Welcome to The Arrhythmics Blog!

Hi there,

This first post is going to be a condensed version of the posts that were made over the last couple of weeks on our original blog.

How the band got together...
Greetings from The Arrhythmics, the premier jazz band hailing from Birmingham Medical School. This first post will tell you a little bit about how the band got together. It all started in December 2005 when a few musicians were playing together in the orchestra for the med school musical. During the often long breaks between songs in rehearsals, these musicians would jam together and swiftly learnt the pieces Night Train and tequila, which remain in the set today. The musicians formed a band together and played during the interval for an enthusiastic audience. This resulted in a booking for a university engagement. The band realised that they needed a name. After a brief flirtation with 'The Spinal Cords' they settled on 'The Arrhythmics'. The rest, as they say, is history. The band have been playing together since, chalking up gigs including weddings, dinners, and cabaret nights, with venues ranging from West Mercia Police HQ to the Birmingham Symphony Hall and finally to... The Jam House. Tickets are still available for the jam house; email us at band@arrhythmics.co.uk Till next time... keep swinging.

Rehearsal Update
2 weeks today til our big gig. We\'ve been hard at work rehearsing. We got together on sunday afternoon and played through the set which is starting to sound quite cool. Not wanting to give too much away, but, we may have some Jazz Flute (no one tell Liam), and Rob has been attempting to play guitar behind his head. He's not yet put a finger tapping solo in though. Small mercies!

Saturday 11th of November 2006 07:02:13 PM
Name of entry: Rehearsals - Again
With just three days to go before our next gig, here\'s a news update.

1) Happy birthday to Big Jim for last thursday.

2) The Arrhythmics have discovered a new talent in their band, step forward...LIAM! Yes, our one lunged sax man is Louis Armstrong in disguise. Honest. See here.

3) The final touches have been put to the set following a gruelling 4 hour rehearsal which saw the horn sections lips swelling to double their normal size. Saxophone to lip injuries to both members of team tenor caused concern, but they will be match fit by Tuesday. You can have a sneak peak at the rhythm section jamming one of pieces that will be played on Tuesday here.

4) Tickets for Tuesday are selling fast and we are almost sold out!

Ooh the excitement, I can feel a Vtach coming on.

Keep Swinging.

The Arrhythmics.