It’s been five years since the Soul Food Project first opened at the Hare and Hounds and since then they’ve  gone on to be one of the West Midlands most well respect and finest food vendors! From cooking and DJing to opening a pub, then a bakery and now a record label, we’re delighted to be welcoming them back to where it all began for their 5th Birthday Celebrations

Headlining the night will be Don Letts who’s 6 Music show ‘The Crucial Vinyl’ is a must listen on a weekly basis and has been loved by all since the 70’s as a DJ, Big Audio Dynamite front man, filmmaker, author and all round nice guy. Get your dancing shoes at the ready and dress to boot for this guy to take us on a culture clash set to finish the party off in style. Support on the night comes from local soul singer Lumi HD and The Gene Dudley Group. Originally from the Black Country, Gene now resides in London. Signed to Wah Wah 45 record label, he is now a renowned man in the world of funk/dub/whatever you call his blend of happy busting horns, rolling base, clapping drums and whole host of other instruments.

They’ll also be joined by local legend and party maker Sam Redmore. His edits and remixes are in everyone’s bag with his Bob Marley edit getting plays on BBC Radio 1 and 6 Music. He is a regular on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show and continues to wow us his with his talents. If you haven’t seen him in action then get yourself down, you won’t be disappointed!

Advanced £12 ticket with a limited amount of £10 early birds are on sale now, you can find them here. Alternatively you pick physical ones up at the Soul Food Project HQ, The Church, or their bakery, Peel and Stone.

Leftfoot & Southport Weekender join forces to bring Joey Negro to the H&H this Easter Sunday as part of the Leftfoot 15 series.

Dave Lee aka Joey Negro is a British DJ/producer/remixer and one of the first artists to incorporate disco samples in house music when he began his production career back in 1988. Little has changed since then and Joey Negro is still widely regarded as one of the most commercially successful and in-demand artists on the global scene making this a very rare chance to catch him in the intimate settings of our 250 capacity club space. Check out his set from when he played Horse Meat Disco below;

https://soundcloud.com/joeynegro/joey-negro-live-at-horsemeat

Doors are at 9pm this Sunday 5th April with advanced £12 tickets on sale now, you can get hold of yours by clicking here.

In 1985, 3 friends made a record that they gave to Ron Hardy at The Music Box.  Ron played the record 4 times that night, causing mayhem on the dancefloor.  That record was Phuture – Acid Tracks and it’s subsequent release led to the worldwide Acid House phenomena. We are delighted that Proper in association with Rave Against Racism bring the man behind that record, as well as many others, the godfather of Acid House, DJ Pierre to the Hare & Hounds tomorrow night for a special 3 hour set.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCUPc9zVfyo

It all kicks off at 9pm with DJ support coming from Jock Lee & Lovely Helen. Advanced £12.50 tickets are on sale now, find them here.

This Friday Leftfoot & Vacuum Boogie bring Ninja Tunes Romare to the H&H for a special DJ set. To celebrate Vacuum Boogie resident Alex Hill has put together a promo mix for the evening, check it out below;

https://www.mixcloud.com/ExploringElectronicBeats/romare-hare-hounds-promo-mix/

It all kicks off this Friday 27th March at 9pm with advanced £7 tickets on sale now, you can find them here.

We’re pleased to announce that This Is Tmrw will be bringing John J Presley to the H&H on Wednesday 17th June.

Hailing from Birmingham Presley has built a reputation as a powerhouse of fuzz fuelled garage blues gaining support from the likes of Tom Robinson, Zane Lowe & Alice Levine along the way. Check out the video for his single ‘Left’ below;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqu2EPbgN0Y

Support on the night comes from Table Scraps & Crawlin’ Hands. Advanced £6 tickets are on sale now, find them here.

We’re delighted to announce that Mr Scruff returns to the H&H on Friday 1st May as party of the Leftfoot 15 Series.

As a DJ, Andy Carthy aka Mr. Scruff plays across the board, flitting between soul, funk, hip hop, jazz, reggae, latin, african, ska, disco, house, funk, breaks, soundtracks and loads more. As a producer he makes music that draws on these influences, with a large dose of cheek and good humour. His cartoon drawings illustrate gig flyers, record sleeves and CD covers, and usually accompany him at gigs as live animated visuals. Check out the mix from when he played the Hare & Hounds with Floating Points last year below;

https://www.mixcloud.com/Mr_Scruff/mr-scruff-floating-points-dj-set-from-hare-hounds-birmingham-15th-april-2014/

Advanced £15 tickets are on sale now, you can get hold of yours by clicking here.

