It’s not everyday such a powerful and inspirational singer comes to play in your backyard on a Thursday night, but Angie Stone treated Birmingham to a mid week Continue reading Angie Stone + Tony Momrelle @ O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK – 17th October 2019
As London is drenched by the weekend’s rain, something special was taking place at The Oval Space. Ty Segall had been beamed in for a three night residency playing three different albums in full. The second night was all about his 2011 album ‘Goodbye Bread’, was an unmissable night for any fan of the psych rock wizard. Continue reading Ty Segall + Los Bitchos @ The Oval Space, London, UK – 12th October 2019
Manchester’s female-fronted goth-pop quartet are back in the Midlands, with a whole new confidence. Continue reading Pale Waves @ O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK – 24th September 2019
Anderson .Paak has been on an unstoppable rise over the past two years. Every album, track or even feature released, just seems to get better and better. Ahead of his weekend slots at Reading and Leeds he announced an unmissable warmup at the O2 Academy. The sold out crowd were in for a special night. Continue reading Anderson .Paak @ O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK – 22nd August 2019
On one of the hottest days of the year, next to a scorching beach Mac Demarco brought an incredible lineup to the ledgendary Margate amusement park Dreamland. Continue reading Mac DeMarco… Will See You Now @ Dreamland, Margate, UK – 29th June 2019
It seems almost a cliche at this point for artists to play older albums in full, relying on nostalgia to bring in the audience for a quick cash grab. However that’s not always the case, some do it for the right reasons, making it a celebration for themselves and the fans. The best example of this at the moment is the Manic Street Preachers, who over the past few years have been playing a slew of excellent 20th anniversary shows of their 90’s albums. Continue reading Manic Street Preachers @ O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK – 23rd May 2019
It’s been six years since Peter Sagar aka HOMESHAKE released his first cassette to the world. His reputation as a master of the chill wave sound has continued to grow with each of the four albums released since then. Returning to the Hare & Hounds for the second time, I was intrigued to see how his new album ‘Helium’ would translate to the live setting. Continue reading HOMESHAKE + DJ Taye @ The Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, UK – 22nd May 2019
Swaggering through their suave suits, Mini Mansions balance their smooth coolness with pure energy at Birmingham’s Hare and Hounds. Continue reading Mini Mansions + Sons of Raphael @ The Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, UK – 9th May 2019
Everyone loves a homecoming show, espcially when it invloves B-town ledgends JAWS who stopped off at the O2 Institute on Saturday night Continue reading JAWS @ O2 Institute, Birmingham UK – 27th April 2019
It’s not often that Birmingham gets the opening night of the tour, so when it does happen it’s an unmissable occasion. thankfully Doncaster’s finest The Blinders chose Birmingham for the kick off of their 2019 UK and Europe dates. Just like Birmingham’s own Peaky Blinders this gang are not to be messed with, they have already proved themselves a formidable live band with the tunes to back them up. Now it was time for them to be unleashed onto Digbeth. Continue reading The Blinders + The Ninth Wave @ O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK – 26th April 2019
