LEFTFOOT PRESENTS…

MR SCRUFF

Date: FRIDAY 25^TH FEBRUARY

Time: 9pm – 3am

Venue: Hare & Hounds, 106 High St, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7JZ

Tickets: £13.50 ADV / £15OTD from  www.theticketsellers.co.uk / 0844 870 0000

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‘Greetings! I am Mr. Scruff, DJ, Producer, Cartoonist & Tea Drinker.

As a DJ, I play across the board, including Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Reggae, Latin, African, Ska, Disco, House, Funk, Breaks, Soundtracks & loads more. As a producer I make music that draws on these influences, with a large dose of cheek & good humour’

Mr Scruff has decided to return to the Hare & Hounds after he played a phenomenal (6 HOUR) DJ set with sold out Leftfoot 10^th Anniversary show! We expect tickets to sell out just as fast as last time, if not quicker! So make sure you book yours quickly to avoid disappointment…

There will be 75 tickets left on the door, the rest will be sold in advance. Bring your dancing shoes!

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

0844 870 0000

Info: 0121 444 2081 / info@hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk

Link: www.mrscruff.com

We have some more great stuff coming up for you this week! And in the future you have this to look forward to… Leftfoot & Under The Counter presents: Nosaj Thing (Brainfeeder / LA)

http://hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk/nosaj-thing-brainfeeder-la/

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

Here’s an example of what you will be experiencing:

http://vimeo.com/groups/maccreative/videos/5817444

Read on for more details about this week!

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Monday & Wednesday

~ Back Bar quizzes – Lots of prizes to be won!

Thursday

~ Birmingham Promoters & Blind Tiger Club presents: Black Heart Generator / Digit Dealer / The Targets

Blind Tiger and Birmingham Promoters team up to bring you 3 amazing bands. Crawling like a one legged misanthrope from the glade of curmudgeonly union, otherwise known as Kings Heath, a three headed beast now designated the moniker Black Heart Generator first reared its collective cranium in mid 2009. Black Heart Generator play an agressive brand of noisy grungish punkish alternative music, with dangerous hints of melody, and the odd hint of Motown.

Friday

~ Bobby Friction presents: Friction with Scandalous Unltd (BBC 1Xtra) + Bobby Friction (BBC Radio1 & Asian Network)

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.

Saturday

~ Big Bear Music presents: King Pleasure and The Biscuit Boys

King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys were a roaring success during the recent Birmingham International Jazz & Blues Festival, with a massively over-sold performance at the Black Country Living Museum where 1800 people turned up to watch the band jump and jive their way through many of their classics. Dazzling musicianship, riveting stage performances, more than 50 TV appearances and 75 radio broadcasts have established them as the Kings of Swing. 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” Paul Jones on BBC Radio 2 called them “the hardest act to follow since the parting of The Red Sea”

Sunday

~ World Unlimited presents: The Music Room with Ramblin’ Pony, Strumpit, Bernadette O’Grady

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!

~ Oya batucada presents “Take me to Brazil!”- samba percussion workshop, led by Mestre John Richards, informal learning styles, all welcome, instruments provided, 12.15 til 3 pm!!!

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 2010:

King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys / Nosaj Thing / African Connection / Twisted – Uber DJ’s / Hott Date – Hospital / The Furious Five (Live) /Easy Star All-Stars / Andreya Triana & Norman Jay / Roses Kings Castles / Digit Dealer and The Targets / The Crooked Fiddle Band / Ugly Duckling / I Blame Coco / The Depreciation Guild / Black Mountain / the wilderness of manitoba / Delta Spirit / Detachments / Dinosaur Pile-Up / Detachments / Archie Bronson Outfit  / 22-20s / Magic Kids / Darwin Deez /Egyption Hip Hop / El Guincho /Patrick Duff / Sarah Blasko / And So I watch You From Afar / The Mummers

To get cheaper tickets in advance buy online:
http://www.seetickets.com/?p=7059

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

Come say Hi!

xH&Hx

We’ve consulted the weather man he’s assured us there will be more sun for this week including bank holiday weekend… So come and take advantage of the beautiful sunshine and unmissable music we have for you this week.

