Manchester’s new multi venue festival Neighbourhood Festival has announced its second wave of artists The event, which takes place on Saturday 8 October around Manchester city centre including at venues such as The Albert Hall, Sound Control and Gorilla and promises over 100 artists across 10 venues in 1 day had previously unveiled the likes…
Everything Everything and Dutch Uncles to lead the celebrations Manchester’s Deaf Institute is set to celebrate its eight birthday on Friday 12 August. One of Manchester’s most loved venues, the Deaf Institute has witnessed countless epic club and gig nights, gaining a reputation as one of the best small venues in the country and winning a…
Ireland’s award winning multi-platinum selling Keywest have announced a run of October 2016 dates, including a performance at Manchester’s Deaf Institute. The tour marks the Dublin 5-piece rock band’s first major headline tour of the UK. The band, comprising of Andy Kavanagh, Andrew Glover, Jimi Lock, Harry Sullivan and Fionn Lynch have been making waves at home as…
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,…
Ward Thomas have announced a massive 16-date UK tour for the Autumn which will see the twin sisters performing at Manchester’s Deaf Institute. The duo recently premiered their new single Carry You Home and announced details of their forthcoming album Cartwheels, due to be released via Sony Music/WTW Music on 9 September. Cartwheels features 14…
Palace have announced a run of November dates to coincide with the release of their highly anticipated debut album So Long Forever (out 4 November). Speaking about the album, the band says, “Our album is a great summary of where Palace are as a band. It’s a culmination of very early songs and new ones….
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….
Trembling Bells are a psych folk phenomenon. The Glasgow based quintet have released six albums since 2008 (if you include their latest mini-album), all to unanimous critical acclaim. Their debut album Carbeth received album of the month nominations in Uncut, Observer and Rolling Stone magazines and the group have earned praise from artists as diverse as…
Sunday 5 June – Nailed It! – The Castle Ben Williams’ monthly Nailed It! night returns with a typically outstanding array of talent. This month the singer-songwriter, who is in the process of completing his second album, welcomes indie-pop witha twist The Ragamuffins, vintage The Retrosettes and Sarah Whatmore who will be performing a stripped back…
Monday 23 May – Highasakite – The Deaf Institute On the back of the release of their latest album, Camp Echo, Norwegian indiepoprockers Highasakite perform at Manchester’s Deaf Institute during their brief UK tour. The album, a highly anticipated follow-up to debut LP Silent Treatment took shape over the 18 months leading to 2016 and marks a commentary…
