One of the most imaginative characters on the pop music fringe, for well over a decade Thomas Truax has announced a run of UK tour dates, including a performance at Manchester’s Gullivers on 9th Apri. The artist has been releasing albums and traveling the world performing with his “band” of bizarre self-made Harry Partch-esque instruments including…
Orphan Boy have announced their new single Beats Like Distant Tides, the first to be taken from their forthcoming third album, is due for release March 23rd via Concrete Recordings. The band, Rob Cross (guitar/vocals), Paul Smith (bass), Chris Day (drums) and Sam Carlton (keyboards), had split in 2011 despite being tipped as heirs to…
Set to perform at Manchester Academy on 2nd April, Orlando post-hardcore band Sleeping With Sirens will be releasing the fourth full-length album, Madness, just ahead of the gig on 16th March. Produced by John Feldmann (Good Charlotte, Panic! At The Disco), Madness is the follow-up to 2013’s acclaimed Feel, which debuted at number 3 on the Billboard Top…
Fresh from their appearance on The X Factor Arena Tour, Stereo Kicks have announced a a brief UK tour which will see them performing at Manchester Club Academy on Tuesday 14th April 2015. The group – Barclay, Casey, Charlie, Chris, Jake, James, Reece and Tom – have announced their debut headline tour performing at intimate venues…
Leeds formed five piece To Kill A King are set to perform at Manchester’s Deaf Institute on Sunday 8th March 2015. The gig marks the third date in a major UK Spring tour, culminating in the bands biggest ever headline show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, just before they set off to Europe. It seems like…
After last week’s release of the single If You Love Someone, by The Veronicas, twin sisters Jessica and Lisa Origliasso are set to release their eagerly awaited self-titled third album on 16th March. This follows last year’s single You Ruin Me which hit #8 in the UK charts in November. For the twin sisters from Brisbane, Australia,…
There’s simply no denying what is becoming an irresistible force, the resurgence of country music in the UK. And after recent months have seen US big hitters Kacey Musgraves and Little Big Town putting on sensational gigs, the latest emerging talent, Lindsay Ell, descended on Manchester to perform at the Ruby Lounge, performing in Manchester as…
Following on from the release of their new album Texas 25 which stormed in at #5 in the official UK album chart and #1 in the Independent chart, Texas have now announced a four date UK tour this December which sees them perform at some of the UK’s iconic venues, including Manchester’s own Bridgewater Hall on 16th December….
Having had a stellar 2014, hook-heavy garage-pop band Broncho return to the UK in April for a series of tour dates alongside Pennsylvanian upstarts The Districts,which will include a date at Manchester’s Deaf Institute on 29th April 2015. Following two sold-out headline shows in London last year and two A-listed singles on BBC 6Music, Broncho release the…
Lindsay Ell – The Ruby Lounge – Monday 2nd March: Rising US country artist Lindsay Ell comes to Manchester on her first UK tour. Discovered at the age of 15 by legendary Randy Bachman, the now 24 year old Calgary born guitarist and singer enjoyed a massive 2014 opening for The Band Perry on their We…
