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

Birmingham heavyweights Sugarthief and Violet come together for an epic night of barnstorming Birmingham indie, all at the Castle and Falcon.

Review: High Horses whip up a storm at The Night Owl

High Horses celebrated the release of their debut album, Wade in the Shadows, with a stomping performance at The Night Owl on Friday 12th October.

Indie-pop fresh faces, Fickle Friends, return to Birmingham for the second time this year to play O2 Academy 2

Melborne-native Courtney Barnett to visit Birmingham as part of a UK headline tour following the release of new album.

Birmingham’s former industrial heart celebrates its revitalisation as a cultural hotspot, brimming with shops, food and style.

Lo-fi house mastermind Ross From Friends took to the Hare & Hounds last Thursday to deliver an impressive display of bass and beats.

Despite its reputation as grey, the second city actually has incredible natural spaces. We have a look at the best parks in Birmingham.

Midlands based shoegaze band Violet reinvent their indie/grunge inspirations with the powerful new single ‘Heaven Adores You’.

Birmingham’s earnest – and inebriated – rockers Wood and Nails return with sublime new single ‘Lights Out’, set for release in November.

It’s 2018. The Ting Tings have been bending genres, ripping up rule books and diligently crafting away for a decade now.