Acclaimed UK funk & jazz outfit Nick Pride & The Pimptones are back in the Midlands for one night only. Since 2011’s debut “Midnight Feast Of Jazz” they’ve been touring almost constantly, picking up new fans right across Europe. Now with new vocal sensation Karen Harding on board, the Pimptones fire up any show with their fiercely funky, breakbeat-driven sound  Support comes in explosive fashion from Warwickshire’s 9-piece funk juggernaut The Titanics, playing soul old & new and showcasing their own dynamite sound.

Advance tickets are on sale for only £5, but the Titanics also have 3 pairs of tickets to give away free – mail titanics.funkandsoul@gmail.com with the subject “Nick Pride tickets”, and three winners will be chosen at random, receiving a pair of tickets each.

Ruby-lipped, raven-haired beauty Lindi Ortega pulls on her bright red cowboy boots once again for a European jaunt, playing 10 UK dates including Birmingham’s Hare & Hounds.

After springing onto the scene last year with her debut, self-confessed “countrypolitan” debut ‘Little Red Boots’, the Canadian singer- songwriter delighted audiences at some of her first ever UK live outings.

Now she’s back on January 21^st with ‘Cigarettes & Truckstops’, her second full-length LP on Last Gang Records, and a stunning testament to her recent move to Nashville – Lindi’s spiritual home. Despite keeping many of the folk-led, Americana flavours as her debut, it is a genuine country article but with a bluesy thread running straight through the middle.

“A barnstorming performance…her voice is a truly magnificent instrument” – The Independent

Lindi Ortega plays Hare & Hounds Birmingham on Wed 27th February 2013, presented by Birmingham Promoters. Support comes from Welsh duo Zervas & Pepper. Tickets available here.

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Excited to announce the supports for Marcus Foster at Hare & Hounds will be Joe Banfi & Matt Sheehan!

Already championed at XFM and 6Music thanks to a solitary track ‘Olive Green’, Northwich’s Joe Banfi possesses that stark individualism seen in the likes of both Michael Kiwanuka and Ben Howard.

However, where Banfi typically shares an affinity with a number of timeless solo artists of old, it’s his unlikely rock, grunge, and metal influences that provide the unsettling aura of the record of his new ‘Iron EP’, released via Communion Records.

Matt Sheehan is an indie/folk singer-songwriter from Birmingham UK. Although still in his younger years, he delivers songs and performances that are emotionally captivating. His performances are known to leave his audiences in a room of pin drop silence. After supporting the likes of Jessie J, Lucy Rose, Brother and Bones and Ethan Ash and heading out on his headline UK tour, Matt recently recorded his debut E.P ‘The Alder Tree’ set for release by the end of 2012.

Joe Banfi & Matt Sheehan support Marcus Foster at Hare & Hounds Birmingham on  Monday 12th November 2012, presented by Birmingham Promoters. Tickets available here.

As Leftfoot are closely associated with garden festival and we have legend Greg Wilson joining us next week, we thought we’d treat you to Greg Wilson’s Garden festival Live mix to get you in the mood for next Friday:

http://soundcloud.com/gregwilson/sets/live-mixes

…. Enjoy….

Tickets are still available from www.theticketsellers.co.uk or you can find out more by clicking on the link below, see you on the dance floor –

FRI 9^TH – Leftfoot & Habit present Greg Wilson –

We invite you all to once again ‘raise the roof’ Greg began DJing in 1975 and is regarded as one of the most important figures on the UK dance scene, Greg was instrumental in breaking the new electronic, post-disco records coming out of New York, a sound he has dubbed ‘Electro-Funk’. Now a firm favourite on the festival circuit in both the UK and Europe Gregs edits and mixes continue to feature on the playlists of DJs in every continent.