Sunday 6 December – Nailed It! – The Castle The key feature of Ben Williams’ Nailed It! series at The Castle has been the high quality of acts which have performed from Laura Esther to Lily Jo and more. The latest in the monthly shows is set to be of an equally high standard, featuring Lee…
Tuesday 1 December – Hey Violet – Manchester Academy 3 Inspired by everyone from Incubus to Avril Lavinge to No Doubt, Los Angeles-based teenage pop-rockers Hey Violet have completed their support slot opening for 5 Seconds of Summer and are now out on their debut headlining tour. The band comprises bassist and frontwoman Rena Lovelis, her sister…
Sunday 1 November – Nailed It! – The Castle Ben Williams’ excellent monthly Nailed It! returns to The Castle featuring Martin Connor, Paul Bytheway and the outstandingly talented Lily Jo. Tickets £4. Monday 2 November – Lapsley – Deaf Institute Singer songwriter and one to watch Lapsley performs at The Deaf Institute. The highly tipped electronic music…
Flo Morrissey has announced her first UK headline tour which will see the singer, whose debut album Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful, perform at Manchester’s The Castle on 3 December. The tour is set to follow the release of Flo Morrissey’s new single If You Can’t Love This All Goes Away (due out on 13 November)….
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…
Just over a year ago, we caught The Orielles launching their single Entity at The Deaf Institute. It was an evening which hinted at the talent which the trio had within their armoury. Jump forwards fourteen months and we thought it would be interesting to see how they are progressing and catch a glimpse of what is…
Striking Matches – Deaf Institute – Sunday 10 May: Country music duo Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis have become country music sensations, owing in part to their music being featured on the hit TV show Nashville. But that tells only part of the tale as they released their excellent T Bone Burnett-produced debut album Nothing But…
Bright new Liverpudlian troubadour talent Rosenblume is set perform at Manchester’s The Castle on 5th May in support of his first official EP release All Through The Fire, All Through The Rain, which is due for release on 27 April. Following a hometown release show, the singer songwriter will hit the road for a limited…
Leeds based, Bolton raised folk rock singer Eaves (aka Joe Lyons) has announced a gig at The Castle to take place on 7th May, just weeks after his debut album What Green Feels Like, is released (27 April – also the release date of his new single Pylons). Having previously toured alongside Nick Mulvey, Boy &…
Lindsay Ell – The Ruby Lounge – Monday 2nd March: Rising US country artist Lindsay Ell comes to Manchester on her first UK tour. Discovered at the age of 15 by legendary Randy Bachman, the now 24 year old Calgary born guitarist and singer enjoyed a massive 2014 opening for The Band Perry on their We…
