Jam Jah Mondays at The Dark Horse
The custodians of the booming bass in Moseley have been beating out tough rhythms every Monday since vibrations began. Catch the first event of 2018 and get down to the usual ripping mess of dub, dancehall and skank with all the Jam Jah residents.
Mon 1 Jan 9pm at The Dark Horse, 145 Alcester Rd, Birmingham B13 8JP www.darkhorsemoseley.co.uk

Strictly Bangerz at Club PST (£2)
Ok it’s not free but we’re pretty certain there’s a couple of quid in that kitchen draw where you keep all those batteries that don’t work, so no excuses. The best in drum and bass from a rolling roster of DJs including Doktah Jekyll, Youngbull and Tension amongst others, let the beats propel you into a whole new year.
Tue 2 Jan 8pm at Club PST, 71, Lombard street, Digbeth, Birmingham B12 0Q £2 www.facebook.com

Terminator 2 at The Mockingbird (£1)
Schwarzenegger’s T-800 gets a goodie two shoes remix as the shape shifting T-1000 tries to finish the job Arnie couldn’t in the original. There are plenty of hi-octane thrills and spills to be had in James Cameron’s kinetic sequel.
Wed 3 Jan 7.30pm at The Mockingbird, Custard Factory, Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4AA £1 www.facebook.com

The Running Man at The Mockingbird (£1)
The second one pound Schwarzenegger screening of the week at The Mockingbird is Starsky, Paul Michael Glaser’s, adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian novel. Disliked by Arnie and far removed from the source it’s 2017 set plot is nonetheless scarily prescient.
Thu 4 Jan 8pm at The Mockingbird, Custard Factory, Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4AA £1 www.eventbrite.co.uk

Beatfreeks Poetry Jam at 200 Degrees
Young aspiring poets, experienced laureates and rookie rhymers are all welcome to showcase their talents in an indiscriminate, liberal environment. Headed up by young, free radicals like Amerah Syal, Beatfreeks are a youth engagement agency based in the city who strive to bring out the best of Birmingham’s literary creatives.
Thu 4 Jan 7pm at 200 Degrees, 21 Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2BH www.facebook.com

Also see: our Arts Events January round-up ft. free exhibitions, film, poetry and more.