rhubarbradio.com

9pm – 2am – Extremely Limited £3 advance tickets from www.theticketsellers.co.uk

£5 on the door.

@ The Hare and Hounds,
Kings Heath High Street,
Birmingham B14 7JZ

The Phenomenal Handclap Band is a tight-knit aggregation of musicians and artists from Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. At the center of it is Daniel Collás, the Witch Doctor, and Sean Marquand, the Medicine Man; who, after years of searching and contemplation, through live performance and the manipulation of recorded music, have finally succeeded in assembling the personification of their holy vision: Patrick Wood, Nicholas Movshon, Luke O’Malley, Laura Marin, Quinn Luke, and Joan Tick, enhanced by the remarkable talents of Aurelio Valle, Carol C, Jaleel Bunton, Bart Davenport, Jon Spencer, and Lady Tigra, among carefully chosen others.

Together they have crafted a sound that is equal parts anthemic, dancefloor-oriented and orchestral, borrowing elements from progressive rock, disco, electro, and psychedelia.

Live, The Phenomenal Handclap Band is distilled to an eight-member powerhouse, an eye-popping spectacle that overwhelms the senses. It pulses with a savage rhythm section that provides the ultimate foil for cascading guitars and electrified washes of organ and synthesizers. Their delirious sermonizing whips crowds into a charismatic frenzy. Needless to say, their live shows are more akin to a spiritual church revival than an actual rock show.

‘Musically diverse, incredibly melodic and dance-floor ready. It’s the kind of album that gives cookie-cutter pop the trashing it deserves.’
– New York Post

‘The PHB are astronauts of progressive soul, moored at the stellar point where rock, funk and psychedelia bloom into cosmic-disco amazingness.’
- Guardian UK

Leftfoot Presents

EASY STAR ALL-STARS – Plus Support

www.easystar.com

Combining musical versatility, instrumental prowess, beautiful vocal harmonies and a superb rhythm section, the Easy Star All-Stars have established themselves as one of the top international reggae acts since their live debut in 2003. Thanks to their best-selling tribute album releases, Dub Side of the Moon (2003) and Radiodread (2006), as well as Until That Day (2008), an original EP, the Easy Star All-Stars have built a growing, dedicated fan base throughout the world, bringing together fans of reggae, classic rock, dub and indie rock into one big family. Their latest release, Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band, released in April 2009, tackles the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in complete reggae fashion. It cracked the Billboard Top 200 twice, becoming the first reggae album to do that in over two years.

The group, which operates as a collective with a rotating cast of musicians and singers, was put together by Easy Star co-founders Michael Goldwasser, Eric Smith and Lem Oppenheimer. These three have directed and managed the band ever since. In 2009, the All-Stars played 125 shows in 25 countries on 6 different continents, truly establishing themselves as one of the top reggae touring acts in the world. The band was nominated for a UK Festival Award for its three-day, three-stage performance at Glastonbury 2009.

The other members of the Easy Star All-Stars, past and present, read like a who’s who of New York’s reggae, ska, dub and jazz scene.  The Easy Star All-Stars—in any combination of members—have been a resounding success. Their worldwide album sales have surpassed 300,000 units since 2003, with Dub Side of the Moon spending over 6 years on Billboard’s Reggae Chart. MOJO picked Dub Side as the second best cover album of all time. Radiodread spent almost 2 years on Billboard’s Reggae Chart and earned praise from the members of Radiohead themselves.

The Mummers are a band based in the English seaside town of Brighton, centred around London-born singer-songwriter Raissa Khan-Panni. They take their name ‘Mummers’ from the medieval performing troupes who would go from door-to-door wearing masks and costumes, staging plays in rhyme and song and mime.

Khan-Panni was once better known as Raissa, a solo artist that revealed a jumble of influences; a mix of Chinese, Indian, Mexican and Englishness. She was raised in the South London district of Tulse Hill, immersed first as a child in classical music, and later discovered Ricki Lee Jones and Prince. Raissa learned oboe, taught herself to sing, spent her school-days busking in Leicester Square and later all over Europe, before heading back to these shores to study music at Bristol.

Her solo career began not long afterwards, and she enjoyed critical acclaim across the media spectrum, most notably with the album Believer and the single How Long Do I Get. Despite the acclaim Khan-Panni remembers it as a period of some uncertainty.

By 2001, the solo projects were winding down and she returned to work, waitressing fulltime in a Brixton restaurant. During this time she began writing lyrics documenting this period of her life keeping the faith that she would one day leave waiting tables to return to music, She was inspired by the enormity of sound in Rufus Wainwright’s work, and by the spacey-ness of the Flaming Lips.

In 2005, she received through the post a track written around her vocals, and Raissa found her new collaborator – orchestral composer Mark Horwood, who was living on the South Coast in a treehouse just outside Brighton. They gathered a cast of 20 musicians from around Brighton and recorded the whole album in the treehouse with producer Paul Sandrone.

The Mummers sound is described as an orchestral urban fairground and includes as inspiration nightbuses, negro spirituals, the Owl and the Pussycat, the Wings of Desire, orange trees, early morning walks through London and the fairytale tapes she would listen to at bedtime every night as a child, set to the sound of a carnival, a marching band and a string quartet.

Khan-Panni has described The Mummers as musical adaptations of real life events, and fairytale versions of the mundane.

Friction @ Hare&Hounds Friday 13TH August

DJ LINE UP.
STANZA : SCANDALOUS UNLTD (TRUE TIGER RECORDINGS / 1XTRA)
BOBBY FRICTION (RADIO 1 / BBC ASIAN NETWORK)
KNICKER BOCKER COREY (BIGGER THAN BARRY / GUTTER SKANK )
BAMBOOCLART (AUDIO DAKOOS / SHIVA SOUNDSYSTEM)

 £5 MOTD
8PM Till 2AM
Bobby Friction brings his Friction night to the Hare & Hounds for the 1st time this August for a night of International Dubstep & Bass.  Expect a a VERY loud session of Indian, Pakistani, Arabic, African, South American & Jamaican influenced Dubstep. 

Music on the night from DJ Stanza AKA Scandalous Unltd from BBC 1Xtra, who’s also head of the True Tigers label, the hottest imprint in UK music right now having signed Sukh Knight (Producer, alongside P Money responsible for ‘Slang Like This’) and Stenchman.  Bobby Friction (Radio 1 & BBC Asian Network) who’s bringing a full range of dutty Dubstep mashed up with World music & Riddims.  Support comes from Bamboo Clart (Shiva Soundsystem) & Knicker Bocker Corey (Bigger Than Barry + Gutter Skank) who between them bring the noise Brum style with DubStepz, Electronica & D&B in equal measures.

STANZA : SCANDALOUS UNLTD (TRUE TIGER RECORDINGS / 1XTRA)
http://www.myspace.com/truetigerrecordings
http://www.facebook.com/stanza
http://www.twitter.com/truetiger
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BOBBY FRICTION (RADIO 1 / BBC ASIAN NETWORK)
http://www.bobbyfriction.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/friction
http://www.facebook.com/bobby.friction
http://www.twitter.com/bobbyfriction
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KNICKER BOCKER COREY (BIGGER THAN BARRY / GUTTER SKANK / GATECRASHER)http://www.facebook.com/knickerbockercorey
http://www.myspace.com/knickerbockercorey
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BAMBOOCLART (AUDIO DAKOOS / SHIVA SOUNDSYSTEM)
 http://www.audiodakoos.com/
 http://www.shivasoundsystem.co.uk/
 http://www.myspace.com/audiodakoos
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Leeds based Ellen and the Escapades are finding themselves firmly at the front of the alt-folk wave currently sweeping the UK and beyond. Their self released debut single “Without You” bought them to the attention of both music lovers and the music industry and also led to the band being asked to play the BBC Introducing stage at both Leeds and Reading Festivals. This year started with studio sessions from which they appeared, blinking in the sunlight, just in time to be booked for a main stage appearance at Glastonbury as winners of the Q Magazine/Glastonbury Emerging Talent competition. “This gorgeous self-released single showcases a band with a fine line in bittersweet melodies whose eponymous front woman soothes your ears with her soft, Yorkshire lilt. Definitely one to watch.” The Guardian “We’ve got a fantastic new band; I was so thrilled with them. They’re called Ellen and the Escapades and they’ll be playing all over the place.” Michael Eavis (Glastonbury Festival)

After an amazing, sold out gig at  “Hare & Hounds” in January, Smoove & Turrell are returning to Kings Heath on Saturday October 23rd 2010 to play tracks from their debut album ‘Antique Soul’ and to showcase tracks from their new album ‘Eccentric Audio’ …

Ask anyone on the funk or breaks scene who’s dropping a rocking beat and “A Man called Smoove” is the earnest reply. So far so good. A Nu-funk legend is dropping his latest album – should be good. But it’s not just good, it’s career making good and the reason why is that in John Turrell, Smoove has found his vocal match.Throwing down somewhere between Otis Redding and Animals frontman Eric Burdon, geordie Turrell is the epitome of blue-eyed soul. A working class family man with a voice that takes him and everyone who hears it to a place so far away from everyday life – it’s like a door to a different world is opened in your ear. Known mostly for uptempo, northern soul influenced, funk and beats jams, on this album Smoove finds someone who can roll with him on those lofty highs but then provide the gravel voiced soul for the comedown. Songs like “Darker Dayz” and “Without You” mean that this is an album with depth from a soul that can be as twisted and dark as it is joyful. Not that you’d know that from sitting in the pub with them. Then it’s two lads with warm accents and infectious laughter who light up a room and make everyone wonder who the hell it is that’s turning a drab local boozer into the funniest place in the world.

The boys are now earning plaudits everywhere including BBC Radio 6 Music’s Craig Charles who wrote the liner notes for their album and BBC Radio 2’s Radcliffe and Maconie Show (the single ‘I Can’t Give You Up’ was voted record of the week in January).

They are now selling out gigs around the country and just been booked for a German tour, as well as appearing at the Glastonbury, Big Chill, Kendal Calling and Evolution festivals during the summer… Tonight the pair headline with a full DJ set (including live vocals) to showcase their northern soul influenced funk and soul.

SMOOVE & TURRELL BIOG
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What a great year it’s been for the Geordie duo Smoove and Turrell. Having released their first album “Antique Soul” on Jalapeno Records in April, the lads have gone from strength to strength both on the UK scene and across Europe. Previous to their album being snapped up by Jalapeno, they have released a limited 7” single “I Can’t Give You Up” on German label “Club Tikka”. The single soon found itself in a bidding frenzy on Ebay with copies reaching a startling £166! Surely not for a new 7” I hear you cry…

Craig Charles (BBC 6 Funk & Soul Show) put pen to paper to write the sleeve notes for the album “Antique Soul” and also invited the whole seven piece band down to Manchester to perform a live session on his Radio show. It doesn’t stop there! The boys have also been called in for a live set on The Janice Long Show (BBC Radio 2) and on the legendary Clive Anderson’s “Loose Ends Show” (BBC Radio 4). To top it all off the boys also won single of the week on Marc Radcliff’s BBC 2 Show…

Smoove and Turrell have released some outstanding singles this year, working with some of the best remix artists in the country and beyond…

• “I Can’t Give You Up” includes club remixes from A Skillz and Lack of Afro.
• “You Don’t Know” was smashed for the dance floor with remixes from Kraak and Smaak and Featurecast.
• “Don’t Go” was a limited 7” of the 80s classic. Smoove and Turrell style…some serious funk.

And now Smoove and Turrell are gearing up for their next full single “Beggarman”. Not only will there be some heavy, heavy remixes from the likes of Crazy P and Basement Freaks. They have also been hard at work filming their first video to co-inside with the release, shot in their home town of Newcastle. To top it all off the video is already being played on rotation on Deluxe TV in Germany…

John Turrell has recently found him self collaborating with other high profile artists like Ashley Beadle, Omar, Kraak and Smaak and has also won the male lead vocalist in the “Fantasy Funk Band” on BBC 6 Music which is being recorded and performed live at the legendary Maida Vale Studios for its 70th Birthday Celebrations. The boys are currently on tour in Europe and in the UK and are returning to rock the Kendal Calling Festival, Glastonbury and the Big Chill Festivals over the summer months. Things are looking extremely good for Smoove & Turrell and Brewster & Green are bringing them back to the Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath, Birmingham for one night only…. Again…!

THE EVENT
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Tickets are available NOW by clicking the ’Buy Tickets’ link on this page.  Advance tickets are priced at £10.00.  Tickets will be available on the door but will be more expensive…

Doors will open at 9.00pm (though you can enjoy a drink downstairs in the pub before that) and our support acts will entertain you until Smooth & Turrell take to the stage for a set that will last for about two hours!

The Hare & Hounds has long been the spiritual home of the Birmingham comedy scene, and now the laughs are returning once again, with a whole new generation of comics to make you laugh…

Do you remember seeing Frank Skinner at The Hare ‘before he was famous…? Well the XXXX Comedy Cabaret are once again bringing you the best and funniest new comedians that Birmingham and the UK has to offer…  Some of them will be about to break through to the big time, some of them will be performing for the first time, you’ll never really know who or what will happen next, as line up’s can and will change…  We may even get the odd ‘big name’ drop in unannounced to try out some new material…

The resident compere for the club is BRMB presenter and local lad, JAMES COOK who will be funny at the start, the end and in between the acts. He’ll also tell you when the breaks are…

Confirmed acts that James will be introducing tonight include circuit headliner, Karen Bayley…

Karen appears at all of the UK’s top comedy clubs on a regular basis and has worked with many of the top names, including Ross Noble, Stuart Lee, Alan Carr, Tim Vine, Andy Parsons and more…  We’re in for a treat tonight!

Supporting acts to be confirmed…

Doors open at 7.30pm and the show will start at 8.30pm….

The BEST part of all of this is that it only costs £3.00 to get in! So that’s six comedians, on a Sunday night, in Kings Heath for £3.00….

Come on! Come out! It’s this or Wild At Heart…!

