Author: Paddy Wells
Music Review: Ray LaMontagne, Manchester Apollo
Never one for a grandiose entrance, Ray LaMontagne quietly wanders onto the Manchester Apollo stage before a hushed crowd, his face half-concealed under a brimmed hat.
Read the full story..Review: Mark Lanegan, Church, Leeds
A chilly evening and an almost equally sub-zero venue are not putting off devotees of Mark Lanegan tonight, the assembled throng resolutely wrapped in winter garb inside Church, Leeds.
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