EVEN THE STARS

Ist Ist return with a bang with I Am The Fear, the first single to be taken from their upcoming as-yet-unannounced fifth album.  Accompani...

Over the August Bank Holiday weekend, James took Spain by storm - first with a euphoric set at Sonorama Festival, then with their first-ever...

Throwing Muses continued their second leg of the UK and European tour in support of their album Moonlight Concessions with a sold-out bank h...

As part of this year’s events at Colchester’s Lower Castle Park, Out of Time delivered a spectacular night of music, headlined by indie lege...

Lanterns On The Lake played only their second show of the year on Saturday night at La Belle Angele in Edinburgh as part of the venue's ...

John Bramwell made a nostalgic return to one of his old haunts The Night And Day Cafe in Manchester on Sunday night. The set though was far ...

  James summer tour rolled into a boiling hot Barcelona on Friday night for a show set to the backdrop of the beautiful Palau de Pedralbes w...

Each summer, Cardiff Castle opens its majestic grounds to a host of celebrated artists, offering a truly picturesque backdrop for live music...

Elbow opened up this year's Castlefield Bowl Sounds Of The City series of shows on Wednesday night with a sold out gig accompanied by fe...

With a hectic summer of dates underway, James brought their headline show to the scenic Lincoln Castle. Backed by The K’s and Tom A. Smith -...

Basia Bulat returned to Manchester for the first time in nine years as she reaches the end of a three-week European tour. A sold-out Yes Bas...

James opened up for Catfish And The Bottlemen at their massive outdoor show at Heaton Park in Manchester on Friday night. With front man Tim...

Saturday night saw James complete their two-night run of sold-out shows in the glorious surroundings of Halifax’s Piece Hall. With the threa...

James opened The Piece Hall in Halifax's impressive summer season with the first of two sold out nights at the beautiful Grade I listed ...

Inspiral Carpets concluded their four-day weekend of shows with a visit to the wonderful Lowther Pavilion in Lytham to perform a mix of hits...

Neighbourhood Weekender took a break in 2024, but it returned in style this year, with James headlining Saturday night. The band last topped...

Pixies concluded their UK tour in support of their most recent album When The Zombies Came with a sold-out show at Manchester's Apollo T...

Inspiral Carpets have been out on the road this week on a mini UK tour, calling in at some of their favourite venues in Scotland, England an...

Mark Hoyle - front man of the legendary Dub Sex - has just released his biography Swerve and to promote it, he’s in the beautiful Rossendale...

James warmed up for their Neighbourhood Weekender headline slot on Saturday with an intimate sweaty warm-up show at Edinburgh’s Corn Exchang...

Ist Ist made their debut performance in Stoke on Friday night at the legendary Sugarmill venue. A band on a roll on the back of a successful...

The second night of The Murder Capital’s UK tour in support of their third album Blindness rolled into town on Good Friday with a show at Ma...

John Bramwell continued his never-ending solo travels around the UK with an intimate sold-out show at the Horse And Bamboo in Waterfoot on T...

It's been four years since we heard new music from Little Sparrow, but she's out of hibernation today with a brand new sin...

The Man From Delmonte's unexpected reunion continued apace on Saturday night with a sold-out show at Academy 2 in Manchester. Thirty-fiv...

slab celebrated the release of their debut album Taut with a packed out show in the basement of The Peer Hat in Manchester on Friday night d...

Divorce brought their sold-out tour in support of their debut album Drive To Goldenhammer to Manchester's Gorilla on Thursday night. Sup...

When Inspiral Carpets announced they were opening the year with some big gigs in Greece -  with bass supremo Martyn Walsh returning to the f...

Thus Love continued their relentless touring schedule with a packed out show at Salford's White Hotel on Saturday night with a set taken...

The hottest name in town, Westside Cowboy, took two sold-out nights at Gullivers in their stride as they played their biggest headline shows...

Ist Ist prepared for their upcoming European and UK tours with a sold-out packed warm-up show at The Ferret in Preston. Mixing songs from th...

Tom A Smith called in at Manchester's Night And Day Cafe on Wednesday night for the first of two shows on a short tour with Southampton...

As part of the campaign for the release this week of their seventh album Out Of A Dream, The Slow Readers Club headed to Headrow House in Le...

Whitehorse opened their debut UK tour with a ten-song set at a packed sold-out Rat And Pigeon in Manchester on Thursday night. Despite only ...

The Slow Readers Club release their seventh studio album Out Of A Dream today. The self-released album is one of their strongest bodies of...

When The Slow Readers Club debuted songs from their seventh long player at the tail end of last year, we were instantly excited for ...

Divorce celebrated the release of their debut album Drive To Goldenhammer with an intimate stripped-back Saturday evening performance in the...

When cult heroes The Man From Delmonte announced last year that they were reforming to play shows in Manchester and London, there was immedi...

With the imminent launch of their seventh album Out Of A Dream, The Slow Readers Club have taken to the campaign trail this weekend with a c...

Tim Burgess joined forces with Helen O'Hara and The RNCM Session Orchestra for a couple of special evenings in the RNCM's main theat...

It's thirty-five years since The Man From Delmonte departed the world without a single studio album to their name, but a trail of wonder...

The Murder Capital's release week trip around the UK's record stores in support of their third album Blindness continued on Monday n...

Ist Ist celebrated the tenth anniversary of their first ever show by returning to the very same stage they performed on that night for a car...

  It's that time to reveal our mostly unsurprising list of our top ten favourite albums of 2024

Déjà Vega finished off 2024 with a low-key headline show at Gullivers in Manchester on Saturday night. Over a ninety-five minute set they de...

LIINES made their long-awaited return to the stage on Thursday night with a sold-out co-headline show with Polish trio Trupa Trupa who were ...

Blossoms completed the most successful year of their career to date with a show at Diecast in Manchester sponsored by Spotify and B...

James provided fans with an exclusive preview of their Live At The Acropolis film recorded in Athens with the Manchester Inspirational Voice...

The Slow Readers Club returned to Glasgow for the first time since their triumphant Barrowland Ballroom gig (opening for Shed Seven) last au...

The Slow Readers Club's short Winter tour rolled into their hometown of Manchester on Thursday night for a sold-out months in advance sh...