Our 2nd LP, “Faith’s Meat Kiosk“, is coming out on 23rd April 2012 and to celebrate we’ve teamed up with Birmingham’s wonderful Jack Rabbit and created our very own Fried Chicken Seasoning. As you do. Excellent lateral thinking from Friends of the Stars. Actually, while I’m the subject, now’s as good a time as any to shoehorn … [Read more…]
As we prepare to bid farewell to Ikon Eastside ahead of it’s April closure, they’re gearing up for a rather special three night music festival, Rites of Spring, from 7 – 9 April. Celebrating the venue’s five year contribution to Birmingham’s cultural scene, the festival welcomes headliners Modified Toy Orchestra, Martin Creed and his band … [Read more…]
Folk for free is a new monthly event to be held in the Symphony Hall foyer by Moseley Folk starting today at 5.30pm. As the name suggests, it’s free, and welcomes passers by to drop at any time throughout the performance which runs until 7pm. The first bit of folky treats will come from Boat … [Read more…]
Colour is the night run by Cib alumnus Katie Spragg and it returns to The Victoria on Thursday 15 October. Back in February (that long ago) they brought Charlie Parr along – there’s a video of him performing a fantastic version of ‘Cheap Wine‘. This time round they’ve got a Commercially Inviable special starring World … [Read more…]
Podcasts | Friends of the Stars “Semi-regular podcasts created by Birmingham country/folk band Friends of the Stars. The podcasts, which also feature music, revolve around disucssions held between band members and ‘Executive Producer Robson’, a friend of the band with a tenuous, undefined role in the creation of the band’s musical output. The podcasts contain … [Read more…]
At 8pm on Friday 24 October, the Songwriter’s Cafe is making a return, featuring: Daniel Rachel Micky Greaney Sarah & Rod Demick Friends of The Stars Leo Altarelli Abie Budgen Fola It’ll be at The (ex-Orange) Studio in the city centre and will be hosted by Paul Murphy & Gary O’Dea. The Songwriter’s Cafe started … [Read more…]