Weekly Reggae Session , 6 February
6 February - Club at The Bulls Head
Every Monday night since the beginning of the millenium, Jam Jah Sound host a strictly vinyl reggae night, at the Bull’s Head, Moseley.
With a tight selection of Roots, Old School Dancehall, One Drop, and a smudge of reggae dubstep provided by Robin and Bongo Damo, with Pablo Rider on the mic, and a whole heap of drinks promos, Jam Jah Mondays is the best way to wrap up the weekend and start the week.
Box of Frogs , 7 February
7 February - Theatre at St Columba United Reformed Church
Box of Frogs is Birmingham’s Premiere Impro group. We meet every Tuesday night at St Columba Church Hall, Moseley, from 7.30 – 9.30. Sessions cost £4, and you are welcome to attend.
Patrick Monahan: Hug Me I Feel Good , 8 February
8 February - Comedy at mac
Lovable comedian Patrick Monahan blends a high energy style with hilarious and engaging stories of his Irish/Iranian/Teeside heritage. Patrick performs this hit show direct from the Edinburgh Festival. Laugh and be hugged at the same time!
Fantastic Damage: J Dilla Special , 9 February
9 February - Rock & Pop at The Bulls Head
Monthly leftfield hip-hip night Fantastic Damage host a J DILLA special this month at the Bull’s Head to celebrate the life and works of the legendary Detroit producer. Sets include SIGMUND FRUED (live), HELIX THE SPACE CAT, TIGHT WHITE, RAMO, DEBUSSTY & guests.
Drinks promos as usual, plus in true Dilla style they’ll be giving out free doughnuts to the first people through the door! Free entry before 9pm, £3 after.
Happy Cycling , 9 February
9 February - Club at The Bulls Head
Happy Cycling is the new free weekly Thursday event, offering a wide spectrum of musical genres all perfectly suited to the bar lounge culture.
Moseley Village Band , 9 February
9 February - Folk at St Columba United Reformed Church
The band meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month to make music together and explore the the style and repertoire of the English Village music tradition.
All musicians welcome, £3 per session - first session free
The Paper Birds: Thirsty , 9 February
9 February - Theatre at mac
Multi award winning company The Paper Birds present their critically acclaimed, sell-out show Thirsty.
Based on our nations love affair with alcohol, Thirsty weaves together real stories, memories and booze-based confessions, collected from a ‘drunken hotline’ and an online questionnaire. Fusing live music, verbatim text and stunning physical theatre, The Paper Birds explore the stories and social repercussions of lost memories and gained traumas, bruised knees, uncontrollable laughter, urine stained beds and sore heads, particularly focusing on the women waving the flag for 'Booze-Britain.'
Freestyle 3rd Birthday Party, 10 February
10 February - Club at The Bulls Head
Three years on from our first ever shindig at the Bull’s Head and the Freestyle party is still in full swing. For our third birthday celebrations we are joined for live sets by John Napier & The Guitarheads, Greg Bird & Flamingo Flame, Subtheme and Sylvia. DJ sets come courtesy of Stevie Wilderbeast, Ray Vaughan and Sam Redmore. Steve Connelly keeps the downstairs bar in jovial spirits.
Making Tracks: SambaSunda Quintet , 10 February
10 February - World Music at mac
Groundbreaking gamelan innovators SambaSunda have a flair for experimentation with new ideas, both forwards and backwards in tradition. In their latest incarnation, SambaSunda strip down to a quintet, reflecting an enduring classical tradition of Sundanese music while at the same time creating something fresh, modern and original.
Commix, 11 February
11 February - Club at The Bulls Head
Commix is the alias of Cambridge duo Guy Brewer and George Levings, who have been producing music for the past 6 years. Since their first forays onto vinyl on DJ SS' Formation imprint and close ally Nu:Tone's label, they've released tracks for labels including C.I.A, Hospital Records and Horizons Music, becoming popular with a multitude of top DJs including Fabio, DJ Flight, Lee, Marcus Intalex and DJ Marky. After originally being a trio, Commix became two in 2004, and since that time their sound has taken on an edgier and more wide-ranging style, with their diverse range of musical influences shining through in their music.
