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While the Black Country boasts an enviable local music scene other regions can only dream of, you can't fault a band for picking what feels right for them and charging towards it.

It's a journey that has worked well the the four-piece - vocalist and guitarist Luke Wassell, fellow guitarist and backing vocalist Joshua Lomas, bassist and backing vocalist Dean Greatbatch, and aptly-named, newly acquired drummer Anthony Power.
At our time of meeting the Captains had come to a stop. We had almost decided to call it a day. But after a rehearsal with Stumpy we decided to make another go of it."


And that "go of it" is released to the world today in the form of their new three-track EP Broken Robots. Recorded at Wolverhampton's Magic Garden Studios with Joseph Murray - who did an "outstanding job for us" according to Wassell - it gives a fresh window into the pop-rock-punk sound "The Captains" produce.

In fact, Wassell even hinted at a rebranding too, saying: "We tend to be abbreviated to just The Captains these days. We may one day consider shortening it."

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17 years of Musical Genius and the best Guinness in town.

We continue to put on a wide range of music here at Katie Fitzgeralds from singer/ songwriters to Blues , Folk, Jazz, Rockabilly , Pop , Indie, metal and world music. We also host Katiesfest every year featuring a wide range of younger artists plus the Stourbridge Folk Festival and once a month Stourbridge Folk Club in the cellar bar .

Jam Night...
Every second Thursday night of the month in the upstairs bar.

Irish Sessiun...
Every Wednesday night in the upstairs bar.

Katie Fitzgeralds has built a reputation for live music and parties but it's about more than that its also about history and tradition.

Originally a private house the building is over 200 years old and has been a pub since the 1830 Beer Act.

In the 19th century it would have been home to foundry workers and boatmen and would have looked out across to the Stourbridge canal arm where Foster and Rastrick built the Stourbridge Lion the first steam locomotive to run on rails in the USA.

Originally known as the Golden Lion it later became known as the Stourbridge Lion and then in 2000 it
became our home and was renamed in honour of Trina's grandmother Katie Fitzgerald who was born in Cloyne County Cork.

Trina is related to Irelands most famous hurling player Christy Ring, a son of Cloyne and is also cousin of Donal ag Cusack , Irelands first openly gay sportsman.

187 Enville Street,

Stourbridge,

West Midlands,

England,

DY8 3TB.

01384 374410