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Born Ruffians are a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2004, originally from Midland, Ontario, located near Georgian Bay. They are currently signed to Warp Records and Paper Bag Records.
The band moved from Midland to Toronto in 2004. After some local performances and a growing online … Read on
It’s never easy being the support. Even less these days, when you can decide via Soundcloud whether any band is worth a head start on the drinking. Friday night at Soup hosts a somewhat sparse crowd and Ducktails’ support for the evening, Temple Songs. From the very first beat, … Read on
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In 2009, a handful of London-based musicians travelled to Nairobi in Kenya to collaborate with local musicians there. It was a loose arrangement… there was no specific agenda other than to bring the musicians together, exchange ideas and enjoy the results. Jesse Hackett (keys), Louis Hackett (bass), Sam Lewis … Read on
Real Estate’s Matt Mondanile side project DUCKTAILS returns to Manchester to promote his shimmering, summery guitar pop!
Taking a tangential turn away from solo home-recording of past releases toward the more collaborative environment of the studio, Matt Mondanile roped in close friends and colleagues to make something … Read on
Goldheart Assembly is a British alternative pop-rock band from London, England. The band formed in 2007 as a group of six musicians from various bands. They met at club nights at Covent Garden’s Rock Garden run by now-bandleaders James Dale and John Herbert. Slowly, after a period … Read on
Sometimes, against their better judgment, people guess their way through a situation. Sometimes they guess their way through their whole lives. Sometimes they guess their way through a few hundred words of writing. Sometimes they guess their way through a musical performance. Sometimes that doesn’t quite work out for … Read on
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Alice Costelloe and kc Underwood, based in east London. They met, Underwood says, when Costelloe’s mother hired him to give her daughter guitar lessons.
“It portrays the gamut of romantic and sexual longings … with the honesty you would expect from someone who recently experienced them, but with … Read on
Soup Kitchen, Tuesday 23rd April 2013
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Hookworms concluded their first UK tour by headlining Soup Kitchen in what has proved to be a successful outing for the Leeds quintet. Having sold out venues up and down the country, gig goers had been clamouring for tickets. The Manchester date was no different, and I’d heard that … Read on
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