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Sugarthief The Flapper Closure 2018

Sugarthief to headline The Flapper later this month ahead of its closure

June 14, 2018June 13, 2018 Sophia Legamass house, Sugarthief, The Flapper, Violet

Birmingham’s indie-rock band Sugarthief are due to play at The Flapper later this month with more slots at festivals to follow, such as the Sonic Gun Weekender in August.

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10 gigs in Birmingham this June for less than a tenner

May 31, 2018June 2, 2018 Sophie HackBirmingham, Burning Alms, Charlotte Carpenter, Coffee Breath, gigs in birmingham, klasside, mass house, minefield, myhi, palm, shana tova, Sugarthief, Sunset Cinema Club, sunshine frisbee lasberam, Table Scraps, The Clause, the life, the voo dooms, This Feeling, Violet, young chasers, Yr Poetry

June is kicking down the doors and bringing fresh new music from psych, blues, indie, rock and everything in between – all for less than the taxi home after the gig.

Albums of 2017, selected by Birmingham bands

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The albums of 2017: Selected by Birmingham bands

December 28, 2017December 28, 2017 Samuel Lambeth2017, Albums of the year, Apathy, Birmingham, Birmingham bands, Bryony Williams, Callum Kerrigan, George Gadd, Gleam, Ivory Wave, P.E.T., Paper Buoys, Primary Colours, Quinn, Riscas, Robert Craig Oulton, Sam Hollis, Semantics, Shaun Gambowl Walsh & The Plagiarists, Sugarthief, Super Lemon Days, The Americas, The Cosmics, Violet, Wood and Nails

Counteract asked the best bands coming out of Birmingham right now to select their album of the year, and expand on why exactly it’s their favourite.

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Review: Violet bring psychedelic chaos to the Sunflower Lounge

December 21, 2017December 22, 2017 Sophie HackIzzara, Rai Kah Mercury, Starwheel, Sunflower Lounge, Violet

Local acts bring tenacity and flare, but it’s midlands group Violet that send The Sunflower Lounge into a frenzy.

HolyHowl launch party

Birmingham’s newest label HolyHowl to launch with free in-store gig at Paul Smith this weekend

November 28, 2017November 28, 2017 Richard FranksHolyHowl, Ivory Wave, Jessie Reid, Le Feye, Shannon St Clare, Spilt Milk Society, The Good Water, The Mailbox, Violet

Paul Smith in the Mailbox to help showcase some of the best new music to join HolyHowl Records

Review: L.A’s The Warlocks bring their sorcery to Mama Roux’s

June 29, 2017July 4, 2017 Andrew GutteridgeMama Roux's, The Hungry Ghosts, The Warlocks, Violet

L.A’s The Warlocks bring their heady mix of 60’s influences to Mama Roux’s.