Gallery Explorers , 13 February
13 February - Workshop at mac
Explore mac's exhibitions and be inspired to come up with your own masterpieces. Learn new techniques and expand your imagination on this fun and inspiring day of exploration.
Weekly Reggae Session , 13 February
13 February - Club at The Bulls Head
Every Monday night since the beginning of the millenium, Jam Jah Sound host a strictly vinyl reggae night, at the Bull’s Head, Moseley.
With a tight selection of Roots, Old School Dancehall, One Drop, and a smudge of reggae dubstep provided by Robin and Bongo Damo, with Pablo Rider on the mic, and a whole heap of drinks promos, Jam Jah Mondays is the best way to wrap up the weekend and start the week.
Box of Frogs , 14 February
14 February - Theatre at St Columba United Reformed Church
Box of Frogs is Birmingham’s Premiere Impro group. We meet every Tuesday night at St Columba Church Hall, Moseley, from 7.30 – 9.30. Sessions cost £4, and you are welcome to attend.
BSMH Comedy Festival , 15 February
15 February - Comedy at mac
They say laughter is the best medicine, or at least Birmingham St Mary's Hospice is hoping it will be at a special event at the Mac this winter. The Selly Park-based charity is staging a comedy festival featuring a host of renowned acts, including Andrew Doyle, James Mullinger, Dave Gibson and David Morgan, on Wednesday, February 15. Two more acts are to be confirmed over the next few weeks. Tickets to the event cost £15.00 each and proceeds will go towards care for local people with life-limiting illnesses such as cancer, Aids, motor neurone disease and multiple sclerosis.
SkaFinger, The Paradimes, Ruff Kuts , 15 February
15 February - Rock & Pop at The Bulls Head
SKA returns to The Bulls Head in the form of Moonstomp! The new all Ska – and everything in-between – residency, will be the night to get some durable shoes out in order to withstand some hardcore skanking!
B.U.B.B.A , 16 February
16 February - Rock & Pop at The Bulls Head
Zukonda finally rears its head…We have been working behind the scenes for a couple of years waiting for the right time to unleash the beast that is Zukonda, and we felt that now is as good a time as any to shake up the scene. Not just in Birmingham but in the U.K and worldwide aswell.
Happy Cycling , 16 February
16 February - Club at The Bulls Head
Happy Cycling is the new free weekly Thursday event, offering a wide spectrum of musical genres all perfectly suited to the bar lounge culture.
Moselele, 16 February
16 February - Workshop at Prince of Wales
Moselele is the second best Ukulele group in all of Moseley. We welcome both beginners and people who can already play and anyone who wants to have a go at quite an eclectic range of songs. We cover almost everything from Johnny Cash to the Flaming Lips via Bon Jovi. This is not a gig so if you come along we hope you will take part in absolutely anyway you can.
If you do come along remember we are in the room at the back of the pub.
Photography Workshops: City Projects , 17 February
17 February - Workshop at mac
Jez Coulson, Photojournalist and reportage artist, will lead this workshop exploring the dynamics of reportage photography on the streets of Birmingham. From the iconic Bullring Markets through some of the smaller street markets "The Economics of the Street" workshop will seek to explore the life of the City through the commerce conducted out on its streets. Find out more in the ticket section below.
Empirical , 18 February
18 February - Jazz at mac
Empirical’s smart post-bop musical style - coupled with its suited and booted sartorial sharpness - has drawn admiring notices on both sides of the Atlantic.
Widely described as the hippest of Britain’s young jazz bands, their self-titled debut recording, released on Courtney Pine’s label went on to be voted Jazzwise Album Of The Year and Mojo Jazz Album Of The Year. 2009's critically acclaimed Eric Dolphy inspired follow-up album for Naim Jazz took the talented twenty-somethings to new heights, winning a MOBO Award for Best Jazz Act in 2010.
Expertly incorporating elements of classical, African and Cuban musical forms into its original, sophisticated, fresh-sounding jazz, Empirical makes a point of not centring itself around a specific front line or leader; it is very much a complete band, each member contributing equally, adding their own facets to the overall sound.
