Panic
The Sanctuary, 78 Digbeth High St, Saturdays fortnightly, £5/£4
NUS /£2 with flyer before 11.30pm
Brum's biggest indie night by a mile. Six rooms of indie/electro/funky
bleepy beats/60s/EMO/karaoke/live bands. Take your phone. If you lose
your friends you might never find them again. And a good book for the
queue.
(www.myspace.com/panic_club)
Resurrection
Subway City, 27 Water Street, Old Snow Hill, Fridays fortnightly, 10pm-4am,
£5/£4 NUS /£2 with flyer before 11.30pm
Panic's little brother, three rooms of indie, 60s and electrodisco.
(www.myspace.com/resurrection_club)
We Get Kicks
Barfly, Digbeth High Street, rear of The Sanctuary, Saturdays fortnightly
alternating with Panic, 10.30pm-4am, £5/£3 NUS /£2
with flyer before 11.30pm
Request-friendly indie night, plenty of room to dance and live bands.
(www.myspace.com/wegetkicks)
Snobs Nightclub
29 Paradise Circus, Queensway
At one time Brum's pivotal indie club and holds a special place in the
heart of most Brummie indieites. However, off the boil of late and the
fact that they need a no chav policy says it all. Big Wednesday remains
THE student indie night, if you can face the queue and extreme lack
of personal space from overcrowding if you make it in.
(www.snobsnightclub.co.uk)
Tight Fit
Sunflower, 76 Smallbrooke, Queensway (Nr New St Station), 8pm onwards,
£1
Possibly the most exciting and diverse range of eclectic bands in possibly
the tiniest room in the city. Tends to veer towards the electro-scuzz
end of the indie spectrum. It gets hot so not the place for sporting
your new tweed jacket and thermals. Dates vary so check the website
for upcoming events.
(www.myspace.com/chicksdigjerks)
The Sky Ain't Grey
The Boiler Room, The Big Peg, 120 Vyse Street, Jewellery Quarter, every
2nd Thurs of the month, £4 adv/flyer/NUS, £5 on the door,
9pm onwards
This new kid on the block promises upcoming bands and fuzzy indie disco.
The pleasant living room style décor and cocktail style bar make
a pleasant change from other Brum scum holes.
(www.myspace.com/theskyaintgrey)
Still No Word From Gaz
Sunflower, usually first Fri of the month, £1
Great little night featuring mostly local bands and a disco. Smiley
hosts in the form of local band Murdoch. So called as Gaz Coombs was
booked to DJ the first ever night and he never showed. What a rotter.
(www.myspace.com/stillnowordfromgaz)
Show and Tell
Promoter putting on various acts, mainly weeknights at the Flapper.
Tends to cater to more indiepop/ experimental tastes.
(www.myspace.com/showandtellclub)
Ramshackle
Academy, 52-54 Dale End. Every Friday, 10.30pm-4am, £3
Long-standing indie night with reputation as rite-of-passage for young
Brum kids. Been a few changes recently and some decent live bands in
the second room, so maybe things are looking up.
(www.ramshackle.org.uk)
Circus
The Sanctuary. Every Friday, 10pm-3am, £2
Never been. Don't think I'd want to. I would guess that this is in the
same vein as Ramshackle as it's done by some of the same people.
(www.myspace.com/circusrocks)
Bohemian Jukebox
The Bulls Head, Moseley 8.30-11 £3
Every other Tuesday a random assortment of acts decends upon The Bulls
Head in Moseley. Sometimes acoustic solo artists, other times noisy
bands or electronica specials. A fine blend. (D)
(www.myspace.com/bohemianjukebox)
Down At The Sugarfoot Stomp
The Bulls Head, Moseley, £1.50, the last Thursday of every month
Described as "All of your favourite hits from the 1920's to the
1960's". You'll be humming plenty more favourite hits from that
era after you've visited too. (D)
(www.downatthesugarfootstomp.com)
The Autumn Store
Sunflower, 76 Smallbrooke, Queensway, one Thursday every month, free
(unless there are bands playing)
The Autumn Store is Birmingham's night of the more obscure and interesting
end of the indie spectrum. The play list is described as "classic
indiepop, modern left-field indie, and songs which are pretty".
They also put on bands for special occasions - such as their Christmas
Party. (D)
(www.myspace.com/theautumnstore)
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