Jazz Club

Birmingham Jazz are running a new monthly night, Jazz Club, at the Rainbow. Forthcoming acts include The Partisans on Oct 24th and The Mike Fletcher Quartet on Nov 28th.

Having a Laugh

Having a Laugh – another nice 4Talent piece this time surveying the stand up comedy scene Birmingham and the West Mids.

Capsule’s first release

8th October sees Capsule release their first record, Songs To and From An Iron Gut by Beestung Lips, “an unrepentantly vicious punk band fronted by a bloke who – with his preposterous ‘tache, white vest and braces – looks a bit like Freddie Mercury playing a Prohibition-era gangster and who launches stringy globs of spit … [Read more…]

ArtsFest Ticket Booth

More number from Artsfest, these ones a little less disputable. The ArtsFest Ticket Booth sold 4350 tickets with a value of over £35,000.

Ex-Hibition

‘Ex-hibition’ explores a personality and investigates the transition of a relationship. The artist’s diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder indicates an inability to cope with rejection and states that frantic efforts will be made to avoid it. So what is going on in these paintings??? Tamar’s technique of using syringes to paint words in enamel has … [Read more…]

Mr Elephant

Marc Reck is looking to take his project Mr Elephant Presents forward by turning it into an NFPO which I presume means Not For Profit Organisation.

BEGINNER’S LUCK?

Beginner’s Luck? 4Talent interview with debut novelist and Booker longlistee Catherine O’Flynn. (Is longlistee a word? You know what I mean…)