MAKE YOUR CITY: 2009

26/12/2009

JANUARY 2010: GO TO THESE SHOWS

Saturday January 16th at Wagon & Horses, Digbeth, Birmingham

Blood Moon
Swallows
Thee Moths
Mutate

7pm start, £3 on the door

Craftmore Mill for info

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January 20th at The Flapper, Birmingham

Rolo Tomassi
Shapes
+ support

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January 22nd at Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath, Birmingham

Baroness (on tour from USA)
Taint

Capsule for info

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January 26th at The Lamp Tavern, Barford St, Birmingham, B5 6AH.

Sam Wooster - trumpet
Alex Merritt - sax
Mark Sanders - drums
John Edwards - bass

£5/3 concs and Birmingham Jazz Members. Free to Birmingham Jazz student members!
Co-Promoted by Birmingham Jazz. 8:45pm

"Trumpeter Sam Wooster and saxophonist Alex Merritt are the top two graduates to emerge from the jazz course at Birmingham Conservatoire in 2009. Sam was awared the Yamaha prize for the best student of the year, but Alex came a very close second. Birmingham Jazz has set up this session with two of its favourite free players: drummer Mark Sanders and bass player John Edwards. Sam and Alex will play separate sets with Mark and John performing a mix of their own tunes as well as some free
improvisations."

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Child Abuse (on tour from USA)
DJ Scotch Egg (Japan)
Fuck Your Haircut
Devilman

28th January at The Victoria (by Alexandra Theatre), Birmingham,
8pm start, £5 on the door upstairs

Heat & Light for info

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DECEMBER 2009

Tuesday December 1st
at Vivid, Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham

Monotonix
Beestunglips
Esquilax
Cum Dogs

Capsule for info

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Wednesday 2nd December
at Town Hall, Birmingham

Tunng
Six Organs Of Admittance
Lightning Dust
Bela Emerson

Capsule for info

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Tuesday 8th December
at Vivid, Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham

Lightning Bolt
Tweak Bird
Pete Prescription

Capsule for info

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Thursday 10th December
at The Asylum, Hockley, Birmingham (next to Madhouse studios)

Sunn 0)))
Om

Capsule for info

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Friday 11th December
at Vivid, Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham

Pram (with visuals by Film Ficciones)
Light Trap

Capsule for info

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Sunday 13th December
at Vivid, Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham

7 Inch Cinema - A light buffet accompanied by a fine selection of films.
FREE EVENT! Cakes welcome.
4 till 6pm

Capsule / 7 Inch Cinema for info

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Sunday December 13th
at Vivid, Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth

Sudden Infant (on tour from Berlin)
Nic Bullen
Preslav
Poldr

8pm start, £4 on the door

Heat & Light for info

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Thursday 17th December
at Vivid, Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham

Knowing Me Knowing You - FREE EVENT!
"Wouldn’t it be lovely if we all just talked a bit more? I feel so distant from you. What the devil are you up to? If you’re doing something super awesome, got some plans under your creative sleeves, putting on interesting gigs, exhibitions and the like then tell people about it at this little talky talky chit chat in association with Created In Birmingham."

Capsule for info

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Saturday 19th December
at Vivid, Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham

Modified Toy Orchestra, PCM, Calvados Beam Trio, Una Corda, Stinky Wizzleteat
+ Special guest DJs

Capsule for info

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Sunday 20th December
at The Wagon & Horses, Digbeth (by the Rainbow)

What The Moon Is Like
Dream Dreams The Dreamer
Thee Moths
Mutate

FREE EVENT!
8pm start upstairs

Craftmore Mill for info

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Wednesday December 23rd

Ideal skateboards Xmas Ramp Party
Xmas Goodtimes Fun Party at the Ideal Birmingham Ramp, Custard Factory, Digbeth.
Check idealbirmingham.co.uk for details.

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Saturday December 26th
at Island Bar, Birmingham

Atta Grrl & Sugarfoot Stomp DJ sets
8pm till 2am

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Thursday December 31st at The Victoria, John Bright Street, Birmingham

Coldrice & This is Tomorrow present NYE - Mutant Disco Mashup!
DJ sets & visuals. Expect to hear us playing New York Noise classics, Punk Funk, Alternative, Funk bombs, Jump blues, Rock n roll, trash garage and a heck of a lot of soul.....

8PM till 4AM

This Is Tomorrow / Cold Rice

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06/09/2009

ATTA GRRL

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31/08/2009

BIRMINGHAM 29/08/09

Photos of Milk Kitchen night at The Victoria. All proceeds to Down Syndrome Association. Great night of underground music and support for the charity.

Pete Prescription

Milk Maid

Capsule DJ set

Cake & cookie stall

Stinky Wizzleteat

Guilty Parents

Glatze

Andrew Hung (Fuck Buttons) DJ set

SEPTEMBER 2009: GO TO THESE SHOWS

Maths
Amanita Verna
Stinky Wizzleteat
Death Of Thieves

Thursday 3rd September
at The Flapper, Cambrian Warf, Kingston Row, Birmingham. B1 2NU.
Doors 7.30pm. £5 on the door

It's Just Noise for info

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Off The Cuff festival

Hot Club De Paris, The Ghost of a Thousand, The Computers, Haunts, Pulled Apart By Horses, Youves, Blakfish, Shoes & Socks Off, Holy State, James Moss, Kong, Dartz!, Shapes, Copy Haho, Calories, The Tupolev Ghost, The JCQ, Sam Issac, Scholars, Greatest Hits, 4 or 5 Magicians, Boat to Row + more to be announced.

