One of our favourite performers plays an intimate shows at Hare & Hounds tomorrow, and we are VERY excited. Daniel Higgs, the Lungfish vocalist, visual artist and punk rock messiah will perform a solo set – apparently he’s been playing around with some Algerian tunings on the banjo during this tour.

You can get an advance ticket for £8 via www.theticketsellers.co.uk

He’s a legendary tattooist as well and you can check out some of his visual work here www.50watts.com/Bear-the-Signs

Doors are 8pm and support comes from The Horse Loom and Adam Beckley, who are both

definitely worth checking out so get there early.

Photo by Katja Ogrin

Adam Beckley joins the bill for next Wednesday’s show with Daniel Higgs and The Horse Loom at Hare & Hounds. He plays ambient drone guitar, creating hypnotic sounds reminiscent Tim Hecker. You can stream Adam’s performance at St Paul’s Church last year, supporting Esmerine, via his bandcamp

You can grab a ticket in advance for £8 via theticketsellers.co.uk

It’s been a few years since Deerhoof have graced Birmingham, not since 2005 when they played with The Drones and Alexander Tucker. Well they’re back at the Hare & Hounds on Monday 24^th June with their chaotic and noisy pop. The New York Time describes them as “one of the most original rock bands to have come along in the last decade”, high praise indeed.

Tickets are £10 and available  via theticketsellers.co.uk

Here’s a playlist lovingly compiled by Capsule HQ, featuring tracks from the Alan Lomax archive, artists playing at future Capsule events and a bit of Slayer (RIP Jeff Hanneman).

We’re very excited that in only one week the exceptional performer Daniel Higgs will be in Birmingham for an intimate show. We implore you not to miss this!

“It’s difficult to describe Daniel Higgs without tapping into his mythos. The once (and future?) Lungfish singer and lyricist is a punk-rock medicine man, high on tautological contradiction and subject to stories that are difficult to prove or disprove.

He once was known widely as a tattoo artist who didn’t take orders: A Higgs tattoo would be what Higgs chose, or rather, what he divined from whatever higher force he was channeling. Other rumors abound: Some of his own tattoos are said to glow in the dark. In his hometown of Baltimore, his beard has received votes for mayor.” Pittsburgh City Paper

Come meet him on Wednesday 15th May at Hare & Hounds Kings Heath. Doors are 8pm and support comes from Northumbrian guitarist The Horse Loom. Tickets are £8 advance and available from www.theticketsellers.co.uk

Daniel Higgs: Sing A Song Pt.I from Windows Have Eyes on Vimeo.

The Birmingham 2022 project aims to provide a space for unique perspectives on the current and future cultural offer for young people in Birmingham. Capsule are producing this project with Fused Magazine, Amy Martin, mac, Ideas Tap and is part of the Library of Birmingham opening season. A group of young people are working together over 6 months to generate alternative visions for the future of arts and culture in Birmingham,and will work as a team to create a professional-standard printed magazine-style brochure for the Discovery Festival of the New Library of Birmingham. We’ve put together an editorial team and now we are looking for a designer to jump on board and get involved…

JOB DETAILS

We’re looking for an experienced and talented all-round graphics whizz to work on a magazine layout project with up to 15 young people over the summer of 2013.

You’ll be working with a team of facilitators on an intensive project to produce the official brochure of the ‘Discovery Season’ for the opening of Birmingham’s new Library based around the designed Discovery Season logo.

During a 2 week summer school (based in Birmingham city centre) an editorial team will produce text, images and artwork. We’re looking for an individual to work closely with the group (during the second week) to help turn their vision of the brochure in to reality with a highly professional finished product.

Download the Job Description here: www.fusedmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/GD_JobDescription.pdf

You can keep up with Birmingham 2022 project via birmingham2022.wordpress.com

Image by Katja Ogrin

Gig Junkies have published a glowing review of the show with Barn Owl, Grumbling Fur and Ex Easter Island Head.

“The reassuring predictability of any Capsule event (nothing so vulgar or prosaic as just a ‘gig’ about Capsule) will be its…well, unpredictability. And none more so that with this electronica/existential/experimenta triple line-up. Though it did take some getting used to watching congregated punters with pints shuffling politely in to high, wooden box-stall pews surrounded by the austere beauty of St Paul’s neo-classical columns and pediments.”

Read the full review by John Kennedy, with photos from Katja Ogrin via www.gigjunkies.com

Thanks to all who came to St Paul’s Church on Saturday to see the spectacular line up of Barn Owl, Grumbling Fur and Ex Easter Island Head. We do hope you enjoyed the event (and that strong cider!).

Here’s some photos taken by Katja Ogrin

A guitar-less Barn Owl, loving their new synth led direction

Grumbling Fur on stage at the grand St Paul’s Church. We love doing shows here.

Daniel O’Sullivan of Grumbling Fur

Alexander Tucker of Grumbling Fur

Ex Easter Island Head wowed with their mallet guitars performance

The next Capsule event takes place Wednesday 15th May with a firm favourite, Daniel Higgs of Lungfish fame, with support from The Horse Loom, at Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath. Hope to see you there!