Birmingham to host first major Rum Festival
Birmingham’s first full-scale festival of rum will take place on Saturday 2 July at bar and live music venue The Cuban Embassy. The all-day event will see… Read more »
Bitters N Twisted Bank Holiday Extravaganza!
The May Bank Holiday brings a host of entertainment, food and drink to the Bitters n Twisted family of bars and restaurants. We take a look at… Read more »
El Borracho Exclusive Tasting Review
Emma Yufera-Ruiz, has a lot to celebrate this year, having successfully opened her 4th authentic Spanish restaurant in 6 years, this time in the upmarket area of… Read more »
Great Music this Friday for a Great Cause
BRIT award winners Jump the Shark are headlining a special gig to help raise money for a potentially life-changing operation for a local 10-year-old. Silvershores and Grim Disco will join them at The… Read more »
Brum’s Big Fat Pizza Festival 30th April!
Pizza fans, pay attention! A festival dedicated to entirely to pizza is coming to Lab 11 Complex, in Digbeth on Saturday 30th April. Birmingham warmly welcomes Birmingham’s… Read more »
Intriguing New Botanist Cocktail Menu
A new and intriguing cocktail menu has arrived at The Botanist. Operated by The New World Trading Company (NWTC), the new cocktail menu launched on the 19th… Read more »
Be At One Cocktail Bar Launches in Birmingham
Be At One Cocktail Bar will make its debut in Birmingham on May 12th 2016, when it opens its doors to cocktail-lovers in the Piccadilly Arcade. Be… Read more »
YMCA to open coffee shop in Erdington
‘Eden, more than coffee’ is located within the new Chris Bryant Centre, on Reservoir Road and will be open for both YMCA Birmingham residents and members of… Read more »
Spotlight on Imagined Isle at Town Hall
We reported recently on Birmingham Town Hall’s forthcoming weekend long celebration of folk music this spring and here’s a little bit of focus on four awesome acts… Read more »
Nadafilm brings The Graduate to life with Live Music
nada [naad]: mystic sound; subtle sound accompanied by an effulgence. Nadafilm brings live music to the world of iconic films. Seminal soundtracks are bought to life by… Read more »
Demand for Dylan’s art sees Birmingham galleries release new works
Hand signed artwork from cultural icon Bob Dylan released at Birmingham’s two Castle Fine Art galleries Most popular artworks from ‘The Drawn Blank Series’ reimagined for new… Read more »
Young Creatives to Showcase Films on Grand Central Media Eyes
Birmingham, March 2016: – Six months on since the launch of Grand Central Birmingham, one of the cities most talked about developments in decades; the centre provides… Read more »
Actress & Bishop Refit & Lou Woodley Q&A
Situated in the heart of St Pauls Square in The Jewellery Quarter, The Actress & Bishop opened in 2003 and has since become one of the city’s… Read more »
Lunar Festival returns for its 3rd year this June!
Late Night Sounds announced including Psychemagik’s Magik Forest, Horse Meat Disco, Craig Charles, Magic Door and many more Headliners include Super Furry Animals, Mercury Rev, Television, Badly… Read more »
Chi Kitchen welcomes a unique Asian inspired breakfast menu to Birmingham
Chi Kitchen is promising the people of Birmingham a breakfast like no other with the launch of their Asian inspired breakfast menu, which explores the breakfast habits… Read more »
Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE! returns to The NEC with Anita Rani, Tony Robinson and a WW2 Spitfire!
The world’s largest family history show Who Do You Think You Are? Live will celebrate its 10th anniversary at the NEC in Birmingham this April (7-9) with… Read more »
The Yardbird & Mostly Jazz, Funk and Soul Presents Speedometer Sat April 2nd
The team behind the LEGENDARY Birmingham venue The Yardbird will be joining The Hare & Hounds this spring for a number of heavyweight funk sessions with the… Read more »
Rofuto brings izakaya-style dining to city’s newest Skybar
Renowned restaurateur, Des McDonald is set to shake up the Birmingham dining scene with his latest venture Rofuto, a restaurant set high in the City skyline at… Read more »
Birmingham’s Newest Folk Festival – Imagined Isle, 12-16 MAY
Town Hall is set to host a weekend long celebration of folk this spring with a wave of musical delights. Featuring a specially curated line-up of nationally… Read more »
The Pet Show teams up with The Midlands Food & Drink Festival!
