Off the back of excellent recent Manchester shows, UK grown country groups The Shires and Ward Thomas have announced that they are both returning to the city as part of their co-headlining ‘Home-Grown Tour’. The bands are at the forefront of the homegrown country music scene and there is certainly a buzz about them. Ward…
Scottish alternative rock band Twin Atlantic has announced a string of dates across the UK which will see them performing at Manchester’s Academy on 28th October. The Glasgow quartet (Sam McTrusty [lead vocals, rhythm guitar], Barry McKenna [lead guitar, cello, backing vocals], Ross McNae [bass guitar, piano, backing vocals] and Craig Kneale [drums, percussion, backing…
Some thirty-one years after he released his debut album North Marine Drive, Ben Watt is set to perform at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge with the Ben Watt Trio on 28th October. After the release of his solo album, Ben Watt spent the next thirty years on a wide variety of projects, before returning to his roots…
Augustines, who have rapidly developed a reputation for storming and explosive live shows have announced a series of UK dates which will see them performing at Manchester Cathedral on 1st December. The Seattle based rock group (Bill McCarthy on vocals/guitar; Eric Sanderson on bass, vocals/keys; and Rob Allen on drums) have been turning heads on…
American rockers And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead have announced a European tour which will see them performing four UK dates, including one at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge on16th November. The tour is set to coincide with the Texas band’s ninth studio album which is set to be released this Autumn. This…
Snoop Dogg is set to return to Manchester this weekend to perform at Albert Hall on Sunday 10th August for a one-off intimate show. Last seen in the city headlining at Parklife, he is undoubtedly one of the most famous rappers on ths planet (and widely regarded as the personification of ’90s gangster rap) having…
If there’s such a thing as a natural musician then Joan Wasser, aka Joan As Police Woman, surely is one – vocalist, pianist, violinist and guitarist. Starting piano lessons at the age of six and then learning the violin at the age of eight set Wasser on the way to a career in music, which…
Breton musician Yann Tiersen has announced a European tour which will see him performing at Manchester Cathedral on 24th September. Tiersen is widely regarded for innovative music involving a large array of instruments – from the guitar or violin to the xylophone, harpsichord and even typewriter. Yann Tiersen has built an outstanding reputation via his…
After the incredible Sugarhill Gang gig just two weeks ago, Gorilla is now set to witness Grandmaster Flash DJing on Saturday 2nd August. The legendary American DJ is undoubtedly one of the pioneers of DJing and brought about some of the most innovative styles and techniques which the art has seen – backspin, punch phrasing…
It’s going to be loud. It’s going to be fast. It’s going to be energetic. Punk noise band Perfect Pussy are set to perform at the Deaf Institute on Friday 1st August. The band came together in a less than conventional way in 2012 – they were effectively a ‘fake band’ as singer Meredith Graves…