Local promoter, Adam Green has joined forces with BRMB Radio presenter, James Cook to bring you this new, exciting club night at the Hare & Hounds on Saturday 25th September…  HIGH FIDELITY!

No genre of ‘real music’ will be left untouched just as long as the dance floor stays full…  Northern Soul, Indie, Funk, 60s Dance, Big Beat, Mod, 90s House, Disco, 80s Electronica…  They’ll play it all, and more…!

It doesn’t matter if you’re 18 or 80. If you just want to put your dancing trousers on and shake it all night, then this is going to be the event for you!

Doors open at 8.00pm and it’s non-stop until 2.00am. Tickets are priced at just £3-00 in advance (follow the ticket link) or at only £5-00 if you’d rather pay on the door…

There isn’t anything else to say is there?  This has all of the ingredients for one hell of a night out and it just needs you!

The Hare & Hounds has long been the spiritual home of the Birmingham comedy scene, and now the laughs are returning once again, with a whole new generation of comics to make you laugh…

Do you remember seeing Frank Skinner at The Hare ‘before he was famous’…? Well, the XXXX Comedy Cabaret is once again bringing you the best and funniest new comedians that Birmingham and the UK has to offer along with some fantastic headline acts…  You’ll never really know who or what will happen next, as line up’s can and will change… We may even get the odd ‘big name’ drop in unannounced to try out some new material…

The resident compere for the club is BRMB presenter and local lad, JAMES COOK who will be funny at the start, the end and in between the acts. He’ll also tell you when the breaks are…

Confirmed acts that James will be introducing at tonight’s show include…

Ben Briggs
Mick Hibbered
Aaron Telling

And brilliant headline act…
Dan Smith

We are so pleased to have secured Dan to headline tonight’s show…  Once described as “Walsall’s Frank Skinner”, he has gained praise from the likes of Donna McPhail, Rob Rouse and Robin Ince and is quite honestly, one of the funniest comics we know!

Doors open at 7.30pm and the show will start at 8.30pm….

The BEST part of all of this is that it only costs £3.00 to get in! So that’s six comedians, on a Sunday night, in Kings Heath for £3.00….

Come on! Come out! It’s this or Wild At Heart…!

Delta Spirit is a band from San Diego, California, United States, beginning in 2005.

The raw spirit of indie rock. An amplified, rocking version of ’60s protest folk. The soulful passion of the Violent Femmes and the Waterboys. All of these comparisons have been made in attempts to describe Delta Spirit, the southern California five-piece who might just be one of the most important new bands of the decade. Each description contains elements of the truth, but the real answer to the question “who is Delta Spirit?” lies within Ode to Sunshine, the band’s captivating debut. The group’s DIY ethic shines throughout the album, with songs honed razor-sharp over a year of non-stop touring across America. Opening sold-out tours for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Cold War Kids, and Dr. Dog, the band developed a riveting live show and gained a loyal following amongst tastemaker music fans, earning them invites to national festivals like Austin City Limits, Noise Pop and Sasquatch. So it would not be an understatement to call Ode to Sunshine one of the year’s most highly-anticipated debuts. But don’t take our word for it; in the words of Delta Spirit: “If you’re feeling what I’m feeling come on, all you soul searching people come on.”

Rogue States – Some bands aspire to greatness; chasing big sounds and big ideas in an attempt to resonate. For others, it just happens to them. And so it is for Birmingham four piece Rogue States. The big ideas they wrestle with lyrically, like the widescreen, stadium guitars which back them, are there because the instant pop songs they set out to write got hijacked by questions and circumstance. The soaring melodies and driving anthems, like the obvious U2/Coldplay/Snow Patrol comparisons, are there because that’s just what happens when feeling and towering choruses meet.
Inevitably, years of near constant touring resulted in close friendships with Razorlight, particularly with then drummer Andy Burrows, who on nights off would come and see Rogue States play and in a bizarre role reversal, would help Stuart set-up his drums. In March 2009 the band supported Razorlight on their UK tour and then Andy literally put his money where his mouth is and paid for the recording of the band’s debut EP.
A band shaped by experience, classic pop and restless minds, Rogue States arrive uniquely accomplished; a breakthrough act!

This Love Affair are a no frills indie rock act that hail from the depths of Birmingham’s burgeoning music scene.

The band’s musical approach produces songs with an instantaneous melodic punch, which are indebted to their many and wide-ranging influences. Exemplified by the multiple harmonies, razor sharp guitar riffs, pounding bass lines and thumping drum beats, crowds are left in no doubt of the power and passion this band can produce.

Live the band has already supported some notable and critically lauded artists, including the likes of; INXS, The Enemy, Tom Hingley (Inspiral Carpets), The Boxer Rebellion, Red Light Company, Colin McIntyre (Mull Historical Society), The Maple State and Envy & Other Sins. The band has also performed live radio sessions for Kerrang! and BBC Introducing.

Alex Baker of Kerrang! Radio has described This Love Affair’s music as “epic, beautiful, soaring, energetic and glorious” and added that the band write from the heart and their talent brings the music to life.

Initi8 is a youth led band development project from Sound It Out Community Music, right here in Birmingham.

The Youth Advisory Board applied for funding to run the project in Birmingham, Walsall and Sandwell, and were successful in attaining over £100,000 for it to run. This concert is the culmination of all of the young people’s hard work over the last year. Each group will perform original music that also features on their recently completed Initi8 album! Come and support these creative young people as they showcase their writing and performance skills for the first time.

Sound It Out is one of the UK’s leading music development agencies and delivers a wide ranging portfolio of programmes across the Health, Inclusion, Workforce Development and Youth Sectors.  For more information please visit www.sounditout.co.uk

Celebrating the release of their debut single ‘Crook in the Creek’ on local label Static Caravan, Moseley Folk Festival’s Lunar Society presents a night with Goodnight Lenin.

Goodnight Lenin
http://www.myspace.com/goodnightlenin

They’ve only been at it a year or so but Goodnight Lenin caught the eye of the Moseley Folk team back in December after releasing a YouTube video of a simple acoustic performance in which they sat perched on the counter tops of their kitchen.

From the 6th August 500 limited edition 7inch singles will be available featuring beautiful folk artwork by Clare Rojas. ‘Crook in the Creek’ will also be available to download.

Support will be provided by further local talent, as chosen by Goodnight Lenin:

Boat To Row
http://www.myspace.com/boattorow

Boat To Row front man Michael King enchants audiences, finger picking his way through a romantic acoustic sound that is brimming with delicate honesty.

The Young Runaways
http://www.myspace.com/youngrunaways

Having been introduced by BBC 6 Music’s Tom Robinson, The Young Runaways are a Wolverhampton band consisting of two pairs of siblings and two friends.

Jodi Ann Bickley
http://www.myspace.com/onenoneblonde

Jodi Ann Bickley started performing poetry in 2009 and that very same year won the Roundhouse Summer Slam.

Advance tickets are £5+bf.
Ticket Link – http://www.moseleyfolk.co.uk/shop/
Doors open 8pm till 1.30am

Friday 27th August
Bunka – Free Party
Residents and Friends feat…

Jonny Costello, Paolo Riozzi, Matt Tilley, Hog, Jordan Fittz

As we mark a year on from our first party at the Hare and Hounds, we want to reward our loyal regulars, friends, residents and one time only passers through with a FREE party to thank you for your support!

Over the last 12 months after having moved on from the Bulls head we have strived to bring something that we firmly believe this city has been missing… A regular Techno party with quality world renowned bookings, at a reasonable price and a crowd buzzing with enthusiasm for the music. Where legendary nights such as Atomic Jam set the precedent for Birminghams’ strong roots in the sound, they continue to attract thousands of revelers the country over a few times a year, many dewy eyed at the memories they muster. House of God will also continue to cater for the harder contingent where techno borders on the industrial with their renegade attitude that can’t be imitated. Lets not forget the recent rise in popularity almost to cult status of a particular techno label taking its name from a certain district that should indicate how important this music is for the city.

We asked Billy Nasty to open proceedings for us back in July 2009 (many of you that were there will confirm just how much of a party starter that guy really is!), we followed up by bringing a legend (and personal hero) to the Hare, DJ Rolando rocked the pub across 4 decks and a mixer Detroit style! Oliver Ho kicked off the year in February to one of our busiest events yet and to this day we still get people telling us how much they enjoyed themselves.

Then came April, it could so easily have been a disaster, volcanic eruptions are not something you expect to have to deal with when promoting Techno parties, but it presented a situation of sink or swim and some quick thinking secured us James Ruskin responsible for Blueprint Records, Valmay, and another artist with strong links to Surgeon, Sandwell and the early Birmingham scene. Having had to cancel Par Grindvik It ended up being a thousand times better than we imagined, still full at the end and giving the security plenty of verbal for “one more”. June was a difficult one, a nation gripped in football fever and frustrated at their outcome, we invited along Dave Angel to blast away the tension with a set of relentless machine soul and grooving techno, again a true hero of the scene always game for the party and humbled by the crowds warm reception to him…a proper geezer.

If you have shared in all or one of these parties then we thank you for your support, and if you are still to see what all the fuss is about then we recommend you join us on the 27th to kick off your Bank Holiday in style. The invisible entrance fee should keep your wallet a bit FATTER, and the music as always will be of the most current, credible and dance inducing. We will return in November with the same quality headliners you have come to expect, and a view to some exciting new projects in 2011.

Thank you

Peas!

So we’ve had a couple of massive months at the Bulls Head so to thank everyone for their support we’re giving you a bit more room to go wild this time round!!

We’re bringing the RUCKUS good vibes up the road to the Hare & Hounds for a massive FREE PARTY!!

Prepare to dance til 3AM to the RUCKUS mash up of big tunes guaranteed to make you get your wiggle on with us playing out the biggest commercial HIP HOP and R&B, REGGAE, with a bit of INDIE, MOTOWN and GUILTY PLEASURE thrown in for good measure!!

Plus guest DJ:

>>>NEW JACK CITY – Bigger Than Barry<<<

And of course, your residents DJs:

>>>SKANKBOY – Gutter Skank/Moschino Hoe Versace Hottie/Goonies<<<

>>>CASSIE-PHILOMENA – Resurrection/Rag & Bone/Gutter Skank<<<

SO IF HAVEN’T BEEN TO RUCKUS YET – IT’S FREE ENTRY SO NO EXCUSES!!!

xxx

Another edition of our monthly knitting hootenanny

Wool and needles provided

All our welcome – you don’t even have to be good!

Another edition of our monthly knitting hootenanny

Wool and needles provided

All our welcome – you don’t even have to be good!

High Yield Productions bring you “Rubadubdub, Rock This Tub”, a one off monster mamajam of a night, aiming to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre, (so behind the silly name lies a serious purpose!). Some of the hottest up and coming acts from around Birmingham have donated their time and their talent to support this evening that encompasses bands and dj’s, rock and dub-step and everything inbetween. Fun and frivolity will ensue, so book your tickets in advance to avoid dissin my appointments!

- Bands -

Crystal Fields -

Copious – http://www.myspace.com/copious1960

Snooty Bobs – http://www.myspace.com/snootybobs

- DJs -

Flip N Jekyll

This self made instrumental juggernaut have been raising Belfast to the ground with their remarkable live performance which have been described by the press as stunning and unmissable and for which they achieved gig of the month from NME. After selling out of their much anticipated debut EP in just 6 weeks the mammoth mind melting machine that is And So I Watch You From Afar have been tipped by all the Irish and Northern Irish press, had high praise from Kerrang! and become a firm favourite on BBC Radio 1 receiving nationwide airplay on the Huw Stephens show and having recorded a live session for Radio 1.

10/10/BBC RADIO 1
KKKK KERRANG!
KKKK KERRANG! (live review)
ALBUM OF THE WEEK HUW STEPHENS SHOWS/ RADIO 1
9/10 ROCK SOUND (LIVE REVIEW)
9/10 DROWNED IN SOUND (LIVE REVIEW)
8/10 VICE MAG
7/10 ROCKSOUND
7/10 METAL HAMMER MAG
8.5/10 ROCKFREAKS (DENMARK)
“Stunning”.Rory McConnell BBC RADIO 1

really rather special…it is rare for a body of work to be so dreamy and elegiac yet conversely monstrously heavy…sounds like the end of the world. KERRANG!

…they are considered to be one of the most hotly tipped British bands around at the moment. BIG CHEESE MAG

Imagine Mogwai were from Belfast and had massive balls. VICE MAG

The sound of someone crashing an oil tanker through Sigur Ros’ ice float. NME

Miss Perry and Birmingham Promoters are excited to bring I Blame Coco to the Hare and Hounds for her Reading and Leeds Festival warm up show…

Born in northern Italy on July 30, 1990, Eliot Pauline Sumner received a first-rate musical education from her father, Sting. She grew up in a small village in Wiltshire, England, and kept herself largely removed from the glamour and glitz of her father’s career. By her mid-teens, however, “Coco” Sumner had taken a cue from her Dad by composing reggae-flavored songs of her own, many of which were posted to her MySpace page. Several labels took interest in the material, and Coco subsequently signed a multi-album deal with Island Records.

While working on her debut album, the 18 year-old Coco assembled a small band that included session keyboardist Emlyn Mailliard and multi-instrumentalist Al Shux (who produced Jay-Z’s first chart-topping hit, “Empire State of Mind,” in 2009). Sporting a fashionable sound that sampled equally from pop, ska, and electro-punk, I Blame Coco began releasing songs in early 2010, including a duet with the Swedish pop vocalist Robyn. Fresh from festival appearances at Isle of Wight and Glastonbury, I Blame Coco will show you how polished quality credible pop is meant to be.

For more infomation please check www.missperrypresents.com and www.birminghampromoters.com

Counteract Magazine Presents…

Ex-Babyshambles drummer Adam Ficek comes to Birmingham`s intimate venue of the Hare & Hounds for a rare Midlands show with his full band! Roses Kings Castles are embarking on a UK tour with this being the Birmingham date, so expect new material aswell as songs from his debut self-titled album such as `Entroubled`,`Brass Winter` and `Sparkling Bootz`. Full supports list to be announced shortly.

