Props to Rammel Club and Harbinger Sound for a brilliant weekender in Nottingham. A really diverse line up with some stand out performances from Bill Kouligas, John Wiese, John Wall + Mark Durgan, Dieter Muh and Bong.

SWLLWS also performed a great lo-fi set and you can catch a new piece from her at our show with Grouper as part of Fierce Festival on Friday 30th March at VIVID.

Sad news was announced today that VIVID will be ceasing trading. We’ve had a great relationship with the VIVID team over the years, from co-commissioning the Sonic Graffiti project, to housing great shows with Lightning Bolt, Atsuhiro Ito, Tweak Bird, Pram and lots more. We look forward to hearing how the VIVID legacy will move on.Read their statement here – http://www.vivid.org.uk/

Thanks to all who came the show last night –  a great night and a lovely enthusiastic Monday night crowd!

Health & Efficiency have posted up a nice little vid on youtube:

Tickets for our Secret Show with Fierce Festival are now SOLD OUT. So if you missed out, make sure you don’t miss the chance to catch our other Fierce Festival event – on Friday 30th March the inimitable Grouper will perform a new piece alongside live music from Diamond Catalog and SWLLWS. Tickets are only £8 and available here. This includes entrance to the after party with DJ sets from Birmingham collective BOYD (featuring members of First Fold Records, they produce monthly nights of eclectic live music and visuals) and a live set from the Harry Dawes Trio – a multi instrumental group featuring members of Pram, Juneau Brothers and Papa November.
It’s shaping up to be an excellent night – see you there!

Fancy a bit of this on your Monday night?

The first Capsule show of the year happens tonight at Hare & Hounds. Teeth of the Sea are joined by Birmingham bands Health & Efficiency (they’ve just uploaded two new recordings) and Victories at Sea.

Tickets are £7 adv from theticketsellers and doors are at 8pm

The lovely people at First Fold records have started a monthly eclectic club night of live music, DJs and visuals in Birmingham. The next BOYD takes place tomorrow, Thursday 1st March at Bull’s Head in Moseley. It’ll be a particular good one (I’m sure they’ll agree) as Capsule’s Lisa will be your DJ for the night. Any requests for Slayer gratefully received.

Live music on the night:
The Resource Centre
Boss Turbo Doesn’t Afraid Of Anything
The Harry Dawes Trio

and visuals come from Hellocatfood and Leon Trimble.

Check out a new Birmingham festival of guided tours across the city – an exciting addition to the city’s already healthy festival offer.

One of the Still Walking tours explores the gentler side of concrete…

Still Walking will take place from 15th March to 1st April taking in architecture, typography, film locations, sound tours and more. You can check out the full programme, sign up to volunteer and read more about the events here http://stillwalking.org

It’s part of a jam packed March that includes the ever incredible Flatpack Festival (their full programme is now online), Fierce Festival, Birmingham Opera’s new production ‘Life is a Dream’, the Rammel weekender in Nottingham and tons of gigs.

We’re pretty busy ourselves at Capsule HQ with following shows:

Monday 5th March

Teeth of the Sea + Victories at Sea + Health & Efficiency @ Hare & Hounds TICKETS

Saturday 17th March

Panopticon feat. White Hills + Pontiak + films + DJs @ Custard Factory TICKETS (part of Flatpack Festival)

Friday 30th March

Grouper presents Violet Replacement @ VIVID TICKETS (part of Fierce Festival)

Thanks to Leon Alexander Geernaert for designing this beautiful poster for the forthcoming Esmerine show.

You can check out more of his work

via http://iamchair.com

We are thrilled to announce a very special show in a beautiful location. The gorgeous Esmerine, featuring members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and A Silver Mt Zion will perform at St Paul’s Church in the Jewellery Quarter area of the city. The best example of modern chamber music around, we’re really excited to be able to match their sound with the perfect venue.

Tickets are £12 and available from theticketsellers and pick em up quick – there’s a real buzz about this show!

Can you keep a secret?

Will you give us one night of your life?

Capsule and Fierce Festival have co-commissioned a mysterious and memorable experience that will take place in Birmingham on Thursday 5 April as part of the next Fierce Festival (which runs from 29 March – 8 April 2012). The artists have insisted that their identity is kept strictly anonymous until after the event has taken place.  Capsule and Fierce Festival are combining their expertise in producing cutting edge music, contemporary art and live experiences to create this very unique event.

When you book you will be asked to leave an email address and phone number. We will arrange to meet you at a location near Birmingham City Centre, where your experience will begin.

Intrepid audience members can book alone for £15 or a discount is available for groups of 4, who can buy a ticket for £55. There are no concession tickets available.  Early booking is advised as capacity is limited. Tickets are available here http://www.theticketsellers.co.uk

Please note you will be blindfolded as part of this experience.