Ryan's Gig Guide - April 2019

Saturday 6th April Claptrap, Stourbridge  MeMe Detroit WIN 2 TICKETS ONLINE: www.ryansgigguide.com/humdrum Closing date: 04/04/2019  On Saturday 6th April, The Humdrum Express makes a welcome return to the ever popular Claptrap the Venue in Stourbridge, with his formidable full band in tow. Following regular airplay on BBC 6 music over the past four years, Ian re- cently performed a live session on Steve Lamacq’s drive time show as part of Inde- pendent Venue week.The band – Andrew Boswell, Carl Bayliss, Chris Taylor-Ash- croft and Ted Cartwright – may have only been together for a short period of time, but have already established an infectious sound and style which provides a perfect backdrop to the withering social critique.  www.thehumdrumexpress.com They’re joined on the night by two equally intriguing acts... MeMe Detroit (pictured) have built up a fine reputation as one of Birmingham’s most exciting live bands; fusing an infec- tious mix of grunge, indie and blues with an unrivalled stage presence and killer tunes galore.  www.memedetroit.com Shotgun Marmalade (aka Kingswin- ford’s Sid River) is firmly established as the region’s finest purveyor of acoustic pop punk skank. His hugely impressive recent album, Hopeless Row, emerged as one of the highlights of 2018.  shotgunmarmalade.bandcamp.com Check them out in our Spotify playlist www.ryansgigguide.com/audio  www.ryansgigguide.com 34 rgg Apr 2019