Nearly five years ago, a group of friends and I decided to take some initiative and create for ourselves the kind of organisation and event that we would most want to be a part of. The result is Project X Presents – a Birmingham based creative network producing events once or twice a year which … [Read more…]
…be at Gigbeth tonight, but I’ve got to go to a birthday party the other end of the world instead. Humph. If I could, I’d be checking out The Destroyers (amusingly described as “Oompah oompah oompah oompah oompah oompah pah, OY! x 1m” by one unconverted soul), the Sugar Hill Gang and the 4Talent stage. … [Read more…]
Another big weekend with something for everybody (unless you happen to hate animation, music and design in equal measure, in which case you can just do one) with: Plus+ International Design Expo Flip Animation Festival Gigbeth Plus+ kicked off today at Fazeley Studios, Digbeth. I’m heading over in a bit and am not really sure … [Read more…]
Plus+ International Design Expo – schedule Listings of all the events are up online. Read what’s going on, become intruiged, buy a ticket. Or don’t – maybe design’s not your thing The Big Picture film “the story of a record breaking project…” Lots Of Things To See And Do In The West Midlands: November 2008 … [Read more…]
Gigbeth looks to be coming together quite nicely. There are some well recognised names signed up (Sugarhill Gang, Young Knives, Guillemots, Stanton Warriors, Kano, Fabio and so on) along with some good localness too (Einstellung, The Destroyers and a who’s who of local promoters organising their own nights). Here are some links to things out … [Read more…]
Gigbeth – What’s On The schedule for Gigbeth is coming together. Young Knives, Guillemots, The Destroyers, Sugarhill Gang and Einstellung are down so far with more to come Light House October Highlights Featuring independent film releases and new photography exhibition ‘Imagined Lines’cib by Matthew Hammond Curates Egg Autumn Programme Here’s the Curates Eggs’ latest mailout. … [Read more…]
Frankie Ward interviews Mary Wakelam of Birmingham Jazz and they discuss winning her BBC bursary, her new band Maylight, Rush Hour Blues, bringing jazz into Birmingham’s music venues, Gigbeth and resonance events: Tomorrow I’ll be offering some tickets for the next resonance events shindig at the Town Hall. There might be a question from the … [Read more…]
Music Network meeting Thursday 31 July 4pm at The TIC “The Birmingham branch of Musicians Union will be supplying luxury chocolate biscuits and good coffee for all. There’s food and drink afterwards supplied by the creative networks lot too. Come and talk about what you’re up to and meet some new people” Rosie Kay Dance … [Read more…]