Reviews
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Spring King @ Academy 2, Manchester, 14 Oct
You’ll oft see the word 'energetic' rear its head in live music reviews – one of the great overused adjectives. But considering Spring King&... Read more »| 18 Oct 2016 -
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Summer Cannibals @ Gullivers, Manchester, 11 Oct
Jessica Boudreaux eyes an expectant room. "We've never been here before," she muses. A lone whoop does little to shift her unease. "We're a long way from hom... Read more »| 14 Oct 2016 -
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C Duncan / Jonnie Common @ Stereo, 8 Oct
Tonight Jonnie Common's left behind his usual desk of electronic wizardy, and has opted instead for an electric guitar and a single bandmate equipped with a ... Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
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Swans @ The Ritz, Manchester, 9 Oct
Swans aren’t a band that come out and play the hits. The last 30 years have seen them push genre boundaries and explore countless styles – n... Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
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Pity Sex @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 7 Oct
An evening of squalling alt rock? Best pack your earplugs. Local boys Claw The Thin Ice set the tone in more than capable fashion, with guitars fli... Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
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TeenCanteen / BooHooHoo @ Sneaky Pete's, 30 Sep
Sneaky Pete's is extremely sold-out. It's TeenCanteen's party – and an album launch party, at that – so it's only right that they ... Read more »| 10 Oct 2016
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Mitski / Trust Fund @ The Deaf Institute, 5 Oct
Such is Ellis Jones’ prolific approach to songwriting, Trust Fund scarcely revisit a city without bringing a handful of new songs with them. This time,... Read more »| 07 Oct 2016 -
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Mura Masa @ The Art School, 4 October
We’re in a new paradigm of music dissemination. Artists begin in bedrooms, upload demos to platforms like Soundcloud, trade loops with collaborators ov... Read more »| 07 Oct 2016 -
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Ultimate Painting @ Deaf Institute, 30 Sep
“I feel like we only attract people who want to go home straight after,” Jack Cooper half-jokes. “Be honest, you’re all going home af... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
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XamVolo @ Magnet, Liverpool, 20 Sep
Offering a short but sweet set at Liverpool's resurgent red leather dive joint, The Magnet, soulful vocalist and producer XamVolo has the audience lapping it... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
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The Goon Sax @ Headrow House, Leeds, 28 Sep
The Goon Sax don’t like to talk about their ties with The Go-Betweens all that much. Despite the obvious semblances – particularly Loui... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
Festivals
Liverpool Psych Fest: Saturday 24 Sep
The second day of the Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia can be a tough proposition for any true cosmonaut who entered the abyss the evening bef... Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
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The Kills @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 29 Sep
Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart kick off their first UK tour in five years in incendiary style in Manchester Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
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Catholic Action @ King Tut's, 25 Sep
If you thought there was no place for 70s glam rock in 2016, Catholic Action are here to prove you wrong. The Glaswegian four-piece, fronted by the long-lock... Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
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Honeyblood @ The Hug & Pint, 26 Sep
With their second album Babes Never Die out on FatCat in November, Scottish duo Honeyblood are back with a reinvigorated performance that showcases the bulk ... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016