Saturday 29 June 2013

John Bramwell - Hebden Bridge Trades Club - 27th June 2013

John Bramwell

Hebden Bridge Trades Club

27th June 2013

John Bramwell played an intimate rare solo gig at Hebden Bridge Trades Club.  We went along to watch a series of classic I Am Kloot songs.

Wednesday 19 June 2013

Patti Smith - London Shepherd's Bush Empire - 18th June 2013

Patti Smith

London Shepherd's Bush Empire

18th June 2013 

Patti Smith has returned to the UK for a short tour ahead of her music and poetry performance as part of Yoko Ono's Meltdown at the Royal Festival Hall on Friday.  We caught the first of two shows at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire.

Sunday 16 June 2013

Section 25 / Pony And Trap - Leeds Cockpit 3 - 15th June 2013

Section 25 / Pony And Trap

Leeds Cockpit

15th June 2013

Live appearances by Section 25 seem to be getting less frequent.  We crossed The Pennines to catch their mix of tracks from their brilliant 2013 album Dark Light and classic tracks from their Factory days.

Sara Lowes: All For The Dream (With The Means Of A Well Planned Getaway) - EP review

Sara Lowes

All For The Dream (With The Means Of A Well Planned Getaway)

Red Deer Club

DL/CD

Out Now

It's felt like a lifetime since 2011's stunning Back To Creation album, but Sara Lowes' new EP All For The Dream (With The Means Of A Well Planned Getaway) is now with us with the promise of a new album and other projects in the pipeline.

Saturday 15 June 2013

Money - Hebden Bridge Trades Club - 14th June 2013

MONEY

Hebden Bridge Trades Club

14th June 2013

There's been a big buzz about MONEY for a while.  They've recently signed to Bella Union for the release of their forthcoming debut album and they've been selected by the Manchester International Festival to play that album in full over two nights as part of the festival.  We went to see them perform a low-key show at the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge to see what the fuss is all about.


Friday 14 June 2013

James / Frazer King - Thetford Forest High Lodge - 13th June 2013

James / Frazer King 

Thetford Forest High Lodge

13th June 2013

James opened up The Forestry Commission's 2013 series of events with a show in Thetford Forest. 


Thursday 13 June 2013

Queens Of The Stone Age - London Rough Trade East - 11th June 2013

Queens Of The Stone Age

London Rough Trade East

11th June 2013

Considering Queens Of The Stone Age can fill venues twenty times the size of Rough Trade East's performance space with no problem at all, an in-store show is a very special environment to witness their first UK set in support of their new album Like Clockwork. We were lucky enough to get one of the elusive 200 wristbands.

Tuesday 11 June 2013

Kiran Leonard - London The Lexington - 10th June 2013

Kiran Leonard
 
London The Lexington

10th June 2013

In the corridors of the internet where the wise sages of music chatter away there's been a growing buzz about Kiran Leonard, still a teenager from North East Manchester, who has released a couple of internet-only singles and had posted early mixes of his forthcoming album Bowler Hat Soup on his Bandcamp page.  Tonight was his debut London show, a support slot at The Lexington.  We went along to see what all the fuss is about.

Friday 7 June 2013

PINS / Brown Brogues - London The Lexington - 6th June 2013

PINS / Brown Brogues

London The Lexington

6th June 2013

PINS defy the Manchester stereotype of boys with guitars and prove themselves as one of the most vital bands coming out of the city and more than a match for the more celebrated all girl bands from London and California.  We saw them play the Lexington in London ahead of the release of their third single Stay True.

Thursday 6 June 2013

Miles Kane - London Rough Trade East - 5th June 2013

Miles Kane

London Rough Trade East

5th June 2013

Miles Kane's second solo album Don't Forget Who You Are is released this week and as well as a series of shows in intimate club venues ahead of The Stone Roses support slot on Saturday, he played an eight-song set in Rough Trade's East London store to a packed crowd.

Monday 3 June 2013

Emily Barker And The Red Clay Halo - Interview

Emily Barker And The Red Clay Halo are about to release their fourth album Dear River on 8 July.  We met up with Emily before their recent show at Salford’s Sounds From The Other City Festival to find out more.

Sunday 2 June 2013

The Minx - Manchester Soup Kitchen - 1st June 2013

The Minx

Manchester Soup Kitchen

June 1st 2013

The Minx came to my attention on their recent support slot with Inspiral Carpets in March, entertaining the crowd with their short sharp bursts of punk energy, intelligent lyrics and a frontman who grabs your attention and holds it in a vice-like clamp.  On the eve of the release of their second single, an EP entitled Hello Mr Warden, they played a sold-out show at The Soup Kitchen in Manchester.