Tickets on sale now for just £6.

https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/events/?id=10012117
http://www.myspace.com/roseskingscastles
http://www.counteract-magazine.com/

THIS IS TOMORROW/ DUCK’S BATH & GOLDEN TRASH PRESENT… the place where souls remain until they have expiated their sins and can go to heaven:

PURGATORY / AUGUST 21st / HARE & HOUNDS, Kings Heath.
FREE ENTRY 8pm-2am
GREEN GABLES LIVE & LATE
HAND MADE ANIMAL MASKS BY JACK ADAMS ON ENTRY!

DJ SETS FROM THIS IS TOMORROW, GOLDEN TRASH & DUCK’S BATH.

((Dub*Disco*Garage*…))

Purgatory represents a collective of promoters, artists and musicians working on the basis that our town needs a bit of spunk shot in between the eyes – we need a shake and wake up.

Purgatory will work on an every now and again basis. What this means is, we won’t be boring you to death with routines, daily begging you to attend e-mails or the promise of a monthly, communal wank with the retailers.
What we can promise is a darkened room, somewhere in town with an in-house band and the right tunes at the right times — Whenever we feel like you might need it.

Aries is a UK based Drum & Bass, Jungle and Dubstep DJ/Producer. He has been a part of bass culture music since 1990 and hasn’t looked back since. His main influences are Roots and Dub Reggae which will come as no surprise if you listen to his music or have heard him play. His music is unique and offers soul and depth that not only makes people think and listen but holds its weight and has maximum impact on the dance floor.

Aries is a regular on the UK DJ circuit playing many of the main nights, and has played shows across the world including tours in Czech Republic, the Balkans and most of Europe. In 2009 he was given the title Best Local DJ in the Night Times in Birmingham.

His first outing on vinyl was in 2005 on Co-Lab Recordings with the heavily supported ‘Herbsmoke’. This was championed by DJ Bailey and made it onto BBC Radio 1 and 1XTRA, as did another of Aries’ works, ‘Brother and Sister’.  Aries’ music has been played by the likes of Shy FX, Bryan G, & Zane Lowe.

After 15 years behind the decks, Malicious DJ & The Doctor continue to create a memorable party experience for a variety of audiences across the country. Two thirds of The Brotherhood Of Filth (Malicious, The Doctor, & DJ Switch), the co-founders of Bass Operations, & long time residents of Heducation & Scratch Club, display their love for Turntablism, Hip Hop, Reggae, Dubstep, DnB & much more during their versatile & creative sets. Expect to hear a party mashup of all things Reggae along with a Sumo-sized serving of Scratch sauce.

Based in Birmingham, Blendstate Visuals provide custom visual content, live video performance and video installation services for music events. We combine a huge stock of video suitable for any genre together with custom content and live cameras to add something special to any event.

Sumo will be cultivating an attitude free party night for all to enjoy.

This event is free at the doors before 10pm.

Frenetic Balkan punksters Mama Matrix combine finely honed musicianship with raw, infectious charisma. Frontman Daz Dolczech reels off salacious tales of panic and infidelity, rippled through with a hearty Balkan baseline and feverish violectra. Regulars at Shambala and Moseley Folk, they have wowed and disturbed in equal measure across the UK, in Amsterdam and Rome. To experience Mama Matrix is to stare into the mouth of a devastatingly beautiful, dangerous chasm, and those who survive cannot help but be drawn back for more.

“The Crooked Fiddle Band are completely surprising: the music is original and quixotic, and yet has the strength of some deep and strong roots. I can’t say I’ve ever heard anything else like it!”- Brian Eno

Australian chainsaw-folk vigilantes The Crooked Fiddle Band deliver a no-holds-barred celebration of dark, ecstatic energy.

Fronted by Sydney Conservatoire trained, Golden Fiddle Award winning virtuoso Jess Randall, tCFB are equally at home in an underground warehouse party and in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House.

Intertwining folk traditions with bush music, Celtic, bluegrass, jazz and modern gypsy evolutions, this Sydney-based acoustic four-piece (double-bass, violin, drums and guitar/bouzouki) spurs the dance floor into a post-apocalyptic hoedown.

‘Our money’s on Dinosaur Pile-up delivering one of the best British rock debuts in recent years.’ NME

‘Proof that indie bands don’t have to choose between noodling or landfill. As exciting as you could wish for.’ The Guardian

‘The perfect soundtrack to a monster collision.’ Kerrang

‘Dinosaur Pile-up are here to show us the error of our ways. Thank them.’ The Fly

‘Growing Pains’, the debut album from Leeds trio Dinosaur Pile-up, will be released via Friends Vs Records this September.

Led by the single Birds And Planes, released on digital download and limited-edition 7” vinyl, available just prior to the album on July 26, Growing Pains is the sound of a one of the UKs most exciting bands hitting their stride. It comes, following a handful of introductory independent releases over the past year and a bit, after which the band’s frontman and creative force Matt Bigland entered Bridlington’s Lodge Studios with producer James Kenosha to record the debut, taking place over January and February this year. The result is a storming rock powerhouse of big pop songs driven by the kind of wall shaking undercurrent only a three piece can muster.

Bigland says of the album: “I know it sounds bent but I liked the idea of people to be able to sing along to the songs, even if they were singing about being hated or upset. I wanted to make a record that kicks people in the face whilst getting stuck in their head.”

Their career to date was led by the January 2009 debut 7″ single My Rock N Roll, followed by a second single Traynor, and last year’s summer release, modestly titled The Most Powerful EP In The Universe – which spawned songs such as Summer Hit Single, Beach Bug and Cat Attack.

Their live plot to date has seen them tour with a rich cast of bands including a UK/European jaunt with the Pixies in December, and a French tour with Violens for the coveted Les Inrocks tour last Spring. On the festival circuit the band has shared stages with Crooked Vultures on the Radio One tent at last year’s Reading and Leeds festivals, and they headline NME’s Halloween spectacular at Koko last October. Elsewhere they have performed alongside Future Of The Left, Pulled Apart By Horses and The Automatic, and last summer stormed the festival circuit performing at Bestival, Oxegen, T In The Park, and aforementioned Reading and Leeds festivals.

They will return to the live stage this September with a headline run ahead of the album’s release.

‘Growing Pains’ will be available digitally and on CD / Vinyl.

This Love Affair are a no frills indie rock act that hail from the depths of Birminghams burgeoning music scene.

The band’s musical approach produces songs with an instantaneous melodic punch, which are indebted to their many and wide-ranging influences. Exemplified by the multiple harmonies, razor sharp guitar riffs, pounding bass lines and thumping drum beats, crowds are left in no doubt of the power and passion this band can produce.

Crawling like a one legged misanthrope from the glade of curmudgeonly union, other wise known as Kings Heath, a three headed beast now designated the moniker Black Heart Generator first reared its collective cranium in mid 2009.
Having spent the previous 12 months or so expediating across this fairly broken isle, conveying a debauched bacchanalia to various cities and towns, there is now a rumour, like a whisper on the wind, that a release is soon to be forthcoming, and the performance of askew alternative vibrant indie energy driven deconstructionism is set to traverse even further and wider with immediate affect.
Black Heart Generator play an agressive brand of noisy grungish punkish alternative music, with dangerous hints of melody, and the odd hint of Motown.

Digit Dealer was formed not that long ago, an art school student at Pratt met an Indian kid from Queens at a party. Now they record CDs and play music together for drunk friends at house parties (and real places sometimes too). One time at a show, a random gentleman, by the name of Sean, randomly got up on stage and started playing real drums to one of our songs. He became part of the band after that.

Places where Digit Dealer have set foot upon to play their unique blend of electro rock:
-New York City
-Bethpage, New York
-Austin, Texas
-Houston, Texas
-London, UK
-Brighton, UK
-Dorking, UK
-Portsmouth, UK

The Targets are loud, angst driven Mod punk. They don’t want to change the world, just tell it like it is. After 6 years of crafting their sound and their songs, after setbacks and heartaches, crap demos and shit takes, The Targets are ready to explode on to the international scene.

“The Wilderness of Manitoba have delivered an EP of stripped down folk that relies on gorgeous three and four piece harmonies to grab your attention. Most of the tunes don’t move faster than a snail’s pace, allowing a slightly plucked banjo to lead the way. What it lacks in speed, it makes up for in substance.”
- hearya.com

‘it is all to easy to get cynical about those who run about championing things as the greatest this or that since, er…the last one. Yet, every now and then something or someone gets through the cracks, rises above the general morass and makes you sit and take stock, even for just a few minutes. From the moment I hit play on The Wilderness of Manitoba’s latest EP ‘Hymns of Love and Spirits’ I knew I was hooked. There’s a stark understated beauty to it’s 8 tracks, which combine perfectly executed four part harmonies intertwinned with muted banjos, solitary cello and subtle fingerpicked parts.”
– thelineofbestfit.com

Creating epic instrumental songs that are given room to breath they allow you to fully immerse yourself in their world. Red Sparowes are brutally heavy and have no need to rely on any hackneyed riff to pummel you into submission. Their cascading sound owes as much to Goblin as it does to Sabbath. Featuring Bryant Clifford-Meyer of the recently disbanded ISIS.

http://www.myspace.com/redsparowes

Girlyman is an American folk-rock band formerly based in Brooklyn, New York but now mostly living in Atlanta, Georgia.

“Heartbreakingly beautiful. Theirs is a sound you could happily drown in” Maverick Magazine 2010 “Just when you really get into the groove of the best new folk-rock band to appear on the scene since Ani DiFranco reinvented the “one girl, one guitar” routine, Little Star is over. At the end of “This Is Me,” you’re abandoned, left howling for more; naked, crazy, and prepared to hunt down Ty, Nate, and Doris so you can make them sing to you all day long. Then the repeat function on your stereo kicks in, and your inner beast is calmed for another 46.4 minutes.” Boston Edge

Featuring members of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Tropic of Nelson, The Depreciation Guild is a fuzzed-out, reverb drenched pop/electronic group consisting of Kurt Feldman (guitar, vocals, programming), Christoph Hochheim (guitar, vocals), and Anton Hochheim (drums). Backed solely by a Nintendo Entertainment System, the band blankets their sound with the crushing blows of its 8-Bit 2A03 sound chip. Drawing inspiration from classic dream-pop bands such as Pale Saints, and Cocteau Twins, as well as 80’s synth-pop masters such as Bill Nelson, Gangway, Scritti Politti and YMO, The Depreciation Guild have artfully cultivated a unique sound that strikes a balance between progressive and retro-chic.

Support comes from Jodie & The Jet Plane, a five piece with a nice line in soaring (I guess that’s where the Jet Plane bit comes in) vocals and emotive lyrics who, in places, reminds a little of All About Eve (floaty folky rocky 80’s band who sang songs about stuffing flowers in their hair, sitting by harbours and being ‘ocean waves’…it happens, right?).

Riddimtion Soundsystem from Sheffield have been friends of the Jam Jah Sound from time, and are regulars at Shambala’s Roots Yard, and many other festivals around the country, as well as putting on regular nights in Sheffield. Both Riddimtion and Jam Jah share the same values of promoting peace and unity through all forms of reggae music from one drop to dancehall to steppas to reggae dubstep and jungle.

This is the first time this year that you can catch the full Riddimtion Crew and the Jam Jah Family in one venue, playing on the Hare and Hounds high power soundsystem. Expect the best across the board reggae selection, and nuff exclusive tracks, dubplates and live MCs and percussion all night.

This event will be streamed on www.rhubarbradio.com.

CD/ Vinyl/Merchandise stall on the night.

£3 in advance and before 10pm / £5 on the door thereafter.

www.theticketsellers.co.uk

@ HARE AND HOUNDS
Kings Heath High Street
B14 7JZ

www.friendlyfiremusic.com
www.jamjahsound.com
www.myspace.com/riddimtion

Speak Up is back with second helpings of spoken word and acoustic loveliness. The first one was a huge success, I’m not even just saying that.. people were actually sitting on the floor it was ridiculously wicked. So this comes with a warning.. get to the hare early or be in the position of having to steal a chair off a large man whose had one too many boddingtons and is in the mood for some love. Just saying. Speak up.. Round two.

Dan Cullen
Although still technically a teenager, Dan Cullen is a Latitude Veteran – with lyrical ability that is leaving audiences up and down the county jaw-dropped. He’s ace.

Leon “LCB” Burke.
This summer Leon is gracing the Latitude stage so we thought maybe we’d invite him round for a warm up. Providing a lads insight to women and the rest of the world, his brilliant delivery leaves you dumbstruck – not sure whether you’ve just had a wicked conversation with a mate or just witnessed something pretty special.

Matt Windle
He’s a boxer. He used to be the Young Poet Laurete and he’s quickly become one of the best young performers in the country. If you want to know what a young-boxer-poet looks like he’s on a HUGE Billboard on broad street. Wicked.

Little Palm.
The first lady of Tantrums but has long been one of the most spellbinding songtresses in Birmingham, possibly the world. Lets go with the world. Her powerful but beautiful songs have brought her to the attention of many including Bigger than Barry Records. One of the best ladies, ever. What a woman.

Eliza Little
Birmingham has a hidden gem. Her name is Eliza Little. Shes tiptoed onto the scene with her lovely accounts of JLS concerts and facebook encounters. We’ve invited her round to ours to share some more stories to give you all the chance to fall in love with her just as much as we have.

Open Mic slots
- If you have rhymes or want to provide some acoustic loveliness. Come on down, limited spaces!

And Me! I’m hosting, well attempting too.

AND CASSIE PHILOMENA SMYTH.
Playing 90s hip hop and r’n'b throughout the evening. What a woman.

COME?
wicked.
x

The people who brought the sell-out show featuring Fabio to the Hare and Hounds on February 13th return with more upfront liquid music to uplift and soothe your soul.

