Rowdy Chicago indie / garage rockers The Orwells head to Gorilla tonight. The band were signed up in 2011 when they were still in high school, having formed two years earlier when cousins Mario Cuomo (vocals) and Dominic Corso (guitar) joined forces with brothers Grant Brinner (bass), Henry Brinner (drums and their friend Matt O’Keefe…
Scouting For Girls have been announced as the headliners for this summer’s seventh Rochdale Feel Good Festival, which will be held on Friday 29th and Saturday 30th August. The band, which is best known for hit singles Heartbeat, She’s so lovely, Elvis ain’t dead and This ain’t a love song (amongst their ten top 40…
It’s almost time …the excitement has been building and is almost at a climax … the months of waiting are almost over …it’s time to count down the hours rather than the days or weeks … Parklife is upon us! It does seem that we have been waiting with an almost insatiable desire, willing time…
Manchester’s own guitar legend Johnny Marr has announced a headline tour of the UK which will see a homecoming gig at the O2 Apollo on 25th October. Tickets go on general sale 9am Friday 6th June. The former guitarist for The Smiths will play thirteen gigs around the UK in a period of sixteen days, performing…
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…
Aged only 16, Gabriella Cilmi was launched into the public eye with her hit song Sweet About Me, a song which sold over 2 million copies and reached the top ten in 16 countries (peaking at number 8 in the UK). Now, still only 22 years old, the singer songwriter is back with her third album,…
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…
