Ryan's Gig Guide - September 2018

www.surgemusic.com After recent airplay on 6music, Birming- ham’s The Courtesy Group launch their second album 2nd City Liquor. Cult monthly event Sunday Xpress has been championing the voices of underground, outsider and side-lined writers and artists in the backstreets of Digbeth for 12 years. In recent years they have been showcasing some of what they consider to be "the best bands you've never heard in your life" to the pubs and arts venues they have made their home.They are thrilled to have one of their regulars taking over for one month.The album launch takes place at Centrala , Digbeth on Sunday 2nd September .The band are led by perfor- mance poet Al Hutchins, a "howlin' faggot- and-pea fuelled visionary" (Stewart Lee.) He is joined by the snake-fingered gui- tarist Hidehiko Nagai, a two-pronged bass attack of Dave Cochrane (Terminal Cheesecake) and Saul Hillier, and backed up by the drums behemoth that is Dave Baker. Joining them on the night will be a set by acclaimed surrealist comedian Simon Munnery The League Against Te- dium, Alan Parker UrbanWarrior  www.soundcloud.com/thecourtesygroup The Courtesy Group LOCAL WE 3 is Debra Meftah , Karen Swan and KristineWilkinson Hughes .They invite you to dream within their inner landscapes formed from their respective ex- periences and life journeys.Three women, three very different per- formers with powerful stories to share. WE 3 has two Birmingham dates in September... Friday 28th - Gunmakers Arms Sunday 30th - Quantum Exhibition Centre .  www.gunmakersarms.com  www.quantumexhibitioncentre.com WE 3 www.ryansgigguide.com 18 rgg Sep 2018