SKINNY LISTER AND BEANS ON TOAST ANNOUNCE DOUBLE TROUBLE UK TOUR

This coming winter Beans on Toast and Skinny Lister will head out on a co-headline tour of the UK. Label mates, touring buddies and drinking companions they make a perfect match. Together they are given the opportunity to play on bigger stages and bring their shows to larger audiences. Both bands will be playing full […]
Manchester’s multi-venue Neighbourhood Festival is back! Over 100 artists and bands from all around the world will be performing across Manchester’s best and most iconic music venues the south side of the city on Saturday 7th October 2017. Headlining the festival are acclaimed live favourites Peace, and Rat Boy, along with some of the country’s […]

NEIGHBOURHOOD FESTIVAL 2017 LINE-UP ANNOUNCED

THE LEMON TWIGS RELEASE EUROPEAN NOVEMBER TOUR DATES

Having just finished their recent tour in the UK, The Lemon Twigs have announced new live dates in Europe for November, including five British headline shows. Tickets are on sale now via thelemontwigs.com. THE LEMON TWIGS NOVEMBER 2017 UK TOUR DATES Fri 3rd November – OSLO, Ingensteds Sun 5th November – COPENHAGEN, Vega Small Hall […]
2016 proved to be a breakout year for Seattle wunderkind Will Toledo. Under the aegis of Car Seat Headrest, he signed to Matador and promptly released Teens Of Denial, which went on to become one of the most acclaimed albums of the year, with Uncut, Crack, Loud and Quiet, Time Out and Clash, among others, […]

CAR SEAT HEADREST ANNOUNCE UK SUMMER TOUR DATES

CABBAGE ANNOUNCE BIGGEST HEADLINE GIGS TO DATE

With all dates of their current headline tour sold-out, and their April headline dates also sold-out, Manchester five-piece Cabbage have announced their three biggest headline shows to date, happening in 2017: Thur 29th June London Scala Fri 30th June Birmingham O2 Institute3 Sat 1st July Manchester O2 Ritz Cabbage will be supported by The Blinders […]
– RITZ, MANCHESTER – Imagine being so cold you could almost form icicle mists with every breath you take. Then take a night with Martha Wainwright, with a voice that sounds like it’s in need of some hot honey and lemon concoction. And you’re in for soul warming revelations. So you can say. Opening up […]

LIVE: MARTHA WAINWRIGHT – 28/01/2017

LIVE: GOGO PENGUIN – 09/11/2016

– THE RITZ, MANCHESTER – It was emphatically recommended that I see this electro-jazz band live. I like their recent album Man Made Object but was a bit meh about seeing them perform. How wrong I was. And how glad I am that I allowed this enthusiasm to lead me to The Ritz on a […]
Swans have announced details of a new album, The Glowing Man, out on Mute / Young God (N America) on 17 June 2016. Listen to an excerpt of The Glowing Man, taken from the album, here: The Glowing Man will be available on double CD and deluxe triple gatefold vinyl, with a poster and digital download. In addition, there […]

SWANS UNVEIL NEW ALBUM – THE GLOWING MAN

LIVE: COURTNEY BARNETT – 30/11/2015

  -THE O2 RITZ, MANCHESTER – As the year draws to a close, Courtney Barnett can look back on it as being something of a successful one. The last twelve months has seen the release of her latest album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit and the acclaim on the back […]