CHVRCHES + SOAK, The Institute, Birmingham 10/03/14
If actual churches can be this intense, sign me up.
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Reviews and photographs of some of the best events in music venues throughout Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.
Foals, O2 Academy, Birmingham 11/02/14
Opening with Holy Fire’s ‘Prelude,’ the band performed a set that left their audience with some bruised, some bloody, some sick, and some tear-stained.
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The Wytches + God Damn + Adore, The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham 27/02/14
In front of a room maxed out at its capacity, three bands showcased exactly what live music is all about.
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Drenge + TRAAMS + Kagoule, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham 19/02/14
Drenge’s sold out show at the Hare & Hounds in King’s Heath showed exactly how much dedication and excitement surrounds the favourite fraternal duo.
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TOY + The Proper Ornaments + The Grafham Water Sailing Club, The Rainbow, Birmingham 21/02/14
Coventry outfit The Grafham Water Sailing Club kick off this weekend beginning gig with echoes of most that is good about alternative music.
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Uncle Jim + ANiMA + Swerve, The Actress & Bishop, Birmingham 20/02/14
Thursday night at The Actress & Bishop: an evening of delicious rock and roll music fully capable of blowing you away.
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ANiMA + Bombers + Ghosts Of Dead Airplanes + Rick Wellings, The Lamp Tavern, Birmingham 01/02/14
The Lamp Tavern, by all accounts; a traditional boozer, was the unlikely host of the first edition of Die Das Der: a new monthly night put on by the Die Das Der collective curating line-ups of alternative and like-minded musicians.
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Darlia + Sundara Karma + The Mighty Young, The Institute, Birmingham 26/01/14
A cold Sunday night in Birmingham and with some favourable comparisons flying about I figured it was a good opportunity to check out the seemingly rising band Darlia from Blackpool
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Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip + iTCH + Sarah Williams White, The Institute, Birmingham 25/01/14
From the moment Scroobius Pip leapt onto the stage to the tune of ‘Stunner’ with the beats having been firmly laid down by the talented Dan Le Sac, the entirety of the crowd at The Institute were hooked.
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God Damn + Youth Man + Them Wolves + Victor + Swerve, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham 18/01/14
Goddamnit it’s good to have you back Dave. Long live the long-haired rain of God Damn over all their nutty disciples.
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