{"id":678,"date":"2005-05-28T20:10:00","date_gmt":"2005-05-28T20:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/u75blog\/?p=678"},"modified":"2010-03-30T01:10:27","modified_gmt":"2010-03-30T01:10:27","slug":"678","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/678\/","title":{"rendered":"Offline, Tom Robinson, Fierce Festival and Bonnington Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Long overdue updates (part one): Offline, Tom Robinson, Fierce Festival and Bonnington Cafe<\/strong><\/p>\n

26th May, Offline Club with Tom Robinson<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It was hectic as usual, but in the end Offline went brilliantly: our special guest Tom Robinson (new wave legend from the seminal Tom Robinson Band<\/a>) put in a fantastic set.<\/p>\n

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Seeing the whole Dogstar singing along to “2-4-6-8 Motorway” was odd enough, but hearing the place ringing to the chorus of “Glad To Be Gay” was positively surreal!<\/p>\n

The rest of the acts were fabulous too, ranging from the Asian hip hop of Graziella to the deep southern experimental sound of Duke Garwood.<\/p>\n

Vic’s Cabaret Corner was a hit too, with top sets from Yap, Other Theresa and Ryan The Poet<\/p>\n

Offline photo report<\/a><\/p>\n

21st May, Fierce Festival, Birmingham<\/strong><\/p>\n

Man, this was fun!<\/p>\n

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We were invited up to review this alternative, experimental performance arts festival and had a great time.<\/p>\n

Highlights were witnessing a geezer living in a giant-size swallow’s nest 30m up the side of the Rotunda and an evening of world class cabaret entertainment from the fabulous Duckie Crew.<\/p>\n

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The ‘C’est Birmingham’ cabaret involved a variety of, frankly, bonkers acts performing on tables in exchange for ‘Duckie Dollars’.<\/p>\n

One act was a tuba-playing northern rapper. ‘Nuff said. Wonderful stuff.<\/p>\n

Birmingham Fierce Festival report<\/a><\/p>\n

20th May, Bonnington Cafe, London<\/strong><\/p>\n

Descended en masse to this fabulous cafe situated at 11 Vauxhall Grove, an old-school square near Vauxhall station.<\/p>\n

Originally set up as a kitchen for the use of local squatters, the cafe has grown into a popular, no-nonsense vegetarian restaurant.<\/p>\n

The food is tasty, reasonably priced and it’s a great place to celebrate a friend’s birthday.<\/p>\n

Bonnington Cafe website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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