We’re currently having a few issues with our events page…until it’s fixed you can use our rather nicely designed December listings flyer to find out what’s going on at H&H! You can also follow us on twitter and join our Facebook  group for daily updates and news on all our events and offers!

Birmingham Promoters are teaming up with It’s Just Noise to bring Chicago’s finest Maps & Atlases to Birmingham!

In a musical landscape pitted with pop stars and pigeonholes, Maps & Atlases defy easy categorization, choosing to walk their own incomparable path.

Latest album ‘Beware and Be Grateful’ builds upon the Chicago-based band’s acclaimed Barsuk Records debut, ‘Perch Patchwork’, melding their trademark experimentalism with a more direct – though no less beguiling – songcraft. The new album abounds with invention, spanning hymnal harmonies, percolating rhythms – all gloriously liquid and lyrical, channeling M&A’s maximalist creativity into a truly inviting brand of boundary-busting, asymmetrical pop.

Since their formation in 2004, Maps & Atlases have captured the indie imagination with polyrhythmic beats, elaborate melodies, and post-rock ingenuity. With its blend of avant garde audacity and pop craftsmanship, ‘Beware and Be Grateful’ stands firmly in the great art rock tradition, a model synthesis of novelty and tradition, of listen ability and invention. Maps & Atlases have crafted a collection of resplendently human music, its intricate dynamics wholly matched by ornate wells of deep emotion.

http://youtu.be/KSlA7x98Yfw

MAPS & ATLASES PLAY HARE & HOUNDS BIRMINGHAM ON THURSDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2013. TICKETS AVAILABLEHERE.

Wow…What a year!…2012 has seen the likes of Julio Bashmore, Theo Parrish, Quantic and Alice Russell, Jacques Greene, Eats Everything, Horse Meat Disco and Jackmaster grace the Leftfoot stage, as well as Leftfoot appearances in Croatia at Garden Festival (Where we hosted a boat party with the Eglo crew) and closer to home our Leftfoot curated day at Mostly Jazz, Funk and Soul festival with amazing performances from the likes of Roots Manuva, Bad Bad Not Good, Ghostpoet and local dons Troumaca (who’ve just been signed to Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood label).

Moving forward…..What does 2013 hold for Leftfoot ? Well we’ll be keeping a few cards close to our chest about some of the massive shows we’ve got coming up, but to start with….

FIRST SHOW OF 2013 – A LOVE FROM OUTER SPACE

For our first show in 2013, we’ll be joining forces with SoulShare Records to bring Andrew Weatherall, Sean Johnston and their club brand ‘A Love From Outer Space’ to The Hare and Hounds for a night of esoteric disco, dub, proto funk, krautrock and beyond. All our early bird tickets have sold out for this and capacity is as ever limited so if you’d like to wash away the winter blues with 2 legends of electronic music, then go grab a ticket right here

We’ll be announcing more Leftfoot shows as the weeks go on  so to keep up to date with the latest Leftfoot information head to our Facebook page.

Following their awesome show back in October, we are mega excited to be welcoming leeds duo Fossil Collective back to Hare & Hounds Birmingham in April 2013 with their intoxicating blend of exquisitely structured songs and glorious, rich harmonies.

Their first recordings saw them taking inspiration from classic albums by Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac and Simon & Garfunkeland suggested comparisons with more contemporary artists such as Fleet Foxes, Midlake and Bon Iver. But in truth their exquisitely structured songs and glorious, rich harmonies owe as much, if not more, to a solid English song tradition, and their material holds that distinct English quality that many North American artists hanker after.

Their EP track ‘Let It Go’ was iTunes Single of the Week, and also won backing from Steve Lamacq & XFM. Having toured with US grammy award winning duo The Civil Wars, as well as Ren Harvieu & Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Fossil Collective will embark on a massive 21 date tour in April 2013 to celebrate the release of their debut album.

FOSSIL COLLECTIVE PLAY HARE & HOUNDS BIRMINGHAM ON MON 22ND APRIL 2013. TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

Watch the video for ‘Let It Go’ below:

http://youtu.be/J5nE1510oYo

Birmingham Promoters are teaming up with Speech Fewapy Records to celebrate The Traps awesome new single ‘Calypso’– the first official release on their own Birmingham based indie label – with a special release party at Hare & Hounds.

