Emoción Flamenco Festival

Emoción is a Flamenco festival taking place at the Town Hall in November. The searing emotion of living Spanish culture is showcased in one of the UK’s finest cultural venues – a festival of authentic flamenco dance and music at Birmingham’s stunning Town Hall. Emoción Birmingham is set to become an annual celebration of great … [Read more…]

Roundup

Either I’m missing something or there’s naff-all going on at the moment. I guess people really do go on holiday in August after all. I’ll do a more concerted dig tomorrow but do take this opportunity to let me know what you’re up to. Rich Batsford outlines his plans to become a “independent self releasing … [Read more…]

Roundup

Congratulation to Tindal Street Press and Catherine O’Flynn who’s novel, What Was Lost, has made it to the Booker Prize longlist. Her odds on winning are apparently 8:1. The shortlist is announced on September 6th. BBC Birmingham has a short piece on Sunday’s Carnival and loads of photos, as does Suselstahl. The Adhere Creative have … [Read more…]

artlounge shows

Three shows running at the artlounge in the MailBox this autumn. Andy Reid ‘Other Worlds’ 23rd August – 2nd September Charlotte Latham 11th October – 21st October Annemarie Wright Mini Show 22 November – 30 November all art © respective artists

Music: Hot Spunk

Song: Inside My Pants [audio:inside_my_pants.mp3] Video: I Like Boys MySpace Next gig: 18th August, Barfly. (Statements pertaining to them being German are contradictory to the evidence and should therefore be considered lies.) Hat tip to The Baron

Reality Estate

Reality Estate is a delightfully ambitious performance project taking place in October at the Five Ways Estate. The project will communicate the realities and stories of life in Five Ways Estate and its surrounding area of intense development against a backdrop of spectacular projections and lighting. A unique score for the event will be created … [Read more…]

Roundup

Buy Supersonic T-shirts and stuff from the new Capsule store. Viggy La Q checks out the Craig Mitchell exhibition at the MAC. Brumcast 62 is out. Subscribe here or listen using this widget: [audio:http://ipodnetworks.com/podcast/363/1859_hifi.mp3]