Jess And The Bandits have become quite the force in country music. Hugely energetic live shows and an excellent debut album, Here We Go Again, have cemented them as one of the acts to watch on the...
Jess And The Bandits have become quite the force in country music. Hugely energetic live shows and an excellent debut album, Here We Go Again, have cemented them as one of the acts to watch on the...
After putting on a stunning show at Manchester’s Deaf Institute which had the crowd baying for more, Striking Matches are set to return to the city to perform at Manchester Academy on Friday 21...
Actress and 1956 Theatre Artistic Director Amy-Jane Ollies has released her debut play, Wolf, which was first performed by 1956 Theatre as part of their hugely successful Manchester Rep Season....
We talk to the synth-pop geniuses ahead of their Ruby Lounge gig After a highly impressive performance at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge in April in support of their EP Arrive Alone, Leave Alone and a...
There are some occasions when an artist starts to sing and you simply have to stop and listen. And that’s exactly what happens when the hugely talented Ella Shaw appears on stage. With a voice...
With country music on the up-and-up in the UK, duo The Shires have just become the first band to score a UK top 10 country album. We caught up with one of UK country's hottest properties at the...
As the 1956 Theatre gets ready to launch it's latest production, Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago at Salford Arts Theatre, we speak to Amy-Jane Ollies, Artistic Director of Manchester's 1956...
Billy Lockett has carved out quite the reputation for being a highly talented singer songwriter, even drawing comparisons with Bob Dylan. Recent shows in Manchester at the Deaf Institute and...
He's recently supported Lily Allen on her tour which stopped at the Manchester Academy and released his new album, Power, a dramatic follow-up album, dubbed the soundtrack to a movie which doesn't...
Ward Thomas, currently on tour alongside The Shires on their joint headlining Homegrown tour, recently played an outstanding gig at Band On The Wall. We got to catch up with incredibly talented...
When we first saw Kristyna Myles at the Deaf Institute earlier this year on the launch of her incredible debut album Pinch Me Quick! we knew instantly that she was a special talent. The next few...
Swedish sister band Baskery have been described as everything from Americana to folk to punk blues to alt-country. The truth lies in all of these as the band transcends genres to produce truly...
As Grimmfest 2014 launches, we chat to Jessica Jane Stafford, who steals the show in the Grimmfest lead-up World Première Devil’s Tower.
With the rising stock of country music in the UK at the moment, we caught up with Sasha McVeigh ahead of her recent excellent show at Night and Day Cafe to discuss what she's up to, why country...
London quintet Eliza and the Bear (James Kellegher, Callie Noakes, Martin Dukelow, Chris Brand and Paul Kevin Jackson) have been whipping up quite the proverbial storm since bursting onto the scene...