Hare and Hounds

Supersonic Festival & Capsule present a night of blissed out, experimental psych

Teeth of the Sea is a psychedelic rock band from London. The group (Sam Barton, Mike Bourne, John Hirst and Jimmy Martin) were inspired to forge forth in search of oblivion unknown after experiencing an epiphany during a Wolf Eyes gig.

After the release of their January 2009 album ‘Orphaned By The Ocean’ on Rocket Recordings John Hirst left the band, to be replaced by Mat Colegate. After a tour with Oneida, an appearance at the Offset Festival, and November’s ‘Holy Trinity’ tour with Gnod and Thought Foms, Teeth Of The Sea released the twenty-four-minute-long ‘Hypnoticon’ EP in January 2010. and their second album, ‘Your Mercury’ was released in November 2010. 2011 saw them tour with British Sea Power, Esben & The Witch and Parts & Labor, as well as playing the Supersonic, Standon Calling and Supernormal Festivals, along with dates with Circle, Crippled Black Phoenix and Vessels. . A third album is planned for later in 2012, also to be released on Rocket Recordings.

http://www.myspace.com/thewrongjaws

Health & Efficiency

Their music traverses an encyclopaedia of influences; psych, folk, no wave noise and electronic perhaps being some of the more predominant. They utilise banjo, two basses, two guitars, synths, samplers and more effects and loop pedals than it’s reasonable for one band to need.

http://healthandefficiency.net/

Victories At Sea are an experimental 3 piece from the Midlands, citing influences as wide and diverse as Slowdive, Boards of Canada, and M83 through to more unadulterated alternatives such as Echo and The Bunnymen, New Order and mid 80’s Cure. By using various electronics and drum loops live, their traditional set up is enveloped by resonating layers of sound cast against the backdrop of the city at night.

http://victoriesatsea.co.uk/

Jazz Club Sessions
Wednesday 28th March
The Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath
8.30pm, £5.00

Get The Blessing hail from Bristol and are part of the thriving Bristol club scene with links with the Portishead trip hop band. They are one of the most powerful club jazz groups and are guaranteed to bring excitement to the Jazz Club sessions at the Hare & Hounds.

In support  are the Nick Rundle Band. Nick is a great young tenor player and graduate of the Conservatoire . His band feature some of the best young players from that scene.

Soul Food Combo
Enjoy some food with your jazz for just £10 receive entry to the gig plus a delicious plate of the best Cajun Food in Birmingham. You can either book ahead by emailinginfo@soulfoodproject.co.uk or just turn up and enjoy a feast for your ears as well as your belly.

www.theblessing.co.uk/

http://nickrundle.com/

Wednesday 25th January

Jazz Club at The Hare & Hounds
8.30pm, £5.00

Birmingham Jazz launches its short Gil Evans season with two concerts celebrating the 100^th anniversary of Gil’s birth with two very distinctive events.

Saxophonist Pete Wareham has been associated with Gil Evans / Jimi Hendrix music with his group Acoustic Ladyland. He launches a very special version of the Sketches of Spain suite written by Gil for Miles Davis with DJ and producer Mica Levi aka Micachu known for her experimental work in a number of genres. They are supported by an excellent group of Conservatoire jazz course graduates and students led by drummer Euan Palmer.

PLEASE NOTE: due to reasons beyond our control SoulFood Combo music and meal deal will not be available at this event. We apologies for any inconvenience caused.

http://www.myspace.com/petewareham

http://www.euanpalmer.co.uk/

http://www.birminghamjazz.co.uk

http://hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk/

For more information on the Birmingham Jazz Gil Evans Season please go to  http://www.birminghamjazz.co.uk

Birmingham Jazz present Jazz Club at the Hare & Hounds featuring:

Husk + Meatfeast

Husk are led by trumpeter Sam Wooster, although they are very much a band in a collective sense. Inspired by Swedish experimental metal band Meshuggah, the band combines those influences with free improvisation for an explosive sound.

HUSK Live at Harmonic Festival Showcase Part Two (Spanish Announce Table)

Originally named Jazz Thrash Assassin, Meatfeast will perform original material combining experimental metal and jazz. Current members are Scrote, Vocals, Dr.G, Guitar, El Barón, Guitar, Adam the original man on Bass, El Barítono, Sax and uITgs on Drums. Inspired by the music of John Zorn and rock musician Mike Patton.

Soul Food Combo
Enjoy some soul food with your jazz for just £10 receive entry to the gig plus a delicious plate of the best Cajun Food in Birmingham. You can either book ahead by emailing info@soulfoodproject.co.uk or just turn up and enjoy a feast for your ears as well as your belly.

