LIVE: THE WAR ON DRUGS – 19/02/2015

– THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – No, not the ill-considered government policy, but rather the band from Philly, back for their second sold out gig at Manchester’s gorgeous Albert Hall. (And who needs that pale London imitation, right? Our Albert Hall bleeds royal blood.) If the support seem a bit, well, shit – kind of […]
The Garden have released a video for their latest single, Surprise. The Californian punk duo, formed of twin brothers Wyatt and Fletcher Shears, released the single on Luv Luv Luv Records late last year. The band, which originally formed in 2011, uses a sparse sound created by the use of just a bass guitar and […]

THE GARDEN SHARE NEW VIDEO BEFORE WARPAINT SUPPORT SLOTS

LIVE: INTERPOL / HEALTH – 08/02/2015

– THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – Those who are familiar with Manchester venues already know about the immense pleasure provided by experiencing a gig in the magnificent Albert Hall setting. For those who aren’t, the building is a former 20th century Methodist chapel with a strong gothic soul which has been recently renovated and turned […]
I Am Kloot will release a new live album before embarking on a UK tour in April and May. The Manchester band, fronted by John Bramwell, will release Hold Back The Night – I Am Kloot Live on March 23. The album, which will feature 20 tracks from all seven of the band’s studio albums, […]

I AM KLOOT ANNOUNCE NEW LIVE ALBUM AND UK TOUR

TELEMAN REVEALED AS SUPPORT FOR METRONOMY

Following their headline show at Manchester’s Gorilla last month, TELEMAN announce they will join Metronomy on the road in December, returning to play the Albert Hall in Manchester followed by dates in The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany: DECEMBER Saturday 6th – Manchester (Albert Hall) Monday 8th – Utrecht (Tivoli Vredenburg Popzaal) Tuesday 9th – Brussels […]
– ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – Lamb were arguably at their peak when I was most impressionable, blending genres that I was immersed in at the time – trip-hop and drum & bass. 22 years ago, Lou Rhodes and Andy Barlow agreed to start a band, in a bar on Manchester’s Oldham street – they made […]

LIVE: LAMB – 01/11/2014

LIVE: ST. VINCENT – 22/10/2014

– ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – It is now almost a year since Black Francis appeared at Albert Hall to mark my first live event here at this Wesleyan chapel that had been largely hidden away and out of public consciousness for four decades. But it is only really in 2014 that the building has been […]
– THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – A strange conflict lies at the heart of The Horrors. There’s no question that in their best moments they have an urgency and intensity that few of their contemporaries can match. But when that white heat is not apparent – and for nearly an hour tonight it wasn’t – […]

LIVE: THE HORRORS – 27/09/2014

LIVE: FIRST AID KIT – 20/09/2014

– THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – Tonight, a sold out Albert Hall plays host to Swedish sisters First Aid Kit.  I arrive at the venue shortly before the emergence of support act Jo Rose and already the room is filling up fast.  It’s not long before space becomes very limited. I enjoyed a support set […]
– ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – Back in 2006, one Zach Condon started his own solo musical project which soon expanded into a band, now known as Beirut. Fast forward to the present, the American band has three studio albums under their name and a massive fan base with their multi-elemental indie folk rock music. The […]

LIVE: BEIRUT – 14/08/2014