This Week @ Hare & Hounds
Newly confirmed this week we have GZA (Wu-Tang Clan) “Renowed as one of hip-hop’s most intellectual rap artists, with flawless technique and lyrical dexterity, GZA is considered by many to be the best pure rapper of the past 20 years.” the show is a last minute confirmation but tickets are flying out fast on this one! As with all of our shows here at the Hare & Hounds we can’t always guarantee tickets on the door so we suggest getting your tickets in advance from: https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/venues/?id=685
This week kicking off our live shows we have The Xcerts / You Animals / Brontide, read ahead for more details…
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Monday & Wednesday – Back Bar quiz – Lots of prizes to be won!
Tuesday
The Flapper presents: The Xcerts / You Animals / Brontide – Since forming in 2001 The Xcerts have played hundreds of shows, including opening for melodic punk heroes The Get Up Kids. Their mix of melody and visceral noise, combined with a driving work ethic has seen them land a primary slot on the Rock Sound Exposure Tour…
Wednesday
Birmingham Promoters presents: Young Rebel Set / Carousel Circus / Joanna Briggs
Breaking out of their own native scene where they’ve built a huge following, Young Rebel Set’s songs are the sound of disenchanted, literate, working class young men in Northern Britain in 2009, looking for a means of escape through the music they love… “Life-affirming graft rock” – NME
“A rousing patchwork of gritty urban folk” – Word
Thursday
MJF & Leftfoot presents: Mostly Jazz Festival Launch with Matthew Halsall (Live)
Come and join us at the Hare & Hounds to celebrate the launch of Mostly Jazz Festival 2011. The FREE festival launch party featuring ‘rain-streaked spiritual jazz’ from Matthew Halsall – 26 year old trumpeter, composer, arranger, DJ, producer and band leader + DJ set from Sam Redmore will take place on Thursday 14 April at the Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath, 8-11.30pm…Its free entry by the way.
Soundkitchen presents: HOUSE SPECIAL with Annie Mahtani and Els Viaene
Our opening series of events ends with a return to our house style and a final flurry of experimental combinations that we hope you’ve come to enjoy. Catering once again for those with an electronic palate, we are offering a range of dishes served-up by the SOUNDkitchen team and invited guests. Exploring electroacoustic ambient and electronic sound the two will be performing a live improvisation to set you up for for the evening.
Friday
The Drum and Friendly Fire Music presents: Tippa Irie
Tippa Irie is back by popular demand after his rapturous performance at the Simmer Down International Reggae Festival in Handsworth Park. Backed by Birmingham’s Friendly Fire Band featuring Lion Art, Pablo Rider and Natural Mystic, and supported by Little Richie, in the intimate setting of the regular Friendly Fire Sessions
Endless Nameless presents: Lightguides / Black Heart Generator / Verse Metrics / Geordie (Shana Tova)
Live music from:Lightguides / Black Heart Generator / Verse Metrics / Geordie (Shana Tova)
Guest DJ: Mr Claypole, Resident DJs: Stevie K and Mix Master Mack, Plus VJ Delsyd and compere Kevin Campbell.
Saturday
Bunka presents REGIS (Sandwell District)
Causing major waves on the underground as his alter ego KALON, it seems as if in the past 12 months, Sandwell District can do no wrong. Going from strength to strength with every release, so far this year both Function’s mighty ‘Isolation’ and the Kalon and Function Mixes of Silent Servant’s ‘Violencia’ earned DJ Mag Techno Record of the Month, in June the label earned Resident Advisor’s prestigous, Label of the Month, and currently the Kalon and Function mixes of Silent Servant are getting major airplay and DJ Support.
Adam Green presents: High Fidelity: Dance Music For Smart People
If you’re a fan of Northern Soul, Indie, Disco, Funk & Soul, Big Beat, Breakbeat, Mod, 80s Electronica & Hip Hop, 90s Dance, 60s Dance or Easy, then ‘High Fidelity’ is the night for you! High Fidelity are taking club nights back to basics. It doesn’t matter what you wear, what you look like or how you style your hair. The only important thing is that you love dancing to great music!
Soul Food Project presents: Soul Food Saturdays!
Every Saturday Soul Food Project will be throwing open the doors to the back lounge at The Hare and Hounds, sprucing up the room and easing you into the weekend with the sweetest soul music and deepest raw funk soundtrack in B14 and beyond.
Sunday
Soul Food Project presents: Roasts ‘n’ Records
Great Food. Great Music. Great Vibes. DJ Andrew Dubber will be manning the soundsystem for an afternoon of Bossa Nova, Jazz, Blue Note, Spiritual and beyond. Soul Food will be on hand to provide the best Sunday dinners in B14…Think Cajun Beefs, Warming Butternut Squash, Sticky, sweet hams, Crunchy Pork Belly and beyond…..
TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 2011:
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https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/venues/?id=685
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xH&Hx