There certainly aren’t many bands out there that could be described as ‘Proto-Robofolk’. Well that’s one description which has been used to describe The Phantom Band – that as well as indie-rock (which is perhaps a little too simplistic). In fact The Phantom Band have almost as many styles and influences as they have had names (!)…
Well, you don’t get this very often – a free gig! Manchester Academy and Ticketline have teamed up to present a free gig as a way of saying thank you to loyal gig-goers in Manchester. It takes place on Monday 2nd June at Academy 3 where American duo Jill and Kate will headline with support…
Cards on the table, I’m a Gabriella Cilmi fan. I’d wanted to see her live for a long time but circumstances continually conspired against me – even snow and ice got in on the act one time to prevent me from seeing her. So when this tour was announced I was on the verge of booking…
It’s twenty years since Oasis released their debut album, Definitely Maybe (which has been rereleased this week), an album which arguably changed the way Mancunians walked and talked, changing the landscape for music lovers and inspiring young musicians. Now, founding member, Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs is back with his latest group Phoneys & The Freaks, a…
For a band which avoids overloading guitars, steering clear of reverb and maintaining a clean, concise melodic theme, with a strong minimalistic approach, Teleman can certainly fill a room with sound to delight fans. That is exactly what we experienced last night at Manchester’s Deaf Institute. Before a sold-out Deaf Institute crowd, Teleman performed numbers from…
If you are not familiar with Kristyna Myles’ music – you need to be! We were fortunate enough to attend Kristyna’s album launch at the Deaf Institute and were left in absolutely no doubt as to her amazing talent. Three fantastic bands and artists supported the Kristyna Myles gig – Miss 600, Sam Gray and…
We headed down to the Deaf Institute to catch the hottest thing to come out of Halifax in quite some time, The Orielles, launching their single Entity, a stunning piece of surf-rock/pop – strong bass, beautiful, dreamy vocals, driving guitar and drums. There’s quite a buzz developing about the Orielles, and we went in with…