Also we have Soul Food Project Launching THIS Friday!! They have promised to ‘inject some fun into the Birmingham food scene’ so expect some flavoursome delights, to see what tasty treats the guys have lined up, visit their group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111806592193957&v=info

Read on for more details of this week’s events, don’t forget to subscribe to our mailing list on the website and twitter feed!

Monday
CANCELLED – SPC Live presents: Baby Monster / Isolated Atoms / This/Broadcast / Anarchist Cookbook
Tonight’s gig has been cancelled due to a power cut on York Road. Apologies to anyone coming to this event, refunds will be available at point of purchase.

~ Back Bar quiz – don’t be a loser…be a winner!!

Tuesday
~ World Unlimited presents: Nell Bryden & support
Sings from the heart and shoots from the hip. The blonde bombshell from Brooklyn has the urban lifestyle in her blood, the country/folk spirit of Americana in her soul, and the great American songbook in her head. Love and loss are the fuel that lights her songwriting fire…

~ Stitches and Ho’s!
Another edition of our monthly knitting hootenanny!! sounds to stitch to provided by Clare and Dave, wool and needles provided, all are welcome – you don’t even have to be good

Wednesday
~ Birmingham Promoters presents: Jim Bob (Carter USM) / Burnside
In Carter USM Jim Bob had 14 top 40 singles, one number 1 album and played over 800 gigs all over the world. Since Carter USM, Jim Bob has released two albums and three singles with his disco-pop-punk group Jim’s Super Stereoworld, three solo albums as Jim Bob and played various live shows both with his band and solo!! For lovers of Indie / acoustic / alternative music, message back for limited cheap list x

~ Capsule presents: Acid Mothers Temple / Gum Takes Tooth
Japanese psychedelic band founded by members of the Acid Mothers Temple soul-collective. They have a reputation for phenomenal live shows and releasing frequent albums on a number of international record labels. Led by guitarist Kawabata Makoto, early in their career featured many musicians but by 2004 the line-up had coalesced with 4 core members and frequent vocal guests.

~ Back Bar quiz – come win some prizes at our midweek quiz!!

Thursday
~ This is Tomorrow & Speech Fewepy presents: Casio Kids / Tantrums / Greg Bird
Fresh from touring up and down the country with Hot Chip will be bringing their unique blend of trashy analogue dance music to Kings Heath. Those of you who have caught them live before will know that they are one of the best live bands around at the moment…

~ Miss Perry & Birmingham Promoters presents: Dan Sartain / The Rivers Presley Set
American rock and roll musician from Birmingham, Alabama. His music encompasses a variety of genres including rockabilly and blues. NME – “Sartain is a genius. His songs fly me to the moon.”
Dont miss out on this very special night with Support from AMAZING band The Rivers Presley set as well as Kerrang! DJs to get the crowd rollin’, Message back for limited cheap list x

Friday
~ MC Guru (Gangstarr/Jazzmatazz) Tribute – Fund Raiser for Cancer Charities
“Instead of preaching death in my songs I breathe life.” The legendary hip hop MC, Guru (Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) died last month aged 43, following a battle with cancer. His work with Gangstarr, Jazzmatazz and later as a solo artist was revered around the world by fans and musicians from all backgrounds. Musicians and Dj’s will be grouping together to pay respects to MC Guru with all proceeds of this event going cancer charities.

~ Leftfoot & Mostly Jazz Festival presents: Bonobo & Lizzy Parks
This event is Sold Out now but to see what other 10th Anniversary treats Leftfoot have to bring you make sure you visit our website AND join our mailing list in order to win tickets for upcoming gigs.
More Leftfoot events tickets are available through https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/venues/?id=685

Saturday
~ FaceBoot presents: The 80’s Clothing Sale
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!

~ House of God presents: House of God Residents Special.
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…..

