Monday, June 17, 2019

Next Party! Saturday 24th August 2019

Advance Tickets: skiddle.com/e/13557767

Venue info: safarivenues.co.uk/cellarz


After a short hiatus we're back for a Summer Party at a venue we've never used before.

Cellarz is a luxurious wine and cocktail bar set in vaulted-brick cellars in a large private estate in the rolling Worcestershire countryside. The estate is located within the grounds of the West Midland Safari Park.

As always, you can expect quality all-era underplayed grooves with an emphasis on new and recent soul music in all its guises. We'll be installing a state of the art sound system and there'll be dynamic lighting throughout the venue. Full line-up:

Paul Garland
Trev Cox
Paul Goldsmith
Glenn Worthington
Lin Taylor
Jamie Taylor

7pm - 1am
Tickets: £10 + Booking Fee
Free Private Parking Area

Cellarz
Spring Grove
Bewdley
Worcestershire
DY12 1LF
(Located in the grounds of West Midlands Safari Park)

Hope you can join us! x


Thursday, July 26, 2018

End of Summer Party - Saturday 8th September 2018

Tickets available: https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hilton-Birmingham-Metropole-Hotel/Soul-Underground-End-of-Summer-Party/13288630/

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2214053738822682/

After a little break to get things sorted we are proud to be presenting an end of summer party at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole Hotel.

The event will be housed in the classy Colonial Suite which is the perfect room for our needs, overlooking the lake with the added inclusion of an outdoor Corona Bar on the terrace, so lets hope the weather is kind to us.

Musically there’s no change, expect quality all-era underplayed grooves with an emphasis on new and recent soul music in all its guises. Full line-up:

Paul Garland
Trev Cox
Paul Goldsmith
Lin Taylor
Jamie Taylor
Glenn Worthington on Percussion

The Colonial Suite
Hilton Birmingham Metropole
The NEC Birmingham
Pendigo Way
Birmingham 
B40 1PP

5pm - Midnight

Tickets: £10 + Booking Fee
Concessionary Parking: £6

Concessionary room rates available at the hotel: http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/united-kingdom/hilton-birmingham-metropole-BHXMETW/index.html




Wednesday, October 25, 2017

NEXT PARTY - Saturday 25th November 2017

Facebook event - https://fb.com/events/897588370394752

Soul Underground returns on Saturday 25th November with special guests Coxy & Boxy! Everyone’s favourite jazz man, Trev Cox, is back after a sterling run of gigs in the cellar and Chris Box will be making his SU debut. 

Paul, Lin, Jamie and Glenn will be in support as always and if you fancy staying over, double rooms are just £38. Just call 01922 722921 and quote 'Soul Underground' when booking. Hope you can join us!

Soul Underground on MixCloud -
https://mixcloud.com/Soul_Underground

Full lineup:

Trev Cox
Chris Box
Paul Goldsmith
Lin Taylor
Jamie Taylor
Glenn Worthington on Percussion

Saturday 25th November 2017
Basement Jacks (Formerly the Wharf)
Metro Inns
Birmingham Road
Walsall
WS5 3AB

8pm - 2am
£7 Entry


Thursday, July 6, 2017

16th ANNIVERSARY PARTY - 9th SEPTEMBER 2017

Facebook event - https://fb.com/events/1571786202854521

Soul Underground - 16th Anniversary Party
Saturday 9th September 2017
Basement Jacks (Formerly the Wharf)
Metro Inns
Birmingham Road
Walsall
WS5 3AB

Our September party marks 16 years of Soul Underground and to celebrate, we've booked a DJ and friend who encompasses everything our night is about. Mark Randle knows his music, from brand new soul and '90s grooves, to full on jazz workouts and the contemporary house sounds of Ron Trent and Glenn Underground. A frequent guest since day one, Mark always plays from the heart with an infectious passion the dancefloor always responds to.

Here's a recording of when Mark played SU in 2015 -
https://www.mixcloud.com/Soul_Underground/mark-randle-at-soul-underground-25th-april-2015/

Paul, Lin, Jamie and Glenn will be in support as always and if you fancy staying over, double rooms are just £38. Just call 01922 722921 and quote 'Soul Underground' when booking.

