Vinny Peculiar
at
Kitchen Garden Cafe
Birmingham
19:30
Vinny Peculiar
Event Type
Genre : Music - General
Description
Vinny Peculiar, often described as a poet laureate of the everyday, is a singer-songwriter known for his sharp wit, poignant storytelling, and a knack for capturing the quirks of modern life. With a career spanning decades, his music blends elements of indie, folk, and pop, creating a sound that is both nostalgic and refreshingly original. Peculiar [aka Alan Wilkes] grew up in Worcestershire and trained as a nurse before signing to Manchester cult label Ugly Man records [former home to Elbow]. He’s since put out thirteen albums of literate autobiographical pop music over a twenty-year career and has regularly toured band, solo and duo shows.
Variously described as - "an under sung national treasure" (Uncut) - "a warm-hearted Morrissey" (Q Magazine) and "the missing link between Jarvis Cocker and Roger McGough" (Irish Times) previous work associations include Bill Drummond [KLF], Luke Haines [the Auteurs], Jah Wobble [PIL] and his various bands have included ex members of The Smiths, OASIS, Aztec Camera & The Fall. He’s also written and recorded as Parlour Flames, the band he formed in 2013 with ex OASIS rhythm guitarist Bonehead.
"The missing link between Jarvis Cocker and poet Roger McGough" (Irish Times).
"If Tony Hancock had made pop records, they’d have sounded like this" (Uncut Magazine).
"Part Pulp, part Kinks, and very much part Peculiar, this is observational, punk-tinged songwriting at its best." (Hot Press).
"Wildly witty with abject sadness and pathos in swathes, like a warm-hearted Morrissey no less" (Independent).
Description
Licensed Cafe.
By day our Cafe serves delicious home-cooked food, Fairly Traded coffee & tea and homemade cakes & pastries. All with a nod to local and ethical sourcing. We cater for Vegetarians, Vegans and dietary issues, just ask if you need anything not catered for on our menus. We also have a Delicatessen serving our own home-cooked food daily.
On Sunday to Thursday evenings we host the best acoustic music in the City, specialising in Folk, Roots and Americana.
On Friday and Saturday evenings the Cafe is available for private functions, weddings and parties, please call or email for more details.
Opening times shown don't include music events / comedy, most of which are ticketed.
17 York Road,
Kings Heath,
Birmingham,
West Midlands,
England,
B14 7SA.
0121 443 4725
: £16.00