LIVE: BAD GRAMMAR – 27/03/2015

– THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER – When I arrive at The Castle Hotel, unfortunately it’s too late for the first band Elephantine, but I am on time for support act Violet Violet. The Norwich duo, Felicity/Fliss Kitson on drums and Cheri Percy on guitar, have been playing together since they met at sixth form but decided […]
– THE CASTLE HOTEL / GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER – I forget that February is a really wintery month. Once January is out of the way it’s summertime right? Sadly not and it’s another chilly afternoon in Manchester, but luckily I can feel like it’s summer by attending an all dayer split between The Castle and Gullivers, […]

LIVE: NOT A SUMMER FESTIVAL – 07/02/2015

LIVE: BLACK HONEY – 05/02/2015

– THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER – Brighton quartet Black Honey are tonight’s visitors to The Castle Hotel. Much has been written about the band since their songs first emerged on Soundcloud last summer, but despite that, the entry tonight is completely free. Along for the ride this evening are two bands from around these parts, […]
Bad Grammar will hold a launch party for their new double A-side single at The Castle Hotel on Friday, March 27. The Manchester two-piece will launch Clown/Who’s Yer Mate? at the gig, with support from Norwich duo Violet Violet, and Birmingham three-piece Elephantine. The single will be released on digital download and on limited edition […]

BAD GRAMMAR ANNOUNCE SINGLE LAUNCH PARTY

LIVE: MENACE BEACH – 26/01/2015

– THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER – Menace Beach have the unconstrained fervour of a rock ‘n’ roll band that encounter newfound adulation in every sweaty pub venue in every town they roll into. Tonight marks exactly a week since their excellent debut album Ratworld was unleashed upon the world, and as given away when frontman […]
Leeds based Menace Beach will release their debut album, Ratworld, on January 19. The band, who originally formed in 2012, have also announced their first UK tour, which will include a date at The Castle on January 26. The record will be released through Memphis Industries, and the band have shared new song Blue Eye […]

MENACE BEACH ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM AND FIRST UK TOUR

LIVE: BROWN BROGUES / ABJECTS / DIRTY HEELS – 20/12/2014

– THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER – The traditional start to Christmas for many Mancunians these days is the first trip to the Christmas markets, sampling undercooked sausages and over-priced Gluewein.  But for the more discerning reveler the real spirit of Christmas is to be found at The Castle Hotel, where the Brown Brogues’ annual “Bro  […]
GAPS and Hannah Lou Clark will play a co-headline tour including a Manchester date next month. Both acts will play their debut Manchester shows at The Castle Hotel, on Friday, January 16. Brighton duo GAPS, comprised of Rachel Butt and Ed Critchley, recently released their new single She Bears A Flower on Sexbeat Records. The […]

GAPS AND HANNAH LOU CLARK TO PLAY CO-HEADLINE SHOWS

LIVE: DEERS – 25/11/2014

– THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER – Beyond being a two-club city obsessed with football, there are few similarities between Manchester and Madrid. The weather is possibly the most glaring contrast, not that it seemed to bother Deers, who stand outside a sold-out Castle Hotel in the Northern drizzle, laughing and joking with fans 900 miles […]
The fourth A Carefully Planned Festival, which includes more than 120 bands playing seven venues, will hit the Northern Quarter this Saturday and Sunday. The eclectic festival, which has previously attracted the likes of Alt-J, Everything Everything and Peace, will be held in The Castle, Cord, Gullivers, Kraak, Mint Lounge, Soup Kitchen, and the Whiskey Jar. This […]

TWO-DAY FESTIVAL HITS NORTHERN QUARTER THIS WEEKEND