– DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – It is typically busy upstairs at The Deaf Institute and with good reason; Forest Swords, aka Matthew Barnes, is in town for a rare headline show. Fresh from supporting Mogwai in Europe, there is a sense of anticipation in the room long before a note is played. Fortunately, punters don’t […]
GIG GUIDE
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LIVE REVIEW - BELLE AND SEBASTIAN: MANCHESTER ALBERT HALL - 11/04/2026
ALBUM REVIEW - HORA LUNGA: NEW AGE MUSIC VOL. 2-3
ALBUM REVIEW - CHROMA: 25 FOREVER
ALBUM REVIEW – ANTOINE DOUGBE & L’ORCHESTRA POLY-RYTHMO DE COTONOU: S/T
ALBUM REVIEW - POLICE DOG HOGAN: THE LIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS
LIVE REVIEW - GORILLAZ: MANCHESTER CO-OP LIVE - 21/03/2026
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 10 APRIL 2026
ALBUM REVIEW - HOLLY HUMBERSTONE: CRUEL WORLD
LIVE REVIEW - KRIS DREVER + ANNIE DRESSNER: LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC MUSIC ROOMS - 08/04/2026
ALBUM REVIEW - ULTRABOMB: THE BRIDGES THAT WE BURN
