Sharon Van Etten to make her Birmingham comeback next spring
The Brooklynite folk artist brings her ‘Remind Me Tomorrow’ tour to one of Birmingham’s coolest venues early next year.
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Author: Luke Charnley
Hoopla Blue’s ‘Fire Alarm’ is a delightfully weird outing for the cult Brummies
Hoopla Blue deal up a slice of electro-funk that marks them out as one of Birmingham’s most unique young acts
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Review: Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam debut new album at hometown gig
Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam delivered a set that foregrounds their new record, plus some unreleased material, in typical idiosyncratic style.
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Ben Howard adds Birmingham date to ‘Noonday Dream’ tour
The acclaimed songwriter has announced a one-off stop in Birmingham to support comeback record ‘Noonday Dream’.
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Blackbox is the latest casualty in the war on Birmingham’s independent culture
With the closure of another Birmingham venue, it’s time to talk about gentrification, and how to combat its effects on city culture
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Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam to celebrate album launch with huge gig
Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam will release their 7th album next month, accompanying it with a tour of the UK including a huge Birmingham show.
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Album review: Cloud Nothings’ fifth album is scrappy and nihilistic in the best way
Cloud Nothings’ latest record, Last Building Burning, is their most chaotic, incendiary and accomplished.
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Review: Odd Soul dazzle during comeback show at Moseley’s Dark Horse
Odd Soul brought neo-soul bangers to the Dark Horse in a crowd-pleasing performance, featuring old and new hits.
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The 1975 bring their enormous UK tour to Birmingham next year
Mancunian pop-rockers The 1975 are bringing their new record to Birmingham as part of their biggest tour to date
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