Trevor Burton to be honoured at Birmingham Music Awards

Lifetime achievement award for Birmingham legend.

Party at The Cube in May

Ibiza comes to Birmingham thanks to Skyline Symphonica.

Undertones to celebrate forty years in Coventry

Special night in store with legendary support act.

Midlands rising star celebrates music industry success

Praise for “model student” at media awards.

Youth orchestra to play at Conservatoire

National Orchestra for All brings WordPlay to Birmingham.

Funding enables park date for Sutton children’s opera

Storytelling and music combine in a new commission for Sutton Coldfield.

Birmingham Bach Choir: Music For Passiontide

Two great works by 20th century composers at the heart of latest performance.

Pepperland review: “…sharp, snappy, zippy, trippy”

Richard Lutz takes the yellow submarine to Pepperland.

Ranking Roger: 1963-2019

Dave Woodhall pays tribute to a Birmingham legend.

Birmingham film-maker scoops top awards

Recognition for groundbreaking documentaries.

Get well soon Brian

A message for UB40’s Brian Travers.

Don’t stop thief

Stephen Pennell continues with the best Birmingham has to offer, this time Sugarthief and co.

Birmingham Jazz presents

Another Friday night presentation from Birmingham Jazz.

Flatpack launches 2019 festival prgramme

Acclaimed festival heads into its thirteenth incarnation.

Brewing up a storm

Blues rockers aiming for Wolverhampton.

St Patrick’s Festival Birmingham final programme announced

Upwards of 90,000 people expected to attend Digbeth festivities.

Review: Kinky Boots

Simon Hale has a great night out at the Hippodrome’s production of the award-winning musical.

Review: Un ballo in maschera

Simon Hale enjoys the Welsh National Opera at Birmingham Hippodrome.

Judging Jeffries

Stephen Pennell meets Jo Jeffries, inspiration behind the upcoming Birmingham Music Awards.

Homecoming debut for award-winning Birmingham pianist

BBC Young Musician winner makes professional recital debut at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

Digbeth brewery celebrates International Women’s Day

Birmingham craft brewery to host new opera.

Today Handsworth, tomorrow the world

Legendary drummer Carl Palmer talks about growing up in Handsworth Wood and his first steps to stardom.

Lichfield Festival 2019 – first events revealed

Theatre, music and street parades on offer in family festival.

Karkosa – big in Seoul

Stephen Pennell reports on another promising Birmingham band.

Strut-ing their stuff

Richard Nevin glams up with the Struts.

Promotion Clause

The Clause are another band adding to Stephen Pennell’s list of Next Big Brummie Things.

Cathedral venue for Birmingham Bach Choir

Two great works by 20th century composers at the heart of choir’s latest performance.

How Moody Blues star once played for Villa youth team 

Steve Dyson uncovers a little-known chapter in the story of Birmingham music, and of Aston Villa.

Mothers revisited

Legendary Birmingham venue reunion for charity gig.

Getting it Taped

Birmingham music promoter tells us about her new venture.