LIVE: YAK / MUSH / DEJA VEGA – 09/04/2019

-YES, MANCHESTER- Déjà Vega The 3-piece’s formula could be deciphered as: drumming reminiscent of one of those Palm Desert bands from the early 1990s, no doubt putting the kit’s structural integrity into question as the concussive quality surprisingly rings through a sound system I certainly wouldn’t count as Manchester’s finest. The bass playing, with a […]
Artistic evolution and rigorous touring tends to turn even the most disjointed of bands into tight, disciplined formations that can intuitively bounce off one another; it applies here too. With the band lifespan now exceeding more than half a decade, alt-rock trio Yak have put in the hours for the success that they now have […]

YAK? YES!

LIVE: YAK – 14/10/2017

-NIGHT AND DAY CAFE, MANCHESTER- Arriving at the wonderful Night & Day Café in the nick of time tonight, I take my place in the middle of the sizeable crowd, most of which it can be assumed have been here (or at least been out somewhere) for a few hours already. There is a crackle […]
Sound City have just revealed even more live acts and some exciting additions to the arts and culture programme for its tenth anniversary. This includes Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess, who will be joined by the band’s guitarist Mark Collins for a special performance at the Tim Peaks Diner on Sunday. As well as treating fans […]

THIRD WAVE OF SOUND CITY ACTS ANNOUNCED INCLUDING TIM BURGESS

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 […]
When I saw Yak a few months ago at Gulliver’s, they were good but at the time, the support acts were much more interesting to me. However, with their debut album Alas Salvation, Yak produce some dirty, distorted rock ‘n’ roll with surprising worth and impact on a bland musical scene. Opening track ‘Victorious (The […]

ALBUM REVIEW: YAK – ALAS SALVATION

LIVE: YAK / SWEDISH DEATH CANDY – 03/02/2016

 – GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER – Swedish Death Candy for me stole the show. I’m sorry Yak, but their psychedelic musings were a lot more stimulating tonight than your visceral 2 minute “songs”. And Rory Wynne, I like that Heart Of Stone song you played at the end and your comment about how “amazing” we were as […]