In all walks of life sometimes an end can only be dealt with from the closure of starting something new; which is the case of Benjamin Francis Leftwich on his eagerly anticipated new album After The Rain, due out on 19 August. Following the release of his 2011 acclaimed debut album Last Smoke Before the…
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…
As the Halle prepare to launch their Dvorak Festival, titled Nature, Life and Love, we take a look at what’s on. The centrepiece of the festival which will celebrate the Czech composer with seven concerts in two weeks is Beyond the Score, combining music, actors, singers and film to tell the story of Dvorak’s most…
Coming to Manchester as part of 2016 Revival Tour Multi-platinum singer and actress Selena Gomez has announce a run of European tour dates which will see her bring her worldwide Revival Tour to Manchester Arena. Revival has earned Gomez a host of rave reviews. Entertainment Weekly called it “one of fall’s sleekest albums” and “as…
Mercury Music Award winner Badly Drawn Boy has been announced to perform at Sounds of the City at Castlefield Bowl. He is set to be the special guest to Guy Garvey performing on 1 July. The performance follows last year’s 15th anniversary tour in honour of his debut album The Hour of Bewilderbeast. Guy Garvey…
Loyle Carner has announced a run of UK tour dates as he unveils his new single Stars and Shards. Carner’s music is planted at an intersection between the boom-bap of East Coast hip-hop, jazz-inflected portraits of South London, and soulful, laid back poetry; there’s solid, honest and raw sentimentality running through his sound. You get…
Sunday 24 April – Narn – The Gas Lamp Up-and-coming UK singer songwriter Narn performs a free gig at Manchester’s The Gas Lamp. The performance comes just a few weeks before the excellent singer and guitarist (and and several other instruments besides) releases her new album Wasn’t Born To Lose. Monday 25 April – Shakey Graves – Gorilla…
Fresh from supporting 5 Seconds of Summer on their arena tour, singer/songwriter Jessarae is set to embark on his own headline tour. Originally from Los Angeles, Jessarae now calls London home. At just 20 years old, the talented songwriter and guitarist has already supported at massive sell out arena shows, as well as shared the…
Seth Lakeman has announced a brief run of UK tour dates for Autumn 2016 in support of his new album Ballads of the Broken Few. Seth has successfully steered English folk music into the mainstream with high-energy performances and a series of best-selling albums over the last 10 years. His previous albums include 2014’s Word…
Fantastic Negrito is set to support the legendary Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, Audioslave and the Casino Royale theme fame, at his performance at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. Cornell is considered one of the great rock voices of the past 25 years, so he knows a vocalist when he hears one. He asked Fantastic Negrito to open…
