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Review: Kurt Vile & the Violators kick off debut Future Days festival

November 10, 2018November 13, 2018 Emily Doyle future days, kurt vile and the violators, meg baird and mary lattimore, The Crossing, This Is Tmrw

Kurt Vile & the Violators played a laid back set at The Crossing in Digbeth, headlining the Friday of This Is Tmrw’s inaugural Future Days.

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Review: Woven Skull headline experimental evening at Centrala

November 9, 2018November 13, 2018 Emily Doyle Centrala, haress, squalor fan, woven skull

Woven Skull joined local noisemakers Squalor Fan and Haress for a night of experimental performance at Centrala on November 8th.

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Review: IDLES spread joy at sold-out Digbeth show

October 27, 2018October 28, 2018 Emily Doyle heavy lungs, Idles, O2 Institute

Idles played a triumphant sell-out gig at the O2 Institute Birmingham on October 26th, with support from Bristolian noise-punks Heavy Lungs

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Review: King Brothers and Black Mekon tear up the Hare and Hounds

October 25, 2018October 29, 2018 Emily Doyle Black Mekon, Hare and Hounds, King Brothers

King Brothers joined their Birmingham counterparts Black Mekon for a night of sweaty garage blues in Kings Heath.

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Woven Skull promise “haunted woods and burning bogs” at Centrala show

October 16, 2018February 10, 2019 Emily Doyle Centrala, squalor fan, woven skull

Co. Leitrim prog-folk three-piece Woven Skull have announced a show at Centrala, with support from elusive local noise-rockers Squalor Fan.

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Parquet Courts to play new Digbeth weekender Future Days

October 8, 2018February 10, 2019 Emily Doyle future days, Parquet Courts, The Crossing

Parquet Courts bring their NYC indie-rock to Birmingham this November as part of This Is Tmrw’s Future Days weekender.

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Review: Anna Calvi has Town Hall spellbound with new release, Hunter

October 5, 2018October 9, 2018 Emily Doyle Anna Calvi, Pins, Town Hall, Youth Man

Anna Calvi mesmerised Birmingham’s Town Hall with a set of anthemic art rock. Support came from PINS’ Sophie Galpin & Youth Man’s Kaila Whyte.

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Black Mekon bring hardcore-blues brethren King Brothers to Kings Heath

October 4, 2018 Emily Doyle Black Mekon, Hare and Hounds, Killer Wave, King Brothers

Black Mekon, Digbeth’s premier garage-blues outfit, are returning to the Hare & Hounds, this time with Japanese touring partners King Brothers.

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Sam Carter announces show at Kings Heath’s Kitchen Garden Cafe

September 4, 2018February 10, 2019 Emily Doyle DIY, false lights, folk, folk rock, independent, indie folk, kings heath, roots, sam carter

Sam Carter, former BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Best Newcomer, is bringing his fingerpicking folk to Kings Heath this Autumn.

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Slayer’s final world tour includes Birmingham show this November

August 13, 2018August 13, 2018 Emily Doyle Anthrax, Arena Birmingham, big four, lamb of god, Metal, obituary, slayer, thrash metal

Slayer will be bringing their farewell tour to Arena Birmingham this autumn, with support form Lamb of God, Anthrax, and Obituary.