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Bodega – 17 March 2022, Hare and Hounds, Birmingham

March 25, 2022by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Bodega – 17 March 2022, Hare and Hounds, Birmingham It felt so good to be back at one of our favourite music venues, the Hare and Hounds. A great pub […]

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The Last Great Dreamers -Asylum, Birmingham 7/12/18

December 9, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Last Great Dreamers –Asylum, Birmingham 7/12/18 Regular readers will know that we are big fans of The Last Great Dreamers. They’re one of those bands that just haven’t really […]

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The Nectars “Sci-Fi Television”

June 14, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Nectars “Sci-Fi Television”   We’ve read hundreds of band bios, but we must admit that the opening from New York’s The Nectars is one of our favourites. They describe […]

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Ash “Islands”

May 30, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Ash “Islands” Now, the cruel amongst you may be saying ‘Ash, are they still going?’. Which will be a shame because you will have missed some really great tracks since […]

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Manic Street Preachers – Birmingham Arena 27 April 2018

May 1, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Manic Street Preachers – Birmingham Arena 27 April 2018 As we approach the venue there’s an instant reminder of how long the Manics have been around. When we first saw […]

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Guttercats “Follow Your Instinct”

April 10, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Guttercats “Follow Your Instinct” We guess we did follow our instincts because the name Guttercats is one that instantly appeals to our sleaze rock roots. However, this is no retro […]

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Lauren Ruth Ward “Well, Hell”

April 3, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Lauren Ruth Ward “Well, Hell” The fact that Lauren Ruth Ward has been a hairstylist for 9 years may not immediately conjure up the image of someone who would deliver […]

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Sloan “12”

March 14, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Sloan “12” Sloan are one of those bands who just never seemed to have quite ‘made it’ in the UK. So, to many of you it might be a surprise […]

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Swingamajig is back!

March 5, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

We know that with the recent snow, Spring seems a long way away. But the thawing snow also brings the great news that the brilliant swingamajig is back in Birmingham […]

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Starcrawler “S/T”

February 7, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Starcrawler “S/T” Now Starcrawler were actually picked up by one of our regular readers as an LA band to watch out for some time ago. We must admit that we […]

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Trampolene – 12/12/17 Supporting Liam Gallagher @ The Arena, Birmingham

December 17, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Trampolene – 12/12/17 Supporting Liam Gallagher @ The Arena, Birmingham   There can’t be much more of an endorsement for an up and coming band than to be put on […]

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First acts announced for Red Rooster Festival

December 17, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Followers of this site will know that we love the Red Rooster Festival. So what better way to forget about the cold and wet weather than planning your visit to […]

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Last Great Dreamers – Live Review

April 21, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Last Great Dreamers-The Asylum, Birmingham, 20th April 2016 Last Great Dreamers are on a bill tonight which, back in the late eighties, would be glam heaven, as they were supporting […]

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Jesse Malin @ 02 Institute, Birmingham on 18/2/16

February 23, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Jesse Malin has been at a peak of creativity over the past 18 months of so, which has seen him release two of the best albums of his career. The […]

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Ezra Furman -The Glee Club, Birmingham On 16/2/16

February 22, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Even before Ezra comes on there are two things which caught our attention. The first was the diversity of the crowd, a real mix of people. This is something which […]

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Michael Monroe Live Review – Birmingham Institute, 9th October 2015

October 15, 2015by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

Michael Monroe @ Birmingham Institute, 9th October 2015 If there really was a ‘school of rock’, Mr Monroe could be the subject matter for a number of lessons, including how […]

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Secret Garden Party, Abbots Ripton 23rd – 26th July 2015

July 29, 2015by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

Secret Garden Party, Abbots Ripton 23rd July – 26th July 2015 If you haven’t been to the Secret Garden Party (SGP), then you have truly missed out on one of […]

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Red Rooster Festival 5-7 June 2015

June 14, 2015by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Red Rooster Festival 5-7th June 2015 Euston Hall, Suffolk When it’s billed as a ‘weekend of whisky sippin’, rib suckin’ /southern blues, roots and country’ you know it’s something that […]

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Tim Vantol touring the UK this month

March 18, 2015by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Tim Vantol If We Go Down, We Will Go Together Tim Vantol will be hitting the UK with Chuck Ragan at the end of March, then returning with Hit The […]

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Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators Live at LG Arena, Birmingham,1/12/14

December 27, 2014by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Slash feat Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators at the LG Arena, Birmingham 1/12/14 It is a sad fact that in recent years rock music has really failed to deliver any […]

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Red Rooster Festival Review 6th – 8th June 2014 Euston Hall, Suffolk

June 15, 2014by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

It is always nice to welcome a new festival to the scene, and in particular one like Red Rooster which promised something different, with it’s American South inspired theme. Even […]

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The Cringe Live at Nottingham Rock City

March 30, 2014by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Cringe – Nottingham Rock City 24.3.14 (supporting Steel Panther) The Cringe are a relatively new band to us here in the UK but have actually been around for some […]

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Haim Live at Nottingham Rock City 4th March 2014

March 5, 2014by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Haim Nottingham Rock City Tuesday March 4th March 2014 This was Haim’s first show of their UK tour and appropriately it is kicking off at the legendary Rock City (surely […]

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The Secret Garden Party 2014 preview

February 21, 2014by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

PREVIEWS: FESTIVALS / GIGS A Secret Garden Party You will definitely want to be invited to With the dark nights and cold weather now becoming a memory, many of us […]

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Welcome to The Soul Of A Clown

December 22, 2013by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

Hi all and firstly, welcome to The Soul Of A Clown, a brand new music website that has, in many ways, risen from the flames of another great on line […]

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