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Review: Supersonic Festival streams experimental performances to thousands of viewers

July 21, 2020July 22, 2020 Emily Doyle algiers, ben venom, Black Sabbath, blue ruth, Capsule, covid19, dalek, decolonise fest, gnod, haress, ichi, j.zunz, lankum, Melvins, paul purgas, rocket, rocket recordings, Sofa King, sofasonic, supersonic, supersonic festival, the quietus, tirikilatops, White Hills

Despite COVID-19, Supersonic Festival brought new music and more to around six-thousand fans through a weekend of live streams.

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Supersonic Festival is coming to a screen near you this weekend

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Emily Doyle anna palmer, Dorcha, Melvins, Mogwai, pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs, pigsx7, Sofa King, supersonic, supersonic festival, Town Hall

From 17th-19th July, they’re bringing you the finest in experimental art and music with Sofasonic Festival, all via YouTube and Zoom

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Supersonic announce their annual International Women’s Day gig

February 2, 2020 Luke Charnley AJA, Centrala, International Women's Day, pretty grim, Sofa King, supersonic

Birmingham experimental promoters Supersonic have announced their annual celebration of all things women and non-binary.

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November 2019: 10 gigs in Birmingham for less than a tenner

November 3, 2019November 6, 2019 Sophie Hack arlo day, big joanie, Brain Food, Chartreuse, china bears, clarion, EKKAH, Exotic Pets, hamer, Hare and Hounds, humanstairs, kaleidoscope, mount pleasant, muthers, night owl, NONSUCH, patawawa, Prince of Wales, Robert Craig Oulton, Shai Brides, Sofa King, Sorry Grace, sugar candy mountain, Sugarthief, The Castle and Falcon, The Flapper, the ninth wave, The Taboo Club, walt disco

Cramming as much live music, in one month as possible, here’s the low down on the best gigs for less than a tenner in Birmingham.

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Review: King Khan’s Louder Than Death brings chaos to Birmingham

September 18, 2019September 20, 2019 Emily Doyle Bad Girlfriend, Hare and Hounds, Kim's cold food company, king khan, louder than death, Sofa King

King Khan’s Louder Than Death played a red-blooded set at the Hare & Hounds for Killer Wave, with support from Bad Girlfriend and Kim’s Cold Food Company.

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10 gigs in Birmingham this September for less than a tenner

September 4, 2018July 19, 2019 Sophie Hack Actress and Bishop, Airways, bad girldfriend, Bad Girlfriend, blushes, cave girl, Delta Autumn, extons, harry jordan, kinds of light, la dharma, mighty young, NONSUCH, Pivotal, sarcoline, Sofa King, Sunflower Lounge, sunflowers, Swampmeat Family Band, The Clause, The Lizards, The Night Owl

September is usually the month to restart. We’ll skip all the cliches about the leaves changing and what not, but what better time to find some new music than in September?