With Manchester Jazz Festival launching in just a few days, we’ve come up with our top tips for the annual event. There’s a whole host of acts (almost 100) performing across a range of venues in Manchester at this year’s mjf and there’s plenty of free performances! But we’ve picked out eleven acts as our…
Monday 13 June – Ladyhawke – Gorilla Ladyhawke returns to the UK, performing material from her new album Wild Things at Manchester’s Gorilla as part of her six date tour. The tour comes just a couple of weeks after the release of her latest album, the ’80s-influenced syntho-pop treat follow up to 2012’s Anxiety. Tickets £14….
Sunday 13 September – Brother and Bones – The Ruby Lounge Brother and Bones are five men that write songs with the artistry of Folk troubadours, the energy of punks and the self-belief of stadium headliners. Hailing from Cornwall, their acoustic-led, alternative rock sound tips its hat to the likes of Pearl Jam and John Martyn….
The second set of the Manchester Jazz Festival 2014 final night’s headline event at the Thwaites Pavilion saw a high octane, adrenaline pumping, almost frenetic show from the Hackney Colliery Band. Having made their way on to the stage by processing through the audience, they immediately cut loose – there was no easing into this…
