This was a homecoming gig (of sorts) for Manchester-based Everything Everything. They gave their all – and it showed. Firstly, we were spoilt with the support bands on offer. All We Are have described themselves as “the...
Read MoreBack in the 60s, the likes of George Jones & Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton & Porter Waggoner, as well as Johnny Cash & June Carter would take fascinated listeners behind closed doors for songs of love and hate,...
Read MoreI noted the Stone Roses (Mani), Oasis (Bonehead) and New Order (Stephen Morris) among the bands with representatives at Tim Burgess’s solo gig at Band on the Wall – all supporting an old mate in an intimate setting,...
Read Moren his publicity shots, Ólafur Arnalds looks like a model in a Topshop advert. But at his concert at the Royal Northern College of Music he was more rugged, befitting someone who had spent two weeks travelling and sleeping...
Read More“I recognise so many faces…and so much clothing,” says singer Simon Nicol, as Fairport Convention settle down on stage and the applause from an expectant full house at the Bury Met dies down. “We’re not a tribute band,” he...
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