Birmingham’s Town Hall, modelled on a Roman temple, first opened in 1834 and closed in 1996 for a £35 million refurbishment, only re-opening last year. The original 6,000 pipe organ remains in place and towers over the end of the hall where the stage is located. It takes a certain calibre of artist to belong […]
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Cut Off your Hands, Cazals, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man @ Birmingham Barfly 22/02/08
When you go to a gig you expect the loud music and the press of bodies to keep you nice and warm but last night it was even colder inside the Barfly than it was outside. In a city the size of Birmingham, for barely 40 people to make it out to see three decent, […]
Gallows @ Birmingham Academy, 16/02/08
Frank Carter can rail all he likes against fans making idols of bands but if he’s a subject of adulation it’s no doubt a result of his thrillingly visceral and menacingly charismatic performances. If there’s a single reason why Gallows have been embraced (if a little cautiously) by mainstream indie and won plays on Radio […]