INTERVIEW: AMBER ARCADES

In March this year, I was in Gulliver’s waiting for Palehound’s support act to take the stage with little to no expectation. That support band though turned out to be Amber Arcades, the solo-project of Dutch artist Annelotte de Graaf, who performed a frenetic set of shimmering guitars and kraut-inspired drums that straddled a whole […]
– GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER – “I love camaraderie” asserts Danny George Wilson. Attending a live show with his fantastic band (The Champions of the World, no need to be humble at this point) is enough to prove his point. The always warm and cosy venue at Northern Quarter’s Gullivers is quite packed, mostly with a nice […]

LIVE: DANNY AND THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD – 06/09/2016

LIVE: LISTENER – 30/08/2016

– GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER – The band lay bare their emotions and feelings right from the very start tonight.  Entering the stage they begin with their pre-show pep talk with the crowd as witness, hugging in a circle, laughing, warming up and getting in the mood.  I have never seen this before, usually done out of […]
– GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER – It’s quiet tonight. There’s a slight lull. Whether Wales Euro 2016 related (they won). Pay day week related (another four more weeks to go). Weather related (typically British). Or Friday night ‘I’m in the mood to party’ related. Who knows. I know for sure people are missing out. Little Scream really […]

LIVE: LITTLE SCREAM – 01/07/2016

LIVE: TVAM – 21/06/2016

– GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER – On Record Store Day I witnessed TVAM hand over a tape to Mary Anne Hobbs. Whether that was the pivotal moment in Lauren Laverne naming him as her BBC 6Music recommendation of the week I’m unsure. Like The Cocteau Twins, the Wigan-based solo musician buries his voice under his distinctive brand […]
– GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER – Whitney is a band formed out of the smouldering ashes of Max Kakacek’s former band, indie rock outfit Smith Westerns. Their lead singer Cullen Omori went on to release a widely praised debut solo album earlier this year, whilst Kakacek pulled together a group of six musicians to carry on his […]

LIVE: WHITNEY – 15/06/2016

TVAM RETURNS TO MANCHESTER THIS TUESDAY + TICKET GIVEAWAY

After gaining the attention of Lauren Laverne, Gideon Coe and The Silent Radio Show with successful  singles ‘Porsche Majeure’ and ‘Gas & Air’, TVAM returns to Manchester this coming Tuesday 21 June for a headline set at Gullivers. Support on the evening comes from local psych favourites Lavender, blues trio Dirty Heels, and shoegaze newcomers Caesar. […]
– GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER – Mothers are a difficult band to pin down. Hailing from Athens in Georgia (home to such indie alumni as REM and B-52s), it started out as a personal project for Kristine Leschper before she recruited a full band to record their excellent debut album When You Walk A Distance Way You […]

LIVE: MOTHERS – 25/05/2016

MOTHERS ANNOUNCE UK/EUROPEAN TOUR IN MAY

Following rave reviews for their debut album When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired, Georgia-based quartet Mothers have announced news of more UK headline shows for May and June. Support will come from new Wichita signings, Globelamp. Dates are as follows – including a night at Gullivers in Manchester: Wednesday 18th May- Chats Palace, London UK (tickets) Friday […]
  – GULLIVER’S, MANCHESTER – It’s a Tuesday night in rainy Manchester and I’m ditching the weeknight slippers and mind-numbing “I only eat cheese – Dinnerdate special” TV to venture out into my favourite part of the city – The Northern Quarter. I’m a fairly new listener of Frankie & the Heartstrings, a 5 piece […]

LIVE: FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS – 08/03/2016