Counteract – Birmingham's online music + culture magazine

Alto Comedy is Birmingham’s brand-new quarterly comedy night led by women, launching this March at Centrala in Digbeth

White Denim return to Birmingham to deliver a staggering two-hour set at the O2 Institute, with support from BC Camplight.

There’s a new wave of incredible Birmingham rap on the come up, and there’s a danger it could become a tsunami.

‘Judge Jules: Live’ will see Jules spinning some of favourite records on a run of UK dates – this time with a 10-piece live backing band.

Irani café Dishoom, with seven branches across the UK in London, Manchester and Edinburgh, set to open in Birmingham later in 2019

Encore is filled with smart social commentary, tackling issues such as racism, Britain’s political uncertainty and sexism.