Hare and Hounds

The Honeycomb Club, after launching in December of last year, has quickly established itself as a quality midweek music night celebrating world class musicians, DJs and visuals alike.

The March session has live resident dubstep outfit ALTERNATIVE DUBSTEP ORCHESTRA alongside psychedelic-rock-blues outfit VELVET TEXAS CANNONBALL (think The Doors meets Cream – Hammond organ-tastic!). If that wasn’t enough, Sam Redmore will also be popping by to spin some tunes – but expect something a little different from his Freestyle residency sets, as we blend through musical styles. DJ SWITCH will be turntablist supremo with the orchestra, alongside THE DOCTOR.
As per usual, expect collaborations galore and some very special new arrangements!

Resident DJs The Doctor and Malicious DJ will also be adding to this month’s soundscape, with visuals provided by Blendstate.

And of course, expect to see some awesome local music videos.

WE DON’T DO FLYERS OR POSTERS BECAUSE OF POSTER WARS, COUNCIL JOBSWORTHS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS, LACK OF EFFECTIVENESS IN A WORLD OVERRUN WITH PROMO PAMPHLETS, AND MOST OF ALL….BECAUSE WE WANT TO BUILD A GREAT AUDIENCE ON WORD OF MOUTH…so on that note, tell all your friends! The first 3 events have had a fantastic crowd of music lovers. Come and be part of the next one. The audience is AS important as the music.

Don’t forget to get in early – Door open at 8pm. Venue closes at 11:30pm. Come and join us in this midweek celebration of musical goodness…

Tickets will be on sale from Friday 11th February – early bird deals available. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Tickets are £5 advanced (through Ticket Sellers) and £8 on the door.

The Source presents Tango and Ratty

Friday 11th Feb

Tango and Ratty – 2hr 90-94 journey

Gershwin (40th Birthday special)
Glenn Aston (Raindance)
DJ-X (HOG/PCM)

For their 1st event of 2011 and to celebrate  Gershwin’s 40th bday, The Source presents two legendary Old Skool DJ/producers – Tango and Ratty.

A Hip Hop DJ since the mid 80’s, Ratty had already earned his reputation as a big name DJ by the early 90’s, playing major events up and down the country and becoming well known for his choppy style of mixing, scratching, and his selection of upfront music. At the same time, Tango (also a Hip Hop DJ and one time DMC competitor) began DJing at venues such as Shelleys in Stoke on Trent and the two soon discovered they shared very similar musical tastes, and struck up a friendship.

Following the release of Tango’s first EP “Impact” on DJ SS’ new Formation Records imprint and the subsequent remixes, the two got together in the studio to produce the now classic “Tales from the Darkside /Final Conflict.” on their own label. A remix EP followed, featuring Mickey Finn and Bay-B-Kane, which continues to smash dancefloors to this day. Tango went on to produce several more tracks for Formation, including the reggae influenced “Project 1” and the seminal “Future Followers,” whilst Ratty released his “Taste of Things to Come” EP which cemented the pairs reputation as premier purveyors of the darkside style of rave/hardcore.

As Ratty’s DJ work continued to flourish taking him to the USA, Europe and Australia, Tango notched up a host of classic remixes for various labels, including Moving Shadow, Suburban Base and Formation, as well as producing the club-smashing re-work of Dance Conspiracy’s “Dub War” (which received airplay from the legendary John Peel). After a brief break, the pair reunited in the studio in 2002, and a string of strong new material followed, including releases for Timeless, L-Plates, Function and Basement Records whilst Tango also produced a stream of Breakbeat releases with DJ Pulse, including remix work for Stanton Warriors (“Da Virus”) and more Radio 1 airplay, this time from Pete Tong. More recently, Tango and Ratty (along with Randall, Outrage and others) have been at the forefront of the retro-futuristic Jungle Techno revival, J-Tek with the Steel Fingers label.

Add to this the fact that it’s Source resident and co-promoter Gershwin’s 40th birthday and one of Ratty’s last ever Old Skool sets, this promises to be one to remember.

Those of you that have attended the previous Source events with DJ Sy, 2 Bad Mice, Trevor Fung, Nookie and Doc Scott will know what to expect – great music, great people, quality sound and lighting and above all, one fantastic vibe just like the old days!

Advance tickets £5+bf – MOTD

http://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/tickets/the-source-tango-and-ratty/10014646?ref=let_aft

Circus Town present an evening of music from some of Birmingham’s finest bands and DJ’s.

Rebellious Jukebox
http://www.myspace.com/rebelliousjukeboxuk

Circus Town
http://www.myspace.com/circustown

The Black Bombers
http://www.myspace.com/blackbombers5

DJ’s: The Black Fiction / Carmageddon

£4 door, £3 NUS / Facebook Guestlist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av7I_aXoe2I

As is the fashion in New Orleans, we’ll be celebrating Mardi Gras with a mutha of a Soul Food Party..Full Line Up as follows…

CRAIG CHARLES (6 MUSIC) DJ SET

Awooga, Awooga, Awooga…

TV presenter, actor, DJ and all round legend, Craig Charles hosts one of 6 music’s most listened to shows bringing bag loads of Funk and Soul to your Saturday evenings and does a mighty fine job of playing everything from old Stax and heavyweight funk cuts through to party breaks, bossa nova and sweet soul music.

