Birmingham Promoters welcome The Seshen to the H&H next Monday 6th March.

Their forward-thinking sound combines synthesizers, drum machines, live percussion, and entrancing harmonies to create an unmistakable fusion of R&B, synth-pop, and electronic music. St. Juste and Ehara are joined by five remarkable bandmates to create their multidimensional music. They take inspiration from across the musical spectrum; their individual influences range from recognizable artists (Erykah Badu, Jai Paul, James Blake, Radiohead, and Broadcast) to genres and eras that don’t initially appear to fit together (hip hop, indie rock, early electronica, and 70’s dub). Their unique alchemy of seemingly disparate sounds has led fans and critics alike to describe the band as defying categorization. Check out the video for their latest single ‘Distant Heart’ below;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaVb3WSMchc

Advance £6 tickets are on sale now, you can get hold of yours by clicking here.

Manchester’s idiosyncratic art-popologists Dutch Uncles return to the H&H in support of their latest full length offering Big Balloon next Monday 6th March courtesy of This Is Tmrw.

Taking musical inspiration from kate bush’s the red shoes, low-era david bowie, some slightly-less fashionable records belonging to their dads and east european techno, it’s the fifth dutch uncles studio album and the follow-up to 2015’s acclaimed o shudder. Big balloon  is dutch uncles’ finest album to date, taking listeners on an exhilarating cerebral journey that marks them out a one of the uk’s most consistently forward thinking bands. Check out the video for the single ‘Big Balloon’ below; 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_TQwB4f6Hk

Support on the night comes from Her’s with advance £10 tickets cost £10 available here.

We’re delighted to announce that we’re teaming up with Supersonic Festival to bring legendary snooker player and now Techno aficionado Steve Davis to the H&H on Saturday 4th March as part of our 10th anniversary series.

Steve Davis – the legendary sporting phenomenon from the 80s who took snooker to new heights and as presenter of The Interesting Alternative Show on Pheonix FM brought prog and jazz oddities to his cult audience, now turns his hands to the decks. As a hobby which he claims has spun out of control, his notorious 2016 Glastonbury set at the 500 capacity Stonebridge bar was mobbed by a curious turned shocked and enthralled crowd. With a packed out DJ diary since, Steve has continued to woo party goers from Bluedot to Bloc Festival. Drawing from an eclectic array of influences: Magma, Caravan, Oscar Perry, Soft Machine and Gong to name but a few – Steve spins together a unique set in his quest to deliver the music he loves to lovers of the party.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZvtOH_6kls

Support on the night comes from Graham Dunning – Mechanical Techno Set with visuals provided by Hellocatfood. Advance £15 tickets are on sale now, you can get hold of yours here.

We’re delighted to announce that we’ll bringing Craig Charles (DJ Set) to the H&H for a special funk & soul all dayer as part of our 10th anniversary celebrations on Sunday 28th May.

Alongside the DJ Set from Craig there’ll also be two live performances from Birmingham’s own Heavy Beat Brass Band and Three Step Manoeuvre with DJ support coming from Freestyle‘s Sam Redmore and Magic Door’s Tom Mason. Advance £15 tickets are on sale now, you can get hold of yours by clicking here.

***PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN EARLY SHOW. DOORS OPEN AT 6PM WITH THE FIRST BAND STARTING AT 7PM. LAST ENTRY: 8PM***

One of Scotland’s foremost traditional singers, and twice winner of the prestigious Scots Singer of the Year title at the Scots Trad Music Awards, Siobhan Miller lands at the H&H this Sunday 26th February.

Siobhan has carved out a reputation as one of the finest voices on the Scottish folk scene with her soulful and stirring renewal of traditional song effortlessly stills and silences all spaces, from the most vast concert halls to the bar sessions afterwards.

Her hotly anticipated second album, released in January 2017, sees Siobhan reimagining a number of songs, handpicked from those which she grew up amongst and performed in her youth. As “the finest young interpreter of Scots traditional song” (Scotland on Sunday) her chosen material reflects on her musical upbringing whilst forging a unique path forward – with stunning vocal performances atop the instrumental talents of Euan Burton (double bass) and Aaron Jones (guitar). Check out the video for her single ‘One Too Many Mornings’ below;

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

You can pick up your advance £10 tickets by clicking here.

We’re delighted to announce that Leftfoot will be bringing Nightmares On Wax (DJ Set) back to the Hare & Hounds on Saturday 8th April as part of the Soundcrash Funk & Soul Weekender launch party.
It is no exaggeration to say that Nightmares on Wax’s work is synonymous with a place in time. It is a place individual to those who have savoured his popular b…rand of sun-drenched dubbed out soul, where fragments of hazy memories, halcyon days and past snapshots encapsulate a generation’s sofa sojourning.

