The Blinders / Saytr Play / Déjà Vega / Ryan Jarvis / Dantevilles / Scuttlers - Liverpool Jimmy's - 3rd August 2019

The Blinders headlined the opening Saturday in Jimmy's new Liverpool site in the sauna like conditions of the basement venue supported by an impressive list of bands who'd made the journey up the East Lancs in Saytr Play, Déjà Vega, Ryan Jarvis, Dantevilles and Scuttlers.

Ryan Jarvis - Rosie EP

Ryan Jarvis's new EP Rosie is his first new material in over a year and whilst it contains much of the battered, bruised romanticism of living in a northern town, it also represents a step up in terms of the title track and the release of two established live favourites.

The Rainkings / Ryan Jarvis - Salford Eagle Inn - 9th June 2016

Whilst reunions of Manchester bands that first made their mark around the time the eighties turned into the nineties and the country rid itself of the blight of Thatcher have been making waves for years now, a small but beautifully formed back street boozer amongst the dark satanic new build flats of the western bit of Manchester that's been annexed to form Salford was home to one of the most unheralded and unlikely reunions.

Vermillion Tides / Lunar / Ryan Jarvis - Manchester Castle Hotel - 27th March 2016

Easter Sunday saw a very different trio of acts take over the music room of The Castle in Manchester, starting with the acoustic songsmith Ryan Jarvis, followed by one of Manchester's rising stars in the band Lunar and topped off with the psychedelic and soulful tunes of Vermillion Tides.

The Slow Readers Club / Bang Bang Romeo / Katie O'Malley / Ryan Jarvis - Manchester Crafted Festival - 13th February 2016

The Hope Mill Theatre, hidden away at the back of Ancoats, is the setting for the second Crafted Festival, a celebration of beer, food and music - possibly the best three things known to man. In wonderfully intimate surroundings we watched The Slow Readers Club, Bang Bang Romeo, Katie O'Malley and Ryan Jarvis play sets as the beer flowed and all sorts of street food was consumed.

Track Of The Day : Ryan Jarvis - Moving Far Too Fast

Moving Far Too Fast is the first new material from Ryan Jarvis for over two years. Released digitally this week with a re-recorded version of Outside This Town from his debut EP and a video and physical release to come in September, it showcases him with a band for the first time.

Henry's Paw For The Dogs - Compilation Album

September 11 2014 was a night Manchester's dog lovers will probably remember forever. An arson attack at Manchester's Dogs Home saw more than fifty dogs killed. The city rallied round and raised hundreds of thousands of pounds to assist with the rebuilding. Dog lover and music fan Kevin Brown came up with an idea of his own.

Even The Stars Tips For 2015 - Day Five

Welcome to the day five of Even The Stars' tips for 2015. They're not necessarily artists that we think will make a big breakthrough (except our Top Three which we'll reveal on New Year's Eve), but bands and solo artists that haven't released their debut album we're looking forward to hearing and see more of next year.

Today's bands are Purple Heart Parade, Literature Thieves, Ryn Weaver, Prelow, Ryan Jarvis, The Reveurs, Saint Agnes, Altar Flowers and Seegulls.

Manchester Dogs Home Charity Fundraiser

Following the tragic fire at Manchester Dogs Home on Friday night, the £1m donations in twenty-four hours made news worldwide.  To show support locally a benefit gig has been arranged by Manchester venue bosses, managers, DJs and artists to take place at Sound Control on Sunday 21st September.

Ryan Jarvis - Manchester Castle - 2nd August 2013

Ryan Jarvis

Manchester The Castle

2nd August 2013

So many singer-songwriters get tagged with the next big thing albatross as record labels strive desperately to unearth the new Gallagher, Fray or Bugg. We went to see 19 year old Ryan Jarvis who might just add his surname to that hallowed list.

Ryan Jarvis - Outside This Town - EP review

Ryan Jarvis’s debut EP Outside This Town demonstrates a song-writing ability beyond his eighteen years and the potential to follow in the long line of great Mancunian songwriters that tell of life and love in a Northern town.