Another gig to look out for, with The Birds playing at Manchester's Deaf Institute, which you'll find just off Oxford Road.
Tag: The Birds
The Birds live in Leeds
The band started playing live in 2010 once more, but in June, there's a rare chance to see The Birds 'up north' with a gig in Leeds. Of course, the cult '60s R&B are much changed from the band pictured above, with just vocalist Ali McKenzie flying the flag for […]
New Untouchables Live at the 100 Club
Looks like the financial problems are the 100 Club are now sorted (without resorting to some kind of hippy commune arranagement), so events are now being scheduled for the year. That includes the newly-launched New Untouchables Live at the 100 Club. The 'live' but is the most important word there, […]
Rock On Wood by Terry Rawlings
Not a book reissue, Rock On Wood – The Origin of a Rock and Roll Face by Terry Rawlings, is more of a reworking. Originally written and released in the late 90s, this Ronnie Wood biography wasn't the book the author intended, with the publishers preferring more of a straightforward […]
The Birds in new Shindig!
Cheers to Smiler for dropping us a line about the new issuee of Shindig! Two articles might be of interest to you. Firstly, Smiler himself has put together a piece on cult 60s beat band The Birds, a five page article with unseen photos of The Birds and some words […]
The Birds reform; play gig
Cult British R&B band The Birds, the band that kickstarted Ronnie Wood's career, are back on the scene after a break of more than 40 years. Ron isn't in the line-up of the band once described as ‘London’s greatest R&B group’, he's probably busy doing the Faces reunion. Vocalist Ali […]
