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Wolvo punters set for an Epic performance
9:00am Thursday 28th May 2009
BLACK Country four-piece The Epics have come a long way over the last few months in their bid for the big time.
Last year they decided to take time out from college studies to focus on the music and their latest batch of recordings have a well rounded sound worthy of bigger bands.
The Epics’ mix of indie rock, a hint of blues and vibrant melodies has won praise from fans and reviewers alike.
A critic from Surface Unsigned said: “A creative and interesting sound, they’ve got some solid material, they are definitely one-to-watch.”
Catch The Epics headlining at Wolverhampton’s Little Civic tonight (Thursday May 28) with support from The Yipes and Panda Bear Madness.
Listings
Thursday May 28
Roge David - The Little Chop House, Colley Gate.
Acoustic Open Night - The Longlands, Stourbridge.
Jam Night - The Moorings Tavern, Stourbridge.
Mouthwash plus The King Blues - Wagon and Horses, Birmingham.
We Are The Kings, Hey Money plus Out of Sight - Civic Bar, Wolverhampton.
The Epics, The Yipes plus Panda Bear Madness - Little Civic, Wolverhampton.
Metronomy - O2 Academy 2, Birmingham.
Simple Karma, Roadside to Roadkill, Dine with The Dead plus Octane OK - O2 Academy 3, Birmingham.
CBSO Players Haydn 200 - CBSO Centre, Birmingham.
Rebel City Radio - JB’s, Dudley.
Quill - Katie Fitzgerald’s, Stourbridge.
Lynyrd Skynyrd - NIA, Birmingham.
Ruarri Joseph, Dan Whitehouse plus Kirsty Gallagher - Glee Club, Birmingham.
Rudi Lickwood plus Mark Walker - Late Bar, Glee Club, Birmingham.
The Undercover Police - The River Rooms, Stourbridge.
Gretchen Peters, Suzy Bogguss plus Matraca Berg - Robin 2, Bilston.
Friday May 29
Dark Blue Boogaloo feat. The Graham Partnership Liquidizer Torture Think Tank plus The Ultraphonics - Katie Fitzgerald’s, Stourbridge.
Rhythm Beat 30+ - Benjamin’s, Halesowen.
Tamla Motown and Soul with Max - Deja Vu, Rowley Regis.
Acoustic Session - Eagle and Spur, Cookley.
New Found Glory plus Bayside - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, 6pm start.
One Sixth of Tommy plus Red Line Ratio - Little Civic, Wolverhampton.
Distant Signal, Raven Vandell, The First Seven plus Superlativ - O2 Academy 3, Birmingham.
Tim Collinson Quartet - Symphony Hall Foyer Bars, Birmingham.
Thomas Trotter: Bach’s Trio Sonatas - Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
Dominic Kirwan - Town Hall, Birmingham.
Z Rock 2009 - JB’s, Dudley.
Open Mic Night - The Base Studios, Stourbridge.
Lord of The Dance - NIA, Birmingham.
Fred Zeppelin - Old Oscott Club, Birmingham.
Rudi Lickwood, Mark Walker plus Mary Bourke - Late Bar, Glee Club, Birmingham.
B Block Blues, November Criminals plus The Pargeters - The Broadway, Norton.
Kick Up The 80s - The Regis, Cradley Heath.
Beefloaf - The River Rooms, Stourbridge.
The Iron Eyelashes - Old Joint Stock, Birmingham.
Live Wire - Robin 2, Bilston.
Reluctant Heroes - O2 Academy 2, Birmingham.
Saturday May 30
Z Rock 2009 - JB’s, Dudley.
King Pleasure and The Biscuit Boys - The Regis, Cradley Heath.
Now Assassin and Gundogs - Little Civic, Wolverhampton.
Allbright, 3 Storeys High, Third Way Forward plus Faded Cadence - O2 Academy 3, Birmingham.
Angela Hewitt plays Bach’s Goldberg Variations - Town Hall, Birmingham.
Kel Elliot - Katie Fitzgerald’s, Stourbridge.
Lord of The Dance - NIA, Birmingham.
Abba Now - The River Rooms, Stourbridge.
Rudi Lickwood, Mark Walker, Sean Collins plus Mary Bourke - Late Bar, Glee Club, Birmingham.
2Xtreme - Labour Club, Quarry Bank.
The Iron Eyelashes - Old Joint Stock, Birmingham.
Maet Loaf - Robin 2, Bilston.
Blazin Squad, Fe-Nix, Wilcox, The Black and Reds, Rase, Sean Rumsey, Miss Halliwell, The Musgraves, Jasmin Kora, Frixon, Peppa Pig plus Bob The Builder - Swan Pool Park Festival, Stourbridge.
Sunday May 31
Relight Your Fire 30+ - Labour Club, Colley Gate.
Smarty’s 30+ - The Kingfisher, Wall Heath.
Acoustic Open Night - The Longlands, Stourbridge.
Sunday Afternoon Showcase feat. Heresy, The Whiskey Syndicate plus Highway - Robin 2, Bilston, 1pm start.
Mark Steel - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton.
Example, Flamboyant Bella plus Shortwave Fade - O2 Academy 3, Birmingham.
CBSO Mahler’s Resurrection - Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 4pm start.
Natalie Clein and Alina Ibragimova play Bach - Town Hall, Birmingham.
Mumbo Jumbo - Katie Fitzgerald’s, Stourbridge.
