Yes! It has been an entire decade since Jibbering was conceived.

Since then we have staged over 150 concerts and parties presenting the finest music Birmingham has to offer and hosting some of the most exciting live bands from further afield.

To celebrate this milestone, we have gone to town and booked one of our most exciting line ups ever! Do not miss this celebration- it will be one hell of party!!

Smerins Anti-Social Club (LIVE)
We are delighted to welcome back one of the most exciting and dynamic bands around. Their heady, heavy and hip-shaking cocktail of Latin, ska, funk, and much more has been mashing up dancefloors for years.
www.myspace.com/smerins

The Gentleman’s Dub Club (LIVE)
This Leeds based 9 piece have burst onto the UK circuit, rocking gigs and festivals up and down the country with their heavyweight sound and high energy live shows of dub and roots reggae.
www.myspace.com/gentlemansdubclub

MC Xander (LIVE)
Mc Xander is one of the UK`s most exciting beatboxers and a consummate performer. Armed just with his voice, a mic and a few FX pedals he constructs awesome tracks that have been wowing audiences everywhere.
www.myspace.com/mcxander

DJ Rubbish
And how can we celebrate a birthday without the infamous and inimitable Mr Rubbish. His choice selection of roots, dub-step and jungle will, inevitably rock da party!

Jibbering DJs
Hosting the room with cutting edge & vintage hip hop, funk, reggae, jungle & world music!

Saturday 14 November 2009

Doors- 9pm – 3am

Hare and Hounds, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7JZ

Grab those tickets here

Yet another unmissable Jibbering promotion…

The Black Seeds are a New Zealand based band that have carved out their stunning reputation on the back of two double-platinum selling albums, and a masterful 8-piece live show.

The Black Seeds produce a boundary-crossing fusion of dub, funk, afrobeat and soul, mixed with a vintage reggae foundation. It is The Black Seeds unique style and ability of layering supremely infectious grooves and melodies over raw, undiluted roots music that has set them apart and now sees their music spreading quickly across the globe.

On-stage, The Black Seeds’ ability to connect with their audience has gained them a reputation as one of New Zealand’s finest live acts. Effortlessly gliding between big-beat funk and deep roots-reggae, their dynamic, supremely danceable, live show delivers a freight train of flavour to the people, on time, every time. Whether it’s a summer festival, or club show, the raw energy of The Black Seeds’ live show always hits the mark.

@ The Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath, B14 7JZ

Sat 3^rd October

9pm-2am£10 adv / motd

Tickets From Here

@ The Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath

It is with huge delight that we present the world’s finest contemporary reggae band, Groundation for their Birmingham debut and only their 4th UK show!

Groundation bring classic roots music into the serious times of the 21st century. Their sound is an awesome organic fusion of Roots Reggae, transcendental Dub and heavy Jazz fusion; their live shows are synonymous with high-energy positive communal vibrations and for delivering a powerful message. With a large and ever growing fan base, and 5 successful albums already under their belt, Groundation have become one of Reggae`s most loved contemporary bands.

We can`t wait to welcome Groundation for their Birmingham debut as they tour their eagerly anticipated 6th Album, “Here I Am.”  Which, back in the good old days, you could have picked up from Jibbering Records.  Alas, those days are gone, so you have to search the internet!

Groundation usually perform in front of crowds of thousands.  So, to have the oppurtunity to catch them live in such an intimate venue as the Hare and Hounds is a treat not to be missed!!

DATE:  Mon 13th July

VENUE:  The Hare and Hounds, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ

TIMES:  Doors open at 8pm  Band On Stage at 9pm ish

TICKETS: Adv tickets £10 from the Ticket Sellers: Phone: 0844 870 0000

For those of you that have not yet been enlightened by the music of Groundation, check out TheirSpace and have a wee look at these bits n bobs!!

Groundation “What Could Have Been” (Music Video)

Groundation “Weeping Pirates” (Song with pictures)

A classic Groundation track, “Jah Jah Know” (Song with pictures)

Jibbering is seriously excited to present a night of pure 7″ pleasure.  A whole heap of DJs are being invited along to the Bull’s Head to spin a set of their seven favourite 7″ singles.  You can expect mashed up selections of funk, hip hop, reggae, soul, beats and all sorts of obscure gems and serioulsy rare treats.

