With their quintessential vintage West Coast sound, it’s fitting that Treetop Flyers laid down their outstanding country soul debut in the canyons of Southern California. Though based in London, the British five-piece swapped urban England for the picturesque beaches and rolling hills of Malibu in order to record the classic sounding ‘The Mountain Moves’.

A record of hope, honesty and huge choruses, its universally reaching songs are strewn with sunshine-infused four-part harmonies, propelled by an irrefutable open-highway groove. Paying their dues to everyone from The Band and Neil Young by way of Little Feat and Fleetwood Mac, there are also gracious nods towards the more contemporary likes of My Morning Jacket, The Coraland Jonathan Wilson wrapped up in these 11 time-travelling tracks.

When the band arrived back home, a summer of high-profile festival slots awaited them. They played under Van Morrison at Green Man Festival, and shared a stage with Bob Dylan for the second time at The Hop Farm, after opening up for him at London’s Feisin 2011.

Treetop Flyers Links: Website | Facebook | Twitter

TREETOP FLYERS PLAY HARE & HOUNDS BIRMINGHAM ON MONDAY 6TH MAY 2013, WITH SUPPORT FROM CAPITAL SUN. TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE.

Watch the video for ‘It’s About Time’ below:

http://youtu.be/WE2L2kJqlxQ

After a lengthy break we are excited to announce Hott Date returns to the Hare and Hounds with a day of live music and DJ’s that’ll be showcasing some of Birmingham’s best talent.

Kicking off at 3 pm on bank holiday Sunday 5th May and set across our back bar and venue 2 you will be able to catch an array of acts and bands including John J Presley, Black Market Empire, High Horses and DJ’s such as Sugarfoot Stomp, Chicks Dig Jerks and a New Scotland Yard one off reunion.

Expect the usual fun, games and competitions including best dressed, a dance off and a twister championship. Tickets are the bargain price of £5 advance. For the full line up of bands and DJs as well as tickets just click here.

This Saturday 27th April Uber will be bringing Detroit Swindle to the Hare and Hounds.

Arguably one of the hottest production duo’s at the moment Detroit Swindle aka Lars Dales and Maarten Smeets are two of the most sought after DJ’s/Producers in the world and are already playing live & DJ sets at major venues across the globe including Panorama Bar, Tresor & Zoo Project.

In 2012 releases of EP’s on Freerange, Murmur, Dirt Crew and Saints& Sonnets received rave reviews from some of the world’s biggest DJ’s. You can check out a selection of their tracks, EP’s & re-edits on their Soundlcoud page below…

Detroit Swindle Soundcloud

Excitingly this will be their first time in Birmingham and we couldn’t be more pleased to be hosting them right here at the Hare and Hounds. With a limited capacity of 250 it is set to be a truly special night.

Advanced tickets are still available at the bargain price of £8 and moving quickly so grab yours whilst you can, you can find them by clicking here.

Taking their cue from the indie pop bands of yore (particularly twee pop acts like The Softies, Talulah Gosh, and The Field Mice),Seapony sound every bit as dreamy, soft, and sweet as their name implies.

Formed in 2010, when longtime couple Jen Weidl and Danny Rowland moved to Seattle, they teamed up with bassist Ian Brewer, Rowland’s childhood friend and former bandmate, and the band was born. The band’s debut full-length album, Go with Me, was released on Hardly Art in 2011, and in just over a year, Seapony went from buzzed-about Midwest transplants to reliable dream pop purveyors.

The band’s sophmore LP Falling was released in September 2012, and signals a band entering a new and more ambitious period in their career, with a sharper-than-ever live show and a fanbase that grows by the day. Falling sees Weidl and Rowland incorporating some of their live show’s palpable rock energy into Seapony’s patented sun-kissed sound. With guitars engaged in a delicate, complex pa-de-deux, and fuller, less-rigid percussion, Falling is a record of disarming grace.

“Proud torch bearers for both the fizzy pop sound of the post-C-86 generation and the noisy but hooky sound of the early-’90s American indie scene…. near-perfect indie pop in the here and now” – Allmusic

Links: Website | Facebook | Twitter

SEAPONY PLAY THE HARE & HOUNDS BIRMINGHAM ON WED 5TH JUNE 2013. TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE.

Check out the video for ‘Be Alone’ below:

http://youtu.be/PGiLU6j6f1s

On Saturday 20th April Jazzifunk will be hosting a night of live music and DJ’s in order to raise money and awareness for Parkinsons UK & NEU Directions.

Playing live on the night and providing their unique blend of funk, soul and hip-hop will be Cantaloop. You can check out their video for ‘Chocolate’ below.
http://youtu.be/SL_kIG10qJU
Also taking to the stage after a few months away will be the 7 piece hip-hop/funk juggernauts Genius Collective, with an all new powerful line up featuring 3 vocalists, some incredibly talented musicians and a DJ.

Then to see you through to the early hours Bruce Q (Liquid Fusion/Jazzifun) and Garth (Wonderland) London will be taking over the decks playing a selection of the best in Jazz, Funk, Disco and Boogie.