Nu:tone

Since signing to Hospital in 2003, Nu:Tone has come through the ranks to become a highly respected producer, with other drum & bass producers & DJs such as LTJ Bukem and Dillinjaplaying his tunes in their DJ sets. He also introduced his brother Matt (Logistics) to drum & bass production through their collaboration Nu:logic, which led to Matt being signed to Hospital records aswell.
His debut album Brave new World was released in 2005, with the drum & bass community greatly supporting it. DJs such as Norman Jay and Tom Middleton made Nu:Tone a favourite of their eclectic sets. Off the back of this success, Nu:Tone has taken his DJing all over the world, from USA to Asia to Australia. He has also remixed tracks from Alice Russell and Quantic as well as producing a track for Jenna G. Nu:tone is tailor made for this venue.

Nu:tone and Natalie Williams:- Strange Encounter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQKla-3yBS0&feature=related

Jenna G

In music Jenna is well known for her vocal and writing talents on a number of distinguished underground tracks in a number of genres but more prolifically in Drum n Bass, the genre of her own highly successful first solo album For Lost Friends released on the Bingo Beats record label March 2006. Tracks from the album were produced by a variety of prominent drum and bass producers such as Nu:tone, Kabuki, Friction, D Bridge, D KAY and TC1. After her band split, Jenna G continued singing and writing songs for EMI publishing which saw her working with So Solid’s JD, Danni Minogue and Aleesha Dixon amongst others. It was during this time in London that she was picked up by the BBC’s black music radio station, 1Xtra.

Having gained a solo spot on the BBC’s 1Xtra 2 years back, Jenna can be found every weekend morning bringing you a jam packed show of the best in black music, entertainment and a live listener generated request show.

Jenna G is currently the official vocalist for The Shapeshifters having appeared on their first album as songwriter and backing vocalist. The new album Do Not Disturb which features her songwriting and vocal talents was released in 2008.

Utah Jazz

We also welcome back Utah Jazz who smashed up the Hare and hounds in February and celebrate the launch of his new album vintage. Luke Wilson’s career started in the mid 90;s, when he began to DJ and learn the production ropes with D and B legend Alex Reece. Several years later, the trademark, solo Utah Jazz was born leading to a release for Hospital Records and a large number of tracks on Liquid V. In 2006, Utah Jazz received widespread international acclaim with his remix of Roni Sizes classic, “It’s a jazz thing”. Thanks to support from dance music heavyweights Zane Lowe, Annie Mac, Pendulum, Andy C and Grooverider, chart success soon followed with the remix reaching number 1 in the Radio 1 dance charts.

Production aside, check this man out on the decks and you’ll begin to realise why he’s now one of the most in demand DJs on the world Drum n Bass circuit.

Relentless touring around the globe include headline gigs and festivals fro the likes of Vestax in Poland, Smirnoff in Prague and Red Bull in the Siberian mountains! Closer to home, Utah’s high energy, funk-fuelled performances have made him a firm favourite at London clubs Fabric Live, Movement, The End and Ministry of Sound.

“The wonderful Utah Jazz remix of Roni Size is one of the biggest D and B tracks in the WORLD right now, I had to rewind this four times!!” (Fabio – BBC Radio 1)

We will be announcing soon a vocalist who will compliment these two liquid champions perfectly… keep your eyes peeled.

Stanza

Support will come from local champion Stanza who has become a DJ / producer gaining recognition for all the right reasons. His track Rose Garden will be featuring on Hospital Records Sick music 2 released on 26th April where you find him featuring alongside the likes of favourites Cyantific, Nu:tone, Logistics, London Elektricity, Netsky and many more.

DJ Stanza Rose Garden forthcoming on Hospital sick music 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txeQIXURl-U

Dan B and Reaction

Break Thru and The Night Times will help to get the party started with some liquid favourites alongside Dan B who as ever will be drawing deep into his dubplate collection. A sign of things to come from the Drum n bass genre…

As ever we shall be warming up with some funk and soul to really get in the swing of things.

Keep em peeled for more info over the coming weeks!

Utah Jazz Vintage Album Launch

NU:TONE (Hospital Records)
UTAH JAZZ (Liquid V, Good Looking)
STANZA (Hospital)
REACTION (Break Thru)
DAN B (Breakthru)

And a special vocalist guest to be announced soon
Hosted by MC Manikular

London based Electronic/New Wave band led by Sebastien Marshal O’Malley – a native of northwest England and former member of R3mote (signed to Andrew Weatherall’s RGC label)

Detachments formed at the tail end of 2007 after Fear No Fear was discovered online by THISISNOTANEXIT RECORDS who intercepted the track (which was initially planned for release on Kill The DJ Records). Detachments became a live entity at the dawn of 2008, debuting in South London supporting a fledgling Ladyhawke.

Detachments’ impressive production credits pack a serious punch:-

Trevor Jackson, Tim Goldsworthy, Andrew Weatherall.
Detachments’ debut album is scheduled for a Feb 2010 release.

FLOWERS THAT FELL was awarded BBC Radio1’s Lamacq Alternative Single Of The Week in April 2009. NME magazine featured it in their “10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week” at No.3. The Track was produced by Trevor Jackson, the remix by Toronto’s Parallels (Crystal Castles collaborator) blew the track up on dancefloors world-wide.

The Road to Standon provides an opportunity for young and aspiring bands to stake a claim for a main stage spot at Standon Calling this summer. More than 100 bands from up and down the country have entered the competition, and The Monarch now plays host to the London regional heats…

The event – www.standon-calling.com – now in its 10th year and held in the grounds of a 16th Century manor house, has become known as  being streaks ahead of industry talent spotters, having booked the likes of Florence and the Machine and Friendly Fires before they became household names, and now offers the chance for new and unsigned acts to join the haunts of stars who launched their careers in the merry fields of Standon.

If you know the bands and their music, know the awesome nights Standon put on, follow the legend that is prefestival warm up or simply want to spend your evening listening to the sounds of next  year then make sure you head down and see what’s on offer!

live music from
BLACK DOLLAR BILLS
SOUND OF GUNS
THE S.P.G
BARNESY

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BLACK DOLLAR BILLS – myspace.com/blackdollarbills

Gritty, dirty psychedelic blues with some hard rockin numbers mixed in from the Birmingham 4-piece.

SOUND OF GUNS – myspace.com/soundofguns

Described as “Arguably the biggest sound in Liverpool right now” by Sound City, these boys are hottly tipped to be the next big thing to come out of Liverpool and take the British Rock & Roll scene by storm.

THE S.P.G – myspace.com/thespecialpatrolgroup

Punk with a gun to your head, pacey, trouncing music, tangled in charming narratives of the here and now.
Born out of the ashes of the chaotic 00s Libertine inspired post-punk garage-rock, these boys are causing a storm on the Bham music scene at the minute. Raw, gritty and thoroughly entertaining, don’t tune in if your a music puritan, but if you expect the unexpected then you definately won’t be disappointed.

BARNESY – myspace.com/barnesyboy86

Birmingham’s favourite poet Barnesy’s, rawcus, acoustic bluesy rock & roll delivered to you with the charming witt and razor sharp tonuge always pricks ears wherever he performs.

+ BTC djs

OTHER WOMAN’S CLUB
RAG & BONE

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Tickets are £4 on the door.

Thurs 1st July
THE HARE & HOUNDS
Kings Heath High Street
Birmingham
8pm-1am

LOVE THE BLIND TIGER CLUB

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After a brief hiatus THC is back for a planned collection of tip top events to give you techno in every manner you can think possible.
Alongside our two stirling residents, this first event is to include a duo of local heroes that always do the business for us and the dancefloor!!

PABLO SONIC TERRORIST is a close friend to us, and having played all over the midlands, maintains his reputation as a quality DJ and bloody nice chap!

DK ROON could also be described in the same manner. Embraced to the bosom of local techno fans, his love for hard drving techno and tumultuous tribal beats always gives you what you were looking for.

DJ SKIRT has been flitting off all around the country, playing techno clubs, festivals, radio shows, all giving her the warmest of welcomes. Her sets forTHC have always gone down a storm and encouraged even more fans in the midlands.

SUBCITIZEN has played allsorts, all his life, and techno is the backbone. His adoration of the glitchy edge of sounds really brings life to his techno sets, and he isnt shy to incorporate other patterns over those slamming techno drums.

Visuals by BLENDSTATE have wow-ed everyone each time, and set us up as an impressive event, both visually and sonically.

There will be some free giveaways of vinyl and cd’s at the end of the night too. so its definitely worth sticking around

Pretty damn good for £4 from 9pm until 2am

The LOYALTY CARD scheme is still in effect. Come to our events to get your cards stamped and get reduced entry to our big event in October.

More news on our stash of forthcoming events will be released very soon. Just doting the i’s and crossing the t’s

KEEP IT THC kids

7inch returns to the Hare with chiptunes, pixelated animation and live gaming.

The evening kicks off with High Score (dir: Jeremy Mack, 2006), a portrait of one man’s crusade to achieve the all-time high score on the arcade version of classic Atari game Missile Command – a feat which involves two days of solid gaming on one quarter, with no pause button.

Other attractions:

>> guest DJ Mike Johnston (Mike in Mono, ZX Spectrum Orchestra) will transport us to an electro world hand-built from chunks of code;
>> 8bit Lounge will provide additional music and some games you can try out;
>> and we’ll bring a bagful of shorts too, including some highlights from the recently-wrapped 2 Weeks 2 Make It challenge.

Monthly edition of our knitting hootenanny

Sounds to stitch to provided by Matt Snowden and Claire

Wool and needles provided

All are welcome – you don’t even have to be good!

Saturday 10th July Hott Date is back at the Hare & Hounds for another allday extravaganza!

chicks dig jerks present…
HOTT DATE SAILORS & PIRATES ALL DAY EXTRAVAGANZA

Here’s what to expect…

-Bands & DJs from 3pm
-Prizes for best Sailor & Pirate costumes
-Yummy food provided by the Soul Food Project (BBQ -weather permitting!)
-The continuing Untitled Exhibition
- Twister tournament
-”Drop A Bomb” (where you get to bring your ideal Hott Date tune to be played)
+ loads more tba!

Hare & Hounds pub will be open for busines from 12 so you can get down earlier if you’re keen like

Line-up as ever, will be killer! Here’s what it’s looking like so far…

DJs
Chicks Dig Jerks
New Scotland Yard
Jocko Homo
Lucie & Ollie (Enid Blight On)
Beast Rave
This Is Tomorrow
Golden Trash
Adam Adam (Testify / VTCs)
Hasselbaink DJs
Lady Holz
Chris Tache
more tba

Live
Ignoramuss
The Traps
Boat To Row
The Castillians
Swampmeat
Tantrums
more tba shortly!

Rest assured it’s a kiler line-up!

Oooo this is going to be sooooo good!!!!

As ever it’ll be a measley fiver on the door that’s £5 BUT if you want to guarantee entry we recommend buying an advance ticket from www.theticketsellers.co.uk for only £4

Under de sea…

Degrassi / Soni~Quella

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.
Plato

Guest DJ’s: Carmageddon (Wacky Weird & Wonderful),  Heather Connor (This is Happening Without Your Permission) and Mr Claypole.

Resident DJ’s: Stevie K and Mix Master Mack

Visuals by VJ Delsyd

Plus guest compere: The one and only, Kevin Campbell!

Anyone who made it to the first event will know that The Construct is all about taking you on a journey.. We like to start things off easy and build up. This time we have an amazing line up!

#> Simon Owen:

Simon Owen is part of an exciting new wave of electronic artists emerging from the Birmingham underground. Co-founder of the Xenophorm label, he is currently producing for and managing the brands two record labels (Xenophorm Records & xe:tech:no), whilst also holding the position of Chief Engineer at Xenophorm Studios in the heart of the second city.

A musician of notable talent from an early age, his debut single – unex, was released worldwide as part of the XTK001 EP in 2006. This was followed by a full-length production album ‘The rainbow that set the sky on fire’ in 2007 and a continuing string of successful single releases on the xe:tech:no label. As Chief Engineer of Birmingham’s prominent Xenophorm Studios he has been silently responsible for many of the hot tracks on the city’s thriving Grime & urban scenes, whilst regularly maintaining his popular monthly podcast ‘theLAB Sessions’.

As a DJ he has entertained crowds around the country for nearly a decade with his trademark styles of groove-licked Techno & heart-wrenching Soul at events such as Elektrik Munkey, Osmosis, Alternation, Sub-Culture, Warpandwoof and the Xenophorm/Alternation joint venture – PhormAtion.

#> Beta Man

Fresh from the first night of his own exciting venture – Techtonic – Beta Man will be building up to the techno ahead by taking you through some darker Tech House.

#> Matrix

His set at the last event went down a storm.. You can be assured another hour of the finest Techno has to offer at this event.

#> Rich Wilkes

Once again Rich will bring you an hour of the funkiest Tech House known to man to get your feet tapping.

#> Craig Ellard

We like to start off easy and its Craigs turn in the early slot, warming things up with some deep and minimal house.

YOUVES are a punk quintet from Nuneaton. As if spitting in the face of their parochial backwater origins, their sound is a wide ranging spastic hybrid of post-punk, indie and hardcore spirit, alive with the fearless folly of youth. Lean, aggressive and kinetic, they’re a five-headed beast with a razor sharp sonic focus and steel eyed vision.

Having released (under their previous alias) a split 7” with Rolo Tomassi, a limited edition tape and a solo debut single in the past year, they’re no strangers to productivity either. Allayed firmly with the UK underground, YOUVES are vocal proponents of the independent spirit; like Black Flag being produced by James Murphy, but without the steroids and militant dogma. They’re an efficient machine, well flexed, high on beer and protein, poised to steal hearts, minds and girlfriends.

Brontide – Malpas bassist Mr Hancock also flutters in a different sonic vein, which bears the Brontide name. Personally a more enjoyable and accessible watch than last time Miss Perry watched Mars Volta, it is an aboslute joy to welcome them to the bosom of the Hare and Hounds.

