Basia Bulat is set to perform at Manchester’s Soup Kitchen in support of her latest album Good Advice, which was released earlier in 2016, and amassed an impressive 100,000 streams in its first week of release. Bulat teamed-up with friend and collaborator Jim James of My Morning Jacket on the album’s production, driving 600 miles…
Blues is the teacher. Punk is the preacher. It’s all about emotion and energy, experience and raw talent, spirit and intellect. Exciting things happen when these things collide. Bob Vennum and Lisa Kekaula made The BellRays happen in 1991 in East LA but they weren’t really thinking about any of this then. They wanted to…
Bouche play the deeply emotive and beguilingly timeless music of singer and double bass player Rebekah Bouche, over a seductive swagger of electric guitar and a sultry, weaving trumpet. ‘So Long Solemn’, the trio’s first album is 9 tracks long, but boldly clocks in at just over an hour, and as the title suggests the…
Sound Control is set to launch a brand new monthly club night, Fermata, curated by a team of Manchester based promoters and the minds behind artist management company EQ. The regular event, which takes place on the last Saturday of every month, promises to present the finest alternative electronic music from across the globe, featuring an…
After an excellent gig at Manchester’s Soup Kitchen, Treetop Flyers return to the city, this time with a performance at Night and Day. The date comes after the recent release of their new album Palomino, the follow up to their acclaimed debut The Mountain moves. For Treetop Flyers, the last few years have been a case…
Eliza and the Bear are set to return to Manchester for a performance at Manchester Academy 3 on 15 April. The gig comes on the back of the release of their self-titled album, out today 8 April. The band previously released the single Friends, an uplifting story about the importance of friends and family, combined…
HOUSE // TECHNO // FUTURE BASS // CHILLWAVE // DANCEHALL // BASSLINE // BREAKBEAT // HIP-HOP // FUNK // GRIME // NEO SOUL // FUTURE GARAGE // AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN Manchester’s Sound Control is set to host a brand new, forward thinking student and club night, Eat Beats. The new club night will showcase the…
The Halle has announced that one of classical music’s most vibrant talents, Jonathon Heyward, is set to join the orchestra from its 2016-17 season. The recent winner of the Grand Prix of the 54th International Competition for Young Conductors takes over from Jamie Phillips as the Halle’s Assistant Conductor and will make his Manchester debut…
Set to support Lionel Ritchie at Manchester Arena Corinne Bailey Rae is set to release her third album The Heart Speaks In Whispers on 13 May ahead of two nights at Manchester Arena supporting Lionel Richie. The album follows the reveal of the video for her latest track Stop Where You Are. The album marks…
Don Henley has announced a date at Manchester Arena as a part of his summer tour of Europe and North America. The artist will perform songs spanning his entire career from the Eagles and his vast solo catalog, including songs from his latest release, Cass County. The UK dates mark his first solo performances in the country…
