LIVE: JAPANESE BREAKFAST / NIGHT FLOWERS – 03/11/2017

-SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER- Night Flowers open tonight at Soup Kitchen. Their sound is soft and honeyed. It reminds me of a teen movie soundtrack. They do keep the crowd enthralled and are very enjoyable to listen to as they play, but a lot of songs begin to sound very similar. Overall, their tone is poppy […]
“The music industry really feeds toxic masculinity by putting male artists on a pedestal,” observes Slowcoaches vocalist / bassist Heather Perkins. “‘Complex’ is a response to the sexual assault allegations against artists that were in the press at the time I wrote it. There’s still a really dirty side to the industry – particularly with the […]

SLOWCOACHES RAIL AGAINST MASCULINITY IN NEW SINGLE ‘COMPLEX’ – WATCH THE VIDEO NOW PLUS UK TOUR STARTS THIS WEEK

LIVE: ULRIKA SPACEK – 10/10/2017

– SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER-  Back from a tour of Europe, Reading’s Ulrika Spacek are back in Manchester with a second album under their belts, Modern English Decoration. A more polished article than their first album – guitars are beautifully woven together with gentle vocals, similar to Deerhunter, with gritty guitars and relentlessly addictive beats. White […]
-SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER- I remember really getting into math and post rock in 2008 which was when Leeds outfit Vessels released their debut album. It was a perfect marriage of the two sub-genres and naturally I thought it was ace. Fast forward a few years and I went to see the quintet at a festival, […]

LIVE: VESSELS – 05/10/2017

HOT OFF THE PRESS: OFF THE RECORD CONFERENCE LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT

Off The Record, launched by three of the UK’s premiere independent music festivals, Kendal Calling, Sound City and Bluedot, and music site Louder Than War, is all about innovative ideas, new music and emerging artists. By day, it features a music conference at the Methodist Central Hall, curated by Sound City and Louder Than War, […]
‘Buttercream’ is the second track to be revealed from Monster Treasure’s forthcoming second album II. The LP will be released via Leisure & District on Friday 6th October this year on CD, digital download and rainbow splatter vinyl. Vocalist/guitarist Briana Granados muses on the track: “Rachel (bass/vocals) told me that this song is about when […]

YUMMY… MONSTER TREASURE RELEASE ‘BUTTERCREAM’ VIDEO AHEAD OF ALBUM RELEASE & UK TOUR

F*CK BUTTONS’ ANDREW HUNG CALLS IN TO MANCHESTER ON FIRST SOLO TOUR THIS NOVEMBER

  Soup Kitchen present Andrew Hung (F*ck Buttons) ‘Touring in support of his debut solo LP Realisation‘ Soup Kitchen, Manchester Sunday 12th November 2017 Doors 7:30pm Tickets £8 Adv. (EXCL FEES) here   Andrew Hung Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
  Soup Kitchen present Not Waving + Marie Davidson Soup Kitchen, Manchester Tuesday 26th September 2017 Doors 8pm Tickets £8 (EXCL FEES)     Marie Davidson Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

NOT WAVING + MARIE DAVIDSON TO CO-HEADLINE SOUP KITCHEN THIS SEPTEMBER

CULT ITALIAN PSYCH BAND JULIE’S HAIRCUT MAKE MANCHESTER DEBUT THIS AUTUMN

  Grey Lantern and The Beauty Witch present Julie’s Haircut (Rocket Recordings) Soup Kitchen, Manchester Thursday 21st September 2017 Doors 7:30pm Tickets £6.50 (EXCL FEES)     Julie’s Haircut Official | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram  
  Soup Kitchen present worriedaboutsatan + Pye Corner Audio Soup Kitchen, Manchester Friday 27th October 2017 Doors 7pm Tickets £6 Adv. (EXCL FEES)   worriedaboutsatan Official | Facebook Live, 2017 by worriedaboutsatan

WORRIEDABOUTSATAN AND PYE CORNER AUDIO COME TO MANCHESTER’S SOUP KITCHEN THIS OCTOBER