Craig will be heading down to BBC Birmingham, recording his show live and then hot footing it to The Hare to shake the building to its very foundations!

SWEAT DJ’S

One of Birmingham’s longest running Funk and Soul nights, Sweat is firmly established in the minds of lovers of all things funky and we’re pleased to be welcoming DJ Cheesedip to the wheels of steel.

COLDRICE DJ’S

Coldrice host rock n soul nights across Birmingham, think of their shows as a cross between a James Brown Soul Revue and The Stones ‘Rock and Roll’ circus and you’re not far off understanding the electricity and vibes these boys create. T-Bird and Carlton will be kicking things off in their best fashion.

LIVE MUSIC FROM

ATLANTIC PLAYERS

Atlantic Players are dedicated to Soul Music, with a deep affection to the classic sound of Memphis and labels such as Stax and Atlantic. Expect to hear pitch perfect renditions of the music of William Bell, Otis Redding and beyond.

WHITMO DEANS

Heavyweight funk is what the Whitmo’s do well…Think the solid, mixtape grooves of The Meters mixed with The Bamboo’s and you’re not far off the mark.

VISUALS BY JACK ‘SPICER’ ADAMS

FANCY DRESS / MASKS ENCOURAGED

Tickets £10 advance

Available from http://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/events/?id=10014391

Or behind the Bar at The Hare and Hounds (ask for Matt / Carl).

THERE AIN’T NO PARTY LIKE A SOUL FOOD PARTY!!

Sumo presents Free Free Party

Christmas is over every ones skint here’s a free party for all to have a drink.

Sumo presents A free night of music, big screen visuals, and party vibes for all to enjoy.

Dubstep/ Jungle/ Drum Drum & Bass

BOOGIE DAVE
TNT & VYTOL
DISGRACE
DEFCOM

Big Screen Visuals

Blendstate

One love Sumo

9-2am

www.soulshare.net Invites you to…

STOP FOR THE DROP – DEANO’S BIRTHDAY SPECIAL!

SAT 29TH JANUARY 2010
……(an Evening of sounds from Across the music spectrum)

I know you are all going to be spent out over Xmas and New Year, but Just wanted to Invite you all to my

STOP FOR THE DROP BIRTHDAY SPECIAL!

Each and every month STOP FOR THE DROP will be inviting some of the Country’s finest Guest DJ’S / Collectors and all round good guys to Dig deep into their musical archives to bring you an evening of true aural delight! be it Northern/Modern soul / 60′s R&B / Dub roots Reggae, latin boogaloo, Classic House, Balearic, Rare groove – whatever the Selection…. the objective is simply to share in a shuffle, and enjoy a much needed fun night out, without all the pretence, that sadly most places now offer!
Taking place in one of Birmingham’s most established Venues – HARE & HOUNDS – STOP FOR THE DROP invites friends, both old and new to come and join us for a good old fashioned quality get together!

For my Birthday Special I am chuffed to bits to Welcome to Birmingham two of the UK’s finest DJ’s

First up one of the Founding members of the legendary BOYS OWN DJ/FANZINE/CLUB collective….. TERRY FARLEY

I am sure you all know about Terry and his importance in the Evolution of the UK house music Scene, he has promised to Dig deep into that extensive Knowledge of his and pull out some corkers for us!

Here is a great interview with the man himself:

http://www.djhistory.com/interviews/terry-farley

Next up Heading up to the Midlands… a Great DJ of blissed out Balearica and Deep house responsible for some of my fave Sunset moments both as a DJ and a producer…..
PHIL MISON.

Influenced by listening to legendary chill out DJ Jose Padilla, Phil started his DJ career at London’s Milk Bar in 1991, playing chilled Balearic warm up sets. A chance meeting there with Jose would lead to a two year residency at Ibiza’s Cafe Del Mar, sound tracking a thousand sunsets with his vast collection of sun kissed records. It was his sets there that led him to play at Full Circle, Bugged Out and to become Leftfields tour DJ.

It was this huge knowledge of the chill-out genre that earned Mison a chance to put out his first compilation ‘Original Chill Out’ in 1995. With its beatless, mood-friendly approach to mixing electronic music, it was something of a groundbreaking collection. Since then he has gone on to release a further 12 compilations (including four volumes of the hugely popular ‘Real Ibiza’ series), record with friend Pete Herbert under the Reverso 68 guise and in 2004, release his debut artist album under the now familiar Cantoma moniker. Phil has also recently been invited to play at Harvey’s 39 Hotel in Hawaii and in the last year played at Horse Meat Disco, Fabric, Secret Sundaze, Disco Bloodbath and APT in New York.

