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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Volcano Choir – Unmap
Judging Unmap by its cover, you could be forgiven for thinking that Justin Vernon of Bon Iver hadn’t made it out of the wintery woods that enshrouded and shaped his astounding debut For Emma, Forever Ago. However, this collaboration between … Continue reading
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Tagged bon iver, collections of colonies of bees, volcano choir
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worriedaboutsatan To Play On/Off Party
We’re pleased to announce that the Ikon Eastside Closing Party, On/Off, will feature a live performance by Leeds-based electronica duo worriedaboutsatan. The pairing of Tom Ragsdale and Gavin Miller released their debut Arrivals earlier this year to great reviews. It … Continue reading
Oxjam This Saturday
This Saturday, many of the venues at the heart of the Birmingham live music scene will host a plethora of bands from a broad spectrum of genres for Oxjam. It will be the focal point of the month long, grassroots-organised … Continue reading
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Tagged is i cinema, james summerfield, oxjam birmingham, richard burke
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I’m Alright If You’re Alright
I had the pleasure of seeing The Felice Brothers at The Glee Club on Monday, playing raucous, ramshackle, honky-tonk country rock, which falls somewhere between The Band and The Pogues. Passing the bottle and sharing the songs, it felt like … Continue reading
Posted in Birmingham, Events
Tagged a.a. bondy, the felice brothers, the glee club birmingham
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For A Minor Reflection in The Guardian
Iceland’s For A Minor Reflection, whose whirlwind post-rock was a revelation at the Colour/ This Is Tomorrow show back in June, are featured in an article on The Guardian today. It focuses on how the country’s bands have survived the … Continue reading
Why? – Eskimo Snow
A few years ago, California’s Why? released Elephant Eyelash, an album that seemed to come out of nowhere to with its twisted patchwork of geeky hip-hop, euphoric pop melodies and indie-slacker sensibilities. It represented a massive leap forward for Yoni … Continue reading
Synth Britannia
The Big British Castle continues its excellent …Britannia series tomorrow with an instalment chronicling the oft-maligned but undoubtedly influential electronic and synth-pop movement of the late ’70s and 80s. Influenced by dystopian fiction as much as the music of Kraftwerk, … Continue reading
Richmond Fontaine – We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River
One of the many highlights of this year’s End of the Road Festival was finally getting to see Richmond Fontaine live, showcasing songs from their new album We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like a River, their eighth to … Continue reading
Speeding Train Design
You know how it goes. You go to a festival, buy a poster depicting some illustrative representation of your favourite band playing that weekend, take it home and there it lives, under the bed between a pair mouldy old shoes. … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Summerlin, Honey is Funny, Speeding Train Design, Sumlin
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Pavement to Curate All Tomorrow’s Parties
ATP keep outdoing themselves with their annual festivals and next May’s event is looking like it may trump them all, with the newly-reformed Pavement set to headline and curate the line-up. Hopes for a Pavement reunion have surfaced and been … Continue reading →