– SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER – As I walk down into the dusky basement of the Soup Kitchen I can feel the goodwill in the room. It’s been nearly six months since I Am Blackbird have played in their hometown and, by the looks of it, their loyal local following have missed them. After a self-imposed […]
– SACRED TRINITY CHURCH, SALFORD – Gigs in Churches are the new black. Sacred Trinity nestled on the cusp of Manchester, on Salford’s Chapel Street – which is now getting quite a reputation, of the good kind. Bang in the middle of this new creative cluster, round the corner from Islington Mill, the uber top […]
– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Even though tonight’s temperature is plummeting quicker than Tiger Woods’ squeaky clean reputation, it’s good to see that the music lovers of Manchester are turning out early and in force. By the time the doors to the upstairs music hall are opened, the queue is stretching down the full […]
GIG GUIDE
Between September 2011 and March 2020 we provided a handpicked gig guide every month without fail. It's painful for us that there are currently no gigs to recommend. We hope gigs will return soon to bring you new recommendations, but if you want to reminisce you can still see nine years worth of old gig guides.
NEW ALBUM TO BE RELEASED BY MAPLE GLIDER, BUT FIRST COMES HER NEW SINGLE 'SWIMMING'
BERLIN BASED THREE-PIECE SHYBITS RELEASE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE 'SUNSHINE'
UK-BASED DAYTIME TV HAVE STEPPED OUT WITH THEIR FIRST NEW MUSIC OF 2021 WITH 'ZOMBIE'
INTERVIEW: CATHAL COUGHLAN
ELI SMART SHARES 'HIGHSCHOOL STEADY'
LISTEN TO ALICE MERTON'S 'VERTIGO'
NEW SINGLE FROM RED RIBBON 'WAY'
LISTEN TO LACHLAN'S LATEST SINGLE 'RELAY'
'HEART OF GARBAGE' SHARED BY ME REX
