Margo Price Tuesday 30 August – Deaf Institute The first country artist to be signed to Jack White’s Third Man Records, Margo Price saw her debut album Midwest Farmer’s Daughter catch the attention of critics and the public alike. The Nashville based singer channels the likes of Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and Bobbie Gentry, with a…
With Manchester Jazz Festival 2016 set to launch on Friday 22 July, we take a look at where the action is to be found. As normal, whilst the main hub of Manchester Jazz Festival is being hosted at the Hobgobline Festival Pavilion and Square at Albert Square). MJF 2016 is also spread across several other venues…
Tuesday 28 June – Cristobal and the Sea – The Castle The London based foursome Cristobal And The Sea (Alejandro ‘Ale’ Romero [bass, vocals, Spain], João Seixas [guitar, vocals, Portgual], Leïla Seguin [flute, vocals, Corsica/France] and Joshua Oldershaw [drums, UK] bring together influences from across the continent (and wider) with rhythm and melody inspired by genres as varied as bossa-nova,…
Monday 13 June – Ladyhawke – Gorilla Ladyhawke returns to the UK, performing material from her new album Wild Things at Manchester’s Gorilla as part of her six date tour. The tour comes just a couple of weeks after the release of her latest album, the ’80s-influenced syntho-pop treat follow up to 2012’s Anxiety. Tickets £14….
On 27 May Brighton based collective Moulettes, continue their journey into the alt.pop/rock/folk universe with the release of their most accomplished album to date – ‘Preternatural.’ It was in early 2015 when reading an article in the New Scientist that lead singer Hannah Miller first starting thinking about a concept for the new album. “I’ve…
Sunday 20 March – Emmy The Great – Band on the Wall Critically acclaimed folk singer Emmy the Great comes to Manchester’s Band on the Wall just a week after the release of her latest album Second Love. Second Love follows on from where her debut, First Love, left off and finds the former Lightspeed Champion…
Sunday 6 March – Josef Salvat – Gorilla Josef Salvat performs following the the release of debut album Night Swim. You might have first heard of Josef from his unique cover Rihanna’s Diamonds – but since, he’s become a global sensation with single Open Season receiving 5 million views and a No.1 in France, with the Aussie’s…
On the back of Field Music’s latest release Commontime (their first since 2012’s Plumb), Sunderland siblings Peter and Davis Brewis return to the live arena, with a gig at Manchester’s Band on the Wall. Written and recorded in spontaneous bursts over six months in their Wearside studio, Commontime is built around the brothers playing, writing…
Sunday 13 September – Brother and Bones – The Ruby Lounge Brother and Bones are five men that write songs with the artistry of Folk troubadours, the energy of punks and the self-belief of stadium headliners. Hailing from Cornwall, their acoustic-led, alternative rock sound tips its hat to the likes of Pearl Jam and John Martyn….
Less than two months following the release of Tim Bowness’ third solo album Stupid Things That Mean The World, the No-Man vocalist, is set to perform at Manchester’s Band on the Wall. The album came a year after the acclaimed Abandoned Dancehall Dreams, and was produced by Bowness himself, mixed by The Pineapple Thief’s Bruce…