Now in its fourth year, the annual fur filled event, The Pet Show is coming back to Warwickshire’s Stoneleigh Park, and this time, it’s bigger and better…. Read more »
City of Colours – Birmingham’s Free Street Art Festival Saturday 18th June, Digbeth
On the 18th June, Digbeth will again be transformed into one of Europe’s largest outdoor art galleries, with Birmingham’s most exciting cultural event of the year –… Read more »
English Wine Takes Over Birmingham Again This May
The Food & Drink Events Company are once again teaming up with a number of exciting UK vineyards to put even more English Wine on the tables… Read more »
Night & Day Markets Review & Adam Regan Interview
Last weekend, Seasonal Markets and Leftfoot joined forces to bring The Night & Day Markets to Digbeth. This two day festival witessed a bespoke banquet of music,… Read more »
The Lord Clifden Sunday Roast Review
I’ve been exceedingly aware of The Lord Clifden’s reputation for good food for many years, way before the onset of sharp-witted food bloggers and self proclaimed foodologists… Read more »
Celebrate Shaanti’s Holi Rave Festival With Music, Food and Colour
It’s nearly time Birmingham, Shaanti’s Holi Rave Festival returns back for the second year to celebrate Holi, the official Hindu celebration of friendship and love – is coming to our… Read more »
Root Down Presents… Nick Pride & The Pimptones (Live)
Root Down’s back for our second excursion into live funk and soul grooves, from the people that brought you The Yardbird, bringing the funk back to Brum…. Read more »
Brum Radio Launch Party Wed 17th
For the past couple of months you may have heard whispers about a brand new radio show in Birmingham, billed as ‘The Alternative Sound Of Birmingham’, featuring all… Read more »
Exclusive Joe ‘Independent Birmingham’ Interview
In our last Q&A session we spoke with Adam Regan on his endeavours in dance music, and a successful interview it was too. With over 160 social… Read more »
El Borracho De Oro Tapas Restaurant Review by Ken Byng
You wait years for a decent Tapas restaurant and then several come along at once… Birmingham diners in search of some Hispanic cuisine in the city centre… Read more »
Digbeth First Friday is back for 2016
Digbeth First Friday is back for 2016 with another jamboree of exhibitions, music, performance, street food and more! Start the year as you mean to go on… Read more »
Root Down – From the people that brought you the Yardbird Jazz Club… Bringing the Funk back to Brum
Root Down – From the people that brought you the Yardbird Jazz Club… Bringing the Funk back to Brum featuring: THE FUNK SOUL COLLECTIVE (seven piece live… Read more »
Funkshaan presents 80-90s Nostalgia Bollywood and Pop Music
Funkshaan presents an unique 80/90’s Bollywood, Pop, RnB & Hip Hop! on Friday 5 February at the very chic Soho Rooms Mezze & Cocktail Lounge. Growing up… Read more »
Exclusive Adam Regan ‘Leftfoot and Hare & Hounds’ Interview
So our first interview for 2016 and it’s a good one! Many people will know or have been to a Leftfoot event, if not you will most… Read more »
ARTIST GIVES VINTAGE PLAYBOY COVERS NEW SPARKLE IN BIRMINGHAM
New collection from British artist Simon Claridge celebrates iconic Playboy covers Limited edition artwork hits the shelves at Castle Fine Art’s ICC and Mailbox galleries Acclaimed British… Read more »
Ikon Gallery Programme – 2016-2017
Here’s a run down of what’s on at the Ikon Gallery this year: Janet Mendelsohn Varna Road 27 January – 3 April 2016 Ikon presents the largest… Read more »
A Radio Love Affair ft 1972 Brum Soul Radio Broadcast
Here’s a little bit about my own love affair with radio, featuring an interview from local soul DJ legend Mickey Nold (and a radio show from 1972… Read more »
The Cinematic Time Machine 2016
The Electric Cinema has now been back in operation for a decade, and to celebrate this significant milestone, 2016 will see the UK’s oldest working cinema host… Read more »
Sleaford Mods – Invisible Britain screens at the Mockingbird Fri 22 Jan
*Please note – The 22nd has sold out, limited tickets now available for a second showing on the 23rd Jan. Sleaford Mods – Invisible Britain shows the… Read more »
Michael Buble Tribute Act, Marc Dillon: Another Night of Music Announced at Star City
Michael Buble Tribute Act, Marc Dillon: Another Night of Music Announced at Star City, Birmingham The Genting Casino in Birmingham is fast becoming a hotspot for tribute… Read more »
Chris Wiggin ‘Canoodle’ Street Food Interview
Welcome to our special Christmas edition of Grapevine Q&A. We are ending the year with a fab interview, Chris Wiggin from Canoodle Catering and a regular at… Read more »
PANIC ON THE STREETS OF BIRMINGHAM – The Smiths & Morrissey Disco
Established in November 2014, this night was created by Scott Falconer and Elliot Slawinski. Two massive Morrissey and The Smiths fanatics from Birmingham. They regularly attend the… Read more »
Celebrate Christmas with DIGBETH FIRST FRIDAY!
Kick-start your festive celebrations with another jam-packed Digbeth First Friday full of the great independent culture this unique part of Birmingham has to offer. With a wide… Read more »
The Clothes Show Live 2015 review by Jaspreet Thiara
It has been a week since the biggest fashion event in Birmingham. The Clothes Show that takes place every year, ran from Friday 4th to the 8th… Read more »
Rebellion. Ruin. Reconciliation. Restoration…. Welcome to the Prodigal Journey of Alabama 3.
For the lost highway called, and so they went and lived loosely, squandering their estate on expensive fuel in lowly service stations, spending gold, without shitting silver…. Read more »
Richard P J Lambert: Local analogue photographer Interview by Kate Hook
Richard P J Lambert is a analogue photographer from Birmingham, who produces visually stunning and elegant imagery from his home town to his travels around the world…. Read more »
GRAND CENTRAL TASH TAKEOVER
Wednesday, 25 November – With Movember well and truly underway, there has been a ‘Tash Takeover’ at Grand Central as retailers and restaurants wear multi-coloured moustaches for… Read more »
‘Corona SunSet Session’ arrives at Penny Blacks, Birmingham with headliner, Tristan da Cunha
Mexican beer brand, Corona, is heading to Penny Blacks on Saturday 28th November to bring the spirit of the beach to Birmingham. House music legend Tristan da… Read more »
MeMe Detroit new single review by Lee Endres
Birmingham based MeMe Detroit has released a new single A Point Of You. It will be the second single release from forthcoming album ‘Live To Love You’ll… Read more »
Shaanti, Praza & Taste & Liquor present a 1950-60’s ‘Bollywood Grandiose’ on Saturday 5 December.
Celebrating the sophisticated era of Bollywood with Indian inspired Cocktails, Music, Fashion and Dining. Praza presents a playground for the extravagant, designed for affable debauchery and dulgent… Read more »
The Birmingham Whisky Club Turn Up The Peat This November
The Birmingham Whisky Club, the city’s only whisky events company, is revving up the peat for it’s last event of the year, ‘Peat Freaks’. An evening showcasing… Read more »