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FestivalsLiverpool Psych Fest: Friday 23 Sep
From Super Furry Animals to Silver Apples, we take in the sights and sounds of day one at Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia Read more »| 27 Sep 2016 -
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Deap Vally @ Invisible Wind Factory
Setting the tone for the night are local outfit Indigo Moon. A unique blend of modern psychedelia and blues, their trippy, fuzzy guitar loops are combined wi... Read more »| 22 Sep 2016 -
ReviewsNothing @ Deaf Institute, 14 Sep
Now touring their second album Tired of Tomorrow, Philadelphia four-piece Nothing have something of a chequered past. Given the band’s nihilistic back ... Read more »| 22 Sep 2016 -
ReviewsPinegrove @ The Hug & Pint, 7 Sep
It’s heaving in The Hug & Pint tonight. Perhaps it’s the incremental hype built up by Pinegrove’s burgeoning reputation as fine tunesmi... Read more »| 13 Sep 2016 -
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Frankie Cosmos @ Stereo, Sep 5
"I'm - we're - Frankie Cosmos," announces Greta Kline, as her three band members settle themselves behind their instruments; a visual reminder that everythin... Read more »| 09 Sep 2016 -
FestivalsFestival No.6 2016: Review
In the trippy 1960s TV show The Prisoner, a mysterious giant white balloon called Rover was employed to ensure Patrick McGoohan’s titular character (No... Read more »| 09 Sep 2016
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Teenage Fanclub @ Liquid Room, 6 Sep
When the aliens finally do arrive, pointing their fancy rayguns in our faces as they demand to see our most valuable cultural artefacts (what are they like, ... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
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Thee Oh Sees @ Leeds University Stylus, 3 Sep
It’s no surprise that Thee Oh Sees’ show at the 1000-capacity Leeds Uni Stylus is a sell-out tonight. Of course, with persistence comes success, ... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
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Animal Collective @ O2 Academy Liverpool, 3 Sep
A huge pair of cardboard scissors hang from the ceiling as Animal Collective take to the stage flanked by some equally large Easter Island-esque faces &ndash... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
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M. Ward @ Gorilla, Manchester, 1 Sep
The indie folk stalwart finally returns to Manchester - and brings his boisterous side Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
ReviewsSam Beam & Jesca Hoop @ RNCM, 31 Aug
Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop take to the stage of the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester as if burnished with gold. It might be a subtle effect achieve... Read more »| 05 Sep 2016 -
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Grandaddy @ Summerhall, 22 Aug
It’s with an air of quiet calm that Jason Lytle walks on stage. No build-up, no fanfare, barely even a sense of occasion. So sporadic have Grandaddy&rs... Read more »| 01 Sep 2016 -
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Electric Fields 2016: Saturday 27 August
Blue skies for the newly expanded Electric Fields' debut second day; The Skinny takes in C Duncan, TeenCanteen, Fat White Family & more Read more »| 31 Aug 2016 -
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Electric Fields 2016: Friday 26 August
The music festival may take place in one of the grandest country estates in Scotland, but Electric Fields has a surprisingly egalitarian feel Read more »| 31 Aug 2016 -
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Lowlands 2016: Festival Review
Situated about an hour’s drive east of Amsterdam, Lowlands Festival takes its name from its location near The Netherlands' low-lying coastline. Though ... Read more »| 30 Aug 2016