Weekly Preview // Soul Singers, Saxophonists, Festivals + More // 20.05-27.05
With another May bank holiday quickly approaching, we're here to fill you in on our top picks for what's going on around Manchester in the upcoming we... Read More...
Sound Check // Top 5 Acts To Check Out At AT:10
Local indie label AnalogueTrash are taking over The Bread Shed this summer to celebrate their tenth anniversary. Bringing some of their favourite acts... Read More...
Sound Check // The Return Of Neighbourhood Weekender Music Festival
Festival-goers will be heading to Warrington this weekend to attend the much-loved music festival Neighbourhood, taking place on the 25th and 26th May... Read More...
Sound Check // Local Acts Announced For Dot To Dot Festival 2019
Tri-city urban festival Dot To Dot have added more names to their venue-hopping extravaganza this year, unveiling a second wave of acts for this year’... Read More...
Weekly Preview // Garage Rock Favourites, Aussie Singer-Songwriters, Indie Pop + Góbéfest // 13.05-19.05
We're hoping the good weather is here to stay now, so get yourself out and about to catch some of the many excellent acts passing through our city thi... Read More...
Sound Check // AnalogueTrash To Throw 10th Birthday Bash At The Bread Shed
Local indie label AnalogueTrash are taking over The Bread Shed this summer to celebrate their tenth anniversary. Bringing some of their favourite acts... Read More...
Sound Check // 5 Things To Check Out At Góbéfest 2019
Manchester gets a taste of the Transylvanian this month with the return of annual three-day festival Góbéfest. Back for a third outing at Albert Squar... Read More...
Review // Sounds From The Other City 2019
Compared to last year’s sprawling, city-wide Soundstown, the 2019 edition- the 15th iteration- of Salford’s Sounds From The Other City festival is a t... Read More...
Sound Check // Chromatics To Play Manchester For First Time In 5 Years
Announcing their first public concerts in over five years, Chromatics have unveiled an extensive series of dates across Europe, playing at the Albert ... Read More...
Weekly Preview // Blues Rock, Soulful Songwriters, Indie Duos + More // 07.05-12.05
Back with us? We hope you made the most of the Bank Holiday, but if not, rest assured in the knowledge that another lies just around the corner. Until... Read More...
Sound Check // Free Transylvanian Festival Góbéfest Returns To Manchester
Manchester gets a taste of the Transylvanian this month with the return of annual three-day festival Góbéfest. Back for a third outing at Albert Squar... Read More...
Sound Check // Second Wave Of Names Announced For Dot To Dot 2019
Tri-city urban festival Dot To Dot have added more names to their venue-hopping extravaganza this year, unveiling a second wave of acts for this year’... Read More...
Weekly Preview // Sun Ra, Punk & Soul, Bank Holiday Monday + SFTOC 2019 // 29.04-06.05
Warmer and brighter evenings are turning our thoughts towards the approaching festival season, and we plan on getting in the mood this week with a ban... Read More...
Review // Dropkick Murphys @ Manchester Academy // 25.04.2019
The peoples of Manchester and Boston, Massachusetts are not far removed - both towns became giants of industry built on cotton during the Industrial R... Read More...
Sound Check // The Tallest Man On Earth Announces Show At Albert Hall
Kristian Matsson, better known to you and I as The Tallest Man On Earth, has just seen off the release of 'I Love You. It’s A Fever Dream', his first ... Read More...
Sound Check // Montreal Five-Piece Pottery Come To The Castle Hotel
Hailing from across Canada and the UK, Montreal’s Pottery are out and about supporting forthcoming EP 'No. 1'. Fresh from supporting Parquet Courts, t... Read More...
Interview // Catching Up With Afghan Sand Gang Ahead Of Night People Show
Dreamy electro-pop three-piece Afghan Sand Gang recently saw off the release of their latest single ‘Envy’, released on Cabbage’s record label Brassic... Read More...
Weekly Preview // Celtic Punks, Mercury Prize Nominees, Sunday Specials + More // 23.04-28.04
Everyone back with us? We expect you're all in high spirits following those four days off, so we're excited to be casting our eyes back over Mancheste... Read More...
Kelly Moran Interview // “I’m not playing pretty piano music, I’m trying to rip your face off!”
Kelly Moran is a new signing to legendary electronic music label Warp Records. The young New York based pianist released her full length album 'Ultrav... Read More...
Sound Check // 5 Shows To Look Forward To Over Easter
Four-day weekend! Everyone's favourite bank holiday weekend is back, and we've been casting our eyes over Manchester's musical calendar to pick out fi... Read More...
BagThing X ei8htball // Win Two Tickets To Watch Peter Doherty @ The Ritz + An ei8htball T-Shirt
We're excited to be teaming up with local audio fashion brand ei8htball to give away two tickets to catch indie legend Peter Doherty at the O2 Ritz th... Read More...