RICHARD DAWSON RETURNS TO MANCHESTER’S BAND ON THE WALL THIS WINTER

    Grey Lantern presents Richard Dawson Band On The Wall, Manchester Tuesday 19th December 2017 Doors 7:30pm Tickets £14 (EXCL FEES)       Richard Dawson Official | Facebook | Twitter
-BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER- It’s not often that an artist comes to town who can boast that they have performed live in six different decades: Silver Apples, AKA Simeon Coxe, is one of them. Slow Knife open proceedings, with an interesting blend of krautrock, ska and jazz ensemble. Atonal lyrics read from sheets are […]

LIVE: SILVER APPLES – 02/08/2017

NADINE SHAH SHARES NEW TRACK ‘HOLIDAY DESTINATION’ ALONGSIDE 2017 UK TOUR DATES

Nadine Shah has shared the title track from her new album Holiday Destination (to be released Friday 25th August 2017). The first song written for the album, ‘Holiday Destination’ led the way for Nadine to open up the deep and affecting dialogue which courses through the LP with polemical anger. She’s also announced that she’ll […]
– BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER – In the early hours of the morning at London’s Maida Vale Studios, Delia Derbyshire unravelled an entire reel of tape down the length of a long corridor. After finishing an almost-perfect track, she had identified a single note out of sync. The only way to correct it was […]

LIVE: DELIA DERBYSHIRE DAY – 10/06/2017

KIRAN LEONARD ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER – LISTEN TO LEAD SINGLE ‘LIVING WITH YOUR AILMENTS’ NOW

Kiran Leonard has recently announced details of his new album Derevaun Seraun, set to be released Friday 15th September 2017 on Moshi Moshi. It is the follow-up to 2016’s acclaimed ‘Grapefruit LP’, his first for the label. Lead single ‘Living With Your Ailments’ (listen below) is inspired by Albert Camus’ 1942 philosophy work ‘The Myth […]
– BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER – It’s a beaming Friday night and I’m goose-stepping through the Northern Quarter’s recent proliferation of makeshift outdoor drinking spaces, giddy as a kipper for the launch party of Jane Weaver’s outstanding new LP, Modern Kosmology. Adding to the excitement is a recent personal revelation that Band on the […]

LIVE: JANE WEAVER – 19/05/2017

FRANKIE COSMOS SIGN TO SUB POP RECORDS WITH UPCOMING TOUR THIS SUMMER

Sub Pop Records have recently announced their worldwide deal signing of NYC-based band, Frankie Cosmos. The band, comprised of Greta Kline (vox & guitars), David Maine (bass guitar), Lauren Martin (keyboards, synthesizers & vox), and Luke Pyenson (drums), have toured the world extensively in support of their 2016 release Next Thing (Bayonet Records) which received critical […]
– BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER – It is quite the feat when, as a self-described DIY musician, your performance repertoire includes sidling up to the worthy likes of Fly Lo, Robert Glasper and Roy Ayers. There have only been a few harpists on my radar over the years, yet all of whom I view […]

LIVE: LOW LEAF – 25/04/2017

MANCHESTER PSYCH FEST THIS SEPTEMBER – GIRL BAND TO HEADLINE – LINE-UP HERE

One of the most thrilling live bands on the psych scene, Girl Band, headline Manchester Psych Fest on Saturday 2nd September 2017. Spread across three leading Northern Quarter venues – Band on the Wall, Night & Day Café, and Soup Kitchen, this year sees the largest Manchester Psych Fest yet, with a line-up boasting Girl […]
– BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER – The winter bite has recently left the Manchester air and the newfound glow of spring is still a novelty tonight. Ideally, the visit of Ibibio Sound Machine, one of the country’s most vibrant and buoyant bands, would have been a great excuse to cash in on the seasonal […]

LIVE: IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE – 28/03/2017