Thanks to all who came to the Rise of Birmingham show at the library last Wednesday. Such a great crowd, and four brilliant performances. Photos by Katja Ogrin.

Free School

Free School were joined on stage by three different vocalists, Greg Bird, Sigmund Frued and Tomlin Mystic

Victories at Sea

Victor

Youth Man

This is Tmrw DJ set

HTF Media created this video of the night…

The next music event at the library is Bring To Light 25-27 October- think of it as a mini Supersonic and a real celebration of new and adventurous music. Weekend and day tickets are available via theticketsellers.co.uk and at Milque and Muhle record shop, Custard Factory, Birmingham.

Huge thanks to MortonUnderwood and everyone who got involved with The Sound Trolley residency last week. Causing a right old racket in the Pavilion at the entrance to the Library of Birmingham, sounds were triggered as the trolley was pushed around on floor patterns made from vinyl – these designs determined what sound the trolley made. Images are by Katja Ogrin.

David Morton and Sam Underwood

As the trolley moved along the vinyl, different patterns triggered different sounds

Image by Gush Sohal

This week sees the return of Studio Myerscough’s typography workshops, come along to the Pavilion to join in designing a new typeface.

Juneau Projects’ returned at the weekend to deliver another Vegetable Quest workshop where families made vegetable people from plasticine.

And this Wednesday 2nd October at 8pm is Rise of Birmingham. Free School, Victories at Sea, Victor and Youth Man are four brilliant bands from the region, check em out for only a £5. Tickets are available from www.birmingham-box.co.uk

Thanks to all who came to our sell out show on Monday (including Charlotte ‘voice of an angel’ Church, Deerhoof with support from Free School and Victor. Tonight we’ll be dissecting the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax archives with Vivid Projects.

Here’s some great pics of the Deerhoof show from Katja Ogrin

As ever, Deerhoof put on an amazing show!

Free School, now with ‘black sheep of the family’  vocalist

Victor kicked things off with a noisy start

The next Capsule event sees the heavyweight trio Nazoranai perform at the CBSO, Do not miss this! Made up of Keiji Haino, Oren Ambarchi and Stephen O’Malley, all incredible artists in their own right, we can’t wait to see them perform together. This event also acts as the launch for Component Fixations, the new solo record from Nicholas Bullen.Tickets are £15 advance and available via www.theticketsellers.co.uk

Just a few tickets left to snap for this very exciting show. The indie noise darlings Deerhoof make a much anticipated return to Birmingham with excellent support from the electronic duo Free School and post rock/grunge band Victor.  Don’t miss out, get your ticket from theticketsellers or from Polar Bear records in Kings Heath. Doors are 8pm.

The next Capsule event sees noise popsters Deerhoof play an intimate show at the Hare & Hounds, on Monday 24th June. They’ve not played in Birmingham since 2005 and it seems you’ve not forgotten them as tickets are selling fast. Joining the bill are two great, and very different Birmingham bands, Victor and Free School.

Free School will bring the sunny Balearic sounds of summer and the icy kosmische sounds of winter for some disconcerting dance music. Here they are opening Supersonic Festival’s 10th anniversary where Stool Pigeon enjoyed their “insidiously groovy, shiny pop-tinged approach”.

And this video was made for the release of their album Tender Administration on Tirk Records

There’s lots of videos and tracks to peruse at www.wearefreeschool.com and you can buy tickets for the event at www.theticketsellers.co.uk

We’ve got two great acts to add to the bill for Deerhoof on 24th June, quite contrasting, but we like to mix up our events!

Free School are an amazing Birmingham act making a real impact on the UK electronica scene, taking retro futurist disco as a starting point, they kicked off Supersonic 2012 nicely.
“Bringing the sunny Balearic sounds of summer and the icy kosmische sounds of winter to a venue near you, Free School are maximalist and minimalist all at once. But in a good way.”
www.wearefreeschool.com

VICTOR are fairly new on the local scene, a noise quintet with a ” post-rock sound verging on grunge, subsequently creating a wall of noise that will make you deafer than your nan” Counteract Magazine
www.facebook.com/victortheverbose

Monday 24th June
Deerhoof + Free School + Victor
Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath

Tickets are available for £10 adv via www.theticketsellers.co.uk