Sunday
~ Freestyle presents: DJ Cash Money (Philadelphia, USA) with Sam Redmore (Leftfoot) & Funkbox Allstars – Inducted into the DMC hall of fame as “The World’s Greatest DJ”, without doubt one of the most influential and gifted DJs of all time. DMC World Champion back in 1988, Cash Money was banned from re-entering the competition in order to give the rest of the field a chance. One of the most entertaining live DJs on the planet, Cash Money’s sets incorporate hip hop, funk, breaks, disco, reggae, electro and more, all stitched together with mind-blowing technical finesse. A true legend of the turntable – an event not to be missed!

~ Chicks Dig Jerks VS ColdRice
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. Also performing live at this prestigious event…Black Mekon/Youves/Vinny & The Curse/Barge Pole (ex Bee Stung Lips)…

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 2010:
Acid Mothers Temple / H.O.G / DJ Cash Money / Dead Meadow / Habit / Phosphorescent / Bunka&Cog / Jazzie B (Soul II Soul ) / Breakestra & Chali 2NA (J5) / Bentley Rythm Ace / Gilles Peterson & Earl Zinger / Headzfest / Jim Bob (Carter (USM) / Dan Sartain / The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster / John Fairhurst / Jonah Matranga / Jeff Klien / Finley Quaye / The Features

To get cheaper tickets in advance buy online:
http://www.seetickets.com/?p=6807
https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/venues/?id=685

Come say Hi!

xH&Hx

Again another fun filled week at The Hare & Hounds! Hope you’ve all added us on twitter and facebook! That way you can get our daily tweets and special deals for the week! You can also check out our listings on the site and keep an eye on newly announced gigs/events!

Also, not long now to our new kitchen opens where Soul Food Project will be arriving shortly to spice up and inject some fun into the Birmingham food scene! Here’s a link to their facebook group where you can have a look at the menu and start planning future din dins at the Hare & Hounds!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111806592193957&v=info

Read on for more details of this week’s events, don’t forget to subscribe to our mailing list on the website!

Monday
~ Back Bar quiz – don’t be a loser…be a winner!!

Tuesday
~ Birmingham Promoters presents: A Place To Bury Strangers / Crocodiles / The Megaphonic Thrift + Guile DJs – affectionately lauded as New York City’s “loudest band” by various reviewers and bloggers, as well as “the most ear-shatteringly loud garage/shoegaze band you’ll ever hear” by The Washington Post. The New York Times applauded their revival of “the ominous, feedback-drenched drones of the 1980s”! Message back for Rachel’s special cheap list! X

Wednesday
~ World Unlimited presents: Jace Everett + support Dan Whitehouse
Jace Everett’s song “Bad Things” was chosen as the theme for the HBO series True Blood, he combines the depth of traditional country song writing with a fusion of powerful rock, Americana and blues.

~ Back Bar quiz – come win some prizes at our midweek quiz!!

Thursday
~ Birmingham Promoters presents: Wax Fang
Wax Fang is a band from Louisville, KY. Originally a solo project of lead singer and frontman Scott Carney, in 2005 the band was fleshed out by drummer Kevin Ratterman and bassist Jake Heustis. The band came to prominence in 2006 when they opened for fellow Louisvillians My Morning Jacket.

~ Capsule presents: Chrome Hoof + guests
Doom metal, disco, acid house and Donna Summer had a car crash on the highway to oblivion. Chrome Hoof emerged from the wreckage, grooving. Somewhere between 10 and 14 members, depending on who turns up. A combination of primal feeling, virtuosity, theatre, brooding menace, late 70s glamour and large monsters made out of chromed titanium, Chrome Hoof should not really make any sense whatsoever — but they do.

Friday
~ Friendly Fire Sessions presents: Friendly Fire Band feat. Bongo Chilli
One of the UK’s hottest dancehall artists who mixes humour with consciousness, and has recorded with many UK urban producers. Chili has mashed up the Friendly Fire Sessions last year with his “peppery!” DJ style and explosive stage presence, and this month, he will be performing an exclusive set backed by the Friendly Fire Band alongside Lion Art, Pablo Rider and Natural Mystic.

~ Sugarfoot Stomp May Day Special
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!