5th and 6th of September
at The Flapper, Cambrian Warf, Kingston Row, Birmingham. B1 2NU.
http://www.wegottickets.com/f/931

"Situated outside in the courtyard, next to the canal.With outdoor stage. There will also be acoustic acts playing on the roof of a canal boat moored at the Flapper. Although it is primarily a music event, with 2 days of the finest rising acts from around the UK, there will also be independent stalls from clothing companies to record stores."

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Electric Wizard
Blood Ceremony

Friday 11th September 2009
at The Hare And Hounds (main room), Kings Heath, Birmingham
Doors 8pm

Capsule for info

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Zoviet France
Iron Fist Of The Sun
Cities Prepare For Attack!

Friday 11th September 2009
at The Hare And Hounds (side room), Kings Heath, Birmingham
Doors 8pm

3rd Program for info

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Evol (Mego, Alku, Falsch)
Joe Gilmore (Cut, Fällt, Entr'acte)
Lee Gamble (Entr'acte)

Friday 18th September 2009
at The Sound Bar, Corporation Street, Birmingham, B4 6SE

Radio Black Forest for info.

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Fuck Buttons
Zun Zun Egui
Theo

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
at The Hare And Hounds, Kings Heath, Birmingham
Doors 8pm

Capsule for info

02/08/2009

AUGUST 2009: GO TO THESE SHOWS

Colin Potter (ICR/Nurse With Wound)
Tusk
Colossloth
Psychedelic Desert(Japan)
Lin Zhang(Diva Abrasiva)(China)
Cities Prepare For Attack!
Dreams Dreams The Dreamer
Hoofus
Vultures(feat. members of P.A.S (USA)
Iron Fist Of The Sun
Fonik + more TBA

Electroacoustic/psych/drone/folk festival.

August 22nd at Wagon & Horses,
Adderly Street, Digbeth, Birmingham

Radio Black Forest for more info

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Mothertrucker
Mills and Boon
Stinky Wizzleteat

Sunday August 23rd at The Flapper, Birmingham

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Nadja (USA)
Transitional
Iroha

August 27th at Hare & Hounds, King's Heath, Birmingham

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*Fund raising show for Down Syndrome Association*

Fuck Buttons DJ set
Capsule vs Rough Trade DJ set
Dream Dreams The Dreamer
Glatze
Guilty Parents
Stinky Wizzleteat
Pete Prescription
Hige
& more

August 29th at Victoria, Birmingham

8pm till 2am. Cheap entrance fee. All proceeds to charity.
Local underground bands and DJ's all pulling together to help the Down Syndrome Association. Saturday 29th August at The Victoria - 48 John Bright Street, Birmingham, B1 1BN

Milk Kitchen

31/07/2009

AN ENDLESS SUPPLY

'An Endless Supply' is a monthly, black and white, A4 booklet of any number of pages, depending on the level of content submitted for each issue.
They are open-submission (email anendlesssupply@gmail.com for info) with a focus on drawing, text, art writing, photography, etc. Back issues are free online here.

"We would like to invite you to the launch of the new edition of An Endless Supply, guest edited by curator Kate Pennington-Wilson, on Thursday 6 August at the Victoria. The night will feature readings from contributors, DJ's, music, dancing and boozing.
Admission is free and all are welcome.

Issue 4, ‘Midnight Silver Fish Around The Hot Freezer’, features contributions from Simon Baker, Ana Benlloch, Lavep Blucher, Nadia Chalabi, Rhys Coren, Olly Forrester, Caitlin Griffiths, Lewes Herriot, Bethan Hodges, Anthony Johns, Michael Kirkham, Amy Lee, Rosa Middleton, David Miller, Stuart Tait and Edward Wakefield."

Thursday August 6th, 7:00pm till midnight,
Upstairs at The Victoria,
48 John Bright Street,
Birmingham City Centre

29/07/2009

SUPERSONIC FESTIVAL 2009

Since 2003 Capsule have curated the annual Supersonic Festival in Birmingham.
Over the years there's been such bands/musicians as Coil, Earth, Mogwai, Isis, Harvey Milk, Battles, Fucked Up, High On Fire, Pram, Final, Michael Gira, Thrones, Chrome Hoof, Rolo Tomassi, Lcd Soundsystem, Fuck Buttons, Broadcast, Merzbow & Keiji Haino, Psychic Tv, Shit And Shine, Harmonia, Dalek, Jesu, Bela Emerson, Modified Toy Orchestra, Om, US Maple, Sunn0))), Shy Child, Serafina Steer, The Tug, Oxbow, Circle, Gravetemple, Zombi, Alexander Tucker, Tuung, DJ Scotch Egg, Kling Klang, Wolf Eyes, Noxagt, Oren Ambarchi, Justice Yeldham, Parts And Labour, Jazkamer and hundreds more.

For three days and nights this July we were blessed with it again.
Experiencing (as always) a great atmosphere of freedom, open mindedness, creativity, ideas, collaboration, possibilities, enthusiasm, chaos and fun.
There's something vital missing from mainstream music, venues, festivals and practices, and it's found here. A real alternative to the lifeless, boring, profit based, unimaginative bullshit we're sold every day.

The following photos don't come close to including everything that happened or portraying the scale of the festival weekend. Just a glance at some of the performers and moments from my perspective. Hats off to Lisa, Jenny, the Capsule team and interns and volunteers for making this happen. The city is better for their work.