Tag Archives: Live

Two Crusty Christmas Crackers.

Have a sneaky rummage through your Christmas stocking and see if Santa (or that dotty Aunt you only see once a year) has left you any earplugs cos on the 23rd there’s two cracking noisy Digbeth gigs to be had. … Continue reading

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Ladywood Rockabilly Club’s Caddy Takes a Diversion.

It’s another one of those months where the Ladywood Rockabilly Club takes a wrong turn on the Belgrave Middleway and bowls up at the The Irish Centre. This Saturday they’re gonna shake of that bitter winter chill with Country/trash troubadours … Continue reading

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Einstellung at the Rainbow

Well they don’t play very often so tomorrow’s (Fri’) a special treat when Brum Krautrockers Einstellung do a rare gig at The Rainbow. Sandwiched between math rock by IO (whose album launch it is) and prog rock courtesy of  The … Continue reading

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The Nightingales Sing on Digbeth High St*.

It’s been a while but seminal Brum Punk/Art rockers The Nightingales are doing a rare Halloween gig at The Old Wharf on Sunday night . Being a Curate’s Egg gig  4/4 beats are usually verboten so support comes from my … Continue reading

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Vintage a Go Go

It appears the past has never been so fashionable recently which is why Digbeth has always been on the cutting edge with it’s half timbered pubs (full of half cut locals) and vintage clothing shops/markets. This Saturday there’ll be more … Continue reading

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Sneak Peak Inside The HMV Institute.

In anticipation of it’s grand opening on Saturday (18th) the Evening Mail gets a sneak peak inside the ‘new’  HMV Insitute. (one more name change and it’ll be back to the Digbeth Institute, the gigging venue of choice of my … Continue reading

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Digbeth vs. Artsfest

Very busy weekend this with the Artsfest free for all around the City Centre but there’s still the usual great gigs and shindigs going on around Digbeth if  that eclectic cultural whirlwind makes you feel a bit dizzy. Undue play … Continue reading

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Lovely Weekend For A Picnic.

Aah, the year it flies by so quickly,once again it’s that time when the weak Autumn sunshine sets behind the coach station casting long shadows down Digbeth High street and the annual  Brum Punx Picnic studded leather Ciderfest rolls into … Continue reading

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It’s Fish on Friday.

Well it’s been a tad quiet gigwise recently but this Weekend brings a couple of doozies to the Digbeth back streets. On Friday at the Adam & Eve Birmingham Punk/Ska promotions have managed to land Citizen Fish (ft’ Subhuman’s Dick … Continue reading

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Old Wharf Weekend Retort

After last weekends allday jollities at  The Wagon & Horses The Old Wharf didn’t want to feel left out so is hosting it’s own stop outs charter this Saturday. A joint venture by Black Scorpion Promotions and Midlands Music Maniacs … Continue reading

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