Ryan's Gig Guide - April 2019

 www.ryansgigguide.com  media@rggmag.com  0121 374 2890 PO Box 7367, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 9GW Editor DaveVale Reviews Nick J.Townsend Content & Design PeterWilliams April 2019 Whilst we try to get all gig listings and dates correct, it is advisable to check with the venue before travelling. Text and advertising are copyright of Ryan’s Gig Guide. Reproduction in part or whole without written permission is strictly prohibited.The views and comments expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publisher.  Features 7 The Verdict 12 Grande Valise 13 Vök 16 Local 17 Cymbaline 20 Bryony Williams 22 Music Industry Explained - Part 3 24 That Joe Payne & Doris Brendel 25 Witch Of The East 28 Fender American Performer Mustang Bass 30 Elizabeth Fields 35 Indian Queens 38 Sue Gig Listings 6 Mondays & Tuesdays 10 Wednesdays 11 Thursdays 15 Fridays 26 Saturdays 33 Sundays Contributors Nick J Townsend Adam Roberts Music Venue Trust reports on the recent Live Music Enquiry government report... Published on 19th March 2019 by the MusicVenue trust  www.musicvenuetrust.com “Urgent action is needed if the live music industry is to continue to make a significant contribution to both the economy and cultural life of the country. We also look to the music industry to make sure that enough of the big money generated at the top finds its way down to grassroots level to support emerging talent. It happens with sport, why not music?” - Damian Collins MP, Chair of the DCMS Committee Between 2007 and 2015, the UK lost 35% of its Grassroots Music Venues.As the report makes clear, there was a complete failure by government, cultural sector and music industry to identify that cri- sis and to act to stop it. Five years ago, we launched Mu- sic Venue Trust in response to the challenges facing our venues. We did that because we strongly believed that Grassroots Music Venues were not properly being understood by those key stake- holders, and we believed that the collective loss of hundreds of these venues had long term social, cultural and economic impacts that were much more serious and important than the loss of any one single venue, no matter how important or loved that venue was.With your help and support, we’ve grown this cause into an effective and meaningful campaign that has made a real change in the way venues are perceived, treated and valued. Today we have a cross party government report that says ex- actly what we all think and why we started this in the first place: Grassroots Music Venues matter. They matter to us, to the artists, to the audiences and to the peo- ple that love them. They are core to our communities, to the life of our towns and cities, and to the future prosperity of our £4.5 bil- lion music industry. The DCMS Report recommenda- tions provide a clear path for key stakeholders, the government, the cultural sector, the music industry, to act together with Music Venue Trust to deliver a comprehensive and sustainable solution to this crisis. We will be reaching out, once again, to our colleagues at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, UK Music, Arts Council England, Cyngor Celfy- ddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales, Creative Scotland and Arts Council of Northern Ireland to begin the process of working with them to deliver these recommen- dations. Inassociationwith I i i i WIN GIG TICKETS GIG PREVIEWS REVIEWS 100s OF GIG LISTINGS Left HandMan Black Bear Kiss Left For Red Grande Valise Vök Cymbeline That Joe Payne & Doris Brendel Witch of the East Elizabeth Fields The Humdrum Express Indian Queens Sue +more! APRIL 2019 Supporting liveMusic in Birmingham & The Black Country i li i i i i l Bryony Williams 2019 Nominee: Best Mag/Vlog/Blog