Reality Estate is coming up on the 28th October. Taking place in and around the Five Ways Estate, Shopping Centre and roundabout “internationally renowned artists and the people of Ladywood, together they will ‘sing Birmingham’s truths’, accompanied by some of Birmingham’s best known choirs, to a backdrop of spectacular projections and lighting.” One part of … [Read more…]
Ooh, this looks rather smart. The closing party for the Ikon Gallery‘s Eastside residency sees, amongst much else, Broadcast playing. Broadcast in a warehouse! That pleases me for some reason. Facebook event page. via Prime Objective who I’d link to all the time if he had permalinks.
It seems there were a fair number of bloggers at the Pram / Modified Toy Orchestra / Shady Bard gig at the Town Hall on Monday if the Going Deaf For A Fortnight project is anything to go by. If you reviewed the gig leave a comment on that post and it’ll be included.
Dunc of promoters The Autumn Store has started a lovely little blog that makes me very happy. Already he’s covering all the bases I like to see. Travelling to Bristol to a mini-fest in the wonderful Here shop there, Reviewing a local gig and, best of all, talking about the trials of putting up posters. … [Read more…]
As part of Project X Presents m’chum Matt Murtagh will be accompanying Einstellung‘s set with a series of photos based on Wim Wender’s Wings of Desire. He’s posted three of them on Flickr. Project X Presents takes place on Saturday 3rd November and tickets are £15/20 from here.
Over on my slightly dormant Brumblog someone named Zoe expressed despair that she’d missed the recent John Spencer gig at the Hair and Hounds and, quite reasonably, asks how one might find out “of any other events/music similar to Jon Spencer/ rockabilly/60s garage in Bham?” I know there’s a reasonably vibrant retro *billy scene here … [Read more…]
Here’s Brumcast 71: [audio:http://ipodnetworks.com/podcast/363/1941_hifi.mp3]