Lord of The Dance - NIA, Birmingham.
The Night Trippers - The Public, West Bromwich, 1pm start.
Kelly Brazil - Labour Club, Quarry Bank.
Sack Sabbath vs Van Halen II - Robin 2, Bilston.
Monday June 1
Open Mic Night - Katie Fitzgerald’s, Stourbridge.
Acoustic Live - Roadhouse, Merry Hill.
Open Mic Night - The Britannia Inn , Wollaston.
Girls Aloud - NIA, Birmingham.
Manic Street Preachers - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton.
The Pan I Am - O2 Academy 3, Birmingham.
Christy Moore with Declan Scott - Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
The Conservatoire Folk Ensemble - Glee Club, Birmingham.
Tuesday June 2
Folk and Acoustic Night - The Plough Inn, Wollaston.
Open Acoustic - The Windmill, Lye.
Jam Night - Roadhouse, Merry Hill.
Acoustic Open Mic Night with Neal and H - The New Inn, Wordsley.
Open Mic - The Queen’s Head, Wolverley.
Folk and Acoustic Night - The Plough Inn, Wollaston.
Black Stone Cherry plus Heavens Basement - JB’s, Dudley.
Roses Kings Castles plus The Travelling Band - Little Civic, Wolverhampton.
The Horrors - O2 Academy 2, Birmingham.
Elgar Birthday Concert - Town Hall, Birmingham, 1pm start.
An Evening of Inspiration with Nikki Tapper and Joe Aldred - Town Hall, Birmingham.
Wednesday June 3
Jam Night - The Maverick, Amblecote.
Open Mic Night - Plough and Harrow, Kinver.
Open Mic Night with Simon and Lee from Voodoo - The Church Tavern, Quarry Bank.
Over 35’s Chat and Dance - The River Rooms, Stourbridge.
Joe Power - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton.
Wasted Saints plus The Gay Blades - Little Civic, Wolverhampton.
Camille O’Sullivan - Town Hall, Birmingham.
Acoustic Brew - Katie Fitzgerald’s, Stourbridge.
Richard Clay’s Spoken Word - Hollybush, Cradley Heath.
The Fabulous Thunderbirds plus Virgil and The Accelerators - Robin 2, Bilston.
Thursday June 4
Roge David - The Little Chop House, Colley Gate.
Acoustic Open Night - The Longlands, Stourbridge.
Jam Night - The Moorings Tavern, Stourbridge.
Barry Steele and The Compete Beatles - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton.
Khaliq and Screaming Guns - Little Civic, Wolverhampton.
Blue October US - O2 Academy, Birmingham.
Ralph Mctell - Town Hall, Birmingham.
Open Acoustic Night - The Vine, Kinver.
Elle Diablo - JB’s, Dudley.
Claude Bourbon - Katie Fitzgerald’s, Stourbridge.
John Wesley - Cellar Bar, Katie Fitzgerald’s, Stourbridge.
Jimeoin, Micky Flanagan plus Adam Bloom - Glee Club, Birmingham.
The Thin Lizzy Experience - The River Rooms, Stourbridge.
Mercury - Robin 2, Bilston.
Friday June 5
The Dark Blue Boogaloo - Katie Fitzgerald’s, Stourbridge.
Rhythm Beat 30+ - Benjamin’s, Halesowen.
Tamla Motown and Soul with Max - Deja Vu, Rowley Regis.
Acoustic Session - Eagle and Spur, Cookley.
The Big Blues Tribe - Lamb Tavern, Dudley.
Kick Up The 80s - The River Rooms, Stourbridge.
Manveer Singh - Old Joint Stock, Birmingham.
Trevor Lock and Chris Mayo - Civic Bar, Birmingham.
Tyketto - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton.
You and What Army, Out From Animals plus Silent Riot - Little Civic, Wolverhampton.
Whole Lotta Led - O2 Academy 2, Birmingham.
After Hours, No Americana, Copious plus Synergy - O2 Academy 3, Birmingham.
Wonderwall and Roses - JB’s, Dudley.
Open Mic Night - The Base, Stourbridge.
Soul and Motown Night - Wilson Hall, Cradley Heath.
Abba Now - The Fox Inn, Stourton.
Ollie Hughes - The Connaught, Wolverhampton.
Howie Payne - Studio, Glee Club, Birmingham.
Jimeoin, Micky Flanagan plus Adam Bloom - Glee Club, Birmingham.
Glenn Hughes - Robin 2, Bilston.
Saturday June 6
Jimmy Carr - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton.
Saving Aimee, The Mission District plus Sienna - O2 Academy 3, Birmingham.
Shostakovich’s Fifth - Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
Deft Leppard plus Soley Mourning - JB’s, Dudley.
Ollie Hughes - Arizona Crossing, Kingswinford.
Tierra Buena Jazz Band - Waterworks Jazz Club, Birmingham.
Jimeoin, Micky Flanagan plus Adam Bloom - Glee Club, Birmingham.
Mitchell Craig - Labour Club, Quarry Bank.
Bootleg Abba - The Regis, Cradley Heath.
Glenn Hughes: An Evening of Trapeze - Robin 2, Bilston.
Permission To Rock - The River Rooms, Stourbridge.
Jack McNeill and Charlie Heys - Old Joint Stock, Stourbridge.
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The Epics have come a long way to get to Wolverhampton
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