LIVE: POTTERY / THE BEAR AROUND YOUR NECK / MONK – 14/05/2019

-THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER- Monk Dominated by an almost dystopian theme, Monk plough through their set with particularly heavy-handed drumming, guitar tones presumably reliant on pedals and a kind of aggressive sing-speak approach (effects also employed) that tries to convey a sense of despair. The super-serious nature of the music doesn’t particularly invoke the sentiment […]
For their EP launch on Saturday October 24th O>L>A are going underground, to a former garage situated in the last outpost of un-gentrified sprawl in Manchester’s city centre overlooked by Strangeways Prison. They’ll be joined by Dialect, the solo moniker of Andrew Hunt, also front man of Liverpool’s Memphis Industries-signed five-piece Outfit.  He’ll be collaborating with previous creative […]

O>L>A ANNOUNCE EP LAUNCH IN SALFORD WAREHOUSE

Chaika

LIVE: CHAIKA / THE BEAR AROUND YOUR NECK / JOHN HAYCOCK – 09/10/15

– THE OLD PINT POT, SALFORD – Curiosity has brought me out tonight. I have little to no knowledge of the bands, whether that makes for an unbiased neutral review or just reveals an incompetent lack of research is up to you. There were two elements that convinced me. The revamp of the Pint Pot […]
– SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER – You know it’s going to be a good night when you’re greeted by friends with a free pint – the best kind of pint there is  – even if it’s infused with ham as this one was. Thankfully I’m not here for the pork beer, I am here to sample […]

LIVE: FOXTALES – 17/09/2015