Next Tuesday see’s Adolphus Tips play the Hare & Hounds as part of their Captain Hindsight UK tour.

While some bands take elements of post rock, mix in a couple math rock riffs and a smattering of freak-out experimental rock, Adolphus Tips grow the secret ingredient under a couple heat lamps in their garage. This Northampton quartet have musical wisdom beyond their years and use it to craft beautiful crescendos that ebb and flow. With crashing highs juxtaposed with angelic three part harmonies, Adolphus Tips cast a spell over anyone wise enough to take a listen. Check out their single Leafeater below;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdPYrPDZjMU

Doors are at 8pm with advanced £4 tickets are on sale now, you can get hold of them here.

Dubbed as the female Bob Dylan, Lotte has built a dedicated following with her personal, story telling songs that chronicle everyday life with heartbreaking honesty. The British music press raved about Lotte’s self released debut album Plain Jane christening her Indie-Country sound ‘Anglicana’ and crowing her “Suffolk’s Joni Mitchell”.

Lotte will be playing intimate versions of songs from her latest album Love’s Bonfire, released on 9th March, and made out in Nashville with Band of Horses.

Fiercely DIY, Lotte turned down a major label deal with Warners and runs her own label Raindog Records. A blog she was writing about her misadventures in the music business was snapped up for a book and film deal by Elton John’s Rocket Pictures and Ridley Scott Productions used four of Lotte’s songs to soundtrack their latest short film ‘Kismet Diner’ which has had over 3 million hits on Youtube and won first prize at Manhattan Short film Festival. Watch the video for ‘I’m Still Here’ below;

http://youtu.be/WSPd4ZOoBPY

Support on the night comes from Jazz Morley & Lexis with advanced tickets available here.

This Saturday our friends at Shaanti host the first ever Holi Rave & Indian Street Food Feast-IVAL at Amusement 13.

Celebrating the Indian festival of colour, Holi, and the arrival of spring, the day long and night event will see My Panda Shall Fly headline the musical menu, which also includes bhangra pioneer Surinder Rattan and plenty of sitar players, dancers and drummers throughout the day.

Meanwhile, Holi Rave joins forces with Taste and Liquor to launch Indian Street Food Fest-IVAL , promising great Indian food from local restaurants and independent traders including Mahirs Experience, Vichag Foods, Field-Elicious & Wrapchic as well as a special Indian Summer Cocktail bar.

The event kicks off this Saturday 21st March at 12pm with advanced £15 tickets on sale now, find them here.

This Is Tmrw bring Echo Lake to the Hare & Hounds this Thursday in support of their second full length album Era

Debut album Wild Peace was released in June 2012, after the then five piece had surfaced 18 months prior to a flurry of blog attention. The record is a near-perfect encapsulation of their early sound, with critics calling it “dazzling, hypnotic and deliriously seductive” and “truly magnificent”. However loud the acclaim, the release was inevitably overshadowed by the shock death of drummer Peter Hayes a few days before release.

The band recovered in private. The songwriting pair of guitarist Thom Hill and vocalist Linda Jarvis would spend two years working on the tracks which would form Era in East London’s Holy Mountain Studio, the first time the band had spent in a professional studio. The album is a result of this experience; far maturer, denser and considered than the band’s home recorded debut. Points recall the textures and expansive ambition of Spaceman 3, Neu! and Deerhunter yet the album is never stylistically referential to any particular period or style.

Instead, at seven tracks and 45 minutes length Era is a deep, singular work deserving of full and repeat listening. The album’s defining tracks are ‘Dröm’ and ‘Waves’, both built around hard, totemic rhythm sections and maximal dynamics. By contrast ‘Era’ is a perfect guitar-pop track; submissive, alluring and playful in restraint. The ten minute closer ‘Heavy Dreaming’ leaves the album on a triumphant tone, and ends a near three year silence from one of the UK’s most promising bands. Check out the video for their latest single ‘Waves’ below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9vTT1VN05Y

It all kicks off at 8pm this Thursday 19th March with advanced £7 tickets available here. Support on the night comes from Moon Gangs & Chartreuse.