EX HEX ANNOUNCE NEW UK TOUR FOR NOVEMBER

US punk rock trio Ex Hex will play Manchester on their November UK tour. The band, comprised of  Mary Timony, Laura Harris and Betsy Wright, released their debut album Rips last year on Merge Records. They have toured the US and Europe non-stop since then, and will return to these shores in November after a […]
– THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – New material from a pioneer of a scene can all but confirm the revival of a genre. Swervedriver were at the forefront of shoegaze in the early 90’s, along with other UK bands such as Ride and Slowdive. Their personal development took onboard American influences Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth, as […]

LIVE: SWERVEDRIVER – 16/05/2015

LIVE: DEMOB HAPPY – 30/03/2015

– THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – It’s a stormy Monday night, but shelter and warmth from the high winds and incessant rain has kindly been provided tonight by Manchester’s renowned basement rock venue. Intrepid, die hard music fans huddle around the stage, eager to hear the next big thing, while trying to shake off their weekend hangovers. […]
– THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – French actress, musician, singer and songwriter, Stéphanie Sokolinski, known as SoKo, is finishing up her 14-date European tour in support of brand-new album My Dreams Dictate My Reality, her second LP, with a couple of UK dates. Tonight is the turn of The Ruby Lounge to host her show, […]

LIVE: SOKO – 25/03/2015

DEMOB HAPPY ANNOUNCE RELEASE OF DEBUT EP

Demob Happy will release their debut EP on Record Store Day, April 18. The Brighton four piece will release the four track EP, which was recorded in the Welsh countryside, on Milk Parlour Records / So Recordings. The band have also released a video for the EP’s lead single, Young and Numb. The EP follows […]
Demob Happy have shared their latest single ahead of a UK tour which starts later this month. The Brighton based four piece will release Young & Numb on their own label, Milk Parlour Records, later this year. The latest single follows last year’s debut single Succubus, and the band will hit the road for a […]

DEMOB HAPPY SHARE NEW SINGLE AHEAD OF UK TOUR

LIVE: J MASCIS / LULUC – 10/01/2015

– THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – My friend and I arrive at The Ruby Lounge very early, so we are able to enjoy watching the flow of the incoming crowd, with the sounds of Pavement and Sonic Youth in the background. The gig is sold out and the venue starts getting populated after 7.30. While […]
Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis will play The Ruby Lounge in Manchester as part of a UK tour next month. The tour follows the release of Mascis’s latest solo album, Tied to a Star, through Sub Pop Records last summer. The record sees Mascis ditch the signature overdriven riffs of his original band, in favour […]

J MASCIS ANNOUNCES MANCHESTER DATE AS PART OF UK TOUR

LIVE: BRIX & THE EXTRICATED – THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER 13/12/2014

Close your eyes, and it could be 1983. It is exactly the kind of nostalgia that Mark E Smith hates, so I did not expect to be joined by him at the Ruby Lounge for the debut performance of Brix and the Extricated. And I wasn’t, despite my dreams of the former husband and wife […]
I’m trying to place that voice. It’s smooth and buttery, and you can’t help but notice the audience swoon a little as Ren Harvieu gets on stage. It’s other era-esque, with Forever in Blue playing, the stage would be better off framed with heavy velvet drapes. There’s even the merest hint of Alison Goldfrapp here. […]

LIVE: REN HARVIEU – THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER 11/12/2014