SU on MixCloud -
https://www.mixcloud.com/Soul_Underground
SU on SoundCloud -
https://soundcloud.com/soul-underground-music

Full lineup:

Mark Randle
Paul Goldsmith
Lin Taylor
Jamie Taylor
Glenn Worthington on Percussion


8pm - 2am
£7 Entry



Thursday, May 4, 2017

NEXT PARTY - 1st JULY 2017

Facebook event - https://fb.com/events/1212879318838010

Soul Underground
Saturday 1st July 2017
Basement Jacks (Formerly the Wharf)
Metro Inns
Birmingham Road
Walsall
WS5 3AB

Soul Underground returns on Saturday 1st July and as it’s also Lin’s birthday, we thought we’d try something a bit different.

For whatever reason, on our little scene, there seems to have been a reluctance to book DJs to play extended sets – whether that be a four hour stint, or even the whole night. This could be due to more traditional line-up formats being preferred, or maybe DJs not wanting to play any longer than two hours. A more cynical explanation might be that booking more DJs guarantees a few more bodies on the floor! Perhaps all these reasons have a hand to play, we’re not quite sure. Either way, it seems a real shame as there are some incredible record collections on this scene, crying out to be explored and shared through longer sets.

In an attempt to buck this trend, we’re giving the whole night over to our resident, Jamie Taylor. With six hours to go out, Jamie will dig deep through his crates to reflect what Soul Underground means to him. Without the constraints a short set imposes, he will have time to explore, in greater detail, the genres, labels and artists the venue has championed over the last seventeen years. There will be soul, house and jazz, and he’ll attempt to join (as Gilles Peterson puts it) the musical dots in between.

Now, it wouldn’t be Soul Underground without our resident percussionist, Glenn Worthington. With an unrivalled knowledge of his music and craft, and a unique understanding of how Jamie plays, Glenn is the perfect accompaniment for sets like this. Plus, for the first time in a long time, he’ll be dusting down and bringing out his full percussion kit – timbales included!

Really hope you can join us for this one and as always, if you fancy staying over, double rooms are just £38. Just call 01922 722921 and quote 'Soul Underground' when booking.

We’ve also recently uploaded 27 recordings from previous parties to our Mixcloud page, so fill your boots with the link below -

SU on Mixcloud: https://mixcloud.com/Soul_Underground
SU on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/soul-underground-music






Thursday, February 23, 2017

NEXT PARTY - 15th APRIL 2017

Facebook Event - https://facebook.com/events/272887206474198

Soul Underground returns on Saturday 15th April and we're really happy to be bringing back one of our favourite guests of recent years, Trev Cox. As a DJ we feel Trev has carved out his own unique space within our scene, championing jazz-fuelled soul music that's always perfect for the dancefloor. From underplayed and rare gems, to lesser known reworks and latin rhythms full of soul, his sets are often the most celebrated at SU and always a personal highlight for us.

Paul, Lin, Jamie and Glenn will be in support as always and if you fancy staying over, double rooms are just £38. Just call 01922 722921 and quote 'Soul Underground' when booking. There's so much good music around at the moment and we're really looking forward to sharing it, so hope you can join us!

Soul Underground on SoundCloud -
https://soundcloud.com/soul-underground-music

Full lineup:

Trev Cox
Paul Goldsmith
Lin Taylor
Jamie Taylor
Glenn Worthington on Percussion

Saturday 15th April 2017
Basement Jacks (Formerly the Wharf)
Metro Inns
Birmingham Road
Walsall
WS5 3AB

8pm - 2am
£7 Entry



Thursday, January 19, 2017

NEXT PARTY - 4th FEBRUARY 2017

Facebook event: https://fb.com/events/1306614042731015

Saturday 4th February marks the date for the first Soul Underground of 2017 and we thought we'd kings things off with a residents party. Hope you can join us!

Listen back to some of our favourite sets from last year -
https://soundcloud.com/soul-underground-music

Full lineup:

Paul Garland
Paul Goldsmith
Lin Taylor
Jamie Taylor
Glenn Worthington on Percussion

Saturday 16th April 2016
Basement Jacks (Formerly the Wharf)
Metro Inns
Birmingham Road
Walsall
WS5 3AB