Summer Camp + Fryars, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham 24/11/13
Leaning heavily on tracks from their recently released self-titled sophomore album, the extra bodies onstage combine to make this gig louder and richer.
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Reviews and photographs of some of the best events in music venues throughout Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.
Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds, Town Hall, Birmingham 21/11/13
With a crowd comprised mainly of 40-somethings it was easy to see that these were devoted fans who have followed him all the way from his early comedic days as Vivian the punk rocker from The Young Ones.
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Temperance Movement + Joshua James, O2 Academy, Birmingham 20/11/2013
Following their achievement of being declared Best New Band at the Classic Rock awards this month, The Temperance Movement took to the O2 Academy 2 stage to show Birmingham exactly why they deserved this accolade.
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The Rifles + Life In Film + Dexters, The Institute, Birmingham 18/11/13
London four-piece The Rifles have been drawing a following of music enthusiasts since about 2004, and they certainly aren’t about to stop yet.
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KT Tunstall + Billy Lockett, Symphony Hall, Birmingham 13/11/12
“I don’t know where to look…it is like the Titanic or a spaceship.”
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Curb + Germ + The Scribers, The Bristol Pear, Birmingham 22/11/13
Greetings From launched itself with the aim of bringing the best new bands to Selly Oak. I think it’s safe to say that they’re already succeeding. The question that remains, is how are they going to top this?
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Day One – All Years Leaving, Birmingham 15/11/13
With a line-up as enticing as the one This Is Tmrw offered, it’s no surprise that their first festival turned out to be a hit.
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Day Two – All Years Leaving, Birmingham 16/11/13
When you get to a venue and they’re serving mulled wine by the entrance, it can only be a good thing. Cue a packed venue on the second day of This Is Tmrw’s All Years Leaving festival.
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Editors, O2 Academy, Birmingham 16/11/13
‘I couldn’t think of anywhere we’d rather be on a Saturday night, Birmingham’ exclaims Editors vocalist Tom Smith, mid-way through their latest homecoming show in the UK’s second city
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Suede + Teleman, O2 Academy, Birmingham 31/10/13
Suede took to the stage to the sound of rapturous applause – a sound that barely seemed to cease throughout their set.
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