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When bands first hit the higher level of recognition and semi-stardom, they often clam up and shoe-gaze their ways through gigs. I’ve seen it a few times and it can kill a performance. Luckily, Chvrches remained comfortable and chatty in front of a packed Manchester Ritz. The place was … Read on
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A Carefully Planned Festival have planned a bit of a party in order to celebrate and thank ACPF#3 in style. A bunch of bands followed by some of their favourite tunes to dance to. Great. Tickets are £4, please.
Thank you so much to everyone who made the festival … Read on
Gary War is an American avant-garde musician, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His recordings combine tape and digital collage techniques, with heavily synthesized electronic psychedelia, acid punk, musique concrete and certain elements of classical music, progressive rock and dance music into a mutant strain of damaged yet accessible experimental rock … Read on
Having graced the front pages of national newspapers for hanging a banner declaring the “The Witch Is Dead” on the day of Margaret Thatcher’s death, they have also garnered attention for the whacked out psych blues that oozes out of their debut album Champagne Holocaust, voted by the winners … Read on
Humanfly are going on hiatus. They’ve spent 12 years making terrifying, hypnotic, groove-filled, repulsive and constantly loud music and their particular flavour of sweaty prog-grind-whateverthefuck
This year they released their fourth album “Awesome Science” – the last ever album on the really … Read on
Set to the backdrop of a full Halloween moon and echoes of fancy dress parties, Manchester 2 piece, Bad Grammar will bring their unique brand of scuzzy pop songs to Dulcimer on 31st October. It’s a busy time for the band, in between sought after support slots with bands … Read on
Parquet Courts are an American indie rock band based in Brooklyn, New York, that formed in late 2010.The band consists of Andrew Savage (lead vocals, guitar), Austin Brown (guitar), Sean Yeaton (bass), and Andrew’s brother Max Savage (drums).
Support from Mazes comprising of Jack Cooper on vocals … Read on
Allo Darlin‘ are many things. They can turn a room in a famous punk venue into a joyous, jumping, sweaty, pop-mosh pit. Or bring a room of 500 to hushed silence with the few strums of a ukulele and a love song about cooking. Coming very much from a … Read on
Warpaint are back in 2013 with a special run of UK shows in October culminating at London’s legendary Brixton Academy. After a meteoric rise which saw them selling out the Kentish Town Forum in 2011 within a year of their very first UK show at London’s tiny Luminaire, and … Read on
Deafheaven is an American metal band that formed in 2010. The San Francisco-based group began as a two-piece with George Clarke and Kerry McCoy who recorded and self-released a demo album together.
After a warm reception, Deafheaven recruited three new members and began to tour. Before the … Read on
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