“Multi-layered, sensationally good and endlessly absorbing…an extraordinary album.”  THE SUNDAY TIMES, UK,  ‘Hadestown‘, CD of the Week *****

“Mitchell has created something joyful and witty that yields more with every listen” THE GUARDIAN, UK *****

“Hadestown is nothing short of incredible, whether you extract individual tracks like ‘Wedding Song” or listen to the endearing tale as an artfully rollicking whole. Mitchell has always been good, but “Hadestown” is her Odyssey” NME 9/10

Heidi Spencer is a true-to-life troubadour and self-described eccentric, the songs on “Under Streetlight Glow” are pared-down to the essentials. One can feel a chill wind blow slightly through Spencer’s guitar and piano chords while her distinctive and inviting voice provides warmth for those cold nights the Milwaukee native knows so well.

Allie Moss is a New Jersey singer, vocal coach and guitarist, her song Corner created a wonderful singalong lullaby which  was used for BT Infinity very successful TV commercial. Her new album ‘Late Bloomer’ gets an official launch for this tour.

“Oh, by now, I must have grown”, Alessi Laurent-Marke croons beautifully, four songs into her stunning sophomore album Time Travel. And hasn’t she just – not yet 21 but already a seasoned pro, having recorded her debut album aged just 17, with members of Bright Eyes, and touring with the likes of Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons and Brighton cult faves the Willkommen Collective. Time Travel is the first Alessi’s Ark album since signing to Bella Union, where her acutely melodic and exquisitely tender folk-pop charms haven’t just grown; they’ve blossomed into something extraordinarily mature.

Intimacy is the key not just to Time Travel’s sound but also its soul. “This is a collection of songs that have mostly grown from travelling and touring, away from the familiarity of home, family and friends.”

The experience of recording Time Travel – in Brighton’s Electric Studios with Wilkommen Collective’s Marcus Hamblett and at Bryn Derwen in Wales with David Wrench (Beth Orton, Bat for Lashes) – gave the album its name. “In Brighton, we did 12 hour days and had no idea what was going on in the outside world. In Wales, there was no phone signal, and it felt far away from everything”.

The 12-track Time Travel keeps alternating between anxiety and joy, between childlike wishes and grown-up truths – how change can force us apart but also signify growth. ‘Run’ acknowledges that you must let friends go, “to chase their dreams, even if it takes them away from you”. ‘Wire’ imagines a man who knows he hasn’t chased his dreams, and time is running out.

The album’s one cover version, Lesley Gore’s 1965 smash ‘Maybe I Know’, is a classic from the ’60s girl-group glory days of teen angst disguised as sweet and innocent pop. “On the surface, the song is very pretty but the lyrics are very sad and dark”.

Such is Alessi’s ability to look for the good in others and hold out hope for the rest of us. Oh, and one more fact; with her mum, nan and aunt, she runs a little cottage industry knitting bags for every item sold through her website. Where indeed has Alessi landed from? Be prepared to be transported.

Emeralds are an ambient / drone / psychedelic music trio from Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

John Elliott, Mark McGuire and Steve Hauschildt, as Emeralds, focus on live improvisation.Since June 2006, the group has released over fourty recordings, on labels such as Hanson Records, American Tapes, Manhand, Ecstatic Peace! and also on their own imprint Wagon.

They have collaborated with Aaron Dilloway on the cassette Under Pressure, released a split tour CD with Japanese noise musician Pain Jerk and opened for Throbbing Gristle in New York. The band has also had the pleasure of performing headlining spots in Carlos Giffoni’s No Fun Fest in New York and Stockholm, Sweden. Mark McGuire and Steve Hauschildt also perform and record under their own names. John Elliott performs as Outer Space, Imaginary Softwoods, Lilypad, colored mushroom and the medicine rocks, and as various other aliases.

Emeralds are noted for blending ambient music with 80’s synthesizer textures, German kosmische music and the minimalism of Terry Riley.

http://www.last.fm/music/Emeralds

The Honeycomb Club is a new innovative and interactive music event, celebrating the best live acts, DJs and VJs in the country, with a West Midlands emphasis.

The first event will also celebrate the launch of a brand new scheme showcasing and archiving regional independent music, which is the first of its kind in the UK in association with The British Library called THE PILOT MUSIC PROJECT. In salute of this overdue nod to indepe…ndent labels and artists, we have an all Birmingham line-up featuring the following acts:

- 360 (7 piece local ska sensations)
- DJ Switch (3 x DMC World Champion turntablist)
- Alternative Dubstep Orchestra (‘ADO’ – brand new collective of musicians aiming to redefine the concept of Dubstep as you know it)
- The Doctor and Malicious DJ (playing an exciting blend of styles including a selection of music from acclaimed local producers, soundsystems and instrumentalists from the west midlands)

