Some good copy from Kent Davis at The Rainbow on their upcoming plans: May 2010 sees the start our most ambitious period of metamorphosis yet. How do you get more underground than The Rainbow? – only one way – turn the cellar into a venue. The Cellar Door (opening May 28 2010) – is under … [Read more…]
Leon Sparkes is an artist, painter, illustrator, author, graphic designer and music composer who’s also done bits and pieces on interior design with The Rainbow pub and Saint Caffe in St Pauls Square. I’ll let Leon explain more: I have merged various art forms creating my own distinctive art style, creating storytelling trends and concepts. I’m … [Read more…]
Lucy McLauchlan: Tacit Your vote is required for a lovely and excellent thing – “A short film featuring Lucy McLauchlan’s improvised painting process and the harvesting of urban detritus”. Only takes a sec and can be done while you’re watching New Textiles, Crochet & Paper Craft Workshops “New Creative Workshops will be starting at the … [Read more…]
A couple of music-related things came out over the weekend both adding up to paint a less than rosy picture of Birmingham’s current live music scene. The Interactive Cultures team at BCU have launched MusicAsCulture.org – a place to discuss the idea that ‘music is not just commerce’. It’s not an exclusively local thing, but … [Read more…]
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…]
Worth reproducing this email from John Tighe of The Spotted Dog: Kent Davis of The Rainbow has asked for help in support of two retrospective planning applications for the Rainbow Warehouse. These are for premises that are already up and running, licensed and to quote the local police “run in an exemplary mannerâ€. Kent’s problem … [Read more…]
We’ve reached the halfway point of the Midlands’ street sounds/art festival but there’s plenty left to come in Birmingham: Scratch Club, hosted by Sonny Jim, is at The Yardbird on 17 June (free) My Love For Hip Hop is a hip hop poetry event at The Drum on 19 June (£5) Jazzanova and Eska Mtungwazi … [Read more…]
Bit late notice this one but The Rainbow have a licence appeal hearing on Wednesday. As I understand it they’re having issues adding the Rainbow Warehouse to the licence for the Rainbow itself. Email your support to kent[at]rootyfrooty.co.uk. Now, please. Not sure what to say? Maybe something along the lines of: Kent I would like … [Read more…]