Francis Smith, Author at Counteract – Music | News | Food

Northern Irish anthem makers Snow Patrol prepare a long-awaited return to Birmingham, in support of new album Wildness.

Chartreuse to bring sweet sounds to the Hare & Hounds in December

Local indie angels Chartreuse are set to light up the iconic Kings Heath venue with their first headline set

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

King’s Heath veterans Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam deliver a short yet sweet 7th album that distills down everything that fans love about them.

Bill Ryder-Jones, indie producer and ex-Coral member, makes a welcome return with the quiet but charismatic lo-fi folk of Yawn.

The Brooklynite folk artist brings her ‘Remind Me Tomorrow’ tour to one of Birmingham’s coolest venues early next year.

Think Birmingham is solely dedicated to the Dadrock of Ocean Colour Scene and the beach-tinged perfection of Peace? Think again, my friend.

Birmingham’s best street food extravaganza, Digbeth Dining Club, just got a whole lot better with its new Sunday Roast event

Essex rave veterans The Prodigy serve up another assault course of breakbeats and electro-punk on No Tourists, their seventh studio album.

Hoopla Blue deal up a slice of electro-funk that marks them out as one of Birmingham’s most unique young acts