Die Das Der bring you another bank holiday afternooner at Hare & Hounds with Reading's wonk-pop aficionados, Adam & Elvis, Exotic Pets, Hospital Radio, Cold Comfort, Mutes and Vedawave. Adam & Elvis "Their track The Artiste takes you gently by the hand and draws you down a hypnotising route that leads to some surprising places." Steve Lamacq 6 Music "Pat Malone's urgent baritone conjures all the best bits of Brian Ferry and Richard Butler, delivering killer zingers with a heavy dose of cynicism." GigSoup adamandelvis.bandcamp.com/ Exotic Pets Drawn together in the crucible of Birmingham from 4 corners of the UK, mercurial songs with biting lyrics, flung from sticks, picks and vocal ticks. Variety and dexterity showing that the presence of levity does not preclude hidden depths, and depth of emotion. ex0ticpets.bandcamp.com/ Hospital Radio Gospel garage punk, club-footed tangos, end-of-the-pier sadness, end-of-the-world strangeness. Sitting Room Punk. Formed in Birmingham, UK, 2019. 2 whole albums and this marks show number 2. hospitalradioband.bandcamp.com/ Cold Comfort Cold Comfort is a one man noise rock machine from the mind of North West musician Ben Forrester. A strong component within the DIY scene for a number of years, Ben is known for fronting rock bands Bad Grammar and GUG and more recently under the moniker of Peaks. Cold Comfort takes the rough with the smooth adding pop hooks to scrappy punk and alt rock riffs. thisiscoldcomfort.bandcamp.com/ Mutes (Solo) Stripping things back to the essentials this time but you’ll know James Brown from his popular three-piece Mutes. Tonight he brings us a one-man performance showcasing his delay-drenched, ambient guitar work. mutesuk.bandcamp.com/ Vedawave Lo-fi goth multi-instrumentalist Dominiq Antonio AKA vedawave and his dark brand of electro-prog-metal. Check out his latest album, Only Paradise Lost on your favourite streaming service now. www.facebook.com/vedawave Tickets £10 advance, more on the door.

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