LIVE: AFTERSHOCK 10 WITH NITIN SAWHNEY – 24/03/2012

Posted by on April 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

- BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER - Band on the Wall are playing host to a pretty special night. Tonight is close to the 10 year mark of the original Aftershock event that began in Manchester during the Commonwealth games. Aftershock represents a collaborative smorgasbord of musical talent, with the sense someone shook up the genres, threw the hat in the air and ran round to catch a mixed match of artists. Nitin’s at the helm as artistic director... Read More

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NEWS: AFTERSHOCK – 10TH ANNIVERSARY

Posted by on March 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Aftershock celebrates its 10th anniversary with a stellar line-up of Nitin Sawhney, Kirk McElhinney, Sam Carter, Denis Jones, Aruba Red, Mieko, Arun Ghosh, Mathew Halsall and Clive Hunte. There is no other project like Aftershock in the world. Over the last 10 years Artistic Director Nitin Sawhney has worked with some of the best new musical talent from around the globe to create unique one off showcase events in London, Manchester, Bristol, Melbourne,... Read More

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ALBUM: Hannah Peel – The Broken Wave

Posted by on January 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

I like “wonky”. I like “folk”. Man, truth be told, I even like “pop”. So Hannah Peel’s description of her style as Wonky Folk Pop right away pitches her 100% centre-stage on my radar. Hannah’s star is definitely on the rise, with reviewers blanketing pretty much everything she turns her hand to with praise (and that includes Rebox, her EP of reworkings of eighties classics via the medium of the music box). A low key support slot... Read More

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