It is only a couple of quid to get in and it promises to be a night of much fun, loadsa surprises and lots of groovin!

Sat 23rd May

9pm-2am

The Bull’s Head, Moseley

$2 tax but free before 10pm!

Jibbering is delighted and excited to welcome back The Apples!  Their show last time around at the Hare & Hounds was one of the best we’ve done and we’re sure that, with some new material and a snare drum that works, The Apples will rock it even harder!!

For those of you who have yet to come across one of the hottest live acts around, The Apples are 2 DJs cuttin ‘n’ scratchin over a blinding rhythm section with 4 serious horns as the icing on this damn phat and funky cake!  Their recent cover of Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing in the Name Of” was simply epic and has been smashin dancefloors worldwide!

Here’s a video of The Apples performing live.

And this is their rendition of “Killing In The Name Of.”

So we hope to see ya @ The Hare and Hounds, Kings Heath on Sat 7th March!

Tickets can be bought from The Ticket Sellers.

The Apples are touring the nation… so if you can’t make it to this show, or live elsewhere, check theirspace for dates but make sure you see ‘em!

Jibbering is proud to present Yaaba Funk, the hottest and tightest Afrofunk band this side of Accra! What better way to shake out those winter blues, eh?

Yaaba Funk, a product of Brixton’s rich cultural casserole, play a unique mix of classic 70’s Ghanaian Hi-Life and hard-hitting funk, cut with a strong dose of ‘Afro-broken-beat’ and more than a hint of Dub.

Their live shows are renowned for raw energy, great musicianship and a visually arresting style. Watching and dancing to Yaaba Funk is a truly exhilarating experience which is guaranteed to leave you exhausted- just ask anyone that caught them on the Main Stage at Shambala Festival last year!

As always, you can expect the freshest roots, hip hop, global grooves n funk from the inimitable Jibbering DJs.

The first Jibbering Session of 2009 is definitely one not to be missed!! We hope to see ya all there.

DETAILS:

Sat 7th Feb @ Hare and Hounds, King’s Heath

Tickets:  £5 Adv (£4NUS) from Jibbering Records or online from The Ticket Sellers

Furthermore here’s a couple of videos ya might want to check out of Yaaba Funk in action

We have a superb treat for you all at this month’s Jibbering Sessions- one of the most original funk bands in the world at the moment and one of the best live acts you will see this year: The Apples.

SATURDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER @ The Hare and Hounds

The Apples mash up funk, jazz, hip hop and big band swing to create a totally inimitable dancefloor sound that never fails to delight.  They have a unique line up of 2 DJs, upright bass, drums, guitar and one of the tightest and phattest horn sections around.  They have just released their latest album, “Buzzin Around” which features their monsterous version of Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing in the Name Of.”

We also have the Funkbox DJs hosting the main room, dropping the heaviest, rawest and finest funk which will certainly get the dancefloor bouncing nicely.

Added to that, the Smoking Courtyard will be hosted by the AfrikaJam Collective dropping the finest in Soukous, Afrobeat, Rai, Reggae, African Hip hop and much much more from all over the continent.  Perfect summertime vibes!

Doors open at 9pm and we can party til 2am.

You can get tickets from Jibbering or online from The Ticketsellers

Advance Tickets are £6 or £5 with an NUS card.

This will be a blinder so i hope to see y’all there!!

Wow!  What a party!

I’ve been back couple of days now and am recovering well.  At the moment,  Shambala is a complete blur- it feels as though i lived on that field for an entire month rather than 11 days!  it is definitely going to take a little while for me to process and remember everything that happened and everything that i saw or heard!  But, in the mean time, i think that i should at least mention just a couple of my personal highlights.  (These are not necessarily the best or the most special- just a couple that have popped into my head while writing this post.)

On saturday afternoon at 1.50, i received news that Hijak Oscar, scheduled to play on the Main Stage at 2.30pm, were actually in Gurnsey!  At the last minute, after trying several dead-ends, i finally struck gold when MC Xander and Jahman Sillah both agreed to fill in.   It could not have worked out better!!  Although i literally introduced them to each other on stage 2 mintues before their show, they perfomed as if they have been playing together for years.  The stunning beatboxing of MC Xander and the awesome drumming of Jahman quickly attracted a huge dancing crowd who were utterly rapt until the last note of Xander’s beautiful acapella of “Stand By Me.”

