Shabby minus the chic, it’s all about the authentic beats from the streets for Jordan Cardy aka Rat Boy. His swaggering, staggering brand of zeitgeisty irreverent hip-hop meets indie, shambolic rap and rock samples with sound effects, slashes of guitar and machine beats runs alongside the soundtrack from his day-to-day. He sold out his last gig in Birmingham earlier this year and is now busy scuffing his kicks on rest of the the way up…

Sat 24 Sep, at O2 Institute, 78 Digbeth High Street, Birmingham, 7pm £14.30 B5 6DYwww.ticketweb.co.uk