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ReviewsDe La Soul @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 2 Mar
Manchester’s Albert Hall is the perfect venue for De La Soul. Much like the renovated Methodist chapel – complete with stained glass windows and ... Read more »| 07 Mar 2017 -
ReviewsDrive-By Truckers @ O2 Ritz, Manchester, 1 Mar
Eleven albums in and touring what many believe to be their best record (2016’s American Band), Drive-By Truckers remain an absolute force to be reckone... Read more »| 06 Mar 2017 -
ReviewsDesperate Journalist @ Gullivers, Manchester, 25 Feb
"No talking between songs," whispers Jo Bevan. "I demand silence." She allows herself a wry smile while catching her breath. For once, Manchester (so often c... Read more »| 06 Mar 2017 -
ReviewsThe Handsome Family @ RNCM, Manchester, 22 Feb
The Albuquerque alt-country couple run through their extensive back catalogue in ramshackle fashion at the RNCM Read more »| 02 Mar 2017 -
ReviewsSleigh Bells @ Gorilla, Manchester, 21 Feb
The Brooklyn noiseniks bring their game-changing Jessica Rabbit LP to Manchester Read more »| 02 Mar 2017 -
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S U R V I V E @ The Art School, 20 Feb
If live music is to be an experience, then S U R V I V E pull off exactly that at Glasgow’s Art School. Without a microphone in sight, it quickly ... Read more »| 28 Feb 2017
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Start to End: Daft Punk's Discovery @ The Hug & Pint, 15 Feb
Daft Punk's Discovery done live from start to finish? If it sounds like an ambitious undertaking, it is, especially if The Hug & Pint's tiny stage set-up... Read more »| 27 Feb 2017 -
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Lost In France @ O2 ABC, 21 Feb
In 2015 a group of scene-defining Scottish musicians escaped from the present to travel almost two decades back to their past. With the space and distance to... Read more »| 24 Feb 2017 -
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Menace Beach @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 14 Feb
It's not often that a band will acknowledge that they've been upstaged by their support act, but Menace Beach are a humble bunch. Midway through their set th... Read more »| 22 Feb 2017 -
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Pet Shop Boys @ Manchester Arena, 19 Feb
Not being superstitious, last year the Pet Shop Boys named their 13th studio album Super. After more than three decades making electro-pop hits, its title de... Read more »| 22 Feb 2017 -
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Nadia Reid @ Broadcast, 12 Feb
The Sunday night dreads seeped into the Broadcast basement tonight. Nadia Reid greets the undeservedly sparse audience with an acapella rendition, before lau... Read more »| 20 Feb 2017 -
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Shield Patterns @ The Castle, Manchester, 9 Feb
Forget what you know about Shield Patterns: this time round, it doesn’t apply. All that industrial hiss, that processed disorienting fug, that cinemati... Read more »| 20 Feb 2017 -
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Tegan and Sara @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 17 Feb
There are two things to pay attention to at a Tegan and Sara gig. One is the band themselves, the other is the audience you’ve surrounded you... Read more »| 20 Feb 2017 -
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Modern Baseball @ SWG3, Glasgow, 16 Feb
American emo crew Modern Baseball know how to play a crowd. Guitarist Jake Ewald assures us within minutes of their set starting that Glasgow is “alway... Read more »| 20 Feb 2017 -
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Sacred Paws @ Summerhall, 10 Feb
“Sorry for being such a downer on a Friday evening..." remarks The Doozer halfway through his performance. We have to be honest and say he is a bit of ... Read more »| 20 Feb 2017