LIVE: SMOKE FAIRIES – 27/05/2014

– BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER – A healthy crowd welcomes the return to Manchester of the Smoke Fairies here in part to promote their new album, which is their third and is eponymous with its title Smoke Fairies. It is a tour that they nearly did not make as documented in recent press articles, which […]
Smoke Fairies return to Manchester this month on the back of their new album, the eponymously titled Smoke Fairies.  There is much press about the fact that the album nearly wasn’t made due to one-half of the duo Jessica Davies suggesting to her musical partner Katherine Blamire that she was no longer sure whether Smoke […]

NEWS: SMOKE FAIRIES RETURN TO MANCHESTER

LIVE: LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY – 15/03/2014

– BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER – Read anything about Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and you will undoubtedly encounter the words ‘genius’ and ‘insanity’ and with good reason; Perry is credited as the catalyst of dub music, wrote and produced hits for The Wailers, The Congos and Max Romeo (amongst others) and has maintained a prominent […]
Grammy Award nominated Bassekou Kouyate’s extraordinary musical journey shows that he is unquestionably the most innovative and exciting Malian musician to have emerged in recent years. Having defied tradition he continues to push the boundaries of his ancient musical heritage, bringing his music to audiences around the world with his phenomenal live band Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba and […]

NEWS: BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA – BAND ON THE WALL SHOW

LIVE: TUNNG – 15/10/2013

– BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER – Tunng return after an interlude of nearly three years to perform at Band on the Wall,  as they are promoting their widely reviewed new album Turbines. Known for their mix of upbeat polyphonic folk, complemented with electro keys and multi-part harmonies; they’re not quite Full-folktronica but they’re still […]
– BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER – Owen Pallett is an extraordinarily talented man. As well as his stellar solo work under his own name and the Final Fantasy moniker, he has also worked on string arrangements for many a band including Beirut, Arcade Fire and Last Shadow Puppets. And it is his strings that […]

LIVE: OWEN PALLETT – 12/08/2013

LIVE: TEMPLE SONGS / THE BELL PEPPERS – 06/07/2013

 – BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER –  In a DIY sixties garage surf fashion, The Bell Peppers don’t waist any time jumping off the high dive straight into a pool of the instrumental ‘Bell Pepper Hop’, serving as the perfect ice cold refreshment on a heated summer evening at Band On The Wall. Building surf […]
– BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER – Band on the Wall are playing host to a pretty special night. Tonight is close to the 10 year mark of the original Aftershock event that began in Manchester during the Commonwealth games. Aftershock represents a collaborative smorgasbord of musical talent, with the sense someone shook up the genres, threw […]

LIVE: AFTERSHOCK 10 WITH NITIN SAWHNEY – 24/03/2012

NEWS: AFTERSHOCK – 10TH ANNIVERSARY

Aftershock celebrates its 10th anniversary with a stellar line-up of Nitin Sawhney, Kirk McElhinney, Sam Carter, Denis Jones, Aruba Red, Mieko, Arun Ghosh, Mathew Halsall and Clive Hunte. There is no other project like Aftershock in the world. Over the last 10 years Artistic Director Nitin Sawhney has worked with some of the best new […]
– BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER – Arriving into the bar something of an official event appears to be underway. Charity stands, flyers and poster art for sale isn’t the usual greeting at Band on the Wall’s entrance. The crowd also breakaway from the regulars. Noticeably older with more than a strong hint towards the […]

LIVE: HANNAH ATKINS – 15/02/2012