This Saturday 18th January Counteract Magazine join forces with Birmingham Promoters to bring a 5 band strong line up to the Hare & Hounds, with God Damn headlining the night.

Drawing from their mother land heritage, God Damn flirt with elements of early heavy metal whilst incorporating other key influences from hardcore through to blues, grunge and elements of prog. Check out the video for their single ‘Heavy Money’ below;

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

Support on the night comes in the form of Youth Man, Birmingham noise rick trio Them wolves, Victor and Swerve. Advanced £5 tickets are on sale now, you can find them here.

Seedy Sonics are hosting the Outlook Festival launch party for Birmingham for the third year in a row and we’ve kindly been given two tickets to give away to one lucky person.
On Friday 17th January they’ll be pushing the boundaries further than they ever have done, inviting one of the best Live bands to come and share some of the Outlook Festival vibes with Birmingham. Gentleman’s Dub Club have a reputation for consistently delivering one of the most energetic and exhilarating live shows to emerge from the UK Bass music scene and they are set to tear the roof off the Rainbow Warehouse next Friday. Joining them on the night will be Rinse FM’s Marcus Nasty, School Records star pupil Klose One & BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Amy Becker to round of the main room line up, also joined by Symmetry Recordings Break & Xtrah and Ram Records DJ Competition winner Mistanoize who will be taking care of the Drum & Bass in room 2. The third room is hosted by Birmingham after party hosts the Shark Killers who will be taking care of the Techno and Deep House all night long and then also the official after party which will be taking place once again at Gibb Street Warehouse. Check out the video for the 2013 launch party below;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D_vDpjxY3k

If you fancy your chances at winning the two tickets to the launch party then all you have to do is answer this simple question;

Which city do The Gentleman’s Dub Club originate from?

To enter all you need to do is email your answer to Tom@leftfootvenues.co.uk by 5pm on Thursday 16th January and a winner will be selected and contacted not long after. Please DO NOT post you answer as a comment as it will not be counted.

If you don’t want to leave going to the launch party to chance then make sure you pick up your advanced £15 tickets here.

On Friday 31st January Hot Club de Swing return to the Hare & Hounds for their first show of the 2014.

After a whole year of sold out shows in 2013 Hot Club de Swing is back and ready to go up a gear for their first show of 2014. If you didn’t already know, Hot Club De Swing is all about bringing back the speakeasy vibe of the 1920s prohibition era. Organised and curated by the Electric Swing Circus – one of the UKs hottest Electro-Swing bands you can expect to see a good mix of electro swing and speakeasy jazz, along with cabaret performance and something that is just that little bit special. Check out the video for their single Valentine below;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEQL77fTRRc

Alongside the Electric Swing Circus they’ll be bringing back one of our their favourite DJs,  Madame Electrifie, fusing the best of the 20′s, 30′s and 40′s with the best of the modern age. Madame Electrifie takes the swing sound and threads through everything from hip hop, to house, breaks and drum and bass to create a raucous dance floor focused party all with that distinctive driving sound that’s a firm nod to her tech and breaks roots. Its swing meets synth, and big band meets bass- all complete with a pin curl and lashings of vintage fused fun.

It all kicks off at 9pm on Friday 31st January. Advanced £7 tickets are on sale now, find them here.

On Friday 31st January Birmingham Promoters bring MMX to the Hare and Hounds venue 2.

Hailing from Oxford, MMX is comprised of Ashley Wilkie, Warren Senior, Benjamin Hordos & Thomas Millar. Inspired by atmospheric sounds and layering, MMX combine soundscapes with powerful melodies and emotional energy.

Having spent most of 2011 and 2012 writing music in various segregated locations in Oxfordshire, the band release their debut EP Child on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. Combining analogue & digital synthesizer sounds with powerful atmospheric guitar lines and strong rhythms the band attempt to create memorable music of emotion.

Following a wonderful set at The Rainbow back in June, the band return to Birmingham in support of their new EP Heir, following a recent tour with The 1975. Watch the video for their single ‘Only’ below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAHBs0clmb4
Advanced £6 tickets are on sale now,  you can find them here. Support on the night comes from The Ninetyten & Cold Ocean Lines. 

We’re delighted to announce that on Saturday 25th January Bigger than Barry & Love the Life join forces to bring MJ Cole to the Hare and Hounds.

A Royal College of Music graduate who released some of the most important UK dance records of the past decade, MJ Cole’s intricate, heart-wrenching garage productions did more to link the abstract, avant-garde tendencies of the sound to the exploding mainstream scene than any other artist’s work.

Releasing Sincere ( in 1998, an era-defining single that was both one of the biggest influences on 21st century British dance music, and an overground hit, MJ Cole went on to sign to Gilles Peterson’s Talkin’ Loud label where he put out Sincere the album; one of – if not the – defining garage full-length, and one that spawned the massive single ‘Crazy Love’. It was also nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02KRAshCG0w

While he never lost his touch with underground British club music MJ Cole’s releases on his own label, Prolific, including a trio of EPs (Riddim EP, Satellite EP, Panoramic EP) plus his underground hit with Wiley, From The Drop, remixes for Lana Del Rey, Laura Mvula, Chase & Status and many more and also his production work with Wiley, Dizzee Rascal and Example among others show a man deeply committed to the search for emotive, smart and brave club music.

It all kicks of at 9pm on Saturday January 25th with advanced £10 tickets available here. Support on the night comes from the Bigger Than Barry & Love The Life DJ collectives.

On Tuesday 14th January This is Tmrw bring the extremely talented and captivating Jessica Pratt to the Hare & Hounds.

Hailing from San Francisco, Jessica is a young singer songwriter with a decidedly old soul and a voice that balances spry sweetness with husky grit culminating in songs that are truly hypnotic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnKZ_ZdXp6o
We are delighted to be hosting an artist of her caliber so early on in her career who is clearly destined for bigger things. We highly recommend you take the time to listen to her debut self titled album below. Advanced £8 tickets for the show are one sale now, make sure you don’t miss out on what is set to be a truly special gig and get hold of yours here. Support on the night comes from Ignatz & Michael King (Boat to Row)

https://play.spotify.com/album/5gSKVqiuyfeTJ0pie14RW4

On Friday 10th January we are delight to announce that Friendly Fire Music will be bringing Raphael & Easy Skankers to the Hare & Hounds main stage.

All the way from Italy Raphael & Eazy Skankers will be touring the UK in support of their new album ” Mind vs Soul” which is already receiving plenty of airplay around the world, and will be doing a one show in Birmingham right here at the Hare and Hounds. Check out the video for their single ‘Colore’ below;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4IBRw9lWJw

Support on the night will be provided by South Brum’s one and only Friendly Fire Band with the incandescent duo Tomlin Mystic and Lion Art  plus DJ Ramboy Selecta (Bristol) .

Advanced £3 tickets are on sale now, you can find them here.