Articles Posted in the Live Category
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M83, HMV Institute, Birmingham 21/01/12
Armed with one of the best albums of 2011; emerging French dance outfit M83 finally reached the HMV Institute to showcase their stunning sixth album ‘Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming!’
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Various Cruelties, The Rainbow, Birmingham 18/01/12
The first things you notice about Various Cruelties are the big shiny archtop guitars, favoured by the likes of Eddie Cochran and Richard Hawley. This and Liam O’Donnell’s soulful croon signpost their 50’s influence.
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Arthur Rigby and the Baskervylles, The End, Birmingham 13/01/12
It really was a night of new beginnings at the inappropriately named End bar as Leeds 8-piece Orchestral pop band Arthur Rigby and the Baskervyilles were in town.
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Free School, Bulls Head, Birmingham 09/12/11
Friday nights at Sam Redmore’s Freestyle are starting to become the place to catch Brum’s next big things.
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CSS, Kasbah, Coventry 08/12/11
In their heyday, Cansei de Ser Sexy were playing to thousands across Europe, and even though the Kasbah in Coventry wasn’t rammed, the electric atmosphere more than made up for it.
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DJ Shadow, HMV Institute, Birmingham 01/12/11
After a few words of appreciation to his fans, Josh Davis, aka DJ Shadow steps into a large white pod, aka the ‘Shadowsphere’.
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Twin Atlantic, O2 Academy, Birmingham 02/12/11
Friday night at the O2 Academy 2 brought Scottish outfit Twin Atlantic to the stage.
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The Drums, HMV Institute, Birmingham 28/11/11
New Yorkers The Drums chose to kick off their UK tour in Birmingham and, although they’d been away from the city for the best part of a year, it was clear that the crowd were more than happy to make them feel welcome.
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Dutch Uncles, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham 23/11/11
Dutch Uncles as promised, delight and confuse. They may be too much for some, but the whole set is an energetically abstract sound collage.
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Foster The People, HMV Institute, Birmingham 21/11/11
Probably best known for the radio friendly and irritatingly catchy ‘Pumped Up Kicks’, Los Angeles band Foster The People are something to behold.
