Ryan's Gig Guide - June 2019

SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - THE MUSICAL 4th-8th June REUNION, BACK TO SCHOOL DISCO (over 18s) 14th June (+mid month every month) SWEET CAROLINE NEIL DIAMOND TRIBUTE 15th June INTERVIEWSWITH A SERIAL KILLER (over 18s) 19th June ADULT COMEDY - A ROMAN ROMP (over 16s) 29th June SABBRA CADABRA BLACK SABBATH TRIBUTE (over 18s) 21st June THE SHAMBOLICS - COVERS BAND (over 18s) 22nd June THE FIZZOGS - STILL FREEZIN' 28th June ULTIMATE SOUL & MOTOWN NIGHT (over 18s) 29th June (+ last Saturday every month) ELVIS PRESLEY TRIBUTE MARK SUMMERS 5th July GIG CARITAS PRESENTS: THE BEST OF BROADWAY 6th July TURN BACK TIME - CHER TRIBUTE 13th July THE SKA STUDS - SKA NIGHT (over 18s) 19th July ANGELS INSTEAD ROBBIEWILLIAMS TRIBUTE 20th July (over 18s) Birmingham’s El Sam, is a soulful singer-songwriter, with a highly versatile, expressive voice and is driven by the desire to just be himself. I first encountered El Sam when we were both on a bill of solo acts a few years ago. I was fairly new to performing and my limited experience of singer-songwrit- ers came from acoustic open mics where most people sat down and strummed their usual repertoire of covers but Sam, singing to a backing track on this occasion, per- formed as though he was in an arena in front of thousands rather than 30 people above a restaurant in Harborne! He lit up the night and really stood out as a mightily expressive singer with great style and individuality.A seemingly band-ob- sessed local scene would do well to mix things up a little by broadening their line-ups to include artists like El Sam, who can offer an original & exhilerating set. In a recent online post, El Sam touched on how people can’t seem to look beyond his style, to the real El Sam. His songs certainly show that this is a real artist with a lot of depth, producing real music. Check out recent single “Twenty Three “ in our Spotify playlist.  www.facebook.com/OfficialElSam By Fat BlokeWith No Tattoos Check him out in our Spotify playlist www.ryansgigguide.com/audio  NEW SINGLE “Why? I Like It A Lot” OUT JUNE 14th KARKOSA Karkosa formed in Birmingham by brothers Michael and JackWarnock.After recruiting Tom Rushton on lead guitar,Will Clews on keyboard and Isabelle Smith on bass the band wrote and recorded a batch of singles which they self released online. Heavily inspired by Catfish and the Bottlemen and The Amazons, Karkosa blend heavy guitar riffs, subtle synths and Killers-esque mono- logues, to produce the perfect adolescent anthems. Karkosa have been nominated for “Best In- die Band” by the Birmingham Music Awards consecutively for the past two years and won the HotVox 2018 Isle ofWight online competition, out voting over 5000 other bands. The enthusiasm of their Korean fans caught the attention of management and record labels, and after signing to Seoul based independent Beeline Records, Karkosa returned to the peninsula early in 2019 for headline shows and recording sessions.  www.karkosa.co.uk Upcoming Dates: 31st May BBC Introducing Showcase Castle & Falcon, Birmingham 8th June Shirley Beer festival Check them out in our Spotify playlist www.ryansgigguide.com/audio  www.ryansgigguide.com rgg Jun 2019 25 www.ryansgigguide.com 24 rgg Jun 2019