Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 January – The Maccabees – Albert Hall Out on tour in support of their first ever UK number one album Marks To Prove It, The Maccabees perform at Manchester’s Albert Hall. The tour follows on from a successful 2015 which also saw them perform an excellent set at Glastonbury. Tickets £25. Tuesday…
Electro-pop artist Lights has announced five UK dates for March 2016 which will include a performance at Manchester’s Sound Control. The tour signals a return to the UK for the artist who performed earlier in the year at the Deaf Institute. 2015 has been a busy year for Lights, having toured relentlessly around the U.S. and Canada, as…
Will Joseph Cook has announced two gigs for March 2016, including on in Manchester to take place at Sound Control. The tour announcement has come hot off the heels of his recent support slot for Everything Everything. The news come as the Kent Youngster unveils a live VHS video version of Beach, the lead track…
Self-styled Finnish apocalyptic post punks Grave Pleasures are set to perform at Manchester’s Sound Control the evening before the release of their new album Dreamcrash. The band were formed from the remains of the break-up of Beastmilk, who were one of the most talked-about bands in recent times. Their “painful war-cry of the eternally doomed” as one journalist…
Manchester’s own Flesh are set to perform at Sound Control as part of their first headline tour in support of their new EP W8 4 ME’/Dead Lonely which is due to be released on 25 September. The 11-date tour sees the foursome performing at Sound Control on 29 September before returning to headline This Feeling…
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….
Sunday 6 September – Nailed It! – The Castle Ben Williams’ monthly music night at the Castle features three outstanding acts and the excellent host himself. Acoustic guitar duo The String Beans play a selection of gypsy jazz standards and modern pop/rock with a twist; hugely talented French acoustic soul singer Laura Esther performs and…
The Coronas have announced a run of UK tour dates, which will find the Irish band performing at Manchester’s Sound Control on 9 November. The Coronas hurtled into 2015 with a sold out show at the 14,000 capacity Dublin 3 Arena. It was a homecoming show of sorts since the band moved to London little…
Two years after the release of his album Songs For Imaginative People, indie-pop renaissance man Darwin Deez has announced the follow up, his third album, Double Down alongside a UK tour. Double Down, out this Autumn, features Kill Your Attitude, the album’s first single and Radio 1’s recent “Hottest Record In The World.” Inspired by…
The Slow Show – Gorilla – Monday 8 June: Manchester’s own The Slow Show get set to perform their minimalist, but anthemic songs at Gorilla. Roaring choruses, strings, piano-led Americana all come in to play with a distinct northern sound also featuring the odd colliery brass band. Championed by BBC Radio 6 and Radio 2, they’ve play around…
