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10 gigs in Birmingham this June for less than a tenner

June 4, 2019July 18, 2019 Sophie Hack Bryony Williams, castle and falcon, cave girl, Creatures, Dark Horse, Die Das Der, gaygirl, Handwaxx, hannah brown, Health and Efficiency, Hoopla Blue, independent country, kinfs od light, labelled dead, luka state, Meme Detroit, not normal not ok, odmansbox, Sam Hollis, Sofa King, Sunflower Lounge, Swampmeat Family Band, taboo club, Tall Stories, the butters aliens, The Night Owl

Forget the European summer festivals, all the punk, country, indie and alternative music you’ll ever need is all in Birmingham this June.

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Review: Nine live bands help launch new Birmingham record label, Weird On Purpose

April 19, 2016April 19, 2016 Counteract Reporter False Grails, Faux Palms, Health and Efficiency, Hoopla Blue, Repeat of Last Week, Stryx Gallery, Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam, The Bank Accounts, The Terror Watts, This Is Tmrw, Venkman, Weird On Purpose

The gig’s inconspicuous location was a fitting reflection of the Birmingham music scene itself – unknown to most but well-appreciated by those who do know.

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  • Martin Reynolds looks on the bright side with solo debut ‘Strange Days Indeed’ October 16, 2020
  • Editors, Happy Mondays & Friendly Fires to play new Wolverhampton festival October 16, 2020
  • Dorcha talk app design, the fifth dimension and new single, Last Minute October 15, 2020
  • Film review: The good lord offers little salvation in the horrific Saint Maud October 12, 2020
  • Interview: Bryony Williams discusses the ‘State I’m In’ October 12, 2020
  • Feature: Are the Cineworld closures the end of cinema as we know it? October 8, 2020
  • Film review: Dick Johnson Is Dead takes an unorthodox approach to death October 5, 2020
  • Film review: I’m Thinking of Ending Things is another knotty Kaufman trip September 5, 2020
  • Film review: Tenet dresses lean spycraft up with a messy cerebral flourish September 3, 2020
  • Birmingham anti-pop quartet Y!KES discuss the release of their new single and forthcoming EP August 18, 2020
  • How creative association Lock Down Brum has kept the community connected August 7, 2020
  • Review: Mike Skinner’s The Streets provide a glimmer of hope with ticketed live stream gig August 7, 2020
  • TV review: Mrs. America – an amazing drama draws dubious conclusions August 6, 2020
  • Feature: The morality of screenwriting your trauma in I May Destroy You August 1, 2020
  • 10 tracks that got us through the coronavirus lockdown July 25, 2020
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