LIVE: PITY SEX / EUGENE QUELL – 07/10/2016

– SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER – There is a very loudly mic’d kick drum that first draws my attention to tonight’s support act Eugene Quell. I’ve missed opener Claw The Thin Ice due to a slightly gammy foot, the reason for both my late arrival and my choice to sit on a bench despite the crowd […]
– SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER – Tonight’s Manchester psych band Desmadrados Soldados De Ventura’s have bulked out their music since their debut record, a two-sided eponymously-titled cassette released nearly four years ago. Few current bands can claim to have put out a 4LP edition, but such is the case with DSDV’s most recent release The Grand […]

LIVE: DESMADRADOS SOLDADOS DE VENTURA – 05/10/2016

LIVE: BLOSSOMS – 30/09/2016

– ACADEMY 1, MANCHESTER –  Making my way into the cramped hole that is the Academy, I begin to feel a sense of fear and excitement, not quite sure what to expect from tonight’s affair. The venue is filled to bursting point and I feel that maybe it is too small for the hundreds of […]
– THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – So The Kills have a similar name to The Killers which is confusing especially as they were making music around the same time, but The Kills are way cooler by virtue of many things including their line- up, a guy and a girl, the fact that the guitarist Jamie […]

LIVE: THE KILLS – 29/09/2016

LIVE: ALL THEM WITCHES – 03/10/2016

– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – All Them Witches offer up a powerfully hypnotic blend of psychedelia, blues and hard rock to create a potion of staggering proportions. The four piece hailing from Nashville, USA grace the UK with their latest tour and Manchester’s Deaf Institute is their home for the evening. Their latest tour […]
– HOME, MANCHESTER – I’m watching Example’s 2006 documentary about Pripyat in Chernobyl. Tonight, I’ll be watching Clara Casian’s documentary Birdsong: Stories from Pripyat, which is being screened at HOME with a brand new score by Robin Richards performed live. But that isn’t for a few hours yet, so currently I’m watching Example’s documentary instead. […]

REVIEW: BIRDSONG – STORIES FROM PRIPYAT FT. SCORE BY ROBIN RICHARDS

LIVE: ULTIMATE PAINTING – 30/09/2016

– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Formed only in 2014 Ultimate Painting have been very busy since their birth, having released an impressive 3 albums, 2014’s self-titled Ultimate Painting, 2015’s Green Landings and this year’s Dusk. Today they play Manchester’s Deaf Institute and the gig coincides nicely with their 3rd album release date. The band, made […]
– NIGHT & DAY CAFE, MANCHESTER – It’s been some two and a half years since Manchester last had the pleasure of the company of Lorelle Meets the Obsolete, a Mexican psych shoegaze outfit, so their return with a new album and a mammoth string of live dates is most welcome.  In the heart of […]

LIVE: LORELLE MEETS THE OBSOLETE – 29/09/2016

LIVE: MODERAT – 28/09/2016

– THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – One thing is guaranteed when you go and see Moderat: they will bring it. Regardless of the setting, be it a festival, a club or a gig like tonight, they will not fuck about; they will put on a show and bring a sweaty, German techno basement to whatever […]
– CAMP AND FURNACE, LIVERPOOL – Headliners Super Furry Animals and The Horrors merely scratch the surface of the psychedelic universe; there’s a wide range of sub-genre’s that cross-breed and intermingle, spawning a hugely diverse array of artists and musicians that unite under a common crusade, for escapism. From minimal electro, shoegaze, kitsch pop and […]

LIVE: LIVERPOOL PSYCH FEST (2nd opinion) – 23+24/09/2016