Combining upbeat tempos, an anthemic synth based beat, and a hooky guitar motif that will keep any indie dancefloor buzzing alongside a very cool vocal. The influence behind the track and indeed their debut album is the character Calypso from Homer’s Odyssey poem who captures Homer by leading his ship ashore.

The track was recorded with producer Rob Jones (aka The Voluntary Butler Scheme) earlier this year during studio sessions for their debut album ‘Calypso’, which will be released in early 2013.
Since the release of free downloads ‘Your Headland’ and ‘Moving Pictures’ earlier this year the band’s music has been featured onSony’s Mobile Entertainment portal, a Nivea promotional video and had their artwork selected as featured background on the popular file transfer site WeTransfer.

“The Traps have everything needed to become the band of 2013″ – Glasswerk

THE TRAPS PLAY HARE & HOUNDS BIRMINGHAM ON FRI 25TH JANUARY 2013. TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE.

Check out the video for ‘Moving Pictures’ below

http://youtu.be/YIeizOCfvIA

So this Friday we have Jackmaster playing Leftfoot’s final show of 2012…if you haven’t already we highly recommend you take the time to listen to his 2012 Mastermix to get you in the mood. Since it’s release it’s been on every single day in the Leftfoot office and we’re still not bored of it.  So if you fancy joining us on Friday then get your tickets for the event here … we look forward to seeing you on the dance floor!!

Very pleased to announce Macclesfield’s own The Virginmarys will be hitting the road in March and making a stop at Birmingham’sHare & Hounds on Tuesday 5th.

Their inclusion as a 2012 HMV Next Big Thing headliner is just the latest reward for the band’s dedication to playing live, having already spent two years solidly touring UK and Europe with the likes of Slash, Skunk Anansie and Ash, alongside festival appearances at Download, Sonisphere and Kendal Calling.

Their confirmed appearance on this year’s Isle Of Wight festival is a clear indication and the world’s biggest stages await them. The Virginmarys might just be the band that puts guitar music back on the radar.

Following a series of acclaimed and much sought after EPs, their debut album ‘King Of Conflict’ is now set for release in February.

The Virginmarys play Hare & Hounds Birmingham on Tuesday 5th March 2013. Tickets available here.

Check out the video for ‘Dead Man’s Shoes’ below:

http://youtu.be/V8ehThdbXJs

We started the month of December by welcoming back one of Leftfoot’s favourite artists at the moment, Matthew Dear. As expected he put on one hell of a show…surrounded by 40 long stem white roses. If you weren’t lucky enough to catch it don’t worry,we’ve put together a collection of pictures from the  This is Tmrw event for you to enjoy.

Photographs by Luke Jefferson

We are pleased to announce that as of today the Hare and Hounds will be selling Geek Unique on tap. Another great locally produced bitter with a sweet malty flavour.

It’s brewed just down the road in Ashton by Beer Geek Brewery. Check out their website here

Following their upcoming support slot for Band of Skulls this Thursday at HMV Institute, we are mega excited to announce FOLKSwill be headlining their own show at Hare & Hounds in February!

FOLKS story began when a young, Manchester born songwriter, relocated to San Francisco on a whim and a prayer. Michael Beasleyhad been in bands before, but several thousand miles from home he started to lay down his songs and something clicked. With these first musical ideas laid down, Michael saw this as a beginning and having decided that FOLKS should evolve into a full live band, returned home to Manchester on the lookout for a singer who shared the same musical DNA.

Now a fully-fledged six-piece, this year has seen them tour by personal request with indie heavyweights Noel Gallagher and Miles Kane, with Noel even asking the lads to perform two songs on Radio 2 when he sat in for Dermot O’Leary. Other high-profile support slots have included Band of Skulls, The View and We Are Augustines, cementing FOLKS as unstoppable live force.

FOLKS debut album ‘I See Cathedrals’ is available now via Ignition Records.
The band are currently giving away new single ‘My Mother’ as a free download on their Facebook page.

FOLKS play Hare & Hounds Birmingham on Tues 5th February 2013. Tickets available here.

Check out the video for ‘Say Something’ below:

http://youtu.be/mkw_3QUSrcg