The Night Owl proved itself to be a hidden gem gig venue, hosting Thursday’s psychedelic gig headlined by Paul Cherry. An eclectic mix of local support acts added up to make a memorable night in the 60’s themed club. Continue reading Paul Cherry + The Lizards + Cave Girl + Liquid Cheeks @ The Night Owl, Digbeth, Birmingham, UK – 18th October 2018
The O2 Academys second room was the stage for cult rockers The Brian Jonestown Massacre to lay down the intricate and varied psycahdelic rock they have been known for the past couple of decades. Continue reading The Brian Jonestown Massacre @ O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK – 16th October 2018
It takes a strong performance for a band to hold the attention of drunken students in the middle of a night out. This is exactly what newcomers whenyoung achieved whilst playing the side room of the Kasbah on a busy Friday night. Continue reading whenyoung + Haze @ The Kasbah, Coventry, UK – 12th October 2018
Reggae legend Toots and The Maytals hit down in Birmingham town for a night of stone cold classics and all round good vibes. Continue reading Toots and The Maytals + Captain Accident @ The O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK – 10th October 2018
As I stood in the enormous queue outside the O2 Institute, I noticed the rare September sunset had turned a beautiful Peach colour. It seemed even the sky was excited for Rex Orange County’s sold out set tonight. Continue reading Rex Orange County @ The O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK – 27th September 2018
Dirty Hit’s latest “it” band Pale Waves treated the O2 Institute to a perfoemnce that showed they could one day reach the heights of labelmates the 1975. Continue reading Pale Waves + Swimming Girls @ O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK – 25th September 2018
A rainy underpass in Digbeth is an unlikely place to experience a bit of California on a Friday night, but that’s exactly what the crowd at the Digbeth Arena were treated to when Brian Wilson brought the legendary Pet Sounds album to the newly formed Skyline Series. Continue reading Brian Wilson + Turin Brakes @ Digbeth Arena, Birmingham, UK – 24th August 2018
Sunday afternoon at the inaugural Beyond the Tracks festival gave Birmingham a rare chance to catch shoegaze legends Slowdive in full force. As the sun reflected off the surrounding high rises onto the land that will soon be Birminghams HS2 station, anticipation was high for the bands first gig in the city for 20 years. Continue reading Slowdive @ Beyond the Tracks Festival, Birmingham, 17 October 2017
It takes around 11 hours and 50 minutes to fly from Japan to England, at a cost of around £650 per person each way. That means you’ve got to have a damn good reason to make that journey. Rising Tokyo rockers Kikagaku Moyo decided to make this journey, and that damn good reason for coming? Treating the British crowds to an electric night of psychedelic rock. Continue reading Kikagaku Moyo + Earthling Society Live @ Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK – 22nd August 2017
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