Saturday
~ Capsule presents: Wolves in the Throne Room + Tweak Bird
It has been five years since Wolves in the Throne Room emerged from the rain-soaked Cascadian underground with a singular musical alchemy. Characterized by a heavy and powerful analog sound and a deft touch with songwriting and arrangement. The crumbling roar of decidedly old-school tube amps unite with layers of mossy analog synthesizer and cataclysmic percussion.

~ George Powell and Friendly Fire Music present: Back To The Future
A night of Reggae, Revival and Rub a Dub classics in the Hare and Hounds, with some of Birmingham’s finest selectas featuring Special Guests from www.stingdem.com Little Richie
Doco Ranks, Supported by Residents Jam Jah Family.

~ Organic presents: Eddie Piller
Come and catch Eddie playing a very rare Birmingham set, covering many decades and styles of music, that will be sure to have the floor rocking start to finish. Starting his career in the 1980s as part of the English mod revival, Piller launched underground fanzine Extraordinary Sensations and operated as a DJ and concert promoter. Piller has continued to be influential in the underground dance music scene due to many live DJ appearances and his evening radio show on BBC Radio 6.

Sunday
~ Oya batucada presents “Take me to Brazil!”- samba percussion workshop, led by Mestre John Richards, informal learning styles, all welcome, instruments provided, 12.15 til 3 pm!!!

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 2010:
The Correspondents / Chrome Hoof / Bonobo / Jazzie B (Soul II Soul ) / A Place To Bury Strangers / Wax Fang / Richard James / Jim Bob (Carter (USM) / Dan Sartain / The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster / John Fairhurst / Jonah Matranga / The Black Atlantic / Jeff Klien / Finley Quaye / The Features

To get cheaper tickets in advance buy online:
http://www.seetickets.com/?p=6807
https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/venues/?id=685

Come say Hi!

xH&Hx

Hello H&H friends! Hope you all enjoyed everything the Hare & Hounds had to offer last week! And as usual we have another fun filled week coming up so make sure you have a gander!

ALSO extremely good news for those of you are hungry and/or enjoy tasty food!! Soul Food Project will be arriving shortly to spice up and inject some fun into the Birmingham food scene! Launching May 28th so you’ll have to keep your taste buds and bellies entertained until then, in the meantime the guys have been lovely enough to start a facebook group and have listed a few mouth watering dishes to expect at the launch! Here’s the link: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111806592193957&v=info

Read on for more details of this week’s events, don’t forget to subscribe to our mailing list on the website and twitter feed!

Monday
- Access To Music – live music showcase for access to music students. A chance for the students to show off their talents in a live music venue. Come and show your support for the young and talented of Birmingham maybe pick up on some new favourite acts!

- Back Bar quiz – don’t be a loser…be a winner!!

Tuesday
- Birmingham Promoters presents: Best Coast
The new beach blanket lo-fi pop solo project of former Pocahaunted member Bethany Cosentino, sprung forth during her first days back in California. Songs about summer and the sun and the ocean and being a lazy creep, with drums, beach boys bass lines, and other amazing things…

Wednesday
- Capsule presents: Grails
evocative, sinuous and unpredictable . Nearly everything written about the instrumental band’s music expounds on how much it reminds listeners of particular experiences, sights, moods or dreams. People react emotionally to the Portland, Oregon quintet’s powerfully evocative songs because they compel us to fill the gap between music and language…

- World Unlimited presents: Trembling Bells + support Henrys Children
Glasgow band mixing traditional folk with psychedelia and, in lead singer Lavinia Blackwall, have someone with one of the most sweeping, soaring voices imaginable. ‘Brilliant…concise, deeply romantic, totally original 4*s’ (Mojo), ‘freewheeling and delightfully quirky 4*s’ (The Guardian)…

- Back Bar quiz – come win some prizes at our midweek quiz!!