For George Eveyln, the man behind Nightmares on Wax, did indeed create some defining moments in the 90’s. Firstly there was his involvement in writing two of the U.K.’s early rave classics Dexterous and Aftermath (with then writing partner Kevin Harper from the Nightmares A Word of Science album). George then went alone and in ’95 bought us Smoker’s Delight, a downbeat opus and the archetype 90’s stoner album (not surprisingly, he was a one time high judge of the Cannibus Cup in Amsterdam). The effect of Smokers Delight was palpable as it is considered one of the main catalysts in the explosion of the chill out / down tempo genre today.  Producing the genuine article and constantly evolving and progressing is the prime motivation behind Nightmares’ music. It is about taking the sounds of soul and reggae and hip-hop and more to a new plateaux. “Today’s music is inspired by what’s gone on before and that is what fascinates me. Following on in that tradition I am inspired by the old and want to evolve it into something new. I see it as a never ending cycle and that is where I want to be.”

Support on the night comes from Leftfoot DJs with advance £15 tickets on sale now, you can get hold of yours by clicking here.

We’re pleased to announce that This Is Tmrw will be bringing Hazel English to the H&H on Sunday 21st May.

Like any flailing twenty-something, Oakland-based Australian Hazel English feels an anxiety-inducing lack of control. The kind you feel when relocating over 12,000 miles across the globe, knowing all but no one in your new home. The “out of control” that exists when building a music career in foreign territory, relying on musicians you meet at local shows to help get your footing. You can put your best self forward and hope for the best, but the universe will ultimately decide if what you want becomes reality. (As someone who recently moved far away from home for the first time, I know this firsthand). On her debut EP Never Going Home, produced by Day Wave’s Jackson Phillips, English croons softly over hazy guitars and synths about accepting life’s uncertainty and the powerlessness we feel over the way it plays out. Check out the video for the single ‘Never Going Home’ below;

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

Advance £8 tickets are on sale now, you can get hold of yours by clicking here.

This Is Tmrw and Killer Wave team up to bring Tonstartssbandht to the H&H next Tuesday 21st February.

The Florida-raised, Brooklyn-based brothers Edwin and Andy White make up the eclectic, endlessly touring collagist psych duo Tonstartssbandht (pronounced “Ton Starts Bandit”). For the majority’s of the band’s lifespan, the two brothers have lived apart—Andy in Montreal, Ed in New York—so their records came together during brief stints of in-person collaboration and, as Andy said, through “a ton of emailing, megauploading, and mediafiring songs to each other”. Check out the video for their single ‘Sorcerer’ below;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vv2se_K_J0

Advance £7.50 tickets including a very limited ‘2 for £10’ offer are on sale now, you can get hold of yours here.

We’re delighted to announce that This Is Tmrw be bringing WHY? to the Hare & Hounds on Tuesday 6th June.

We’re delighted to announce that ATHLETICO will be landing at the H&H on Friday 19th May with James Lavelle (UNKLE/Mo Wax), Chicken Lips & Renegade Soundwave.

ATHLETICO was launched in Birmingham at The Custard Factory in 1994 and featured a Mo Wax records special including James Lavelle, DJ Shadow and DJ Krush. The night was a road block, is still talked about today and has left its mark on Birmingham’s club scene ever since.

As the legendary Blue Note club’s longest running night ATHLETICO played host to the likes of Harvey, Basement Jaxx, 4 Hero, Gilles Peterson, Goldie, Richard Fearless, Death in Vegas, Grandmaster Flash, Chemical Brothers, James Lavelle, Jon Carter, David Holmes, Andrew Weatherall, Red Snapper and Fat Boy Slim. They released many floor fillers on the ATHLETICO record label with their first 2 tracks being single of the week in both Mixmag and the NME. They also held residencies at The End and The Ministry of Sound and toured extensively throughout the world.

Back on Friday the 19th of May to their spiritual home of Birmingham, this time at the Hare and Hounds and with an incredible line-up that has ATHLETICO written all over it and which features James Lavelle’s (UNKLE/Mo Wax) first Birmingham show in many years along with a 10-year exclusive from Nu-disco pioneers Chicken Lips, legendary game changers Renegade Soundwave and original residents Alex Sparrow, Kirstie McAra and Simon Fathead. First release £12 tickets including a VERY limited £10 early bird are on sale now, you can get hold of yours by clicking here.