INTERVIEW: MARTIN LUKE BROWN

London based Leicester born singer/songwriter Martin Luke Brown is supporting Orla Gartland on her UK and Ireland tour (interview with Orla here). Silent Radio’s Fran Canning caught up with him after his set at Manchester’s Deaf Institute. For people who don’t know, who are you? My name’s Martin, which to be fair I hate my […]
London based Irish singer/songwriter Orla Gartland found fame posting videos of herself playing acoustic cover versions of songs she liked on YouTube. At present, her channel has received over 11 million views. Silent Radio’s Fran Canning caught up with her while she was in Manchester for her sold out show at The Deaf Institute. To […]

INTERVIEW: ORLA GARTLAND

LIVE: HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER – 10/02/2015

– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Last time Hiss Golden Messenger (HGM) graced the stage in Manchester, it was MC Taylor alone on a Sunday night, pacing the stage like a pent up prisoner in front of a measly crowd. Despite tonight’s venue being just a few minutes away from the Soup Kitchen basement, it […]
– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – It’s an interesting feeling going to a gig without knowing much about the band you’re off to see. Having enjoyed the singles and videos they’ve put out so far, but not knowing a huge amount about them, tonight I’m heading to The Deaf Institute to see Viet Cong. Following […]

LIVE: VIET CONG – 05/02/2015

LIVE: AMBER RUN / PIXEL FIX / THE BEACH – 01/02/2015

– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Amber Run are in Manchester tonight to kick off their headline tour, ahead of the release of their debut album (coming out later this year). I saw Nottingham 5 piece Amber Run at this very venue at last year’s Dot to Dot festival, then again at The Soup Kitchen […]
The Phantom Band will play the Deaf Institute in Manchester on Friday to mark the release of their new album. The Scottish band’s fourth album, Fears Trending, was released this week, and is the follow up to 2014’s Strange Friend. The six-piece originally formed in 2002, and performed under various different guises before settling on […]

THE PHANTOM BAND ANNOUNCE NEW TOUR DATES

LIVE: EMMY THE GREAT – 23/01/2015

– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Emmy the Great is at a pivotal moment in her career. Six years after debut album, First Love, established her on the bustling London anti-folk scene, and just months before the release of her third full-length, she remains to this point a somewhat peripheral figure. In those six years, […]
– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – “Just in case there is any confusion, it’s pronounced ‘Always!’” laughs singer Molly Rankin, offering the same clarity everyone who has ever written about the band is obliged to cover. With their kitschy name and capacity to count Real Estate and Pains of Being Pure at Heart as past […]

LIVE: ALVVAYS – 21/01/2015

THE WAVE PICTURES SHARE NEW SINGLE

The Wave Pictures have shared the new single taken from their forthcoming album, Great Big Flamingo Burning Moon. I Could Hear the Telephone (3 Floors Above Me) will be released on February 9, the week before the release of the album on Moshi Moshi. The band, comprised of Jonny Helm, Dave Tattersall and Franic Rozycki, […]
Canadian band Alvvays have announced a new Manchester date in advance of their upcoming gig at the Deaf Institute. The five-piece, who hail from Toronto, will play Academy 2 on September 10, after their Deaf Institute date on January 21. The band released their self-titled debut album on Transgressive Records in July last year, which […]

ALVVAYS ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL MANCHESTER DATE