What do they sound like? well…stomping, mathy webs of complex guitar lines, intricate bass stabs and monstrous drums. I’d say something rather special. They’re are signed to Holy Roar, great friends of the brilliant Rolo Tomassi, Pulled Apart By Horses and all round wonderful, talented MEN.

…for those of us who cannot be bothered with learning how to use ebay or with getting up at the crack of dawn on a Sunday…

There will be stalls selling clothing, vintage furniture, jewellery, plants, music, bric-a-brac, and local arts & crafts.

So grab your friends, order a pint, have a mooch and bag a bargain…

See you there!

It’s time for the mouth-guards to go in, the boxing gloves to go on and the shoulder massages to commence! A group of likely male candidates will be battling the Sugarfoot ladies head on for a fingers-over-the-eyes match. Can the rivals beat the Sugarfooter’s well-selected choice of tunes? It could get messy!

Archie Bronson Outfit return with their much anticipated new album, Coconut, on March 1st 2010. Coconut is the London based three-piece’s first LP in almost four years and their third album for Domino.

Switching between full on deep-end rock and more reflective, beat-driven numbers, Coconut is a modern psychedelic testament delivering a visceral shot of pleasure. With recording sessions in London and Benton Harbour, Michigan, with production from DFA’s Tim Goldsworthy (LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture, Hercules & Love Affair) – Coconut is an album bursting with warped inventiveness and sonic intent.

Initial copies of Coconut will feature an accompanying DVD of videos for the entire album – most of them made by the band, some by artist friends and collaborators – all showcasing Archie Bronson Outfit’s own unique vision. Click here for a sneak preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtaBCmMuVo0

Shark’s Tooth – a heavy psych dancefloor anthem with distorted vocals and an infectious riff – will be released as the first single on 25th February 2010. Archie Bronson Outfit will play the Lexington in London on January 27th (show now sold out) and will tour the UK in March as follows:

Thu    25 March – UK, Newcastle, Cluny
Fri    26 March – UK, Glasgow, King Tuts
Sat    27 March – Ireland, Dublin, Whelans
Sun    28 March – UK, Manchester, Academy 3
Tue    30 March – UK, Bristol, Thekla
Wed    31 March – UK, London, ULU

Coconut will be available on CD (WIGCD223), LP (WIGLP223) and via digital download (WIG223D) The tracklisting is as follows:

1.    Magnetic Warrior
2.    Shark’s Tooth
3.    Hoola
4.    Wild Strawberries
5.    Chunk
6.1 You Have A Right To A Mountain Life / 6.2 One Up On Yourself
7.  Bite It & Believe It
8.  Hunt You Down
9.  Harness (Bliss)
10. Run Gospel Singer

Archie Bronson Outfit are… Sam ‘The Cardinal’ Windett of voice and of guitar – Arp Cleveland of drums and of lyrics – Dorian Hobday of guitar and of bass

LG Promotions presents the Long Grass band,  alongside  tru – fam band DJ on night Natti (aka) sound of music compare DJ dragon Ire, from Jam Radio

The long Grass band has been together since 2007 nearly three years now, playing  a beautiful blend of Reggae, Lovers Rock, & soul. Their music stems from growing up in the 70’s & 80’s, putting a modern slant on music from that era.

Their playlist is mostly written and produced by band itself as well as occasional covers by some of the great reggae artists Bob Marley, Denise Brown, & Sugar Minot.

You can check out their Facebook group here!

Leftfoot & Under The Counter Presents

NOSAJ THING

(BRAINFEEDER / LOS ANGELES)

BLXML (Faux Real)

Jerm 2 (Bigger Than Barry)

www.nosajthing.com

Los Angeles producer Nosaj Thing is the rising star of the Brainfeeder collective with remix credits for the likes of Flying Lotus,  Daedelus & Radiohead.

Jason Chung was inspired at an early age by the hip-hop radio stations that the bus driver would play on his way to elementary school, and particularly by the Beat Junkies’ turntablism on Power 106. In high school, while delving into the sounds of drum’n'bass and the rave scene and playing quad toms in the school drum line, he figured out how to use his father’s old PC to start programming beats of his own. Further along, Chung was motivated to move in more experimental directions by the D.I.Y. rock scene at L.A.’s underground venue ~The Smell, where he made his live debut as Nosaj Thing in 2004. Through online and in-person networking, on message boards and, eventually, at the more beat-oriented music spot ~Low End Theory, Chung came into contact with likeminded Angelenos including Flying Lotus, Nobody, Daedelus, and local legends (and personal heroes) like D-Styles and Daddy Kev. Following the self-released Views/Octopus EP in 2006 (whose track “Aquarium” was later used by rapper Kid Cudi as the basis of his “Man on the Moon”), he signed with Kev’s Alpha Pup imprint for his full-length debut, Drift, in 2009. Chung has also contributed beats to MCs Busdriver and Nocando, and made remixes for Flying Lotus, Daedelus, Radiohead, and ~Smell staples Health.

The minute Grammy award-winning Dobet Gnahoré steps onto the stage, it is obvious she is something special, she exudes an inner strength and commanding presence that draws you in, even before she opens her mouth.

From the Ivory Coast, Dobet uses traditional music and explores many other African genres to create a sound all of her own. She performs in seven African languages as well as French, defining her approach as “defiantly diverse, musically and linguistically”. Dobet is a vivacious bundle of energy, blessed with a powerful voice and infectious charisma.

Make sure you see her on her first ever UK tour. Come, enjoy and be captivated by her passion!

Celebrating 50 years of Ivorean Independence

“With pounding drums, emotive vocals and weaving raw guitars, Ramblin’ Pony redefine the raw power of the blues for the next generation. The roots of blues are explored and the boundaries tore down to create a sound both familiar and cutting edge. Welcome to the new blues generation with Ramblin’ Pony!”“With pounding drums, emotive vocals and weaving raw guitars, Ramblin’ Pony redefine the raw power of the blues for the next generation. The roots of blues are explored and the boundaries tore down to create a sound both familiar and cutting edge. Welcome to the new blues generation with Ramblin’ Ponyy!”

Strumpit are:Andy Bucknall – Guitar/Vocals, Madi Stimpson – Guitar/Vocal, Michael Lacoult – Double Bass They were formed in 2008 and have spent the last two years honing their ‘Manouche’ style of Swing Jazz on stage and in the street. Andy and Madi are both accomplished guitarists and it is the interplay between them that has become their unique selling point.

Bernadette O’Grady is an acoustic singer-songwriter from North Ireland, who now lives in West Wales. She began writing and performing songs, whilst living in New York, influenced at the time by both Irish and American artists. Her material ranges from contemporary storytelling to more reflective and soulful songs performed with honest emotion. Bernadette has gained an excellent reputation on the UK acoustic scene for her exceptionally fine songwriting, intricate guitar-playing, and distinctively beautiful vocals. One of her songs was featured in the independent Irish film ‘Just Another Miracle’ and broadcast as part of UTV’s 50th Anniversary Short Film Festival. “She’s Fantastic”, Ulster Television / “Top-drawer singer-songwriter”, Kontra Roots / “Beautiful and intimate music”, Soundbites

Growing up in a musical family naturally evoked the discovery of the enchanting voice and inspired creativity heard within the songs of De’Borah. With influences from Alicia Keys and Eva Cassidy, De’Borah started singing and writing at age 11. As she hit her teens the sound of Keane’s ‘Bedshaped’ on the radio, (literally) spun her around to a world of indie and later rock music. A wide range of artists have since inspired her songs and musical style-such as Joni Mitchell, The Police and John Mayer. De’Borah’s songs are filled with sincerity, warmth and a vulnerability that allows her to remarkably inspire and engage with an audience. As a recent graduate of the BRIT School for Performing Arts, which produced acts like Katie Melua, Amy Winehouse and Adele, she continues to grow and take her music to higher levels. In 2009, De’Borah released her 5-Track EP ‘Seasons’. ‘De’Borah…delivers beautifully written songs with a gorgeous clear voice in a completely unaffected way.’ The Event Umbbrella

Boat To Row formed in May 09′ from Nuneaton and play folk music that encourages you to tap your toe in time. Chief songwriter Michael King began writing after his grandmothers record collection was passed down to him. After digesting the likes of Donovan, Joan Baez, Buddy Holly and Bob Dylan as well as current artist Fionn Regan, he began to craft his own songs with a longing to write songs that “Are just nice to listen to” writing about what any 21 year old would: love; loss; friendships and life. The current E.P ‘Crossroads’ will be released on the 17th of May on a limited Tape Run courtesy of label Danger! Lazer! Phaser! Razor! with more released planned throughout the year.

Perhaps the most entertaining musician in the world! Tom Peel writes abstact folk music that takes in everything from Americana through to Warp Records-esqe experimentation.

Black Mountain is a Canadian rock band led by Stephen McBean. The band is an amalgamation of the Classic Rock / Blues Rock of Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath with some psychedelic tendencies.

Leader Stephen McBean also heads another similarly-named band, Pink Mountaintops, who are the more experimental side of McBean’s musical abilities. Black Mountain is the front line band for Black Mountain Army. By day, McBean works in a needle-exchange facility for drug addicts, near Vancouver’s infamous Main & Hastings intersection, widely considered to be the heroin capital of Canada, if not North America.

Matt Camirand and Joshua Wells are also in Blood Meridian.

Silver Apples

An electronic/psychedelic duo formed in 1967 in New York City. They originally consisted of Simeon Coxe III (who played a custom home-made synthesizer known as the “Simeon”) and Danny Taylor (drums). The duo split in 1970. The group was reformed in 1996 by Simeon and new drummer Xian Hawkins. Danny Taylor returned to the band in 1998 and the band toured and recorded as a trio until 1999 when Simeon was injured in a car accident. The band returned to making music in 2006, but without Taylor, who died in 2005.

Contrasting the flowery psychedelic rock music of the late-1960s, Silver Apples created an avant-garde sound based on little more than a homemade synthesizer (named the Simeon after their lead singer – Simeon) and an extensive drumkit.

Silver Apples created what are now widely regarded as the first rock-orientated albums to utilise electronic techniques. The pulsating, droning rhythms of the oscillators, backed by Taylor’s repetitive, free-form drumming, pre-dated the similar sounds made by Krautrock acts such as Can and Neu! by a couple of years, and the records later became a huge influence on such bands as Suicide, Spacemen 3 and Stereolab.

http://www.myspace.com/officialsilverapples

Pram

Birmingham’s Pram craft fairytales from concrete reality. The second city’s spin cycle of perpetual renovation, from the slum clearances to its current cosmetic upgrade, is etched in Pram’s restless groove, an endearing and gently refusenik mix encircling early Rough Trade innovators The Raincoats, astro jazz, sci-fi soundtracks, creepy Victoriana, tropical analogue and tumbledown funk.
www.myspace.com/pushthepram

For the third event, ‘The Source’ is really going back to the roots of Rave culture and is proud to present the Acid House legend – DJ Trevor Fung…!

Born in July 1961 in Hammersmith, London, Trevor’s music career started from admirably humble beginnings, playing soul and rare groove cuts around London in the late seventies alongside people such as Pete Tong, Tony Thorpe and his long time friend, Paul Oakenfold.

During the early 80’s Trevor began ‘hanging out’ on the Spanish island of Ibiza and in 1982, he was invited to play at the legendary Ibiza club, Amnesia with respected resident DJ and friend Alfredo. Later that year, he teamed up with Paul Oakenfold to set up The Funhouse and the infamous Project Club in Streatham where they gave opportunities to up and coming deejays including Carl Cox and Danny Rampling. In 1987 Trevor returned to Ibiza with the Project Club concept playing a mix of Hip Hop, Acid and House, which became known in the media as Balearic Beat. His influence and what followed during this particular period is immeasurable. Fellow DJ’s and friends Paul Oakenfold, Nicky Holloway, Johnny Walker, Lisa Loud and Danny Rampling were all visitors to Trevor’s events in Ibiza in 1987 inspiring them to launch seminal club nights in the UK including Future, Shoom, Spectrum, The Land Of Oz, and Trip which changed the face of the UK club scene forever. Trevor regularly played at all of these nights and went on to headline at the infamous M25 orbital raves such as Sunrise, Energy, World Dance and Biology.

This will be an extremely rare opportunity to hear a 90-minute Acid House/Balearic set that encompasses the 1986 – 89 era which culminated in the infamous ‘Summer of Love’ and set the scene for the entire UK dance scene which exists today…

Trevor will be supported by ‘The Source’ residents Gershwin and DJ X, along with DJ Timeless (Pandemonium).

To celebrate our third event, we are offering Earlybird tickets at only £3 – this offer will last for ONE WEEK ONLY until June 12th so get in quick. Tickets are available from www.theticketsellers.co.uk.

It all happens on the 2nd July at the Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ and those of you that have attended the previous Source events with DJ Sy and 2 Bad Mice will know what to expect – great music, great people, quality sound and lighting and above all, one fantastic vibe just like the old days!

See you there..!!

The Source Crew

This is Tmrw presents..

TORO Y MOI – http://www.myspace.com/toroymoi

Toro Y Moi are at the forefront of the ‘chill-wave / sun – gaze’ scene (including Washed Out / Caribou / Neon Indian).  Fronted by Chazwick Bundick fr0m C0lumbus, the band take in Balearic, Wonky RnB (Think Dam Funk, James Pants etc), lo-fi, detroit / chicago house and everything inbetween. Their debut album ‘Causter Of This’ is one of This Is Tmrw’s collective albums of the year so far,,,,,

Support comes from…………………….

35 SECONDS – http://www.myspace.com/35seconds

We are mega, MEGA, exited to be welcoming back 35 Seconds. Brum Notes / Blue Whale recently unveiled them as Brum band of the decade and it’s hard to disagree. Songs like Grudge Match and Youth Club are still as fierce and relevent (if not more) than they were 5 years ago. This show will set the scene for the band headline apperance at this years Off The Cuff festival

MORE ACTS / DJS TBC….WATCH THIS SPACE

More info available from

http://www.thisistmrw.co.uk.

