Ryan's Gig Guide - October 2018

4 rgg Oct 2018 www.ryansgigguide.com Text and advertising are copyright of Ryan’s Gig Guide Reproduction in part or whole without written permission is strictly prohibited Whilst we try to get all gig listings and dates correct it is adviseable to check with the venue before travelling The views and comments expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publisher. Head of reviews Nick J Townsend RYAN’S GIG GUIDE Birmingham&TheBlackCountry OCTOBER2018 ir i l tr 1 Inassociationwith  win tickets Ian McNabb The Zoe Green Band Flashhearts Robert Simmons Dead Happy Ian Prowse The Commitments Jilted John The Humdrum Express Ferocious Dog Hands Off Gretel + 100s of gig listings Inside... SHE MAKES WAR Contributors... Adam Roberts, Nick J Townsend Lisa Durrant Layout & Graphics... Peter Williams THE TEAM Editor Ryan’s Dave Advertise in RGG  Go to: www.ryansgigguide.com/advertise or call us on: 0121 374 2890  Submit your gigs to RGG Go to: www.ryansgigguide.com/gigs or email: media@rggmag.com tO Reach us by the 18th Of the mOnth pRiOR tO publicatiOn Contents She MakesWar Ian McNabb TheVerdict Nick J Townsend The Commitments The Humdrum Express Ian Prowse Where to be Scene Music Man Stingray Special Hands Off Gretel Gig Listings Mondays Tuesdays & Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays 6 9 12 16 20 21 24 26 28 39 8 10 15 22 30 37 RGG News  Get all the RGG news to your email inbox! Go to: www.ryansgigguide.com/news Got a gig in October? Why not use it to raise funds for Musicians Against Homelessness? Musicians Against Homelessness was launched with the patronage of Alan McGee in 2016 with the twin aims of supporting the home- less charities Crisis and Simon Community NI and providing gig opportunities for up-coming bands and artists. Over the last 2 years around 250 gigs and festivals featuring close to 1000 bands and musicians have been hosted in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland under our banner. They have been ex- tremely well supported by national and regional media, rock press and radio and have had the public backing of Liam Gallagher, Lily Allen, Russell Brand, Shaun Ryder, James plus many, many more. To date their events have raised an impressive £100,000 which has gone di- rectly into homeless services. If you'd like to help, you can help, find them locally at:  www.facebook.com/MidlandsMAHgigs You can also show your support on Sunday 21st October at Fletchers Bar York Rd in Kings Heath, where you can see Johnny Kowalski and the SexyWeirdos, joined by The Pagans S.O.H., Savannah and Tram- pette 2-7pm, followed by a Ska and Reggae disco 7pm til late.