Thursday
- Birmingham Promoters & Kilimanjaro presents: Stornoway / Tom Williams & The Boat / Mr Bones & The Dreamers – The band consists of an ornithologist, a rusty russian translator, and a South African brotherhood. They were first united in a snow-encrusted garage in Oxford, where they instantly attracted the attention of Dr & Mrs Killjoy the neighbours… ‘The songs are uniformly beautiful, and the lyrics have a disconcerting habit of winding you emotionally…Strident, celebratory and roof-raising.’ 4*s (The Guardian)…

Friday
- Bob’s Yer Uncle Disco presents: Bob’s Yer Uncle
The dark and cold days have past! Bob’s Yer Uncle returns to bring you a Springtime, heady mix of jackin’ beats, deep funk,cosmic disco, hypnotic house, beeps, bleeps and everything in between. Expect ass-shaking,hands-in-the-air carnival madnes, all served up by your resident DJs; Richard Reubens, Bonobos & DJ Raah.

- 5th Element presents: The Correspondents
MC Mr Bruce and DJ/Producer Mr Chuckles collaborate to make Hip Hop for the 1930’s, Big Band music for the 00’s. Splicing swing samples with squelchy synths over dusty drum loops they’ve depicted a modern day journey into time of rogue’s, lust, affordable clowns and foot-tapping toe curling “get your brogues on” dance floor swing beat, do not miss this rare opportunity to see The Correspondents here in Birmingham!

Saturday
- Jibbering presents: The Nextmen
AKA Brad Baloo & Dom Search, strive to join the dots between music they love be it dancehall, drum’n’bass, hip hop, soul, funk, dubstep, indie, leftfield, ambient, pop or straight-up, hands-in-the-air, party jacking pleasers! Their legendary, explosive and eclectic 4 turntable DJ sets masterfully weave their way through myriad styles, beats and treats always focussed strictly on the dancefloor and laced with their own sought after mash-ups, edits, bootlegs and specials!!

- Die Disko Damen presents: Jugend Klub Live Special – Waler / Is I cinema / Benjamin Blower & The Army Of The Broken Hearted
Waler: Post post modern cut & paste pop theorists. Is I Cinema: An electrically amplified focus group. Progressive science fiction music. Benjamin Blower & The Army Of The Broken Hearted: Apocalyptic sandwich-board musical aggitation movement. Music policy: Italo, new wave, post punk, disco, E.B.M and other guilty pleasures.

Sunday
- Birmingham Promoters presents: Real Estate / Frontier Ruckus / Old School Tie
Real Estate is a psychedelic surf pop band hailing from New Jersey, now based in Brooklyn, N.Y. The band has roots in the Garden State. Think sundrenched, think sentimental, and—yes—think subtle. On Real Estate’s eponymous debut album, fittingly released by buzz label Woodsist, the songs are in no rush. The hooks are there—and enough “uh oh” choruses to have you singing along—but they take their time.

- World Unlimited presents: The Music Room – Stylus Boy / Kevin James Hadley (Yeah Sparrow) / Louise Kilbride
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. Snapshots of one moment in time, some are about a collection of different moments. Stylusboy’s songs are heartfelt, delicate and full of hope…

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 2010:
Best Coast / Real Estate / Grails / The Correspondents / Chrome Hoof / Bonobo / Jazzie B (Soul II Soul ) / A Place To Bury Strangers / Wax Fang / Richard James / Jim Bob (Carter (USM) / Dan Sartain / The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster / John Fairhurst / Jonah Matranga / The Black Atlantic / Jeff Klien / Finley Quaye / The Features

To get cheaper tickets in advance buy online:
http://www.seetickets.com/?p=6807
https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/venues/?id=685

Come say Hi!

xH&Hx

Starless & Bible Black ‘Shape of the Shape’
“an album which is essentially timeless and which demands attention; this is a record to be savoured on those dark winter’s evenings ahead.”
The Music Fix

Signed to the renowned Static Caravan label, Starless & Bible Black tour their critically acclaimed new record ‘Shape of the Shape’ – husky female voice, guitars, synths and rhythm section meld to make dark folk rock with hooks and melodies.

