Opening tonight’s gig is South Africa’s finest export, and probably the best dressed band around, The Parlotones. For those of you who have never heard of the them they are one of the biggest selling artists ever in their homeland, but thankfully they spend most of their time in England or on tour. As the [...]
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The Twang @ The Victoria, Birmingham – 29th May 2009
A chance for The Twang to get closer to their hometown audience or a chance for a brand of cider to play marketing catch-up? I’m not much of a fan of the heavily-endorsed ‘secret gigs’ that have sprung up around the country over the past few years – the atmosphere is usually tempered by too [...]
White Rose Movement + Ulterior + Romance @ The Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath – 28th May 2009
White Rose Movement shot to the forefront of indie scene back in 2006 upon the release of their debut album, Kick. Since then, it’s all gone a little bit quiet. That’s not the only thing that’s quiet, only a handful of people arrive to catch the first support and I can’t help but think they [...]
Metronomy + Your Twenties @ Birmingham Academy 2 – 28th May 2009
There is one thing that puzzles about Metronomy, it’s one of those questions that doesn’t necessarily keep me awake at night but I would dearly love to know – Did Pip Payne ever pay back the £5000 to the Totnes car wrecker? The line up of Metronomy had a slight re-shuffle recently, long time friend [...]
Patrick Wolf + YACHT @ Birmingham Academy 2 – 25th May 2009
Touring forthcoming album See Mystery Lights, YACHT are an American performance duo who explain at length where Oregon is (it’s on the left, up a bit form California) and spend their set in full occupation of the stage, backed by an elaborate powerpoint. Tracks like The Afterlife and the increasingly frenetic It’s Coming To Get [...]
Jean Michel Jarre @ Birmingham NIA – 24th May 2009
I am about to write a review about a show where the lighting is as important as the tunes, and where none of the songs have any words. Wish me luck… I’ll happily admit that this isn’t the usual kid of gig that I go to, but as a child I would listen to Jean [...]
Cobra Starship + Sing It Loud + Cash Cash + Mimi Saywer @ Birmingham Academy 2 – 23rd May 2009
Tonight kicks off with Mimi Sawyer, an electro orientated indie pop rock band, girl fronted and pretty tame. These guys weren’t so suited to the gig tonight, so although they played a solid set of whatever it is they called their genre it didn’t go down so well. Partly the fault of the early start, [...]
Antony and the Johnsons @ Birmingham Symphony Hall – 22nd May 2009
Tonight’s outing is a curiously civilised affair, being at the Symphony Hall and all. However, the setting is a perfect fit for an artist such as Antony Hegarty. As we were being ushered to our seats, the announcement came over the tannoy that ‘this evening’s performance will begin in ten minutes, with a short opening [...]
Florence and The Machine + The Golden Silvers @ Birmingham Academy 2 – 22nd May 2009
If I was going to be in a band – I have decided it would definitely be Florence and the Machine They blew the Academy 2 away on Friday (April 22) with their mix of Indie, hippy Soul, fashionable flair and fun- lovin’ stage frolics. From the moment you walked in the door there was [...]
The Blackout + Silverstein + hollywood undead @ Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall – 22nd May 2009
I arrive too late to catch the American bands Silverstein and The Hollywood Undead, although I did catch a little of each at the Slam Dunk festival two days later. The Hollywood Undead play an atrocious mix of rock and rap, taking the same ingredients as the seminal Rage Against The Machine, but instead of [...]
