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Review // Lee Fields & The Expressions @ Gorilla // 24.01.2018

North Carolina soul revivalists Lee Fields & The Expressions dropped into Manchester this week, bringing with them a back catalogue of soul music stretching back to the mid-1960s, and forty years experience pla... Read More...

Sound Check // Soul Veteran Lee Fields Brings The Expressions To Gorilla

In a career stretching across six decades, seminal US soul singer Lee Fields knows a thing or two about putting on a good show. Fans will be excited to hear then that, backed by his band The Expressions, the Ja... Read More...

Review // Betsy @ Gorilla // 30.11.17

When was the last time Wales produced a proper good female solo singer? Bonnie Tyler? Lisa Scott Lee? Duffy?! You see my point, so it’s about time another came out of the Valleys to shine and right now we’ve go... Read More...

Sound Check // Bold & Soulful Betsy Manchester-Bound

Tired of the ordinary, conventional, slightly vacuous pop that’s around at the moment? Yeah me too. So why not invest in a pop artist a little more bold like new talent on the block Betsy? Betsy, real name E... Read More...

Sound Check // Cloud Nothings To Play Gorilla On Extended UK Tour

It's safe to say that fans of Cloud Nothings were thrilled to hear of their return to the UK this December, supporting cult rock favourites Dinosaur Jr. at London Roundhouse - read our preview here. As Christma... Read More...

Review // Tim Heidecker & Neil Hamburger @ Gorilla // 03.09.17

It was to be a truly awesome show. For the sold-out crowd of adult swimmers and cult comedy fans, a special evening with Yankee clowns Tim Heidecker and Neil Hamburger was about to commence. The pair are offeri... Read More...

Sound Check // Dinosaur Jr. Announce Residency At Gorilla

Cult alt-rock favourites Dinosaur Jr. are hitting the road once more, with the announcement of three intimate shows at Gorilla on on 14th, 16th and 17th December (early Christmas present, anyone?) Now enjoying ... Read More...

Sound Check // Upcoming Events For Lovers Of The Big & Small Screen

Moving image aficionados can look forward to a few treats in Manchester over the coming four weeks as film and TV events are set to bring in the crowds together across the city. We welcome back a sci-fi film fe... Read More...

Review // Frances @ Gorilla // 03.04.17

Words by Beth Madden. Photos by Ged Camera. From the second she steps onto the stage for sprawling ballad 'Don’t Worry About Me’, Frances has the audience captivated. Seemingly to her own surprise as she com... Read More...

Review // Sango @ Gorilla 22.02.17

Words by Wes Foster Returning to Manchester yet again in the first date of an European tour (directly after touring the US) Seattle based producer Sango brings an eclectic mix of laid back rhythms and trip h... Read More...

Review // Cabbage @ Gorilla // 11.02.17

Words by Wes Foster. As do it yourself post punk is making a comeback in a reified Conservative Britain, Cabbage are quickly becoming Manchester’s finest - a proudly political voice, and they stay somewhat i... Read More...

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