I love the cross pollination of talent from different musical crews that occurs more and more at Shambala and this theme was definitely one of my highlights of 2008.  It was heard throughout the weekend in the Roots Yard.  Jam Jah, Mungo’s Hifi, J Star, Smith and Mighty, Rankin Roger and many more all mucking in together, was really special and emphasised the musical family that Shambala is a part of.  This was also demonstrated throughout Smerin’s Antisocial Club’s stunning closing set on Sunday night.  Featuring guest vocalists like Nuala Honan, Xander once again, Dub FX and more Smerin’s surpassed themselves and put on the perfect closing set of Shambala.

I must , of course, mention Horace Andy on Sunday night!!

What a surprise and what a show!  Arranged at the absolute last minute, to have one of my all time musical heroes was a real honour.  The fact that their drummer was late even added another dimension to the show.  For the first few tracks, Horace sang his heart out and performed like i had never seen him perform before.  A consummate performer rising to the situation.  It was a special show that will stay with me for years! (Thanks Andrew for the photo- i didn’t ask but thought you wouldn’t mind!)

Well!!  I intended this to be a brief post, but it its now developing into a little essay!  So, time to wrap it up.  Please, please comment on this post with your musical highlights or even just random festival memories or thoughts.

I think that before i do wrap it up i must comment on how seriously impressed i was with all the Birmingham bands that performed so well all weekend.  Excellent sets from Misty’s, The Beat, Destroyers, Overproof, Freindly Fire, Pritham Singh, Bright Size Gypsies, Desert Groove and so many many more.  They all made me so happy and very proud to be part of the vibrant and exciting music scene of Moseley and Birmingham!!

So long,

Dan

With only 16 days left until the gates of Shambala Festival open once more, we are all seriously excited!  We received the final draft of the program yesterday, and it is jammed full of incredible musical acts, crazy cabaret , wonderful workshops and so much more it would be impossible to list it all here…  Well, of course it would be possible- it would just take me ages and it would totally spoil the surprise when you arrive!

I suppose though, that i can let a few juicy musical treats out of the bag- exclusive information for the Jibbering Massive!

There will be Brum’s very own 2-tone heroes, The Beat, headlining Friday night on the Main Stage.  The Nextmen will be kicking up a reggae-hiphop storm in the Dome on Saturday.  The legendary Nicky Blackmarket will be spinning choice cuts for the Junglist massive, while The Destroyers will be battling with the Dhol Blasters.  Lastly, i am delighted to say that, after many year’s of trying, we have finally secured a slot from the awesome Overproof Soundsystem, Birmingham’s finest roots n steppa dub live act who have just finished a sell out tour of New Zealand and Australia.  There are, of course, loads more bands playing folk, blues, jazz, ska, skiffle, rock n roll, hiphop, breaks and beyond… but you are going to have to wait to find out who!!

Tickets are selling fast and we will sell out before the event.  So, if you haven’t already got one… get on it!!  Get them either in person from Jibbering in Moseley or Online through The Ticketsellers.

On Friday evening, Jibbering was treated to a live performance by Simon Harris who was launching his new album of summery, soulful, folky numbers with Alison Symons on backing vocals.  We even have a little video!  It’s only a mobile phone thingy with pretty poor sound but, being new to this blogging malarky, i’m still quite excited- let’s hope it works!

The turn out was good, the vibes were jolly, the music was great and Simon was, as ever, highly entertaining! All in all, i think that it worked really well.  Thanks Si and Alison!

It reminded me that the few live shows that the shop has hosted before have also been pretty bloody good.  Most notably, an amazing lunchtime set by Nick Harper- now that was something special!  Well, anyway, it got me thinking.  Hmmm…

“Maybe its time to do a few more,” I suggested to Robin.

“How about a Friendly Fire unplugged session?” He suggested.

“Nice!”  Said I.

So, it looks like we have a Niyabinghi acoustic reggae session on the horizon.  Wicked!!  Keep an I n I out, and we’ll let you know when…