Over the last May bank holiday weekend, Now We Are returns to The Public in West Bromwich. A two day mini fest, celebrating ‘all that is brilliant in indie-pop n’ roll thrills, spills and bellyaches’, NW… perhaps I’ll leave the acronym, Now We Are 2013 runs from 3:30pm to 2am on May 25th & 24th; [...]
REVIEW: Alt-J @ O2 Academy, May 5th
By Matthew Osborne / Pics by Katja Ogrin Going to see Alt-J seemed like an inconvenience on a Sunday, as I had to tear myself away from the Swingamajig festival – which was infected with Type A Carnival Fever when I left. Whilst Alt-J undoubtedly know how to party off-stage, I expected the show to [...]
REVIEW: Alessi’s Ark @ Hare & Hounds, May 1st
Words by Katherine Priddy / Pics by Lucy Heath Alessi is a name I’ve caught floating around the folk circuit for a while now, overheard in fervent discussions at the Moseley Folk Festival and cropping up in conversation at various gigs. But up until now I’ve not listened to her much myself. So with both quiet optimism and slight [...]
10 WORD REVIEW: Johnny Kowalski & the Sexy Weirdos @ Freestyle (The Bull’s Head)
Pics & 10 Word quotes by Lucy Heath / Words by Ed King Brainchild of ‘Birmingham’s beardiest DJ’ (producer, promoter…) Sam Redmore, Freestyle has been cramming a broad genre policy into the upstairs room at The Bull’s Head for the past three years. Starting off with live acts then rounding up with DJs, Freestyle’s eclectic approach has [...]
10 WORD REVIEW: Frank Hamilton @ The Institute, Apr 24th
Pics & 10 Word quotes by Lucy Heath / Words by Ed King Not to be confused with the older, balder, more American musician, Cambridgeshire born Frank Hamilton released his first EP, ‘You, Your Cat and Me’, back in 2008. Gaining significant support from BBC Radio 2 and XFM, Hamilton‘s debut EP soared. Support slots [...]