Project X Presents talk about their efforts in getting funding on their news blog. Vote for Soweto Kinch in the BBC Jazz on 3 Innovation Award. via Podnosh D’log has a roundup of what the Sunday Times calls “downwardly-mobile upper-middle class professional graduates” with some interesting stats about earnings within the creative professions. Straightheads, the … [Read more…]
Every week I’ll be presenting three local bands or musicians with a photo, song and, if available, video. I’m trying to keep my personal preferences out of this but occasionally fail so suggestions for future posts are very welcome. — — — Jazz Thrash Assassin “Metal-Flavoured Funked-up Jazz-Spazical Eclectics” Buttcheeks [audio:jazz_thrash_buttcheeks.mp3] The Beast with a … [Read more…]
A regular selection from the Birmingham Flickr Community. from suselstahl from Matt Murtagh from Garry Corbett from Nala Rewop
The TG Collective are a relatively new music outfit that emerged from the successful guitar trio Trio Gitano when one of them left. From their site: The Collective follows similar musical paths that won much praise from critics earlier last year. Moving through jazz, gypsy, hotclub, flamenco, classical and even film influences, the Collective is … [Read more…]
Birminghamusic.com brings news of the Breakin’ Convention 07 which is coming to the Hippodrome on the 15th and 16th May as part of a UK tour. Witness the most incredible line up of poppers, lockers, house dancers, b-boys and b-girls, from the diverse world of Hip Hop dance. From pioneering artists to new skool visionaries, … [Read more…]
Victor Kills… Virginia are Abi Smith and Joe Whittle who run a photography and design studio based in the Custard Factory “aimed at actors, models, dancers, artist, etc [producing] industry standard photography portfilios and personal websites.” They also do a neat line in cartooning though it’s not clear whether Abi or Joe is responsible for … [Read more…]
A Slice Of The Pie has been running gig nights at the Rainbow and other venues in Birmingham for the last year and recently settled at the King Edward (aka Chapter 11, aka Ben Johnson, etc) in Aston which seems to be the venue du jour for fringe live nights. The Slice Pie boys have … [Read more…]
The newly refurbished Town Hall will be opening in October but details of the Re-opening Festival have been released which might give an indication of what sort of events the NEC Group plan to put on there. Headline events include Brum Rocks Extra for The Children’s Hospital – a fundraising concert for the Children’s Hospital … [Read more…]