HOOKWORMS RETURN TO HEADLINE AND CURATE ‘THE LOST WEEKEND’ IN MARCH 2018 WITH CONTAINER, COWTOWN, AND MORE

Grey Lantern present HOOKWORMS – THE LOST WEEKEND II Hookworms headline both days, with a different supporting line-up each day curated by the band: CONTAINER – HAPPY MEALS DRAHLA – COWTOWN – VIRGINIA WING RICHARD FORMBY – RATTLE The White Hotel, Salford Friday 9th and Saturday 10th March 2018 Doors 7:30pm Tickets £12 (EXCL FEES) […]
A new charity compilation The Bees Knees: A Compilation For Dan has just been released via bandcamp to raise funds for Dan Wild-Beesley, who you may know as one half of turbo-prog two-piece Cleft and one third of upcoming noise-rock nutters GUG. Dan is currently battling two brain tumours and needs to raise £50,000 so […]

HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR TREATMENT AND PURCHASE ‘THE BEES KNEES: A COMPILATION FOR DAN’

NOW CLOSED – COMPETITION: WRONG FESTIVAL: A FESTIVAL FOR THE FREAKSCENE – GUESTLIST GIVEAWAY

North West independent record label Loner Noise are proud to present WRONG Festival – A Festival For The Freakscene; a one day happening on the 22nd April 2017 at the newly formed creative hub of the Liverpool Docklands. Aiming to create something truly unique and very special for the first time in Liverpool, organisers are proud to announce […]
North West independent record label Loner Noise present WRONG Festival – A Festival For The Freakscene; a one day festival happening on Saturday 22nd April 2017, at the newly formed creative hub of the Liverpool Docklands. WRONG intends to be the first festival in the city to tie together Liverpool’s extremely talented, ever-growing pool of […]

LONER NOISE PRESENTS: WRONG FESTIVAL – A FESTIVAL FOR THE FREAKSCENE

COWTOWN SHARE CLASSIC 8-BIT STYLE VIDEO ‘EMOJICORE’

Cowtown have unveiled the video for new single ‘Emojicore’; a meticulously created clip which sees the band running through a glitchy mash up of the SEGA  Nintendo, Playstation and Windows PC systems. Created by Emily Garner, the video was built frame by frame using MS Paint and Adobe PS. She says of the process: “The method is archaic but stupidly fun and it […]
Stay Fresh is a two-floor all day party with the very best emerging indie bands from Manchester and across the country sharing the stage! To celebrate the inaugural night there’s a a hefty line-up of 8 bands, all for just £6, and there’ll be some free drinks in the mix too! Leeds’ Cowtown are a […]

NOW CLOSED – DEAF INSTITUTE HAS A 2 FLOOR FESTIVAL OF FRESH BANDS

COWTOWN STREAM BLISTERING NEW SINGLE ‘TWEAK’

With their fourth album ‘Paranormal Romance’ set for release on 19th August, Cowtown unveil the brand new single “Tweak” in all its snot soaked glory. The Leeds trio produce a short but sweet song with lyrics involving the pounding of one’s brain and not being able to take it anymore. It’s another little tune about […]
Cowtown are to release their 4th studio LP Paranormal Romance this August 19th with Sheffield DIY label The Audacious Art Experiment and new Folkestone label and record store Hot Salvation on limited pink vinyl. Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records will release in the US. Formed in Leeds 12 years ago, but like Gang Of Four, […]

COWTOWN ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘PARANORMAL ROMANCE’

NEW ACTS ADDED TO MANCHESTER PSYCH FEST

NOVELLA, THE WATCHMAKERS, SECRET FIX, COWTOWN added to Psychedelic celebration  Phobophobes, Enemies Eyes, Psyblings, Lavender also join the multi-venue festival. SATURDAY MAY 14TH 2016   London female trio Novella make the trip North for Manchester’s 4th Psych fest along with fellow Londoners Phobophobes. Secret Fix (featuring members of Temples) also make the trip, whilst Leeds noise makers Cowtown bring their […]
After both moving into the area last year, independent promoters Grey Lantern and Bad Uncle were keen to put Levenshulme’s Klondyke Social Club firmly back on the gigging map. Fast forward a few months and the two come together this weekend to throw a Box Social for the ages! Ten live acts, DJs, and independent […]

NEWS: GREY LANTERN & BAD UNCLE’S BOX SOCIAL – 10 ACTS + INDEPENDENT LABEL FAIR