Photography Workshops: City Projects , 18 February
18 February - Workshop at mac
Jez Coulson, Photojournalist and reportage artist, will lead this workshop exploring the dynamics of reportage photography on the streets of Birmingham. From the iconic Bullring Markets through some of the smaller street markets "The Economics of the Street" workshop will seek to explore the life of the City through the commerce conducted out on its streets. Find out more in the ticket section below.
Second City , 18 February
18 February - Club at The Bulls Head
After a month off we're back with our first party of 2012 and the official kick start to our new residency at the renowned Bulls Head in Moseley. Our last party here was nothing short of EPIC setting the standard of how we always visioned these parties to be !!
Tom Special Interest & Attison , 18 February
18 February - Club at The Bulls Head
After a month off we’re back with our first party of 2012 and the official kick start to our new residency at the renowned Bulls Head in Moseley. Our last party here was nothing short of EPIC setting the standard of how we always visioned these parties to be !!
Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle , 19 February
19 February - Folk at mac
Master of flutes, whistles and Uillean pipes Mike is a founding member of Flook , and Lunasa and is a current member of Capercaillie. Regarded as one of the greatest flute players of all time, Mike spent 2010 on a worldwide tour with Mark Knopfler, has toured with The Afro Celts, RTE Orhcestra and Kate Rusby and collaborated with the likes of Jim Kerr, Youssou N’Dour, John Cale and Zakir Hussian amongst many others. BBC Radio 2 folk Musican of the year 2006, he was again nominated this year and has just completed his first soundtrack for TG4 and the Smithsonian channel.
Photography Workshops: City Projects , 19 February
19 February - Workshop at mac
Jez Coulson, Photojournalist and reportage artist, will lead this workshop exploring the dynamics of reportage photography on the streets of Birmingham. From the iconic Bullring Markets through some of the smaller street markets "The Economics of the Street" workshop will seek to explore the life of the City through the commerce conducted out on its streets. Find out more in the ticket section below.
Traditional Music Session, 19 February
19 February - Folk at Prince of Wales
Sessions are informal gatherings at which people play traditional music together - normally someone starts a tune, and those who know it join in. Every session has its own character - ours feature English, Scottish and Irish folk music and song - and all are welcome, to play or to listen.
Horse & Bamboo - Little Red Riding Hood , 16 February - 17 February
16 February - 17 February - Theatre at mac
A young girl, a hungry wolf, and a walk through the woods - it sounds like a recipe for disaster, but Red Riding Hood’s not scared… well maybe she’s a little bit scared.
Horse + Bamboo present a gorgeously rendered re-telling of the classic girl-and-the-wolf tale. Exquisite visuals blend with pantomime-style silliness and spooky moments to create an enchanting piece of theatre. Ideal for all ages over 4.
The Stories That Shakespeare Knew , 16 February - 18 February
16 February - 18 February - Theatre at mac
A collaboration between MDCC Theatre and Rambling Heart, The Stories That Shakespeare Knew brings together performance storytelling and theatre to create a piece exploring the traditional tales referenced in Shakespeare's plays.
Who was 'the baker's daughter' mentioned by a crazed Ophelia in Hamlet? Who was Child Rowland who, in King Lear, 'to the dark tower came'?
Written and directed by Polly Tisdall, Young Storyteller of the Year 2011, as part of the RSC Open Stages, The Stories That Shakespeare Knew comes to mac before appearing at the RSC's Regional Showcase in Stratford later this year.
Working in association with Send A Book To Mali, we invite audiences to bring a book to this event. Your book will first become a part of the set before being donated to school libraries in Mali, West Africa. Bringing a book is voluntary. Children's books preferred.
Wasted, 6 February - 8 February
6 February - 8 February - Theatre at mac
Three old friends. One remarkable day. For Ted, Danny and Charlotte, it’s time to seize control. Make a difference. Change things. This is it.
A day glo trip through the parks and raves and cafes of South London, where life is what you make it. The rapid fire rhymes of Kate Tempest paint a picture of lives less ordinary in an unforgiving world, sound-tracked by an exhilarating score.
Kate Tempest is the UK’s most excit ing performance poet, currently serving up a storm in the UK hip-hop scene with her band Sound Of Rum. WASTED is her debut play and features her trademark lyrical ferocity in a dynamic theatrical staging.
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