Review: Bez and Rowetta bring the best of Manchester to Birmingham
Happy Mondays stars Bez and Rowetta brought their Manchester club night to Birmingham venue The Night Owl on Saturday 10 November.
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Live reviews of gigs in the West Midlands and album, EP and single reviews.
Review: The Prodigy showcase menacing classics and new hits in Birmingham
Essex rave veterans The Prodigy returned to Birmingham on Saturday 10 November for a menacing evening of reminiscent and futuristic dance hooks.
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Review: Woven Skull headline experimental evening at Centrala
Woven Skull joined local noisemakers Squalor Fan and Haress for a night of experimental performance at Centrala on November 8th.
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Review: Kurt Vile & the Violators kick off debut Future Days festival
Kurt Vile & the Violators played a laid back set at The Crossing in Digbeth, headlining the Friday of This Is Tmrw’s inaugural Future Days.
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Review: Shiiine On brings 90s nostalgia to Birmingham
Shiiine On – a one day celebration of 90s alternative and dance culture – came to Birmingham’s O2 Academy on Saturday 8th September armed with three rooms of legendary music.
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Album Review: Bill Ryder-Jones is awake and energised on ‘Yawn’
Bill Ryder-Jones, indie producer and ex-Coral member, makes a welcome return with the quiet but charismatic lo-fi folk of Yawn.
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Review: The Prodigy reinvent their own wheel on new album, No Tourists
Essex rave veterans The Prodigy serve up another assault course of breakbeats and electro-punk on No Tourists, their seventh studio album.
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Review: RAYE gives a heartfelt performance in Birmingham
RAYE hosts a night dedicated to female empowerment in Birmingham on the third night of her first ever UK tour, with support from Kara Marni.
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Review: Ivory Wave ride high at landmark Birmingham gig
…AKA the night Birmingham music was born again. Ivory Wave, Violet, The Novus and Rai Kah Mercury wowed the O2 Institute.
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Review: Caro Emerald swings into Symphony Hall with explosive pop-jazz
Dutch singer Caro Emerald thrills concert audience at her tenth visit to the Symphony Hall, Birmingham, with support provided by Loren Nine.
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