I do Appreciate there is a Door Charge for this event but please note I am making a Donation to Charity for this night from the Entry Fee

IF YOU ARE READING THIS, IT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN INVITED!

I Would Dearly love to see you there for my Birthday!
Should be a blinding night!

PLEASE NOTE:

THIS IS A PAY ON THE DOOR EVENT
DOORS OPEN AT 10PM ENTRY IS JUST £5 (NO GUESTS)

FUTURE GUESTS DJ’S include ANDY WEATHERALL, DON LETTS, ALFREDO, DANNY RAMPLING, ASHLEY BEEDLE, KEV BEADLE, COLIN CURTIS, DAVE EVISON, GREG WILSON, JOSE PADILLA, GARY HOLYMAN and many others…

We welcome feedback and suggestions for future DJ’s so please feel free to get in touch
Dean at:
soulshare@email.com

Welcome to the first Sugarfoot of 2011. To celebrate we will be having a good old fashioned love-in like they did in the summer of ’29 (it just wasn’t as widely reported as it was in the 60s) and we’ll be reintroducing the very popular drunken fumble corner as well as the heartbreak half hour!

Come along with your sweetheart or if you haven’t got one you’ll certainly be overcome with amour by the evening’s end!

Doris and the Sugarfoot ladies.

xx

Bunka presents…

★★ PAR GRINDVIK ★★

(Stockholm LTD, Drumcode, Spectral Sound)

★★ EDIT SELECT ★★

(Ostgut Ton, CLR, Electric Deluxe)

We are back…

After several setbacks this year with planned guests having to cancel their appearances we will start afresh in 2011 with a killer line-up to set the record straight by bringing in both of these guests on the same bill.

Edit-Select & Par Grindvik lend us their services in an event that signals the sign of things to come for Bunka in the New Year. Both hardened veterans within the Techno community, one from Glasgow & one from Sweden each bringing their unique sound to the Hare & Hounds, in an event that has all the makings of a classic.

Par Grindvik
Pär Grindvik has been an important individual in the Swedish electronic scene since the nineties as record store owner (Illegal Stockholm), label manager and producer. After many years of touring and releases on labels like Drumcode, Spectral Sound and his own label Stockholm LTD (which he created and founded in 2002), he’s become an internationally renowned artist. Over the years he has carved out his own niche, with sets and productions that are consistently inspiring.

Edit-Select
Having began his career as DJ & Producer early at the inception of the Acid-House boom, Glaswegian Tony Scott aka Edit-Select has experimented with various sounds across his impressive body of work. Finding early success as Percy X on the legendary Soma imprint, he soon became a fundamental ingredient in defining the sound of the label with his deep & soulful yet undeniably electronic productions. Fast forward to 2010 & Tony has reinvented himself under the moniker Edit Select and is pushing an altogether more brooding and powerful sound. With huge tracks such as “Bauer” making their way onto the seminal Ost-Gut Ton label, and releases from his own self titled label featuring some of the biggest hitters around, Edit-Select is certainly the type of DJ that will brings it to the crowd.

Support from Jordan Fittz & Dave James (Freq – Derby) and HOG (Crazy Old Goose)

Saturday 12th Feb ~ 9pm until 3am
@Hare and Hounds, Kings Heath. Birmingham.

£6.00 Early Bird tickets
£8.00 there after ~ MOTD

Hare and Hounds
www.hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk
info@hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk
106 High St, Kings Heath
Birmingham

For more information or images please contact Matt TIlley on 07813 873735 contact@tancdesign.com or Paolo Riozzi on 07738 518096

ELIXIR & LEFTFOOT PRESENT…

MARY ANNE HOBBS

PLUS SUPPORT FROM ASV/MARQUIS / PASCAL WRAY / SHEPPARD / TIGER LIPS

Date: SATURDAY 5^TH FEBRUARY

Time: 9PM – 3AM

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

Tickets: £6 EARLY BIRD / £8 ADVANCE / M.O.T.D – from  www.theticketsellers.co.uk / 0844 870 0000

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Mary Anne Hobbs, British DJ and music journalist from Garstang, Lancashire. In the 1980s, she worked as a journalist for Sounds Magazine. She later went to work for the NME, before going on to help found Loaded Magazine. She got her break in radio at BBC GLR, working alongside Mark Lamarr. She then worked at XFM before going to BBC Radio 1.

A fan of rock, heavy metal and motorbikes from an early age, she fronted the Radio1 Rock Show and the experimental / electronic Breezeblock on BBC Radio 1 for a number of years. The Breezeblock name was dropped for the title ‘Experimental’, but the show retained the name of its host in the title. Most recently, Hobbs has been a notable champion of the dubstep and grime genres; she released a dubstep compilation album on Planet Mu records entitled Warrior Dubz , and curated a stage dedicated to the genres at the Sónar festival.

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

0844 870 0000

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

Links:

http://www.myspace.com/maryannehobbs

http://hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk/