Capsule started a ball rolling the other week, talking about how to engage regional audiences. There’s a good discussion in the comments that’s worth (re)visiting. Dunc from The Autumn Store (and various indiepop bands, I’ve slightly lost track tbh) has followed this with “Why Don’t People Come To My Gigs”: Some thoughts on audience categorisation. … [Read more…]
The rumours of the past few months have been confirmed, with news that the Factory Club will be shutting up shop appearing on the Eclectricity Facebook group: Unfortunately, the rumours are true…The Factory Club (formerly known as Medicine Bar) at the Custard Factory is closing down….. The new decade heralds a different direction for the … [Read more…]
I’m continually impressed by the quality of the acts they get down at the Hare & Hounds, usually on the Leftfoot nights – they’re pulling out the stops for their 10th birthday: Last night they had Greg Wilson (sorry I was slow on the uptake if you missed it). Coming up, they’ve got: Fabio on … [Read more…]
I was having a flick around the Big City Blank Canvas website last night – that’s the website to support the City of Culture bid. Since I last checked in the’ve added to the list of ‘advocates’ for the bid. My eye was drawn to the profile for Apache Indian – he’s one of the … [Read more…]
After contact from a group drawn from Birmingham City Council and Arts Council England, The Music Network has asked 10 open questions to begin to determine an overview of the current state, needs, and potential of the independent music industry in Birmingham. I’d hope there’d be lot of strong views in this area, so if … [Read more…]
More music news for Birmingham – hoorah! I heard about The Music Quarter a little while ago and it’s good to see it up and running now. Natalie, the site’s editor, is a BCU student and this, I gather, is to be the focus of her year-long project. Of course, this raises questions about whether/how … [Read more…]
Lago de Mamori: An Aural Environment by Annie Mahtani is described thusly: Following her recent participation in the Mamori Sound Project (directed by Francisco Lopez), Annie will present field recordings from the Brazilian Amazon in the form of a 16-channel sound installation. She will also speak about her experience in residence at Mamori Art Lab … [Read more…]
Neil Farrington, Drummer with Warlord, Damn Dirty Apes, Lokey, Sensa Yuma and many others including Last Under The Sun from 2003 to 2006 passed away on 20/12/09. His music lives on. He left an 8yr old son behind and many people who loved him. He was 38 years old Mark Badger, who played with Neil … [Read more…]