With BLENDSTATE’S LIAM D’AUTHREAU providing visuals including:-
- Local music videos from MUNCHBREAK, THE DESTROYERS, JO HAMILTON, ZANG PRODUCTIONS and more

and a vocal workshop (7pm-8pm) lead by Beatbox and orchestra conductor BASS6 (’5th ELEMENT SESSIONS’) where YOU, THE AUDIENCE can learn the relevant skills to collaborate later in the night with a DJ/instrumentalist/VJ/audience collaboration for the grand finale…

Tickets are £6 advance / £8 on the door

Get Involved! All money goes straight back into independent music. This is DIY innovation and the scene is set for a musical and visual journey…all we need now is YOU

Another exciting week here at the Hare & Hounds! We’ve just confirmed Scroobius Pip (courtesy of Jodi Ann Bickley : Speak Up) so snap up your tickets for Dec 7^th quickly!!

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

In other news, we have a jam packed week again … with special offers to boot! Make sure you read up on the weekends events to see what international artists are paying us a visit PLUS local act Friendly Fire Band launch  “Badness Riddim” first single of many hopefully!

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Monday & Wednesday

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

Tuesday

This is Tmrw present: Abe Vigoda / Calories / Savant - best known for creating noisy, melodic, tropical punk. New stuff is a shift from earlier recordings, coming across a lot darker and colder, sounding one part Cold Cave and the other David Bowie circa ‘Berlin’ years.

Thursday

World Unlimited present: Alasdair Roberts / Cath & Phil Tyler- Renowned for evoking a world of stark beauty, religious dread and mordant humour. Concentrating on his role as an interpreter of traditional ballads, with an esoteric array of instruments from past and present.

Birmingham Promoters presents: The Blood Arm / The Traps / Hot Monocles

The Blood Arm quickly grew into one of the most exciting and dynamic fixtures on the LA music scene. The band self-released a rough and ready lo-fi compilation of their work to date, the record caused enough of a stir to bag them a UK record deal and a string of live dates including support slots with the likes of Franz Ferdinand, the Strokes and Maximo Park.

Friday

Friendly Fire Sessions proudly present the launch party for the new “Badness Riddim” by the Friendly Fire Band. This is the first set of singles by the Friendly Fire Band, with vocals by Peter Spence
and Bongo Chilli,  Jah Marnyah, Murray Man, Lion Art, Collie Weed & Juggla – all will be representing on the night, backed by the Friendly Fire Band, also Pablo Rider and Natural Mystic will be there. Support and hosting by DJ LITTLE RICHIE (New Style 98.7FM) and Jam Jah family.

Endless Nameless presents: Black Heart Generator / The High Commissioners / Speaker Says

Live music / theatre / visuals / poetry / and the usual debauchery! Guests: DJ Sal (Here and Now), DJ Party Lewis (Cannons and Tanks), Resident Visuals: VJ Delsyd, Resident Compere: Kevin Campbell

Saturday

Birmingham Jazz present: Christian Scott – An emerging talent on the international jazz scene, New Orleans-born trumpeter. Jazz Times has heralded him as “jazz’s young style God.” His music and style is contemporary, highly distinctive, hip and an unmissable experience. Limited concession tickets available from www.theticketsellers.com

Sunday

Heducation presents: Del The Funky Homosapien

Del crafted his first album in 1991. Since then he has embarked on an amazing career, during which time he has released 8 LPs, including this year’s killer album ‘It Aint Illegal Yet’. He has featured on tracks by Gorillaz, Souls Of Mischief, Jurassic 5, Handsome Boy Modelling School and many more. Dont miss this rare opportunity to see him perform an explosive live set.

World Unlimited presents: The Music Room with Kate Doubleday Band, Maddie Jones, Peter Appleyard

Kate Doubleday’s “somersaulting soaring vocals” (- What’s On magazine) explore the emotions and uplift the spirits with her distinctive a cappella harmonies. Her songs are both intimate and infectious. “Kate’s music is so original as to defy categorisation (- Folk Magazine)

SFP presents: Soul Food Sundays

Soul Food Project’s present an afternoon of ‘Roasts n Records’. SFP will be taking care of the roasts….Cajun Beefs, Honey Glazed Hams, Rosemary and Garlic stuffed Lamb, Roasted Pumpkin and beyond…The Records will be provided courtesy of the city’s best collectors, jazz aficionado’s and friends with amazing collections.

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 2010:

Friendly Fire Band / Del The Funky Homosapien / Balkanic Eruption- Gypsy Hill / The Honeycomb Club / Freedom Masses v Channel One / Speak Up : Scroobius Pip / Jibbering: ASM & Boy Com / The Book Club / Heducation vs POTB / Neon Asylum / King Pleasure & Biscuit Boys / Smoove & Turrell / Kayo Dot

To get cheaper tickets in advance buy online:

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

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xH&Hx