dead prez | Wed 16 Mar | Hare & Hounds | £16.50
Hip hop duo with Kanye West connections who promote socialist, pro-Black politics and a seriously healthy lifestyle. See our feature: here
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DIIV | Thu 17 Mar | O2 Institute, Birmingham | £11.50
Lead singer and songwriter Zachary Cole Smith dons the much familiar archetype of tortured artist. See our feature: here
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Traams | Thu 17 Mar | Hare & Hounds| £7
This is Tmrw presents the Chichester post-punk trio Traams. See our feature: here
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Emmy the Great | Sat 19 Mar | O2 Institute, Birmingham | £11.50
Bombastic London-based synth-pop singer songwriter, queen of alt and all-hailed supreme new-folk antidote.
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Hannah Brown | Wed 16 Mar | Hare & Hounds| £5
An adopted daughter of Birmingham building up a sizeable and enthralled following with her acoustic folk storytelling – See our feature: here
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