The music of Dylan Young, who performs under the moniker Way Dynamic, had only really passed me by prior to this show. To my shame, I didn’t think to check out his latest record, last year’s ‘Massive Shoe,’ which having listened to since (before the show, obviously) and heard live points towards a promising career […]
The double bill at Yes Pink Room is an excellent example of the “two for.” A pair of artists, both of whom I would happily pay to see. Flora Hibberd and Hannah Cohen are mutually complementary acts, different enough from each other to offer contrasts while also not being so disparate as to be jarring. […]
It’s always a quietly wonderful moment when, in or outside of the venue, you pass the artist you’re there to see play. It happened back in April at The White Hotel, when Cameron Picton of My New Band Believe weaved his way through the crowd during opener Kiran Leonard’s set. Here, too, outside YES, I […]
I became aware of alt-country quartet Friendship through their bassist, Jon Samuels, who I saw playing live as part of MJ Lenderman’s ‘the Wind’ touring entourage nearly a year ago. Though he played guitar in that lineup – the bass duties covered by the loveable Landon George – his energy in that show was as […]
If there’s one thing I pride myself on, it’s my memory; be it an important date or an aside about what you had for tea on Tuesday two weeks ago, I can generally be relied upon to recall things I’m informed about without much effort. So, you rightly ask, why was it that I nearly […]
I’ve been a fan of NYC trio Sunflower Bean for a while now – since the release of their third album, ‘Headful of Sugar,’ in 2022, to be precise – but it’s their most recent material that has kept my eyes (and ears) fixed upon them. For one, there was last year’s ‘Shake’ EP, a […]
Sometimes things don’t go to plan. Sometimes you’re the perfectly-decent support act Soapbox and this reviewer gives you five measly words to save space for the rest of the review. Sometimes, though, things just come together and blow your mind. I’ve never heard a note of Melbourne punks Press Club before (so forgive me for […]
For Ingrid Blood in your pee? Contact your GP practice. NHS’s memento mori. Quick wee before the start of the gig. From Canada, Debby Friday opened the night accompanied by her DJ. As @IngridKern338 commented on Debby Friday’s 1/17 Youtube video: Catchy music, exuberant joyful singing, love those clouds rollin’ on by, and extremely cute […]
– Yes Pink Room, Manchester – To describe this Anna B Savage show as eagerly awaited would be a major understatement. The searing intensity of her first album, ‘A Common Turn’, became one of my soundtracks to 2021’s winter lockdown while her more nuanced follow-up, ‘in/FLUX,’ has already established itself as a leading contender for […]
– YES, Manchester – Reader, a confession: I am very hungover. I have been in London for the weekend visiting friends and taking a trip to the Oval Space to see Tirzah and Koreless as part of the Pitchfork London festival (really very good, would go again). I’m trying to be enthusiastic about mustering the […]
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ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 11 SEPTEMBER 2026
ALBUM REVIEW – RODRIGO Y GABRIELA: OUR HOME
ALBUM REVIEW - FORMAL SPPEEDWEAR: PUNCH CARD
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 4 SEPTEMBER 2026
GIG GUIDE - SEPTEMBER 2026
EP REVIEW: THEORY OF A DEADMAN - FUNERAL SONGS: PART 1
ALBUM REVIEW - PULP: LIVE
LIVE REVIEW - WAY DYNAMIC: YES PINK ROOM - 26/08/2026
ALBUM REVIEW - JAMIE WEBSTER: RUNNING ROUND THE SUN
NEWS - PLANS TO END CONCERT TICKET ADD-ONS RIP-OFF