It all kicks off at 9:00 pm, entry will be £8 on the door or you can get advanced £6 tickets right here. All proceeds on the night will be donated to the two charities. So come along and enjoy an evening of brilliant live music and DJ’s whilst supporting a great cause. We hope to see you there.

On 31st March 2013 Leftfoot threw a special bank holiday party to celebrate local lads and Leftfoot favourites Troumaca signing to Gilles Peterson’s record label ‘Brownswood’.

The night saw Gilles, Troumaca, Romare and surprise guest Anushka all take to the Hare and Hounds stage. It was a huge success and arguably one of the best parties of the year so far, if you were one of the lucky 250 people to be there then we’re sure you’d agree.

For those of you who weren’t there we had a video put together to document the night and show you exactly what you missed out on. Check it out right here…

http://youtu.be/8oJPLOIO7wk

If you like what you see then make sure you get tickets for our up and coming  May shows.

We’ve got a bank holiday special with Huey Morgan on Sunday 4th May which you can get tickets for right here. Then on Friday 24th May we’ve got the legend that is Mr Scruff taking over the main stage, tickets here.

With a 250 capacity for both shows we highly recommend you get your tickets early. They will sell out.

As many of you will know this years Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival sees Leftfoot curating the opening day of the festival, Friday 5th July.

Headlining will be the undeniable talented and incredible Bonobo and we couldn’t be more excited about it. The whole day is set to be a truly special event seeing  the likes of Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Troumaca, Stubborn Heart, Yes King & Hiatus Kaiyote all play for us across two stages set in the beautiful surroundings of Moseley Park.

If your not too hot on your Bonobo knowledge then check out the official video for his single Cirrus, it’s a Leftfoot Venues office favourite at the moment and also doing the rounds on a number of  TV shows and adverts so you should definitely know and love it .

http://youtu.be/WF34N4gJAKE

Tickets for the Leftfoot day are on sale now and moving quickly. To get your hands on one simply head over to  Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival website or pop into the Hare and Hounds to pick up a day ticket from behind the bar.

For the full festival line up as well as weekend tickets visit the Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul website.

Saturday 13th April sees legendary Drum’n’Bass musician, producer and DJ  LTJ Bukem come to the Hare and Hounds.

Viewed as an innovator in the drum and bass style, Bukem is known for developing an accessible alternative to that hardcore genre’s speedy, assaultive energies. We’ve kindly been given two guest list spaces to give away to one lucky customer thanks to promoters and hosts of the night Circles, you can find their Facebook page here, go give them a like.

To win the guest list spaces all you have to do is name two of LTJ Bukems record labels and send your answer to djreaction@hotmail.com by 12 pm Saturday 13th April. A winner will be selected not long after and contacted via email.

Advanced tickets for the night are still available here

Please not not post your answer as a comment, it will not be counted as an entry.

Fancy winning two guest list spaces to see José James at the Hare and Hounds this Sunday 14th April as well as a copy of his latest album? All you need to do is answer this very simple question.

Which label was José James latests album ‘No Beginning No End’ released on?

Email your answer to Tom@leftfootvenues.co.uk by 5pm Saturday 13th April and a winner will be selected and contacted via email not long after.

£12 Advanced tickets for José James are still available right here if you don’t want to leave seeing him to chance.

Please do not post your answer as a comment, it will not be counted as an entry.

Duke Special is an artist aptly named. Dynamic, musically ambitious & bracingly eccentric, with his inimitable style and lush musicality. Hailing from Belfast with a sound that is self-confessed “hobo-chic”, Duke Special – AKA the endlessly inventive Peter Wilson– is once heard, never forgotten. Blissfully at home in his own alluring genre of beautifully bruised romanticism, Duke Special inhabits a world unlike any other – a world filled with vaudeville-esque sensibility, sing-a-longs and addictive melodies .

Those who know him for the platinum album Songs From the Deep Forest, including the hit song ’Freewheel’ and other radio mainstays like ‘Sweet Sweet Kisses’ and ‘Last Night I Nearly Died’ may be surprised by the breadth of his work. Duke Special’s immense creative talents have seen him involved in projects as diverse as writing the theme tune for Sesame Tree, to writing the music for and appearing in Deborah Warner’s critically acclaimed 2009 production of Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children at London’s National Theatre.

“Sumptuous, symphonic pop anthem, courtesy of dreadlocked Irishman who sounds like The Flaming Lips crossed with Rufus Wainwright” – Q Magazine

“…a beautifully crafted debut, which collects gravity-defying songs of extraordinary grace and guile…Freewheel, with heartbreaking falsetto flurries, is the song Neil Finn always wanted to write” –  **** UNCUT

DUKE SPECIAL PLAY HARE & HOUNDS BIRMINGHAM ON TUES 16TH APRIL 2013, WITH SUPPORT FROM SADPAW. TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE.

Watch the video for ‘Our Love Goes Deeper Than This’ below:

http://youtu.be/ZPKEIZ7wm2o