Posts by Month: December 2012

Gig: Exit Ten

On 23/02/2013 @Night and Day Cafe

Following their huge tour supporting Shinedown, taking in 1,000 to 5,000 capacity venues across the UK & Europe, Exit Ten announce a headline tour for February to coincide with a brand new EP. The band are also currently writing and recording for their 3rd album, the follow up to … Read on

Gig: Mark Eitzel

On 02/03/2013 @Night and Day Cafe

Mark Eitzel’s new record, Don’t Be a Stranger, is released by Décor Records this autumn. After a string of bad luck that included a heart attack that set him back several months and the implosion of his band American Music Club, Mark Eitzel fortuitously found himself in the studio … Read on

Gig: Matthew Whitaker + WALK

On 31/01/2013 @The Castle Hotel

Originally trained as a classical guitarist, Matthew Whitaker‘s lasting love affair with song writing lead him to spend six years as singer/guitarist/songwriter with cult Manchester party band Whiskycats. After the group disbanded in early 2010, he started work on a new solo project. Returning to his classical guitar roots … Read on

Gig: SOLD OUT David Bazan

On 27/01/2013 @The Castle Hotel

David Bazan was, for many years, the songwriter and driving force behind the acclaimed indie band Pedro the Lion, building a dedicated following and selling a few hundred thousand albums based in large part on his extraordinary melodic sense and erudite, theologically themed songs. After a decade helming … Read on

Gig: Tom Odell

On 05/03/2013 @Night and Day Cafe

Alt Sounds say: “Now 21, and still a newcomer to the scene, Tom Odell wears his heart on his throat as the four track The Songs From Another Love EP is drenched in a sense of drowning in a deep puddle of tears. Using his Piano as his … Read on

Gig: Frank Sidebottom’s Fantastic Christmas Fundraiser

On 15/12/2012 @Night and Day Cafe

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Hello fantastic Frank Sidebottom fans, we need your help. To get a statue of Frank Sidebottom in Timperley we need to raise another £4,000 and I know we can do this. We have a fundraiser on the 15th December at the Night and Day in Manchester.

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Gig: Cloud Sounds Xmas Bash with Y Niwl, Laura J Martin & Magic Arm

On 14/12/2012 @Night and Day Cafe

Y NIWL

Y Niwl is a surf instrumental band from North Wales, formed in 2009. Its members are Alun Evans (guitar), Peter Richardson (drums), Sion Glyn (bass) and Gruff ab Arwel (organ and guitar). The band’s name is pronounced Uh Nule and means ‘The Fog’.

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Gig: The Wave Pictures

On 07/12/2012 @Night and Day Cafe

The Wave Pictures are David Tattersall, Franic Rozycki and Jonny ‘Huddersfield’ Helm. In 1998 Franic and David lived in a village called Wymeswold where they started playing music together, with Hugh J Noble on drums. The band was called Blind Summit. When Hugh decided he didn’t want to … Read on

Gig: Roller Trio

On 05/12/2012 @The Soup Kitchen

We’re delighted to be working with one of the country’s most exciting young alternative jazz bands, recent Mercury Prize nominees, Roller Trio.

Roller Trio’s music is a fresh, visceral stew of conventional and experimental sounds that features stonking riffs, thrashy noise, evocative songs and electronic soundscapes. Incubated in mammoth … Read on

Gig: My Brightest Diamond

On 10/12/2012 @Islington Mill

My Brightest Diamond AKA Shara Worden is one of the finest and most unique singer songwriters in the world. Regular collaborating with Sufjan Stevens, David Bryne and The Decemberists her latest album ‘All Things Will Unwind’, released late last year received favourable reviews from Pitchfork, Drowned In Sound and … Read on