Reviews
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ReviewsPhoenix, Manchester Academy, 11 February
We're less than a minute in, and Phoenix's touring support Thomas Hedlund strikes his drums with brute force, packing a punch into Entertainment that threate... Read more »| 14 Feb 2014 -
ReviewsEzra Furman @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 11 February
With a line-up like tonight’s you could have wagered the house on a packed basement early doors and come out on top. Local enfant terrible Kiran Leonar... Read more »| 13 Feb 2014 -
ReviewsForest Swords + Gnod @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 8 February
Wirralite producer and occasional graphic designer Forest Swords – Matthew Barnes to his mum – hasn't fitted in a home city gig for this tour, wh... Read more »| 12 Feb 2014 -
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Tera Melos @ The Kazimier, Liverpool, 3 Feb
11.30pm: we are exhausted. And it’s not just due to the lateness of the hour – Tera Melos’ synapse-tangling assault is both brutal and comp... Read more »| 11 Feb 2014 -
ReviewsYoung Fathers / LAW @ Glasgow Stereo, 1 February
Hordes of disappointed faces can be seen streaming from Renfield Lane. They are the dozens who arrived at Stereo hoping that tickets would still be available... Read more »| 10 Feb 2014 -
Festivals
Celtic Connections: Bill Callahan / The Deep Dark Woods / Cath and Phil Tyler @ O2 ABC, 1 February
In contrast to the clockwork brackishness of Saturday night Sauchiehall Street, Celtic Connections winds down with a set from Drag City enigma, Bill Callahan... Read more »| 10 Feb 2014
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East India Youth @ King Tut's, 31 January
William Doyle, aka East India Youth, enters dressed in a foppish jacket, hair in his eyes, and straps on a bass guitar. From the minute his fingers touch the... Read more »| 10 Feb 2014 -
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The Wave Pictures / Eugene Tombs / The Yawns @ Mono, 30 January
For reasons unknown, The Yawns have a battle on their hands eliciting a response from Mono’s mostly seated denizens tonight, with even polite applause ... Read more »| 10 Feb 2014 -
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East India Youth @ Korova, Liverpool, 1 February
When East India Youth’s William Doyle leans nonchalantly against a stack of speakers at Korova, the indifference with which he endures wave after wave ... Read more »| 05 Feb 2014 -
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Celtic Connections: Mogwai / RM Hubbert @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 28 January
As much a charismatic banter machine as he is an emotionally charged singer-songwriter, RM Hubbert has the vast hall completely captivated and respectfully s... Read more »| 03 Feb 2014 -
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Connan Mockasin / Teleman @ King Tut's, 22 January
Teleman's 'we sound like the Beach Boys but look like Kraftwerk' schtick carries remarkably well - in button down shirts, hair neatly parted, the London lads... Read more »| 28 Jan 2014 -
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Mogwai @ The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 27 Jan
Sitting down to witness ferociously loud, almost entirely instrumental electric-guitar work can, potentially, be a bit odd. These types of gigs require exper... Read more »| 28 Jan 2014 -
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The Fire Beneath The Sea @ Camp and Furnace, Liverpool, 24 January
It seems fitting as The Fire Beneath The Sea take to the Furnace stage tonight that they're headlining the venue’s new, themed night, Neighbourhood BBQ... Read more »| 28 Jan 2014 -
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Nathaniel Rateliff @ Leaf, Liverpool, 24 January
For a man who’s recently released a new album – Falling Faster Than You Can Run – that's steeped in heartache and seemingly born of a deep ... Read more »| 27 Jan 2014 -
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Adam Green @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 23 January
It’s mildly disappointing to find that, in the four years since this writer first saw him play, the phrase ‘man chest hair’ still forms the... Read more »| 27 Jan 2014