LIVE: PALLBEARER – 09/04/2017

– THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – Found at heights greater than 20,000 feet, Cirrus Clouds are formed of narrow bands of white, delicate filament. Gifting painterly waves, they do little to diminish the brightness of the sun and fade as quickly as their fibrous bodies complete. The subdued, sonic equivalent of such formations ghosts Manchester’s […]

– THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – New York-based musician Mitski’s first Manchester show was as recent as October last year at the Deaf Institute, but it seems she enjoyed herself as she’s back in town already. Daylight hours today were all clear-skied and spring-like, so maybe she made the most of the day with a […]

LIVE: MITSKI – 09/03/2017

LIVE: HENGE – 03/03/2017

-THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – Welcome to Henge. At this gig, you check your measly human earth life at the door. For the uninitiated, this band have come on a longer journey than most to be at the Ruby Lounge tonight – from the State of Mutagia, to be exact. If you’re not 100% clear […]

– THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – Brian Christinzio has one hand on the neck of his guitar and the other up a puppet’s ass. Although BC himself provides the high pitched voice of the puppet, he is even then undermined by his cloth nemesis, who calls him on his insecurities about his age, teases him […]

LIVE: BC CAMPLIGHT – 18/11/2016

LIVE: OFF THE RECORD – 04/11/2016

– The Northern Quarter, Manchester 04/11/2016 – GIGS: Influencers in the music industry have been brought together in Manchester’s Northern Quarter today to share their knowledge and instill confidence in a new generation, with advice on how to attain your dream job, start your own label, or get your band noticed. Champions of fresh talent […]

Brand new emerging multi-venue music event and conference Off The Record have revealed the until now under wraps line-up of new artists performing across 6 venues in Manchester’s Northern Quarter on 4th November. Below is the full line-up of emerging artists listed by performance venue and set times, detailing which curator chose them to perform […]

OFF THE RECORD: LINE-UP OF ARTISTS REVEALED

CABBAGE RELEASE NEW EP NECROFLAT IN THE PALACE

Cabbage have today released Necroflat In The Palace EP on James Skelly’s Skeleton Key Records, the original home of Blossoms and home of She Drew the Gun. The four track EP is the second in a series of three EP’s from the hotly tipped Manchester five-piece, and follows the release of Uber Capitalist Death Trade […]

– EVERYTHING EVERYTHING, DAVE HASLAM, SILENT RADIO & BRIAN CANNON AMONGST PANEL SPEAKERS CONFIRMED AT OFF THE RECORD – Brand new emerging artist multi-venue music event and conference, Off The Record confirms Mercury Music Prize nominees, Everything Everything, as its special keynote speaker as part of the conference element of the event held in Manchester […]

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BAND OF THE MOMENT CABBAGE ANNOUNCE NEW EP

Cabbage have released their new four-track EP ‘Uber Capitalist Death Trade’ on James Skelly’s Skeleton Key Records, the original home of Blossoms and home of She Drew the Gun. The EP is the first of three upcoming EP releases by the hotly-tipped Manchester five-piece, with the second EP due next month. ‘Uber Capitalist Death Trade […]

Manchester post-punk five-piece Cabbage have announced details of their debut headline tour. The hotly-tipped new band, who have toured in support of YAK, The Fall and Blossoms, will follow a busy summer of festival appearances – including Isle of Wight Festival, Kendal Calling, and Festival No.6 – with an extensive UK tour throughout October and […]