08.10.09
Starless & Bible Black
+Health & Efficiency
+ Fox
+ Lewis Garland
Hare and Hounds, Kings Heath, Birmingham
£6
https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/organisers/?id=185

After a short break recovering from our annual festival Supersonic, Capsule are back at the Hare & Hounds, kicking back into full gear with ELECTRIC WIZARD, described by many as the heaviest band in the world!
Crushing doom, a sonic aural trip far, far away from this world, where only cyclopean walls of crackling vintage valve amplifiers set to the full overdrive and primal ritualistic beats can wash away all the filth and drudgery of everyday life.
Their sound is a crushing behemoth of funeral march psychedelia. Violent, bleak and ritualistic, we bow to the black altar of the RIFF.

Joined by Canadian flute-tinged witch rock band, BLOODY CEREMONY – think Jethro Tull meets Sabbath.
Tickets are sure to sell out for this show – so don’t miss out and book now
https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/

Blood Ceremony

If you’ve managed not to melt before the weekend, chill out with us – we’ve got some treats in store from Friday onwards:

Friday

• We get sneak preview of the Big Chill with the Official Big Chill Warm-Up from Hexstatic for a night of ‘slamming electronic funk, acid house and hip hop, cut together with sheer wit and invention in a visual screen explosion…’ The fun starts at 9pm and goes on until the early hours.
• For something a little calmer and quieter, The Lunar Society bring to you Erland and The Carnival, a British folk rock band made up of instrumentalist Simon Tong, Gawain Erland Cooper and David Nock. Support acts are Electric Shed and international busker Jeff Stone.

Saturday

• Get yourself some new glad-rags at the J & G Vintage Clothes Fair from 11am. There’ll also be vintage furniture and bric-a-brac for sale. Entry is free.
• Celebrate Independence Day with Funkatronic’s Independance Day Party, with live funk band Gran Torino, Trigger resident DJ Skeleton, Roskoe and Dan.ic.

Sunday

• On Sunday evening there’s a Big Print gig of post-punk band The Raincoats, Gina Birch, ‘Birmingham’s supreme teens’ Poppy & The Jezebels and, all the way from Brooklyn, Christy & Emily.

Monday

• The weekend’s not quite over with as far as we’re concerned – beat the Monday blue’s with Capsule’s pre-Supersonic Festival show Prefuse 73 + Dimilte for “A range of emotional grappling usually foreign to instrumental hip-hop,“ according to Pitchfork.

Please Note:
This show has been changed to Monday July 6th at the Hare & Hounds instead of the 16th of July.

All tickets for the 16th are valid for Monday the 6th show

Tickets from: https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/organisers/?id=185
Polar Bear – Kings Heath
Swordfish – Birmingham city centre

We’ve got another varied line-up at the Hare and Hounds this week, with a few bona fide legends coming through the door. Here’s what’s coming up:

Wednesday kicks things off with The Drones with their dirty, psychedelic take on Australian rock. Support comes from Snowman and Barge Pole.

On Thursday there’s a tricky choice to be made. On the one hand The Catapult Club have the ever-entertaining Misty’s Big Adventure. Meanwhile, in the other room, Bohemian Jukebox are curating a line-up that includes Banska, Erinn, Get Frank and Rich Batsford.

Friday is all about Andrew Weatherall. I shouldn’t need to tell you any more about a legend of his calibre so I’m not going to. Just make sure you don’t miss out.

On Saturday we’re got two very different nights under the same roof. Capsule are responsible for bringing Aethenor to Birmingham for one of only three exclusive UK shows. Einstellung are supporting, as are a very special guest.

In the other room you can witness the birth of Cinephonic – a new night with a fine pedigree. They’re starting things off right by bringing Quantic along with his future dance floor-orientated grooves, deep funk and tough drums.

There’s no let-up on Sunday, when we’ll be offering a very tasty-looking morsel – a unique collaboration between Stones Throw’s James Pants and latin soul legend Joe Bataan (who will somehow be on his first ever UK tour). Here’s the flyer for that one:

You can get more information about all of these (including ticket info) on the listings page.

What grabs your fancy? Anything you reckon is unmissable?