Sunday 31 January - The Cadillac Three - Manchester Academy 2 Masters in blending the weight of heavy music with the swagger of southern rock and the true grit of country, The Cadillac Three’s 2016 nine-date tour is in support of their eagerly anticipated upcoming...
“I want to be the biggest male artist on the planet. You name me one song in the charts right now that says anything about your life or my life. I can’t name ONE! Chart music now is just candy – it doesn’t feed your soul. An hour later you’re hungry again”. It’s a...
Sunday 6 December - Nailed It! - The Castle The key feature of Ben Williams' Nailed It! series at The Castle has been the high quality of acts which have performed from Laura Esther to Lily Jo and more. The latest in the monthly shows is set to be of an equally high...
Tuesday 1 December - Hey Violet - Manchester Academy 3 Inspired by everyone from Incubus to Avril Lavinge to No Doubt, Los Angeles-based teenage pop-rockers Hey Violet have completed their support slot opening for 5 Seconds of Summer and are now out on their debut...
Sunday 1 November - Nailed It! - The Castle Ben Williams' excellent monthly Nailed It! returns to The Castle featuring Martin Connor, Paul Bytheway and the outstandingly talented Lily Jo. Tickets £4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TClyrvqSYw Monday 2 November -...
Flo Morrissey has announced her first UK headline tour which will see the singer, whose debut album Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful, perform at Manchester’s The Castle on 3 December. The tour is set to follow the release of Flo Morrissey’s new single If You Can’t Love This...
Sunday 6 September - Nailed It! - The Castle Ben Williams' monthly music night at the Castle features three outstanding acts and the excellent host himself. Acoustic guitar duo The String Beans play a selection of gypsy jazz standards and modern pop/rock with a...
Just over a year ago, we caught The Orielles launching their single Entity at The Deaf Institute. It was an evening which hinted at the talent which the trio had within their armoury. Jump forwards fourteen months and we thought it would be interesting to see how...
Striking Matches - Deaf Institute - Sunday 10 May: Country music duo Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis have become country music sensations, owing in part to their music being featured on the hit TV show Nashville. But that tells only part of the tale as they...
Bright new Liverpudlian troubadour talent Rosenblume is set perform at Manchester's The Castle on 5th May in support of his first official EP release All Through The Fire, All Through The Rain, which is due for release on 27 April. Following a hometown release show,...
Leeds based, Bolton raised folk rock singer Eaves (aka Joe Lyons) has announced a gig at The Castle to take place on 7th May, just weeks after his debut album What Green Feels Like, is released (27 April – also the release date of his new single Pylons). Having...
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...
Cross-genre instrumental music fresh from Nashville One of the latest exports of Nashville's thriving music scene are Steelism - Jeremy Fetzer on guitar and Spencer Cullum on pedal steel. Having first met in performing in backing bands for artists including Caitlin...
A group very familiar to Manchester gig-goers, Fear of Men are set to perform an intimate gig at The Castle in celebration of the launch of their debut album Loom, on Sunday 28th September. The Brighton-based band first came together in early 2011 as Jessica Weiss...
Country music twins Ward Thomas made a barnstorming return to Manchester on Wednesday evening with an excellent show at The Castle. For anybody who has ever watched Hart of Dixie, you’ll appreciate that at times it was just like being at the Rammer Jammer (for...