Future of the Left + The Wytches + Them Wolves, The Institute, Birmingham 09/11/13
Thankfully in Them Wolves, the perfect band were chosen to open up and clear the early evening cobwebs and make the crowd stand to attention,
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Reviews and photographs of some of the best events in music venues throughout Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.
Deap Vally + Skaters + Black Dollar Bills, O2 Academy, Birmingham 07/11/13
Opening for Deap Vally are the free-flowing rock riffs of local band, Black Dollar Bills. With a set of booming drums and roaring guitars, this is exactly what you’ve come to expect from a support band of the Californian duo.
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Young Knives + Ralfe Band, O2 Academy, Birmingham 06/11/13
Front man Henry Dartnall even joked about Muse in a bit of crowd interaction, claiming ‘Muse aren’t very good…but neither are we’ as track ‘Something Awful’ from the album turned into somewhat of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Frightened Rabbit + Lanterns on the Lake + Paul Thomas Saunders, The Institute, Birmingham 11/11/13
Frightened Rabbit brought their imitable clutch of uplifting, hair-raising anthems to Birmingham’s Institute Monday, along with some formidable support acts and a beautiful sense of levity.
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Bovine + Antlered Man + Wax Futures + Cower, Hounds!, The Flapper, Birmingham 06/11/13
On it’s best day, nobody does heart-stoppingly loud, bullish music like the Midlands and that was evident once again on Wednesday night, where The Flapper was host for the hometown leg of Bovine’s joint UK tour with eclectic Londoners Antlered Man, and some other bloody good bands turned up as well.
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Gabrielle Aplin + Jack Savoretti + Emma Crowder, The Institute, Birmingham 05/11/13
Gabrielle Aplin has worked hard to be on tonight’s stage having played both the smaller rooms at the institute. She embraces the moment and takes it in her stride.
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Hadouken! + Sonic Boom Six + Shatter Effect, The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton, 31/10/13
The atmosphere began to build even before Hadouken! came to the stage, with a mosh pit the size of the room forming in anticipation.
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Bastille + Clean Bandit + Rag ‘N’ Bone Man, O2 Academy, Birmingham 03/11/13
It’s a testament to Bastille that their new songs were met with as much excitement as old favourites.
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Troumaca + Dumb, The Rainbow, Birmingham 26/10/13
It took no time at all for Troumaca to fill the room they were playing, and at what was their first Birmingham show since their exclusive album launch back in August, it’s no surprise that they found themselves surrounded by fans.
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Wolf Alice + Jaws + The Bombergs + Sugar, The Victoria, Birmingham 31/05/13
Wolf Alice’s minimalistic and understated grungy style was an absolute winner with the Birmingham crowd and we can’t wait to have them back here again.
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