Ryan's Gig Guide - October 2018

www.surgemusic.com LOCAL 18 rgg Oct 2018 www.ryansgigguide.com Can You Help? Iron Man Records would like to release all their new records on Vinyl and you can help make something happen. So far, Patrons have overseen the release of Police Bastard - Confined onVinyl, John Sin- clair - BeatnikYouth on double CD, Beatnik Youth Ambient onVinyl, and Morus - Cialo Obce onVinyl. Patrons have also contributed to the Digital release of Rachel Mayfield - Winter of De- sire, Rachel Mayfield -Transports of Delight, Brassick - Appreciate Your Concern, and WubWainwright - Lights of The Lost. Since the launch of the Iron Man Records Pa- treon page, the record label has been able to release three vinyl albums, a double CD, and four digital albums. Patrons have a num- ber of different Tiers to choose from, each with their own rewards and every Patron gets the benefit of a welcome pack and all sorts of free stuff. Patrons hear about new releases before anyone else. Among some of the rewards, Patrons get free downloads on demand, a copy of each release as soon as it is avail- able and Patrons will get their names printed on the sleeve of all future releases made with their help and support.You have to build the world you want to live in, and while you may not want to consider run- ning a record label yourself, you can directly influence what happens next.  www.patreon.com/ironmanrecords Digbeth will be transformed on Satur- day, 13 October. Oxjam Brum will be taking over five venues in Birming- ham’s creative district to celebrate the best of Birmingham’s independent music scene while raising vital funds for charity. The venues involved with the charity festival are the 100% eco club Suki10c, quirky in- dustrial spaceThe Engine Room new brew- ery and taproom Dig Brew Co, and The Mockingbird with live music in both the bar and inside the cinema. Adam Pyzer, festival manager, said: “Oxjam Brum is shaping up to be something really amazing.“We have an incredible lineup with the best talent from Birmingham, and with all the proceeds goings straight to a worthy cause, you won’t want to miss it.”  www.facebook.com/oxjambrum