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Author: Louise Spears

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Review: Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats begin their UK tour in Birmingham

December 9, 2016December 19, 2016 Louise Spears Mama Roux's, Surprise You're Dead Music, Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats, Vodun

Cambridgeshire’s, Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats bring their devilish vintage rock to Birmingham for the first date of their UK tour.

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Wolf People at Sunflower Lounge
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Review: Wolf People pack out The Sunflower Lounge

November 25, 2016December 4, 2016 Louise Spears As Mamas, Birmingham Promoters, Dean McPhee, The Sunflower Lounge, Wolf People

Wolf People have a musical style influenced by the past but their music has an optimistic future if the packed out Sunflower Lounge is anything to go by.

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Seratones
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Review: Louisiana’s Seratones bring wild Southern rock to Birmingham

November 10, 2016November 22, 2016 Louise Spears Byron Hare, Hare and Hounds, Seratones, This Is Tmrw, You Dirty Blue

On a cold, rainy, mid-week evening in Birmingham, a loud dose of Seratones southern charisma was the perfect remedy to warm up the night.

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Red Fang by Paul Reynolds
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Review: Three of the loudest, riff-heavy rock bands quake the O2 Institute’s rafters

October 3, 2016October 7, 2016 Louise Spears God Damn, O2 Institute Birmingham, Red Fang, Torche

If anyone was expecting a quite night in Digbeth on Sunday 3rd October, it was never going to happen with 3 of the loudest, riff heavy rock acts taking over The Institute.

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John J Presley | Hare & Hounds, Birmingham
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Review: John J Presley tops three band bill of Birmingham brilliance

September 15, 2016September 19, 2016 Louise Spears Hare and Hounds, John J Presley, Table Scraps, The Hungry Ghosts

Three of Birmingham’s most talented bands deliver a night of ferociousness and intensity with a delectable amount of dark undertone thrown in for good measure.

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Moon Duo - Hare & Hounds Birmingham
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Review: Moon Duo mesmerise Hare & Hounds crowd

July 24, 2016July 28, 2016 Louise Spears Hare and Hounds, Lunar Festival, Moon Duo, Sensateria, This Is Tmrw, Victories at Sea

Birmingham based, Victories at Sea along with San Francisco’s psychedelic fuzz masters, Moon Duo, ensured everyone at The Hare and Hounds grooved their hearts out on a Friday night.

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The Melvins in Birmingham
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Review: Washington legends The Melvins take over the Rainbow Warehouse

June 23, 2016July 3, 2016 Louise Spears God Damn, The Melvins, The Rainbow

The walls of Digbeth shook on 22nd June when Washington’s sludge rock legends, The Melvins, played an hour and a half set at The Rainbow Warehouse.

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Review: Killer Wave bring a night of psychedelia to the Hare and Hounds

June 18, 2016July 2, 2016 Louise Spears Crawlin' Hands, Cut Glass Kings, Hare and Hounds, Killer Wave, The Cult of Dom Keller, The Lizards

Local Promoters, Killer Wave, worked their magic by delivering a four band line-up to please the ears of psychedelic music fans.

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The Mighty Young
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Review: The Mighty Young launch their debut EP in style at the Sunflower Lounge

May 29, 2016June 2, 2016 Louise Spears The Bank Accounts, The Mighty Young, The Sunflower Lounge, The Terror Watts

Following a break from playing live shows, Birmingham’s The Mighty Young explode back into Birmingham with their Neptune EP launch party.

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White Lung, Birmingham
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Review: White Lung bring Canadian punk rock to The Flapper

May 28, 2016June 2, 2016 Louise Spears Apathy, Birmingham Promoters, The Flapper, White Lung, You Dirty Blue

On Friday 27th May, The Flapper in Birmingham along with well known event organisers Birmingham Promoters played host to a night of 3 unique and exceptionally talented bands.

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