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The Lizards

Pleasure House, Muthers Studio
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Review: Pleasure House celebrate Christmas at Muthers Studio

December 24, 2016January 4, 2017 Counteract Reporter Pleasure House, The Americas, The Lizards, The Mothers Earth Experiment

It truly was a merry Christmas Eve-Eve last Friday at Muthers Studio in Digbeth, with four Birmingham based bands ushering in new fans to the city’s music scene.

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Review: Killer Wave bring a night of psychedelia to the Hare and Hounds

June 18, 2016July 2, 2016 Louise Spears Crawlin' Hands, Cut Glass Kings, Hare and Hounds, Killer Wave, The Cult of Dom Keller, The Lizards

Local Promoters, Killer Wave, worked their magic by delivering a four band line-up to please the ears of psychedelic music fans.

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Yuck at the Rainbow in Birmingham
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Review: Yuck bring distorted slacker-rock to Digbeth

May 18, 2016May 21, 2016 Samuel Lambeth Soda Fabric, The Lizards, The Rainbow Courtyard, Yuck

While commercial success alluded Yuck, the four-piece garner a highly supportive crowd, and their new album shows that they’re continuing to flourish.

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Review: Sunflower Bean get the Hare & Hounds buzzing

February 5, 2016February 14, 2016 Counteract Reporter Hare & Hounds, Sunflower Bean, The Hungry Ghosts, The Lizards

Their sound is inherently contradictory; shimmering guitar noodling and soft vocal harmonies rub up against tough, punky sections and hardcore tempo changes.

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Hatcham Social at The Sunflower Lounge in Birmingham
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Review: Hatcham Social bring grit and doom to The Sunflower Lounge

November 27, 2015November 30, 2015 Counteract Reporter Hatcham Social, Jump The Shark, The Lizards, The Sunflower Lounge

It’s easy to cast Hatcham Social off as “indie pop”, but tonight saw them tap into a darker strain.

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The Lizards
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The Lizards are on course to be your new favourite band – even if they don’t mean to be

November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 Richard Franks The Lizards

Influenced by a number of 60s bands, The Lizards are massively in to experimental, progressive music.

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