LIVE: MARC REBILLET – 27/01/2019

-YES, MANCHESTER- Marc Rebillet aka “Loop Daddy” has gained a huge following through his bedroom performances on social media, even managing to post new tracks from hotel rooms as the tour goes on. His brand of comedic electro loops is getting an ever wider reach and the power of social media shows its might as […]
-YES, MANCHESTER- It’s officially the coldest night of winter so far, there are ice rinks on the pavements and the big coats are out. I’m in a borrowed coat and gloves due to a personal admin error (thanks Sam), yet in the Pink Room at Yes (are all gigs in Manchester at Yes these days?!), […]

LIVE: ADRIANNE LENKER – 17/01/2019

LIVE: THE FIELD – 28/11/2018

-YES, MANCHESTER- Axel Willner, AKA The Field, is an absolute dude. He’s probably the coolest person in Manchester at this very moment, despite the high hipster quotient currently in Yes waiting for him to come on and do his ambient, minimal techno thing. You see, Willner is Swedish, which immediately makes him cool, but now […]
-YES, MANCHESTER- YES. YES. YES. I am confused as I enter the new music venue in Manchester. I mean, I’ve been in venues where the local drunk is propping up the bar with a crowd of around 20 people. But walking into a pizzeria bar hybrid is something bizarre… After being ushered up the stairs […]

LIVE: ISAAC GRACIE – 19/11/2018

MINIMAL TECHNO WIZARD THE FIELD TO RETURN TO MANCHESTER

Swedish minimal techno maestro Axel Willner, aka The Field, is bringing his live show to Manchester this week to support his recently released sixth studio album Infinite Moment. Berlin based Willner spins out his tracks to epic lengths (most of his tracks are at least 8 mins long, and none of his LPs go beyond […]
-YES, MANCHESTER- Manchester’s YES is the hottest new venue in the North West, drawing attention with its unique 4 floor experience. It therefore comes as no surprise that its Basement room has been chosen by the promotion coalition of Band on the Wall x Grey Lantern x Manchester Psych Fest for tonight’s show. Opening are […]

LIVE: THE HOLYDRUG COUPLE / ECHO LADIES – 19/11/2018

LIVE: MUTUAL BENEFIT – 31/10/2018

-YES, MANCHESTER- Mutual Benefit is the child of singer-songwriter Jordan Lee, who has been the one constant through the band’s journey, a band whose line-up has seen multiple changes with various musicians contributing to both records and live performances. Back in 2013, they received critical acclaim from the likes of Pitchfork and The Guardian, being […]
-YES, MANCHESTER- And so this is it; the conclusion of my ‘mother of all things holy how damn good are women at music at the moment’ series, which, if you’ve been following closely (OF COURSE YOU HAVE), has basically been a load of love letters to some absolutely brilliant young female musicians who have been […]

LIVE: LUCY DACUS – 27/10/2018

LIVE: THE KVB / AUTUMNS – 27/10/2018

-YES, MANCHESTER- Tonight in Manchester’s hottest new venue, Yes, comes a rather tasty line up from promoters Strange Days. Opening is Autumns, a one-man noise machine who is currently on a run of nine dates with headliners The KVB (high praise indeed!). The brain child of Christian Donaghey, originally from Derry, offers up a heady […]
-YES, MANCHESTER- Oh you know the drill by now…I could basically just put the heart eyes emoji here and have done with it, but that would be lazy (although very accurate), so instead, here’s 500 words that basically add up to several heart eye emojis in a row. You see, over the last few months […]

LIVE: SNAIL MAIL – 25/10/2018