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Music Review: Stephen Fretwell, Gorilla, Manchester
Ducking beneath the rumbling railway arches and skulking down to the side door of Manchester’s Gorilla always brings with it a sneaking feeling of mystery.
Read the full story..Review: Manchester Folk Festival 2021
Somehow, there are people still around who believe that ‘all folk music sounds the same’ or that it’s solely made by, and for, blokes with beards.
Read the full story..Music Review: Fontaines D.C., Manchester Academy
It was like nothing had happened. Eighteen months of lockdowns and enjoyment-sapping restrictions were blown away in a second by a post-punk poet and a rock ‘n’ roll band.
Read the full story..Review: The Hallé Orchestra, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
The Hallé Orchestra opened its new season last week with a moving and magnificent performance at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.
Read the full story..Review: Manchester Collective – Voice of the Whale, Hallé St Peter’s, Manchester
Journalists sometimes get it wrong.
Read the full story..Music Review: The Blinders, Gorilla, Manchester
If you’re on here and haven’t heard of The Blinders yet then there’s really no excuse.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery and Review: Everything Everything, O2 Apollo, Manchester
Everything Everything performed to a packed O2 Apollo in Manchester proving, once again, that they are one of the most consistently compelling and unsettling bands around.
Read the full story..Review: Shostakovich and the Triumph of Art, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Last week Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé Orchestra added another illustrious chapter to their long and successful history of performing the works of Dmitri Shostakovich.
Read the full story..Review: Graham Gouldman, Stoller Hall, Manchester
Somehow, Salford-born songwriter Graham Gouldman remains an undervalued figure.
Read the full story..Review: John Bramwell, Royal Northern College of Music
At this time of year, there are some traditions that I can take or leave.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
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