First Aid Kit – Swedish indie/folk duo consisting of the young sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg from Stockholm.
The debut EP “Drunken Trees” was released on the 9th of April 2008 in Sweden on the label Rabid Records, owned by the Swedish electronic duo The Knife. The EP was re-released through Wichita Recordings early 2009.
Their debut album The Big Black & The Blue was released on January 2010.

Support comes from Goodnight Lenin – ‘As the era of past outings ended we ventured into the forest to say goodnight to the pasture of our youth. The following winter was harsh and volatile alas we didn’t dare return to the forest. It eventually passed as did the spring and we woke to the scent of summer resting on our senses. We gathered our thoughts and stepped outside of the darkened room leaving our past triumphs to collect dust. With satchels in tow we climbed the hill which we had once walked to find the path we wished to travel. It seemed that months had passed and yet we were still to find our way. Our legs were tiring and the absence of motivation forced us to lie down and go back to sleep. As my head rested in the leaves i heard the sound of considered notes chiming beneath the earth. I alerted the sleeping and began to move the leaves and sure enough there it was; the path. We had been advancing in the right direction the entire time without even knowing. As we moved the earth to reveal the red brick we could see that the path was littered with words and notes which we collected and hurled into our satchels as we made a dash for the forest. We entered the grave yard, dragged our instruments from the ground and began to play.’

Mr Bones & The Dreamers - …a giant slab of traditional folk complete with stomping, foot tapping rhythm that bursts with dark energy… Mr Bones And The Dreamers are proof that it is possible to turn the grey streets of the Midlands into something far from dreary and generic if you are brave enough to believe in your ideals and go it alone

SATURDAY 3RD JULY

FREESTYLE presents THE MOSTLY JAZZ FESTIVAL OFFICIAL AFTERPARTY

QUANTIC (TRU THOUGHTS / DJ SET)
CRAIG CHARLES (6MUSIC FUNK & SOUL SHOW / DJ SET)
SAM REDMORE (FREESTYLE / LEFTFOOT)

The team behind Moseley Folk Festival this July bring to you the UK’s only open-air festival dedicated to jazz music, the Mostly Jazz Festival, and Freestyle is delighted to be hosting the official afterparty at the Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath.

The quite magnificent line-up for Mostly Jazz includes Sun Ra Arkestra, Cymande, Quantic & His Combo Barbara, Courtney Pine, James Taylor Quartet, Polar Bear and many, many others. Joining us for DJ sets at the afterparty will be the mighty Quantic, along with Craig Charles from the 6Music Funk & Soul Show, who will be compering the festival.

Support comes from Freestyle resident Sam Redmore.

For full line-up and tickets for the festival and afterparty, head to www.mostlyjazz.co.uk.

Please note this is a ticket-only event, exclusively for Mostly Jazz Festival goers. Ticket-buyers will be issued a code to exchange for an after party wristband at the festival shop. Tickets will also be available from the festival shop on the day and are limited to 200 on a first-come first-served basis.

Hare & Hounds, 10.30pm til late
106 High St, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ

Tickets £7 only available from www.mostlyjazz.co.uk.

ENTICE is a new night, starting in Birmingham, to celebrate the best in quality underground House and NU-Disco.

The Hare and Hounds was chosen as the venue for the opening night due to it’s small club atmosphere and diverse music policy. Complete with visuals, the opening night should be one to remember!!

Follow us on FACEBOOK for free entry and future event information!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=114657231909378&ref=ts

HABIT PRES…. A NIGHT AT THE LOCAL 003.
GLOBAL DJS, LOCAL PUB.
FRI 4 JUNE

TERRY FRANCIS (FABRIC)
STUART WILKINSON (EMPATHY)
SOUL SOCIETY (HABIT)

HARE & HOUNDS, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM
10PM-3AM / £7 ADVANCE / £10 OTD

How happy are we? As we announce the third episode in our Night at the Local series we’re over the moon that our special guest will be Fabric resident TERRY FRANCIS!!

Terry has been on our target list since he early days of HABIT and finally we’ve managed to make it happen!

Alongside Craig Richards, Terry has spent more than the last decade as weekly resident of what is most likely the best club in the world with his quality tough underground house beats the soundtrack to every Saturday night at Fabric.

A self taught DJ, Terry made a name for his self working at uber cool London record shop Swag, and at that time was awarded Best Newcomer at the Muzik Awards. After that there were his infamous Wiggle label and more recntly the “Housey Doinz” project with Nathan Coles.

Terry now tours the world when he can but there really is no getting away from his spiritual home Fabric. Talking about the place himself Terry says..

“I love the people at fabric and the music really suits the place – it’s industrial, it’s dark but it’s clean at the same time. Everything seems to suit each other so well and the soundsystem is just so good; when you play records on it they just really come alive.
When you play them somewhere else, it just isn’t the same.”

Don’t even think of missing this… Get your ticket in advance to make sure you get in and save a few quid too! On sale now at http://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/events/?id=10011334&ref=let_aft

On Friday 4 June 2010, HABIT brings you a slice of the worlds greatest club, in a pub in Kings Heath…

I Guess we’ll see you on the floor then!

HABIT

Dance your way to a brand new outfit and raise money for a great charity at the same time!
How better to spend a Tuesday night?!

Just bring 3 or more items of good quality clothing to The Hare & Hounds pub in Kings Heath.

Just £5 admission with ALL proceeds going to The Alzheimer’s Society.

Plus we will have homemade cupcakes, raffle tickets, music and much more.

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Rogue States, some bands aspire to greatness; chasing big sounds and big ideas in an attempt to resonate. For others, it just happens to them. And so it is for Birmingham four piece Rogue States. The big ideas they wrestle with lyrically, like the widescreen, stadium guitars which back them, are there because the instant pop songs they set out to write got hijacked by questions and circumstance. The soaring melodies and driving anthems, like the obvious U2/Coldplay/Snow Patrol comparisons, are there because that’s just what happens when feeling and towering choruses meet.
Inevitably, years of near constant touring resulted in close friendships with Razorlight, particularly with then drummer Andy Burrows, who on nights off would come and see Rogue States play and in a bizarre role reversal, would help Stuart set-up his drums. In March 2009 the band supported Razorlight on their UK tour and then Andy literally put his money where his mouth is and paid for the recording of the band’s debut EP.
A band shaped by experience, classic pop and restless minds, Rogue States arrive uniquely accomplished; a breakthrough act!

Blackchords – Rock / French Pop / Alternative – Australia

The Fly

“Hailed as ‘the new’ Radiohead.”

The Great Escape
“Soaking up everything from Nick Drake and Ryan Adams to The Smiths and The Cure, Blackchords ring out from their musical sponge of influences deep and reflective music that is at once arrestingly relevant as well as an antidote to everyday life.”

Black Dollar Bills are a 4 piece Birmingham band with gritty blues riffs, crashing rhythms and hoarse vocals. Taking influences from bands past and present we hope to create a sound that will keep everyone on their toes. Even ourselves! Looking to really push things forward in 2010 and show people what we are made of!

Friendly Fire Band – 3 THE HARD WAY

Every third friday of the month, Friendly Fire Sessions is the only regular live reggae event in the Midlands. This month, the Friendly Fire Band will be playing live on stage fronted by Lion Art, Pablo Rider and Tomlin Mystic.

Lion Art is the most fiery vocalist in the South Brum and has been tearing up stages in the past few years with his militant delivery and tracks like Welcome to Holland and Badness.

Pablo Rider, the fastest mouth in the West Midlands, is a veteran DJ who has too many credits to mention, and has toured the world some of the Uks biggest artists, and is still killing it with tracks like Miss the Bus and Genevieve.

Natural Mystic has been performing with many bands around Birmingham since the late 70s and his performances are a mystical experience. He can touch the most serious subjects as in Eye for and Eye but also more humourous as in “Inspector Ganja”

Support by Jam Jah Family feat Olbi Iyah.

Streamed live on Rhubarb Radio:

http://www.rhubarbradio.com/venues/hare-and-hounds/

Cds Vinyl/T-Shirts stall on the night.

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM:

http://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/events/?id=10011728&ref=let_aft

£5 advance /MOTD after 10pm

Weds 21st July

Leftfoot & Birmingham Jazz Presents

SOIL & PIMP SESSIONS

(BROWNSWOOD REC / JAPAN)

Advance tickets available from www.theticketsellers.co.uk.

0844 870 0000

Soil & “Pimp” Sessions is an energetic Japanese club jazz band that have started to receive international recognition. The band consists of six members: Shacho (“agitator”), Tabu Zombie (trumpet), Motoharu (sax), Josei (keyboards), Akita Goldman (double bass) and Midorin (drums).

The band was born out of Tokyo’s club scene, when Shacho and Tabu Zombie started including live jam sessions in DJ sets. Gradually the other members were invited, the band line up was finalised and the DJ sets dropped.

The band’s adrenalin-fuelled live sets started to create a buzz on the Tokyo live scene, and in 2003 they became the first unsigned band to perform at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival. They were well received there and in the following months record companies were scrambling to offer contracts. JVC Victor won the battle, and summer 2004 saw the release of the mini-album “Pimpin’”.

The album was a critical and, for a jazz release, commercial success, and this together with constant touring paved the way for the release of their first full album, “Pimp Master” in early 2005. The album captures the sheer power of their live performances as well as higlighting their individual musical talents. Two tracks in particular, “Waltz For Goddess” and their cover of “A Wheel Within a Wheel”, caught the attention of DJs abroad, they began to receive heavy air-play on Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide radio program on BBC Radio 1 in the U.K.

Summer 2005 was a busy time for the band, with the release of their second mini-album, “Summer Goddess”, and their first live dates outside Japan. Gilles Peterson invited them to play at Cargo in London, and Jazzanova invited them to play in Berlin.

They spent the rest of the year, touring in Japan and Europe, and they were also featured in the live broadcast of the Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards in 2005, where they were awarded the John Peel Play More Jazz Award.

A second full album, “Pimp of the Year”, was released in spring 2006, showcasing sounds that showed a development of their sound, as well as one or two tracks that marked a new departure.

2006 has also seen the official release of “Pimp Master” in Europe on Compost Records and the UK on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings label. They have continued touring constantly throughout the year, taking in Britain, Italy, France, Belgium, Germany, Slovakia and Croatia, as well as an appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

March 2007 saw the release of their third full album, “PIMPOINT”, under the Victor Entertainment label, the album features thirteen solid tracks that follow suit with SOIL & “PIMP” SESSIONS unique heavy jazz sound.

Soil & “Pimp” Sessions song ‘Paraiso’ is the opening theme for the anime Michiko to Hatchin.

A whole year after our last event here, 7inch returns to the Hare and Hounds for an evening of signs and wonders from around the corner and across the globe. As well as the usual short films and musical interludes we’re very happy to welcome special guest Romana Schmalisch.

Romana is a Berlin-born artist with an interest in urbanism and the tradition of travelling film lecture shows. Inspired by an ingenious mini-cinema in 1938 film The New Moscow (dir: Alexander Medvedkin), she has created her own version of the device which combines a projector with semi-circular screen and black cloth. It forms the centre-piece for the Mobile Cinema show, with readings of specially commissioned texts and a selection of film pieces exploring railways, future cities and outer space.

http://artnews.org/artist.php?i=387

A series of 10 workshops and/or performances in Birmingham, Derbyshire and Liverpool
Join this series of events to learn to play and perform Brazilian street samba with OYA batucada and Mestre john Richards

Dates times and locations are as follows

16 MAY WORKSHOP HARE AND HOUNDS 12-3 PM

23 MAY WORKSHOP as above

6TH JUNE WORKSHOP as above

13TH JUNE WORKSHOP as above

20 JUNE WORKSHOP as above

26 JUNE PARADE, PERFORMANCE Measham , Derbyshire -starts 11 am til 4

28  JUNE MONDAY WORKSHOP 7PM TIL10 PM , HARE AND HOUNDS (TBC)

4 JULY PERFORMANCES, LATIN AMERICAN FEST. BIRMINGHAM 11 TIL 5

12 JULY MONDAY WORKSHOP AND DRESS REHEARSAL

17 JULY PARADE PERFORMANCE, LIVERPOOL CARNIVAL 6PM TIL LATE

NB some times will be subject to change

Workshops take place on Sundays, from 12.15 -3.00pm at the Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath.

You will learn to play samba on authentic Brazilian instruments alongside existing oya batucada members and will participate in our live gigs

Workshop leader, ‘Mestre’ John Richards and “Take Me To Brazil” workshop facilitators (OYA batucada performers) will help you get the most out of our tight schedule.

Cost:

£7 per workshop or

£36 for six workshops, payable at first workshop
All instruments provided – no previous experience necessary. sense of humour essential…

The band have been on the road for two decades playing every European country as well as the USA and Russia and recording ten CDs.

Dazzling musicianship, riveting stage performances, more than 50 TV appearances (including, somewhat bizarrely, five episodes of Teletubbies) and 75 radio broadcasts have established them as the Kings of Swing.

Paul Jones on BBC Radio 2 called them “the hardest act to follow since the parting of The Red Sea”,

Atomic Magazine from New York wrote “To those who say that swing is a musical form best left to Americans, prepare to be proven wrong. This British combo is bullet-proof!”

The Guardian said “Behind the fun and rollicking good times lies an outfit skilled enough for the horns to come on with the bite and precision of the Basie Band”

Now Dig This magazine wrote “This is their best, most inventive album to date”

The Sunday Mercury said “A joyous jamboree of Jazz. King Pleasure? King Wonderful!”

The King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys

Saturday August 14th

8pm

£10

Endless Nameless… launch

After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
Aldous Huxley

Expect lashings of Indie, Punk, Grunge, Rock and more.

Live bands: Shana Tova / Skeletons

Visuals by VJ Delsyd

Guest compere – Kevin Campbell

Guest DJ’s:  Marc Reck, Maz (Chicks Dig Jerks), Hearing AIDS DJ’s,

Reident DJ’s: Stevie K and Mix Master Mack

Third Friday of every month…

Sarah Blasko (born September 23, 1976) is an ARIA Award winning Australian musician. She was born in Sydney soon after her family returned from French-speaking Réunion where her parents had been missionaries. An original and largely self-reliant musical artist, Blasko is known for her writing and production skills, as well as her unique voice and stage presence.

