Just a quick note about the Binary Oppositions launch tonight at Vivid and then the Rainbow. I’ve been picking up bits and bobs of info about this over the week and I’m starting to suspect it’s a very important project that scoops whole swathes of interesting West Mids talent and projects it into wonderful places. … [Read more…]
Birminghamusic.com reports that A Day Called Desire are releasing their EP Vital Signs today through a wide variety of outlets for an “unsigned” band. They’re playing at the Flapper on the 14th and then go on tour.
Soweto Kinch can add Winner of the MOBO for Best Jazz to his list of awards. Well done sir! He’s also done a piece for the Times listing his ones to watch on the jazz scene.
Robin Valk’s latest Radio To Go podcast is a Gigbeth special featuring music from some of the many bands involved and an interview with co-ordinator Clare Edwards explaining what it’s all about. Here’s the mp3, here’s the feed or just press play on the widget below. [audio:http://www.radiotogo.com/library/user/RadioToGoGigbethSpecial.mp3]
Jenny and Lisa from Capsule have written a great survival guide to the South by South West music festival in Austin, TX on the Digital Central site for UK bands wishing to try their luck there.
Brumcast number 68 is up. Download, subscribe or click to listen. [audio:http://ipodnetworks.com/podcast/363/1913_hifi.mp3]
The Town Hall re-opening festival is nearly upon us and I’ll be profiling some of the events that have an explicit Birmingham connection. Which looks to be most of them truth be told. As you’d expect really! Best of British Urban has been put together by local outfit Punch who operate in many fields including … [Read more…]
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.