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MusicKarine Polwart / Aziza Brahim @ City of Music Studio, 21 Jan
One of the strongest things about Celtic Connections is its broad approach to the idea of folk and traditional music. This is reflected clear as crystal with... Read more »| 24 Jan 2017 -
ReviewsHurray for the Riff Raff @ Drygate Brewery, 20 Jan
Friday 20 January is a day that will go down in infamy, having seen the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Alynda Segarra, frontwoman and creative force... Read more »| 24 Jan 2017 -
ReviewsRationale @ King Tut's, 20 Jan
Rationale kicks off his UK tour in Glasgow with a beautiful vocal performance and charisma-filled live show Read more »| 23 Jan 2017 -
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Laura Marling & BBC SSO @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 19 Jan
Shining a light on female artists is very much at the forefront of this year’s Celtic Connections festival, so what better way to kick off proceedings ... Read more »| 23 Jan 2017 -
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Blue Aeroplanes @ Ruby Lounge, Manchester, 12 Jan
A memory: hazy but inarguable. The year: 1990. The location: well, best to draw a veil. A breathless Michael Stipe, thanking The Blue Aeroplanes for their su... Read more »| 23 Jan 2017 -
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BBC Introducing @ Brudenell, Leeds, 18 Jan
The second BBC Introducing showcase at Leeds’ Brudenell Social Club sees an eclectic night of emerging talent from across the region, chosen by the BBC’s local music champion Alan Raw Read more »| 20 Jan 2017
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ReviewsAvenged Sevenfold @ Manchester Arena, 16 Jan
The Californian rock rebels bring their wildly extravagant arena show to Manchester Read more »| 19 Jan 2017 -
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Radiator Hospital @ Night & Day, Manchester, 3 Jan
Even at 7.30pm the dimly lit Night and Day Café is bristling with sweaty gig-goers, the likes of whom probably all recognise each other's faces f... Read more »| 05 Jan 2017 -
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Cate Le Bon @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 21 Dec
'Life-affirming' is a tired platitude, but it’s nothing short of a truism when talking about Cate Le Bon’s recent live performances. Even more sp... Read more »| 03 Jan 2017 -
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Boris @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 19 Dec
20 years after the release of their debut full-length album, Absolutego, and a decade since the release of 47-minute mind-blower Pink, tonight ... Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
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Frightened Rabbit @ Barrowlands, 18 Dec
It's been a year of contrasts for Frightened Rabbit – from praise in the spring for their most ambitious record yet, Painting of a Panic Attack, and en... Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
ReviewsPale Angels @ The 13th Note, 17 Dec
Matinee shows usually evoke visions of laid-back, unplugged performances to wile away a lazy afternoon. With their noisy grunge proclivity, Pale Angels make ... Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
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Molars @ Wharf Chambers, Leeds, 15 Dec
It’s always disappointing when a local DIY band split up, particularly during a time when everything is feeling increasingly alien and frightening to t... Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
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Kula Shaker @ O2 Academy, Liverpool, 14 Dec
'Crispian Mills to be the new Doctor Who' is a bet not even Paddy Power would open a book on. Yet as the Kula Shaker frontman exhibits his gangly frame, spac... Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
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The Coral @ Olympia, Liverpool, 10 Dec
Whether by accident or design, The Coral have now put together one of British pop’s finer back catalogues of the last 20 years. A host of top five albu... Read more »| 18 Dec 2016