“A monumental release and one that offers something new with every listen … imagine a whole world compacted into twelve songs and you’re some part of the way there.” **** Maverick (UK), March 2010

“Wry, understated tales of redemption and disorientation … lovely and thoughtful” **** Q Magazine, May 2010

” As Day Follows Night … is a delight for connoisseurs of assertive pop. Majestic.” **** Le Metro (France), April 2010

“An album of the year contender.” Iain Shedden, The Australian, 11 July 2009

“It is the kind of album that, even with five months left of 2009, should be a serious contender for album of the year.” Sunday Herald Sun, 19 July 2009.

Bank Holiday Residents Special

Sat 29th May

Hare and Hounds, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14

Room 1 (Techno/House/Acid)

Surgeon
Sir Real
Paul Damage
Harvey Lane
Nicky B

Room 2 (Drum+Bass/Old Skool/Breaks/Electro)

DJ-X
Gershwin
Deadbeat
Sean Tighe

9-3am

Finally recovered from their mammoth 17th Birthday at the Rainbow Warehous…e and Garden which featured guests such as Jerome Hill, Neil Landstrumm and Makaton, House of God returns to the more intimate surroundings of the Hare and Hounds for a Bank Holiday Residents Special.

It used to be said that a club is only as good as its residents and House of God have proudly proven this statement by retaining its core of residents for the past 17 years and becoming the longest running active club night in the Midlands.

In room 1, the mighty Surgeon, Sir Real and Paul Damage have been with the club since day 1 and were joined a few years later by Harvey Lane and Nicky B who have all delivered their trademark take on techno and house to audiences across the world but always return to their beloved Birmingham when the HoG calls…

In room 2, drum + bass veteran DJ-X has provided the darkness to HoG`s 2nd room for 15 years now and is joined for this Bank Holiday by old skool hero and HoG regular, Gershwin (The Source, Pandemonium) alongside breaks and electro-meisters – Deadbeat and Sean Tighe.

All this for a fiver…. on a Bank Holiday Saturday? What more could you want…..

Dubious Product was established in 2007 as a collaboration of sounds, ideals, and an appreciation of SPACE and TIME.  Commercially viable?  Who cares? Acoustically astute? Definitely. Crowded? Never.  Taking inspiration from the wonderful diversity of British music culture and World-Wide sounds, Dubcherry aim to bring you an new experience in live music.

Can you hear what we hear?

Sat 26^th June

Leftfoot & Funkbox Present

BREAKESTRA

& CHALI 2NA (JURASSIC 5)

Funkbox All-Stars

www.breakestra.com

www. chali2na.com

Another very special show in the Leftfoot 10^th Anniversary series brings together one of our favourite guests from 2009, and the unmistakable voice of Jurassic 5.  This show will feature an hour of Breakestra playing on their own followed by an hour of Jurassic 5 material fronted by the one and only Chali 2NA. For lovers of funk, soul, jazz & real hip-hop, this is simply unmissable.  As always, tickets are very limited and we’d advise early purchase as this is expected to sell out in advance.

IOEarth bring their critically acclaimed debut album to life with an amazing live show.

IOEarth founders Dave Cureton & Adam Gough are joined on stage by Richard Cureton, Claire Malin, Marc Williams and Luke Shingler and together they do what many thought would be impossible – They recreate their genre-bending sound right before your eyes … and ears.

This is the band to see in 2010.

Leftfoot Presents

Gilles Peterson & Earl Zinger

Plus Andrea Trout / Dave Mac / Tom Arnott

Not many DJ’s have influenced the sound of Leftfoot as much as Radio 1’s Gilles Peterson.  From his live broadcast at the Custard Factory back in  2001, to his most recent show at the Hare & Hounds in January 2009, Gilles never fails to raise the roof. His “Worldwide” radio show continues to push the most progressive sounds alongside the best soul, jazz, funk and latin from the last 50 years.  Gilles will be joined on stage by his partner in crime, ex Galliano frontman and all round vocal wizard, Earl Zinger.

It’s almost a year now since Bunka & Cog joined forces in a new venture to bring a healthy dose of raw techno to the city. We launched back in July 2009 at the Hare & Hounds and the man that set the party rocking that night was Sir Billy Nasty. So as the days draw longer and the temperature rises once again, we have invited another Great British techno legend to kick off the summer…

DAVE ANGEL (Rotation/London) Retrospective Set

http://www.myspace.com/djdaveangel

“Dave makes records like he’s from Detroit, and plays them like he’s from Germany.” – Mixmag 1995

He’s actually from Swindon but that’s beside the point…

With Jazz rooted firmly in his blood, his father was a Jazz musician and his sister Monie Love was part of the Native Tongues hip-hop collective.

DAVE ANGEL reached dizzying heights of notoriety for his energetic fusion of Techno, Funk and Jazz during the 90’s. Heralded as the British counterpart to such transatlantic luminaries as Kenny Larkin and Carl Craig, clearly influenced by the twitterings of the motor city and in a wider sense by Jazz visionaries Miles Davis and Charlie Parker. Dave Angel was a solitary entity in the UK at the time, he never quite enjoyed the success he deserved at home that was in abundance abroad.

He was one of the first British producers to release on the seminal R&S label out of Belgium, and was responsible for starting Rotation Records that helped music by Adam Beyer, The Hacker, Samuel L Session and Steve Rachmad see the light of day. With a hefty back catalogue encompassing a range of sounds from the deep and introspective, to the funky and ferocious, as a selector there ain’t many better.

We have asked Dave to play a special retrospective for us at this night, and he has very kindly agreed. So what better way to spend a summers evening than in an English pub with a huge dollop of techno and dash of Jazz?

ED MACKIE & TOM LONG (Colour/Manchester)

Promoting parties takes a lot of hard work, determination and instinct. A continual balancing act between understanding what your audience wants and what you would like to present to them. We like to think that we recognize these qualities when we see them, so it was not a tough decision to invite along two of the promoters and resident DJs of a night that has been causing a stir across the North of England.

We warmly welcome Ed Mackie and Tom Long to Birmingham for a B2B session representing Colour in Manchester. Ed has been making and DJing Techno for around 10 years and has found much recognition for his efforts under the guise Mucky Beats, being booked to play at many of the lands notorious parties and has supported the likes of Mills, Hood and Beltram in the last 12 months alone.

Tom has held down a popular Internet radio show entitled “Motortechno”, which spawned a night of the same name, and has shared the decks with legends like Derrick May for Detached in Leeds and the Advent to name just a few. He’s found a new regular home with Colour at the prestigious Sankey’s venue. Both are advocates of proper techno, and if there were a “Like” button for that we’d definitely click it.

Colour Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=41026827239&ref=ts

Ed Mackie DJ Page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=102695736436331&ref=ts

Saturday June 12th
@ Hare and Hounds, Kings Heath
10pm – 3am

Dave Angel (Retrospective Set)
Ed Mackie (Colour)
Tom Long(Colour)

Residents: Matt Tilley, Hog, Paolo Riozzi, Jon Gilday

Early Bird Tickets Only £5 / £7 Thereafter

Soul Food Project are here to spicen up the Bham food scene and call the hare and hounds kitchen home. We specialize in soul food / diner food receipes from the deep south of America.

We’re really exited to be presenting a free show at The Hare and Hounds to co inside with Kings Heaths Big Day Out festival…

We’ll be rustling up some extra special dishes and those of you who come to the show will be entitled to special discounts on food and some cheeky samples along the way…

As is that wasn’t enough reason, check out this lineup….

JOHN NAPIER

TOM PEEL

FOX

BEN CALVERT

RIVERS PRESLEY SET

GREEN GABLES

BRONZE MEDALS

VINNY AND THE CURSE

COPTER

PLUS DJ SETS FROM..

COLOUR

SWEAT

TAKIN CARE OF BUSINESS

THIS IS TMRW

PLUS FREE SOUL FOOD PROJECT MIX CD’S AVAILABLE TO ANYONE ORDERING FOOD.

Can i get a witness?!!!

This is Tmrw and Speech Fewepy present the second installment of our co promo series with….MR JAMES YUILL…

JAMES YUILL – http://www.myspace.com/jamesyuill

James Yuill played for us a long time ago at The Yardbird and we’ve tried to get him back since, as his one man lo fi folk via kitsune electro show absolutely smashed it.

Since then he’s released a record on Moshi Moshi and toured all over the world including Sonar and a sold out tour with Zero 7. Apparently the live show this time around is even stronger so this is one not to be missed..

Check the amazing Prins Thomas re edit of This Sweet Love here…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAFh3aAIHdE&feature=related

JOYOUS – http://www.myspace.com/joyousb

Joyous are part of a new breed of midlands bands whom combine art rock rhythms, new wave pop dynamics with urban tendences, which we’re really exitied about seeing live.

WALER – http://www.myspace.com/walermusic

Brum via London punk funk duo who have spent the last few months writing an amazing set of songs which they are ready to unleash on the public. Expect a combination of Italo, punk funk, post punk and rap.

TOM PEEL – http://www.myspace.com/tompeel

Perhaps the most entertaining musician in the world! Tom Peel writes abstact folk music that takes in everything from americana through to warp records esqe experimentation.

PLUS

GOLDEN TRASH DJ’S

Who will be playing a mixture of disco, coldwave, italo and beyond.

Tickets are £5 and available here…

http://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?code=469268&userid={58E36E76-190E-4331-89BE-EEE309B01919}&filler1=see&filler2=art-srch

Those of you who buy tickets for our Casio Kids show get into this one for the reduced price of just £3 – meaning you’d get into both shows for £8…Tickets for Casio Kids available here….

http://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?code=465268&userid={39BD63A6-3D0E-4AA8-BB42-F6581D56F35E}&filler1=see&filler2=art-srch

More info at…

http://www.thisistmrw.co.uk/
http://speechfewapy.com/

vinspired Lake of Stars returns to Birmingham to launch this years festival…
vinspired Lake of Stars presents you with an eclectic range of music with AFRIKAN BOY supported by local bands and DJs. With two rooms of musical maddness playing afro-beat, ska, reggae, dub step, drum n bass, electro, indie… how could you resist?
All the proceeds go towards the festival and the charities it supports.

BUY your ticket in advance for the fabulous price of £5!

http://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/events/?id=10011556

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Line Up

AFRIKAN BOY

Originally from Nigeria, AFRIKAN BOY, aka 20-year-old Shola Ajose, grew up in south London, and has been carving a name for himself on the grime/Afrobeat scene as a fusion MC from the age of 16. His influences range from British-based performers such as Kano, Wiley and Dizzee Rascal to Nigerian artists including Sir Shina Peters, Fela and King Sunny Ade, and Shola prefers not to pigeon-hole his style. AFRIKAN BOY released his first official music video for Lagos Town in January and while studying for a Psychology degree at Brunel University, Shola has also found time to open for Prince’s back-to-back shows at London’s O2 in 2007, and tour with the likes of M.I.A. Afrikan Boy also appears on a remix of M.IA.’s hit single Paper Planes, and collaborated on her 2007 album Kala.

AFRIKAN BOY is set to raise the roof when he plays in Malawi… so get a not so sneaky peak of him on June 11th.

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CANTALOOP

Cantaloop’s mission is to provide 800% iFunk with a satisfaction guarantee! This can be delivered to an intimate crowd or to the masses and is fronted by the iFunk messenger Dannie Dee with his trussed iFunk doctors 100c on guitar, Paulo De’Wooton on bass. No band is absolute without the engine and Cantaloop have a F1 Groove Machine with The Beef on drums.

Last but not least, we know you’ll love ‘em: The Horns of Plenty – these Monsters of the Horn just throw down Phat dollops of Funkelicious Brass and as all the elements combust The Cantaloop Brotherhood always let the people know “iFunk therefore I am.” Cantaloop are a true Urban Funk outfit

Check out http://www.myspace.com/cantaloopbrotherhood

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MONDAY SESSION

Birmingham’s Monday Session is the culmination of nine musically minded, natural born performers who create their sound with no set structure or pretence…the writing just flows. When all 10 musicians inject their style and flavour, its hard to pinpoint exactly what the outcome will sound like. The criteria for each track is simply to make it and you feel good. Be it a lazy summer groove or a riff laden funk masterpiece, each and every track cant fail to get the crowd slipping on their dancing shoes. Its with these soul & funk licks that fans of the band have labelled Monday Session as Skunk Music pioneers in and around the West Midlands.

Consisting of three dynamic vocalists & dancers, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, trumpet and saxophone. The live following that the band have generated just makes every gig even more special and it sends the atmosphere of each show into orbit. With a UK tour in the pipeline, the country will need to brace themselves for a full on British funk invasion, utilising slick showmanship and most importantly hooks that will remain in your consciousness for a long while!

Check http://www.myspace.com/mondaysession

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THE JULY DAYS

Formed in 2008 and champions of University of Birminghams Battle of the Bands 2008, THE JULY DAYS have gone on to release EP’s ‘Quirky isn’t working’ and ‘Rainbox’ . With influences ranging from Tracy Chapman to Los Campesinos combined with an eclectic range of instruments ( Yes..a harmonica in involved)..THE JULY DAYS are set to bring some upbeat indie pop tunes and put a bit of sunshine back into our lives.

http://www.myspace.com/thejulydaysmusic

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LUKE WYLDE

Luke is a 22 year old singer/songwriter with some catchy tunes. Check out

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WHOMANITY

Bringing the freshest of ingredients to the mix with flavours of dub, roots, soul and a general freeness of sound WHOMANITY is broader and more versatile than many around welcoming a broader audience. Regulars of the Birmingham Circuit WHOMANITY are set to bring some summer vibes on the 11th June.

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And support from

Mac ‘n’ Cheese

DJ Kronic

Sam & Lolly

DJ Baz

See you there!

