Sophie Hack, Author at Counteract – News | Music | Film

Video premiere: Watch Brain Food’s ‘Forbidden Tongue’ video

March 7, 2020March 7, 2020 Sophie Hack Brain Food, The Night Owl

Midlands psych quartet Brain Food have released the video for new single ‘Forbidden Tongue’, taken from their new EP released March 13th. Watch it exclusively here.

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Review: Jack Garratt treats fans to intimate live showing on ‘Work In Progress’ tour

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Sophie Hack

After a whirlwind romance debut, Jack Garratt returns from the shadows with a bare-all album that a lucky few were able to witness live

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Independent music venues keep music thriving in Birmingham, but for how long?

January 27, 2020January 31, 2020 Sophie Hack Birmingham, Hare and Hounds, Independent Venue Week, The Castle and Falcon, The Night Owl

Independent Venue week is here again, bringing the UK’s venues together, but it seems Birmingham isn’t getting the recognition is deserves.

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Cult Insta-pop band Nasty Cherry to storm the UK in 2020

December 23, 2019December 29, 2019 Sophie Hack Birmingham, Charli XCX, nasty cherry, O2 Academy, Tour

After a cult social media following and hit TV show, Nasty Cherry are here to reinvent the girl band as they tour the UK in 2020.

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Swampmeat Family Band to debut new charity single at Christmas party

December 16, 2019 Sophie Hack Birmingham, charity single, christmas, Robert Craig Oulton, swampmeat family ban, The Castle and Falcon

Birmingham’s favourite Swamp Dwellers Swampmeat Family Band have released a new single ‘A Present For Me’ in aid of homeless charity Crisis.

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Review: Metronomy unashamedly bring nerd-pop to Birmingham

November 17, 2019November 21, 2019 Sophie Hack Birmingham, Digbeth, Metronomy, O2 Institute, Squid

Peppered with nostalgia for the 2010s, Metronomy let their new sparks dance with old flames at Birmingham’s O2 Institute.

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Swampmeat Family Band to bring festive frenzy to The Castle and Falcon

November 13, 2019 Sophie Hack castle and falcon, Robert Craig Oulton, Swampmeat Family Band

The Family are back for a Christmas knees up with supports, DJ sets and more. This is one Christmas party you don’t want to forget.

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Review: Pond show Digbeth a brand new world of soft rock psych

November 3, 2019November 6, 2019 Sophie Hack Digbeth, Pond, The Crossing

The Australian quintet return from a four year break with the glowing and subtle ‘Tasmania’, performed at The Crossing, Digbeth.

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November 2019: 10 gigs in Birmingham for less than a tenner

November 3, 2019November 6, 2019 Sophie Hack arlo day, big joanie, Brain Food, Chartreuse, china bears, clarion, EKKAH, Exotic Pets, hamer, Hare and Hounds, humanstairs, kaleidoscope, mount pleasant, muthers, night owl, NONSUCH, patawawa, Prince of Wales, Robert Craig Oulton, Shai Brides, Sofa King, Sorry Grace, sugar candy mountain, Sugarthief, The Castle and Falcon, The Flapper, the ninth wave, The Taboo Club, walt disco

Cramming as much live music, in one month as possible, here’s the low down on the best gigs for less than a tenner in Birmingham.

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Halloween 2019: The 10 best events in Birmingham

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Sophie Hack bad girls, brexit, button factory, castle and falcon, cave girl, club night, fruit tones, halloween, Jewellery Quarter, le freak, minerva works, mockingbord, Snobs, Swampmeat, The Night Owl, The Old Crown

Rise like the dead for some of the best parties around the Birmingham block, from gigs to club nights, tea parties to tequila tasting.

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