Mesmeric show set for Albert Hall. The transcedent psych pop masters, Tame Impala, are set to bring their mind-blowing, yes beautifully simplistic material to the Albert Hall on 12th July. Made up of Kevin Parker (vocals, guitar and kazoo – yes, kazoo!), Jay Watson (synth, guitar and drums), Dominic Simper (bass, guitar and synth), Cam…
Bubblegum pop meets experimental hardcore. Pop princess meets hardcore band member in a restaurant, forms band. Sounds like a Disney movie, but it isn’t. Meet Sleigh Bells. Singer Alexis Krauss had a background in theatre and television, was a member of a teen pop group (RubyBlue) from the age of 12 to 16, went to…
Coming to the Lowry and ‘Sexing up the Dossier’. Manchester born David Gray is heading home. Well almost – he’s heading to Salford’s Lowry for a 3rd July gig, following the release of his latest album, Mutineers, on 30th June. Mutineers is Gray’s tenth studio album, the first for four years and the tour represents…
Grammy winner following her arrow to The Ritz With Grammy Awards and Country Music Awards already under her belt, country music star Kacey Musgraves is putting on her finest cowboy boots and heading to The Ritz to perform for the second time in Manchester in just under a year, following the success of her Manchester…
Two nights scheduled at O2 Apollo Manchester. Hotly tipped Liverpudlian singer-songwriter Jetta is set to support John Newman on his October UK tour which will see them perform two nights at Manchester’s O2 Apollo. With a strong voice, and songs which fuse pop anthems with soul, Jetta has been earmed as one to watch by…
Bolton’s Cherry Ghost are set to perform at Manchester Cathedral on Wednesday 25th June. Fronted by Ivor Novello award winning Simon Aldred, Cherry Ghost have released three albums, their latest being the emotional rollercoaster and musically diverse Herd Runners, which was released in May of this year and follows previous offerings Thirst for Romance (2007)…
Chetham’s Big Bands and Jazz Ensembles will make their return to Band on the Wall on Tuesday 24 June. The Big Bands and ensembles are the result of Chetham’s School of Music’s highly successful Jazz programme which this year has seen two of Chetham’s students reach the final of the BBC Young Musician 2014 Jazz…
New Jersey’s The Gaslight Anthem have announced a series of dates across Europe which will see them performing five gigs in the UK, including one at the O2 Apollo Manchester on Monday 17th November. The tour will see them performing in the UK ,Germany, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Italy, Switzerland and Holland as they play songs…
With The Pierces’ fifth album, Creation, due to drop on 1st September, they are set to perform at Manchester Club Academy. Exposed to music and arts from an early age and encouraged by their parents (who they themselves describe as hippies who home-schooled them in Alabama), it seemed only natural that sisters Allison (vocals and…
Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry has launched a new online game to explore the science behind music – #HookedOnMusic. The game is designed to test how quickly people can recognise tunes, what they find the catchiest and whether they can keep to time when the music fades out. It is hoped that the fascinating (and…
