LIVE: WEYES BLOOD – 23/11/2016

– THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER –  I suppose singer-songwriters would traditionally use either their birth name or a stage name for their musical career, but I do like the trend nowadays for more arcane or abstract stage names (more akin to band names) like Iron & Wine, Bat for Lashes and Weyes Blood. Natalie Mering’s […]
– THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER – “Welcome to the public library” quips Carson Cox as he shuffles about the dimly lit stage in the bowels of The Castle Hotel. Merchandise, hailing from Tampa, Florida are about to take us on a journey of eighties influenced nostalgia. The original line-up was a three-piece playing with a […]

LIVE: MERCHANDISE – 03/11/2016

OFF THE RECORD: LINE-UP OF ARTISTS REVEALED

Brand new emerging multi-venue music event and conference Off The Record have revealed the until now under wraps line-up of new artists performing across 6 venues in Manchester’s Northern Quarter on 4th November. Below is the full line-up of emerging artists listed by performance venue and set times, detailing which curator chose them to perform […]
– EVERYTHING EVERYTHING, DAVE HASLAM, SILENT RADIO & BRIAN CANNON AMONGST PANEL SPEAKERS CONFIRMED AT OFF THE RECORD – Brand new emerging artist multi-venue music event and conference, Off The Record confirms Mercury Music Prize nominees, Everything Everything, as its special keynote speaker as part of the conference element of the event held in Manchester […]

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OFF THE RECORD: A NEW EMERGING MULTI-VENUE MUSIC EVENT AND CONFERENCE

Three of the UK’s premier independent music festivals – Kendal Calling, Sound City and Bluedot – have teamed up with fellow music lovers Louder Than War in launching a brand new emerging multi venue music event and conference in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, the heart of what has been ranked as the best city in the […]
– THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER – I’m surrounded by lots of exceptionally tall men. A mix of the Irish. And a spattering of Spanish. I wonder if the Spanish and Irish have a general population filled with extremely tall people. It’s making it extremely difficult to see, anything. I couldn’t particularly tell you then exactly […]

LIVE: GUADALUPE PLATA – 15/09/2016

GUADALUPE PLATA TO PLAY MANCHESTER AS PART OF RARE UK TOUR

Spanish psychedelia outfit – Guadalupe Plata will be playing a special show at The Castle Hotel on September 15th 2016. The band are renowned for using weird and wonderful instruments including cigar box guitars, coffee can percussion, electrified wash tub basses in their sets and have won prizes at the Impala Awards and Independent Music […]
*Guest Editor Pick Scouse trio Elevant raise the stakes with the hard-edged “Hide It Away”, possessing cool, casually delivered vocals and a groovy bass line that’s sure to have you foaming. The Liverpool band, made up of Michael Edward (guitar, vocals), Hannah Lodge (bass/organ) and Tom Shands (drums/piano), return with a stand-alone single, after the […]

ELEVANT PUTTING IT AWAY IN STYLE

FALSE ADVERTISING BACK WITH SCARS

‘Scars’ is the new track from DIY rock/punk band False Advertising, you’ll be sure to like it if you’re into anything with fuzzy guitar. After a busy few months for the group, including a slot at Liverpool’s Sound City (even if this year it was abit shit) and supporting Husker Du oldboy Bob Mould, the […]
– THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER – The intimacy of The Castle Hotel is palpable, as support Chloe Foy, tonight requests everyone to move forward, get closer, and feel the innards of the music. She’s gentle and gracious, and her music is charming, much like curling up with a classic book such as one by Jane […]

LIVE: ALDOUS HARDING – 06/04/2016