Hailing from Birmingham, a city which has a tendency to attract criticism for its music scene, breaking through may seem difficult. But there is no hesitation that Sea Fields will be one to watch for 2010. Formerly Kid Captain, Sea Fields look destined to hit it big. Drawing comparisons to The Smiths with Morrissey-esque vocals, entwined with the delicacy of Editors’ instrumentals, Sea Fields create an impressive neoteric yet preserved sound capable of smashing through the industry.

Main support at this gig comes in the form of The Scholars, a band who formed in North Oxfordshire in early 2008 around the song writing partnership of brothers Adrian and Christian. While they call Oxford their home, as a band they are of no fixed abode preferring to represent the ‘Midlands’ tag. The Scholars have also shared bills with great bands such as Two Door Cinema Club, The Cinematics, The Big Pink, Chapel Club, Animal Kingdom, Charly Coombes and The New Breed as well as playing the wonderful Truck Festival with Ash and Supergrass headlining.

Support comes from KYTES…..

Four friends started a band when they were 11 years old. They picked it up again when they turned 20…….
‘We like to play passionate music….we hope you like it as much as we do….
We have just finished our Debut 2 track EP.
please visit us at…

TWITTER - www.twitter.com/wearekytes
FACEBOOK – www.facebook.com/wearekytes
MYSPACE – www.myspace.com/wearekytes‘

Speech Fewapy Records will also be DJing on the night.

More bands to be confirmed.

£2 adv/£3 otd

Sick to death of the World Cup? Bored of football, football, football?  Not bothered if England win, lose or draw?  Just want to hear somebody talking about something other than ‘Beckham’s talisman like influence in the dressing room’…?

Well this is the ideal escape!

The XXXX Comedy Cabaret promises that tonight’s show will be a FOOTBALL FREE ZONE so come on out and have a laugh, without having to hear Motty droning on about ‘how the last time these two teams met in 1976, it was a dull encounter’…

This will be a fast paced comedy show, with loads of the finest up and coming circuit acts on stage for your delight…

Compered by top circuit MC, Ryan Gough and priced at only £3.00 (on the door), this promises to be the best alternative to the World Cup Final available…

Doors Open at 7.30pm and the show starts at 8.30pm!

SumoSoundSystem is proud to present TNT’s Birthday Bash.

Last year we stated “Head guard required” and Bwoy that was an understatement, what a fantastic night had by all.

And here we are one year on, when we can all join ‘T’ and say   “Happy Birthday”

Expect a party night full of cavorting, drinking, laughing, kissing, playing and raving to the sounds of

TNT & VYTOL

Tnt & Vytol have been instrumental since the 90’s in spreading the Drum & Bass vibe on the underground scene in Birmingham. They are one of the longest running back to back duos in Brum and command shows on Pure FM and DnBmidlands.

All 12 cylinders firing, both hands on decks as they accelerate through the ever changing sound of Drum & Bass

BOOGIE DAVE & ROSCOE

As Boogie Dave prepares for this year’s Drop Beats Not Bombs Summer Camp, he joins with Roscoe to provide a back draft of Dub step that will turn you inside out.

Sumo will be cultivating an attitude free zone of entertainment for all to enjoy, with Breaks, Bashment & more supplied by resident djs Dani.c & Disgrace and visuals by Blensdate.
Admission Free b4 10 £3 after

9PM -2AM

Well it’s that time of year when we return to nature and embrace the great outdoors- like a favourite uncle who only visits once-annually bearing treats. The theme for this month’s ‘Stomp is inspired by May Day festivals but rather than just crowning a May Queen we will be inventing the May King too. Whoever this happens to be will win some goodies!

Organic proudly present:

Thursday 8th July

An intimate live concert with Bentley Rhythm Ace

With support from:

Jock Lee – Organic
Justin Bond – Organic
Boogie Dave – Drop Beats Not Bombs
Roscoe – Drop beats Not Bombs

Plus live visuals from Chromatouch

This event is a charity fund raiser for the CLIC Sargent Children’s Cancer Charity and 100% of proceeds will be donated to them.

Hi, I’m Lewie,

At the end of January I was diagnosed as having a large Brain Tumor, which came totally out of
the blue and was a shock to me and my family.

The tumor was removed on the 4th February, the day after my 15th birthday.

Although the operation was a success, the tumor was identified as being a Medulloblastoma, this
is a malignant cancer, which has also now spread to my spine.

I am now undergoing a course of Chemotherapy, and Radiotherapy.

CLIC Sargent is the UKs leading children’s cancer charity, supporting children, young people and
their families through cancer every step of the way, providing: nurses, social workers,
play therapists, home from home, research, financial support and advice, much needed holidays.

I have picked this charity as it has been providing me with a great deal of support and it provides
essential support to families especially when the child spends a lot of time in hospital.

THE BAND AND DJ’S ARE NOT BEING PAID FOR THIS EVENT.

BANK HOLIDAY SUNDAY 30TH MAY

The one everyone has been waiting for, the biggest showdown since

Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader
George Foreman vs Muhammad Ali
Godzilla vs Mothra
Freddy vs Jason
Alien vs Predator
Mods vs Rockers
Rocky IV vs Drago

and now….

CHICKS DIG JERKS vs COLDRICE

Performing live at this prestigious event…
BLACK MEKON
YOUVES
VINNY & THE CURSE
BARGE POLE (ex Bee Stung Lips)

DJs
CHICKS DIG JERKS
COLDRICE

8PM-2AM

£4 adv tix from www.theticketsellers.co.uk / £5 ON DOOR

www.chicksdigjerks.com
www.coldrice.com

@the Hare & Hounds, 106 High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7RZ.

Get your crimpers out and flash your cash at the retro 80s clothing sale – no bad copies or jumble here, just pure 80’s trash and glitz. Nu wave, electro, goth, hip hop – it’s all here at bargain prices!

Jeff Klein is an Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter/Musician from upstate New York. Equal parts Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Beck and Gram Parsons, Jeff Klein has released 2 albums on Björk’s One Little Indian label, featuring guests ranging from Ani Difranco to Dave Pirner. Both albums have been recieved with international critical acclaim. When not touring and recording under his own name, Klein has been known to be a sometimes touring member with The Honorary Title, The Twilight Singers, Mark Lanegan, Statistics, and Stars of Track and Field.

Main Support is David Garside. There are few songwriters working today that have absorbed their ‘classic pop/rock’ influences so fully, and arrived at such a mature style as David. He draws on them as a back-drop for creative exploration into uncharted territory. His innovation is to create a world through his melodies and chord patterns, his gently unfolding songs structures, and his consistently engaging lyrical turn of phrase; there is a subtle mood which infuses everything which could only be David Garside.

Opening act is Jamie Croft.’ I have been singing and playing guitar since the age of 5 and composing since the age of 10. I have never looked back! Every song I write seems to be an improvement on the last and now I am looking at recording my latest material a.s.a.p. I have mostly accoustic tracks, but I am now writing with Keith Birkett(Rokyesoxoff) in our recently formed band High Roller.’

Leftfoot & BASS Festival presents

JAZZIE B

(SOUL II SOUL)

Leftfoot & BASS Festival take over the more intimate Venue 2 of the Hare & Hounds for another show in the Leftfoot 10^th anniversary series.  Jazzie B has long been an inspiration to all those of a soulful persuasion.  From his legendary nights at the Africa Centre to his chart-topping Soul II Soul productions, Jazzie B is part of the foundation of UK dance music.

www.bassfestival.co.uk

www.soul2soul.co.uk

Raghu Dixit has fast become a shining beacon in the burgeoning Indian independent music scene. Raghu’s debut self-titled album was released in 2008 and went on to become India’s highest selling non-film music release last year – with most of these sales being made at concerts rather than off the shelf. On March 13th Raghu will be performing to over 150,000 fans in an open-air concert in his hometown of Bangalore. Another small landmark in Indian history is that Raghu’s band, The Raghu Dixit Project, is the first and only group to have performed a concert inside an Indian jail. Raghu’s reaction to local press reiterating this feat: “I’ve never been an activist. I’ve never done protest songs. I sing happy songs. I just want to try and make them (inmates) forget where they are, if for only one day”. This humble nature has won the hearts of legions of fans back home helping him become India’s most successful folk fusion artist, for which he has now become recognised. Despite shying away from the popular sound of Bollywood, Raghu has always managed to capture the hearts and imagination of the population with his direct yet inimitable brand of music. With a towering voice fronting traditional Indian folk music, subtly infused with elements of Western Rock, Arabic, Latino and Reggae textures and rhythms, Raghu’s music transcends borders. His lyrics, though intense, are direct and speak about everyday themes, emotions and experiences making his songs truly universal. He has played all over the world including at the Womad and Lovebox festivals in the UK,

+  support

Chris Tye & Jayne Powell

Finding Calcutta

Airship – “Manchester’s best-kept secret.”

Like M83, they’re taking the hidden melancholia of the ’80s with shivering Morten Harket style vocals…and a collection of catchy hooks mix beautifully with the guitar work reminiscent of Modest Mouse and the Pixies.

With a Mercury Rev tinged rock sound (and shades of really early Idlewild too) expect anthemic choruses, and a fair degree of thrashing about.

Rising from the debris of battered vinyl, crumpled cds and broken tapes, The Vehicles mash together subtle keyboard snyths, and catchy guitar driven hooks, into something loud, catchy and a little edgy

With floor-stomping, dancing inducing tracks such as ‘Bright Young Things’ and ‘Kobayashi’ to the anthemic sing-a-long vibes of ‘Trouble in Paradise’ and ‘I Don’t Want to Know, they provide diverse set, and live performances of the highest order.

With some high profile support slots for the likes of The Virgins The Enemy, Manchester Orchestra, Tokyo Police Club, The Spinto Band and The Twang already under their belts, their pedigree as one of the best unsigned acts around is assured.

Fresh on the scene, singer-songwriter Philly G is steadily gaining quite a following in Birmingham. Supported by two outstanding musicians Anton Pankhania (Drums) and brother, Rob Gibbs (Bass Guitar) he plays quirky, alternative songs fusing indie-alternative styles with soul and reggae. Live shows are filled with atmosphere and new tracks and covers are always thrown in the mix

Thursday 3rd June
Hare & Hounds
9.30pm
£7 ( £5 concessions)

Once again Birmingham Jazz has teamed up with the fabulous Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath.  After the great success of Nils Petter Molvaer in February we present another boundary stretching trumpeter in Erik Truffaz whose music shares an affinity with NPM. Truffaz is adored for his audacious collaborations, his generous personality, as well as brilliant music. For this gig, Erik will be joined by, on the drums, the great Philippe Garcia and on the mic, Sly Johnson of the Saïan Supa Crew.

http://www.eriktruffaz.com/

http://www.birminghamjazz.co.uk

Tickets available on the door or at Theticketsellers : 0844 870 000 or click here

We’re very sorry but due to a family tragedy the UK tour by emil Friis & One eyed Mule is now cancelled, sorry for any inconvenience we only found out on Wednesday, very luckily we’ve managed to get two top relacements in the shape of Mac and Mike Bethel

Pi’s previous albums have been heard in the films The Princess of Nebraska, The Appointment, Fixing Rhonda, and over 40 national US TV shows. Pi’s latest offering, Fire Horse Girl, sees her teaming up with veteran producer/engineer Randy Wine (U2, Aretha Franklin, ++). While Fire Horse Girl evokes the whispers of great 70’s singer songwriters, its approach and lyrics are completely fresh. Pi’s smoky alto soars over this warm bed: sultry, but playful, walking the invisible line between musicality and indulgence with tightrope perfection. Fire Horse Girl has already been licensed to Road Rules, The Real World, and The Kardashians (MTV),

Mac (Kings Of Spain)

: “…their soulfulness and passionate delivery make each tune a little gem.” (Dirty Linen). TKOS have released 3 acclaimed albums; ‘Trafalgar Road’, ‘Sweet Cheap Luxury’, ‘Fluid not Rigid’. TKOS have their home in Birmingham, but band members also reside as far away as Berlin and Koblenz in Germany. Driving percussion and lithe rhythms carry the poetic lyrics from the soulful and melodic voice of John McElwee (Mac)

Mike Bethel – Legendary Birmingham-born guitarist and singer-songwriter MB performs a selection of beautifully crafted and emotionally engaging songs which will take your breath away! Unmissable! www.mikebethel.com.

“If you want meaningful and poignant song writing without being preached at then look to Stylusboy. It is a renewed innocence filled with hope and light during a dark and hopeless day.” – Sheep Dressed like Wolves”Are your pieces beautiful?” asks Steve Jones (aka Stylusboy) in his song Jigsaw. “Everyone has so many pieces to their life but how do they all fit together? I often try in my songs is describe parts of my life and what the moment means to me. Some songs are snapshots of one moment in time, some are about a collection of different moments”. Stylusboy’s songs are heartfelt, delicate and full of hope…Stylusboy’s debut release ‘Fingerprint ep’ contains songs about love, hope, joy and the beautiful things in every day life. Recording the drums in a local community centre and the rest of the EP in his lounge, this is very much a home grown release.,

Black Country bred Kevin James Hadley has recently returned to the Midlands. Previously based in London with his band Yeah Sparrow, he gained a modest national following culminating in an appearance on two stages at the Latitude Festival last year. He’s now developing new material and playing around Birmingham, attempting to entertain a strong local following in his home stomping ground. His songs are described as “comforting and familiar… but at their best when their darker side is allowed to surface” (www.brumlive.com). Think of a mongrel mix of Tom Waits, Elliot Smith and Broken Social Scene, with a falsetto vocal reminiscent of a soulful Thom Yorke, and you’re somewhere close.

With a voice as strong and lovely as her songs, Louise Kilbride perfoms soulful acoustic music with an Irish influence. “Unalloyed acoustic loveliness” Birmingham Post. “Fantastic Singer Songwriter” Birmingham News. Louise will be joined by Richard Hancox  on guitar and Indigo on backing vocals